Letters from John Lambert to granddaughter Susan Hoppock
\nbeginning in 1807 when Lambert was a member of Congress and ending in 1815\u00ac\u2020when Lambert was in his last year as a U. S. Senator<\/h4>\n

In 1807, John Lambert, member of Congress from what is today Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, began a correspondence with his granddaughter, Susan M. Hoppock. She was 9 years old, and John Lambert was 61. He loved her very much, but if he saved her letters, they have not survived. However, Susan Hoppock also loved her grandfather, and the letters she received from him were preserved by her descendants and are now kept at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. I visited there and took pictures of every single letter, because someday I hope to write something about John Lambert\u201a\u00c4\u00f4s very interesting career. But these letters are so charming in themselves, I\u201a\u00c4\u00f4ve decided to publish them from time to time.<\/p>\n

Washington Jan\u201a\u00c4\u00f4y 5th 1807 <\/em>
\nmy little susan, <\/em>
\nI sent you word in my letter to mama, that I had received your letters. you do not know how much good it does me to see your little hand writing. and your sincere wishes for my welfare will help to make me so when I am not right well, I send you the new year verses, of mr smiths papers\u201a\u00c4\u00eethey will serve you and Achsah L. Dennis. \u201a\u00c4\u00ec you must try again to write to me & send it in the packet, you must learn to write & to Cypher. give my love to mamy & to grand mamy & to Bill & all the rest. \u201a\u00c4\u00ec and be sure to keep your share. you must be a good little girl then every body will love you <\/em>
\n\u201a\u00c4\u00ec Miss Susan Hoppock } \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 \u00ac\u2020 Jno Lambert<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Cast of Characters:<\/h3>\n

John Lambert<\/strong>\u00ac\u2020(1746-1823) Member of Congress 1805-1809; U. S. Senator 1809-1815. He grew up on his father’s farm in Kingwood, but later moved to a Lambert family property on Seabrook Road in Delaware Township. During the Revolution, he had the unpleasant job of tax assessor for Amwell Township. He served in the NJ Assembly from 1780 to 1785. From 1791 to 1805, he served in the Council (today’s State Senate). He was well-known for his agricultural practices and for the very large library he acquired.<\/p>\n

Susan M. Hoppock<\/strong> 1798-1883 Daughter of Amy Lambert and George Hoppock, and granddaughter of John Lambert. Lambert may have had special affection for her because her father died 9 months after she was born (1798). As far as I know, her mother did not remarry, and probably moved back to her childhood home on Seabrook Road, with her 3 children. Susan was 9 years old when she and her grandfather began their correspondence.<\/p>\n

Achsah L. Dennis<\/strong> Daughter of Thomas Dennis and Achsah Lambert, granddaughter of John Lambert. She was also Susan Hoppock\u201a\u00c4\u00f4s first cousin, but I have no information on what happened to her.<\/p>\n

\u201a\u00c4\u00famamy<\/strong>\u201a\u00c4\u00f9 is Amy Lambert Hoppock, Susan\u201a\u00c4\u00f4s mother. What a funny expression. It\u201a\u00c4\u00f4s one we associate with the old South.<\/p>\n

\u201a\u00c4\u00fagrand mamy<\/strong>\u201a\u00c4\u00f9 is Hannah Little Dennis Lambert, John Lambert\u201a\u00c4\u00f4s second wife, and Susan\u201a\u00c4\u00f4s step-grandmother. She was born in Monmouth County in 1746 and married her first husband, Benjamin Dennis, in 1764. Her story is amazing.<\/p>\n

\u201a\u00c4\u00faBill<\/strong>\u201a\u00c4\u00f9 is probably Wm. L. Hoppock (1792-1874), Susan\u201a\u00c4\u00f4s brother. Later on he became the owner of the Prallsville mill complex and an important man in Hunterdon County.<\/p>\n

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