Ned,
 
    In Monmouth County, New Jersey houses with earth- or clay-filled walls,
instead of the usual brick nogging, were constructed in the 18th and 19th
centuries.  The Johannes Luyster House in Middletown, NJ (28-Mo-261), a Dutch
farmhouse from the 1720s, is an excellent standing example.  Perhaps the mud
referred to in your document is the same as the clay used by J. Luyster.
 
Rich Veit
 
Richard Veit, Ph.D.
Department of History and Anthropology
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
07764-1898