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Cooper & Curry, Aftermath

November 8, 2011 By Marfy Goodspeed in Amwell Twp, Barber, Delaware Twp, Quinby, Raven Rock Tags: Bull's Island, early settlers, land titles, mills

What Became of Mahlon Cooper?

It is too bad that Cooper and Curry could not hang on long enough to enjoy the short-lived prosperity caused by the War of 1812. But perhaps that surge in economic activity helped them to recover from their losses in Hunterdon County. I do not know how their creditors recovered, since the sales of the mill property brought in so little ($7 and $50). I gather that Cooper and Curry were not expected to make up the difference, having lost everything in the lawsuit.

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Cooper and Curry

November 6, 2011 By Marfy Goodspeed in Amwell Twp, Delaware Twp, Holcombe, Quinby, Raven Rock Tags: Bull's Island, early settlers, land titles, mills, Nath'l Saxton

It has been a long time since I published my last installment in the saga of Raven Rock. The last post described Moses Quinby’s purchase of the 75 acres adjoining Bull’s Island. This one will discuss the millers Mahlon Cooper and Robert Curry, whose 10-acre mill lot was adjacent to the 75 acres and to Bull’s Island.

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Quinby Conveyances

September 7, 2011 By Marfy Goodspeed in Amwell Twp, Delaware Twp, Quinby, Raven Rock Tags: Bull's Island, mills

As the end of the 18th century approached, ownership of Raven Rock and Bull’s Island was changed from a single large landowner to multiple owners with different ways of exploiting the resources of the neighborhood.

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