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Alvin Roy, who was born October 6, 1880.
F. S. ALDRICH, Wyanet, is the son of Warner M. and Fidelia (Eddy) Aldrich, and was born June 1, 1824. His parents were natives of Rhode Island, but were among the earliest settlers in Steuben County, N. Y., where our subject was born. His early life was spent in his native county, farming in summer and lumbering in winter. In 1854 he immigrated to Bureau County and has since lived on his present farm of 190 acres, which was first settled by John Yearnshaw. Mr. Aldrich is one of the oldest settlers now liv- ing on the west of Bureau Creek. He was married December 3, 1851, at Thurston, N. Y., to Miss Martha Mowry, born March 5, 1829, a daughter of Rev. George Mowry. Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich have nine children, viz .: Nancy C., born April 5, 1853; Charles E., born August 12, 1854; Jerome, born July 22, 1856; Rosetta F., born October 9, 1858; Adaline C., born November 2, 1860; Otis W., born February 5, 1863; Ora W., born Febru- ary 2. 1865; M. Edith, born March 15, 1868, Mattie F., born July 7, 1870. In politics Mr. Aldrich has thus far been identified with the Republican party. For about twenty years he has been a member of the Masonic lodge of Wyanet.
JASHUB W. ALDRICH, Arispe, was born July 30, 1850, in Bureau County. Ill., to which his parents, Verry and Ruth (Mowrey) Aldrich, came in the fall of 1845. Verry Aldrich was born February 7, 1807, in Smith- field, Providence Co., R. I., where he was a farmer and carpenter till 1844, when he came to Hennepin, Ill., and the following fall came to Arispe Township, this county, where he bought 160 acres of land in Section 23. He was a successful farmer and fine stock-raiser, and at the time of his death, April 1, 1882, he owned 300 acres of land. The grandparents of our subject were Amasa and Urania Aldrich. The former was born August 15, 1783, and died October 6, 1825. The latter was born June 21, 1785; she died May 10, 1845. They were the parents of nine children. The mother of our subject is yet living. She was born November 13, 1805, in Smithfield, R. I. She is the mother of ten children, viz .: Burgess; Susan, de- ceased; Nathan, deceased; Oliver; Mrs.
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Amanda Yarrington ; Sarah,deceased; Thomas, who was killed at the battle of Belmont, Mo .; Harriet; Jashub W. The latter continues his father's occupation, and has a herd of twenty-tive thoroughbred cattle; among them are Victoria and Red Rose. Mr. Aldrich was married February 4, 1884, to Miss Mary E. Borop, who was born December 22, 1847, in this county. She is a daughter of Niles and Elizabeth (Hoover) Borop, the former a native of Denmark, the latter of New York State.
SULLIVAN ALDRICH, Wyanet, was born in Providence County, R. I., December 29, 1837. He remained in his native State, attending school, etc., till 1855, when he came to Bureau County, Ill., and has since made this county his home. The first year he worked with his brother, who had bought a farm near Wyanet, but the second year he began for himself in farming. He gave his attention to farming and dealing in stock till December 1, 1879, when he invested in the lumber business in Wyanet. November, 1882, he removed from the farm to Wyanet. Mr. Aldrich's life has been one of activity and of success. He now owns in this town- ship over 800 acres of land. Mr. Aldrich is also a contractor on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, he having the con- tract to change the course of Bureau Creek in Section 35 of this township. In politics he is identified with the Republican party, and for six years was Supervisor of Wyanet Township. He has taken the degrees of Masonry to that of Knight Templar. De- cember 11, 1859, Mr. Aldrich was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Mowry, who was born in Steuben County, N. Y., October 20, 1839. Mrs. Aldrich is the mother of the following-named children: Lucy M., born November 25, 1860; Silas N., born Septem- ber 20, 1862, died September 14, 1863; Ber- tha, born October 1, 1864, died August 24, 1867; Laura G., born April 12, 1867; J. Roscoe, born November 24, 1869; Howard G., born June 22, 1872; Myra Anna, December 24, 1874. Lucy was married to William Reynolds November 16, 1882, and has one son, Harley Clyde, born September 27, 1883. Sullivan Aldrich is the son of Simon and Anna H. (Daniels) Aldrich. The father was
born February 10, 1794, and the mother February 8, 1803, and were married October 6, 1825. They died in Rhode Island. Of their family of children, Andrew lives in New York City; Pliny in Fairmount, Neb. ; Lucy, wife of John Royce, resides in Sutton, Neb .; Phebe, wife of Ornando Vose, lives at Cum- berland Hill, R. I .; Sullivan, our subject; and Anna I. Aldrich is a teacher in Woon- socket, R. I. Mrs. Sullivan Aldrich is the daughter of George and Nancy (Jack) Mowry. The father was born April 19, 1804, in Rhode Island, but the mother was born in Mary- land, October 25, 1806. In 1841 they re- moved from New York State to Putnam County, Ill., and in 1850 to Bureau County, where they now reside. He is a minister of the Quaker faith. They are the parents of nine children, eight of whom are now living, viz .: Martha, wife of F. S. Aldrich, of Bureau County; Jesse, of Wyanet; Thomas, a farm- er in Bureau Township; George, in Wyanet; Robert, of Montgomery County, Kan .; Mrs. Sullivan Aldrich; Welcome, of Tama County, Iowa, and Nancy, wife of Webster Moses, of Minnesota.
ELISHA ALLEN, Lamoille, is a native of Warren County, N. J., where he was born October, 1818. His parents, James and Sarah (Groff) Allen, were natives of New Jersey, where they died. The mother was of German extraction and grandfather Allen was also of German descent. Our subject was reared in his native State, where he fol- lowed farming till he came to the West. which was in March, 1871. He bought a farm two miles northeast of Princeton, Bureau Co., Ill., which he sold in 1876 and then bought a farm of 124 acres in Lamoille Township, where he now resides. Mr. Allen was married October 3, 1840, in New Jersey, to Elizabeth Lake, who was born January 18, 1820, in the above State. She was a daughter of John and Sarah (Pettie) Lake, who were also natives of New Jersey. Mr. and Mrs. Allen are the parents of the follow- ing children: John, a resident of New Jer- sey; Sarah F. and Lydia are deceased; Mrs. Mary C. Norton, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Jane, deceased; James A., of Iowa; Imla L .; Mrs. Rebecca S. Trimmer, of Kansas; Will- iam M., Mancious H. and Adeline. Mrs.
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Allen is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Allen is identified with the Democratic party.
JOSEPH ALLEN, Clarion, who is the subject of the following biography, was born May 21, 1813, in Hampshire County, Mass. His parents, Samuel and Elizabeth (Davis) Allen, were both natives of Massachusetts, where they died. They reared a family of three boys and three girls, viz .: Persis, Sally, Lucy, Davenport, Joseph and David. Of these, only Mrs. Lucy Rodes, David and Joseph Allen are yet living. The Allen family in America is of English extraction and were prominent among the pioneers of New England. Our subject was reared and educated in his native State, where he farmed till April, 1836, when he emigrated and came to Bureau County, Ill. After one year's resi- dence west of Princeton, he came to Lamoille Township, and made a claim on Section 18, consisting of 120 acres which he bought as soon as the land came into market. Owing to his untiring perseverance and industry, Mr. Allen was enabled to buy more land, and at present owns 600 acres in his homestead, 160 acres in the northwest part of the county and 200 acres in Ford County, besides other securities. He has been a successful farmer and stockman and a self-made man in every respect. And to-day, in the evening of his life, surrounded by many friends who know him to respect and revere him, we are glad to place him among our wealthiest citizens of Bureau County.
MARK ANDERSON, Macon, was born in Bedford County, Penn., October 23, 1831. He is the son of Samuel and Mar- garet (Tygart) Anderson. The father was born in Maryland and was the son of William Anderson, a native of Scotland. The mother was of Irish descent, her parents being na- tives of the Emerald Isle. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Anderson were the parents of ten children, but only the following now sur- vive: Thomas, a resident of Nebraska; Mark, our subject; Mrs. Susan Wible, of Fulton County, Penn. and Porter Anderson, also of Fulton County, Penn. In 1856 Mark Anderson came to Bureau County, Ill., and bought eighty acres of his present farm and began its improvement, it be-
ing at that time open prairie land. He now owns 200 acres of land and gives his at- tention to stock raising. He was reared on a farm and has made farming his oc- cupation during life. He was married in Bedford County, Penn., in April, 1853, to Wealthy Horton, a daughter of Thomas I. and Sarah (Foster) Horton, natives of Penn- sylvania. They removed to Bureau County, Ill., and the father died here; the mother yet survives. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are the parents of seven children, viz .: Uphamy J., wife of Frank Henderson, of this county, a native of New England; Margaret, wife of Neal Anderson, a native of Canada, now of Buda; Allen, of Buda; Sarah E., Lyman T. Samuel and Hugh, at home. In politics Mr. Anderson is identified with the Republican party.
E. B. ANTHONY, Indiantown, was born August 9, 1841, in Providence, Bureau Co., Ill. His father, Alfred Anthony, was born October 31, 1815, in Rhode Island. The great- grandfather of our subject, Isaac Anthony, Sr., was also a native of Rhode Island, where he died. His son, Isaac Anthony, Jr., was born and died there. The latter was a Captain in the war of 1812. He married Nancy Fish, who was the mother of nine children that reached maturity. Of these Al- fred was the youngest. He came here with the Providence colony, and was married here to Mary A. Cushing, a daughter of Caleb Cushing. She is the mother of six children now living, viz. : Edward B., the subject of this biography; Charles R., Mrs. Emily F. Dexter, Mrs. Josephine R. Griswold, wife of Dr. Griswold, of Memphis, Tenn .; George A. and Willie H. Anthony. Our subject re- ceived a common school education in his native county. In the fall of 1867, he went to Ottawa, and the spring following to Chi- cago, where he clerked in a wholesale mil- linery store about seven years. After this he went to Peoria, where he clerked in a wholesale notion store, also acting as com- mercial traveler. Of late years he has been keeping a general store in Providence and is also Postmaster. Mr. Anthony was married here, October 15, 1865, to Anna Patterson, who was born April 13, 1844, in South Bend, Ind. Her parents were William H. and
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Mary M. (McMurry) Patterson. Religiously Mr. and Mrs. Anthony are connected with the Baptist Church in Buda, Ill.
GEORGE ANTHONY, Wyanet. Jacob Anthony was born in Sussex County, N. J., May 4, 1808. Since he was thirteen years old he has made his own way in life, for many years working in foundries and iron works. After his marriage in 1828 he lived most of the time in Morris County, and for some time was teaming in New York City. He afterward bought a farm in Rox- bury Township, Morris Co., N. J., and re- mained there till 1850, when he sold out and came to Bureau County, and settled on his present farm when there were but two cabins in sight. He now owns 135 acres of land, which 'he has obtained through hard work, having always been obliged to depend on himself. He was married in New Jersey, March 24, 1828, to Sally Tapin; she was born October 13, 1810, in the same neigli- borhood as her husband. They have two children: Martin T. in Adair County, Iowa, and George, of this county. George An- thony was born in Morris County, N. J., August 29, 1832. His early life was spent on a farm in his native county, where he ob- tained his education in the common schools. He came to Bureau County in 1850, and has since resided in Wyanet Township, and given his attention to farming and stock- growing. He was married Angust 31, 1858, to Mary A. Krieger, who was born in Hunt- ingdon County, Penn., August 26, 1841; she came to this county in March, 1855, with her parents, George and Susan (Miller) Krieger, natives of Pennsylvania. They now reside in Lewis, Cass Co., Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony have nine children, viz .: Charles W., born August 27, 1860; Frederick, born June 28, 1862; John, born January 28, 1864; Abby J., born October 11, 1865; Emma, born November 25, 1867; Henry, born Jan- uary 10, 1870; Laura, born September 18, 1872; Nellie, born November 8, 1875; George E., born July 8, 1877; Mr. Anthony settled on his present farm in 1867; he now owns 380 acres, the result of hard work. In pol- itics he is a stanch Republican.
JOHN ARMSTRONG, Neponset, was born February 17, 1836, in Newcastleton, Roxboro.
shire, Scotland. His father, Wm. Armstrong, was also a native of Scotland, where he died. He was an active member of the Presbyter- ian Church, and a mason by occupation. The grandfather of our subject, John Arm- strong, Sr., was a native of Scotland, where his ancestors had resided several centuries, they being one of the first families in the realm, and are honorably mentioned in the history of Scotland as ardent supporters of the Scottish crown. (See Scottish Chiefs). The mother of our subject, Margaret Telfor, is a native of Scotland, where she yet re- sides. She is the mother of seven children, viz .: Hannah, Elizabeth, Mrs. Mary Turn- bull (now a resident of Stark County, Ill.), John (our subject), James, William, and Walter, a resident of Page County, Iowa. The other children are yet living in Scot- land. Our subject was educated in his na- tive country, where he learned and followed the mason's trade for six years, after which he farmed. In 1856 he came to Stark County, Ill., where he worked three years for one man, and then commenced to farm for him- self in Neponset Township, Bureau County, where he bought eighty acres in Section 32, and now owns 160 acres. He was married here June 6, 1867. to Ellen Hall, born June 10, 1844, in Scotland. She is a daughter of William and Mary (Scott) Hall, who are the parents of William Hall, Andrew Hall and Mrs. Ellen Armstrong, who is the mother of eight children, viz. : William H., Mary M., Charley W., Henry J., Jane, Ellen, Etta M., and an infant son. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong are members of the United Presbyterian Church of America. He is a Republican, and a self-made man in every respect, as he came to the United States without means.
WILLIAM ARNETT. The subject of this biography is one of our oldest settlers in Neponset Township; he was born July 16, 1826, in Leppington, Yorkshire, England. His grandfather, William Arnett, Sr., was a native of England and a farmer by occupa- tion. His parents, John and Mary (Midgler) Arnett, were also farmers and natives of England, where they died. They were the parents of four children: Mrs. Elizabeth Rawntree, Thomas, John, and William, our subject. The two oldest children are yet
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living in England. John came to Neponset Township with his brother William; he lived here about twenty-seven years, and then re- moved to Tama County, Iowa, where he farms on a large scale. Our subject landed in Ne- ponset Township May 12, 1849; the following year he bought 160 acres of land in Section 21, where he now resides. In 1865 he visited England, where he was married May 5, 1866, returning to the United States the same year. He married Elizabeth Muncaster, born March 6, 1840, in Fulford, near York, Yorkshire, England. Her parents, Thomas and Mary (Midgley) Muncaster. were natives of En- gland, where they died. Mrs. Arnett is the mother of four children, viz .: Thomas A., born February 26, 1867; Mary I., born An- gust 14, 1869; William A., born May 25, 1871; and John V., born June 27, 1881. Mrs. Arnett has two brothers, John and Will- iam Muncaster, in York County, Neb .; a brother and sister, Alfred and Isabell, in New South Wales, Australia; and two sis- ters, Mary and Jane, yet living in England. Politically, Mr. Arnett is a Democrat.
THOMAS AUGHEY, Lamoille, was born in County Meath, Ireland, in 1835. He is a son of Christopher and Bridget (Wood) Aughey, both natives of Ireland, and now residents of Ohio Township, in this county. They are the parents of the following chil- dren: Mrs. Mary Gould, of Oxford, Iowa, Thomas Aughey, Mrs. Bridget McGuire, and Jane Aughey. Our subject came to the United States with his parents in the fall of 1847. He landed in New Orleans, and the next spring came to Bureau County, Ill., where his parents first settled west of Dennis Driscoll. In Lamoille Township Mr. Aughey now owns a fine farm of 240 acres, most of which was improved by himself. He was married here to Jane Finley, who is the mother of Thomas, Henry C., Edmond, Blanche, and Henrietta Aughey. Mr. and Mrs. Aughey are members of the Catholic Church. Politically, he is identified with the Democratic party.
A. N. BACON, Princeton, was born May 5, 1815, in South Egremont, Berkshire Co., Mass. He is a son of Andrew Bacon, who was born 1791 in Canaan, Conn. He died 1875 in Egremont, Mass. He was a farmer
by occupation, and was married to Clarissa Vosburgh, who was born in Sheffield, Mass. She died in 1828, in Egremont. aged thirty- eight years. She was the daughter of Henry Vosburgh, and was the mother of six children, viz .: Henry V., Amos N., Milton H. (de- ceased), Mrs. Amelia C. Hull, Porter A. and Audrew U, (deceased). Mr. Andrew Bacon was married a second time to Betsey Bron- son. She was the mother of two children, viz. : Mrs. Nancy J. Potts and John Bacon. Our subject received a common school educa- tion in his native town, but is mainly self educated. In early life he was a farmer by occupation, and has always followed that pursuit. In 1838 he came to Bureau County, Ill., where he bought land in Sec- tion 3, and yet resides. He was joined in matrimony in this county May 9, 1841, to Julia A. Harris, who was born January 11, 1824, in Harrisville, Medina Co., Ohio. Her parents were Ebenezer and Lucy (Law- rence) Harris, who were natives of Connecti- cut. Mrs. Bacon is the mother of the fol- lowing children, viz .: Coridan H., Mary L., Clinton V. (deceased), Ernest W., Herman L. (deceased), Alida M. and Harry E. Mr. and Mrs. Bacon are members of the Presby- terian Church. The former is an active member of the "Princeton Academy of Sci- ence." During the war he was a member of "Union League." Although Mr. Bacon may not have reached the acme as a speaker or writer, yet to his credit it must be said that he has always striven for the advancement of good instead of evil.
G. H. BACON, Indiantown. The Yellow- stone National Park, with its many attrac- tions, is well known to our citizens, but few know the fact that the subject of this biog- raphy was one of the discoverers of that wonderland. Mr. Bacon was born May 4, 1838, in Amanda Township, Hancock Co., Olio. His father, Harvey Bacon, was a na- tive of Candor Township, Tioga Co., N. Y., born April 9, 1806. He died January 19, 1883, in Tiskilwa. He was a successful farmer, an Abolitionist and a school teacher ju early life. He fostered education and filled school offices. The grandfather of our subject, Eli Bacon, was born 1778, in Con- necticut. He died 1854 in Bureau County,
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to which he came in 1847. His father was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and died in the terrible prison ships in Wallabout Bay. The mother of our subject, Betsey A. Robin- inson, was born in Barton, Orleans Co., Vt. She is a daughter of Joel and Celia (Whit- aker) Robinson, who died in New York. Mrs. Betsey Bacon survives her husband, and is now living in Tiskilwa. She is the mother of four children, viz .: George H., Mrs. Mary J. Harsh, Charles H. and Seymore A. Our subject was educated in Bureau County, aud reared on the farm. In the spring of 1863 he went West, passing through Denver and Salt Lake City till he reached Virginia City in Montana Territory, where he mined, and was also engaged in the stock business for a period of nearly uine years. During that time he traveled over a great part of the Northwest. In the fall of 1863 he, with a party of thirty men, discovered the geysers, solfataras, etc., in the Yellowstone Park, which remained unknown to the out- side world till the fall of 1869, when Mr. Bacon acted as guide to a party of forty- eight men, consisting of the Governor, two Chief Justices, tourists, artists and reporters, who circulated the news of the wonderful discovery. In 1864 Mr. Bacon participated in one of the most noted events in the history of the Territory, namely, the extermination of Henry Plummer's noted band of road agents by the Vigilantes. While Superin- tendent of Mines and acting as amalgama- tor he was also interested in the stock busi- ness, and after an absence of nine years, which were full of adventure, he returned to his old home, where he now has a farm of 240 acres. He was married June 17, 1875, to Elizabeth R. Phelps, who was born Sep- tember 4, 1838, in Sharon, Medina Co., Ohio. She is a daughter of Cicero and Betsey (Crane) Phelps. To Mr. and Mrs. Bacon four children, now living, were born, viz. : Cicero Phelps, J. Harvey, George Arthur and Grace E. Politically Mr. Bacon is Independ- ent. He is also an A. F. & A. M., Sharon Lodge, No. 550, and with his esteemed wife is an active member of the Congregational Church.
P. C. BACON, Indiantown, was born All- gust 24, 1856, in Senachwine Township, Put-
nam Co., Ill. His father, Emory Bacon, was a native of Ohio. He fought bravely in the late war, and died in the hospital at Memphis, Tenn. He was married to Susan L. Ash, who died in Putnam County. She was the mother of three children, who are now living and whom she reared after her husband had offered up his life on the altar of his country. The names of the children are: Paul Clifford, Joseph Chauncy and Maud Bacon. Our subject was educated at the State Normal University. He came to this county in 1877, and bought 160 acres of land. The last four years he has been engaged in the cheese business. He was married Feb- ruary 7, 1877, to Mary E. Dorr, a native of this county. She is the mother of two chil- dren, viz .: Edgar D., born October 29, 1880, and Jessie M., born August 27, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Bacon are members of the Congre- gational Church. He is a Republican, au A. F. and A. M. and I. O. O. F.
D. D. BAILEY, Berlin, was born in Bel- mont County, Ohio, June 20, 1838. His parents, Wyatt and Maranda (Wooten) Bai- ley, were both natives of Virginia, but had removed to Ohio in early life, and were among the pioneers of that State. The father died there in October, 1851, and the mother died in August, 1861, in Wisconsin. Our subject was reared on a farm and educated in the public schools, and Academy of Barnes- ville, Ohio. At the age of eighteen years he began teaching in his native county, and con- tinued till he came to Bureau County in 1859. September 17, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, Fifty-second Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Col. Isaac Wilsou. He was mustered in as First Sergeant of the company, and promoted to the captaincy May 10, 1862. He remained in the service till October 24, 1864, and was mustered out at Rome, Ga. The first battle he took part in was at Pittsburg Landing; he was also engaged in the siege and battle of Corinth, Iuka, Atlanta, etc. After leaving the army Mr. Bailey again engaged in teach- ing, in Lamoille, Malden and vicinity, until May, 1878, when he entered the firm of J. James & Co., in the grain business in Mal- den. Mr. Bailey was married in Monroe County, Ohio, February, 1859, to Miss Isa- bella Chaddock, born in Jefferson County,
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Ohio, February 25, 1842. She is the daugh- ter of Richard and Eliza (Nicholson) Chad. dock, both natives of Baltimore County, Ind., where the father was born December 24, 1805, and his wife September 4, 1808. They came to Bureau County in 1864, and are now resi- dents of Malden. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have two children living and two dead, viz: Ida, born November 15, 1859, died May 13, 1860; David M., born April 23, 1861, died March 25, 1881; Everett H., born May 28, 1862, a resident of Lincoln, Neb .; May, born Octo- ber 22, 1868. In politics Mr. Bailey has been a Republican until recently, but is now identified with the Prohibition party. He is a member of I. O. G. T., of Malden, and of A. F. & A. M., Lamoille Lodge, No. 383.
JOHN W. BAILEY, Princeton, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 15, 1830. He is the son of William S. and Caroline A. (Withnall) Bailey. William S. Bailey is a native of Massachusetts, but in childhood re- moved West with his family, and settled in Ohio, and there he was married. At the age of eleven years, after having spent five years in the common schools, John W. Bailey com- menced as "devil boy" in a Cincinnati job office, where he remained until he had thoroughly mastered the jobbing trade; and in the meantime had begun to write sketches for the daily papers of the city. Mr. Bailey then became connected with various daily pa- pers of Cincinnati as a reporter and news edit- or; next assisted in establishing a Republican paper in Indiana, and in 1858 became a half owner of the Tiffin, Ohio, Tribune. His in- terest in this he sold in 1860, and became a one-third owner of the Daily Toledo Commer- cial. In 1863 Mr. Bailey purchased the Bureau County Republican, and has since resided at Princeton (see chapter on the press). In early life he was identified with the Abo- lition party, and also with the " underground railroad" business, and as he lived on the dividing line, he relates many incidents con- nected with the work which would read well in romance. He cast his first vote for Gen. Winfield Scott, in 1852, while strongly syn- pathizing with the Free Soil party under the lead of John P. Hull, realizing full well that either Scott or Pierce would be the choice of the people. He vigorously opposed the re-
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