Bi-centennial history of Albany. History of the county of Albany, N. Y., from 1609 to 1886. With portraits, biographies and illustrations, Part 98

Author: Howell, George Rogers, 1833-1899; Tenney, Jonathan, 1817-1888
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co.
Number of Pages: 1452

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Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Lyman Tremain, son of Hon. Lyman Tremain, was born in Dur- ham, N. Y., June 13, 1843. He attended Albany Academy, Anthony's Classical Institute, and Ho- bart College. He enlisted in 113th Regiment, raised a Company and was promoted Adjutant; he was transferred to First Brigade, Third Division of the Cavalry Corps; afterwards to Second Cavalry Division, Second Brigade. He was in all the en- gagements with his division under General Sheri- dan in the Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Childsburg, Meadow's Bridge, Richmond Heights, Haw's Shop, Spottsylvania, St. Mary's Church, Ream's Station, Malvern Hill, Lee's Mills, and others. He was made Lieutenant-Colonel of 10th New York Cavalry, and was wounded at Dabney's Mills February 5, 1865, and died three days later.

Captain Harmon N. Merriman, born in Frank- lin, Pa., September 19, 1819; was a lawyer. Helped raise the Tenth Regiment; was Captain Company H; was wounded at Port Hudson May 27, 1863, while leading his company, and died on his way home July 15, 1863.

Captain John McGuire was born in Ireland in 1829. Came to Albany in 1845; was Sergeant of

the Albany Worth Guards; enlisted in 25th New York Militia and served with the Regiment in 1861 and 1862. September, 1862, he joined 175th New York Volunteers; was appointed First Lieu- tenant and promoted Captain. He served with Regiment at Port Hudson, in Shenandoah Valley, and North Carolina, where he was killed by guer- rillas April 15, 1865.

Lieutenant James Williamson was born in Scot- land October 2, 1829. Was First Lieutenant 10th Regiment, New York State Militia, July 8, 1861. When the Regiment was changed to 177th New York Volunteers, he was appointed First Lieuten- ant Company H. He was in battles of Poncha- toula and Port Hudson. At the latter he was killed May 27, 1863, while leading a charge.

Orderly-Sergeant Peter M. Shaler was born in Scotland March 11, 1842. Came to America at the age of 10 and to Albany in 1858. He joined Ioth Regiment, New York State Militia. Went to war with this Regiment. Was wounded March 24, 1863, at Ponchatoula, La., and died July 18, 1863.

Sergeant Alexander D. Rice was born in Albany April 10, 1837. Enlisted August 6, 1862, in Company C, 7th New York Heavy Artillery, and promoted Sergeant. He was wounded June 3, 1864, at Coal Harbor, and died June 28th.

Sergeant Andrew T. Hotaling, Company A, was born in New Baltimore July 23, 1838. Enlisted in Company A, 7th New York Artillery, November 7, 1862; promoted Corporal, December 1, 1862; Ser- geant, May 1, 1863. He was wounded at Peters- burg June 22, 1864, and died in hospital July 26, 1864.

Sergeant Paul Quay was born in Knox July 30, 1841. Enlisted in the 7th Regiment August I, 1862; taken prisoner June 16, 1864; sent to An- dersonville, afterwards to Milan, where he died in prison.

Our space admits of no more extended notice of the noble part acted by Albany County in the cruel War of the Rebellion. We are indebted to Dr. Clark's "Heroes of Albany " for most of our facts, which we have been obliged to express here in a very condensed form.

In the history given in this volume of the Lew Benedict Post, George S. Dawson Post, and Lewis O. Morris Post, of the G. A. R., will appear hon- ored names of some other men of patriotic hearts and brave deeds, who came back from that fearful struggle to dwell with us, and carry on still longer the battle of life as useful citizens. Some others will also appear in the history of our local military organizations.

To one who wishes to know more of these men, and to keep their names and deeds in lasting re- membrance, we commend the observance of Dec- oration Day, when soldiers and citizens unite in processions, and proceed to decorate with flowers the soldiers' graves in Rural Cemetery and other last resting places of the dead patriots in this vicinity. May this custom, and the other appro- priate ceremonies of the day, long be annually observed !

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WEST POINT CADETS.

The following list, obtained from the Adjutant- General in the War Department at Washington, un- der date of June 18, 1855, contains, so far as can be ascertained from the records of this department, the names of cadets admitted to the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, from Albany County, N. Y., since 1815:

*Dudley W. Allanson, 1818; William Blood- good, 1819; Stephen V. R. Ryan, 1821; Horace Smith, 1821; John R. B. Gardenier, 1823; Abra- ham Van Buren, 1823; * Isaac P. Van Antwerp, 1823; * Burritt Shepherd, 1824; Chileab S. Howe, 1825; Henry Van Rensselaer, 1827; Daniel P. Whitney, 1828; * Richard Ten Broeck, 1829; * Ed- ward Elliott, 1829; Archibald Campbell, 1831; John Bratt, 1833; John Hillhouse, 1838; Egbert L. Viele, 1842; Albert J. S. Molinard, 1847; * Thomas E. Collins, 1851; * Henry S. Hulbert, 1853; * George T. Peckham, 1854; William H. Harris, 1857; James F. Gregory, 1861; Leonard G. Hun, 1865; Henry P. Walker, 1869; * Theodore P. Bailey, 1875; Daniel E. McCarthy, 1877; Frank De W. Ramsey, 1881; +William G. Thompson, 1885.

The establishment of a U. S. Military Academy at West Point was recommended by George Wash- ington in 1793. It was established by Act of U. S. Congress, March 12, 1802, and organized in 1812.

SPECIAL OFFICERS CONNECTED WITH SOME OF THE INDUSTRIES OF ALBANY COUNTY.

Chapter XL, Laws of 1784, enacts that no pot or pearl-ashes shall be shipped for exportation until inspected by a properly appointed inspector, who shall start the same out of the casks and care- fully examine, try and inspect the same, and sort the same in three different sorts if necessary; to be placed in separate casks, well hooped and coopered, and branded with the quality, weight, place of in- spection, and name of inspector. His fees were sixpence per hundredweight.

In case of any dispute between inspector and owner, any magistrate within the county may issue a warrant to three indifferent judicious persons of skill and integrity-one to be named by the owner, one by the inspector, and one by the magistrate -- to be viewers to view and search the said pot or pearl-ashes and report of the quality thereof as soon as conveniently may be. The fees and costs were to be paid by the party against whom the report was made.

By the Laws of 1788, General Inspectors of Lum- ber were authorized, and by Chapter LIX of the Laws of 1801, an inspector for the City of Albany was authorized to inspect all timber, boards, plank of every kind, scantling or shingles, before they are exported out of this State, and mark with a mark- ing iron on each board, plank, or piece of timber the initial letters of his Christian name and surname, with the number of feet in each board, plank, or piece of timber; and no board shall be marked as merchantable and good but what is at least six inches wide, clear of sap, and shall be of the actual thickness sold for. Provided, however, that all plank and boards which are less than six inches wide, clear of sap, may be exported as sap-plank and boards, if they be of the thickness of merchantable plank and boards and marked with the letter "S" in addition to the inspector's mark. The inspectors were not to trade in lumber, and received 372 cents for each thousand feet, superficial measure, in- spected; fourteen cents per ton of forty cubic feet for square timber; and twenty cents per bundle for shingles.

Chapter 152, Laws of 1829, authorized the per- son administering the government of this State to appoint Inspectors and Admeasurers of Wood and Timber for Albany County, for the term of three years, whose fees were 122 cents for every 100 feet of timber inspected and measured; four cents per cord for parcels of wood containing less than ten cords, and three cents per cord for parcels of ten cords and upwards; besides his traveling fees of six cents per mile. These fees to be paid jointly by the buyer and seller.

BOARD OF CHARITIES.

NE of the most beneficent of the departments 0 organized by the State and doing service for the whole State, is the State Board of Charities. It is not in our plan to give a detailed history of this Board, nor a statement of the important service it is rendering ; only enough in a general way to make known its organization, its object, and the nature of its work; and then to exhibit, in abridged tabu- lar form, what it is doing for Albany County Insti- tutions of Charity.

A State Legislative Act was passed May 23, 1867, providing that "the Governor, with ad- vice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint

eight persons, one of whom shall reside in each judicial district of the State, to be designated as the Board of State Commissioners of Public Charities." Their term of office was to be eight years; but the first appointed were to be classed so that one should go out each year, the place to be filled by the appointing power as above. In 1870, the Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, Comp- troller and Attorney-General were made members of the Board, ex-officio.

The Commissioners, by this statute, have full power to inquire into the financial condition of the institutions under their care; to examine into the methods of instruction and management of

* Left the Academy before graduation. t Present cadet,

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inmates; the conduct of officers; condition of build- ings; and all other matters pertaining to their use- fulness. Under this aspect of its duties the Board is constituted the "moral eye " of the State, and its adviser in relation to the condition and care of the unfortunate classes under its guardian care. For these services the members of the Board re- ceive no compensation other than reimbursement for actual expenses.

The first Board of Commissioners were duly appointed and confirmed in January, 1858, and were as follows: First District, Nathan Bishop; Second District, Harvey G. Eastman; Third Dis- trict, John V. L. Pruyn; Fourth District, Edward G. Foster; Fifth District, Theodore W. Dwight; Sixth District, Samuel F. Miller; Seventh Dis- trict, Martin B. Anderson; Eighth District, F. H. James. Two of these commissioners, Messrs. Foster and Miller, are members of the present Board.

Little was accomplished during the brief term of Henry C. Lake, the first Secretary. Dr. Charles S. Hoyt, who was chiefly instrumental in the legal establishment of this Board, was made Secretary of the Board, June 5, 1868. The wisdom of this choice has been proved by the remarkable fidelity and success with which he has discharged the duties of the office ever since. The work of the Secretary had so much increased, that in 1874 the present Assistant-Secretary, Hon. James O. Fan- ning, received his appointment. It was a most fitting selection, as a faithful service of eleven years has shown. Much of the out-door work has come upon him; and nearly all of those arduous duties connected with the office, such as correspondence, collecting facts, and preparing and distributing re- ports and other documents, have been his special charge.

Hon. John V. L. Pruyn, of Albany, a noble man, one of the originators of this Board, and its first President, died November 2, 1877. Rev. Dr. M. B. Anderson succeeded him only a short time, when Hon. William P. Letc. worth, the present de- voted and judicious President, was elected.

By the statutes of May 21 and June, 1873, the name of the Board was changed to The State Board of Charities. Its membership was increased to eleven, and additional powers were conferred upon it. The right of supervisory visitation was extended to all charitable, reformatory or correctional institutions, except prisons. Even private asy- lums are included. By this act any person or association is prohibited from establishing any asylum or institution of any sort for the custody or treatment of the insane without obtaining a license therefor from this Board. It provides, also, for the appointment of a State Commissioner of Lunacy, who is, ex officio, a member of this Board.

When, in 1873, the act relating to State paupers was passed by the Legislature, Albany was selected as one of the five counties of the State for their re- ception, support and care. It thus came to have a State Alms-house. The accommodations of- fered were for two hundred persons, and $2.50 per week was to be the price of support. At first seventeen males and one female were assigned. Of these, one died, the Ist of January, 1874, two ab- sconded, and nine were removed from the State as not belonging. This policy of determining the legal residence of paupers and relieving the State of the burden of their support by the removal of non-res- idents, has ever since been carried on.

December 31, 1874, there were in Albany County Alms-house, thirty-five children born in that insti- tution during the year. Only three of these now remain. The dependent children in this county are, as fast as possible, placed in various asylums in Albany. In 1875, the whole number was be- tween three and four hundred. The price paid for their maintenance is $1.50 per week.

Much might be written concerning the vast amount of saving of expenditure by the judicious oversight and management of this Board in regu- lating the lavish out-door relief; in the organization of productive labor in the poor-houses; in remand- ing to their own country large numbers of foreign paupers; in relieving our own citizens from the burden of their support, and transferring them to those persons or places upon whom it in equity should devolve.

It is also justly claimed that, by the watchfulness and care of this Board, there has come to be a greatly improved condition of the poor-houses, a better un- derstanding of the objects and purposes of orphan asylums, hospitals, and like charities; a general im- provement in the treatment and care of the insane and idiots; an equitable law carefully carried out relating to the settlement of paupers; in short, more intelligence, more economy, less taxation and less wrong-doing in the management of our unfor- tunate classes than before this State Board was es- tablished.

We close our brief article with a tabulated state- ment of the names of the institutions in the County of Albany under the supervision of the State Board of Charities, and giving the principal items of general interest, so far as figures can give them, at intervals of five years.

We take occasion here to put on record that the New York State Asylum for Idiots was first located in Albany County. It commenced its useful work in the City of Albany, October, 1851, and was re- moved to Geddes, near Syracuse, in September, 1855. The number of pupils admitted during that period were, in 1851, 23; in 1852, 26; in 1853, 17; in 1854, 8.

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TABLE I.

ALBANY CITY HOMOEOPATHIC HOSPITAL.

YEAR.

REAL ESTATE.

PERSONAL PROPERTY.

TOTAL RECEIPTS.

TOTAL EXPENDITURES.

TOTAL UNDER TREATMENT DURING THE YEAR.

TOTAL/ DISCHARGED DURING THE YEAR.

TOTAL REMAINING AT END OF YEAR.

1870.

1875.

$10,057 00

1880.

21,000 00 1,000 00

$3,000 00 5,790 42 6,230 72

$10,428 00 5,437 71 5,983 04

131

118

ALBANY HOSPITAL.

1870.

$48,000 00

$5,000 00

$22,913 25

$22,457 26

432

393

1875.

1880.

75,000 00 100,000 00

2,500 00 12,000 00

30,701 00 30,070 02

30,373 00 27,682 02

808

754

CHILD'S HOSPITAL.

1870

1875.

1880.

1885.

$30,500 00

$92,710 57

$10,931 45

131

ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL.

1870.

1875.

$100,000 00 100,000 00 55,000 00

$18,329 16 12,437 76 12,909 77

$18,252 26 12,432 43 12,565 56

376

350

1880

509

449

1885.

477

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TABLE II. ALBANY GUARDIAN SOCIETY AND HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS.

YEAR.

REAL ESTATE.

PERSONAL PROPERTY.

TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR.

TOTAL EXPENDITURES.

NUMBER SUPPORTED DURING THE YEAR.

NUMBER DISCHARGED

NUMBER REMAINING AT END OF YEAR.

1870.

$35,988 77

$3,000 00

$32,625 04

$32,206 00 3,345 80

1875.

35,000 00

27,500 00

3,420 02

1880.

40,000 00

39, 150 00

4,086 70

3,289 39

1885.

35,000 00

46,300 00

9,250 75

5,053 05

ALBANY ORPHAN ASYLUM. [For Children Between Ages of 3 and 12. Incorporated March 30, 1881.]

1870.

$15,000 00

IO2

1875

30,000 00

$76,463 20

$12,456 69 30,694 65 33,066 41

29, 157 90

193

149

1880.

45,000 00

90,000 00

32, 116 49

308

224

1885.

50,000 00

95,000 00

27,448 77

26,824 61

421

113

308

BABIES' NURSERY.

1870.

1875.

1880.

885

$800 00

$2,200 00

$2,474 47

$2,461 83

CHILDREN'S FRIEND SOCIETY. [First opened December 1, 1856.]

1870.

$3,500 00

$200 00

$5,527 43

$3,627 65

1875.

4,200 00

3,400 00

2,882 20

2,475 24

1880

4,200 00

14,800 co

3,137 67

3,196 09

1885

16,000 00

15,200 00

17,377 20

16,850 20

1885

482

439

1885

$1,000 00

$10,020 24

148

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HOME FOR THE AGED OF LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR.

1870.

1875.

1880.

106

1885

$43,700 00 80,000 00

$3,005 00 3,500 00

$2,750 00 3,500 00

130 160

150

HOME FOR AGED MEN.

1870.

1875

1880

$35,000 00 35,000 00

$12,641 61

4, 124 44

$3,993 68 4, 117 58

HOUSE OF SHELTER. [Incorporated January 4, 1869.]

1870.

1875

1880

$20,000 00 20,000 CO

$3,550 00 4,050 00

$3,455 64 4,904 78

$2,623 42

78 165

128

OPEN DOOR MISSION.

1870.

1875.

1880.

$10,600 00

$2,597 84

$2,096 04

ORPHANS' HOME OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH.

1870.

$6,000 00

$1,839 96

$1,575 19

1875.

1,246 15

1,141 41

1880.

10,000 00

1,697 05

1,206 24

1885.

$1,375 00 9,786 56

12, 118 77

1,953 10

ST. JOSEPH'S INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

1870.

1875.

1880

1885.

ST. VINCENT'S FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM. [Opened in 1845.]

1870.

$75,000 00 83, 116 00

$3,000 00

$8,752 90

$8,745 90 10,089 42

136

126

1880

116, 198 40

2,000 00

15,483 65

14, 197 86

301

257

1885

127,289 00

1,000 00

22,480 49

22,326 63

315

253

ST. VINCENT'S MALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.

1870.

$16,000 00 45,000 00

$2,400 00

$13,762 23 10, 154 18 8,508 22

$13,641 60 10, 126 31

193

134

1875

145

IIO

1880

58,000 00

8,391 58

142

117

1885

32,000 00

12,046 24

11,983 03

157

128

TABLE III. ALBANY COUNTY POOR-HOUSE.

YEAR.

Male. Female.

Total.

Numbers

Absconded.

Died.

Insane.

Idiots.

Blind.

Deaf Mutes.

Epileptics.

Children

Native.

Foreign.

No. acres land.

Value of Poor-

house Establish-

Amount

expended for

Average weekly

expense each

person.

1870

945

563

1,508

1,033

172

272

554

954

120

$ 2.86

1875

674

1,561

1, 160

509

1,052

116

$300,000

$21,700.00

1.90

1880

517

389

906

479

291

615

115

250,000

23,068.00

1.45

1885

486

247

733

411

280

453

II2

145,000

27,897.43

2.50

1875.

2,000 00

10,877 84

160

127

No. PERSONS SUPPORTED.

discharged.

under 16.

ment.

support.

1885.

4,178 56

$4,233 53

1885

1885.

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U. S. OFFICERS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

UNITED STATES OFFICERS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS

AND

OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN ALBANY COUNTY.

Prof. J. TENNEY, Editor.

T THE UNITED STATES ARSENAL is in the township of Watervliet, within the boundary of the village ot West Troy ; having the Hudson River on the east, the Watervliet Turnpike and horse railroad passing through the grounds on a line with the river, and the Erie Canal running through the depot inclosure, between the front and rear build- ings, over which are two bridges. The local posi- tion is distant northeast from the new Capitol, Al- bany, six miles; nearly opposite the City of Troy; and in latitude 42 degrees 43 minutes and 9 seconds, and longitude 73 degrees 42 minutes and 7 seconds.

The establishment was located here in 1813, upon about 12 acres of land which was the original purchase, and was commenced in 1814 under the direction of Colonel George Bumford, of the ord- nance department; after which it was under the supervision of Major Daliba, an officer of the same department, who matured many of its details, and introduced an excellent system of economy and police regulations. These first officers have been succeeded by the following:

Colonel Talcott. General W. J. Worth, Major Baker, Major Symington, Major Mordecai, Colonel Thornton, Colonel Hagner, Brevet-Captain O. E. Michaelis, Colonel Buthington, Colonel Mordecai, Captains Michaelis, Metcalfe and Young.

The area of territory has been enlarged by several purchases, and cessions from the State. At this time the reservation contains 109 acres, the whole inclosed by a wall eight feet high, except on the east front, where there is an iron fence which allows an open, clear outlook to the river.

The river front is 1, 600 feet long, 800 feet of which is finished, at a cost of $50,000, as a stone wharf, where vessels as large as any navigating the upper Hudson can unload. From the river it ex- tends westward, with a width of 1, 700 feet to the Erie Canal, which passes through about 600 feet from the river, and thence in triangular shape to a point about 1,000 feet from the canal, and within 200 feet of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Co.'s railroad.

The area within the inclosure now unoccupied is arranged with taste, and skill has been exercised in combining the useful with the agreeable. All the appointments and construction of buildings are nearly perfect. The roadways are substantial and made of gravel interlaid with flag-stone walks, while the spaces. or portions unoccupied, are kept in lawns and garden plats, which, with the many shade trees, add to the general attractiveness.

The present permanent buildings required to meet the demands of the various branches con- nected with the Arsenal, as well as offices, residen- ces and quarters, are arranged with admirable skill with reference to their convenience and special purpose of economic adaptability. They are con- structed of brick and iron, in plain, solid masonry, without elaborate architectural design, and pre- sent a military appearance, increased by the war supplies, and ornamented with many memorial trophies of former victories on land and sea, dis- tributed over the vacant spaces within the inclos- ure. The buildings, more than thirty in all, are painted and kept in repair.

During the Rebellion this arsenal employed 1,500 men, and in some departments work was continued day and night to fill the requisitions for ordnance supplies for our armies during their con- tinuous engagements. The quantity, variety and quality of the issues made and forwarded day by day, for many months, demonstrates the special advantages of this site for rapidly manufacturing military supplies, and shipping them in all direc- tions and at all seasons. Since that time the erec. tion of a new system of store-rooms and shops, with increased motive power, improved machinery of many kinds, and other facilities of recent introduc- tion and modern invention, have greatly enlarged the capabilities and relative completeness of the es- tablishment, which will now accommodate a larger force of workmen and insure greater promptness.

The more recent improvements are a com- pleted range of two-story shops, inclosing three sides of a square, 465 feet front and 300 deep; this block, built of brick and iron, is of the most ap- proved style for working purposes, and supplied with double steam engines as well as with water power from the canal, the use of which is secured by perpetual grant, for privileges granted to the State. Connected with this valuable system of con- venient shops, the permanent quarters, barracks. store-houses, timber and carriage stores, and all other fixed structures are well supplied with every necessary modern convenience, and many improve- ments which contribute to the health, comfort and well-being of all, have received careful attention.

Independent of the extensive iron manufacturing establishments in the immediate vicinity, there are advantages in the geographical location and facili- ties for transportation of materials and supplies which command consideration from the general Government, to permanently establish this depot on

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a scale of national magnitude and importance, com- mensurate with the resources and demands of a people who are proud of their ability to maintain public improvements creditable to the military de- partment of this Republic.

This establishment is under the Ordnance Bu- reau of the War Department at Washington, and in all its arrangements, and in every detail, refer- ence has been thoroughly represented in the con- struction of permanent improvements as to ele- gance, durability and order; and the general working force is most admirably selected with regard to their actual value and capacity for sub- stantial results.

This is one of the national arsenals ranking as first-class, and is designed to be the principal depot for military stores, arms and equipments in the Northern States; also for the manufacture, repair and storage of war material and military equipages, and supplies for every branch of the infantry and cavalry service, including fortification munitions.

The cost of the buildings for arsenal purposes, including all necessary structures, machinery, im- provements, manufactures, and stores, are estimated at $1, 500,000, and value of raw material used during the year, $30,000; average number em- ployed, 130, including 4 officers and 30 soldiers. The original cost of all the land is about $57,000. Under proper regulations the public have access to this establishment, and it is well worthy of a visit.

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Bi-centennial history of Albany. History of the county of Albany, N. Y., from 1609 to 1886. With portraits, biographies and illustrations, Part 98

Author: Howell, George Rogers, 1833-1899; Tenney, Jonathan, 1817-1888 Publication date: 1886 Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co. Number of Pages: 1452

Author: Howell, George Rogers, 1833-1899; Tenney, Jonathan, 1817-1888
Publication date: 1886
Publisher: New York, W. W. Munsell & Co.
Number of Pages: 1452