Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 117

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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Tho first selilemeul in the county irus the Elins Cox sviitement, in the Ilow Polyh, on How Creek

The noxt was the John Panther selilemont, near Jonesville ; and Ibo thiril The Duvid Deitz selflement, near the present location of Columbus.

In 1820, tho following settlers came with their families : Nolhan Carter, Isnne Galo, James Gilbrith, John Davis, Daniel Willis, Joel Neirsom, Jesse Rudiliek nod his brothers William and John, Benjamin Whittington, Joseph Inn Melvr, Aaron Abboll, Jereminh Brown, John Beek, Jucoh Honsyr, Joel Minskal, F. I. Crump, I. Steembarger and Thoning Essex. The last Three mentioned seltled with Deitz, nenr The present loention of Columbus

During the year 1819, Allon Wilson, Joslinn Meineen, John Conner nul Tunis Quick muile a sofflement upon Flot Rnek 1'reek, len miles northeast of Columbus. Tunis Quick is still living.

The three Newsoin brothers, Daniel, Diwid and Willis, with John Hull and Samuel Richardson, made The first settlement in tho southeastern porl of the county.

William S. Jones iyns about the first sefflor in flint part of the county betiveen Friftivooil and Pint Rock I'rrek, called German Township.

Mr. Jones was born in kentucky, in 1790, and svitled on the furm on which he now lires, in 1920.

Eli J'ence, S H. Stivaburger and Benjamin Irwin come during the satur year

Nome reporty nifirm that the first selfloment Ingilo in the couuly was in the present Ohio Township, by A. Ii. Nopp, irho, it is soid, seltled there in 1811. Bul this is very donldfnl, as il ius Iwo years before the treaty al $1 Mary's, and at a time when the fullinns hind exclusive control of this section of the country

During the year 1820, settlers vano in rery fost ; nnil it would he heyouil the design of the present ivriting In attempt to nome them.

By the month of May, 1821, there were 378 tax payers in The contil), only one of which 378 hnd o gold wynleh. Highleeu of them bnd silrer inteles. The owner of the gall wilch was John Linsey, the County Agent.

But Tivo of the 378 huil n wagon. These were John Pence und Juht Fowler There Ivos hol & I wo- wheeled vehicle in the cannty. Highly-que of them had no horevs.

Twenty of flvn bibl oxen, oil four of tho Iwenly had but ono cuch ; but Itro of the Iwenty more than Iwo, theso livo having muur oxen enoh. For The Irnth of this, citizens are referred to the certifiente delivered lo tho Connly Trenunrer by tho Sherill, of the Ath ilny of Inne, 1821. The daenmient is in the County Amlilor's office. This is the showing of The oul- fil Bartholomew County hnd when organiard, in 1821

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The first Coroner's hill paid by the county was five dollars. H 1van allouel Johu l'orker, August 13th, 1822, fur holling an Inquest over the boily of Samuel Murphy, ilecensed.

The total amount of taxes for the year 1821 iras $882.25.

lohn Linsey ins licensed to keep the first forry in the county, March (9th, 1821 ; nad, the same yenr, Joseph Cox built the pioneer mill of the counly, on Inis Creek.

In 182], Matthew Rediviuce and Noney Pitchor were married, their license heing the first oldinined in Tho conuly.

Three years afterivard, Elizabeth Young procureil a divorce from her hushanıl, George Young, un the ground of abandonment.

In 1828, o mob onmeil Wilson ereeteil n brick house in lho county sent ; und. in the full of Ihnt year, Frank Crumpt, now President of The First National Itunk, minde six cofhus per day fur seven weeks.

The peuple were ilying from some disramp, enlled by them the " black tongue "

Mr. Frazier enine lo the county sent in 1812, wilh a small stock of gooils, groceries, ete,, unil npeneil n store in a stunll log house, which stood on Washington street, nenr the present location of the Bowlin House.

This sume your ( (812) marks the sul ent of nehnol privilegey; and, soun ufer, tho Methodists creeteil a church on Washington street, on grunud now occupied by the grocery nf John Brunner. The Key. . Joseph Fawcel, of this denominnlion, preacheil for them, having been their pastor, while Imavoling un This cirenil, in 1821.

Tho curliesl industry une a fouring-mill, erected in 1818, hy Whiteside K Ban fill.

At the session of the Circuit Court in 1821, a man named M. D. Herring- ton uns soniraced lo Ihto Stato prisou for cotminitting some mialemcanor, Anil in 1833, ocentred the only execution of criminals in this county. Tivo mrtt, nutneil Joues nud Herron, were executed by Sheriff Johu NeKinney. Jones for the killing of John Hny, and Herran for the umriler of his uncle, John Coleman. The gullaus stood a lille west of Jackson street, in the northern parl of lown. Ilath men expintrd their crimes at The same time. The first pinno brought to the county u'ns owned by Lawson L. Dunkin, the earliest newspaper elitor in Columbus. It was brought from Clark County in nl wagon, by T. C. Nngeon, in the year 1831.

ODIG INIZATION.

Bartholomew County irns organized nudler an net of The' Legislature of 1821, ntul named in honor of Gen. Joseph Bartholomew, of Clark County. The best court mel in the town of Coluiohus on Muutlay, April 8, 1822 l'his nas the Probute Court, presith,il orer by The Associute Judges, Jolin l'etice and Ephraim Arnolil. The first order of this court wrus to this effeet, that

Whereas, "On the 6th iluy of November, 1821, Nathan Richarilean ob- tuinel n letter of administration, to milminister on The estate of Charles Diin, deceaseil, of The coutety nf Delnienre, unul State of Iniliann, and as he appears and does not prodney a perfeel imentory of the sale of goods and clinttels. it is ordered saul Isiness be cetlinteil until the next term of snill court."

The first term of the Circuit Court met on the 18th day of October, 1822, the Associnte Juilges presiling. The members of the groml jury ivere : Jacub Houser, Jonb Gablenl, John Satulers, Robert Wilkinson, Darid Dates, Joshua MeQuin, William Muskell, Incob MeAdoo, Giles Mitchell, John Kel- ler, John Lee, William Rico, John Farque and Wooilson D. I'nrker.

The hrst county officers elected wvero : Filtraril Ballenger, Clerk uud Re- renler ; David Deitz, Trenquirer, und Neuton Jones, Sherill.

William W. Wick iss Judge of the Circuit Court, and the Commissioners u ere Jesse Rudiliek, Willintn Bubliek and Solomon Stout

The Inu yers admitted to practice low in the Circuit Court, were T'. Sweet- ser mint Daniel S. Bell. The firal indictment roturued hy The grand jury wny "Stute of Inilinnn ngaiust George Sunipter. Charge, nissanll nuil huttery."

The first enge tried irns State of Indintin ngaiust Jesse ludiliek, Soloman Stout und William Rullilick, County Commissioners. Charge, " Malfeasauce in offier." Tried by jury, and found " not guilty." April term, 1893. Judge Wick presiled first at this lerm. The seal of the fireuit Court was derised and nilopteil .April 24, 1829. The record does not ileserihe it, but says, "tho impression whereof is minde on The mainrgin." But if the im. pression wos orer made, il is onlirely effueril.

COUNTY ttithuisGy.

The first court house was built of logs, in 1821. The second one L'us built of hirick, on Jackson street, in 1829; afterwaril used for a feunder by Mr. Joseph Carr. The third court house was greeteil in IN3h, of hrick in the center of the public square. "This one remunineil until The present magnifi- conl edifico wus completeil. It was cominenced in 1871, and finished in 1974. unil cosl tho county $212,Atkt, With the oxcoption of those nt Iniliannpolis anıl Vincennes, il is the finest court house in The State.

The first juil was built of logs, in 1521. It stood about half way betiveen the center and the southeast corner of the public square. The second jail was built on or near Jackson street, in 1832. Its walls ivere double; the space hetireen the logs was filled with gravel, lined with henty onk plank. The third juil irns built of stone, in 1844 It iras on Walnut streel. The present juil and Sheriff's residence, on the southeast corner of tho muiblio squire, iras erceled in 1870, al o cost af $80,000.

COUNTI INSTITUTION'S

The poor form of llartholomew County contains 220 acres The pauper house is a frame bitililing. The farm residence is a tiro- story brick build- Ing. The tolal cust of all improvements in4 $6,000.

The ugricultural society of this county tras organized in 18ad. The first fir gromuls were locateil one mile north of Columbia. Through the inflit- ener uf Willimun Methiron, the gronudls were chungod lo n poiut one mile southeast of the city, in 1860. The President, in 1875, was Jneoch Davis, and the Secretary, lobu Lyl.

The present county officers are: Clerk, Gabriel E. Miller ; Auilitor, Silas S. Thompson ; Recoriler, David Stolu : Treasurer, John G Schwartzkopf, aud Sheriff, William B. Paris The County Cortmissioners are Jumes M. Henry, Juliox D. Ilummond and William It. Gant

The Julge of the Circuit Court is Juinun Henter, of Brown l'ounty. llis Indicinl theunit comprises the cottnties uf Bartholomew noil Brown.

TILI: COTATY 4XIT.

The art of the Legislature organizing Bartholomew County uppoinleil Willinn P Thompson, Edward K Morgan, John E Clark and James lamil- tun Comtin-sioners to soleet a location for the county sent. The presuut location War tho onu Brlecleil. They contrneteil with John Tipton for thirty acrey ef Innl in Secliny 24, Town It, Range h, fur $1,000, utul with Luke Boushe], for thinly upres in Section 26, Town 9, Rango 6, for $2,0MM), upun irhich In Iny oitl tho sent of justice. . lohu Newrinn was appointed County Agent to survey anil well the lots. lle wns ordoruil to milvertige Tho lata fur sale un the let itny of May, 1821. Il was then called " Tiplon." On the 20th of March, 1821, the name " Tipton" iras changed to Columbus. On the 14th duy nf Muy, 1×21, the County Agent uns remoreil, and John Dou ling t'as appointed in his place. Derling, as Agout, wohl the lots in Columbus He brgnu uilh selling Jot No. BU. Tho sale was upon the following terms : One- litth ensh, mul the balance iu hiro auuual payments, with a discount of eight per rent. Tur cash.

Columbus was incorporated ns a city uniler The general law in 1861 The city nius then divited into three wurde, and the following Conucilwien eleeteil: First Ward, Willimy Sh-Euen oud E T. Blankenship; Scconil

Waril, F. J. Crimin anil Henry 1 .. West ; Third Ward, Smunel llege aud lielmril Carter ; Muyor, Smith Junes; Clerk, William Deane ; Treasurer, George M Gillireth; f'ity Attorney, W W. Herred.

The present city ufficers are: Mayor, Thomas Essex, Clerk, Benjamin Sinilh ; Treasurer, Alexander Kraining , City Attorney, Nathan Carr. Conn- cihuen-First Waril, Joseph MuEnll and (Ynennt) ; Second Waril, Willinin 11. Brinkley nul Willinin Gillgoro; Third Waril, Ishmin Keith and Gideon It. Shulla.

Columbus is on the J., M. & I. Railroad, forty- one miles south of Indian. npolis. The plat of ground on irbich it stands is very level, the streets are bromil, and many of The houses are very fine. It is the best husiness point on the railroadl betiveen Indianapolis and Louisville. It contains nine dry goody stores, four clothing houses, fre drug stores, fifteen grocery stores, tivo flouring-milla, three hotels, and n population of 5, 00)

There aro Methoilist, Christina, Freyhyterian, Intheran, German Mrth- oilist and Catholic Churches in the city ; nlyn a Jewish Synagogue. Total value of church property, $80,000.

The public schaols of the city are very fine. Superintendent of City Schools, A. H Graham . Superiulen lent of Couaty Schools, Jehn M Wallace.

THE PRESS 01 COLUMBUS

The first newspaper published in Columbus was the Chronicle, estah. lishell in Jantinry, 1831, by Lawson L. Dunkin. After Mr. Dankitt's ilenth, in 1831, The Chronicle passeil into the banils of Williamson Terrel. Its name was then changed in the Writern Herold The Herald iras sold to Mr. Denl, who moved it to Bloomington, Ind., in 1835. The next paper in Colminbus was the Advocate, published hy Lewis F. Coppersmith, a Buivyer of nhility, who come from Maryland. In 1841, the . Ifrooste passeil into the hanils of Schofiell & Farley, with W F. Pigeon, now of Vincennes, As elilor. lu 1812, it ceased to exist. The next puper way the Ledger, jul- lished by Samuel J. Kridelhaugh, during the winter of 1814. The finoner Recreed succeeded the Ledger, in 1811. It netively supported James K. Falk for the Preshleney. The Columbus Gazette was starteil in the spring of 14JA, by Henry C. Chill, soon succecileil by George F. Tingle, as clitor. About this time the tiva popers consolidated, under the style of Hvorter und Guzette. The combination, however, lasled but n short time, when it ilis- solred, and Mr. Chill resumed the publication of the Gazette. The Culum- kas Demverat irns started in 1848, by John P. Finkle. In 1852, its name ins changed to The Infona Democrat, with Mr. Stateler as editor. The Co. Jumibns Bulleun irus established hy N. T. Carr, during the Inte irar. tts buine has been changed to the present, Democrat, edited by John Lyle. During the war, the Indiana Dalin Weekly Union was published by Major Allisen; and the Labor . Idrorate was also conilnetei] hy him. The City News Was established by Alonzo Hubbard, in 1870. In 1852, there was n Democratic campingu paper published in Columbus, called the Soup- Spiller, und so umiued in ridicule of Gen. Scott, the Whig enta lidlate for President. The present Columbus Repubhean was established in 1871, by Brou'n & hunce. 11 is now published by the Brown Brothers, with their inther, Isune M. Browu, as editor

OTUSH TOILAS 13D 1 ILLAGES.

sitiented in Section 20, Township 10 north, Range 7 cast, wus Juid out by Jolin Essex, Henry Clayton and Willimin Chity, November 17, 1880. 11 is a rery cuterprising business toirn, containing three dry gemls stores, tiro grucery stores, tuo ilrug stores, one large flouring.mill, one large carringe factory, I wo churches, aud n fine public school building. Tho Moravian Sem. inary, of llope, Is a beautiful structure, and is managed by a worthy corps of leschers. This institution was founded for the education af young ladies, noi is accomplishuug a good work. Students from ull parts of the I'nion ure in nttenilance.

situated in Section 36, Town 10 north, range 7 cast, was laid out by An- itrewe Callanny, June 15, 1832. It contains three dry goods stores, tivo drug ylores, several groceries, one fouring-inilt, three churches, und a good public school building. The Hartsville University is located here, and is an ornu. Inent to the county, second to but few institutlions of the kind in the Slate. It is open to ladies and gentlemen. Hope nod Hartsville nro in Haw Creek Township, and both about the same size, containing n population of nbout

JONESVILL.I.

silnoted iu Section 8, Toun i north, Rango 6 enst, was laid out hy Benja- min Jones, March 10, 18h1. It is on The J., M. & 1. R. R., ten miles south of Columbus. It contains two dry goods stores, Iwo drug stores, o tlouring und snw-quill, and n population of 500. It is surrounded by a fine farming country, and ships ne much corn os quy loun of its size in the Sinte.

MOUNT HEAL.FITY,

situated in Seclion 36, Toun & borll, Range 4 cust, was laid out by Will- iam lowberl. It contains a store, church, school house and post office. Popu- Intion, 100.

WALESBORO,

situated in Section 12, Town 8 north, Range 5 east, is laid out by John 8. Wales, Juny 9, 1801. It contains eto store, tiru churches and a school house. It is on the J., M. & I. R. R , four miles south of Columbus. Popu- InaLon, 800.

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stunted iu Section 18, Turn 10 north, Runge 5 enst, irns lidl out by Sun- nol 11. Stoiubarger, hitne Iti, [8]]. It contains Iwo dry goods stores, tirn ileng stores, a flouring- will, tivo churches, u gnod school house and n post office. It is on the J., M & 1. R. R., sevon miles uarth of Coluwbus Population, 100.

situaled in Section 28, Town 10 north, Range 6 eust, iras laid out by Isnac Watson amil Thonins Markland, September 31, 1853. It coulnius tiro stores, u church, school house und post office, It is on the Cuhittahus & Cuubriilgo City Itranch of The J , M. & I. B R., sureu miles northeast of Columbus. l'oglntian, 250.

NEWBERN,

situated in Section Ut, Tain ? north, Rango 7 cost, was laid out by faran Daris and Aaran T Taylor, July 14, 1832. Il contains tiro stores, tue churches, a school hotive nad post office. Il is ten miles east af Colunilius,

Lu Clifty Township. Population, Son,

SE. LO1 IN,

in Section 18, Tuin 10, north Range 7 east, was laul out by Lowris Reell wuil Abraham Zeigler, Juty t3, 183ti. It coulaius tiro stores, n church, school house nuil post office. It is on the Branch Anilroad ta Cambridge City, ten Quiles froin Columbus, l'opulation, 260.

situateil in Sectinn 13, Town 8 nurth, Range '' east, was Inid aut by George W. Branham, June 11, 1915. It is a quiet town of 300 inhabitants. It con- tuing three ilry gouds stores, n ilrug store, " fouring agil saw mill, twn churches, A good school building and posl ofhee. Il is on the J., M & I R. R., seren nules southeast of Columbus.

aituoted in Section 34, Town 8 nurth, Range 6 cast, was Inid oul by Joel Neu som nnil Penningh Newsom, his wife, March T, 1848. It is a small, quiet place, containing but one store nad a post office. It is surrounded by a settlement composed of Friends. They hare a large school here of their own. The town contains liro churobes aud tiro schouls. Population, 100

situntel in Section 12, Town i north, Range 4 east, was laid out by Charles L. Wayman, November 11, 18['! It contains one xtore, one church, a school house noil post office. It is in the southurestern part of the county, some fifteen miles from Columbus. Population, 100.

situated in Seetien 34, Turn It north, Range 4 cust, was laid out by Jesse Spriggs, March 16, 184' It contains tivo stores anil a post office l'opula. lion, 16ft.

PULASKI COUNTY.

This is one of the northwestern counties in the State, and, in its topog- raphy, presents the same general appearance anul features showu by the other countica lying on the extreme edge of Grand Prairie. The county has an area of 412 square miles, und, in 1810, had a population of T.801. The form of the county is that of an oblong square, it being 24 miles in length, from coast te west, and 18 miles in width.

The principal stream is the Tippecanoe River, which enter half n mile south of the extreme northeastern corner of the county. Flowing north- waril, il leaves the county, and enters it again three miles and a half west uf the enstern boundary, and thence flaws iu u general southwesterly conrze, unlil it leaves near the center af the southern boundary line. The river, in nearly its entire course through the county, is extremely turtuous. Together with numeraus smaller branches, tributary to it, the Tippecanoe ilraina the ontire county. The principal of these smaller streams is Monon Creek, which rises in the northivestern part of the caunly, and receives, also, the waters from The Monon Diteh, which extends entirely neross Richgrove Township. The two streams in which the Menon heads farm a junction near the mislitle of the county, from north to south, and thence How south- wand into White County.

The surface of the county is, as a rule, level ut slightly untulating. Originally, before the rbunges incident to settlement were made, the chur- aeter of Iho lands, ns to vegelnlion and timber, is described as being nearly equally divideil betireon prairies, oak openings and heavily timbered lands. The Grand I'mnirie of Illinois extends an arm into the southwestern part, in which are fund numerous " Hy meadows," as they are called, and also seme good timber. The most of the timber. however, is found alang the eastern line ef the county, anil on the banks of and exlending back from the Tippecanoe River. Heavy walnut timber is faund in Tippecanoe, Harrison, Van Buren and several other townships ; also, usb, onk and olber inluable timber. The principal stretches of prairieare known 19 Dry, Northwestern, Olirer's, Pearson's and Fox-grupe Prairies. Some portions of the rounty, especially on the table-lanils between the streams, will require draining to fit it for cultivation. In some portions, this has already been done, by means of extensive ditches. The land is fairly productive. Small grains are extensively raised, as well as large quantities of hay. The granng of cattle and raising uf hogs has become an extensive in Instry . Fruit trees also do well, and a start bas been made in the cultivation of the vine.

There are but fow minerals found in Pulaski County, the must important beiug bog iron ore, irhich abounds in the wuarshes.

An outlet is found for tho proiluetions of the county by the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago and the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railways. The former line runs through the irestern port of the county, on an undesi- ating straight line, which bears to the west but little ever half n mile from a direct north noil south course en its way through it. The last named road, in ils course from Logansport to Chicago, trarerses the county in a nearly nerlhwesterly threetion, enloring the county three miles west of the south- eastern corner Every town of uny importanre is found on one or the other of these luo lines of communication. There are, also, Dururrolls good country rouls, reaching all parts of the counly.

TUE ILIMLI SETTLI VIST

Pulaski C'ouuty has received by far the greater part of the population now within ita limits, since 1810. or after the ern of railway's in North west- ern Indinun. Originally, the territory now incluileil in the county was in the possession of the Pottuwenttomie Indians, anil until 1530, there were very few white tuen to be found anywhere in the region afterward erecled into the county uow buown as Pulaski. Deer and smaller game iras found in abun- dance during the Indian occuputien, and there were also many fine tmapping grounds, in which large quantities of furs were obtained yearly, and ex- changed, at Logansport and with resident trailers, for powder and such trip- kets na were in demand among the «arnges. Among the first settlers in the canuty were Junes Justice, Eli umil Peter Demoss nndl Thomay Mo Many, in The northeast , T J. Galbreath, Henry White, Robert Scott, Moses L. Wush- burn and Willinin Fisher iu the south ; Juhn Rees, Michael Stump, Silas Phillips, Lewis MeCay, A. E. Monte anil John M. Cuwan in the western part, and John Davenport, Andrew Kers, John Peirsen, George P Tern, I1. W. Hornbeck, Tilman Hackett and Beajomin Ballinger in the more central see- tions. These settlers, and those who came after them, for rears, had a ivide ruriety of Inmil to choose from. There were the fertile wooded buttom lauds along the Tippecanoe Rirer, the open groves nhil the small, dry prairies, as trell as the extruleil stretch of prairie land in the southwest. As n general Ibing, however, the homesten Is irere loesled in or near the timberel lunds, the large prairies being luft unsettled until u considerable tuli ance had been mule in the ivny of improrements.

Tho principal itrawhack, asile from the hardships always incident to pioneer life, was the distance fromu established markets. After the opening uf the Wabash & Krie Cannl, traile unturully concentrated itself along that outlet, and this uns the nearest turkel for grain nhil products of the soil, the next being Chiengo, 'I'L unlles ilistant frota the county sent. In this con- ditian of affairs, with excerable rouds to contend with, the raising of cattle, especially in the western and more open portions of the county, hecame the most profitable iwlustry in which the settlers couldl engage, and the expan- siou of the samo iras ouly limited by the meager capitul possessed by them. The nearest mills were in Carroll County, in the Tippecanoe River, aud Tiptou s Mills at Logansport. Schools andl chuitches there were none, uutil a sufbeiont immigration had yet in to justify their arganizatien, and oteu thon they work of the most primitivo kind.

There irus, however, u will chinre-almost a spirit of romance, which porviled hfe in the pioneer ilnys, and compensaird for maur of the dep- rivations emilurul. Provided that the settler and male sufficient beadivay

u ny Inid out by William A. Ergenbright, in February, 1845. It contains ene store und a post offee. Population, 7h

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lo mise a small fielil of cora, and finve bis enhin incloseil, he bad hul little lo fear from nanl; gumo nns fonml in abundance and The Tippecanoe leemed with fish, while the Impping of fur-hearing animals, in which mony engaged, brought in enough rrrenue lo adil considerable sums lo the general funil. Hogy, in a few years, ran in the mueds, in an Almost irild slule, and grew anil multiplied upon The minst, which tras more than sufficient lo fallen ILem, nilhout The addition of corn. All Things taken into consideration, il ung ns casy lo support life Then as in the present era of railnys and all the necoujanying improreinenla which follmivel in Their irake.

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 117

Author: Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co. Number of Pages: 472

Author:
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472