Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century, Vol. II, Part 82

Author: Bruce, Dwight H. (Dwight Hall), 1834-1908
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: [Boston] : The Boston History Company
Number of Pages: 1094

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early settlers. Mr. Prindle now lives in Spafford. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson had one son : Ellis C., born April 23, 1873, educated in Skaneateles Academy, and now en- gaged in farming. Mrs. Patterson died May 18, 1874, and in 1880 Mr. Patterson mar- ried her sister, Mary E., by whom he has three children: Frank, born July 4, 1882; Grace, March 22, 1884, and Blanch, Oct. 11, 1888.

Roundy, Uriah, Spafford, was born in Spafford, July 24, 1819, seventh of nine children born to Capt. Asahel and Hannah (Weston) Roundy, he a native of Rock- ingham, Vt., and she of Fitz-William, N. H. Captain Roundy was born July 29, 1784, and came to Spafford on horseback among the early settlers in 1807. He built the Spafford Hotel in 1820 and was its proprietor until 1843, at the same time run- ning a farm of 100 acres, which he owned. He was the first postmaster, first justice of the peace and second supervisor of Spafford. He was supervisor from 1812 to 1821 and one term afterwards. Captain Roundy commanded a company in the 98th Regt., N. Y. Militia (Lieut. Col. Christopher Clarke), in the war of 1812, and served for a short period in the fall of 1814, in an expedition to Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., and was discharged with his company at Smith's Mill, Nov. 22, 1814. Mrs. Roundy was the first teacher in Spafford. A brother of Uriah, Prof. C. O. Roundy, was a teacher in Syracuse for twenty years, and first principal of the Syracuse High School. Cap- tain Roundy died Feb. 1, 1857, and Mrs. Roundy died Oct. 22, 1855. The grand- parents, Uriah and Lucretia (Needham) Roundy, resided in Rockingham, Vt., he a native of that State and she of Norwich, Conn. Uriah, our subject, began business as a farmer in Spafford, but sold out in 1864 and spent one year in Michigan. He then returned and again engaged in farming, but in 1868 he engaged in the mercan- tile business, which he sold in 1890. April 3, 1842, Mr. Roundy married Mary A., daughter of Russell and Mary (Cook) Tinkham, he a native of Vermont and she of England. She came to America with her parents when eighteen months of age and settled in Otsego Co. Russell came to Spafford when eight years old with his parents, Capt. Daniel and Ada Tinkham. Mr. and Mrs. Roundy have two sons and had one adopted son. The latter served three years in the late war, in the 76th N. Y. Vols., and died July 10, 1865. Adelbert Roundy is a merchant in Salt Lake City. He has four children: Mary, Florence, Jay C. and Dorotha. Jay C. is a rancher of Freemont Co., Idaho. He has three children: Pearl, Frank and Adelbert. Uriah Roundy has been supervisor of Spafford three terms, justice of sessions two terms, was appointed excise commissioner, but resigned after one year's service, and was for two years loan commissioner. He has been justice at Spafford for the last twenty- five years. He was appointed postmaster in 1878, which office he held until Cleve- land's first administration. He was again appointed under Harrison, but resigned Dec. 30, 1893. The subject of this sketch came of good Revolutionary stock, his grandfather, Uriah, having served in that war, and is able to trace his ancestry in this country back to the first settlers in New England in the fore part of the seven- teenth century; and some of his kin, lineal or collateral, have taken part in all the wars of the land of their adoption from King Philip's War to the present time, and he takes pride in the patriotic impulses of the family to which he belongs.

Stanton, Samuel, Spafford, was born in Spafford, April 10, 1821, son of Benjamin and Amy (Perkins) Stanton. Benjamin came from New England to Spafford in 1806, where he purchased fifty acres of land. He died here in 1871, aged 91 years. Mrs.

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Stanton died in 1872, aged 89 years. Mr. Stanton was for several years assessor of the town. His father, John, was a native of Rhode Island. Samuel was reared on the old homestead, where he has always resided. He had 306 acres, but sold fifty acres to his son, Mark. In 1844 Mr. Stanton married Sarah, daughter of Calvin and Sarah (Thompson) Patterson of Spafford, formerly of Otsego Co. Mr. Stanton has been supervisor, assessor, and has filled nearly all of the minor offices of the town, To Mr. and Mrs. Stanton have been born eight children: Calvin P., of Luddington, Mich. ; Emmett E., farmer, of Spafford; Mark, farmer, also of Spafford, elected jus- tice of the peace; Elmer E., lawyer, Grand Rapids, Mich., publisher of Lawyers' Directory and Diary for different States; Alice, wife of John Purchase, farmer, of Spafford; Annette, wife of W. F. Fairbanks, register of deeds, Mason Co., Mich., and Laura, wife of Milton Emmons, a farmer, of Borodino; and Frank Stanton, who died in 1876.

Sweet, James, Spafford, was born in Schoharie Co., Jan. 24, 1856. He was a son of Joseph N. and Margaret (Nesbit) Sweet, he a native of Charlestown, born Sept. 17, 1827, and she of Ireland, born April 22, 1830. The grandfather, Benjamin Sweet, was born in Rhode Island and came to Charlestown about 1820. He was in the war 1812, and was wounded at Lundy's Lane. He died in Schoharie Co. in 1858. Joseph N. was a stone mason by trade, but has been a dealer in stock most of his life, and now resides in Schoharie Co. James was reared on the farm and came to Borodino in 1876, where he has since lived. In 1884 he engaged in the meat business in con- nection with a grocery, in which he has been very successful. He was appointed postmaster July 10, 1893, and he is a member of the Odd Fellows and of the Alliance, also of the I. O. G. T. In 1883 he married Minnie, daughter of William and Char- lotte (Hunt) Taylor of England, early settlers of Spafford. Mr. Taylor died July 2, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Sweet have had one son, William J., born July 11, 1886.

Schuyler, William S., Spafford, was born in Throopville, Cayuga Co., Oct. 9, 1858, a son of Franklin and Sarah (Miller) Schuyler, natives of Cazenovia and Throop- ville, who later went to Auburn, where both now reside, the former being a mill- wright by trade. Our subject was reared in Throopville, where he was educated and learned milling, at which he worked three years there. In 1882 he came to Marcellus, and three years later went to Camillus, and after a residence of three years there he removed to Spafford, and in 1894 purchased the Willowdale Mills, which he now conducts successfully. In 1886 he married Carrie E. Kennedy of Mar- cellus, and they have one child, John J., born July 4, 1892.

Woodworth, Perry F., Spafford, was born in Spafford, May 17, 1844, son of J. C. and Sallie (Eadie) Woodworth. She was a native of Rensselaerville, Rensselaer Co., born in 1808, and J. C. was a native of Mayfield, Fulton Co., born in 1808. James, grandfather of Perry F., was a native of Connecticut and came to Fulton Co. in the early days. From there he came to Spafford in 1821, where he died in 1858. His wife, Hannah Fisk, also died in Spafford, in 1854. J. C. Woodworth died in Spaf- ford Nov. 30, 1873, and his wife died June 10, 1884. Perry F. was educated in the common schools and Homer Academy. At the age of eighteen he enlisted in Co. F, 122d N. Y. Vols., and served three years. He was a musician and remained with that regiment throughout the war. Feb. 14, 1866, he married Martha M. Norton, ff

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daughter of Seymour and Sallie (Lyman) Norton. Mr. Norton was a native of Smyrna, N. Y., and came to Spafford in 1846, where he still lives at the age of 82. Mrs. Norton was a native of Potter Co., Pa., and still lives in Spafford at the age of 81 years. Mr. and Mrs. Woodworth have four children: Lucretia, deceased; Ger- trude I., graduate of Cortland Normal School, now a teacher; Joel C., deceased ; and Olin F., at home. Mr. Woodworth owns ninety-eight acres of land and follows general farming. He was assessor of the town for two terms and collector one term. In 1884-85-86 he acted as supervisor of the town. He is a member of Scott Post, G. A. R., No. 157. His great-grandparents were Cyrus and Abigail (Chatfield) Woodworth, natives of Connecticut. His maternal great-grandparents were Jonathan and Mercy (Robinson) Fisk, natives of Montgomery Co. His maternal grandparents were James Eadie (a native of Scotland, was a merchant in the early days in the city of Albany, Albany Co., N. Y.) and Martha (Smith) Eadie, a native of Albany.

Carr, Sullivan A., Tully, was born in Tully, Jan. 21, 1843, one of twelve children of Almon and Arathusa (Morse) Carr, he a native of Ashfield, Mass., born in 1800, and she of Weathersfield, Vt., born in 1804. The father of Almon was Amos Carr, a native of Litchfield, Conn., who moved to Massachusetts and in 1842 came to Tully, where he spent his life, dying in 1843. His wife was Mary King, of Hartford, Conn., who died in Tully in 1858. The father of our subject was a mason by trade, which occupation he followed most of his life. He also owned a farm which our subject now possesses. He married in March, 1824, Arathusa Morse, of Vermont, daughter of Asa and Anna (Bowman) Morse, both of Massachusetts. The founder of the Carr family in this country was Amos, the great-grandfather of Sullivan A., who was stolen from Ireland and brought to this country when four years old. Mr. and Mrs. Almon Carr had these children: Erasmus T., Emeline, Chloe A., Eliza J., Francis E., Amanda A., Melvina A., Mary S., Sullivan A., Albert C., Martha F., and Addie L. Sullivan was educated in the schools of Vesper, and at the age of nineteen went tó Kansas, where he had charge of the government transportation during the war, after which he followed boating on the Missouri River, being captain of a steamboat between St. Joseph, Mo., and Omaha, Neb. He has been in different parts of the territories of this country, and visited Salt Lake City, New Mexico and Denver on horseback before the time of the railroads. Mr. Carr came here in 1811 and bought the homestead of fifty acres, to which he has added and now owns 170 acres devoted to general farming. He is a prominent man in politics and has served as supervisor, etc. He married, in 1871, Jenette, daughter of William and Salinda Churchill, of Spafford, and they have one child, William A., a student in Onondaga Academy.

Chase, H. B., Tully, was born in Tully on the old Chase homestead, Feb. 13, 1858, one of four children born to Russell F. and Mary (Blaney) Chase. the former born in 1818 in Tully, and the latter born in 1822 in Rensselaer Co. Their children were: Esther U., born in 1853; George W., born in 1855; Quincy A., born in 1856; and Heman B., born in 1858. Mr. Chase died Nov. 5, 1885, and his wife Feb. 2, 1888. H. B. Chase was reared on the farm, and educated in the common schools of Tully. He owns 160 acres of land, and follows dairying chiefly. October 15, 1885, he mar- ried Lillian Strail, born in Tully, May 31, 1864, a daughter of J. P. and Emma Strail, of Fully. They had one daughter, Mabel, born June 12, 1887, and died March

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28, 1888. Mrs. Chase is a member of the M. E. church, the family attending that church also.

Estey, Lester. Tully, was born in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., June 1, 1841, one of five children of William and Sarah J. (Courtney) Estey. The father was born in Hillsborough, Vt., in 1814, and the mother at Lake Pleasant in 1816. They came to La Fayette in 1882, where they now reside. William is a son of Jason Estey, a native of Vermont, who died in Hamilton Co. Lester was born and reared on the farm, educated in Lake Pleasant schools and came to Tully in 1867, where he bought a farm near Vesper, on which he lived eleven years, then came to his present farm of seventy-six acres, on which he has made improvements. He is a member of Tully Grange and of the G. A. R., Goodell Post. Mr. Estey married in 1869 Lucy J., daughter of John Willis, one of the early settlers of this town, and their children are: Elvin J .; Fred, who died aged three years; and Archelaus. Mr. Estey enlisted in Co. D), 142d N. Y. Vols., and served till the close of the war, participating in many en- gagements.

Graham, Hugh, Tully, was born in Buffalo, April 7, 1840, the eleventh of a family of fifteen children born to James and Agnes (Callihan) Graham, both of Ireland, Co. of Derry, who came to America in 1826 and settled in Buffalo, whence they re- moved to Michigan in 1866, where they spent the latter part of their lives. Mr. Graham was a gardener. He died in 1868, aged 78, and his wife in 1867, aged 67. Hugh G. was reared in Buffalo, educated in the common schools of that city, and enlisted in the war of the Rebellion, participating in the battle of Bull Run. He was then detained North as guard until his discharge in July, 1863. In 1866 he mar- ried Margaret, daughter of John and Nancy (O'Neil) Mckendrie, natives of Co. Connaught, Ireland, who came to America in 1840 and settled at Union Mills, Pa., where they died, the father aged 35, and the mother aged 65. Mr. and Mrs. Graham have had five children : James, who died aged 20 months ; Annie, who died aged 2 years ; Willie, who died aged 17; Charles, born in Sept., 1867, who married Mary Hackett of Warsaw in 1887, and has four children: Margaret, James, Hugh, and Bessie ; and Hugh, jr., born in 1876, who is engaged with his father in the Solvay Process Company as driller's helper. He married Clara Pople, of Otisco, in 1894. After returning from the war in 1863 Mr. Graham engaged in the oil business at Titusville, Pa., for about twenty years, then went to Warsaw and engaged in drilling salt wells until 1888, when he came to Tully and put down the wells of the Solvay Works, of which he has since had charge. Charles Graham is a salt well driller with his father at Tully.

Hayford, C. D., Tully, was born in Spafford, Oct. 18, 1840, a son of Benjamin and Mercy (French) Hayford, he a native of Connecticut, born in 1812, and she also of New England stock. The maternal grandfather, Titus French, came to Spafford in an early day, and later settled in Buchanan, Mich., where he died. Benjamin Hay- ford was one of the earliest settlers of the town of Spafford, and was a prominent citizen and large land owner. He married first Eliza French, by whom he had three children, ; second, Mercy French, by whom he had two sons, C. D., our subject, and Orrin H., who is a farmer on the homestead place in Spafford; she died in 1856; and third, Mrs. Loretta Baker, who is still living; they had two children, both of whom died in infancy. Benjamin Hayford died March 24, 1887. Our subject remained on the farm until the age of twenty-one, and a year later engaged in the wholesale

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notion trade on the road, which occupation he followed eleven years. He then fol- lowed the mercantile business in Tully for two years, since which time he has travelled for the firm of Neal & Hyde of Syracuse. In 1875 he married Mary Schoonmaker, daughter of Moses and Sarah (Barker) Schoonmaker, both born in Caroline, Tompkins Co., in 1824 and 1827, respectively. They came to Tully in 1850, where the father died Sept. 2, 1878, and the mother still resides in Tully. They had three daughters: Mary, Adell and Allie. Mr. and Mrs. Hayford have had two daughters: Blanche, born Nov. 14, 1877, died Aug. 8, 1878; and Alice M., born July 5, 1879.

Houck, John, Tully, was born in Tully, May 18, 1832, the oldest of three children of Garrett and Pauline (English) Houck, of Rome and Ithaca respectively. The father of Garrett was John Houck, who resided in Oneida Co. Garrett came to Tully in an early day, where he died. His wife was a daughter of Andrew English, a captain in the Revolution. John Houck was educated in the common schools and followed farming. He owned seventy-nine acres in Tully Valley, which he sold to the Solvay Process Company, and after his death, Dec. 7, 1889, Mrs. Houck bought fifty-three acres where she now lives. They have both been for many years mem- bers of the M. E. church. In 1869 he married Emily Dunning, a native of Ham- ilton Co., and a daughter of Amos and Angelina (Carnrike) Dunning, natives of Hamilton Co., who came to Oneida and finally to Onondaga Co., where Mr. Dun- ning died in 1891, and his wife resides at the Valley. Mr. Dunning was supervisor in Hamilton Co. and also served as justice of the peace twenty years. Mr. and Mrs. Houck have had five children: Mary. wife of William Vandenburg, of Preble, who has one daughter, Hazel E .; Angelina, wife of Frank Riehlman, by whom she has two children: Ralph H. and Leroy F .; Jefferson H., Leroy E., and Norris J.

Hayford, Frank C., Tully, was born in Borodino, town of Spafford, April 3, 1854, the elder of two children of Myron W. and Lucy C. (Clinton) Hayford. The grand- father of our subject was William Hayford, who came to Borodino in 1857, where he lived and died. His wife was Asenath French. The father of Frank C. was a practical tinner and a hardware merchant in Borodino a number of years. In 1856 he came to Tully and engaged in the same business, selling out to Frank C. in 1888 and engaging in the crockery and clothing business, which he continued till his death in 1891. His wife died in 1894. He was a member of the Masonic Fraternity and a Knight Templar. Our subject was reared and educated in Tully, where he has always resided, but later attended the Cortland Normal School. He learned the tin- ner's trade of his father, with whom he was in company until he bought his father's interest. Mr. Hayford is a member of Homer Lodge, F. & A. M. and of K. of P. Tully Lodge. In 1876 he married Esther U. Chase, daughter of Franklin Chase of Tully.

Morgan, Henry, Tully, was born in Tully, June 25, 1839, one of nine children of William and Celia Scammell of Vermont, who came with their parents to Tully in an early day. The paternal grandparents, Henry and Polly (Brooks) Morgan, settled in Tully in 1804. Willard Morgan died in 1880 and his wife in 1887. Henry Morgan was educated in the academies of Cortland and the common schools of Tully, and Dec. 22, 1864, married Althea, daughter of Milton Newell of Wisconsin, by whom he has two daughters: Verdine L., wife of Jerome Doud, a farmer of Tully; and Marion

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C., who lives at home, all of whom are members of the church of Christ. Mr. Mor- gan owns 123 acres of land, which he bought in 1885, and where he carries on gen- eral grain farming and dairying. He is a member of Tully Grange. The great- grandfather of Henry (Eliakim Brooks) was born in Montague, Mass., about the year 1728. He entered the Revolutionary army at Valley Forge as sergeant about the 1st of April, 1778, and died July 15, 1778, leaving his wife Elizabeth and seven children. His wife died June 3, 1800. His son, Jonathan Brooks, served in the Revolution as private three years.

Millard, Ira W., Tully, was born in Tully, Jan. 17, 1861, the oldest of six children of Nelson and Phoebe (Moss) Millard, he a native of Manlius and she of Tully. Mr. Millard came to Tully about 1850, where he died May 1, 1892, and his wife resides at Summit Station. Our subject was reared on a farm, educated in the common schools, and is the owner of a farm of 255 acres of land, following general farming. Sept. 29, 1888, he married Bertha, daughter of Avery C. James, born in Truxton, Cortland Co., in 1824, who was one of eleven children of Sheffield James, a native of Rhode Island who came to Madison Co., then to Sennett, then to Tully, and finally to Truxton, where he died in 1847. The father of Sheffield was Paul James, of Rev- olutionary fame. Avery C. James came to Tully in 1854, and here he has since re- sided. In 1850 he married Melinda Wilson, and they had three children. He mar- ried, second, in 1871 Mary E. Handy, a native of Fabius, and a daughter of Loren and Nancy (Clark) Handy. The father of Loren was Ebenezer Handy, one of the first settlers of the town. Mr. Millard and wife have had two children, Frank E. and Floyd J.

Slayton, James M., Tully, was born in Oswego Co., town of Parish, Nov. 9, 1853, the oldest of three children of Reuben W. and Eliza F. (Fyler), natives of New York State. The father engaged in the lumber, milling and mercantile business, and in 1878 came to Tully and purchased the Empire House, and in 1885 built the Hotel Slayton, of which he was proprietor a short time, then went to Philadelphia, Pa., and engaged in the produce business, which he conducted successfully until his death in 1893. His widow survives him. He was a Mason and an Odd Fellow. Our sub- ject was reared in Parish and educated in the Oswego High School and Mexico Academy, supplemented by a course in the Bryant & Stratton Business College at Syracuse. He later engaged in the produce business in Philadelphia with his father, and in 1892 came to Tully, where he and his brother, Frank R., bought the Hotel Slayton, March, 1893. Frank R. died January 29, 1894, and James M. became sole proprietor. He is also conducting the Tully Lake Park Hotel. He is a member of Lodge 323, F. & A. M. In 1872 he married Kittie L. Myers, who died in 1874.

Trowbridge, Robert C., Tully, was born in Tully, Oct. 14, 1823, oldest of four sons of Milo and Phebe (Cravath) Trowbridge, the father a native of Florida, N. Y., born in 1795, and the mother a native of Preble, N. Y., born in 1798. The grandparents of Robert were born in Sheffield, Mass., Seth Trowbridge and Lucretia Spore, his wife, by whom he had thirteen children, only one of whom is now living, Miss Polly Trowbridge of Clinton, Wis. The other twelve all lived to marry and rear families. Seth and wife moved to Williston, Vt., and from there came to Florida, N. Y., and in 1800 came to Tully, where they spent their lives. Seth died in 1836, aged 73; his wife died in 1856, aged 90 years. The father of our subject married Phebe Cravath,

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by whom he had seven children, three now living. He was five years of age when he came to Tully, followed farming for a living, was an active church member, and for many years a deacon of the Presbyterian Church. Milo died Aug. 28, 1882, aged 86; his wife died Nov. 1, 1838 aged 40. He married, second, Lucy H. Cone, by whom he had one child, Samuel Cone, who died in Minnesota. Robert C. was reared on the farm, educated in the common schools, and has chiefly followed farming, but for a time was engaged in the lumber business, served as supervisor of the town one year and was one of the keepers of the Onondaga County Penitentiary under Mr. J. C. Williams for more than five years. In 1868 he came to the village to reside, and in 1869 built the residence which he now occupies. In 1850 he married Betsey R. Wooster, a native of Middlebury, Conn., born in 1828, a daughter of Murray and Betsey (Richardson) Wooster, also of that place. Of the four children of Mr. and Mrs. Trowbridge, three died in infancy, and one survives, Charles F., born Aug. 3, 1854; is now living in Parish, N. Y. ; was supervisor of the town one term, and post- master for a number of years. Charles F. is now railway postal clerk, and has been in the service about ten years. He married Sarah A. Snell of Parish, and they have one daughter, Bessie B., born March 5, 1888. Robert takes no stock in the various religions of this age, believing their teachings to be delusive and impoverishing to the people, who would be happier and better off in this world without them. He has strong faith that righteousness-right doing- which exalteth a nation, if practiced, will improve the individual. During more than seventy years of life has found noth- ing nobler or better; therefore, he strives to take good care of and make the best of this life, and will of the next after leaving this if he shall find one, which he does not expect to. As the intelligence in man is the result of this bodily organization, and dependent on it, so when the body fails it goes to God, or the unknown, from whence it came. Gods being the unknown, or imaginary beings, according to men's fancy never manifesting themselves under any circumstances to mankind to assist us in this life, we have no sufficient reason to think they will meddle with us after we are well dead, and nothing but a malicious fiend would, if in his power, keep us alive to torture us, or permit us to be tortured by a devil. A God must be just to all his creatures, and all he asks or expects of God or man is to deal justly.

Winchell, Martin, Tully, was born in Tully, Sept. 10, 1833, one of six children of Hiram and Sally (Gordon) Winchell, the former a native of Tully, born on the farm our subject now owns, and his wife a native of Yates Co. The father of Hiram was Joseph, a native of Connecticut, who removed to this town, where he died. His wife was Abigail Winchell, who died in 1819, and they were among the prominent and wealthy people of the locality. Hiram Winchell died in 1857, and his wife in 1893 at the age of 84. Martin was reared on the farm he now owns, educated in the public schools and has followed farming. His farm consists of about forty acres of fine land. In 1860 he married Louisa Dwelly, a native of Camden Co., and a daughter of Nelson Dwelly, who spent his last days in Tully, having been killed by a train at Cumming's Crossing in 1877.

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Onondaga's centennial. Gleanings of a century, Vol. II, Part 82

Author: Bruce, Dwight H. (Dwight Hall), 1834-1908 Publication date: 1896 Publisher: [Boston] : The Boston History Company Number of Pages: 1094

Author: Bruce, Dwight H. (Dwight Hall), 1834-1908
Publication date: 1896
Publisher: [Boston] : The Boston History Company
Number of Pages: 1094