Here’s an 1876 Autograph Letter Signed by 19th Century New Jersey Judge

JOSEPH BARCLAY

(1793 – 1889)

19^th CENTURY JUDGE IN EATONTOWN, MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.

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HERE IS AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY BARCLAY, 1p., DATED AT EATONTOWN, APRIL 18^th 1876 - A LEGAL LETTER CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON A BOND.  THE LETTER IS WRITTEN TO FELLOW ATTORNEY

JOHN STILLWELL APPLEGATE

(1837-1916)

CIVIL WAR MEMBER OF THE GOVERNOR'S LIGHT GUARD OF NEW JERSEY- AIDING IN RECRUITING NJ TROOPS AND IN THE VIGOROUS PROSECUTION OF THE WAR,

NEW JERSEY REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR FROM MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ,

ELECTED 1^st PRESIDENT (MAYOR) OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF RED BANK, NJ AFTER ITS INCORPORATION IN 1871,

CIVIL WAR BIOGRAPHICAL AUTHOR OF HIS CLOSE FRIEND COLONEL GEORGE ARROWSMITH, KIA AT THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG,

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INFLUENTIAL RED BANK, NJ LAWYER, ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS RAILROAD PRESIDENT and FOUNDER & PRESIDENT OF THE 2^nd NATIONAL BANK OF RED BANK.

 

The document measure 5” x 8” and is in very fine condition.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: JOSEPH BARCLAY

Birth  10 Jul 1793

Death 15 Apr 1889 (aged 95)

Burial Old First Methodist Church Cemetery, West Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Joseph Barclay, of Eatontown, died yesterday morning of pneumonia, which resulted from a 
recent cold. He was in his 97th year, and was the oldest resident of Eatontown township. He was
born near Turtle Mill, and lived at Poplar for a great many years. He afterward lived near where 
the Monmouth Park race track is now located, and afterward moved to Eatontown.

Mr. Barclay was at one time a judge of the Monmouth courts and for many years served as a 
justice of the peace. He was in the store business for several years, and at one time was a partner 
of Wm. T. Corlies, of Red Bank. He was the leading spirit in the organization of the Shrewsbury 
mutual insurance company, and was the financial manager of that institution almost from the 
time of its organization in 1838 until a few years ago. Its wonderful success was attained largely
through his work.

Mr. Barclay was one of the wealthiest men in Eatontown township. A number of years ago he 
distributed a large part of his wealth among his kindred, but he would still be considered a rich 
man.

He was twice married. His first wife was a widow, a Mrs. Lee, of Virginia. By her he had two 
children, a son and a daughter, both of whom are now dead. The daughter married Joseph T. Allen
 of Shrewsbury. Mr. Barclay's second wife was the daughter of George Allen, of Shrewsbury. 
No children blessed this union. His second wife is still living, as is also his adopted daughter, 
who is the wife of Wm. R. Stevens, of Eatontown.

The funeral will take place from his late residence at one o'clock on Friday afternoon.

Red Bank Register, Wed., April 17, 1889

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Joseph Barclay (Judge), b Shrewsbury, N. J., July 10,

1793; d Eatontown, N. J., April 15, 1889; m (i) at

Madison Court House, Va., February 29, 1816, Mary

H. Lee, d January 2, 1861 ; m (2) at Shrewsbury, N. J.,

November 20, 1862, Sarah Maria Allen, b November 4,

1818; (living 1903).

(15) William Overton Barclay (M.D.), b April 14,

1817; d September 2, 1841, unm.

(16) Caroline Matilda Barclay.'^

(17) Catherine Barclay, b February 20, 1823; d

October 28, 1825.

(18) Caroline Amelia Barclay.

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Judge Joseph Barclay, of Eatontown, says the Asbury Park Journal, is stopping for two or three weeks at the Sanders Villa in Ocean Grove. The Judge has been traveling for his health for the past two months and he says that he has made an important discovery: to wit, that he is an old man. Considering that he is 92, his discovery may prove premature.

Source: The Monmouth Inquirer (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, August 27, 1885.

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