POINT BREEZE (BORDENTOWN) AND THE BONAPARTES
By Jean Walton
Bordentown, a stop on the stage route between Philadelphia and New York, is wellknown to philatelists for the very rare stage markings which graced its covers in the early days of stage mail. The town, north of Philadelphia and south of Trenton, marked the point at which travelers from New York exchanged their bumpy ride in Jersey stage coaches for steamers which continued down the Delaware to Philadelphia. But is has another claim to fame: in 1817, it became the home to the former King of Naples and King of Spain, Joseph Bonaparte.
