Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 27

Author: Hurd, Charles Edwin, 1833-1910
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Boston, New England historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 850

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wife, Deborah. Samuel3 was son of Ralph2 and Martha (Toothaker) Hill and grandson of Ralph' Hill, the immigrant, who was made a freeman at Woburn in 1647, was Selectman in 1649, and afterward an early settler at Bil- lerica.

Mary Jane Hammatt, who was m. in Boston, December 2, 1832, to Edwin Bradley, was b. April 15, 1812, daughter of William Jackson and Fanny (Rand) Hammatt. John Hammatt was b. in Newling, Cornwall, England, Octo- ber 2, 1712. He m. Catharine James, and had a son, Captain Benjamin Hammatt, who was b. in Boston, and m. Mary Pierce. Their son Joseph m. Abigail Jackson, and had a son, William Jackson Hammatt, b. February, 1776, who d. January 21, 1819. William Jackson Hammatt was m. May 3, 1800, to Fanny Rand, who was b. at Charlestown, Mass., in 1781, daughter of Samuel and Abi- gail (Parker) Rand. Her father, Samuel Rand, was a descendant in the fifth generation of Robert' Rand, who was an inhabitant of Charlestown in 1635, his wife, Alice, being admitted to the church that year. The line was : Robert1; Nathaniel,2 b. in 1636, who m. first, in 1664, Mary Carter, and secondly, about 1679, Abigail Carter; Ebenezer, 3 b. in 1688, m. in 1710 Elizabeth Bragdon, daughter of Nathaniel3 and Elizabeth (Whaff) Bragdon ; Thomas, 4 b. in 1721, m. in 1746 Anne Devens, probably daughter of Philip Devens; Samuel, 5 b. in 1750, m. in 1773 Abigail Parker, daugh- ter of John and Abigail (Center) Parker. William Jackson and Fanny (Rand) Hammatt had seven children, four of whom lived to adult age. Fanny R., the eldest-born, m. Thomas Richardson. The second, William Jackson, Jr., m. Anne Rogers; the third, Ann Sigourney, m. William Cotting; the fifth, Mary Jane, was b. April 15, 1812. Edwin and Mary J. (Hammattt) Bradley had six chil- dren, namely : William Hammatt, the subject of this sketch; Edwin, Jr., who d. in infancy ; Fanny H. C .; Helen A .; Joseph B., who d. young; and Frederick.

William Hammatt Bradley was educated at the Winthrop and Harvard Grammar Schools, the high school in Charlestown, and the Law- rence Scientific School, Cambridge. After

leaving school in 1851 he followed railroad engineering for five years; from 1856 to 1863 he was assistant in the city engineer's office, Boston; then was Superintendent of Sewers, Boston, till 1883, when he retired to private life. He was married at Roxbury, June 26, 1862, to Annie Underhill, a native of Chester, N. H., born 1842, daughter of "Ned" and Abigail (Connor) Underhill. Her mother was b. at Exeter, N.H. Sampson Underhill, who was m. in Salisbury, Mass., January 15, 1717, to Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Eastman) Ambrose, was the progenitor of all of this surname in Chester, N. H., where he settled about 1730. The line of descent from Sampson Underhill and his wife, Elizabeth Ambrose, is through Hezekiah and Tabitha (Sargent) Underhill, Josiah and Anna (Mel- vin) Underhill, Edward Reed and Abigail (Connor) Underhill. Edward Reed Underhill was always called "Ned," and his name thus appears on tax-books.

ILBUR HOWARD POWERS, a well-known resident of Hyde Park, Norfolk County, Mass., was born in Croydon, N. H., January 22, 1849, the fifth child of Elias and Emeline (White) Powers. On the paternal side he is directly descended from Walter Power, the immigrant ancestor, the line being : Walter,' William, 2 William, 3 Lieutenant Lemuel, + Ezekiel, 5 Major Abijah, 6 Elias, 7 Wilbur Howard8.

Walter' Power, born in 1639, d. March II, 1708. On March 11, 1661, he m. Trial Shep- ard, and immediately settled in that part of Concord, Mass., now included in the town of Littleton. William2 Powers, a lifelong resi- dent of Littleton, d. there March 16, 1710. He was the first schoolmaster of that town. Being a surveyor also, he was appointed to run the boundary line between the towns of Littleton and Acton. He m. Mary, daughter of John Bank, of Chelmsford, Mass. William3 Powers, their second child, b. in 1691, was a cordwainer by trade. He settled in Grafton, Mass., which was the birthplace of all his chil- dren. On March 16, 1714, he m. Lydia Per- ham, who removed from Grafton, Mass., after

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his death to Croydon, N. H., making her home thereafter with her children. Lieutenant Lemuel4 Powers was b. in 1714, and he d. in I792. On January 14, 1742, he m. Thankful Leland.

The line of descent continued through Lieu- tenant Powers's second child, Ezekiel5 Powers, who, b. March 27, 1745, d. November II, 1808. He probably served in the Revolution- ary War, as a family tradition says that he was present at the surrender of Burgoyne. His grave, as that of a patriot, is annually deco- rated. On January 28, 1765, he m. Hannah Hall. Major Abijah6 Powers, the fifth child of this union, was b. May 7, 1781, and d. July 16, 1855. He was an officer in the War of 1812, serving as Major of his regiment. He m. first, April 29, 1801, Olive Melendy. After her death he m. for his second wife Charlotte Rogers. Elias7 Powers, son of Abi- jah and Olive (Melendy) Powers, was b. in Croydon, N. H., May 1, 1808. On March 3, 1834, he m. Emeline White, daughter of Cap- tain James and Tirzah (Taylor) White, of Claremont, N. H. Prior to the Revolution Captain White was an Indian fighter, and served as Lieutenant in the Colonial army. During the French and Indian War he was taken prisoner; but he made his escape near Montreal, found his way to his home in Clare- mont, and immediately rejoined his company. He served also in the Revolution, entering the army as Lieutenant of his company, being pro- moted to the rank of Captain, afterward becom- ing aide-de-camp, and continuing in service until the close of the war.

Wilbur Howard8 Powers was graduated at Dartmouth College in the class of 1875 and from the Boston University School of Law in the class of 1878, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He at once entered on his profession in Boston, where he is still in active practice. He has resided in Hyde Park since July 3, 1881. A man of recognized ability, he has become identified with the best interests of the place, and has rendered excellent service in public affairs. In 1888 and 1889 Mr. Powers was Town Solicitor, and in 1890, 1891, and 1892 he was a Representative to the State Legislature. He has been one of the Park

Commissioners since 1893. At present he is a member of the Hyde Park School Board and the chairman of the committee erecting the new high school building.

On May 1, 1880, Mr. Powers married Miss Emily Owen, who was born in Hanover, a daughter of Frederick L. and Rebecca (Chand- ler) Owen. Mr. and Mrs. Powers have two children : Walter, born August 3, 1885; and Myra, born May 22, 1889.

EORGE HENRY HOWARD, of the well-known manufacturing and mer- cantile firm of William L. Lockhart & Co., Staniford Street, Boston, was born in Cambridge, Mass., November 13, 1838, son of Thomas and Hannah Elizabeth (Wright) Howard. His earliest paternal ancestor in New England of whom there is record was Thomas' Howard, his great-great-grandfather. The children of this Thomas' were: Thomas, second, Benjamin, Joseph, and Mary. Of these it is known that Joseph m. and had two children - Joseph and Thomas.

Thomas2 Howard, the first-born child of Thomas,I was b. probably in Boston in the year 1749. It is supposed that when he first appeared in Hingham, Mass., being then about six years old, he went there from Boston. After living for some time with a family named McCoon, where, it is stated, he was overworked, he learned the cooper's trade, which became his occupation. Hingham con- tinued to be his place of residence for the rest of his life. On November 14, 1776, he m. Sarah Mansfield, who was b. in Hingham, October 9, 1754, daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Waters) Mansfield. She d. August 19, 1817; and he d. eleven years later, August 29, 1828. Their children were : Sarah Mansfield, Thomas, Benjamin, Polly, Edward, Edward, Charles, Edmund, and Waters, all natives of Hingham.

Thomas3 Howard, the first son and second child of Thomas and Sarah (Mansfield) How- ard, was b. in Hingham, September 30, 1779. He became a resident of Ashburnham, Mass., where he d. November 3, 1861. He was a member of the Congregational church. On January 7, 1807, he m. Hannah Wilder, daugh-

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ter of Samuel and Hannah (Lasell) Wilder. Their children (all now deceased) were as fol- lows : Hannah, b. March 26, 1808; Thomas, b. October 28, 1809; Samuel Wilder, b. August 23, 1813; Lewis, b. December 1, 1816; George, b. September 11, 1818; Mary Wilder, December 7, 1820; and Lucy Mayo, February 19, 1828. The mother d. November 14, 1870. Thomas, 4 the first son and sec- ond child of Thomas3 and Hannah Howard, d. at Ashburnham, November 17, 1850. His wife, Hannah Elizabeth, was a daughter of Joel S. Wright, Town Clerk of Acton, Mass., and a grand-daughter of Captain David Brown, Captain of one of the companies of minute-men at the North Bridge, Concord, Mass., April 19, 1775. They had three children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the only survivor. The eldest child, Francis Edson, b. in Cam- bridge, March 12, 1837, d. January 14, 1863; and the youngest, Thomas Melville, b. No- vember 26, 1844, who m. Mary Elizabeth Martell, and resided at East Cambridge, d. in Somerville, October 12, 1900.

Having received his education in the public schools of Pepperell and of Cambridge, George Henry Howard entered on his business career as apprentice in the New England Glass Works, where he remained until the breaking out of the Civil War. He then enlisted in the Cambridge company, afterward assigned as Company A to the Sixteenth Massachusetts Regiment, Volunteer Infantry, April, 1861, and was mustered into the service as Second Lieutenant. He served under General Wool at Fortress Monroe, was afterward under the command of General McClellan, and in the fall of 1861 was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant of Company C of Groton, Mass., and ordered to Baltimore to protect the pas- sage of troops through that city. His regiment was then transferred to Fortress Monroe, under General Wool, where it did picket duty until

April, 1862. While there he was a spectator of the famous battle between the "Merrimac " and "Monitor." From Fortress Monroe he was ordered to Norfolk, Va., and was afterward in the Army of the Potomac and a participant in the battles of Seven Pines and in all the engagements of the army from that time until

the Second Bull Run, when he was obliged to return home. His elder brother was dying, and, his younger brother having enlisted in the service, it devolved upon him to take up the support of the family.

He first obtained a position in the glass works at Portland, Me., and here for four years he had charge of the mould department. He then resigned in order to take charge of the mould department of the new glass works at Montreal. After a year and a half spent in that city he returned to Cambridge and took a special course of instruction at Bryant & Stratton's Business College. He next went on the State police force as constable under Major Jones, in which capacity he continued to serve till 1871. He then commenced work for Mr. Lockhart, manufacturer and wholesale dealer in caskets and coffins and undertakers' furnishing goods, with whom he was admitted to partnership in 1893.

Mr. Howard was made a Mason in Portland Lodge, No. 1, F. & A. M. Upon removing to Cambridge in 1871, he became a member of Putnam Lodge of that city, joined the Chap- ter, R. A. M., in 1882, and is a charter mem- ber of Cambridge Commandery, K. T. He is a member also of New England Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 4; P. Stearns Davis Encamp- ment, G. A. R., Post No. 57; and the Cam- bridge Club. Of Post No. 57 he was Commander for six different terms, until obliged to decline another election. He also belongs to the Knights of Honor, the Knights and Ladies of Honor, and is a charter member of the New England Order of Protection, in which he has held every chair. A Republican politically, Mr. Howard has been called upon a number of times to serve his fellow-citizens in public office. He was a member of the Common Council in Cambridge in 1873, 1874, 1881, 1882, 1883, and 1884, being president of the board the last three years. He was a member of the Board of Aldermen in Cambridge in 1875 and 1876, has been one of the Commis- sioners of the Sinking Fund of Cambridge since 1887, and has been a member of the Water Board since 1888. He is a trustee of the Wildey Savings Bank, and was for some time a director of the East Cambridge Savings Bank.

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A Baptist in religious faith, Mr. Howard was superintendent of the Sunday-school of the Second Baptist Church of Cambridge for twenty-five years, or up to 1896, and has served on various committees of the society since. He was also a director of the Cambridge Young Men's Christian Association.

April 28, 1861, Mr. Howard married Char- lotte Bruce Wickens, a daughter of Joseph and Isabella Wickens, born June 24, 1840, at Shel- burne, N.S. They have two children : Lottie Evangeline, born March 14, 1862; and Lillie Belle, born March 10, 1865. The latter is now the wife of Hubert W. Pierce, of Newton, Mass., and mother of two children : Earl How. ard, born February 3, 1888; and Ruth Evan- geline, born January 2, 1898.

OHN ANDREW HENSHAW, a widely- known and respected resident of Cam- bridge, is a leading representative of an old Massachusetts family, being a de- scendant in the sixth generation of Joshua1 Henshaw, b. in England in 1643, who came to America in 1653, and m. in 1670 Elizabeth Sumner, of Dorchester, Mass. Joshua Hen- shaw d. in England in 1719, and his wife d. in Milton, Mass., in 1728. He was a son of William Henshaw, of Toxeter Park, a native of Lancashire, England, b. about 1610, who was killed at the battle of Edgehill, between the Royalist and Parliamentary forces, in 1642. William m. in 1627 Catherine A. Houghton, daughter of Evan Houghton. She d. in 1651. Commencing with the immigrant progenitor, the line of descent to John Andrew Henshaw of the present day is: Joshua,1 Joshua,2 Dan- iel, 3 David, 4 John,5 John Andrew6.

Joshua2 Henshaw, b. in 1672, m. in 1700 Mary Webster. They both d. in 1747.

Daniel3 Henshaw, b. in Boston, December 30, 1701, moved to Leicester in 1748, d. 1781. He m. Elizabeth Bass, daughter of John and Ruth (Alden) Bass, her mother being a daughter of John and Priscilla (Mullins) Alden, of the Plymouth Colony. The roman- tic story of the two latter has been handed down by tradition, and well told by Long- fellow, but will bear repetition. Mrs .. Rose

Standish, consort of the redoubtable Captain Myles Standish, departed this life on January 29, 1621, and not long after her decease the Captain began to think that if he could obtain the hand of Miss Priscilla Mullins, daughter of Mr. William Mullins, the breach in his family would be happily repaired. Instead of going himself to Miss Mullins, he sent as his representative his young friend and associate, John Alden, who faithfully communicated to her the Captain's wishes. "Miss Mullins," says the account, "listened with respectful attention, and at last, after a considerable pause, fixing her eyes upon him, with an open and pleasant countenance, said, 'Prithee, John, why dost thou not speak for thyself?' He blushed, bowed, and took his leave, but with a look that indicated more than his posi- tion as another's representative would allow him to express. What report he made to Cap- tain Standish is not known, but he soon re- newed his visit to Miss Mullins, and it was not long before their nuptials were celebrated in due form."

David+ Henshaw, youngest son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Bass) Henshaw, was b. in Bos- ton, Mass., August 19, 1744, and at the age of four years removed with his parents to Leicester. His school education, however, was principally acquired in Boston. In Sep- tember, 1776, he was commissioned as Captain in Colonel Craft's regiment of artillery in the Continental service. The regiment was chiefly employed in the vicinity of Boston; but more than once portions of it were ordered to Rhode Island, and took part on one occasion, under General Spencer, in an encounter with the enemy at Tiverton. Captain Henshaw re- mained in the service three years, when he resigned and retired to his farm. He was for many years an active magistrate in the county. He was a man of strong and vigorous mind, resolute will, and independent judgment. He d. in Leicester, May 22, 1808, at the age of sixty-four years. David Henshaw m. February 17, 1773, Mary5 Sargent, who was b. August 27, 1755, a daughter of Nathan4 and Mary (Sar- gent) Sargent. One of their children, David, Jr., was collector of the port of Boston and Secretary of the United States Navy.

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· Nathan4 Sargent, father of Mrs. David Hen- shaw, was b. August 27, 1718. He m. June 24, 1742, Mary Sargent, daughter of Joseph Sargent. She was b. November 18, 1721, and d. May 28, 1750. Nathan4 Sargent m., sec- ond, February 12, 1751, Mary Denny, b. April 22, 1727. They resided in Leicester, where he d. June 15, 1799. His second wife, who was a daughter of Daniel Denny, died Au- gust 8, 1822. Nathan4 Sargent was son of Jon- athan, 3 b. in Malden, Mass., April 17, 1677, who m. March 13, 1699-1700, Mary Lynde (b. July 5, 1678, daughter of John, d. Novem- ber 19, 1716). Jonathan3 m., second, Novem- ber 26, 1717, Mary Sprague (b. May 26, 1695, d. March 14, 1787). During his residence in Malden he was Selectman for three years and Representative to the General Court seven years. He subsequently removed to Mans- field, Conn., where he d. October 27, 1754. He was son of John2 Sargent, b. in Charles- town (Mystic Side), December, 1639, who was admitted an inhabitant of Barnstable between 1662 and 1666, returned to Malden about 1669, was Selectman there six years, and was made freeman March 22, 1689.

John was son of William Sargent,' the first progenitor of this branch of the Sargent family in America, who came from England in 1638, was admitted a member of the church in Charlestown, Mass., March 10, 1639, his wife, Sarah, being admitted the following Sunday. He was made a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the same year. He resided with his family at Mystic Side (now Malden), where he was a lay preacher from 1648 to 1650. He was made freeman of Plymouth Colony in 1658, having moved, probably in 1657, to Barnstable, where he d. December 16, 1682, and his wife January 12, 1688-9.

John5 Henshaw, son of David and father of John Andrew Henshaw, was b. at Leicester, Mass., January 9, 1798, and d. at Cambridge, Mass., December 27, 1859. He was engaged in the wholesale drug business in Boston as a member of the firm of Henshaw, Ward & Co., from which he retired previous to his death. He m. November 3, 1823, Mary Ann Lewis, who was b. at Hallowell, Me., July 29, 1806, daughter of Nathaniel and Lucy (Shaw) Lewis.

She d. fifteen years before her husband, Janu- ary 18, 1844. Her mother, Lucy Shaw, was a daughter of Ichabod and Priscilla (Atwood) Shaw, Ichabod being son of Samuel and Desire (Southworth) Shaw. Desire Southworth was daughter of Nathaniel and Desire (Gray) South- worth; Desire Gray, daughter of Edward and Mary (Winslow) Gray; and Mary Winslow, daughter of John and Mary (Chilton) Winslow.

John Andrew6 Henshaw, after acquiring his preparatory education in the schools of Boston, became a student at Harvard College, where he was graduated in the class of 1847. He was subsequently associated in business for some years with his father, but is now retired. He has been a resident of Cambridge since 1842. He attends the First Parish (Unitarian) Church. In politics he is independent.

October 4, 1854, Mr. Henshaw married Caroline Hastings, who was born in Cam- bridge, Mass., April 9, 1833, daughter of Oli- vers and Eliza (Bemis) Hastings. Her par- ents were m. September 10, 1824. They had five children, of whom Caroline was the fourth in order of birth. Her mother was daughter of Amos and Susan (Fiske) Bemis, of Lincoln. Her father, Oliver6 Hastings, who was en- gaged in the lumber business in Cambridge, was b. May 16, 1791, and d. February 18, 1879. He m. for his second wife, Septem- ber 28, 1843, in Cambridge, Mrs. Huldah Holmes Tribou, daughter of Howland and Hulda Holmes, of Bridgewater, Mass. Of this union there were two children.

Oliver was son of Major Samuels Hastings, b. July 11, 1757, who m. October 1, 1778, Lydia Nelson, of Lincoln, b. 1758. She was the only daughter of Thomas5 and Lydia (Scott) Nelson, of Lincoln. Thomas, 5 b. 1721, was son of Thomas4 Nelson, b. in Row- ley, 1685, who with Tabitha, his wife, settled in Lexington. Thomas4 was son of Thomas, 3 b. in Rowley, 1661, and his wife, Hannah ; Thomas, 3 was son of Thomas,2 b. in England, and wife, Anna Lambert, and grandson of Thomas' and Joanna Nelson, who arrived from England in 1638, settled in Rowley, Essex County, Mass., and was a freeman, 1639. Thomas Nelson visited England in 1648, and d. in London.

JAMES W. VOSE.

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Major Samuels Hastings was on Lexington Common on April 19, 1775. Volunteering for service in the American cause, he became one of General Lee's life-guards, and was taken prisoner with him at Long Island. At the time of the capture a British officer wounded him in the neck with a sword, and he would doubtless have been slain, but for his queue, which broke the force of the blow. He was paroled, but not exchanged, much to his regret. He was chosen Major of the Lexington artillery. He was a man of fine personal appearance, of a commanding figure, and with a voice so clear and strong that it is said he could be heard half a mile when he gave the word of command to his company. He settled in Lincoln, where he d. January 8, 1834, at the age of seventy-six years. His wife d. April 5, 1829, aged seventy-one. Both rest with their ancestors in the old graveyard at Lexington. They were the parents of twelve children, of whom their son Oliver, already mentioned, was seventh in order of birth.

The father of Major Samuels Hastings was Samuel4 Hastings, b. March 30, 1721, who m. January 16, 1755, Lydia Tidd, b. July 6, 1732, daughter of Daniel and Hephzibah (Reed) Tidd, of Lexington. He settled in the south-west part of Lexington, and was among the men gathered on Lexington Com- mon, April 19, 1775, to resist the British. He was with the army at Cambridge in July, when Washington took command. He d. at Lexington, February 8, 1820, at the venerable age of ninety-nine years. His wife d. No- vember 10, 1802, aged seventy-one. They had seven children, of whom Samuels was the second-born.

The Samuel4 above mentioned was the first- born child of Samuel3 Hastings, b. at Water- town in 1695, who m. in Medford, May 29, 1719, Bethia Holloway, of Malden. The date of his death is not known. He and his wife had eight children.

Samuel3 was the sixth son of John2 Hast- ings, b. in Watertown, March 4, 1654, who m. June 18, 1679, Abigail, daughter of Lieu- tenant John and Abigail Hammond, also of Watertown. She was b. June 21, 1656. In 1690 her father's assessment was the largest

in the town. John2 Hastings d. March 28, 1717-8, at the age of sixty-four years. His wife survived him ten days, passing away April 7 of the same year. They were the parents of eight children.

John2 was son of Deacon Thomas1 Hastings, who on April 10, 1634, at the age of twenty- nine, with his wife Susannah, aged thirty-four, embarked at Ipswich, England, in the "Eliza- beth," William Anderson master, for New England, and who, on arriving in this country, settled at Watertown, Mass., then known as "The Massachusetts Bay Colony." He was admitted freeman May 6, 1635; was Select- man from 1638 to 1643, and again from 1650 to 1671; Town Clerk 1671, 1677, and 1680; Representative, 1673; and long held the office of Deacon of the church. His wife, Susannah, d. February 2, 1650; and he m. in April, 1651, Margaret Cheney, daughter of William and Martha Cheney, of Roxbury, Mass. She was the mother of all his children, eight in number, John being the second-born. Deacon Thomas Hastings d. in 1685, at the age of eighty years.

AMES WHITING VOSE, a well-known piano manufacturer, the head of the firm of Vose & Sons, Boston, was born in Milton, Mass., October 21, 1818, el- dest son of Whiting and Mary (Gooch) Vose. His ancestry has been traced back to Robert1 Vose, who came to this country from England prior to 16:4, the line of descent being : Rob- ert,1 Edward,2 Nathaniel, 3 Nathaniel, Jr., 4 Oliver, 5 John, 6 Whiting, 7 and James Whitings.

Robert Vose, the immigrant progenitor of the Vose family in America, was b. about 1599 in Lancashire, England. He was in Milton, Mass., on July 13, 1654. He bought from John Glover, of Milton, one hundred and seventy-four acres of land, the house being at what is now the junction of Brooks Road and Canton Avenue. Ten years later, in 1664, he conveyed to the town eight acres of land on Centre Street for a meeting-house, and in 1673 he laid out a tract of land, two rods in width and of considerable length, for public travel, which was named Vose's Lane. After two hun-

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Genealogy and history of representative citizens of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, Part 27

Author: Hurd, Charles Edwin, 1833-1910 Publication date: 1902 Publisher: Boston, New England historical publishing company Number of Pages: 850

Author: Hurd, Charles Edwin, 1833-1910
Publication date: 1902
Publisher: Boston, New England historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 850