History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins and Schuyler counties, New York, Part 38

Author: Peirce, H. B. (Henry B.) cn; Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts & Ensign
Number of Pages: 1112

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William Moore, private, Co. I, 50th Regt.

Waldo Belcher, private, Co. H, 64tht Regt .; must. Nov. 3, 1861, three years ; pro. to corp., then to sergt .; wounded at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862, and at Po Creek, May 10, 1864.

John Wheeler, private, Co. H, 64th Regt. ; pro. to 2d sergt., then to Ist sergt. ; killed at Chancellorsville.

Philip Bieber, private, Co. E, 76th Regt .; innst. Oct. 29, 1861, three years. Charles Kenyon, corporal, Co. E, 76thi Regt. ; mn-t. Oct. 29, 1861, three years. Henry P. Kenyon, private, Co. E, 76th Regt .; minst. Oct. 29, 1861, three years. Thos. Gower, private, Co. E, 76th Regt. ; must. Oct. 29, 1861, three years.

Barzilla Howard, private, Co. E, 76th Regt. ; must. Oct. 29, 1861, three years; re-enl. in 21st N. Y. Cav.

Seymour Shoulters, private, Co. E, 76th Regt .; minst. Oct. 29, 1861, three years. Dick Spitzer, private, Co. E, 76th Regt .; must. Oct. 29, 1861, three years. Edwin Slosson, sergeant, Co. B, 109th Regt .; must. Ang. 11, 1862, three years. Geo. A. Bogert, private, Co. B, 109th Regt. ; must. Ang. 11, 1862, three years. Isaac Arnold, private, Co. B, 109th Regt .; nmust. Ang. 11, 1862, three years. John Brumagin, private, Co. B, 169th Regt .; must. Ang. 11, 1862, three years. Albert Guy, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Inf .; must. Ang. 11, 1861, three years. John W. Lawrence, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Inf.

J hn King, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Inf .; missing. Charles Richardson, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Inf. Jantes H. Reese, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Inf. Erastus Benton, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Inf. Ransom Gleazen, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Inf. Andrew D. Hover, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Inf. Henry Johnson, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Iuf. Lemuel A. Like, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Inf. Samuel G. North, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Inf. George Sanford, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Inf. Auson J. Partridge, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Inf. Charles Snapp, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Iuf. Philander M. Shaw, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Inf. Alexander Zimmer, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Inf. John Spencer, private, Co. B, 109th N. Y. Inf.

Maurice R. Beard, 3d sergeant, Co. G, 137th Regt .; must. Ang. 22, 1862, three years.

Levi Hammond, 2d corporal, Co. G, 137th Regt .; minst. Ang. 22, 1862, three years.

Edwin B. Chamberlain, private, Co. G, 137th Regt .; must. Aug. 22, 1862, three years.

Michael Campion, private, Co. G, 137th Regt. ; [must. Aug. 22, 1862, three ycars.

John Dooley, private, Co. G, 137th Regt. ; imust. Aug. 22, 1862, three years. David Farrell, private, Co. G, 137th Regt .; must. Ang. 27, 1862, three years ; died in the army.

1855. W. S. Lincoln.

Chas. II. Moore.

1856. R. B. Miller.

1868. Wm. Slosson.

Herbert Richardson.

Win. Wood.

Reuben D. Ketchum.

1869. Wmn. Wood.

1857. Watson W. Clark.

1870. Samuel M. Avery.

1858. II. Richardson.

1871. L. D. Bishop.

1859. Ozias J. Slosson. Samuel Chamberlain.

1872. G. A. Clark.

1860. R. B. Miller.

L. D. Bishop.

1861. Fred. D. Hathaway.

1862. Jeremiah Jones.

1874. S. M. Avery.

H. Richardson.

1875. R. B. Miller.

1863. W. Slosson.

1876. G. A. Clark.

Benevolent Stevens, Jr.

1877. II. J. Burchard.

1864. Wmn. Slosson.

1878. Herbert Richardson. S. M. Avery.

Geo. Ilardendorf.

C. H. Dean.

1873. Harvey J. Burchard.

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CHAPTER XXIX.

NICHOLS.

GEOGRAPHICALLY, the town of Nichols is situated near the centre of the south border of the county, and lies upon the south bank of the Susquehanna. Its surface is mostly upland, terminating in steep declivities upon the river, and broken by the narrow valleys of small streams. The sum- mits of the hills are broad, and attain an altitude of from three hundred to five hundred feet above the river. A pro- duetive gravelly loam forms the soil of the valleys, and a moderately fertile, gravelly, and clayey loam, underlaid by red sandstone, the hills. The principal stream in the town is the Wappasening Creek, which enters the town from Bradford County, Pa., at the hamlet of the same name, and flows north into the Susquehanna. That river forms the north and west boundaries of the town. Nichols, like the rest of the county, was, at an early day, inhabited by the Indians, who retained their occupancy of portions of it subsequent to the arrival of the early settlers. From Hon. C. P. Avery, a writer of some note, we learn that " for many years after this town (Nichols) was first settled, many Indian families lived upon the plain, near the mouth of the Wappasening. That portion of the town, and the river- plats generally, have furnished many articles of Indian handicraft and utility, which have been brought to light by excavations and the plow, as well as by the washings of the streams. The Maughantowano plain was a favorite eorn- ground of the natives, and while it continues still unim- paired in its original distinction, it is of no little fertility and historic value in the vestiges of our Indian predecessors, which are thrown upon its surface from time to time, and have already enriched many cabinets. From events of stir- ring interest, which have there occurred, it is emphati- cally ' storied ground.'"

In this town are located a part of Coxe's Manor and Colonel Nichol's purchase .*

THE SETTLEMENT

of the town was commenced by Ebenezer Ellis, Pelatiah Pierce, Stephen Mills, and James Cole, in 1787, as stated by both French and Dr. Hough in their respective Gaz- etteers. A statement is made by John W. Lanning, a son of Daniel Lanning, one of the early settlers, to the effect that John and Frederick Evelin, or Eveland, as their descendants now spell the name, A. Vangorder, and two sons, Leonard and Benjamin, and a man named Sullivan, settled near Canfield Corners. An impartial investigation of the matter leads us to credit the infor- mation contained in the Gazetteers, as the most reliable authorities agree that none of the last-named six persons arrived prior to 1788-89. In speaking of the carlier set- tlers, Hamilton Child, in his " Historical Directory" of Broome and Tioga Counties, 1872-73, says, " The families of Ebenezer Ellis, Pelatiah Pierce, and Stephen Mills set- tled in the town at a very carly day,-as early as 1787, and probably prior to that time,-as Daniel Pierce and Daniel

Mills, sons of Pelatiah Pierce and Stephen Mills, were born in the town, the former in 1787 and the latter in 1788. Alexander Ellis, of Barton, son of Ebenezer Ellis, was born in Barton, in October, 1788, to which town Messrs. Ellis and Mills soon removed. George Walker purchased the premises of Mr. Ellis, and occupied them. James Cole settled here about the same time as those previously men- tioned, on the farm where Emanuel Coryell subsequently resided ; and when Judge Coryell and Robert Lettice Hooper visited the valley on their exploring and surveying expedition, they were entertained at his house. The set- tlers in the town thus far claimed but a possessory interest in the land they ocenpied, having as yet received no title from the patentecs. Judge Emanuel Coryell came with his family from Coryell's Ferry, on the Delaware, in New Jersey, in 1791. Families by the name of Isaiah Jones, Bass, and Emmons lived at an carly day upon the Mau- ghantowano Flats, and the latter is credited with sowing the first crop of wheat in the town."

Caleb Wright occupied the farm upon which the village of Nichols now stands at an carly day, and Stephen Dodd resided next below him. From Mrs. Frances Baird, daughter of Judge Gamaliel H. Barstow, and grand- daughter of Judge Emanuel Coryell, we learn the following touching the two last-named prominent pioneer citizens :

Judge Emanuel Coryell came with his family from Coryell's Ferry, on the Delaware, New Jersey, in 1791, having about two or three years previously been in the valley of the Susquehanna at this and other points above, in company with Robert Lettice Hooper, on an exploring and surveying expedition on lands in which the latter had an interest as patentee. He became the agent of Mr. Hooper and of those who subsequently acquired the title to the patents originally vested in that gentleman. He served in the commissary department during the Revolu- tionary war, and was granted a pension of $240 per annum, under the act of 1832. His journey with his family to Nichols was made by crossing from the Delaware to Wilkes- barre, and thence ascending the river in a Durham boat, by the aid of men employed at the latter place. The jour- ney upon the river occupied two weeks. Mr. Coryell served for many years with marked ability as First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the widely-extended county of Tioga, and was for several years a member of Assembly for this county, in which positions he wielded an extensive influence, and by his affability acquired a strong personal popularity. Judge Coryell died in 1835, at the age of eighty-two.

Judge Gamaliel H. Barstow came to Nichols from Sha. ron, Conn., in 1812. In 1815 he was elected member of Assembly, and filled that position three successive teruis. In 1818 he was elected State Senator from the Western district, which then comprised nearly half of the territory of the State, and the same year was appointed First Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of his eounty. In 1823 he was again eleeted to the Assembly; also in 1826. In 1825 he was elected State Treasurer, and in 1830 he rep- resented his district in Congress. In 1838 he was again elected State Treasurer, and filled other minor offiees with the same ability and integrity as characterized him in the

# For further information see Land Titles, in General History.

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more responsible ones, his entire politieal eareer being pro- nounced singularly free from corruption. He died at Nichols on the 30th of March, 1865, aged eighty-one years.

Among other pioneers whose early settlement entitles them to mention were Major Jonathan Platt and his father, whose name was also Jonathan, with their families, who emigrated from Bedford, Westchester Co., and settled upon what was known for many years as the Platt Home- stead. The elder Mr. Platt did not survive long to reap the rewards of his enterprise. Within two or three years afterwards he died from the effects of an injury received while preparing a field for wheat. His son, Major Platt, held, among other offices of trust, that of sheriff, for three years, and died in 1824, after a life of active uscfulness, and of more than ordinary success in business, highly cs- teemed for his substantial worth and many excellent traits of character.

Colonel Richard Sackett, Lewis Brown, Miles Forman, -the latter a Revolutionary hero and pensioner, and famil- iarly known for many years as Sheriff Forman, who has a numerous representation in the town, many of his descend- ants residing therein, notably, John and Stephen P. For- man,-Major Jolin Smyth, also a Revolutionary soldier, all of whom arrived prior to 1795, some before 1790. Ben- jamin Lounsberry came in about 1790. He had five sons, namely, Platt, Horace, Benjamin, James, and William. Ziba Evans, father of Charles and Cyrus Evans, the former born in the town in 1802, the latter in 1804. Jonathan Hunt, father of Seth Hunt, who settled in the town about 1801. Richard Searles and Asahel Pritehard were among the very earliest settlers, but soon removed to the town of Owego, where they lived and died, and in the history of which town mention of them is made. Jonathan Pettis, Joseph and John Annabel, Joseph Morey. Daniel Laning settled in the town on March 15, 1796. His son, John W., is one of the oldest living settlers. John Russell, a Revolutionary soldier, whose grandson, Lieutenant Edmund Russell, graduated from West Point in 1846, and was killed by the Indians in Colusa Co., Cal., in 1853. Daniel Shoemaker, also a soldier of the Revolution, and pensioner under the act of 1832, son of Benjamin and brother of Lieutenant Elijalı Shoemaker, of Wyoming, became a resi- dent of the town in 1801. Nicholas Shoemaker came in 1804. His son, William R , now resides in the town, and has in his possession a map of the town made in 1791, on which appear many of the names above given. H. W. Shoemaker resides on the old Maughantowano, or (as he spells it) " Mohontowongo, Farm." Lieutenant Elijah Shoemaker, a relative of those above named, was slain by a treacherous and ungrateful Tory, named Windecker, upon the day of the battle of Wyoming. He married a daughter of John McDowell, a generous-hearted Scotchman, of Stroudsburg, whose sympathy and aid was felt so materially by the fugitives and sufferers of the Wyoming massaere. His widow subsequently married Laban Blanchard, leaving two daughters, who became respectively the wives of Nich- olas and Judge Shoemaker, two prominent settlers of this county, whose descendants are quite numerous.

Isaac Sharp, a veteran of the Revolution, who served

under General Burgoyne, was an carly settler in this town. David Briggs came in 1806, and settled on part of the farm now owned by his son, David B. Briggs.

The Dunhamn family are quite numerous in this town, there having been, between 1836 and 1840, nine brothers of the original stock. Henry Dunham, father of Norman, settled on the farm now occupied by the latter, in 1810. Daley Dunham arrived in 1814, and settled on the farm now owned by E. W., on Wappasening Creek. He is now in his seventy-ninth year, and lives on the farm he settled on in 1826. Eben Dunham's father came in 1817. Isaac Dunham was the last to come, not arriving until 1836. He settled on the Major Platt homestead, where his son, Harvey W., now resides.

George Kirby, father of Selim Kirby, Esq., of Nichols, who does business as a banker at Waverly, came in 1814, and ereeted the first steam saw-mill in the county, in 1833- 34. This was subsequently converted into a water-mill, and stood near the site of the mill now operated by Ed- mund Shipman.

John Howell, father of John L. and Robert, came in from Sussex (now Warren) County, in 1806, and settled on the farm now occupied by Thaddeus Stewart. John W. was born on the farm now owned by Emanuel Coryell, in 1810. Robert is noted as a geologist and zoologist, upon which subjects he has written several interesting works.

Joshua White, Joseph Morey, John McCarthy, the Williamson family, Joseph Densmore, and others eame in prior to 1825. In the latter year Oliver A. Barstow, Esq., arrived, and has sinee been a prominent resident. Daniel Pearl, father of Thomas F., ex-sheriff of the county, settled in Nichols in 1826. Judge Chubbuck, whose widow resides on the river-road, was an early settler. The Palmers were among the first on the river-road. Mrs. Palmer, now in her ninety-fifth year, is still living (May, 1878), an intelligent and well-preserved old lady.

The first crop of wheat in Nichols was sowed by a man named Emmons, on Maughantowana Flats, where he, Isaiah Jones, and - - Bass settled in 1791.

The first white child born in town was Daniel, son of Pelatiah Pierce, in 1787.

The first house erected within the present limits of the town was by Pelatiah Pierce. The next one, within a few umonths of the first, by Stephen Mills, both in 1787.

The first grist- and saw-mill was ereeted by Caleb Wright, about 1794.

The first steam saw-mill was built by George Kirby in 1833-34. It is claimed that this was the first steam saw- mill erected in the county.

The first church edifice was the Methodist Episcopal house of worship, located on the river-road, which was built in 1822. It was the first church built between Owego and Elmira.

The first school was a primitive log structure, which stood on the farm now owned by Samuel B. Smith, as early as the year 1800. Among the early scholars were the Lounsberrys, Charles and Cyrus Evaus (now aged seventy- four and seventy-two years respectively), the Deekers, Cortrights, and others. One of the earliest traders was James Stackhouse.

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CIVIL ORGANIZATION.

Nichols was organized by act of March 23, 1824, and was detached from Tioga. It lies upon the south bank of the Susquehanna, near the centre of the south border of the county, and contains 19,850 acres, of which 14,200 are improved, and had, according to the general census of 1870, a larger percentage of cleared land than any town in the county.

Owing to the destruction by fire of the town records, we are debarred from giving the customary proceedings of the first town-meeting, together with a list of the supervisors, town clerks, and justices of the peace prior to 1865. The burning of the building in which the records were kept, together with its contents, occurred in 1864, during the clerkship of Mr. Luther Conant. From 1865 to 1875 the following-named gentlemen have held the office of

SUPERVISOR.

Oliver A. Barstow, three years ; John L. Howell, three years ; Frederick C. Coryell, three years; Selim Kirby, three years ; MeKean McDowell ; Robert H. Morey, pres- ent incumbent.

TOWN CLERKS.

Luther Conant, Robert H. Morey, six years ; Charles H. Willson, two years; John J. Howell, present incum- bent, five years.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

Cranston V. S. Bliven, Oliver A. Barstow, seventeen years; Ezra Reed, eight years ; Elijah K. Evans, twelve years ; Oliver P. Harris, eight years; Stephen P. Mat- thews, vacancy ; John B. Annable, Charles P. Lanning.

The present incumbents are Oliver A. Barstow, Charles P. Lanning, Elijah K. Evans, and Jno. B. Annable.

NICHOLS VILLAGE

was formerly known as Rushville, and received that name from Dr. Galamiel H. Barstow, in honor of Dr. Rush, the celebrated physician of Philadelphia. The village was first settled about the year 1793, by Caleb Wright, whose farm occupied a portion of the present site. Very little actual improvement, however, took place there prior to the arrival of Dr. Barstow, in 1812. A tavern was kept by Jonathan Platt, about one mile east of the village, as early as 1800, which stood on the farm now owned by Isaac Dunham.

The first frame house in the village was erected by Dr. Barstow, in 1813. It is still standing and occupied by Abraham Davenport, and is one of the venerable landmarks of the plaec.

The first brick house was built by Nehemiah Platt, in or about 1830. It is the one now occupied by J. P. Cady, M.D. A few years subsequent Judge Barstow erceted the one in which his daughters now reside.

The first store was established by Judge Barstow, in part of his frame residence, in 1814.

The first hotel in the village was built, and kept until his death, by Jonathan Platt, about 1820. It is now kept by a grandson of the original proprietor, also named Jonathan.

The post-office was established as Rushville, probably about 1812-13, a post-office existing some years previously

at Smithboro', on the opposite side of the river, two miles from Nichols. A few years subsequent to the naming of the place it was discovered that a post-office of the saine name existed in Yates County ; so that in order to avoid confusion of the mails, the name was changed to Nichols, in honor of Colonel Nichols, the patentee of the site and surrounding country. In return for the compliment con- ferred, Colonel Nichols directed his agent, Judge Emanuel Coryell, to give $200, to be applied towards the erection of some public building, and the sum was used in the erection of the " Free Meeting-House,"* the one now occupied by the Methodists, and, as it is claimed, absorbed by them, which was the first church edifice built in the town. It was completed in 1829.

Nichols is charmingly situated on the south bank of the Susquehanna, near the mouth of Waj pasening Creek. It contains five general stores, kept respectively by Selim Kirby, John L. Howell & Son, Harris Bros., E. W. Wol- cott, and C. Bliven ; one hardware, of which A. A. Swin- ton is the proprietor ; one drug-store, by E. H. Latham ; one grocery- and provision-store, by E. Dunham ; one milli- nery establishment, by A. P. Roak ; a boot- and shoe-store, by Luther Conant. There are also two blacksmith-shops and one wagon-shop, two boot- and shoe-shops, one cooper-shop, one grist- and saw-mill, operated by Beniah Vandemark. The religious interests of the village are represented by two churches, denominationally classified as Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian (and we may here remark that the church edifices and parsonages are as handsome and valuable as we have seen in any place of like size); the educational by an excellent graded school, of which a more extended notice follows. The population of the village is fairly estimated at 375. It has railroad communication within two miles (Smithboro'), surrounded by a fine agri- cultural region, and is in every respect a thriving and enterprising place.

HOOPER'S VALLEY

is a post-village, situated on the south bank of the Susque- hanna, opposite Smithboro', on the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad. It was named in honor of Robert Lettice Hooper, patentee of Hooper's Patent. Some mem- bers of the Coryell family settled near the place at an early day, and Emanuel Coryell, grandson of the judge of that name, now resides in the vicinity.

Prominent among the early settlers there were the Pear- salls, Thomas, Nathaniel, and Gilbert, the former coming in 1828, and the others in 1829-1830. Ira J. Parks came in with the Pearsalls. In 1830 they commeneed building the saw-mill, and, in 1831, the grist-mill was erected by them ; the latter was burnt in 1860, and the present geu- eral lumber-manufacturing mill was built iu 1875, by I .. Burr Pearsall, son cof Gilbert. In 1831, Thomas and Nathaniel built a store, the first iu the place, the building now occupied by O. P. Smith as a dwelling.

A post-office was established there in 1854, and Gilbert Pearsall was appointed postmaster, and served as such until 1861. Emanuel Coryell is the present incumbent.

# See under heal of Religious, page 152.

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The Smithboro' and Nichols Bridge Company was in- corporated in 1830, and the first bridge over the Susque- hanna from Hooper's Valley to Smithboro' was built in 1831. It only stood a few months, when it was carried away by a freshet. The second one, built in 1833, shared the saine fate as the first, being washed away about 1837. The third structure remained until superseded by the pres- ent one, built in 1865-68. The first President of the com- pany was Thomas Pearsall ; Secretary, Isaac S. Boardman ; Treasurer, Benjamin Brooks. The original charter was granted in 1829, and expired in 1869, when it was renewed for thirty years.

Hooper's Valley contains a saw- and planing-mill, a wagon-shop, a blacksmithy, a public school, fifteen houses, and about seventy-five inhabitants.

WAPPASENING

is a hamlet, situated on the creek after which it is named, about one and one-half miles from Nichols village, near the State line. It contains a saw-mill, grist-mill, black- smith-shop, a turning-shop, and about one hundred in- habitants.

CANFIELD'S CORNERS CROSS-ROADS,

situated in the northeast part of the town, a little above the Tioga Centre Ferry, on the east bank of the Susquehanna, named after Ezra Canfield, an early settler there. A post- office was established at the Corners years ago, and Ezra Canfield was appointed postmaster. It has been long since discontinued.

MANUFACTURING INTERESTS.

Nichols is almost exclusively an agricultural town, hence very few manufacturing establishments exist therein. The principal of these are the grist- and saw-mills, of which we append the subjoined information :

Barstow's Mills were erected at a very early day, prob- ably about 1795, by Caleb Wright. Their antiquity is substantiated by the fact that as early as 1830, when Judge Barstow purchased them, the flouring part was so dilapidated by age that it became necessary for him to re- build, and the result of his enterprise in this direction is yet standing. The property fell to Mrs. Frances Baird, daughter of Judge Barstow, whose possession of the mill- site made her familiar with its early history, and she cor- roborates the facts above stated. The mills are now operated by B. M. Vandemark ; the grist-mill has two run of stone, and grinds annually about 15,000 bushels ; the capacity of the saw mill is 500,000 feet ; actual product, 200,000 feet.

The Howell Saw-Mill .- The water-power and site of this mill have been utilized for nearly three-quarters of a century. The original proprictor was Elijah Cole, who disposed of the property to James Howell in 1814. The latter gentleman rebuilt the mill about 1824, and again in 1845. The present mill was built in 1874. It is now owned by J. L. Howell, Esq.

Dunhams' Grist-Mill was originally built by Wright, Henry and Ebenezer Dunham, about 1822. It is now owned by Samuel Dunham, J. L. Howell, the heirs of Norman Dunham, and the widow of George Dunham. It is located above the Howell Saw-Mill, on Wappasening

Creek. Its annual product is 30,000 bushels of custom- work.

The Kirby & Shipman Saw-Mill was originally built in 1833-34, and is claimed as the first steam saw-mill erected in the county. In 1839, Levi Shipman and his son Edmund purchased a half-interest in it, and after digging a race of about ninety rods converted it into a water-mill. It remained until 1860, when it was partially destroyed by a freshet, and two years later was torn down. The present mill, operated by Edmund Shipman, was built during the latter year a short distance from the site of the old one. It has one circular saw, and a capacity of froni 60,000 to 100,000 feet per annum.

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History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins and Schuyler counties, New York, Part 38

Author: Peirce, H. B. (Henry B.) cn; Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts & Ensign Number of Pages: 1112

Author: Peirce, H. B. (Henry B.) cn; Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts & Ensign
Number of Pages: 1112