History of Litchfield county, Connecticut, Part 124

Author: J.W. Lewis & Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1532

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" In memory of Col. Seth Warner, Esq., who departed this life Decem- ber 26th, A.D. 1784, in the forty-second year of his age.

" Triumphant leader at our armies' head, Whose martial glory struck a panic dread, Thy warlike deeds, engraven on this stone,

Tell future ages what a hero's done.

Full sixteen battles he did fight For to procure his country'a right. Oh ! this brave hero, he did fall

By death, who ever conquers all. When this you see, remember me."

On the 20th of October, 1858, the remains of Col. Warner were removed from the "old burial-ground

on the hill" to the Centre of Roxbury, and on the 30th of April, 1859, a monument was erected over his remains hy the State of Connecticut and the citizens of Roxbury.

Capt. Remember Baker was born in Roxbury in June, 1737. He removed to Bennington, Vt., in 1764, and was engaged, with Allen and Warner, in the con- troversy with New York. He fell at the opening of the Revolution, near St. John's, Canada, by the hands of hostile Indians, being shot through the head. Al- though we can never point to fields of carnage or to victories won within our town limits, yet there are in the eastern part of Roxbury, about half a mile eastwardly from the residence of Mr. Henry H. Fenn, the re- mains of an old encampment, where a detachment of the army of the Revolution, the brigade of Gen. Nixon, passed the winter. It extended nearly a quarter of a mile, and a few years since mounds of earth and stone, and rude wells for obtaining water, marked the lo- cality. But the plow, that great leveling instrument of civilization, has obliterated many traces of its ex- istence, and only a few of the mounds, and but one of the wells, now remain. A complete list of the soldiers from this place can never be obtained. In 1776 all the able-bodied men in Western Connecticut between the ages of sixteen and sixty years, were by order of Gen. Washington marched to New York. This wholesale conscription divested the parish of Roxbury of the best portion of its male population. Just eight years after the battle of Lexington, Great Britain proposed peace and hostilities terminated.

WAR OF 1812.

In the war of 1812 many citizens of Roxbury were marched to New London for the defense of that place, which was menaced by the British. It is said that fifteen men were drafted from the infantry company here, and that a number of others volunteered. The company raised in this vicinity was marched through Roxbury on a Sunday, with drums beating and colors flying, and was quartered for the night in the Congre- gational church in Woodbury. Dr. Curtis Hurd, of Roxbury, went as surgeon, and was stationed for some time at New London. A complete list of the men cannot be obtained. In the war with Mexico, Rox- bury, true to her former patriotism, furnished three soldiers,-Col. Justin Hodge, Hiram Curtis, and John J. Squier. In the last, the great Rebellion, the number of soldiers from this place was sixty-three. Capt. Cyrus E. Prindle and Capt. Lewis Judd each raised a company of volunteers and went to the scene of conflict. The total amount paid by the town for the last war was $16,057.25; by private individuals, about $4000.

SCHOOLS.

At an early period schools were established here. Among the teachers of those times the names of Thomas Canfield and Timothy Talman may be men- tioned. Mr. Canfield was the son of the Rev. Thomas

RESIDENCE OF CHARLES R .. HURD , ROXBURY CONN.

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Canfield. It is said that he was very eccentric, and that he always made it a rule to punish corporeally his whole school on every Saturday afternoon, in order that those who had offended during the week might receive merited punishment. About 1834 or 1835, Mr. A. B. Campbell established a private school in this place, and later still another was established and continued for several years by the Rev. George L. Foote. The reputation of these schools was ex- tensive, and pupils from other places were frequently found here. Many now living can attest to the thor- ough training received in these institutions, and the remark was frequently made by persons from abroad " that our young people, collectively, were better edu- cated than those of other localities." Roxbury has within its limits seven public schools. Roxbury con- tinued to be a parish, attached to the town of Wood- bury, until October, 1796, when, after a long and arduous struggle, it was incorporated as a separate town. The ancient name of Roxbury was Shepaug, a Mohegan word signifying the Rocky River. On the west of the Shepaug River is Mine Hill, celebrated for its large deposits of spathie iron, for its chalybeate springs, and for its stone quarries, which furnish a large quantity of excellent stone for various purposes. A railroad was constructed through the Shepaug val- ley in 1870 and 1871. A telegraph was soon after con- strueted contiguous to the railroad. In the easterly part of Roxbury is Jack's Brook, so named from a native African who committed suicide upon its banks. He pined for his native land, and was thoughtlessly told by others that when he died he would return to his beloved Guinea. He was buried by the highway, southwesterly from Pulford's Swamp. Several years since an ancient relic, representing a human figure, of sculptured stone, was found in the northeastern part of Roxbury. With a superstitious fear that it might be worshiped, it was placed low down in the wall of a well, where it now remains.

PROMINENT CITIZENS, PHYSICIANS, ETC.

Gen. Ephraim Himnan, a native of Southbury, re- moved to Roxbury in 1784. He crected the large house now occupied by the Rev. Mr. Jones and Mr. Gillett. He was a man of great eccentricity of char- acter, and many of his original expressions are still quoted by the people of Roxbury. Hon. Royal R. Hinman, for many years Secretary of the State of Connecticut, was his son. He was an attorney, and practicecd his profession here for nearly twenty years.

IIon. Nathan Smith was born in Roxbury in 1770. As an attorney he became eminent in his profession, holding many important places of trust. In May, 1832, he was elected a senator in the Congress of the United States, and died some three years, while hold- ing the position.

In 1849 he was elected a senator of the United States for the term of six years.

Hon. John Sanford was a native of Roxbury. He removed to Amsterdam, N. Y .; he was elected a member of Congress from the State of New York. Mr. Sanford died some years since.

Hon. Henry Booth was the son of Ely Booth, of Roxbury. He graduated at Yale College, and main- tained for some time a law-school in Pennsylvania. He removed to Chicago, and was elected a judge of the Superior Court of Illinois, which office he now holds.

Lieut. Thomas Weller was a recruiting officer in the war of 1812. He was killed in an altercation with Archibald W. Knapp, May 16, 1814.

Charles K. Hodge was the son of Chauncey Hodge, of Roxbury. He was a young man of great promise, and was appointed a cadet at the United States Mili- tary Academy at West Point. He died suddenly, while on a visit to his parents, at Roxbury, on the 31st of August, 1839, aged nineteen years, nine months, and four days. His classmates erected a monument to his memory in the cemetery here, on one panel of which is this inscription :

" Called frem us in the buoyancy of youth and the brightness of hope, earth's cares had net chilled, nor life's vicissitudes changed, the warm current of his feelings."

The following elergymen were natives of Roxbury : Revs. Charles Thomas, Burtis Judd. David Davidson, Charles Norton, Charles Bradley.

The graduates from Roxbury were llon. Truman Smith, Hon. Nathan Smith, Phineas Smith, Henry Booth, Charles S. Minor, Rev. David B. Davidson, Hervey M. Booth, George W. Warner, Rev. Charles F. Bradley, Naaman Shepard.

State Senators : Hon. Nehemiah C. Sanford, Hon. Frederick W. Lathrop, Hon. Herman B. Eastman, Ilon. Frederick Ilurlbut.

The following physicians were residents of Rox- bury : Drs. Ebenezer Warner, Azariah Eastman, Silas Castle, Josiah R. Eastinnn, Azariah Shipman, William Blakeman, Curtiss Hurd, Henry Whittlesey, - Reed, Theodore Ilurd, William Williams, Amos Williams, Philander Stewart, Myron Downs, Aaron W. Fenn.

William Hull, professor of elocution in Pennsyl- vania, also was a resident of Roxbury.

ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. CONGREGATIONAL, CHURCHI.

This church was organized on the 22d of August, 1744, when the first minister, the Rev. Thomas Can- field, was installed. At that time twenty-seven per- sons subscribed to the covenant. In 1732 or 1733 the first Congregational church was erected, near the old graveyard, on the hill a little southwesterly from the present residence of Mr. R. B. Patterson. This building being small, in 1746 another was erected on

Hon. Truman Smith was a native of Roxbury. Prominent among the leading men of that day, he was for several terms elected a member of Congress. ' the same location. The year 1795 dates the removal

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from the hill, and the erectiou of another church in the present Centre of Roxbury. Many now living can remember its lofty spire, and the two huge stone horse-blocks near by for the accommodation of the worshipers, many of whom came to church on horse- back. The present church edifice was erected in 1838. On a weather-beaten stone standing near the centre of the old burial-ground is this inscription :

" lIere lies the relics of the Rev. Tho. Canfield, who died Jan. 16, A.D. 1795, in the 75th year of his sge, and in the 51st of his ministry.

"O, what is man, poor feeble man, Whose life is but a narrow span.

" Hers lies, intombed in earth and dust, The Reverend, meek, the mild and just."

The following clergymen succeeded Mr. Canfield in the ministry, with the date of ordination and dis- mission of each :

Rev. Zephaniah Swift, ordained July 5, 1795; dis- missed April 1, 1812.

Rev. Fosdic Harrison, ordained June 2, 1813; dis- missed Junė 30, 1835.

Rev. Austin Isham, ordained June 5, 1839; dis- missed June 1, 1863.

Rev. Oliver S. Dean, ordained July 6, 1864; dis- missed Dec. 17, 1867.

The Rev. David E. Jones, the present pastor, was ordained and installed, June 21, 1871.

The present deacons are Dr. A. W. Fenn and Shel- don Camp. Dr. Fenn is also superintendent of the Sunday-school, and has heen since 1860.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

The Episcopal Church in Roxbury is probably the oldest in the county of Litchfield, dating its organiza- tion as far back as the year 1740, a period earlier than that of any other parish of which we have the written records. It was organized by the Rev. Mr. Beach, of Newtown, and was for a considerable time the only parish in the town of Woodbury, of which, at that time, Roxbury formed a part. The first church edifice was erected on the hill, contiguous to the old cemetery, in 1763. At the time the Rev. Thomas Davies, a missionary for the propagation of the gospel in foreign parts, preached in Litchfield County. He occupied this pulpit one-fifth of the time. At that time there were twenty-eight commu- nicants. A new church edifice was subsequently erected in the present Centre of Roxbury, which was rebuilt in 1861. The present rector is Rev. William C. Cooley.

THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

A Baptist Church, of which certain citizens of Rox- bury composed a part, was constituted at South Bri- tain, Jan. 21, 1790. That part of the church com- posed of people from other places soon withdrew, leaving the people of Roxbury in an organization hy themselves. On the 30th of December, 1800, the so- ciety voted to build a meeting-house twenty-five feet by thirty, with ten-feet posts. This church stood a

little northwesterly from the dwelling-house of Mr. George W. Smith, and was used until 1825, when it was turned into a school-house, reserving the right to hold meetings in it. Rev. Mr. Fuller was ordained May 18, 1803, at the meeting-house in Roxbury. Seventy members were admitted to the church pre- ·vious to Mr. Fuller's ordination, and forty-one since.

THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

There have been a few Methodists in Roxbury for the last forty-five years, with at different periods occasional meetings, but it is believed that no church was organized until about the year 1847, when, under the ministry of the Rev. George B. Way, a small so- ciety was formed, which continued in existence for a few years, enjoying meanwhile the ministry of Rev. Messrs. Wells, Redford, Curr, and others. Efforts were made at this time to build a church edifice, but for some reason were unsuccessful, and the society became practically extinct. In the spring of 1862 the Rev. Spencer H. Bray commenced preaching once in four weeks, in the house now occupied by Rev. Mr. Jones. In the following autumn Mr. Shel- don Leavenworth purchased the building now occu- pied by Mr. H. W. Trowbridge as a wagon-shop, and the upper room was fitted up for meetings, which were held regularly in this place until the present church edifice was erected in 1867. The society at its or- ganization consisted of fifty-five members. The pres- ent pastor is Rev. Sylvester Smith.

For the accommodation of the Roman Catholics residing here, mass is celebrated once in four weeks by Father Gleason, of New Milford.

CIVIL AND MILITARY.

The first vote of the society in relation to its or- ganization as a town was taken Oct. 2, 1786, but it was not until 1796 that its incorporation was effected. The struggle was long and severe, as Woodbury was vigorous in its opposition.

LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The following is a list of representatives from 1797 to 1881 :

Phineas Smith, 1797; Abraham Bronson, 1798-99, 1805; Ephraim Hin- man, 1798, 1800-9; John Trowbridge, 1800-2, 1811, 1843; Elihu Can- field, 1799, 1802, 1804, 1806, 1808-10, 1812-13 ; Abner Wakelee, 1803; David Hammond, 1803; Wells Judson, 1804; Adua Mallory, 1805; Gideon Leavenworth, 1806; Amos Squires, 1807; Samuel Weller, 1807; D. L. Painter, 1808; E. Burritt, 1811; Asahel Bacon, 1812, 1816; Miles Bishop, 1813; Royal R. Hinman, 1814, 1825, 1831 ; Silas Minor, 1815-17, 1821 ; Josiah R. Eastman, 1818, 1823, 1833 ; Eli. M. Smith, 1819, 1827 ; Samuel Patterson, 1820; Stephen Sanford, 1822, 1835; Isaac B. Hawley, 1824 ; Elisha Patterson, 1817-18, 1826; Eli M. Smith, 1827; Z. W. Weller, 1828; David Brothwell, 1829-30, 1836; Wm. Pierce, 1832; David Weller, 1834 ; Went Leavenworth, 1837; H. L. Randall, 1838, 1866; Charles Beardsley, 1839; Daniel Botsford, 1840; A. Ward, 1841 ; Chauncey Hodge, 1842; I. G. Bots- ford, 1844; George Ilurlbut, 1845; E. A. Weller, 1846; Charles Thomas, 1847 ; E. Beardsley, 1848 ; B. S. Preston, 1849 ; Stephen San- ford, 1850; Myron Downs, 1851 ; Lacey Higgin, 1852; A. S. Hodge, 1853; Harvey Thomas, 1854; J. T. Davidson, 1855 ; Charles Burrows, 1856, 1867; H. B. Eastman, 1857; Eli Sperry, 1858 ; David Pierce, 1859 ; Chas. Beardsley, 1860; George W. Morris, 1861 ; Elliot Beards- ley, 1862, 1869 ; E. E. Priudle, 1863 ; Albert L. Hodge, 1864-65 ; George

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A. Northrup, 1868; C. A. Beers, 1870; C. E. Trowbridge, 1871 ; C. E. Prindle, 1872; George W. Hnrlbut, 1873 ; Henry S. Ilurlbut, 1874 ; Albert L. Hodge, 1875; Orlando Lewis, 1876; Merritt P. Beere, 1877; George Thomas, 1878; John S. Smith, 1879; Samuel Thomas, 1880; John II. Leavenworth, 1881.

JUDGES OF PROBATE.

The Roxbury Probate District was set off from the Woodbury District in 1842. The following is a list of its judges :

Harmon B. Eastman, 1842-45; Aaron W. Fenn, 1845-46 ; Henry L. Ran- dall, 1846-47; Aaron W. Fenn, 1847-49; H. B. Eastman, 1849-51 ; My- ron Downs, 1851, 1857 ; Charles Beardsley, 1857-60 ; H. B. Eastman, 1860-78; Lyman P. Eastman, 1878, present incumbent.

MILITARY RECORD.

The following is a list of those who enlisted from this town during the late Rebellion :

William Allen, Seth H. Addis, Edson Bradley, Ira S. Bradley, F. W. Beach, Harmon Beers, Jeremiah P. Bronson, Charles F. Booth, Henry A. Booth, Oliver Camp, Daniel Carrans, Jeremiah Donovan, David Dickson, Henry Deacons, R. L. Fenn, James Glenn, R. L. Hurlbut, Charlee II. Ilurlbut, James B. Holland, R. E. Hubbard, John D. Hull, Capt. Lewis Judd. Charles Jackson, George Lake, David Lewis, Israel Lucas, David, Frank, and Peter Miller, Lieut. Wm. E. Mor- riss, Michael Madigan, Fred May, John McKenney, Henry Meirs, C. F. Nicholson, John Neeson, John M. Oviatt, James O'Neil, Capt. C. E. Prindle, Lewis Roche, John Rueck, Henry Smidt, John J. Squire, Jeremiah Sullivan, Henry Smith, Wm. H. Smith, Fred Thompson, James Percy, James Tracey, C. F. Terrell, Albert Vander- beck, Peter Wessels, John Williams, John Wright, Charles Wright, John and Henry Wells, William and George R. Walker, George W. and Seth Warner, Botsford Whitehead, and John Woodruff.

The total amount paid by the town for the war was $16,057.25; by individuals, $4000.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.

CHARLES BEARDSLEY.

Charles Beardsley, the subject of this sketch, was born in Roxbury, Conn., Aug. 24, 1807. He was the eldest son of Hunting Beardsley, of Roxbury, who married Clarinda Hurd, daughter of Curtiss Hurd, Esq., of Roxbury. He received a good common- school education, and for two seasons attended a pri- vate school taught by the Rev. Fosdie Harrison, of Roxbury. At the age of eighteen he was apprenticed to his uncle, Heman Beardsley, of Roxbury, to learn the trade of a carpenter and joiner. After he became twenty-one he continued with his uncle for a time, and then commenced business for himself, continuing in the same to the present time. He married Jerusha Ann, dangliter of Capt. Ely Booth, of Roxbury, Jan. 26, 1831. She died April 14, 1862, leaving no chil- dren. Married, second, Eliza, widow of the late Sam- uel Smith, Esq., of South Britain, Conn., Sept. 24, 1863.

Soon after attaining his majority he became a member of the Congregational society of Roxbury, and has ever been active in its support, and zealous for its prosperity. In 1837, the old meeting-house

becoming dilapidated, the society decided to build anew. Mr. Beardsley, being a builder, was called upon to take an active part in the building, was ap- pointed one of the building committee, and employed

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to go forward and build the house, commencing in the antumn of 1837, and in 1838 he completed it to the satisfaction of all interested. In 1874, thirty-six years from its completion, it became necessary to make some general repairs and remodel the interior. Mr. Beardsley gave liberally for the object, was again appointed building committee, and employed to assist | in the work. Ile has always been liberal in his charities, as well as prudent and economical in his business. Mr. Beardsley united with the Congrega- tional Church in Roxbury, in the month of May, 1843, and has continued an active member up to the present time, a period of thirty-seven years. He says his religions life is far from being perfect, but the writer would say that, from his own observation, and from public sentiment, we are convinced that there are many-yea, very many-whose religious attain- ments are decidedly of a lower order, and whose lives as Christians do not as nearly reach the standard of perfection as Mr. Beardsley's.

He early manifested an active interest in public affairs, and before he was thirty years of age was elected one of the selectmen, his colleague being James Trowbridge, Esq. As an evidence of the con- fidenee reposed in him by the people of Roxbury, the records show that he has been elected, and has served, as selectman for the period of thirty-two years.

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He has also held the office of justice of the peace more than a quarter of a century, and was holding said office on his seventieth birthday, when the con- stitution of the State debarred his further action. He was appointed judge of probate three years in succes- sion, but, feeling unqualified to judiciously perform the duties of the office, he requested that some other person be appointed to fill his place, and H. B. East- man, Esq., was appointed. He was elected town treasurer of Roxbury in October, 1865, and has held the office to the present time, A.D. 1881, a period of sixteen years.

In 1839 he was elected to represent the town in the General Assembly of the State, and was appointed one of the committee on contested electors. In 1860 he was again elected, and for a second time represented the town in the General Assembly. During the war of the Rebellion he was holding the office of select- man, a position of much responsibility, on account of the excitement, turmoil, and many new enactments at special sessions of the Legislature, rendering it necessary that all papers relating to town-meetings should be legally drawn, in order to avoid litigation. Any one examining the records of the town will be satisfied that the drawing up of warnings, votes, and resolutions during that period will compare favora- bly, for legal ability and talent, with those of any other town in the State; and no man in the town had more responsibility resting upon him during the war, and no one did more to secure the greatest good of the whole community, than Mr. Beardsley. He also took an active part in the building of the Shepaug Railroad, subscribing liberally for its stock, according to his means, and in order that it might be successful, used his influence, as far as proper, to induce others to favor the project, conscientiously believing that, although pecuniarily it might prove a failure, yet it certainly would be a great convenience to the people of Roxbury, and time has fully demonstrated that the views which he entertained were correct.

GENEALOGY OF THE BEARDSLEY FAMILY .*

William Beardsley, aged thirty years (by trade a mason), with his wife Mary, aged twenty-six, and daughter Mary, aged four years, and sons John, two years, and Joseph, six months, embarked from Lon- don for Massachusetts in the ship " Planter," in April, 1635. At the settlement of Stratford, Conn., in 1639, he was among the first settlers, and one of the original proprietors. He was a deputy of the General Court of Connecticut in 1645, and for seven annual sessions from 1649. He is mentioned in a committee of that body as "Goodman Beardsley," a title at that time frequently applied to persons of solid worth and respectability. In his "Early Puritan Settlers of Connecticut," Hon. R. R. Hinman says, "This has been a respectable family from the first settlement at Stratford."

Children of William : Mary, born in England in 1631; John, born in England in 1633; Joseph, born in England in 1634; Samnel, born in Massachusetts in 1638; Sarah, born in Stratford in 1641; Hannah, born in Stratford ; Daniel, born in Stratford in 1644. .

Joseph, second son of William, had Joseph, Jr., born June 10, 1666; John, born Nov. 1, 1668 ; Han- nah, born April 13, 1671; Elizabeth, Thomas, Eph- raim, Jonathar, Josiah.

Josiah married Mary Whittemore, Dec. 24, 1712. Children : Katharine, born 1713 ; Hannah, born Feb- ruary, 1715; Josiah, born December, 1716; Samuel, born June, 1719; Israel, born Mareh, 1721 ; Benjamin, born July, 1723, died 1726; Isaac Judson, born Octo- ber, 1725; Benjamin, born February, 1727 or 1728.

Benjamin, son of Josiah, had Whittemore, Thomas, born Nov. 28, 1764; Dunning, Benjamin, Mary, Nancy, Ephraim.

Thomas, son of Benjamin, married Mabel, danghter of Nathan Thompson, of Stratford. He was a private of cavalry during the war of the Revolution. In 1776 was stationed in New York City; was in the battle on Long Island, Aug. 27, 1776, and in the en- gagement at Danbury, Conn., April, 1777; was hon- orably discharged, and received a pension for life of fifty-four dollars and sixteen cents annually. In 1800 he purchased the old homestead, on the west side of Good Hill, in Roxbury, now occupied hy his grand- son, Minott L. Beardsley, and removed with his family from Stratford. He was appointed selectman, and held other positions of trust and responsibility, and died March 28, 1842, aged eighty-seven years.

Children of Thomas Beardsley : Hannah, born 1777 ; Abby, born 1778; Aner, born 1780; Hunting, born 1783; Ezekiel, born 1785; Heman, born 1788; Na- than, born 1790.

Hunting married Clarinda, daughter of Curtiss Hurd, Esq., of Roxbury. Children : Charles, Julia Antoinette, Minerva, Grandison.

CHAPTER LII.

SALISBURY.

Geographical-Topographical-The Indiane-The First Purchase of Lands-The First Grant-The First Settlements-Early Highways- The Pioneers-Early Schools-Irou Interests-Lawyers, Physicians -Prominent Citizens-Grand List, 1742-Market-Place-The First Post-office-Pioneer Mill-Indian Monnds-The Revolution-War of 1812-The Iron Interests.

THE town of Salisbury is located in the northwest corner of the county and State, and is bounded as fol- lows: on the north by Berkshire Co., Mass., on the east by Canaan and North Canaan, on the south by Sharon, and on the west by the counties of Columbia and Dutchess, in the State of New York. The sur- face of the town is broken, consisting of elevated hills and deep valleys. The valleys are generally lime- stone, while on the hills granite predominates.

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History of Litchfield county, Connecticut, Part 124

Author: J.W. Lewis & Company (Philadelphia, Pa.) Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis & Co. Number of Pages: 1532

Author: J.W. Lewis & Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis & Co.
Number of Pages: 1532