History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming counties, Pa.; with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers, Part 115

Author: Munsell, W.W., & Co., New York
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: New York, W.W. Munsell & co.
Number of Pages: 900

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GEORGE W. ABBOT, boat bnilder and (wagon maker, was born in Light Street, Columbia county, Pa., September 15th, 1825. Ife is the son of Jonas Abbot, who died in that connty June 20th, 1859. Mr. Abbot married Jane McCorty, who died, and he was subsequently married to Miss Margaret McNeal, of Mifflinville, Columbia county, Pa. He served in Company C 209th Pa. volunteers during the Rebellion. Mr. Abbot's grandfather ou his mother's side, Jolin Jacob Johnston, served through the Revolutionary war in Colonel Baker's cavalry, and was wounded five times. He died at the advanced age of one hundred and two.

REV. R. L. ARMSTRONG, son of Jolin Armstrong, was born in Cham- bersburg, Pa., May 22nd, 1813. He was converted in 1865, entered Dick- inson College, Carlisle, in 1868, and became a member of the M. E. con- ference of central Pennsylvania in 1872. He married Lizzie C. Peffer, of McConnellsburg. He is the present pastor of the Methodist church at Beach Ilaven.

THOMAS BAUCHER was born July 4th, 1828, in Danville, Pa. He is a superintendent of powder mills. He married Miss Margaret Swank, of Nescopeck.

JOHN BERSCH, station agent, Shickshinny, was born in Berlin, Prus- sia, December 21st, 1845, and married Emma M. Keller, of Kingston, Inizerne county. Mr. Bersch was formerly a clerk in the county re- corder's office.

JOHN R. BERTELS, merchant, Shickshinny, was born in Wilkes-Barre, April 22nd, 1848. He married Agnes B. Neyhart, of Ransom, Luzerne county. Mr. Bertels served in Company D 9th regiment. Pa. volunteer cavalry.

DAVID T. BOUND was born at Couklin (now Kirkwood), Broome county, N. Y., October 1th, 1829. He remained on the farm with his parents until the age of ten years, when he began life independently as a farm hand at St per month. He assisted, as a teamster, in the con- struction of the Erie Railway, aud was afterward a track laborer and assistant foreman imtil 1853, when he became track master on a western railroad for six months. He returned that year and entered the employ- ment of the D., L. & W. Railroad Company. He began ns n laborer, and rose to be a conductor, a dispatcher and superintendent of the L. & B. division. Ile married Janett. M. Hotchkiss, of Windsor, N. Y.

ENOS L. BOWER, post-office address Berwick, Columbia county, was born in Evansville, Columbia county, October 28th, 1843. Mr. Bower is a blacksmith. He served as drum major in the 179th and 210th regi- ments Pa. volunteers

DANIEL BRADER, boat builder, Beach Haven, was born in North- ampton county, February 18th, 1828, and married Sarah McGraw, of Beach Haven. He has worked at his trade fifteen years. He served as justice of the peace ten years, having been elected to that office in 1863.

FRANK E. BROCKWAY was born in Berwick, Columbia county, Feb- ruary 7th, 1815, and married Cora Campbell, of Beach Haven. He served three years and ten months in the army, participating in thirty- two engagements. During the time of his service he held the position of second lieutenant of Battery F 1st Pennsylvania light artillery. Mr. Brockway has been mercantile appraiser of Luzerne county and justice of the peace for seven years, and still holds the latter office. He has a boot and shoe mannfactory and is the proprietor of a brick yard, man- ufacturing about 220,000 bricks annually.

HIRAM II. BROWN, tailor, was born in Bloomsburg, Columbia county, October 22nd, 1822, and married Sarah Anu Murray, of Beach Haven. During the war he held the office of fourth sergeant of Comp- any A 74th, and of Company Hf 132nd Pennsylvania volunteers, Mr. Brown lost. two sons, William M. and James M. Brown, in the army. The former was wounded in the battle of Petersburg, and died at Annapo- lis November 4th, 1864. and the latter died of typhoid fever while a member of Company A 74th Pennsylvania volunteers.

GEORGE W. CASE, Shickshinny, was born in Sugarloaf towuship, Columbia conuty, December 10th, 1844. He married Miss Elizabeth Baker, of Muncy, Lycoming county. Mr. Case served nearly two years in Company D 84th Pennsylvania volunteers. Ile is uow a farmer. having previously been engaged in the manufacture of brooms.

HIRAM CROOP, Imberman, is a life-long resident of Hunlock town- ship, and married S. S. Dodson, also of Hunlock. He was born Febru- ary 15th, 1832, and was engaged in farming for some time. He has been justice of the peace.

WILLIAM C. DAVENPORT, proprietor of the Eagle hotel, Shickshinny, was born in Plymouth, Luzerne county, April 18th, 1855, and is the son of Chester Davenport, whose ancestors came to this country from Frauce. Mr. Davenport attended the State normal school at Blooms- burg, and schools at New Berlin and Plymouth. His wife was formerly Miss Agnes Driesbach, of New Berlin, Uuion county.

JOHN T. DOWNS, of Shickshinny, was born iu Plymouth, Pa., August 19th, 1855, and is a miner. His wife was Miss Hannah Murray, of Tama- qua, Pa.

WILBER G. DRIESBACH, station agent, was born iu Beach Haven, August 27th, 1817, and has since lived there, engaged in milling aud other business and holding the office of postmaster for the last ten years. He married Ettie E. Fowler, of Berwick, Columbia county.

GEORGE W. FISHER, proprietor of the Bench Haven hotel, was born in Northumberland county, March 25th, 1822, and lived on his father's farm until he wasof age, when he learned the milling business, in which he continued fourteen years. In 1857 he built the brick hotel in which he has since lived. His wife, formerly Caroline E. Wolf, daughter of John Wolf, of Covington, Luzerne county, was born Angust 11th, 1830.

E. W. GARRISON, telegraph operator at Shickshinny, was born in Shickshinny valley, November Ist, 1831. His grandfather, Matthias Garrison, of New Jersey, married a granddaughter of Lord Archibald Donglas, who resided near Glasgow, Scotland.

EPHRAIM GREGORY was born September 24th, 1808, and married Susan Adleman, of Union township. He was a farmer for many years, but has now retired from active labor. He was elected justice of the peace in 1842, and served two terms of five years each.

GEORGE GREGORY was born February 3d, 1820, in Union township, where he married Frances Roberts. Mr. Gregory, who is the proprietor

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of a custom flonring mill, was elected constable in 1841, and justice of the peace in 1850. He is now auditor of Ilunlock township.

DANIEL HILL was born in Berks county, Pa., in 1792, and moved to Luzerne county in 1816 or 1818. He died Decciuber 28th, 1873. He had eight children-Desiah, who married Wallace Seybert; Sarah, who mar- ried Reuben Miller; Charles; Elizabeth, who married James Ifess ; Catharine, who married Daniel Yetter ; Stephen, Daniel and Jacob Hill.

M. B. HUGHES, physician, was born in Beach Grove, Luzerne county, September 17th, 1842. He married Kate Patterson, of Orangeville, Columbia county. Dr. Hughes at an earlier date was engaged in teach- ing.

ISAIAH M. JONES, farmer, was born in Chester county, November 5tli, 1832, and married Rebecca Arnold, of Slocum township, Luzerne county. Mr. Jones enlisted in Compauy A 143d Pa. volunteers in August, 1862. He received a wound July Ist, 1863, in the battle of Gettysburg, and re- turned home in March, 1864.

WILLIAM KEINER, manufacturer of boots and shoes and dealer in notions, Beach Haven, was boru in Hollenback township, Luzerue county, February 16th, 1843. He married Rebecca A. Weiss, of the same township. Mr. Keiner enlisted in Company F 147th Pa. volunteers, par- ticipated in several battles, and was wounded in the battle of Chancel- lorsville. His present business was established about 1870.

J. S. Koos, merchant, Stone Bridge, Luzerne county, is the son of William Koons, who established himself in the mercantile business at a very early date. He was born in Huntington township, April 1st, 1837. His wife, formerly Miss J. C. Robinson, is of the same township.

OLIVER LEACH, fruit grower, Iona, was born in Dauphin county, Pa., September 25tl, 1827, and married Miss Margaret Hepler, of Pittston. He served as minute man in the militia. He is a brick layer.

ANDREW LUTZ, miller, Beach Haven, was born in Sugarloaf township, Columbia county, December 10th, 1822. His wife was Miss Susannah Santee, of Wilkes-Barre township.

J. W. MEIXELL, son of Peter Mcixell, of Belbcud, was born in Conyngham township-then Hollenback-March 18th, 1844, and married Anna M. Hicks, of Beach Haven. He has been employed as collector of tolls by the Pennsylvania Canal Company for the last nine years. He has been justice of the peace six years, and has four years to serve.

PETER MEIXELL was born in Conyngham township, Luzerne county, September 15th, 1820, and moved to Salem township in 1844. His father, Philip Meixell, of Scotch descent, was born in Northampton county, in 1796, and died in Conyngham township at the age of sixty-two. Mr. Meixell married Elizabeth Weiss for his first wife, and Elizabeth Fenster- macher, of Hollenback township, for his second. He has a family of seven, three sous and four daughters.

J. T. MIFFLIN was born in Nescopeck, May 30th, 1851. His father, Francis Mifflin, of Philadelphia, came from that city to Nescopeck, and afterward removed to Beach Haven, where he died November 17th, 1872. Mr. Mifflin is engaged in farming.

THOMAS MONTGOMERY, accountant, was born in Bo'ness, Scotland, June 20th, 1845. Ilis wife was formerly Miss Mattic M. Sherrin, of Calne, England. Mr. Montgomery was formerly engaged in shipping coal.

A. C. NICELY, grocer and proprietor of a stone quarry, was born in Salem township, June 3d, 1825, and married Elizabeth Search, of Union township, Luzerne county. In early life he was engaged with his father in boat building, and subsequently in the butchering busi- ness. Mr. Nicely has served several terms as school director, council- man and tax collector.

JAMES POST, justice of the peace, Shickshinny, was born in Union township, February 15th, 1836. He married Miss Carrie Blanchard, of Ross, Luzerne county. fle was promoted captain of Company F 149th Pa. volunteers, in which he served three years.

WESLEY RABERT, merchant at Beach Haven, was born in Salem town- ship, July 31st, 1843, and married Lydia A. Weiss, of Hollenback. He has held the office of town clerk for the last ten years.

SIMON REMALY, miller, Shickshinny, was born in Salem township, July 12th, 1842, and married Clara I. Couglin, of Shickshinny. Ilc en-

listed in 1862, joining Company F, 143d Pa. volunteers, and was honorably discharged June 12th, 1865.

JOHN RONDE, tailor, Shickshinny, was born in Prussia, May 26th, 1819, and married Martha Witzel, a native of Rotlieuburg, Prussia, from which place lic came to America in May, 1847.

DAVID S. Ross, shoemaker, was born in Columbia county, Pa., August. 9tli, 1842. IFis wife was formerly Miss Catharine Remaly, of Salein town- ship. Mr. Ross served in the late war from April, 1861, to July, 1865, in Company A 6th Pa. volunteer infantry.

WILLIAM O. ROUNKE, farmer, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, February 29th, 1840. His father, Samuel Rourke, was born in Scotland, where he married and afterward removed to Ireland, where he died. Mrs. Rourke came to America with her family, and died while her son William was in the army. He was color sergeant in Company B 2nd Conn. volunteers, and served three years, receiving three wounds. Mr. Rourke married Susan Adams, of Slickshinny.

F. A. SEABERT was born in Montreal, Canada, April 17th, 1838. He was educated at Brattleboro, Vt .; graduated from Bellevue Medical College, and was a member of the 149th Pa. volunteers during the Rebellion. From 1867 to [880 he was in the employ of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company. He is now in charge of the Bertin Iron Works, in Uuion county, Pa. He married Mary E. Bird, of Huntington.

P. Il. SEELY, farmer and lifelong resident of Salem township, was born February 23d, 1835. His grandfather, John Seely, was born in Sussex county, N. J., in 1778; came to Luzerne county with his brother in 1801, and raised the first wheat that was taken to Reading to market from Salem township. Mr. Scely served as sergeant of Company D 199th Pa. volunteers during the last year of the civil war, participating in sev- eral engagements. He married Sarah E. Harman, of Salem.

HIRAM SMETHERS, coal inspector, Shickshinny, was born in Nescopeck, February 26th, 1824. He married Miss Sarah Reider, of Berwick. Mr. Smethers was formerly a boatmau. He is a member of the police force of the borough.

ISAIAH STILES, whose father, a native of New Jersey, emigrated to the township of Salem previous to 1814, was born there, September 12th of the year mentioned, and has becu engaged in farming during his life to datc.

R. MILLARD TUBBS, editor of the Mountain Echo, published at Shick- shinny, was born in Huntington, August 12th, 1851, where his father, Colonel James Tubbs, was also born. He was married December 23d, 1879, to Miss Lillie A., only child of Z. S. Stevens, of Cambra.

ELDAD M. TURNER was born in Briar Creek township, Columbia county, July 14th, 1828, and married Miss Mary Shokely of the township and county mentioned. Mr. Turner, who is a carpenter, enlisted in 1862 and served in Company D 143d regiment Pennsylvania volunteers two years and ten months.

J. A. VAN HORN, farmer, was born in Union township, September 11th, 1839. He enlisted in September, 1861, and served four years as veterinary surgeon in the 4th Pennsylvania cavalry.

MALCOM E. WALKER, of Shickshinny, was born in Waverly, Lacka- wanna county, April 8th, 1847. He was formerly a teacher, but is now engaged in the practice of the legal profession. He married T. A. Van- netta, of Bloomsburg, Columbia county.

WESLEY WHITE, station agent and postmaster at Himlock's Creek, was born in Light Street, Columbia county, Pa., January 19th, 1849. He married Emma Hess, of Muhlenburg. He was formerly engaged in lumbering.

W. H. H. WOLF, a native of Muhlenburg, Union township, was born September 6th, 1840. His wife, also of Muhlenberg, was formerly Cla- rissa Hess. Mr. Wolf served two years and nine months in Company I 143d Pennsylvania volunteers. He is now in the mercantile business; was formerly a farmer.

The following also contributed their support to this publication in Hnulock,! Salem and Union townships and Shickshinny borough: Charles A. Boone, HI. Brewer, D. M. Culver, S. J. Dosay, Amos Howard, Thomas McMillan, G. R. Pringle, Lot. Search and W. H. Sharp.

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the township in 1842 John Blanchard was in Ross township and Ephraim Gregory was elected. Truman H. Clark was elected in 1845: Ephraim Gregory, 1847; George Gregory, 1850; Jacob Benscoter, 1852; Shad- rach Gregory, 1855, 1861; Griswold C. Benscoter, 1856; Daniel Bulkeley, 1860; William S. Monroe, 1862; Jona- than Bonham, 1866, 1871, 1877 (appointed to fill vacancy), 1878; Hiram Croop, 1867, 1872; J. L. Glace, 1876.

SOLDIERS FROM UNION.

Many of the pioncers had served in the war for inde- pendence, some of whom received pensions; others were enlisted or drafted into the army engaged in the war of 1812-15, all of whom except Richard Gregory have passed away.

During the southern Rebellion many noble volunteers and some drafted men did good service in defense of the flag and government. In the following list of them the names followed by an asterisk are those of inen who died in the service.

Alfred Allen, Denison Arnold, Jefferson Arnold, Solomon Aldeman, Charles Baer, Josiah Baer,* George W. Baer, Stephen Bonham, Hender- son Bonham,* J. and S. Bonham, Griswold C. Benseoter,* Crawford L. Benscoter, William M. Benseoter,* John B. Culver, M. D .; Newton Cul- ver, Peter N. Bilby, George W. Bilby,* Abraham Davenport,* George W. Fink, Asahel Gregory, Stephen Gregory, Jacob L. Glace, Luther T. and I. T. Hartman, P. S. Hartman, Benjamin H. Hartman, Elias B Hartman,* Alexander Harned, Wesley Harned, Wesley Hans, Daniel Hans, Jacob Hobbs, Nehemiah Hess, John Hess, Philip Hess, Zeralı Marvin, Judson Marvin, William H. Masters, Sylvester Masters, Alanson Marvin, George Mc'Gill, Conrad Miller, Moses Miller, James S. Muehler, Silas Roberts, J. Wesley Roberts, Elisha Roberts, Simon Remaly, John Scott, Elisha Seott,* George W. Sorber, William Sorber, Sylvester Sorber, Ephraim Santee, Hamilton Tubbs, Nathan Tubbs, Isaae B. Tubbs,* Jonas C. Tubbs. Manuel Turner, Joseph M. Turner, Christian Vanhorn, Elijah Wheeler, Wesley C. Wheeler, Jasper Winans, Henderson Wolfe,* Wmn. H. H. Wolfe, Theodore F. Wolfe.

SHICKSHINNY BOROUGH.

TEV HICKSHINNY borough was formed of parts of Union and Salem townships, November 30th, 1861. The line of those townships for- merly ran near Shickshinny creek. Tl.e name given to this locality by the Indians signified the place where five mountains meet, referring to the River mountain, the Knob moun- tain, Rocky mountain, Lee's mountain and Newport mountain. This was a favorite hunting and fishing re- sort for the Indians, and there are still traces of their paths leading toward the notch from all directions.

The population of the borough in 1880 was 1,068, a gain of 23 from 1870.

OCCUPATION BY WHITE SETTLERS.

The first permanent settlement was made under the claim of Connecticut, by Ralph Austin and a family named Crossley, who fled to Connecticut after the battle of Wyoming. After a few years the Austin family re- turned, put up log buildings and otherwise improved the place, and became farmers and inn-keepers. The parents

and several children were buried on the mountain side, on the place now known as Rockview, where their graves with others could be seen but a few years since, but now no trace remains. Matthias Hollenback came into pos- session of the place under the Pennsylvania claim. The farm, 256 acres, covers nearly all of the present borough. It afterward passed into possession of Mrs. Cist, a daughter of M. Hollenback, who became the wife of Chester Butler; and after her death the estate was sold by her heirs to the present company, as proprietors of Shickshinny, in 1857. The names of the company were George W. Search, Lot Search, Nathan B. Crary and Nathan Garrison; by them the present town was planned and partially built, lots sold and other improvements commenced. Nathan Garrison, dying in 1862, was suc- ceeded by his widow, Rachel Garrison, and heirs. The present proprietors paid $20,000 for the tract.

BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.

The tenants of the farm were inn-keepers. They were Ralph Austin, William Bellas, George Muchler - Coates, William Hoyt, Headley & Wilson, who had a temperance house kept by different men until they, in 1850, gave possession to William Koons; B. D. Koons, Edward Barman, Jacob Laycock, William A. Tubbs and H. J. Yaple, who is the present landlord, near where the first log hotel was built. William Shoemaker occupies a part of the house more recently built, in which he still continues the business, but by changing and straightening streets it is left some distance from the old river road or Main street.

After the opening of the Lackawanna and Blooms- burg railroad Caleb Atherton built a brick hotel near the depot for the accommodation of business men and railroad employes, which has been well patronized. It is owned by Jacob Gould and kept by William Daven- port.

The first storc house was built by Stephen Vaughn for Mrs. Cist soon after the Pennsylvania canal was chartered, and a store was kept in it by Vaughn for several years. The old store house is now occupied as a dwelling, owned by heirs of A. Heller. After Vaughn the Crary Brothers kept the store until 1841; then Miller & Chapin, until Headley & Wilson leased the property in 1846. William Koons kept the store from 1850 to 1856. He was followed by Thomas Davenport, who was the last mer- chant here, as in planning the present town the old historic house was left without a street near enough for business purposes, and was changed into a dwelling house. The first store outside the old store house was started by Nathan Garrison and Andrew J. Eldon in Junc, 1857. After a few months Eldon was intrusted with the money to purchase new goods, as they were doing a cash business. The goods came on, but not paid for, and the dishonest partner was soon on his way to China with about $3,000 of Garrison's money. Nathan Garrison was forced to close business and sold to the present merchant, Nathan B. Crary. In the shipping dis- asters Eldon was reported about two months later as lost

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in a storm, having so much gold on his person that he sank while trying to reach a life boat.

At present there are five stores of dry goods and gene- ral merchandise kept in the borough, two drug stores, four groceries, two hardware and tin shops, three mil- linery stores and one cabinet warehouse, all doing a fair business for the town and surrounding country. A post- office has been kept at this place many years, as it was on the stage route along the Susquehanna from Wilkes- Barre south.

Within the limits of the boroughi the only buildings were those necessary for the farm, and the store (except the workmen's shanties during the making of the canal, from 1828 to its completion) until 1846, when Headley & Wilson leased land and built a charcoal furnace and other buildings for business and tenement houses. The iron ore and lime were brought in boats from Columbia county, and the charcoal was burned on the neighboring mountains. The furnace made very good pig iron. Headley & Wilson and their employes built up an active, progressive business. They sold their lease to William Koons, who carried on the business from 1850 until 1856, when the furnace and part of the buildings were moved to Hunlock's Creek, and most of the people also left the place before the purchase of the property by the Shick- shinny company in 1857.

An excellent flouring mill was built in 1865 by George W. and Lot Search, costing $5,000 and containing four runs of stones. It employs several men and does a prof- itable business.

A foundry was built by Jesse Beadle, L. T. Hartman and Frederick Beach in 1866, a few rods above the rail- road depot and between the railroad and canal, costing near $3,000. It was run by a steam engine; is now oper- ated by Luther T. Hartman.

The planing-mill between the depot and foundry was built by Amos Hess in 1874, 36 by 60 feet in area and costing $6,000.

The Mountain Echo was first issued in 1873 by C. A. Boone and M. E. Walker, and transferred in 1875 to the present editor and proprietor, R. M. Tubbs, who has im- proved it in tone and literary merit; claiming neutrality in politics it is free to censure all parties and administra- tions.

There are three blacksmith shops, two of which are connected with wheelwright establishments, owned and operated respectively by Miner Brown and Henry Wagner.

MINES AND MINING.

Coal was first found on Rocky mountain about 1830, on land owned by Nathan Beach, by Humphrey Daven- port, who was employed by Beach to prospect for it. Veins were struck in several places and small amounts mined by Davenport. The coal was hauled off the mountain with teams for several years. In 1840 Darwin Crary, a grandson of Nathan Beach, commenced improve- ments by which the coal might be brought to the canal at less cost; a chute was constructed, through which the

coal was run for several months. In 1842 James A. Gordon built the first plane for Beach & Crary, which did good service for several years. Afterward the mines were operated by Truman H. Clark and other lessees several years. In 1865 John M. Stackhouse and Matthew Wier bought the mines and made improvements.

In 1866 Cyrus Stackhouse bought Wier's stock, and as- sisted his brother in the management until 1869, when it passed into the hands of the Paxton Coal Company, who built breakers, etc. In 1873 the present firm, known as the "Salem Coal Company," was formed. The yearly production averages 65,000 tons, employing near two hundred men and boys.

In the Newport mountain, on the opposite side of the Susquehanna, are rich deposits of superior coal, which was mined several years successfully.

BRIDGES, ROADS AND MAILS.

In 1857 a company was formed for the purpose of mining in the Newport mountain and building roads and bridges to connect with the Lackawanna & Blooms- birg railroad. The company's works were managed by Jedediah Irish, Jesse Hart, Henry C. Carey and other active, enterprising men, who opened mines, built roads, and a bridge over the river. The superstructure was built by Luther and William H. Trescott, and opened for travel in 1859. March 17th, 1865, a flood swept off the superstructure except one reach, and the works passed soon afterward into the hands of the Mocanaqua Company. A new bridge was built, but was worn out and went down. Travel is now accommodated by a ferry, managed by a company of stockholders.

Shickshinny creek is crossed on Main street by a good iron bridge, built partly by the county commissioners. Main street was long known as the river road, and was a stage and mail route until superseded by the railroad.

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History of Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming counties, Pa.; with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers, Part 115

Author: Munsell, W.W., & Co., New York Publication date: 1880 Publisher: New York, W.W. Munsell & co. Number of Pages: 900

Author: Munsell, W.W., & Co., New York
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: New York, W.W. Munsell & co.
Number of Pages: 900