Ocean County , NJ History

 New Jersey Mirror 25 Nov 1818 A Coroner's Inquest was held over the body of Luke Quan (a  colored  man) on November 19, 1818. The Jury decided "that the repeated blows given him by Richard Denby (a  colored  man) in an affray near Lumberton, on the 14th instant, occasioned his death." Denby has not yet been taken.

 New Jersey Mirror 11 Nov 1818 Reward for a runaway. Six cents reward offered for the return of an indented apprentice in the farming business, named John Adams, 20 years of age, 5 feet high, light complexion. He took with him an olive  colored  coat, light cassimere pantaloons, and other clothing. Sarah Lamb, Evesham Township.

from the New Jersey Mirror 25 Nov 1818 A Coroner's Inquest was held over the body of Luke Quan (a colored man) on November 19, 1818. The Jury decided "that the repeated blows given him by Richard Denby (a colored man) in an affray near Lumberton, on the 14th instant, occasioned his death." Denby has not yet been taken.

New Jersey Mirror 30 Dec 1818 To be rented a house and a blacksmith's shop in the village of Frogtown. Apply to John L. stratton of Mount Holly.

New Jersey Mirror 4 Nov 1818 Sale of 30 acres of woodland near Ong's Hat, adjoining lands of William Hilyard and others. The land is covered with pine, chestnut, and white oak. Also a house and lot with a blacksmith shop in the Village of Frogtown. The lot contains 5 acres and an apple orchard in its prime. For terms apply to John L. Stratton of Mount Holly.

from the New Jersey Mirror 9 Dec 1818 A violent gale from the southwest commenced about 10 o'clock last Saturday evening (December 5, 1818) and continued with little intermission until Sunday morning at sunrise. The damage to the port of Philadelphia was extensive. Nothing this severe has been experienced for twenty years

From New Jersey Mirror 29 Nov 1818 A Coroner's Inquest was held over the body of Luke Quan (a colored man) on November 19, 1818. The Jury decided "that the repeated blows given him by Richard Denby (a colored man) in an affray near Lumberton, on the 14th instant, occasioned his death." Denby has not yet been taken.