Declaration of Independence signor Richard Stockton # NANH25069 Black Locust and Turquoise

Declaration of Independence signor Richard Stockton # NANH25069 Black Locust and TurquoiseThis is a pen made from a Black Locust tree growing at Morven. This house served as the official residence of several New Jersey Governors, and was originally, the home of Richard Stockton, a New Jersey signatory to the Declaration of Independence and the only signer captured and imprisoned by the British during the American Revolution. The dark wood is contrasted with an inlay of light blue turquois. The honey colored wood on this pen gives off a

This pen is not only nicely figured on the surface but under the surface lye silver waves that move when you move the pen in the light

and a tiny little chip of turquoise filling in a small hole in the wood

This pen is made from a Tulip Poplar tree growing near the Johnson Ferry House at Washington Crossing the site of the arduous and famous Christmas crossing that started the Ten Crucial Days

Distinctive grain patterns make this pen a stand out

I made this pen from a Oak tree at Washington Crossing growing near the spot where Washington’s men

All of the little details were looked over so carefully

under which the pen’s documentation is stored

This beige pen with lite brown grain was made from the Benjamin Rush Oak

This turned out to be a two sided pen

I made this pen from a cherry tree growing at Washington Crossing  the site where Washington’s men

I have purchased a total of eight or nine of this man's pens

The tree was located near 40°17'49