Scope and ContentHoboken City Bank check. May 22, 1863, payable to James J. Brinckerhoff for $165.00. Printed paper, 2-7/8" high x 6-3/4" wide. Endorsed on back by Brinckerhoff. Name of person who wrote check is not fully legible, but established in 2015 as John Van Brunt (see note below); U.S. Internal Revenue two cent bank check stamp. A.O. Evans, Printer, 56 [old number] Washington Street, Hoboken, N.J. ---- John Van Brunt name was communicated by Bob Staples in 2015 via email note which also added: Van Brunt was one of the backers of the Northern Railroad of New Jersey.