Charles Thompson, "Professor Charley": Charles Thompson was known around Amherst College as "Professor Charley" ~ Creator: AHSCharles Thompson Daguerreotype: Charles Thompson DaguerreotypeCharles Thompson at the Amherst College well: Charles Thompson at the Amherst College well ~ Creator: AHSJosiah Hasbrook at Amherst Town Hall on Memorial Day 1895: Josiah Hasbrook at Amherst Town Hall on Memorial Day 1895 ~ Source: Jones Library Special Collections, The Boltwood Collection ~ Creator: AHSLetter of provenance, John Brown's Walking Cane: Letter of provenance, John Brown's Walking Cane with a mention of Josiah Hasbrouck.Josiah Hasbrouck ~ Josiah Hasbrouck's family listing in the 1905 Amherst Telephone Book: Josiah Hasbrouck is identified as a mail messenger. Other members of the family like Carroll is identified as an "expressman" - a term that refers to anyone who has the duty of packing, managing, and ensuring the delivery of any cargo on board a train. During the 19th century, an expressman was someone whose responsibility it was to ensure the safe delivery of a train's gold or currency, which was secured in the "express car". This job included guarding the safe or other strongboxes or coffers against outlaws, and memorizing the safe's combination until delivery.