Martha Furnace Diary
I notice this thread is kinda old and well, I'm new round these parts so not sure if the interest is still out there but I found the Martha Furnace Diary online - goes from 1808-1815. Just did a quick scan of a few pages and it's rather interesting, if you're into that sort of thing - tells you about people who worked there, people who got hurt and how - where they collected ore, where they were going and coming from.....
It mentions a stamping mill...a blacksmith shop...saw mill (I'm thinking Batsto for this one)
Mentions a place called Sasafrass - anyone ever hear of it??
Here's the link for the diary:
http://www.njpinelandsanddownjersey.com/open/index.php?module=documents&JAS_DocumentManager_op=categories&category=112
I notice this thread is kinda old and well, I'm new round these parts so not sure if the interest is still out there but I found the Martha Furnace Diary online - goes from 1808-1815. Just did a quick scan of a few pages and it's rather interesting, if you're into that sort of thing - tells you about people who worked there, people who got hurt and how - where they collected ore, where they were going and coming from.....
It mentions a stamping mill...a blacksmith shop...saw mill (I'm thinking Batsto for this one)
Mentions a place called Sasafrass - anyone ever hear of it??
Here's the link for the diary:
http://www.njpinelandsanddownjersey.com/open/index.php?module=documents&JAS_DocumentManager_op=categories&category=112