Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware, Vol. I, Part 67

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa.
Number of Pages: 1482

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STEWART L. BECK, P. O. Delaware City, Del., son of William and Annie E. (Craig) Beck, was born in Red Lion hundred, New Castle county, Del., May 21, 1871.

His grandfather, John Beck, was born in Lincolnshire, England, and was a farm laborer until 1852, when he came to America and set- tled in Delaware City, where he resided until his death. Ile was married in England to Elizabeth Izat, a native of Lincolnshire. They had children: I. William; II. Jane (Mrs. James Pordham), of Delaware City; III. Isaac, drowned at sea on the voyage tu America; IV. Ann (Mrs. James Padley), of St. George's hundred, New Castle county; V. John, died in infancy; VI. Walter, deceased; VII. Harriet (Mrs. Henry Lester), of Red Lion hundred; VIII. Eliza (Mrs. Edward Lester), deceased; IX. Lucy (Mrs. William Baker), of Delaware City; X. John, of Dela- ware City. John Beck died in Delaware City and was buried there; his widow died at the house of her daughter, Mrs. Henry Lester, of Red Lion hundred, and was buried in the Delaware City cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Beck were members of the M. E. church.

William Beck was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1826. He was educated there, and worked on a farm until he was twenty- two years old, when he came to this country to acquire a fortune. He had only a few shil- lings in his pocket on his arrival in Philadel- phia, but energy and frugality brought him the desired prosperity. He had some friends in Delaware, and when he came to America he went to them and secured employment as a farm laborer. One of his employers was An- thony Higgins, father of ex-Senator Higgins. After a few years he leased Mr. Higgins' farm in Red Lion hundred, and afterwards for two years the Colburn tract. During this time he had been saving his money, and was now able to purchase two tracts of land, one of 275 acres, the other of 125 acres, in Red Lion hundred. On this property he made many improvements, raised fine stock and engage.l extensively in the dairy business. At a later period he purchased a third farm near Town- send, Appoquinimink hundred. He also con- ducted a meat market in Delaware City. Mr. Beck was industrious, economical and temper- ate, progressive and unselfish. "He was at one time worth $75,000, but a large part of this money was lost through his endorsements for friends who could not meet their obligations. Te was a member of Jackson Lodge. No. 19, F. and A. M., of Delaware City. Mr. Beck was a stockholder in the Marsh Co., of Red Lion hundred and represented the Marsh

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Company in the state legislature. While there he procured the passage of a bill grant- ing $500 per year for keeping in repair the river bank in Delaware City. He was a Re- publican of high standing in his party.

William Beck was twice married. His first wife was Annie Newbound, of Dela- ware City, born in England. They had children: I. Sarah Ann; II. Joseph Newbound, deceased; III. Eliza Jane; IV. William J .; V. Esther E .; VI. Martha Hig- gins, deceased. Mrs. Beck died on the farm in 1869, and was buried in the Delaware City cemetery. She was a member of the M. E. church. Mr. Beck married as his second wife, Annie, daughter of the late James Craig, and widow of Frank Stewart. She was born in Red Lion hundred. They had one child, Stewart L. William Beck died on his farm in 1892, and was buried in the Delaware City cemetery. His widow resides with her son on the farm. She is a member of the M. E. church.

Mrs. William Beck is of Scotch ancestry. Her grandfather, James Craig, was born in Scotland. IIe married there, and when yet young, came with his wife and family to St. George's hundred and there engaged in farm- ing. He had children: I. John; II. James, 2; III. William. All are deceased. James Craig, 2, father of Mrs. Beck, was born in St. George's hundred, November 13, 1800. When he attained his majority, he removed to Red Lion hundred. For a number of years, he was connected with the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. He married Elizabeth Bowen, of Dela- ware City, and had children, as follows: I. George W., of Delaware City; II. Annie E., (Mrs. William Beck); her first husband was Frank Stewart, of Red Lion hundred, had two children, i. William, deceased, ii. Lillie (Mrs. William J. Beck), deceased; Mr. Stewart died June 1, 1866; III. William T., deceased; IV. James M., of Red Lion hundred, married Margaret Matchett: V. John M., married Elizabeth Southwick, and after her death, Annie Hughes; VI. Sarah E. (Mrs. John Kirby), of Cambridgeport, Mass. James Craig. 2, died July 18, 1863, and his widow January 30, 1885; both are buried in the Delaware City cemetery. They were an ex- cellent couple, honored and esteemed.

Stewart L. Beck attended the district schools of his native hundred and Delaware

City Academy. His home was always on the farm, and he received a valuable practical education in agricultural subjects from his successful father. Upon the death of his father he took charge of the tract of 425 acres, which he has since cultivated. Ile devotes much attention to his dairy and live stock. Although a young man, he has prospered by reason of his industry, honesty and sobriety. Hle is highly respected in the community. Mr. Beck is a member of Delaware City Lodge, No. 12, Jr. O. U. A. M., and of the Republi- can party, but not a seeker after office. On February 9, 1893, Stewart L. Beck married Sarah A., daughter of Benjamin and Louisa (Householder) Dougherty, born in Delaware City. Their children are: I. William Leslie; II. Hellen Craig, deceased; III. Allen Stew- art.

The Dougherty family, into which Stewart L. Beck married, was of Irish nationality. Benjamin Dougherty, grandfather of Mrs. Beck, lived in Pencader hundred, New Castle county, and was a farm laborer. He married Miss Williams, who was a native of Pencader hundred. Their children are: Frances (Mrs. John Snowdell), of Philadelphia, widow; II. Susan Jane (Mrs. John Stemmer), deceased; III. John Thomas, deceased; IV. Benjamin, 2; V. Ilannah, of Washington, D. C. Mr. Dougherty and his widow both died in Pen- cader hundred, and were buried in Glasgow, Del.

Benjamin Dougherty, 2, was born in Pen- cader hundred, March 19, 1843. His parents died when he was very young. He was edu- cated in the public schools of St. George's and Red Lion hundred, and worked on dif- ferent farms until 1861, when he enlisted at New Castle in Company I, Captain La Space, First Regiment, Delaware Volunteer In- fantry, Colonel J. W. Andrews. He partici- pated in the battles of Antietam, Fredericks- burg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Dur- ing the last-named terrific struggle, on July _3, 1863, being wounded in the wrist while as- sisting to repulse Pickett's charge, he was sent to the hospital at Wilmington, and when dis- charged rejoined his regiment at Petersburg. In 1864 he was discharged from the army be- cause of disabilities. He returned to Penca- der hundred and resumed work as a farmer. _ In 1873 he removed to Delaware City, and for the past twenty-five years has been in the

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employ of J. H. Pennington & Co., lumber dealers. He is a Republican. On December 16, 1874, Benjamin Dougherty was married to Louisa, daughter of William P. and Sarah (Hansbury) Householder. Mrs. Dougherty was born in Delaware City and married there. Her father is a carpenter and undertaker. Their children are: I. Sarah P. ( Mrs. Stewart L. Beck); HI. Frank, died young. Mr. and Mrs. Dougherty are members of the M. E. church.

JAMES H. BATTEN, P. O. Red Lion, New Castle county, Del., son of Mahlon and Harriet A. (Mercer) Batten, was born near Elkton, Md., May 25, 1851.

His grandfather, Henry Batten, a native of Pennsylvania, came to Delaware when a young man, and engaged in farming and mill- ing in Pencader hundred, New Castle county. The flouring mill which he operated still re- tains the name of "Batten's." Industrious and enterprising, he added to his grist mill a lumber mill, conducting both and cultivat- ing two farms besides. He was a Whig. Henry Batten married Elizabeth Foster, of Middletown, Del., and had children: I. Mah- lon; II. Ruth (Mrs. Samuel M. Enos), of Odessa; III. Anna; IV. Susan (Mrs. Wm. A. Rhodes), of Odessa; V. Henry, died young; all are deceased except Mrs. Rhodes. Henry Batten died in Pencader hundred in 1832, and his wife in 1868; both are buried in the graveyard of Salem church.

Mahlon Batten, their eldest son, was born in Pencader hundred in 1819. He received a good common school education, to which he added in after years by well-selected reading. Except for a few years' residence in Cecil county, Md., and in Wilmington, Del., he spent all his life on his homestead, engaged in conducting the mill and a dairy. He was an active and zealous Republican. Mahlon Batten was married in Cecil county, Md., to Harriet A., daughter of James and Millicent A. Mercer. They had children, as follows: I. James H .; II. Helen; ITT. George L., re- sides on the homestead; IV. Elizabeth, died in infancy. Mr. Batten died at his home in 1888; Mrs. Batten died January 3, 1881; both were interred in the cemetery of the church at Glasgow; they were members of the Methodist denomination.

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James HI. Batten, was born in Maryland, on the Eastern Shore, son of Edward and Eliza- beth (Lasalle) Mercer; the former was a na- tive of Virginia, and was of Scotch descent, while Mrs. Merecer was a daughter of Dr. La- salle, a native of France, of Huguenot family, who had settled in Maryland. After receiving his education in the schools of his own neigh- borhood, James N. Mercer entered upon a mercantile career at North East, Md., where he passed his life, a successful merchant and an honored citizen. He was a Whig, and was warmly interested in public affairs. James N. Mercer married Millicent Lum, a native of Maryland; they had children: I. Harriet (Mrs. Mahlon Batten): IT. Jane (Mrs. Eli Burroughs), deceased; III. George G .; IV. William L., of Farmingham, Mass., retired, formerly a broker in Boston; V. John E., merchant of Columbus, O .; VI. Amelia (Mrs. James Sturgeon), of Baltimore; VII. Frances (Mrs. Augustus York), of Rowley, Mass. Mr. Mercer died at North East in 1845, and was interred in the public cemetery of that place; Mrs. Mercer survived him until 1888, when she also died, and was buried in the cemetery belonging to the M. E. church.

Having attended in early youth the schools of Harmony district, Pencader hundred, New Castle county, Del., James H. Batten com- pleted his studies in the Newark Academy. He remained with his father until 1878, and then took charge of a tract of 136 acres, a part of the home farm. He continued there until 1895, in which year he removed to Red Lion hundred, and leased the Reybold tract of 325 acres, on which he still resides. He is a skil- ful and industrious farmer. Mr. Batten is a Republican, but never aspired to office.

James II. Batten was married in Red Lion hundred, November 21, 1878, to Emma, daughter of Peter and Sarah (Cochran) Cleaver, born in Red Lion hundred. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Batten are: I. Clar- ence; II. Harold; III. Harriet; IV. Laura; V. Henry. The parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

The Cleaver family, from which Mrs. Bat- ten is descended, is well known and influen- tial in Delaware. Isaac Cleaver, hen grand- father, was a native of New Jersey, who re- moved while a' young man to Saint George's hundred, New Castle county, Del., where, after having for some years cultivated leased

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farms, he became a landowner. He was in early years a Whig, and upon the change of party lines passed into the Republican party. Isaac Cleaver's wife, Jane, daughter of David Burchard, was a native of Saint George's hun- dred, where her father was a farmer. Their children are: I. Letitia (Mrs. Frederick P. Van Ilekel), of Red Lion hundred; II. John, died in Kent county, Del .; III. William, and IV. Rebecca, twins, both deceased; V. Peter; VI. Martha (Mrs. Michael Bryan), of Saint George's hundred, a widow; VII. Isaac, Jr., farmer, Kent county, Md .; VIII. Rachel. Isaac Cleaver died on his farm in 1869; Mrs. Cleaver died in 1872, and both are interred in Hickory Grove cemetery, near Port Penn.

Peter Cleaver was born near Port Penn, Del., July 24, 1830. Ile was educated in the Hickory Grove public schools, and until he was twenty-five years old assisted in the culti- vation of his father's farm. He then leased a farm in Cecil county, Md., for three years, and at the expiration of that time rented the Vandegrift tract of 178 acres, near Saint George's, Red Lion hundred. After a ten- ancy of twenty-eight years, he purchased the Jand in 1886. Deciding in 1890 to abandon farming, Mr. Cleaver bought a comfortable home in Delaware City, which he has ever since occupied. His son, Francis, resides upon and cultivates the farm. Mr. Cleaver is a stanch Republican, but never desired to hold office. On April 5, 1856, in Smyrna, Del., Peter Cleaver married Sarah, daughter of Joseph and Eliza Cochran; she was born in Kent county, Md. Their children are: I. Emma (Mrs. James H. Batten); II. Eliza (Mrs. Alfred J. Davidson); III. Hannah C. (Mrs. Edward M. Hance), of Delaware City; IV. Clara J. (Mrs. William Silver), deceased; Mr. Silver is postmaster at Red Lion, Del .; V. Francis, farmer, Red Lion hundred; VI. Elizabeth M .; VII. Georgiana S., died at the age of nine; VIII. Caroline J., died in in- fancy. Mr. Cleaver is a member of the M. E. church, and was superintendent of a Sunday- school in Kent county, Md.

WILLIAM J. BECK, P. O. Delaware City, Del., son of William and Anna (New- bound) Beck, was born in Red Lion hundred, New Castle county, Del., February 24, 1859. (See sketch of Stewart L. Beek for ancestral history.)

William J. Beck attended the public schools of Red Lion hundred and the Dela- ware City Academy. Until he was twenty years old he remained at home assisting his father in the cultivation of his large farm. Then he went to Philadelphia and learned butchering. A year after he had acquired the trade, he returned to Red Lion hundred and conducted a meat shop in Delaware City for three years. Then he removed to his father's farm and remained there until 1894, in which year he leased the Colburn farm of 160 acres and carried on a dairy on a large scale, having on the tract as many as twenty- fivecows. In 1895 he was madesuperintendent and manager of the Colburn tract of 1,600 acres, and of the creamery in Delaware City. Hle has many responsibilities for a young man, but acquits himself with the ability which comes from experience, study, and in- dustry. Ile is enterprising and progressive, popular as a business man, and a genial com- panion. Mr. Beck is a member of Old Glory Council, No. 12, Jr. O. U. A. M., and of Del- aware City Conclave, No. 300, I. O. H. He was assessor of Red Lion hundred for two years. Mr. Beck is a Republican.

In 1878, in Delaware City, William J. Beck was married to Lillie K., daughter of Frank and Annie E. (Craig) Stewart, born in Red Lion hundred. They had one child, who died in infancy. Mrs. Lillie K. Beck died in 1879, and was buried in the Delaware City cemetery. She was a member of the M. E. church. In Mickleton, N. J., in 1882, William J.Beck married Lillie May, daughter of Ed- ward and Jane Clark, born in Gloucester county, N. J. Their children are: I. Clark, at home; II. Etta May, died in infancy Mrs. Lillie May Beck died February 13, 1888, and was buried in Clarksburg, N. J. Mr. Beck married as his third wife, in October, 1893, Harriet J., daughter of Dr. Thomas T. and Lucy Amanda (Rowe) Vail, born in Red Lion hundred, near Delaware City. They have one child, William Thomas. Mr. Beck and family attend the M. E. church of Dela- ware City.

Thomas T. Vail, father of Mrs. William J. Beck, was born near MeDonough, St. George's hundred, Del., October 27, 1841. Ile is the oldest of seven children born to John and Harriet (Smith) Vail, both of them life- long residents of St. George's hundred. Af-

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ter Thomas T. Vail had completed his studies in the public schools of MeDonough, he worked on his father's farm until he was twenty-one years old. During this time he had acquired a knowledge of veterinary sur- gery under the instructions of Dr. Selden, of Odessa, and Prof. Gonig. In 1862, he leased a farm in St. George's hundred for five years.

In 1867 he came to Delaware City, and has since that year practiced his profession exclu- sively, except for a period of seven years, dur- ing which he operated the Reybold mill in Delaware City. He has been successful in his profession, and is popular throughout Red Lion hundred. Mr. Vail is a member of the National Lodge, No. 32, I. O. O. F., and is a Republican, but not an office seeker. Dr. Vail was married in 1862, near MeDonough! to Luey, daughter of William Rowe, born in St. George's hundred. Their children are: I. Katharine (Mrs. Charles S. Wingate), of Wilmington; II. Harriet J. ( Mrs. William J. Beck), of Red Lion hundred; III. Bertha (Mrs. O. B. Wingate); Mr. Wingate is rail- road agent at Delaware City. Two children died in infancy. Dr. Vail and family are members of the P. E. church.

GEORGE H. SWAIN, P. O. St! George's, New Castle county, Del., son of Hudson D. and Sarah (Vaughn) Swain, was born near Georgetown, Sussex county, Del., August 2, 1853.

Mr. Swain comes of a family of farmers. His grandfather, William Swain, was a na- tive of Sussex county, and a farmer, owning and cultivating a tract of land near George- town. Ile was a Democrat. His children are: I. John B., of Georgetown, Sussex county; II. Hudson D .; III. Gillie K., of Harring- ton; IV. Lavinia; V. Anderson; VI. Spencer. Mr. Swain and his wife died on their farmi and were interred in the family burial place on the farm. They were members of the ME. E. church.

"Hudson D." Swain was born on the' home- stead in Sussex county, and remained there until his marriage, when he leased the heigh- boring Vaughn farm. His death occurred on this farm and was caused by the falling of a tree upon him. In political affairs, he followed in his father's footsteps and voted the Demo- cratic ticket. ' Hudson D. Swain married Sarah, the daughter of Nathaniel Vaughn,

of the vicinity of Georgetown. Mr. Vaughn was a prominent farmer and land owner of Sussex county. Mr. and Mrs. Swain had chil- dren: 1. Mary (Mrs. John Swain). of Wil- mington, deceased; II. Nathaniel William, died in Frederica, Del .; III. George II .; IV. Sarah Elizabeth (Mrs. Joseph Martin), of Milford, Del., deceased. Mr. Swain died in 1857 and was buried in the Swain graveyard on the homestead. He was a member of the M. E. church. His widow afterward married" Martin B. Russel, of near Georgetown, and died near Laurel. She was buried in the Swain family graveyard. She was a member of the M. E. church, and an estimable woman.

George H. Swain was only four years old when his father died. He remained with his mother until he reached the age of seven years, and then went to his uncle, Spencer Swain, on the homestead. For six years he resided with this relative, receiving for his labor his clothing and boarding, but few chances of attending school and scanty indul- gence. When he reached his thirteenth year, he left his uncle's house and went as far north as Middletown, New Castle county, where he obtained employment as a farm laborer. In that vicinity he worked for different farmers for ten years. In 1876, he removed to the Mifflin farm of 200 acres, where he was over- seer for two years, after which he leased and cultivated it for fifteen years. In 1893, he rented the Craver farm of 192 acres, in Red Lion hundred and there raises abundant crops of grain and fine herds of cattle. Mr. Swain is a member of National Lodge, No. 32, I. O. O. F .; of St. George's Lodge, A. O. U. W., and of Old Glory Council, No. 12, Jr. O. U. A. M., of Delaware City. ITe is a Democrat. Mr. Swain is highly respected for the ambi- tion and industry which he displayed when thrown upon his own resources in youth, and which have brought him prosperity.

In Middletown, in 1872, George II. Swain was married to Helena, daughter of Benja- min and Caroline (Waters) Joseph. She was born in Millsborough and was one of a family of eight children. Her parents were natives of Sussex county. Mr. and Mrs. Swain have children as follows: I. Cora Lee (Mrs. Eu- gene Grabett), of Appoquinimink hundred; IT. Henry Woodward, farmer, married Dor- othy Fremp; III. Ella Belle (Mrs. William Hammond), of New Castle hundred; IV.

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Georgiana, at home; V, Mattie, Elmo, at home; VI. Mary Gertrude; VII. Catharine Blanche; VIII. Harmon Woodward; , IX, Malcolm Edwin; X. Elsie Maude. Mr. Swain and family attend the M. E. church.

JOIIN C. STUCKERT, St. .. George's, New Castle county, Del., son of William M. and Olivia (Cazier) Stuckert, was born in Red Lion hundred, New Castle county, Del., October 26, 1851.

The Stuckert family is an old and influent- ial one in Pennsylvania, and is of German de- scent. John Stuckert, great-grandfather of John C. Stuckert, was born in Germantown, Pa. Ilis parents came to this country from Germany, and he received both | an English and German education. He learned baking when a young man, and carried on this trade for many years; was a careful but enterpris- ing business man, and amassed a large for- tune. He was among the foremost in public matters, and a controlling factor in the busi- ness and social life of his town ... He was a Federalist. John Stuckert married, and had children as follows: I. Elizabeth (Mrs. Prof. Luther Stevor), whose son, Prof, Stevor, was a member of the Faculty of Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, Pa., about the time of the Civil War; IL George, an officer of the City Troop of Philadelphia, under Captain Cadwalader, during the war of 1812; III. Henry, druggist of Philadelphia; IV. Susan (Mrs. John Taylor); V. Catharine,. married Rev. John Smaltz, of the Lutheran church ; VI. William. All of these children received a liberal education, and attained positions of responsibility and influence. Mr. Stuckert died in Germantown and was buried in the Lutheran graveyard. He was a member of the Lutheran church.

William Stuckert, grandfather of John C. Stuckert, was born in Germantown. He re- ceived a good English and German education, and studied pharmacy. For several years he conducted a drug store in Philadelphia and afterwards removed to Baltimore, Md., and established an extensive wholesale drug business. His standing in the "Monumental City" as a merchant and a cultured gentleman was deservedly high. Politically he was a Whig. William Stuckert married in Phila- delphia, Amelia C., the daughter of John Martiaque, born in Baltimore. Mr Mar-

tiaque was a native of France, who came to this country to aid the colonists in their strug- gle for liberty. Mr. and Mrs. Stuckert had chil- dren: I. Susan (Mrs. Lewis P. Ellison), both she and her husband are deceased; II. John, died in California; III. Thomas, deceased; IV. Mary, deceased; V. William M. Mr. Stuckert died in Baltimore, and was buried in Greenmount cemetery, in that city. He was a member of the Lutheran church. Mrs. Stuckert married again, her second husband being James Fisher, of Kent county, Md. She died in 1862, and was buried in Balti- more. She was a member of the R. C. church.

William M. Stuckert, father of John C. Stuckert, was born in Baltimore, April 24, 1828. Ilis father died when the boy was very young. He attended the public schools of Baltimore, Kent county, Md., and Pencader hundred, New Castle county, Del. In his early youth, his home was with his brother-in- law, Lewis P. Ellison, in Pencader hundred, on whose farm he spent three years. In 1849, he leased a farm in St. George's hundred. A year later he removed to Red Lion hundred, and rented the Belville tract of 198 acres. In 1872, he purchased this farm for $2,900, and made extensive improvements upon it. He remained until 1892, when he disposed of the land and came to St. George's. Here he now resides, in one of the ornate dwelling houses of the town, which he erected at a cost of $5,000. Mr.Stuckert has served as school com- missioner of Red Lion hundred, was deputy United States marshal under Colonel Wilmer during the Civil War, and an enrolling clerk, and was also Deputy United States Marshal under Marshal McMullen during President Harrison's administration. His political opin- ions long ago led him into the Republican party, for the success of which he has been an energetic worker. On January 24, 1850, in Pencader hundred, William M. Stuckert mar- ried Olivia A., daughter of the late John Ca- zier, born in Pencader hundred. Their chil- dren are: I. John C .; II. William, died in infancy; III. William, 2, died in infancy; IV. Elizabeth, wife of Rev. Dr. Henry Rumer, of Parkersburg, W. Va .; V. Henry S., of Kan- sas. Mr. and Mrs. Stuckert reside in Red Lion hundred, and are popular leaders in so- ciety .. They are members of the Presbyterian church.

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Biographical and genealogical history of the state of Delaware, Vol. I, Part 67

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co Publication date: 1899 Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa. Number of Pages: 1482

Author: Runk, J.M. & Co
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chambersburg, Pa.
Number of Pages: 1482