transcription of Newspapers->Misc->19.55.jpg From the Hunterdon Gazette, Flemington, New Jersey dated November 26, 1828: BEGIN Take Notice. The Washington Guards and Band of Musick are ordered to meet at the house of Gen. [Nathan] Price in Flemington, on Friday next at ten o'clock A. M. in fuill uniform, and fully equipped for military duty. By order, Leonard P. Kuhl, 1st Sergt. Nov. 26, 1828 1 END transcription of Newspapers->Marriages->19.55.jpg From the Hunterdon Gazette, Flemington, New Jersey dated May 25, 1831: BEGIN MARRIED, On the 19th instant, at the White House, by the Rev. John F. Clark, Mr. Leonard P. Kuhl of Amwell, to Miss Dorothy Sutphin, daughter of Col. Abraham R. Sutphin, of the former place. END From the Hunterdon Gazette, Flemington, New Jersey dated May 6, 1840: BEGIN Hunterdon County Agricultural Society. At the annual meeting of the Hunterdon County Agricultural Society, held agreeably to public notice, on Thursday the 30th ult., (April Court) the following persons were unanimously elected officers to serve the ensuing year, or until others be elected in their places. . . Resolved, That there be a committee of seven appointed for judging the Stock, Grain, Roots, or other produce. Also to make out a list of articles, on which premiums may be awarded and the amount of each. Resolved, That the following persons be appointed that committee. John Runk, Leonard P. Kuhl, Robert K. Reading, Thomas Cherry, Henry Disborough, John H. Capner, John R. Young. . . END transcription of Newspapers->Deaths->19.55.jpg From the Hunterdon Gazette, Flemington, New Jersey dated October 28, 1857: BEGIN Died, Near Flemington, on Thursday the 22d inst., Mr. Leonard P. Kuhl, after a short illness, of one week, in his 57th year. END From the Hunterdon County Democrat, Flemington, New Jersey dated October 28, 1857 (Vol XX, No. 11): BEGIN On the 23rd inst., at his late residence, after a short illness, Mr. Leonard P. Kuhl, Esq., aged 57 years. END From the Hunterdon Republican, Flemington, New Jersey dated October 28, 1857: BEGIN abstract by William Hartman Category: Death. Date: 22 Oct. 1857. Name: KUHL, Leonard P. - near Copper Hill, Age: about 57 years. He died after a short illness. No other information given, but see obituary next week. END transcription of Newspapers->Deaths->19.55.jpg From the Hunterdon Gazette, Flemington, New Jersey dated November 4, 1857: BEGIN |COMMUNICATED.| LEONARD P. KUHL, whose death was announced in last week's paper, deserves more than a passing notice. His death is a public loss, and has created a void not easily filled. Mr. Kuhl was born June 27, 1800, and was therefore but a few months over 57 years of age. His mind naturally was of a high order, and manifested itself in constantly seeking information from every source. None could be in his society long and fail to observe this. Though engaged in active and extensive business, he still found time for reading¿ and few men in the community, not in professional life, were possessed of greater stores of general and solid information. His mind was well-balanced, his judgement was clear and weighed well the subjects presented to it. He was rarely, if ever, carried away by impulse. This made him a safe and valuable counselor and adviser, and in his neighborhood none was sought after so much for advice as he; and the kind and affable manner in which he gave it, and the interest he took in all who came to him for it, will long be remembered. And in the public business in which he was called from time to time to take part he was ever regarded as a prudent, reliable counselor. As a friend he was firm in his attachments, and self-denying in his efforts to promote the interest of his friends, and the warm and kindly greeting of hand and eye showed his pleasure when he met them. He was a man of kind and benevolent feelings. It was enough that a person was in suffering and distress, although a stranger, to call forth his warm sympathies. He was ever ready to relieve. The sick room was a place where he was often found, not from idle curiosity, but because his warm feelings led him there to proffer his aid. In the family circle he was the attentive and obedient son, the affectionate brother, the tender and loving husband,- the kind and devoted father. In the church, of which he was a member and elder, he maintained a consistent walk and conversation taking a deep and abiding interest in all that concerned her welfare. Here he will be missed indeed, nor will his place be easily filled. Though called by an illness of a few days from time into eternity, he was prepared, and leaning on the arm of his saviour he feared no evil- to use his own words, "The foundation was sure," and with his head pillowed on the bosom of his Saviour, he gently and peacefully fell asleep in Jesus. END From the Hunterdon Republican, Flemington, New Jersey dated November 11, 1857: BEGIN abstract by William Hartman Category: Death. See notice last week. Date 22 Oct. 1857. Name: KUHL, Leonard P. - near Copper Hill, Age: 57 years (b. 27 June 1800). There was an extensive obituary but no relations were mentioned and no associations nor employment were elucidated. END transcription of Newspapers->Misc->19.55-2.jpg From the Hunterdon Gazette, Flemington, New Jersey dated November 25, 1857: BEGIN RULE TO BAR. HUNTERDON COUNTY ORPHANS' COURT. - RULE TO BAR CREDITORS. Upon the application of Dahathy Kuhl, Wm. B. Kuhl, ad'mrs of the estate of LEONARD P. KUHL, late of the county of Hunterdon, deceased, for an order to limit and appoint a certain time, within which the creditors of said Leonard P. Kuhl, dec'd, shall bring in their debts, claims and demands, under oath, against the estate of said deceased, or else be forever debarred of his or her action therefor against the said Administrators. I, CHARLES THATCHER, Surrogate of the said county of Hunterdon, by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by law, do hereby order on this 18th day of Nov., in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven, that the said Administrators, as aforesaid, give public notice to the creditors of said Leonard P. Kuhl, deceased, to bring in their debts, claims and demands against the said estate, under oath, within nine months from the date of this order, by setting up a copy of the same in five of the most public places of the said county for two months., and also, by advertising the same for the like space of time, in the Hunterdon Gazette, a newspaper of the State of New Jersey. And it is further ordered that such notice shall be given and advertised within twenty days after the date of this order, and if any creditor shall neglect to bring in and exhibit his or her demand or claim within the time therein limited, after public notice given as aforesaid, such creditor shall be forever barred of his or her action therefor against the said Executors. |A true Copy from the Minutes.| Dated Surrogate's Office, CHAS. THATCHER, Nov. 18, A. D. 1857. |nov 25.| SURROGATE. END transcription of Newspapers->Misc->19.55-3.jpg From the Hunterdon Gazette, Flemington, New Jersey dated December 1, 1858: BEGIN COMMISSIONERS' SALE OF REAL ESTATE. AT EAST MILLSTONE IN pursuance of an order of the Orphans' Court of the county of Somerset, the subscribers Commissioners, appointed by said Court for the sale of the property of Wm. B. Kuhl, and the heirs of Leonard P. Kuhl, will expose at public sale on Thursday the 9th of December, 1858. between the hours of 12 and 5 P. M., at the house of Peter P. Wortman, the following Real Estate, known as the Basin Property, consisting of five lots between Basin street and William street, on which is a good dwelling house. A kitchen, Tenant house, Store house, Freight house, and barn. Also, the triangular lots lying on the north of the Basin between Canal street and Amwell road, with the Dock, Coal Yard and Scales, and large Store House- This property is well situated to do an extensive Mercantile business, being on the Amwell road, where it crosses the Delaware and Raritan Canal, and near the terminus of Millstone and New Brunswick R. R., and within two hours ride of New York city. The above property will be sold together or in lots as may seem most desirable. Any person wishing to view the premises before the day of sale will be shown the same by calling on J. V. D. Hoagland, on the premises, or J. V. A. Merrill, near the same RICHARD TEN EYCK. JAMES I. GARRETSON. Dec. 1, '58.-2w J. [John] J. VAN NOSTRAND, Com'rs. END transcription of Newspapers->Misc->19.55-3.jpg From the Hunterdon Gazette, Flemington, New Jersey dated August 3, 1859: BEGIN NOTICE, Leonard P. Kuhl late of the Township of Raritan in the County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey, having died intestate, seized in fee simple of the one equal undivided one half part of the following tracts of land, situate in the said Township of Raritan, to-wit: Lot No. 1. Adjoining lands of Gideon Quick, John Young and others containing 148 acres. Lot No. 2. Adjoining lands of Wm. H. Johnson Jr. Gershom C. Sergeant and others containing 127 acres. Lot No. 3. Adjoining lands of Avery Parker, Wm. Hill and others containing 9 acres. Lot No. 4. Adjoining lands of Wm. H. Johnson Jr., Paul Kuhl and others containing 9 acres. Lot No. 5. Adjoining lands of Adam W. Bellis, David Conover and others containing 31 acres. Lot No. 6. Adjoining lands of Chas. Brown and others containing 3 acres. Lot No. 7. Adjoining lands of Asa Higgins, and the Flemington Rail Road Company containing 1 acre leaving Dorothy Kuhl his widow him surviving, and the following children, towit: Hannah M. wife of Samuel Young, Henrietta wife of Lambert Boeman, Martha Kuhl, Elizabeth Kuhl, Richard Kuhl and Paul Kuhl, (the three last named being under the age of twentyone years) his only heirs at law, who are entitled to the said undivided half part of said Real Estate, the subscriber William B. Kuhl who is entitled to the other undivided half part of Said Real Estate hereby gives notice that he will make application to the Orphans' Court of said County of Hunterdon at the Court House in Flemington on the sixth day of September next, at ten o'clock A. M. for the appointment of three disinterested commissioners to divide the said Real Estate between the said owners in such shares and proportions as they are entitled to by law. Dorothy the widow of said Leonard P. Kuhl, deceased, being entitled to dower in said undivided half part of said Real Estate, is hereby made a party to these proceedings to the end that the said court may make such order touching her dower, as the statute in such case made and provided shall require. WILLIAM B. KUHL. Dated July 25, 1859. t 6 Sep. END transcription of Newspapers->Misc->19.55ch-iv.jpg From the Hunterdon Gazette, Flemington, New Jersey dated March 2, 1864: BEGIN ADMITTED TO PRACTICE. We notice, among the names of those who were admitted to practice at the bar, by the Supreme Court, on Friday last, in Trenton, Richard S. Kuhl and Octavious P. Chamberlain, both from this village. END transcription of Newspapers->Misc->19.55ch-iv-2.jpg From the Hunterdon Gazette, Flemington, New Jersey dated March 9, 1864: BEGIN Richard S. Kuhl with A. V. VanFleet, Attorney at Law, Flemington, N.J. END transcription of Newspapers->Misc->19.55ch-iv-3.jpg From the Hunterdon Gazette, Flemington, New Jersey dated March 9, 1864: BEGIN PROFESSIONAL. By referring to another column it will be noticed that Richard S. Kuhl, Esq., has located himself, in his professional capacity, with A. V. Van Fleet, one of the prominent lawyers of our county. Mr. Kuhl is well known in this locality as a promising and energetic young man, and we doubt not but that in time he will earn for himself a reputation of which he may justly feel proud. We recommend him to all who may need the services of a clever young lawyer. END transcription of Newspapers->Misc->19.55ch-vi.jpg From the Hunterdon Gazette, Flemington, New Jersey dated May 25, 1864: BEGIN FROM THE FIFTEENTH REGIMENT. The following letter, says the Hunterdon Republican, forwarded from Corporal Bullock, of the 15th N. J. V., to his father in this place, dated "Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 13, 1864," was received last Tuesday. (18th) He says "It is reported that a mail is to go out of camp this morning. I have no time for particulars. We have had the most awful fighting on record; this is the ninth day. To be brief, we have got six men beside myself left sound in the Company. (A) Barber had the erysipelas in the knee, and is in the regimental hospital. We lost eighteen men in a charge on the 8th of this month; five men were lost on the picket line, and yesterday we lost twenty-five men and both of our officers. Orderly Sergeant Paul Kuhl is reported wounded and left on the field. I hope and pray that he may be alive and recover. L. A. Voorhees is supposed to have been killed on the 8th inst.; John Brogan was killed; Jacob Apgar, John Burns, Sergt't Dungan and Lemuel Hockenbury are wounded. Sergt. Kline and Thomas Gregory are in the Drum Corps, all right; Theodore Bellis is all right; J. C. Everitt is missing; Capt. Shimer is supposed to have been killed, and Lieutenant Justice is killed. Sergt's Lair and Thatcher, of Co. G., are wounded, not bad. John Garren, of the same company, is missing. Lieut. Col. Campbell had two horses shot from under him. You cannot imagine what carnage there has been. Waterloo and Gettysburg were skirmishes in comparison. 50,000 men will not more than cover our loss. Our regiment is like a company this morning. Another such a fight, and the country will be a grand hospital. Our regiment captured one rebel color in the last charge." From a letter to Mr. Martin Smith, of this township, we learn that Sergeant Wm. Mckenzie Thompson, of Co. G., who formerly corresponded for our paper, under the signature of "Mack," was wounded in the battle on the 10th inst. and died the same day. NOTE-From information obtained since, we learn that Orderly Sergeant Paul Kuhl is dead. END transcription of Biographies->19.55ch-iv-2.jpg From "The Biographical Encyclopedia of New Jersey of the Nineteenth Century" by the Galaxy Publishing Company in 1877: BEGIN Kuhl, Richard S., Lawyer, of Flemington, was born near that place, August 24th, 1839, and is the son of Leonard P. Kuhl, a farmer of Hunterdon county, New Jersey, who was a prominent man in the management of both township and county affairs, and held a number of offices of trust and responsibility. He graduated at Lambertville in the year 1860, and in 1861 he entered the law office of R. Van Syckel, Esq., now one of the judges of the New Jersey Supreme Court. He remained here as a student for four years, and was admitted to the bar as an attorney in 1865. He at once commenced the practice of law in Flemington, and was admitted counsellor in 1865. His progress in his profession was rapid, and he soon took rank as one of the leading lawyers of the county. He is fine and effective speaker, and his management of a case is marked by much ability and skill. He was one of the counsel for the defense in the case of the Pattenburg (sisters?), a case which attracted much attention a few years since. For a long time he was Secretary of the Hunterdon County Agricultural Society. He has always been prominent in every movement of his town, social, moral or financial. Politically he acted with the Republican partyup to the time when the Liberal Republican movement was innaugurated. Being a warm admirer of Mr. Greeley he took an active part in his support during his campaign for the Presidency. After that time he gave but little attention to politics, until the Presidential campaign of 1876, when he took an active part with the Democratic party in support of Mr. Tilden. END transcription of Biographies->19.55ch-iv.jpg From "Portrait and Biographical Record of Hunterdon and Warren Counties, New Jersey" by the Chapman Publishing Company in 1898: BEGIN Hon. Richard S. Kuhl, state senator, was elected in 1894 on the Democratic ticket to represent Hunterdon County. A notable fact in connection with this event is that this was the only county in the whole state that had a Democratic majority, and, as the numerous friends of our subject urge, his personal popularity undoubtedly had a great influence on the result. He has served on many important committees and has made a record worthy of emulation. The good of the public is the matter nearest to his heart and he can be confidently relied upon to advocate only such things as he honestly believes are right and best. Born on a farm situated about three miles from this place August 25, 1841, Richard S. Kuhl is a son of Leonard P. Kuhl, who was well and favorably esteemed in this county during his whole life. He was born in October, 1800, followed farming and milling as a means of obtaining his own and his family's livlihood, and for a quarter of a century was a justice of the peace or held some other more or less important office in the township. His ideas were far in advance of those of his day, and possessed much weight with his neighbors and associates. A faithful Christian, and at the time of his death, in 1857, was an elder in the same. He was a son of Paul Kuhl, who was born in this county, and was of German descent. He, too, was an influential man in his neighborhood; was ordained an elder in the Presbyterian Church in 1816 and died in 1861. The mother of Senator Kuhl was Dorothy Sutphin before her marriage. She was born in 1810, and died in 1892, her life having been filled with goodness manifested toward all with whom she came in contact. From early years she was connected with the Presbyterian Church. Her father, Abraham Sutphin, was of German lineage, but was born in Hunterdon County, and kept a country store here in the early part of this century. To L. P. and Dorothy Kuhl six children were born. Paul was a sergeant in the Union army, and was killed during the eight days' battle of the Wilderness. Henrietta married Maj. Lambert Boeman, who had enlisted as a private in the Fifteenth New Jersey Regiment and was promoted to be major of the same regiment, and while acting colonel of the Tenth New Jersey and leading his command at the battle of Cedar Creek was killed. His widow is now residing in Flemington. Elizabeth B., twin sister of our subject, is the wife of John D. Van Lieu, of Des Moines, Iowa. The boyhood of Richard Kuhl was spent upon his father's farm near this place, and when he was nineteen he had received only the advantages of the common schools in the way of an education. He then entered the Lawrenceville high school, managed by Dr. H. S. Hammel, and two years later began the study of law in the office of Bennett Van Sickel, of Flemington, now a justice of the supreme court of New Jersey. In 1864 Mr. Kuhl was admitted to the bar as an attorney and in 1867 was made a counsellor. For two years he was associated with Hon. Abraham V. Van Fleet, vice-chancellor of this state, and in 1887 Governor Green appointed him judge of the court of common pleas for Hunterdon County. This position he held most creditably until 1891. He holds membership with the Presbyterian Church, which he joined when a youth, and in 1869 he was ordained as deacon and in 1888 a trustee in the congregation. Fraternally he is a Knight Templer Mason. END From "Farm and Business Directory of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties New Jersey" pulished by Wilmer Atkinson Company in 1914 ... Richard was Prosecutor of the Pleas in Hunterdon County in 1914. "New Jersey Lawyers' Diary and Bar Directory" Soney & Sage 1916 START DIRECTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY BAR ABBREVIATIONS. Ad, Advisory Master; ex, Examiner in Chancery; m, Master in Chancery; sp, Special Master; snp, Supreme Court Commissioner; s exm, Supreme Court Examiner. The first date given after each name shows term when admitted as Attorney, and the second, admission as Counselor. If the person in question was admitted as Counselor at a term corresponding to that of his admission as Attorney, the term of the second date is omitted. Kuhl Richard S, prosecutor, Feb 64, 67, sp m ex sup, Flemington Robbins Adam O, Feb 99, 11, m, Flemington Robbins Ellery, Nov 97, 00, m ex, 111 E State, Trenton Robbins Samuel K, June 80, Feb 84, ex sp m sup, 415 Market, Camden, and Moorestown Supreme Court Commissioners. Camden. Samuel K Robbins, Camden Hunterdon. Richard S Kuhl, Flemington Members of New Jersey Bar Classified by Cities, Etc. Camden. Robbins, Samuel K. Flemington. Kuhl, Richard S. Robbins, Adam O. Moorestown. Robbins, Samuel K. Special Masters in Chancery. Hunterdon. Richard S Kuhl, Flemington MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTIETH LEGlSLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY- ... Cape May, Mark Lake, R., Ocean City; ... END from http://goodspeedhistories.com/the-fisher-reading-mansion/ posted August 16, 2015 by Marfy Goodspeed BEGIN [Mahlon] Fisher then [after 1845] built a smaller house at 21 Mine Street for Richard S. Kuhl, Esq., another Flemington attorney who later became a State Senator. This time, Fisher switched to round Ionic columns, a style he also used on the James N. Reading house. END from the Hunterdon Republican Flemington, NJ 30 Nov 1859 abstract by William Hartman BEGIN Category: Trivia: Sales of Real Estate. Date: "within a few days" [presumed to be from date of item]. The first 8 tracts belonged to the heirs of KUHL, Leonard, dec. 1. KUHL, William B. purchased a farm of 148 acres, near Kuhl's Mills, for $81 per acre. 2. by the same, farm of 127 acres, situated about one mile south of Flemington, for $50.25 per acre. 3. by the same, a lot of 9 acres, 1/4 of a mile from Flemington, for $1.335 (sic - 1,335.00 ?). 4. KUHL, George, purchased a cleared lot of about 9 acres, near No. 2, for $85 per acre. 5. QUICK, Gideon, purchased a small farm of 34 acres cleared land, for $61.25 per acre. 6. Kuhl, William B., purchased a 3 acre wood lot, adjoining lands of BROWN, Charles, for $56.50/acre. 7. HIGGINS, Asa, purchased a 1 acre wood lot, adjoining his property, for $60.50. 8. BIDDLE, Thomas, purchased the Brick Yard lot, near Flemington, containing 4 65/100 acres for $4,000. The farm of KUHL, John, dec., about 3 miles south of Flemington, containing about 180 acres was sold to JOHNSON, Joseph B., for $57.50. END The JERSEYMAN A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF LOCAL HISTORY AND GENEALOGY Principally of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. VOLUME 9-10-11 FLEMINGTON, N. J., H. E. DEATS, Editor and Publisher. 1903 - 1905 BEGIN HUNTERDON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. The following were elected Trustees for the year 1906: E. Vosseller, H. E. Deats, John L. Connet, R. S. Kuhl, O. H. Sproul, W. F. Hayhurst and Rev. D. M. Matthews. Trustees then elected: Second Vice President — R. S. Kuhl, Flemington. END "HISTORY OF HUNTERDON AND SOMERSET COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY" JAMES P. SNELL 1881 BEGIN HUNTERDON COUNTY. FIFTEENTH INFANTRY REGIMENT. COMPANY A. Sergt. Paul Kuhl, killed Paul Kuhl, first sergeant; enl. Aug. 5, 1862; pro. to first sergeant April 22, 1863; killed at Spottsylvania Court-house, Va., May 12, 1864; buried at National Cemetery, Fredericksburg, MEMBERS OF THE HUNTERTON COUNTY BAR. Richard S. Kuhl. - admitted 1864 Presbyterian Church, Flemington Deacons 1869 - Richard S. Kuhl THE HUNTERDON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 1877, Treasurer, R. S. Kuhl. 1878, Treasurer, R. S. Kuhl. 1879, Treasurer, R. S. Kuhl. 1880, Treasurer, R. S. Kuhl. CIVIL LIST OF HUNTERDON COUNTY. JUSTICES. The following table of justices of Hunterdon County, from June 5, 1721, to 1881, is compiled from the court records, the rolls of oaths of office, parchment warrants, etc.: 1850 Leonard P. Kuhl Presbyterian Church, Flemington Trustees 1834 - Leonard P Kuhl (in place of Trimmer and Kuhl, resigned). 1835 - Leonard P Kuhl 1838 - Leonard P Kuhl, William G Kuhl 1839 - William G Kuhl 1844 - L P Kuhl 1849 - L P Kuhl Elders Leonard P. Kuhl, ordained 1848, died 1857 Raritan Township Civil List. Town Committee 1842-3 Leonard P Kuhl 1844 Leonard P Kuhl 1845 Leonard P Kuhl 1846 Leonard P Kuhl 1847-8 Leonard P Kuhl 1849 L P Kuhl 1851 L P Kuhl 1852-3 L P Kuhl 1855-6 L P Kuhl END