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. Untitled ~