History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and biographical sketches, Part 86

Author: Futhey, John Smith, 1820-1888; Cope, Gilbert, 1840-1928
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia, L. H. Everts
Number of Pages: 1162

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This was a new or second edition of the "Florula Cestrica," much enlarged and greatly improved, and extending over the county. The arrangement is on what is known as the Linnean system.

3. Flora Centrica: Au Herhorizing Companion for the Young Botaniste of Chee- ter County, State of Pennsylvania. By William Darlington, M.D., LL.D. " Ore trahit quodennque potest, atque addit acervo."-HORATIUS.

" Froni giant Oaks, that wave their branches dark, To the dwarf Moss that clinge upon their bark." --- DARWIN.

Third edition. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston, 1853. 12mo, pp. 498, with a map of Chester County.

This edition is revised and reconstructed throughout, according to the natural method, which seems to be the system most generally adopted by scientifie botanists of the present day. The author has added five valuable and instructive discourses on the subject of botany. The first edition is dedicated to the Rev. Lewis D. V. Sebweinitz, of Bethlehem, Pa., and the second and third editions to the "cultivators of botanical science in the county of Chester."

4. Reliquia Baldwinianæ: Selectione from the correspondence of the late Wil- liam Baldwin, M.D., Surgeon in the U. S. Navy, with occasional notes, and a short biographical memoir. Compiled by William Darlington, M.D. Philadelphia: Kimber & Sharpless, 1843. 12mo, pp. 347, with portrait of Dr. Baldwin.

Dr. Baldwin was a devoted student of botany, and possessed an extensive knowledge of the science. He maintained a correspondence with the eminent and accomplished botanists, Dr. Henry Muhlenberg, of Lancaster, and Dr. William Darlington, of West Chester, and with other scientists, large selections from which are here given. The volume is enriched with a memoir of Dr. Baldwin and valuable anno- tations. Sec biographical sketch of Dr. Baldwin.

5. Essay on the Development and Modifications of the External Organs of Plants. By William Darlington, M.D. West Chester, Pa., 1839. 8vo, pp. 38.

G. Agricultural Botany. An Enumeration and Description of Useful Plants and Weeds which merit the notico or require the attention of American Agri- culturists. By William Darlington, M.D. Philadelphia: J. W. Moore, 1847. 8vo, pp 270. The work is dedicated "to the young farmers of tlie United States."

7. American Weeds and Useful Plante, being a second and illustrated edition of Agricultural Botany. By William Darlington, M.D. Revised, with additions, by George Thurber, Professor of Botany, etc., in the New York College of Pharmacy. New York : Orange Judd & Co., 1859. 8vo, pp. 460. This volume, as stated on the title-poge, is a new edition of the " Agricultural Botany," much enlarged and profusely illustrated.

8. Memorials of John Bartram and Humphry Marshall, with notices of their botanical contemporarice. By William Darlington, M.D., LL.D., etc. With illustrations. Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston, 1849. Royal octavo, pp. 585.

This volume contains biographical sketches of John Bartrain and Humphry Marshall, with such of their correspondence as could be obtained at the date of the publication.

0. Sesqui-Centennial gathering of the Clan Darlington, containing the proceed- ings of a meeting of the Darlington family at the old ancestral mansiou near West Chester, and a genealogical account of the descendants of Abraham Darlington, the emigrant ancestor. 1853.

10. Notæ Cestrienses: Notices of Chester County Men and Evente.

This was a series of biographical and historical papers, published in the Village Record, at West Chester, Pa., in the years 1860-62, run- ning through about one hundred numbers. They were the joint pro- duetion of Dr. Darlington and J. Smith Futhey, about two-thirds of the numbers being written by the former, and one-third by the latter.

In addition to the foregoing works, Dr. Darlington wrote a " His- torieal Sketch of the Origin and Progress of the Borough of West Chester, Pa.," and an account of the famous "Mason and Dixon's Line," for the "West Chester Directory," which was published by Wood & James in 1857. They occupy sixty pages of that work. He also wrote a number of papers and delivered addresses, principally relating to agriculture and horticulture, which have from time to time appeared in pamphlet form.

Ezra Michener, M.D.

1. A Retrospect of Early Quakerism, being extracts from the Records of Phila- delphie Yearly Meeting and the Meetings composing it. To which is pre- fixed an account of their first establishment. By Ezra Michener. Phila- delphia: published by T. Ellwood Zell, 1860. Large octavo, pp. 434, illus- tratcd.

This work gives an account of the settlement of the meetings of the Society of Friends within the bounds of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting; and the principles of Friends are illustrated by extraets from the records of the Yearly and other meetings. Those who are desirous of obtaining a knowledge of those principles ean very readily do so by an attentive pernsal of this volume.

2. A Brief Exposition of the Testimony to Peace, as exemplified by the life and precepts of Jesus Christ and the early Christians, and held by the Religione Society of Friends. Compiled for the reader, by Ezra Michener, 1862. 12mo, pp. 34.

3. Christian Casket, or the Pearl of Great Price. 1869. 12mo, pp. 45.

This is the "Sermon on the Mount," combined from Matthew and Luke, with a few notes.

4. Manual of Weeds, or The Weed Exterminator. 1872. Large 12mo, pp. 148. William D. Hartman, M.D., and Ezra Michener, M.D.

Conchologia Cestrica. The Molluscoue Animals aud their Shells, of Chester County, Pa. By William D. Hartman, M.D., and Ezra Michener, M.D. With numerous illustratione. "An nodevout philosopher is mad." Phile- delphia: Claxton, Remeen & Haffelfinger, 1874. 8vo, pp. 104.

This is an elaborate treatise on the conchology of Chester County. The authors have for many years made the science a study, and the result of their investigations in that direction, so far as relates to Chester County, is embodied in this volume. It is illustrated with 207 wood-cut figures of objects described in the work.

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In addition to the foregoing work, Dr. Hartman has published the following papers :

1. On the Opercula of the Family Strepomalidæ, in the American Journal of Conchology.

2. A Bibliographical Catalogue of the Genus Partuls Ferrussac, with observa- tione on the species, in the Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.

3. On the Duplicates of the Genne Partula Ferrusesc, contained in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass.

4. Catalogue of the Genus Partule Ferrussac. Printed for the author, by F. S. Hickman, West Chester, 1881.

Jesse Kersey.

1. Lectures on Agriculture, delivered hefors ths Downingtown Society for the acquisition and promotion of Natural Knowledge. By Jesse Kersey. West Chester, Penn : printed by Simeon Siegfried, 1828. 8vo, pp. 80.

2. A Treatise on the Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Religion, in which are illustrated the profession, ministry, worship, sod fuith of the Society of Friends. By Jesse Kersey. Philadelphia, 1815. 8vo, pp. 142.

Various editions of this work have been published, one of them at Concord, N. H., in 1818, and one hy Joseph Painter, at West Chester, Pa., in 1842.

3. A Narrative of the Life, Travela, and Goepel Labors of Jesse Kersey, late of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: T. Ellwood Chapman, 1851. 12mo, pp. 288.

This last volume, in addition to a sketch of his life, embraces his journal, and a number of essays and letters.

Thomas Woodward.

The Columbian Plutarch; or, An Exemplification of several distinguished American characters. By Thomas Woodward. Philadelphia: printed for the anther, 1819. 12mo, pp. 312.

This work contains twenty-eight well-written biographical sketches of persons connected with American history. The author resided in West Whiteland township, near the Boot tavern, and at the time the book was written was a school-teacher.

Robert Bailey.

Life And Adventures of Robert Bailey, from his infancy to December, 1821, in- tereperecd with anecdotes and religious and moral admonitions, written by himself. Published in 1822.

The author was a native of Chester Co., Pa., a son of Maj. William Bailey, who fell in the battle of the Cowpens, in South Carolina, during the Revolutionary war. He did not lead an upright life, and spent many years in jail, where this work was written. It is very scarce, but the world is not the loser by reason thereof.

Jason M. Mahan.

The Private Instructor; or, Mathematics Simplified: comprising everything necessary in arithmetic, book-keeping, conveyanciog, mensuration, and gauging to form and complete ths man of business. The whole upon an improved plan. Not only adapted to private instruction, but nleo to the nee of schoole. By Jason M. Mahan, Mathematician, New Italy, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, 1836. 12mo, pp. 304.

The compiler of this book, at the time of its publication, resided in Sadsbury township, Chester County, and was a teacher in the public schools of that township. It is a very useful book for persons engaged in the ordinary occupations of life, containing as it does what is stated on the title-page.

William Gibbons, M.D.

1. Truth Vindicated. A series of letters in defense of the doctrines of the Society of Friends, originally written over the signature of " Vindex." Publishsd io Philadelphia in 1823. 8ve, pp. 158.

2. Exposition of Modern Scepticism. Originally published In Wilmington, Del., 1832. 8vo, pp. 50.

Dr. Gibbons also wrote an essay on the subject of "Slavery," issued by the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends about 1840; and an essay on the "Culture of Silk," founded on experiments of his own, an industry in which he took much interest. He also prepared and read several essays on literary and scientific subjects before the Dela- ware Academy of Science. (Sec sketch of the author.)

Rev. George I. Miles.

A Glance at the Baptists. By George I. Miles, Pastor of the Baptist Church, West Chester, Pa. Pricted by Henry S. Evans, West Chester, 1836. 18mo, pp. 264.

This work is a condensed history of the Baptists in all the centuries covered by ecclesiastical history, as relates to the denomination, and is an abridgment of Benedict's "History of the Baptists," a highly- esteemed work.

Jane Bettle.

Extracts from the Memorandums of Jene Bettle, with & short memoir respecting her. Philadelphia: printed hy Joseph and William Kite, 1843. 12me, pp. 116.

Jane Bettle was a daughter of Thomas and Jane Temple, of Penns- bury township, Chester County, and the wife of Samuel Bettle, of Philadelphia, to whom she was married in 1802. She died April 13, 1840, in the sixty-seventh year of her age. This volume contains a biographical sketch, the memorial of the Monthly Meeting of Friends with which she was connected, and memorandums, in the nature of a diary, made by her during the eight years preceding her death.

Halliday Jackson.

Civilization of the Indian Natives; or, A Brief View of the friendly conduct of William Penn towarde them in the early settlement of Pennsylvania; the euhsequent care of the Society of Frisods io endeavoring to promote peace and friendship with them by pacific measures ; and A Concise Narrative of the Proceedings of the Yearly Meeting of Friends, of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and parts adjacent, siocs the year 1795, in promoting their improve- ment and gradual civilization. By Halliday Jackson. Philadelphia, 1830. Large octavo, pp. 120.

Theophilus F. Kloz, M.D.

The Family Physician, a work on domestic medicine. Published in 1837.

The author was a German botanic physician, residing and practic- ing his profession in West Chester at the time the above work was prepared and published.

Dr. William Johnston.

The Good Samaritan ; or, Sick Man's Friend : containing the Botanic Medical Practice necessary for the removal of all curable forme of disease, io strict accordance with the soundeet principles of philosophy and common sense; intended as & Pocket Companion for Thomsonians, and all others who would wisti to prevent or cure their own diseases. By Dr. William Johnston, of Chester County, Pa. "Nothing extenuste, nor aught eet down io malice." Philadelphia, 1841. 18me, pp. 288.

The author of this work resided in East Marlborough township, Chester County.

Gen. Josiah Harlan.

1. A Memoir of India and Avghanistann, with observatione on the present state and future prospects of those countries, with portrait of Dost Mahomed, and maps. By Gen. Josiah Harlan, late Counselor of State, Aide-de-comp, cod General of the Staff to Dost Mahomed, Ameer of Cabul. Philadelphia, 1842. 8vo, pp. 216.

2. Personel Narrative of General Harlan's eighteen years' residence in Asia, comprising an account of the manners and cnetoms of the Oriental nations with whom the author has had official and familiar intercourse.

The last-mentioned work is still in manuscript.

Henry H. Van Amringe.

The Seals Opened; or, A Voice to the Jews. "And at midnight there was & cry made, Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him."-Matt. xxv. 6. By Henry H. Van Amringe, Esq. Philadelphia: prioted by T. K. & P. G. Collice, 1840. 12mo, pp. 365.

Mr. Van Amringe was a native of Upper Oxford township, Chester County. He was for many years a prominent member of the bar of Chester County, and was deputy attorney-general for the county during the administration of Governor Shulze. He becaige a zealous student of the Scriptures, and this volume is an exposition of his religious views.

Henry B. Pearson.

The Little Orator for Boys and Girls, in progressive lessons. Founded on Nature as investigated by Dr. James Rush in his " Philosophy of the Human Voics." To which are added American Pieces, Original and Selected. By a Teacher of reading at the West Chester Academy (A. Bolmar's), West Chester, Penn. Printed for the author, by Henry S. Evens, 1837. 12mo, pp. 108.

This work, as the title indicates, was written for the use of schools. The author, Henry B. Pearson, was a teacher in the old West Chester Academy, on Gay Street, at that time under the charge of Anthony Belmar. He subsequently removed to Philadelphia, and became a member of the bar. In 1840 be published a work on the Constitution of the United States, in the form of dialogues, for the use of schools.

Morris Mattson, M.D.

1. The Patrict. A Story of the Revolution.

This was a serial story, published in the Literary Casket, a news- paper published at the Yellow (now Chester) Springs in the year 1829.

2. Hours of Devotion. Translated from the German by Morris Mattson. The second edition was published in Philadelphia, by James Kay, Jr., & Brother, 1835. 12mo, pp. 251.

The work was non-sectarian in its character, and was very popular.

Bayard Taylor,

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3. Peul Ulric; or, the Adventures of an Enthusiast. By Morris Mattson. New York : Harper & Brothers, 1835. 12mo, pp. 216, 227.

This work contains the following dediention :

"To the Honorable Lewis McLane: Dear Sir,-During your residence in Lon- don se Minister near the Court of St. James, I received ninch kindness and attention at your hands,-I was a wanderer in a strange land, and you were to me as a father. Pormit me, therefore, to inscribe these volumes with your name, as a slight tostimonial of my respect and esteem. Very truly, the Author. Philadelphia, April, 1835."

4. The American Vegetable Practice; or, A New and Improved Guide to Health. Designed for the uso of Families. In six parts. By Morris Mattson, M.D.

This work passed through two editions. The second was published in Boston in 1845, two volumes in ono. Svo, pp. 730. One of its prominent fentures is the description of our indigenous medicinal plants, which have since become popular in all medical ranks. Many of the plants are illustrated with colored lithographs, and this work has the credit of being the first one in the United States ever published with colored lithography.

Dr. Mattson has, in addition to the foregoing, published a large number of smaller medical works, including numerous pamphlets, many of them intended to explain the uses of domestic and surgical instruments invented by him.

Dr. Mattson was born in East Goshen township, and received his early education nt the old school-house near Goshen Friends' Meeting. He resided for a number of years in West Chester, and for a time was editor and proprietor of the Literary Casket, which be purchased and removed from the Yellow Springs to West Chester. He is now and has been for some years a resident of the city of New York.

Bayard Taylor.

The following is a complete list of the published works of this author :

1. Ximena ; or, the Battle of the Sierra Morena, and other poems. Philadelphia, 1844.

2. Views Afoot; or, Europe Seen witlı Knapsack and Staff, with a Preface by N. P. Willis. New York, 1846; last edition, 1869. London, 1849. Ten years after its publication this work had reached its twentieth American edition.

3. Rhymee of Travel, and California Ballads. New York, 1848. Second edition, 1849.

4. Eldorado; or, Adventures in the Path of Empire, comprising a voyage to California via Panama, etc. New York, 1850. London, 1850. Eighteenth American edition, New York, 1802; new edition, 1809. Allibone notices that of this work 10,000 copies of the first edition were sold in twelve days, and in England 30,000 copies, of various forms and editions, were sold within a few years.

5. The American Legend. A poem, delivered before the Phi Beta Kappa Society of Harvard University in 1850. 1850.

6. Book of Romancee, Lyrics, and Songs. Boston, 1851.

7. A Journey to Central Africa; or, Life and Landscape from Egypt to the Negro Kingdom of the White Nile. New York, 1854. London, 1854. Eleventh American edition, New York, 1862; new edition, 1869. Was translated into German, and published at Leipsic.

8. The Lande of the Saracens; or, Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain. 1854. London, 1855. Twentieth American edition, New York, 1862; new edition, 1869.

9. A Visit to India, China, and Japan in the Year 1853. New York, 1855. Lon- don, 1855. Sixteenth American edition, New York, 1862; new edition, 1869. Nos. 7, 8, and 9 contain the results of the author's travels in 1851-53. 10. Poems of the Orient. Boston, 1855. Fifth edition before 1861 ; new edition, 1862.

11. Poems and Ballads. New York, 1854. Contains portrait of the author by Thomas Buchanan Read.

12. Poems of Home and Travel. Boston, 1855 ; 1802.

13. Northern Travel: Summer and Winter Pictures: Sweden, Denmark, and Lapland. London, 1857. New York, 1858; 1809. London, 1809. These were letters originally contributed to The Tribuns. The title-pages of the London and New York editions differ. Translated into German and Swedish.

14. Travels in Greece and Russia, with an Excursion to Crete, 1859. London, 1859. New York, 1869. The portion relating to Greece alone was trans- lated into German by Mrs. Taylor, and published at Leipsic.

15. At Home and Abroad. A Sketch-Book of Life, Scenery, and Men. New York, 1859; 1809. Second series, 1862. London, 1802.

16. The Poet's Journal. Boston and London, 1862. Characterized as " a poeti- cal domestic autobiography."

17. Hannah Thurston. A Story of American Life. New York, 1803. Four- teenth thousand, 1864. London, 1863; 1864. In Russian, St. Petersburg, 1864. In German, translated by the author's wife, Mrs. Marie Taylor, daughter of Professor Hansen, the eminent astronomer, Hamburg. 1864.

18. John Godfrey's Fortunes. Related by himself. A story of American life. New York, 1864. Ninth thousand, 1865. London, 1864. In German, 1865. Translated Ly Mrs. Taylor.

19. The Story of Kenneit. A Tale of American Life. New York, 1866. London, 1806. Translated Into German by Mrs. Taylor, and published at Goths.

20. The Picture of St. John. A Poem. Boston, 1866.

21. Colorado. A Summer Trip. New York, 1867. London, 1867.

22. Frithiof's Saga; from the Swedish of Esais Tegner, Bishop of Wexio. By the Rev. W. L. Blakely. Edited by Bayard Taylor. New York, 1867.

23. The Golden Wedding; Joseph Taylor, Rebecca W. Taylor, October 15, 1868. Privately printed ; 200 copies. Philadelphia, 1868. Containe a short ad- dress by Mr. Taylor, and a masque composed for the occasion; also a poem by Mr. Stoddard, and another by Mr. Boker.

24. By-Ways of Europe, 1869. London, 1869.

25. Auerbach's Villa on the Rhine. Author's edition, with a Biographical Sketch by Bayard Taylor, and portroit. New York, 1869.

26. The Ballad of Abraham Lincoln. With illustrations by Sol Eytinge, Jr. Boston, 1869.

27. Illustrated Library of Travel, Exploration, and Adventure. Edited by Mr. Taylor. New York, 1872-74.

28. Goethe's "Faust," Parts I. and Il. Translated into English verse, with a reproduction of the original metres. Boston, 1870-71. Acknowledged by competent critics to be the best English translation, and to rank with the best works of the clase in the language.

29. Joseph and His Friend. New York, 1870. Translated into German, and published at Berlin.

30. The Masque of the Gods. Boston, 1872.

31. Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home. New York, 1872.

32. Lars. A Pastoral of Norway. 1873.

33. Egypt and Icelond in the Year 1874, with an Account of a Visit to Fayoum. New York, 1874.

34. The Prophet. A Tragedy. Boston, 1874.

35. School History of Germany. New York, 1874. Translated into German by Mrs. Taylor. Stuttgart, 1875.

36. Home l'astorals, Ballads, and Lyrics. Boston, 1875.

37. The National Ode. Read at Philadelphia, July 4, 1876. Heliotype fac-simile of the onthor's MS. Boston, 1876.

38. Boys of Other Countries. Stories for American Boys. New York, 1876. Translated into German by Mrs. Taylor. Stuttgart, 1879. This was Mr. Taylor's only book for young people, and contained his last work in proes.

39. The Echo Club, and other Literary Diversions. Boston, 1876.

40. Bismarck : his Authentic Biography. By George Hezekiel. Historical In- troduction by Bayard Taylor. New York, 1878.

41. Prince Denkalion. Boston, 1878.

In addition to the foregoing, he edited the following volumes :

1. Hand-book of Literature and the Fine Arts. Edited with George Ripley, 1852.

2. Cyclopedia of Modern Travel. Cincinnati, 1856.

And of the " Illustrated Library of Travel and Adventure," pub- lished by Scribners in 1872, he edited the following volumes :

3. Japan in our Day.

4. Travels in Arabia.

5. Travels in South Africa.

He was also the editor of

6. Picturesque Europe. Published by Appletons in three large quarto volumes, 1875-78. Pp. 488, 400, 491.

He also contributed

1. Notes on Loo-Choo and Japan in the Narrative of Perry's Expedition.

2. Notes to Voices of the Press. New York, 1850.

3. Introduction to R. H. Stoddard's Life, Travels, and Books of Alexander von Humboldt. New York, 1850.

He was also a constant writer for the magazines and reviews, and of his contributions to these, the Atlantic Monthly received forty- seven ; Harper's Monthly Magazine, eight; North American Review, three; and Scribner's Monthly, four.

Uniform editions of his books of travel have been published by G. P. Putnam, in five volumes, 1855; in six volumes, 1858; in eight volumes, 1859; in two editions, the " Caxton" and the " Household," each in ten volumes, in 1862 and in 1869. A collected edition of the poems was issued by Fields, Osgood & Co., Boston, 1865, and of the novels by Putnam & Son, New York, 1871. Other editions of his works have been and are being issued, one of them called the " Ken- nett" edition.

At the time of his death he was collecting materials for a combined biography of Goethe and Schiller.

Since the death of Mr. Taylor a work has been issued from the press, edited from his unpublished manuscripts by his widow, Mrs. Marie Taylor, entitled "Studies in Gerinan Literature," by Bayard Taylor, with an introduction by the IIon. George H. Boker. The ma- terinl of this volume consists of twelve lectures, originally prepared for Cornell University. Mrs. Taylor is also editing for publication another volume from his unpublished manuscripts, and a biography of Mr. Taylor is also in the course of preparation.

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Rachel Hunt.

Autumnal Fruite and Flowers. Being the Effusione of a reflecting mind in the decline of life. By Rachel Hunt. Philadelphia, 1843. 12mo, pp. 168.

This work was designed to preserve in » permanent form some of the narratives and poetic productions of the author, and was printed for the use of her children and relatives. Its contents are imbued with a spirit of devotional piety. The author was a native of West- town township, Chester County.

Noble Heath.

A Treatise on Arithmetic; through which the entire science can be most expe- ditiously and perfectly learned without the aid of a teacher. Designed for the use of schools and private students. By Noble Heath. "Deo generique humano." Philadelphia : T. Ellwood Chapman, 1855. 12mo, pp. 455.

This is a very full and complete treatise on the subject of arithmetic, much more so than any work which had preceded it, and it is ques- tionable whether any which have succeeded it are superior to it or as good.

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History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and biographical sketches, Part 86

Author: Futhey, John Smith, 1820-1888; Cope, Gilbert, 1840-1928 Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Philadelphia, L. H. Everts Number of Pages: 1162

Author: Futhey, John Smith, 1820-1888; Cope, Gilbert, 1840-1928
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia, L. H. Everts
Number of Pages: 1162