Hudson-Mohawk genealogical and family memoirs, Volume IV, Part 12

Author: Reynolds, Cuyler, 1866-1934, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 660

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Thomas Gilloti, of Brighton See, parish of Bradfield, left a will, dated May 28, 1640, and proved in August, 1641. (Same 4) Visi- tation Yorkshire, 1653-54. (Harleian Society Publications, 16: 315) show that Roger Tem- pest, above mentioned, and his wife, daughter and heiress of Pyers Gyllot, Knight, had great-grandchildren then living. (The an- nalist quaintly remarks that the pedigree does

not show whether Roger and his wife were in this world or the next.)

"Memoranda relating to the Gillet and Hol- combe Families, copied from an old Bible, printed 1599." Communicated by W. F. Hol- combe, Esq., M.D., to "Miscellanea Genea- logica et Heraldica," new series, 2 : 115.

Records copied from an ancient Bible now in the possession of Deacon Anson Cooley, of North Granby, Connecticut. He received it from his grandmother, Lois Holcombe Cooley, born July 5, 1748, daughter of Deacon Azariah Holcombe, who was born about 1708, son of Jonathan Holcombe, born 1678, who was son of Nathaniel Holcombe, born in Windsor, Connecticut. November 4. 1648, son of Thom- as Holcombe, the Puritan, who died in Poy- nonnock, Windsor, Connecticut, September 7, 1657. Jonathan Holcombe married (second) June 22, 1721, Widow Mary Gillet, who had the Gillet Bible from her husband, who re- ceived it from his ancestors.

Page first of Family Records: "June 30th, 1737, Jonathan Holcombe, son of Jonathan Holcombe, Departed this Life ages 35 yrs seven months and five days." "July 29 Day ye year 1737 Jacob Holcombe my son died in the 22nd year of his Life aged." Page 2nd. "There was a flood in Conn. in the year 1661 in June." "My father Gillet came into New England the second time in June in the yeare 1634 and Jonathan his sonne was born about halfe a year after he came to land." Page 3rd. "(My) father Gillet died in 1677" and that "Jonathan Gillet his first maredge Apr. 22,. 1661, Mary, b. Oct. 18, 1667." "Jonathan b. Feb. 18, 1670." "William b. Dec. 4, 1673." "My second maredg in Decem. 14, 1676, my sonn Thomas born by second wife in May the last 16, 1678." "Ebenezer born in the year '80. Decem 17 his grandmother dyed in May 14, '81. Anna born September 18, 1682. 'A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.' Jonathan born to me by my secon wife was born October 10. 1685. Mer- riam born in 1688 March 14." The history of this branch of the American family is traced through eight generations.

(1) Jonathan Gillet, progenitor of this branch of the family, belonged to the com- pany of about one hundred and forty Puri- tans which was formed in the counties of Devonshire, Dorsetshire and Somersetshire, England. They sailed with Rev. John War- ham and Rev. John Maverick as pastors in the "Mary and John," March 20, 1630, and ar- rived off Nantasket, May 30 following, settle- ment being made at Dorchester. He was made- a freeman there May 6, 1635, and had vari- ous lots of ground granted to him. With the.

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Dorchester church and Rev. Mr. Warham he and Nathan removed about 1636 to Windsor, Connecticut, where he had a lot granted to him near Mr. Warham. He and his wife Mary are included in Matthew Grant's church list, made thirty-seven years after the settle- ment, of twenty-one "members who were so in Dorchester and came up with Mr. Warham and are still of us." They were also privi- leged, having paid six shillings, to sit in the long seats in the church. He gave four shil- lings six pence to the fund in aid of suffer- ers by the Indian war at Simsbury and Springfield, and was one of the committee of distribution. He died August 23, 1677, and his wife January 5. 1685. Their children were: I. Cornelius, born at Dorchester, died June 26, 17 -; married Priscilla Kelsey. 2. Jonathan, born at Dorchester ; married (first) April 23, 1661, Mary Kelsey, who died April 18, 1676; married (second) December 14, 1676, Miriam Dibble, who died April 18, 1687; eight children. 3. Mary, married Peter Brown. 4. Anna, born December 29, 1639; married, October 29, 1663, Samuel Filley. 5. Joseph, baptized July 25, 1641 ; married. 1664, Eliza- beth Hawks. 6. Samuel, born January 22, 1642. 7. John, born October 5. 1644 ; married, July 8. 1669, Mary Barker. 8. Abigail. bap- tized June 28, 1646, died 1648. 9. Jeremiah, born February 12. 1647 ; married, October 15, 1685, Deborah Bartlett. 10. Josiah, see for- ward.

(II) Josiah, son of Jonathan and Mary Gillet, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, and was baptized July 14. 1650. He died Octo- ber 29, 1736. He married, June 30, 1676, Joanna Taintor, born April, 1657, daughter of Michael Taintor, of Branford, Connecticut. She died January 23, 1735. He moved to Colchester in 1702, being one of the first set- tlers. Children: Josiah, Joanna, Elizabeth, Jonathan, Mary, Dorothy, Samuel, Joseph, Mindwell, Aaron and Noah.

(III) General Jonathan, second son of Josiah and Joanna (Taintor) Gillet, was born in Windsor, Conneticut, June 28, 1685, died in Colchester, January 3, 1755. He married, January 3, 1717, Sarah Ely, of Lyme, who died July 4. 1759. Children: Sarah, Jona- than, Mary, Joseph, Nehemiah, Jonah, Aaron and Joanna.

(IV) Aaron, son of General Jonathan and Sarah (Ely) Gillet, was born May 23, 1732, died June 14, 1786. He served in the revo- lutionary war. He married, March 31, 1757, Anna Pratt, who died January 22, 1827. Chil- dren: Aaron, Anna, Joanna, Mary, Aaron, Ely, Russell, Hannah, Solomon, Mercy and Anna.

(V) Ely, son of Aaron and Ains |Pritt ) Gillet, was born May 14. 1767, diedl Decen- ber 11, 1846. He married, April 8. 1790, Phebe Hall, born April 24, 1773, died March 24, 1859. Children: Ely Hall. Phebe and Sarah Ann.

(VI) Ely IJall. son of Ely and Phebe ( Hall) Gillet, was born October 6, 1794, died December 23. 1863. He married, September 30, 1821, Mary Williams, daughter of l'red- eric W. (5), Ebenezer (4), Park (3), Deacon. Samuel (2), Robert (I), who was the progen- itor of the Williams line, and a prominent citizen of Roxbury, Massachusetts, whither he came about 1638, probably born in Nor- rick, England, who was born December 28, 1788, died November 10, 1864. They resided in Colchester, where their children were born : Children : I. William Ely, born June 21, 1822: married, in Colchester, May 9. 1848, Bethiah Backus, born in Lebanon, April 22, 1829; four children. 2. Ezra Ilall, born July 15, 1823, died September 2, 1875; graduated at Yale College, 1841, and Union Seminary, 1844 ; pastor at Harlem, New York, 1845-70; Hamilton College conferred upon him the de- gree of D.D., 1864 ; was professor of political economy and ethics at University of the City of New York, 1870-75 : a voluminous writer and author : married (first) October 15. 1851. Maria HI. Ripley, who died March 28, 1853; married (second ) June 19, 1854, Mary J. Ken- dall, who died September 10, 1881 ; three chil- dren. 3. Mary Williams, born December 24. 1824, died in Hartford, Connecticut, Septem- ber 3, 1888; married, May 12, 1846, Hon. IIenry Alvord, born February 8, 1819. died May 1, 1877 : eight children : he was a mem- ber of the Connecticut senate. 4. Emma Louisa, born May 9, 1826, died April 29, 1856; married, August 10, 1852, Stephen H. Mat- thews. 5. John Elbert (see forward). 6. Salmon Cone, born June 12, 1830, died in his native town, June 5. 1890; he was president of the Colchester Savings Bank ; it is due to his painstaking gencalogical research that the Gillette family history from which this record. is compiled has been so faithfully and accur- ately preserved. He married (first ) Novem- ber 14. 1852, Adelaide Huntington, who died November 19, 1868: married (second) March 9. 1870, Mary Williard, of Wilton : two chil- dren. 7. Jane, born June 19, 1834; mar- ried (first) May 9, 1860. Stephen H. Mat- thews, born January 18, 1822, died May 14, 1875 : married (second) April 13. 1880. Darins M. Linsley, born July 21, 1820; four chil- dren by first husband, who was also the hus- band of her sister, Emma Louisa.

(VII) Hon. John Elbert Gillette, son of

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Ely Hall and Mary (Williams) Gillette, was born October 4, 1828. He was a member of the New York Assembly, 1880-81. He mar- ried, June 19, 1854, Sarah Amanda Westfield. Children: Fannie Westfield, born April 3, 1855, died February 21, 1856; John Westfield ( see forward) ; Grace Gatzmer, born June 21, 1865, died September 23, 1868; Ernest Simp- son, born September 18, 1873, died August 13, 1874.

(VIII) John Westfield, eldest son and sec- ond child of Hon. John Elbert and Sarah Amanda (Westfield) Gillette, was born March ·9, 1860. He married, October 31, 1888, Grace Fidelia, daughter of Lyman D. and Helen (Field) James. Children: Helen Field, born December 19, 1889; Jolin Westfield, August 26, 1892.

(The James Line).

(I) Grace Fidelia (James) Gillette de- scends through paternal lines from Philip James, who came to New England in 1638 with wife, four children and two servants, from Hingham, England. They settled in Hingham, Massachusetts, where Philip "dyed soon after." He married Jane

(II) Francis, son of Philip James, married Elizabeth -

(III) Thomas, son of Francis James, mar- ried a widow, Patience (Tower) Farrow.

(IV) John, son of Thomas James, married a widow. Deborah (Bates) Stodder.

(V) John (2), son of John (1) James, was in Captain Christopher Bannister's company, Colonel John Dickman's regiment, and marched to Bennington in August, 1777. He ·engaged in the battles of Stillwater and Sara- toga in the same company, with Colonel Ezra May. He married, April 4, 1765, Lois Beal. (VI) Malachi, son of John (2) and Lois (Beal) James, married Elizabeth Lyman.

(VHI) Enoch, son of Malachi and Eliza- beth (Lyman) James, was a merchant and manufacturer of Goshen, Massachusetts. He married Armanilla Dwight.

(VIII) Henry Lyman, son of Enoch and Armanilla (Dwight) James, was a merchant, manufacturer, and one of the industrial lead- .ers of the Connecticut Valley. He was for twenty-five years postmaster of Williamsburg, Massachusetts. He was an extensive traveler, and wrote much for the press under the nom- de-plume of "Peter." He married Maria Louise, daughter of Dr. Eldridge Timpson, of Hudson, New York.

(VIII) Lyman Dwight, son of Enoch and Armanilla (Dwight) James, was born in Wil- liamsburg, Massachusetts, January 21, 1836, died there May 30, 1902. Ile was well edu- ·cated, and was first a clerk for his brother,

Henry Lyman James, in the Williamsburg store, then a partner, and finally sole owner, retiring in 1898. He was a director of the First National Bank of Northampton for twenty-five years, and at the time of his death vice-president ; also trustee of the Nonolusk Savings Bank, and trustee of the Northamp- ton Insane Asylum, serving until his death. A beautiful club house erected on the asylum grounds has been constructed by his widow as a memorial. He was most kind-hearted, and at the age of seventy his warmest friends were the young men. He stood the test of close acquaintance, and his death was universally regretted. He married, September 10, 1857, Helen Eliza, daughter of John and Fidelia (Nash) Field, and sister of Marshall Field, the greatest of merchants and princely philan- thropists, and a lineal descendant of Zechariah Field, who arrived in Boston from Bristol, England in 1629. (For complete Field and James genealogy see "Massachusetts Genea- logical and Personal Memoirs," by William Richard Cutter and William Frederick Adams, vol. I, pp. 312-319. ) Children of Lyman Dwight and Helen Eliza (Field) James : Henry Dwight, of Haydenville, Massachu- setts ; Howard, of St. Paul, Minnesota ; Grace Fidelia, married John W. Gillette, of Hudson, New York ( see Gillette VIII) ; Philip Lyman, of Chicago, Illinois.

The Ashtons of Saratoga, New ASHTON York, descend from Major James Ashton, born in Ireland about the year 1728. His wife Elizabeth was also of Irish birth and parentage. James had a brother, Thomas Ashton, who with wife, Elizabeth, was the first of the Ashtons to settle in Washington county, New York. Thomas Ashton came to America in 1760 and settled in what is now White Creek, Washington county. He cleared a farm from the wilder- ness and became a founder and a leader of the Methodist church. Both Thomas and Elizabeth were noted for their devoted piety and exerted a wide influence for good, adding greatly to the strength and usefulness of their church in Washington county. They died without issue. In 1772 James Ashton, wife Elizabeth, and children, Rebecca, John, Mar- garet, with a relative, Thomas Gee Ashton. then seventeen years, left Ireland and came to the colonies and settled at Ash Grove, now in the town of White Creek, Washington county, New York, where he purchased land adjoining his brother, Thomas Ashton, who had preceeded him by three years. No doubt lie was influenced by his brother in making settlement. He became locally prominent in

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the town, was active in town and church and warmly espoused the cause of the colonies in their struggle for independence. It is related that he was a member of the "Vigilance Com- mittee" that kept watch over the doings of the Tories in their locality and that he was the recognized leader, dealing at times quite harshly with those who were disposed to side with the King. Needing some information that he thought a Tory neighbor could but would not give him, James threatened to hang him if he did not reveal the needed facts. The Tory was stubborn and neither gave the de- sired information nor did he hang, but es- caped to the British camp at Stillwater. Soon after James Ashton was captured by the In- dians who brought him to the British camp in a badly battered condition. His Tory neigh- bor saw him and successfully interceded with General Burgoyne to have him kindly treated. This "heaping of coals of fire" upon his head caused the sturdy patriot to have a more kindly feeling for Tories ever afterward. Dur- ing the progress of the battle of Saratoga he was confined in a building near by, but soon after the retreat of the British he was re- leased and returned home. His service to the revolutionary cause must have been valuable, as on April 4. 1778, Governor Clinton issued him a major's commission: "We reposing es- pecial trust and confidence as well in your patriotism, conduct and loyalty as in your valor and readiness to do us good and faith- ful service." "With the advice and consent of our said Council of Appointment at Pough- keepsie, do appoint and constitute you the said James Ashton, First Major of the Regiment of Militia in the county of Albany, whereof Lewis Van Woert, esquire, is Colonel." Passed the secretary's office, July 4, 1778, by his ex- cellency's command. Abraham B. Banker, sec- retary. He probably held a lower rank in the volunteer army, although there is no rec- ord of rank or service in battle. He was a member of the Associate Reformed church, as was his wife, two daughters and their hus- bands. The meeting house was on the "Old Turnpike," near the "Old Graveyard." Major Ashton died October 9, 1802, in his seventy- third year.

His wife, Elizabeth Ashton, died Novem- ber 1, 1809, in her eighty-first year. Chil- dren: Rebekah, born in Ireland about 1760, died Jannary 6, 1804: married her cousin, George Barbar (second wife) ; he died June 14, 1832, in his seventy-ninth year ; they left numerous descendants : Jolin, of whom fur- ther; Margaret, born in Ireland about 1765, died June 14, 1841, aged seventy-six years ; married William Van Kirk, from New Jersey,

born of Dutch parents : he died September 7, 1836, aged seventy-five years.

Thomas Gee Ashton, the relative who came from Ireland with Major Ashton, married Amity Pierce, of that vicinity. He died Au- gust 2. 1840, in his eighty-eighth year. She died August 18, 1830, in her sixty-seventh year. They have many descendants. He served in the war of the revolution and was a pensioner. Thomas Gee Ashton, private in the revolutionary war, received "Twenty-one Dollars and forty-four cents per annum dur- ing his natural life, commencing on the fourth of March, 1831." His revolutionary claim is signed. "Lewis Cass," secretary of war.

(II) John, only son of Major James and Elizabeth Ashton, was born in Ireland, July 8, 1763. died December 8, 1837, on his farm in the town of White Creek, Washington county, New York. He was nine years of age when his parents came to America. His after life was spent in agriculture, on the White Creek farm, first his father's, later his own by inheritance, which contained three hundred acres. When a boy he witnessed the after scenes of the battle of Saratoga, saw the dead buried and said, "They were scattered like shocks of wheat in the harvest field." He was prosperous, benevolent and charitable, giving one-tenth of all his crops to the worthy poor of his neighborhood. Of him it was written, "He was a man of good judgment and sound mind, and for honesty and sincerity had no superior." He was a member, with his wife and family, of the Associate Re- formed church and worshipped at the meeting house in Coila. Ile married Lydia Morford, born Monmonth county, New Jersey, died February 11, 1841, in her eightieth year. Chil- dren : James, John, William, Isaac, Thomas, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Rebecca and Sarah. There are many descendants of John Ashton.

(III) Thomas, son of John and Lydia (Morford) Ashton, was born in the town of White Creek, Washington county, New York, in 1794, died in the town of Argyle, same county, March 21. 1860. He was a farmer all his life, which was lived in Washington county, and left an honored name behind him. He married Elizabeth Stewart, born 1793, died October 9. 1860. They had seven children.

(IV) David B., sixth child of Thomas and Elizabeth (Stewart ) Ashton, was born in Argyle, Washington county, December 9, 1824, died at Saratoga Springs, New York, May 23, 1891. He was well educated in local schools and learned the trade of carriage maker. Ile established in business in his na- tive town and carried on the manufacture of wagons and carriages there for many years,

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until his retirement from active life several years before his death. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, and a Republican in politics. He married, January 29, 1852, Eliza- beth Stewart, born September 12, 1833, at Sterling, New York, daughter of George and Eva (Kilmer) Stewart. Children: Frances, Emma, Lydia Eva, William A., George F., Edward B., of whom further.

(V) Edward B., son of David B. and Eliza- beth (Stewart) Ashton, was born in Argyle, Washington county, New York, August 7, 1871. He was educated at Fort Edward Col- legiate Institute and Haley's Business College, Fort Edward, New York. He early entered active business life and was for a few years engaged in the grocery business in Fort Ed- ward, later locating at Saratoga Springs. He established there in the grain trade and founded the business which he now conducts under the firm name of the Saratoga Milling & Grain Company, of which he is treasurer. He has acquired other important interests in Saratoga and vicinity. In 1900 he engaged in the coal trade and in 1904 organized the Saratoga Coal Company, which is a consoli- dation of the coal companies of Saratoga. He is actively interested in the management of the company, holding the offices of president and treasurer. In 1906 he organized the Ballston Coal Company, of Ballston Spa, New York, of which he is treasurer. In that year he ac- quired the ownership of the Saratoga Baggage & Express Company, of which he is treasurer. He is a member of the executive board of the Eastern and Central New York Retail Coal Merchants Association and is also interested in the coal trade at Albany, New York, being secretary of the New York & New England Coal Company of that city. He is a promi- nent member of the Masonic order, holding all degrees of lodge, council, chapter and com- mandery in the York Rite and is a thirty- second degree Mason, member of Oriental Temple, A. O. N. M. S. He is also affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Royal Arcanum, Modern Woodmen, and the Independent Order of Foresters. IIis club is the Saratoga. He married, September, 1895, Harriet Lohnas, of Saratoga, daughter of D. L. Lohnas. Child, Lohnas, born May 7, 1897.

Coat-of-arms granted John WRIGHT Wright in 1590. "Azurc, two bars argent in chief, a leopard's face or; crest, out of a ducal coronet or, a dragon's head and neck pr." The English surname Wright is of pure Anglo-Saxon ori- gin, and is derived from the old word

"wyrtha," meaning a workman of any sort. In England the name is quite frequent, and! there were many adventurers of this great family who came to America in colonial days. and identified the name with American prog- ress and improvement. English history says: "John Wright, Lord of the Manor of Kelve- don, Hatch, county Essex, England, accrued' Kelvedon by purchase in 1538.'

(I) John Wright, of Kelvedon Hatch, mar- ried Olive He died October 5, 1551, and is buried with his wife in Kelvedon' church.

(II) John (2), son of John (1) and Olive Wright, married Joane -, of Kelvedon® Hall. He died October 10, 1563.

(III) Robert, son of John (2) and Joane- Wright, was of Brook street, county of Es- sex. England. He married Mary, daughter of Robert Green, of Naverstock.

(IV) John (3), of Wrightsbridge, son of Robert and Mary (Green) Wright, married Abis, daughter and sole heiress of Robert Rooke, of Havering, Essex.

(V) John (4), son of John (3) and Abis (Rooke) Wright, of Wrightsbridge, anno. 1590, in thirty-second year of Queen Eliza- beth, gentleman ; married Emfell, or Linsell, for first wife. Arms were granted him June 20, 1590.

(VI) Nathaniel (Sir Nathan), son of John (4) Wright, was a merchant of London, and member of Massachusetts Bay colony. He married Lydia, daughter and heiress of Ed- ward James, of London. A daughter Eliza- beth married Sir James Oglethorpe of His- Majesty's forces ; six children.

(VII) Samuel, son of Nathaniel (Sir Nathan) and Lydia (James) Wright, was of London. He married Margaret - ---. They emigrated to America with the Winthrop col- ony in 1630, and settled in Springfield, Massa- chusetts. He was a deacon in the church in 1639: also in Northfield church in 1655. He died October 17, 1665. IIis wife, Margaret, died July 25, 1681. They had nine children.

(VIII) Samuel (2), son of Samuel (I) and Margaret Wright, was born in England in 1629. Ile was brought to America by his parents in 1630, grew up in Springfield, Mas- sachusetts, and later was of Northfield. He was sergeant and lieutenant in command of the militia forces. He was one of the first three selectmen of Northfield, and met his death in the Indian attack on the town, Sep- tember 2, 1675. He married, November 24, 1653, Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Burt. They had eight children.

(IX) Ebenezer, son of Samuel (2) and Elizabeth (Burt) Wright, was born March

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30, 1663, died 1742. He was one of the grantees of Northfield, 1682. He married (first) September 26. 1684, Elizabeth, daugh- ter of Jedediah Strong, died February 17, 1691. He married (second) Hannah, daugh- ter of Jonathan Hunt, December 19, 1691. They had nine children.

(X) Captain Noah, fifth child of Ebenezer and Hannah (Hunt) Wright, was born No- vember 29, 1699, died June 27, 1775. at North- ampton, Massachusetts. He married, Decent- ber 12. 1721, Sarah, daughter of Major Eben- ezer and Sarah (King) Pomeroy, born Febru- ary 12, 1700, died April 3. 1777. They were the parents of two children.

(XI) Captain Caleb, son of Captain Noah and Sarah (Pomeroy) Wright, was born April 24, 1722, died February 12, 1780. Hc was a soldier of the revolution. (See "Massa- .chusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolu- tion," p. 919, Vol. XVII) : "Wright, Caleb, New Marlboro ; captain of a company of min- ute men. Colonel John Fellows' Third Regi- ment ; marched April 21, 1775, in response to the Aların of April 19, 1775, to Lexington ; service, one month, three days." There is also proof of his service at the battle of Ben- nington. He was a farmer of New Marl- boro, Massachusetts. He married, Septem- ber 6, 1745, Sarah, daughter of Jonathan and Mehitable (Stebbins) Strong. He had sons and several daughters.

(XII) Caleb (2), son of Captain Caleb (I) and Sarah (Strong) Wright, was born April 24. 1747. died in Cambridge, New York, Feb- ruary, 1787. He was a farmer of Northampton, Massachusetts, until 1777, when he removed to the town of Cambridge, New York, where he engaged in farming until his death. He served in the war of the revolution. See Archives of the State of New York in the Revolution, Vol. I. Roster of State troops, p. 522. ) "Caleb Wright, sergeant (Colonel Lewis Van Woert's regiment), enlisted for .short service four times in Van Woert's, Doty's. Well's and Gilmore's and Well's com- panies, 16th regiment of Albany county militia from August 13, 1777, to November 30, 1780." On page 373 it is found that Van Woert was also colonel of Cambridge regiment, that town then being in old Albany county. (These records of Captain Caleb and his son Caleb have been accepted by the Society D. A. R. and membership granted under national num- ber 37.414.) During the battle of Bennington the militia was ordered out: as there was a scarcity of ammunition, each man was ordered to procure his own as far as possible. Caleb removed the weights from the old "grand- father's clock," substituting pails of sand, then

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Hudson-Mohawk genealogical and family memoirs, Volume IV, Part 12

Author: Reynolds, Cuyler, 1866-1934, ed Publication date: 1911 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company Number of Pages: 660

Author: Reynolds, Cuyler, 1866-1934, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 660