Finding Aid to the Faesch Genealogy and Correspondence Collection, [1764-1828]; 1963; 1982-1983 Finding Aid to the Faesch Genealogy and Correspondence Collection, [1764-1828]; 1963; 1982-1983 North Jersey History Center
The Morristown and Morris Township Library One Miller Road Morristown, NJ 07960
Overview of Collection Documents compiled by Alex D. Fowler; Translated by Ernest Krauss, 1963. HM2 MSS Rock Fae Finding Aid to the Faesch Genealogy and Correspondence Collection, [1764-1828]; 1963; 1982-1983. .5 linear feet in 1 manuscript box Scope and Content of the Faesch Genealogy and Correspondence Collection

According to the typescript prepared by Mr. Alex Fowler in 1983, this collection contains records of Faesch genealogy and photocopies of original correspondence dating as far back as the 1400's. The last family records in the collection concern the Remy family genealogy up until 1827. It appears that the genealogical information came from the Basel Stadt Archive (Switzerland) and the Cologne Archives (Germany). All the original correspondence were written in either German, or French, and the German translations have been accredited to Ernest Krauss.

The table of contents found in box 1 folder 1 outlines 5 distinct parts of the collection: I. Genealogical Background, II. John Jacob Faesch Correspondence, III. Miscellaneous, IV. Correspondence pertaining to the Faesch Papers and V. Forty-two [42] Untranslated letters. The translated correspondence is listed in the Table of Contents and is accompanied by a synopsis of the letters' main subjects. Topics of interest include: John Jacob Faesch's position as "Ober Director"- Chief Manager of the Mount Hope Furnace, a stone furnace in which local ore became cannon, ammunition and utensils for the Revolutionary army; the recruiting of skilled workmen to work the furnaces; the death and burial of his wife in Morristown, New Jersey; his children's schooling in Hackensack, New Jersey; and his second wife and residence in Boonton, New Jersey.

 Arrangement of the collection

The records of this collection have been arranged according to the order in which they were originally housed by the interpreter.

Important Information for Users of the collection

The Faesch Genealogy and Correspondence Collection is open for research under the conditions of the North Jersey History Center archives access policy. Items may be copied for use in individual scholarly or personal research, however, as with all materials in the North Jersey History Center, researchers are responsible for obtaining copyright permission to use material from the collection.

Acquisition Information

Collection received as a gift from Alex Fowler in 1983.

 Preferred Citation

Faesch Genealogy and Correspondence Collection. North Jersey History Center, The Morristown and Morris Township Library.

Processing Information

Finding aid encoded by Mary McMahon Dawson, 2008.

Container List 1 1 Title page and Table of Contents, 1983. 1 2 Faesch and Remy genealogies, [1404-1827]. 1 3 Translator's notes and Faesch family timeline, 1983. 1 4 Correspondence, [February 22-April 23, 1764] (1 of 5). 1 5 Correspondence, [April 23-May 6, 1764] (2 of 5). 1 6 Correspondence, [May 7, 1764-February 15, 1770] (3 of 5). 1 7 Correspondence, [1771-1784] (4 of 5). 1 8 Correspondence, [1791-1819] (5 of 5). 1 9 Various correspondence, [1764; 1771; 1783; 1828]. 1 10 Correspondence and worksheet pertaining to Faesch papers, 1963; 1982. 1 11 Copies of untranslated correspondence, [1764; 1771-1772]. 1 12 Copies of untranslated correspondence, [1784-1785]. 1 13 Copies of untranslated correspondence, [1787-1789]. 1 14 Copies of untranslated correspondence, [1791-1792; 1794]. 1 15 Copies of untranslated correspondence, [1824].