History of Rockland County, New York : with biographical sketches of its prominent men, Part 50

Author: Cole, David, 1822-1903, ed. cn; Beers, J. B., & co., New York, pub
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: New York : J. B. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 993

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tion of about a dozen. From this nucleus the church has grown to be one of the most prosperous in the county and numbers 180 communicants. Mr. Babbitt is the only rector the church has ever had. The Sunday school is held in the chapel adjoining the church and is in a prosperous condition under the superintendence of Edward Merritt. The school numbers 115 scholars.

The Universalist Church of Nyack .- As early as 1853 services were held in Van Houten's mill at Orangeville by a Mr. Rainor, a Universalist minister, who preached there once in two weeks. Universalist services were held at Nyack, in private houses, in 1859. They were afterward held in the Wigwam, which stood on the corner of Broadway and Church street. In 1867-69 the church was supplied by Revs. Shepard and Gordon. The first board of trustees, elected November 15th 1870, consisted of Cornelius D. Snedeker, James Cooper, and John H. Blauvelt. The church edifice, a neat little frame structure, on Broadway, was built by M. W. De Baun. The total cost of building and funiture was about $5,000. The lot cost $1,350, and was presented by Mrs. Mary Gunn Par- tridge. Services were first held in this church, in 1871, in the basement. Rev. W. P. Payne preached for one year. He was succeeded by Rev. J. A. Seitz, who re- mained for a year and a half. Rev. J. C. Partridge sup- plied the pulpit for three years. The last minister who preached in this church was Rev. Fordyce Hitchcock, who preached once a month until his death in the fall of 1883. Since this time the church has been without a pastor. Conference meetings are held every Sunday morning.

Wayside Chapel and Sabbath School of South Nyack .- This is situated on Piermont avenue, one mile south of the village of Nyack.

On the 22d of January 1860, a Sunday school was or- ganized at the house of Mrs. Hester Onderdonk. During the first year of its existence it was removed to a build- ing furnished by the village Sunday school. In the early years of its existence it was greatly assisted by some scholars of the Rockland Female Institute.

The Wayside Chapel was the outgrowth of this school. In 1866 it was resolved to raise funds for the purchase of a site and the erection of a building. Accordingly the sum of $775.65 was realized by the sale of stock, at ten cents per share, to 508 friends; $724.81 in donations; $263.09 from a fair by the ladies of Nyack; $4.20 from a children's fair; and $625.17 from lectures by John B. Gough, Anna Dickinson, and Rev. Drs. Thompson and Willetts, in all, $2,392.92. On the 4th of November 1866, a lot on which stood a wooden building, used as a roadside grog shop, was purchased, and the building was temporarily fitted up for the school. It was soon deter- mined to erect a permanent building, and the corner stone of this chapel was laid on the 17th of November 1867. The building was dedicated on the 7th of Febru- ary 1869.

It is a tasteful brown stone structure, nestled in a luxurious growth of ivy, its interior finished in walnut and chestnut, and ornamented with suitable mottoes, en-

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gravings, etc. The desk, Bible, organ, and cushions with |at high tide, through what, from its resemblance to a which it is furnished were gifts from friends, and the bell ditch, was called the "Slote," and ascend as tar as the " COME" was a memorial gift of the daughter of Mrs. Thomas Dean, of St. Marks, New York, who was one of the first donors. location of Mr. Haddock's store. When the sloops were laden with fruits, vegetables, and other produce that they wished to send to market, the men hauled them through In this building Sunday school services are held on Sunday afternoons, and on Sunday evenings services of praise, preaching, or reading, have been held by friends, residents, or visitors in the neighborhood. the Slote to the river and returned to their work. The women, clad in their peculiar dresses, poke bonnets, and heavy shoes, went, on board the sloop, to New York, where they disposed of their produce, purchased the few The school and building have, from the first, been un- der the general superintendence of Mr. John L. Salis- bury and his family. necessaries which they required, and returned the next day. They were met at the landing on their return by the men, who conveyed them, with their purchases, empty barrels, sacks, etc., to their homes. This method of travel and transportation between this region and New York continued till the advent of steamboats, about 1827. After the establishment ot steamboat navigation, Tappan Slote, as it was called till the time when the Erie Rail- Road was built, continued to be a point of shipment. The construction of the Nyack Turnpike, and the estab- lishment of a landing at Nyack, however, diminished, to OAK HILL CEMETERY. some extent, the importance of the landing at Tappan Slote.

The cost of the chapel was $5,000, and a mortgage of $2,500 for the balance of this cost was assumed by the Reformed Dutch Church of Nyack.

The West Nyack Chapel .- The chapel at West Nyack is a neat little wooden structure, and .it was dedicated June 2d 1878. It is used by the different denominations of the village, in common. A flourishing Sunday school is held here.

The first cemetery at Nyack was on C. T. Smith's point. When the first interment occurred is unknown. The last burial was in 1834. The bodies interred here were removed to Oak Hill Cemetery in 1873. In 1800 the Presbyterian Cemetery was started. It stood west of the Baptist church, and in 1869 the bodies were removed to Oak Hill Cemetery.

The propriety of establishing a larger cemetery at Nyack was talked of in 1847, and a meeting of the citi- zens was called in February 1848, to consider the matter. At this meeting a resolution was passed to formally ded- icate the ground for burial purposes. Accordingly, in June 1848, Oak Hill Cemetery was dedicated with appro- priate religious ceremonies. March 17th 1865, the ceme- tery received its charter by a special act of the Legisla- ture. Most of the other cemeteries in the vicinity have been merged in this. It is beautifully located on the hill west of the village and commands a magnificent view of the village, the river, and the beautiful landscape be- yond. The superintendent is T. F. Tasman.

PIERMONT.

NAVIGATION.

To the early settlers in the vicinity of Tappan, and in the surrounding region, an outlet and a market for their surplus produce was of the utmost importance. The great land thoroughfares that now exist along the borders of the Hudson had not then been dreamed of, and the shores of the river in this vicinity were too rocky and precipitous for landings to be available except at long intervals. The mouth of the Sparkill, however, offered facilities for landing, and the valley of that stream gave easy access to the river; and these were early made available by the in- habitants. Sloops could enter the Sparkill, if lightly laden,

The Nyack people were the first to establish steamboat communication with New York. The Orange, a boat seventy-five feet in length, first began to run between Nyack and New York, stopping for passengers and freight at Tappan Slote. On one occasion the Orange failed to stop at this landing, and this so angered the Tappan Dutchmen that they resolved to build a steamboat of their own. This resolution they carried into effect, and built the Rockland, one hundred feet in length. Not to be outdone, the Nyack people then added a false bow and stern to the Orange (which the Tappan people had nicknamed the " Pot-cheese "), making it apparently of the same length as the Rockland. The first captain of the Rockland was David Clark, who was succeeded by Captain Mausell. An interest in the Rockland was sold to the people in Haverstraw, and in 1834 a new boat, the Warren, a flat-bottomed boat, was built. In 1836, the Nyack people built the Arrow. Both these boats were burned, but were rebuilt, and run as one line. They came to be the property of some men named Smith, and what remain of this line are the Chrystenah and the Tap- pan Zee, the latter of which is used as a ferry boat be- tween Tarrytown and Nyack.

The establishment of steamboat communication with New York effected a great change from the previous or- der of things. The trip to and from New York became one of definite length, and during many years the steam- boats were the means of travel between the region here and that city. Captain Mausell continued in command of one of these boats for many years. In an interview with him, in the 84th year of his age, his eyes brightened and he became animated as he talked of the old days of steamboating. When he spoke of the people residing along the river, who were his passengers in those days, the old captain sat down and wept. " They were gentle- men," he said. "They always had a very nice way of dressing; they had great talks and chats with each other;

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there was much visiting done on the boat; they were greatly interested in the welfare of things which trans- pired around them. But they were quite exclusive; it was necessary to know them well. It was not an uncom- mon thing for old Dominie Lansing to stand in the door- way between the gentlemen's 'and ladies' cabins and preach, by invitation of the passengers."

There was no church at Tappan Slote till about 1817, when the Baptist society was organized. The place never acquired any importance beyond that of a landing on the river till the construction of the Erie Railroad, which, at first, had its terminus here. Its name then be- came Piermont, from the pier that was extended into the river, and the mountain which rises from the shore on the west.

VILLAGE CORPORATION.

The village of Piermont was incorporated in 1850, un- der the general act of 1847. The first meeting of the trustees elected under the charter was held July Ist 1850. These trustees were: Peter H. Taulman, J. G. Blauvelt, James A. Hopson, S. S. Post, and J. I. Walsh.

The presidents of the village have been: Peter H. Taulman, elected 1850; James Westervelt, 1853; J. G. Blauvelt, 1854; John R. Baker, 1856; David Clark, 1857; Andrew Fallon, 1858; John W. Blauvelt, 1865; Andrew Fallon, 1866; Marcus Hoffman, 1867; John B. Wandle, 1868; Richard V. D. Wood, 1871; John Van Orden, 1873; and the present president, Roger Haddock, 1882.

The clerks have been: Cornelius Hoffman, 1850; J. W. Blauvelt, 1851; H. Moore, 1854; Thomas J. B. House, 1856; J. W. Blauvelt, 1857; Alfred Mabie, 1861; John Van Orden, 1865; John W. Blauvelt, 1866; George W. Hendrick, 1873; J. Westervelt, 1876; and the present clerk, Alonzo Jewell, 1878.

The corporate limits of Piermont include an area about two miles in length and one and a half miles in width westwardly from the river, including the end of the pier. Sparkill Railroad station is near the southern limit of the corporation, and that of "Piermont-on-the hill," nearly opposite the old New York and Erie Rail- house were made, and on the twentieth of June 1884, road pier, is about midway between the northern and southern bounds. It has one principal street along the Sparkill and the shore of the river, at the base of the mountain that rises on the west.

The Sparkill enters the village from the south, and dis- charges its waters into the Hudson here. The place is accessible through the valley of this stream, and here was established a landing on the river at a very early date. This was the only outlet for the produce of a wide re- gion back from the river till the construction of the Ny- ack Turnpike made the river accessible at Nyack. When the Sparkill was utilized for access to the river, and for a time Piermont had an importance, as the eastern ter- minus of that great thoroughfare, that it of course lost when that terminus was changed to a point opposite New York city.

road communication between the country around and that great commercial metropolis preclude the possibil- ity of its ever becoming a place of great commercial im- portance, the beauty of its situation and the ready access to it from the West and from New York, render it a de- sirable place in which to reside, and as time goes on these advantages will attract hither a large summer pop- ulation.

The business here is limited to the supply of the wants of the people in the village and its immediate vicinity. The village has one large general store, one dry goods' store, four groceries, two drug stores, two millinery stores, one clothing store, one shoe store, one hardware store, two bakeries, four meat markets, a number of con- fectioneries, and several saloons. It has also the usual mechanics' shops required for a place of its size. It lias five churches, two public schools, one parochial school, and one private school. The streets of the village are macadamized and the walks are flagged. The New York, Lake Erie, and Western Railroad, and the Northern Railroad of New Jersey, afford access to the outer world, and the road along the river affords one of the most beautiful drives in the country.

On the main street, a short distance south from Had- dock's store, a spring of excellent water issues from the mountain through what appears to be a small cave. This little cavern is commonly known as the "Mine hole;" and tradition says it was originally a drift that was run for some distance into the mountain in search of some kind of mineral, probably iron. By whom this was exca- vated is not known, and " the memory of man runneth not " to the time when it was done.

ST. JOSEPH'S ORPHAN ASYLUM.

In April 1884, the Dominican Sisters purchased about thirty acres of land, on which to establish an orphan asy- lum. On this land, which is half a mile distant from Sparkill station, on the road toward Blauveltville, stood farm buildings which could readily be made available for the desired object. The necessary alterations of the

about fifty orphans of both sexes were removed to it from the asylum in New York city, of which it is a branch. Here the orphans can be cared for in a place surrounded by the most desirable sanitary conditions, away from the inconveniences and embarrassments by which such insti- tutions in the city are surrounded.

SCHOOLS AT PIERMONT.

District No. 2, Orangetown .- The first school house was built in the beginning of the present century. The first story was of stone, and white washed. The upper the New York and Erie Railroad was built the valley of part was of wood, painted red. In 1832, Robert W.

Weir,* then a young artist, executed a painting of the old school house at Tappan Slote, as it was then called, to distinguish it from the metropolis of this locality, Tap-

*Mr. Weir is still living at the advanced age of 81. His most noted picture is the "Emharkation of the l'ilgrims," now in the rotunda of the Capitol at Washington. He also painted the " Landing of Hendrick Although its nearness to New York, and the easy rail- | Hudson," and "Columbus before the Council of Salamanca."

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pantown. Mr. Weirs painting was engraved for the New York Mirror, a magazine of that day. In 1883, this en- graving was photographed, and once more transferred to canvas by Mrs. Tompkins, of New York city. The paint- ing represents the school as out, and boys and girls on their way home after their day's study. The girls are especially noticeable for the style of their dress. Their bonnets are large and projecting, their collars are im- mensely wide, and their aprons nearly as long as their dresses.

Some of the famous old teachers who wielded the fer- rule in those olden times were Mr. Bortex, Mr. and Mrs. Childs, and John McGahagen. On the 22d of February 1845, the taxable inhabitants of the district met to take into consideration the propriety of building a new school house, or repairing the old one. By vote the majority decided in favor of a new building. The old school house was sold to John Blanch for the sum of $5, and was removed by the purchaser. A new building of wood was erected, on nearly the same site, at an expense of about $500, and was afterward enlarged at a further ex- pense of $300. Since it has been in existence, some of the teachers have been Eben Lane, T. H. Gemmell, F. B. Crossett, William Van Wagenen, and F. W. Bauer.

The present teachers are: Cyrus E. Smith, principal, and Miss E. Stephens, assistant. The latter has been a teacher here for the past nine years.

In 1866, the inhabitants determined to form a Union Free School District, and dignified the board of Trustees by calling it the Board of Education. The first board consisted of A. W. Haring, I. M. Dederer, John W. Fer- don, C. Auryansen, C. Tracey, and R. R. Weylen.

In the present year (1884), a new building has been erected on a new site, with ample grounds, at an expense of $5,000.

The present Board of Education are: John W. Fer- don, president; R. V. D. Wood, William L. Lawrence, F. W. Bauer, Charles W. Miller; and John C. Walsh, clerk.

In the summer of 1881, Miss Helen Blake established in Piermont a select school for children and youth of both sexes. The curriculum of study embraced the com- mon and higher English branches and modern languages. The school continues quite successful, and it may prove to be the foundation of a permanent institution.

PIERMONT FIRE DEPARTMENT.

The fire department of the village of Piermont was or- ganized in the summer of 1852, with James Westervelt as chief. The engine, Empire No. 1, and house were the property of the Erie Railroad Company. The fire com- pany consisted of 30 members.

tain Cornelius Ackerman, foreman (since 1868); J. A. Styles, assistant foreman; C. V. Styles, secretary; Gil- bert Lydecker, treasurer. The company has 50 members.

Protection Company No. 1, was organized in 1856, with David Cole as chief, and 30 members. The com- pany disbanded in 1878.

PIERMONT LODGES AND SOCIETIES.

Piermont Lodge, No. 83, I. O. of O. F., was instituted February Ist 1843. The first officers were: William De- voe, N. G .; D. A. Mabie, V. G .; John J. Lawrence, sec- retary; John B. Wandle, treasurer. The present officers (1884) are: Thomas W. Davis, N. G .; John Gorman, V. G .; Lewis Looser, secretary; J. C. Walsh, treasurer. The lodge has fifty-six members, and meets every Tuesday evening in Odd Fellows' Hall.

Waywayanda Lodge, No. 315, F. & A. M., was organ- ized in June 1853, with the following first officers: David B. Parsons, W. M .; Robert H. Black, S. W .; E. G. Bennett, J. W .; John Randall, treasurer; D. C. Noe, secretary; Levi F. Ward, S. D .; John R. Bakerm, J. D. The offi- cers in 1884 were: E. G. Cook, W. M .; C. E. Monroe, S. W .; John A. Folsom, J. W .; Jacob Hart, secretary; David W. Kipp, treasurer; Isaac Gillies, S. D .; W. S. Requa, J. D .; David Potter, tyler. Meetings are held in Masonic Hall, on the first and third Friday evenings of each month.

Rockland Chapter, No. 204, R. A. M., was organized in April 1867. The first officers were: John Van Orden jr., H. P .; W. L. Lawrence, K .; William S. Van Houten, S .; S. Sturtevant, C. of H .; John W. Hutton, P. S .; D. Cranston, R. A. C .; Andrew Smith, M. 3d V .; John W. Vervalen, M. 2d V .; S. D. Clark, M. Ist V .; John J. Lawrence, secretary; A. D. Onderdonk, treasurer. The officers in 1884 were: William Hutton, H. P .; Jacob Hart, K .; W. S. Requa, S .; D. W. Kipp, secretary; William L. Lawrence, treasurer; John H. Folsom, C. of H .; Peter W. Waring, P. S .; Joseph M. Tait, R. A. C .; James E. Smith, M. of 3d V .; Henry Dobbs, M. of 2d V .; J. L. Voorhis, M. of Ist V .; R. Haddock, sentinel. The chap- ter numbers twenty-five members. Meetings are held on the first and third Friday evenings of each month.

American Legion of Honor, Rockland Council, No. 491, was organized in April 1881, with the following first officers: F. B. Wright, commander; L. G. Clark, vice- commander; Isaac E. Gillies, secretary; George Pierson jr., collector; George A. Knapp, treasurer; Ward Phil- lips, guide; C. V. A. Blauvelt, warden; John W. Adri- ance, sentry; E. G. Tucker, past commander. The pres- ent officers (1884) are: I. Gillies, commander; A. Kreuder, vice-commander; T. A. Knapp, secretary; Ward Phillips, collector; George A. Knapp, treasurer; C. V. A. Blauvelt, guide; George Pierson jr., warden; A. C. Kittle, sentry; F. B. Wright, past commander.

Piermont Rowing Association .- This association was organized in October 1879. The officers first elected still hold their respective positions. They are: E. N. Whiton, president; L. G. Clark, vice-president; F. B. captain; A. X. Fallon, lieutenant. .

The present officers of Empire Company are: John A. Folson, chief; Alonzo A. Jewell, assistant chief; Cap- Wright, secretary; G. A. Knapp, treasurer; J. A. Styles,

During the winter of 1879-80, a neat and commodious boat house was built at a cost of $3,000. This house is on the Tappan Zee, a short distance north of the village, and it commands a fine view of the bay and river. The first floor is used for storing boats, etc., and on the sec-

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ond floor are a neatly furnished reception room and la. dies' parlor. The association owns 13 boats valued at $2,000.

Law and Order Association of Piermont .- This was or- ganized in February 1884. The officers are: John W. Ferdon, president; Isaac M. Dederer and Cornelius Auryansen, vice-presidents; R. Haddock, treasurer; T. M. Peck, secretary; Executive committee: Thomas Ward, John Conover, G. W. Littlefield, John Gorman, C. W. Miller, John C. Haring, A. X. Fallon, B. D. Wood.

CHURCHES OF PIERMONT.

First Baptist Church, Piermont .-- About the year 1817 Elder Joseph W. Griffiths, pastor of the Middletown (now Nanuet) Baptist Church, began to preach at Pier- mont. Meetings were first held in the school house. This was soon found to be too small to accommodate the increased number of attendants, and through the efforts of Elder Griffiths and some of the leading members a church, similar to that at Middletown, was built. This was dedicated on the second Sunday in November 1819. Elder Griffiths remained in charge of the church till 1839. During this time it continued a branch of that at Middletown. In 1828 and 1835 extensive revivals oc- curred.

enlarged at an expense of $3,595.75. Rev. William I. Loomis was the next pastor and remained till August 1868. Rev. Joshua Wood preached for about six months, when Rev. B. Lounsbury was ordained and settled as pastor in January 1870. He resigned June 19th 1873. He remained after his resignation till April 1874. From this time till October 1876, the church was with- out a pastor, although meetings were regularly held The next pastor was Rev. James S. Carr. He remained till April 1877, since which time the church has had no regular pastor, but has been supplied mostly by students from the Bible Workers' College of New York. At pres- ent the pulpit is occupied by Eugene B. Hughes.

The number of members is 43. A Sunday school has been connected with the church since its organization.

The First Reformed Church of Piermont. The first Re- formed Protestant Dutch Church at Piermont was organ- ized January 27th 1839, by ordaining the following per- sons to their respective offices, viz .; Elders, Abraham D). Vervalen, William Laurence; Deacons, Eleazar Lord, Cornelius I. Blauvelt.

Rev. Cornelius C. Vermeule D. D., having accepted an invitation as a stated supply for said church, began his labors May 19th 1839, and continued there till Sep- tember 1742, when the Rev. Cornelius E. Crispell was or- dained and installed pastor of the church at a salary of $400 per annum. Mr. Crispell was followed, in succes- sion, by Rev. Daniel Lord in 1847, Rev. J. Romeyn Berry Jewett, 1855, Rev. Henry E. Decker, 1860, Rev. Augustus F. Todd, 1865, and the present faithful pastor, Rev. Wil- liam C. Stitt, 1872. Several of these ministers, since the date of their pastorate, have become venerable Doctors of Divinity, and are still living.

May 25th 1839, letters of dismission were granted to John Ackerman, John Manning, Abram Sarvent, Edward T. Kitchel, Elizabeth Briggs, Elizabeth Ackerman, Eliza- beth Manning, Elizabeth Sarvent, Jane Kitchel, and Isa- in 1850, Rev. Jacob West, 1852, Rev. A. D. Laurence bel Brown. These, with Abram, Sophia and Maria Ack- erman, and A. M. Torbit, were constituted the First Baptist Church of Piermont, August 21st 1839.

Elder A. M. Torbit was ordained on the next day and became the first pastor of the church. His pastorate ter- minated in November 1842. During this time fifty-one The first members of the church were by certificate from the old church of Tappan: Eleazar Lord and Ruth Thompson his wife; Hezekiah C. Seymour and Mary Sherrie, his wife; Abraham D. Vervalen, his wife, Wil- liam Laurence, John S. Verbryck and Eleanor Vervalen, his wife; John I. Blauvelt and Ann Blanch, his wife; persons were added to the church by baptism, and nine by letter. The next pastor was Elder David Logan. He was succeeded in 1844 by Rev. Andrew Hopper, who remained with the church until October 1847. From this time till August 1849, the church was without a pastor. At this time Rev. Charles W. |Nathan Lord, Margaret Copeland wife of David Clapp, Waterhouse was called and he remained till Jan- Ann Eliza Blauvelt wife of Isaac M. Dederer; and Eleanor Blauvelt wife of John I. Blauvelt. Marthia Sickles wife of Garret I. Blauvelt, united on confession of lier faith. Rachel Haring, wife of John McGahagen, Mrs. Dederer, and John S. Verbryck are all of the first members still among the living. uary 1852. In August, 1853, Rev. G. P. Martin became pastor, and remained till December 25th 1854, when he was called to the pastorate of the Nyack Bap- tist Church. From March till June 1855, Rev. Joseph W. Griffiths had charge of the church, after which Rev. B. Slaight was ordained and called to the pastorate. In The first church edifice erected for the use of the con- gregation was of a temporary character and was located on a beautiful slope of ground in sight of the river, just below the hill station of the Northern Railroad of New Jersey. This served the people for the first ten years as a place of worship and they were happy in their simplicity. In 1850 a new church edifice was erected on the present site at an expense of $5,000. In 1873 this building was enlarged at a further expense of $11,000. The minutes of the church of this date, December 30th 1873, read: " The building was completed, the inoney paid, and the May 1857 Rev. William A. Bronson became pastor and faithfully served the church till his death, May 14th 1858. He preached his last sermon May Ist 1858. The next pastor was Rev. Alfred Earle, who remained till February 1860. He was followed by Rev. Benjamin Wheeler, who continued to serve the church till May, 1863. From this time till the spring of 1864, the church was closed the greater part of the time. The next pastor was Rev. Robert Fisher. He was followed by Rev. J. W. Taylor. who came March 14th 1866, and remained till May 1867. During his pastorate the church edifice was rebuilt and house opened for divine service. All the old pastors and

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History of Rockland County, New York : with biographical sketches of its prominent men, Part 50

Author: Cole, David, 1822-1903, ed. cn; Beers, J. B., & co., New York, pub Publication date: 1884 Publisher: New York : J. B. Beers & co. Number of Pages: 993

Author: Cole, David, 1822-1903, ed. cn; Beers, J. B., & co., New York, pub
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: New York : J. B. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 993