Notes and queries historical, biographical, and genealogical, Vol. I, Part 56

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My father's name was Martin Lehman a native of Germany where he was born January 1, 1744. His parents emigrated to America in 1746, locating on some land in Berks county, where the son was brought up, learning the trade of a car- penter. After Martin Lehman's marriage he purchased a small tract of land near what is now Pinegrove, Schuylkill county. Here he built a log cabin, cut" out doors and windows and removed there with his wife. The place was surrounded by wild heasts, and during the absence of Mr. Lchman, his wife would frequently rise from her bed and shoot from a rifle at the wolves to drive them away. Deer and other game were plentiful and supplied their table. Much of the time Mr. Leh- man was employed building cabins in Lykens Valley.

The soil, however, not being very pro- ductive, in the year 1796 he removed to Lancaster county on a farm belonging to James Patterson who was then in his mi- nority and under the guardianship of his brother Arthur. This farm lies on Little Chickies creek one-half a mile east of the town of Mount Joy. Here he re- sided for a number of years cultivating the form on shares; in the meanwhile the elder members of his family coming to mature age left their home and sought occupation elsewhere.

Catharine Lehman, the elde t of the family, married Jacob Hiestand, son of Peter Hiestand. There three others in the Hiestand family, Elizabeth, John and Peter. The grist mill was given to Peter, the farm to the other three, but John died young, unmarried. Jacob and his wife had but one daughter, and she hecame the wife of Christian Hiestand, whose farm lies adjoining the village of Landisville, seven miles west of the city

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of Lancaster, on the pike to Harrisburg. Here they resided long enough to raise a family of ten children to mature age. These children all remained in that and the adjoining counties, except John. the oldest, who went to California and died there. Four are dead, and six survive of the descendants of Catharine.

Brother Henry Lehman married Mar- garet Oberlin. They had six children, to wit : Mary, David, Catharine, Sarab, John and Elizabeth. Mary married George Johns, and had two children, when he died. Her second husband was William Beck and they had four chil .. dren. She is now a widow. Two of her sous are preachers of the Gospel, and one lives in Nevada The second of Henry's children, David, married Susan Bitner, and their children were Sarah, Jacob, Christian», Elizabeth, Harriet, Mary, David, Henry, Daniel and Simon. Henry's daughter Catharine married Benjamin Brubaker, and they had six sons and six daughters of whom only David and Peter survive of the sons, and of the daughters, Leah, Sarah and Fanny. Henry's daughter Surah mar- ried S. Zimmerman and they had six' sons and five daughters of whom only Jacob, David. Fanny. Sarah and Martha are living. The fifth member of Henry's family was John who married Elizabeth Storet. They had five sons and three daughters of whom John, Daniel and Catharine are dead-Joseph, Henry David and Margaret surviving their parents. Henry's daughter Elizabeth, married David Switzer. They raised a family of nine children; Henry R .; An- nie, John, Sarah, Harriet, Mary Ann, Elizabeth, David and Philena, all now living except Mary Ann.

The third member of father's family was Christian Lehman. Brother Chris- tian's family were not long lived. He, himself, did not quite reach three score and ten. Henry R. is the only survivor. Whether Martin left any male issue Iknow not.

Brother George comes in fourth. He married M. Stohler. They had three children, Henry, Catharine and C. Ann. George died on the 10th of September, 1816, at the age of thirty five. H's son Henry married Miss Hannah, and they

had four daughters and three sens, all living. They reside in Philadelphia. The eldest daughter, Caroline, married Trimble ; nd lives in Iowa. The names of the children arc Louis. George, Alfred and Caroline, all married, and Amanda and Emma, single

Mary, the fifth of father's family, mar. ried Adam Smith. and their children were Christian, Martin, Henry, Abraham, Nancy, Fanny and Catharine. Nancy the eldest married Benjamin Leib and they had five sons and three daughters: Daniel, Adam, William, Christian, Sam- uel, Sarah, Eliza and Mary. Fanny, the second daughter ot sister Mary, married Levi Strayer, and their children were Fanny, Mary, Catharine, John and Sam- · uel, all living except John.

Martin, the sixth of father's family, married Miss Martin. They had four daughters and three sons; John, Henry, Daniel, Fanuy, Catharine, Martha and Eliza, all living except Eliza and Henry. Fanny lives in Shippensville, Clarion county, Pa , Martha in Lancaster county, and Catharine in Progress, Dauphin county. The parents are dead.

We will now speak of John, the seventh child, the youngest, and the only survivor. He was born the 14th of August, 1790. In 1812 he married Chris- tina Smith and they had one son and three daughters. He moved to Ohio in the spring of 1823. His wife died shortly after and lies buried in Wooster, Wayne county. I married a second time, and we had twelve children, swelling my family record to seventeen. Of these only nine survive. Benjamin, the oldest now about seventy one, lives in San Buenaventura, Ventura county, Califor- nia. Cyrus E , the youngest, forty years old, resides in San Bernardino county, California. John H. Lehman and Martin B. Lehman live in Lebanon, St. Clair county, Illinois Ephraim, George, and Maria married Al. Miller, live in Wayne county, O. Sarah married to Frome live in Wooster. Carline married Dr. Foltz reside in Akron, Ohio. All have issue except Cyrus.

Having traced the genealogy of the Leh- man family over one hundred and fifty years, I shall not venture to go farther back. I need offer no apology. My

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Writing shows the difficulty under which I attempt to write, having no command of my right side and arm since I had that stroke of palsy as also my sight fails me very much, but by exercising patience you may pick up something you can read. Respectfully,

JOHN LEHMAN.

Dec. 24th, 1884.

I will say a little more concerning Brother Christian's sons Henry R. and Daniel. I stated that Daniel had three sons; but he had five, John, Christian. Franklin, Cameron and William. Henry's wife died May 7, 1850, aged 34 ycars. Her maiden name was Susan Strayer. Their son Aaron lives in Wooster, O .; be married Julia Geitgey

The names of father's brothers are Mi- chael, Ludwick, Frederick and John -- his sister - were Maria, and one married a Mr. Wallick, but I have forgotten her na ne. Michael and Ludwick dicd in Lancaster county, Pa. Frederick died in York county.

In another hand writing is the follow- ing recapitulation;

MARTIN LEHMAN, b. December 30, 1744; d September 13, 1801. Frederica C., his wife, b March 4, 1751; d. Sep- tember 8, 1822; both buried in Manheim, Lancaster county, Pa. Their children were:

i Catharine, b. Nov. 23, 1773; d. June 17, 1844; m. Jacob Hiestand, b. Nov. 12, 1767; d. June 27, 1834; both buried in Mount Joy.

ii Henry, b. Dec. 19, 1775; d. June 13, 1847; m. Margaret Oberlin; both buried at Silem church, Salem township, Wayne county. O.

iii Christian, b. May 28, 1778; d. August 9, 1847; m. Nancy --; buried in Middletown, Dauphin county, Pa.

iv. George, b. June 11, 1781; d. Sept. 10, 1819: buried in Manbeim, Pa .; m. M. Stohler, b August 19, 1787; d. Dec. 19, 1881, buried at Des Moines, Iowa.

v. Mary, b. March 25, 1784; d. Dec 16, 1860; buried at Salem church; m. Adam Leister, d. April, 1823; buried in old Lutheran graveyard, Middletown, Pa.

vi Martin, b. August 8 1787, d. April 14, 1863; m -- Martin b. Jan. 24, 1789, d. Oct. 25, 1861; buried in Napiersville, Dupage county, Illinois.

vii. John h. August 14, 1790; (the writer of this letter) m. 1st Christina S nith, b. Jan. 24, 1790; d. July 13, 1823; buried at Wooster, O., m, secondly, Nancy ----- , b. May 25, 1802; d. August 28. 1867; buried at Salem church, Wayne county, Ohio

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CVI.

RECORDS OF BINDNAGLE CHURCH. -- The records of this old church, which was organized at a very early date and lies north of the town of Palmyra, near the Dauphin county line, are in good preservation. At our suggestion these are being translated, and in a short time expect to present them to our readers.

BEULA .- Co ning across this name a few days since we were reminded of the fact that among the towns in Pennsylva- nia which sprung up like mushrooms and then vanished away, at the beginning of the century, was that of Beula in the "Cambrian Settlement on the Waters of Connemaugh and Blacklick creek," as the advertisements then set forth. Beula was located in the midst of the "Garden of Pennsylvania," but alas for the town which had such a short-lived existence. that "Garden" was not in Cambria county."'

CENSUS OF PITTSBURG IN SEPTEMBER, 1810 .- A MSS. in our possession, with the foregoing endorsement by Judge Jasper Yeates, is as follows :

There are 283 brick houses, places of worship, court house, &c , include :. Stables, kitch- ens and other back build- ings excepted.

473 frame and log houses, ex- cepted as above. 11 stone, the jail included, back buildings excepted as above.

767 total houses in Pittsburgh. 2424 white males of all ages. 2132 white females of all ages. 184 both sexes, free blacks.

4740 total souls in Pittsburgh. ,

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"CONEWAGO, A Collection of Catholic Local History," is the title of a valuable record of the Roman Church, in Cone- wago, in Adams county. Conewago, al. though in Pennsylvania, is one of the oldest of the Maryland missions, and the history surrounding this ancient seat of Catholicity is one of great interest. The author, John T. Reily, of the "Herald" office, Martinsburg, West Virginia, is certainly deserving of much praise in gathering up so many facts relating to this church and settlement of Conewago. Conewago is ten miles east of Gettysburg and four miles west of Hanover. It is a thoroughly Roman Catholic settlement. From Hanover to Gettysburg, fourteen miles cast to west one half of the popu- lation are of that faith; while from Ox- ford to Littlestown, ten miles north to south, two-thirds of the population are of the same belief. The country was settled as early as 1720, and we doubt not that religious instruction was given the early settlers by the Franciscan brothers, who then had charge of the Maryland missions. The author gives many interesting facts connected with the labors of the early Jesuit Fathers in this land-mark of Pennsylvania Catholo. cism. In it he refers to the wonderful growth of the Roman Church in our Commonwealth, and briefly notices the churches which have been organized by the devoted fathers who labored so faith . fully at the Mother Church of Conewago. As a contribution to the local history of our State it is timely and valuable; and as a part of the history of the Roman Church it is deserving ot much praise. We are glad to learn that recently that Church has taken a more liberal view of the value of history, local and general, the Head of the Church at Rome having set such a grand example by opening the doors of the great Vatican library to the devoted students of history.

THE FOURTH OF JULY IN 1795 AND 1796.

[ The near approach of the anniversary of American independence, has prompted us to publish the following brief pro- ceedings of the manner in which our an- cestors celebrated the birthday of free- dom. The patriots of the Revolution as

well as those who took part in the war of 1812-14, never allowed the Fourth of July to pass without some demonstration. Unfortunately with us we little think of the days which "tried men's souls." That is getting too remote, and we only think of the recent events in this utili- tarian age. It is nevertheless well enough sometimes to remember the days which our forefathers held in such high esteem and veneration, the Fourth of July and Washington's birthday. It is not to be expected that we can enter into the spirit of those occasions with the enthusiasm of our ancestors, for many of us have been participants in the great struggle of pre- ser ving that Union-and the memories it awakens demand a portion of our patri. otic ardor. Still it would not be amiss to recall the deeds of our ancestors : ]

[1795.] Last Saturday presented to our view another anniversary of Columbia's freedom, being twenty three years since a noble band of her legitimate sons a s- sumed the daring effrontery to declare us a SOVEREIGN AND INDEPENDENT NATION, capable of declaring war, concluding peace, contracting alliances, capturing whole armies, transporting, hanging and shooting tories, &c, &c., without the as- sistance of 'these our royal letters patent.' This memorable day was distinguished by every demonstration of joy and mirth which the importance of the occasion could possibly inspire true sons of patri- otism in this town. About 12 o'clock the bell rang as a signal for the citizens to proceed to the Federal Spring, [on the ridge near Frederick Haehnlen's on the east of Harrisburg 1 where, and under the boughs of the spreading arbor, they par took of a public entertainment provided by a committee appointed for that pur- pose; after which, Gen. Hanna being unanimously appointed to preside as President, the following toasts were given under a discharge of cannon from citizen Fenton .- Oracle, July 6

[1796 ] The Fourth of July was ob . served by the citizens of this town with much hilarity and social glee. The dawn of that aust icious morning was announced to the inhabitants and neighborhood by a discharge from the field piece of Captain Kean's company. At 12 o'clock the

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citizens assembled at the Market square, formed a procession, and marched to Federal hill, preceded by Lieut. Elder's Light Dragoons, the President and Man- agers of the day, Captain Fisher's Light Infantry and Captain Kean's company of Artillery, the Sheriff, the reverend Clergy and Magistrates. After partaking of a collation, the President, Gen. Hanna, gave the following toasts, each of which was accompanied by a discharge from Captain Kean's Artillery and Captain Fisher's Light Infantry. - Oracle July 11.

BRITISH PRISONERS AT YORK, 1781.

The following memorial of the date of December, 1781, was directed to the Su- preme Executive Council of the State and to General Lincoln, of the Continental forces. What action if any was ever taken in regard to the memorial we know not, but presume Daniel Brubaker was remunerated for his losses. ]

To the Honorable Major General Lin- coln, Minister of War of the United States of America: The Memorial and Petition of David Brubaker, of Lancaster Co., in the State of Pennsylvania, Most Hum- bly Sheweth:

That your Memorialist is justly entitled to & possessed of a certain Plantation & Tract of Land situate ncar York Town, in the County of York, in the State afore. said, containing 280 Acres for which he paid £1200 specie.

That upon the late Removal of Part of the British Convention Prisoners from the Borough of Lancaster, the Plantation aforesaid then in the Possession of a Ten- ant was pitched upon for the Reception of such Prisoners as should be removed to York County.

That above 100 Acres thereof being already clcared, the persons employed constructing the Stockades & Huts for the Prisoners & Guards have made use of large quantities of wood growing on the said Plantation, & have already cleared 30 Acres of woodland thereon, so that the Plantation aforesaid is considerably impaired in valuc.

That the Guards have used & de- stroyed almost all the Rails on the Plan- tation, utterly depriving the Tenant of the Indian Corn thereon, & the benefit of the Pasturage of his Meadows.

Your Memorialist has no View in this State of the Facts to insinuate anything to the Disadvantage of Col. Wood, who has the care of the Prisoners. The Griev. ances of which he complains being out of Col. Wood's Power to remedy, & which he has seen with Concern and Regret. A Participation of the Common Burthens of Government must be the lot of every Man in Society. But the imposition of greater Duties or more Hardships on an Individ- ual than he is justly subjected to, is evi - dently subversive of the Rights of Free- dom of such Individual, and it is humbly hoped will not be countenanced either by Congress or your Honour.

Your Memorialist does not flatter him- self with a Removal of the Prisoners from his Plantation at this Inclement Season of the Year; he feels that for a time he must submit to the Inconvenience; yet he humbly requests that iminediate orders may be given to the Officers Com. manding the Guard over the said Prison- for the Time being, to prevent all further Waste or Destruction of his Timber or other Property on the said Plantation, or that such other effectual steps may be taken for the Prevention of such damages as may be consistent with the Wisdom and Justice of Congress or the known good character of your Honour.

And your Petitioner as in Duty bound will every pray, etc.

GENEALOGICAL NOTES.

FERTIG. Michael Fertig, of Middle Paxtang, d. prior to 1800, leaving a wife Mary, and children as followins :

i. Michael.

zi. John.

iii. Zachariah.

iv. Peter.

v. Adam iv. Elizabeth, m. Jacob Bogner.

HAMILTON.

William Hamilton, d. in December, 1782, having made his will, Sept. 17, 1778. In this he mentions his wife Jean and the following children :

i Hugh.

ii. William.

iii. John.

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ir. Robert.

v Ann, m. James Wallace. vi. James, "now in the army." vii. Nancy, m. Thomas Wade.

The executor of the estate was his son Hugh.

MCCULLOUGH.

Archibald McCullough, of West Han- over, d. prior . 10 17-2, leaving a wife Agnes, and issue :

i. Archibald. ii. John.

ziż. William.

MILLER.

Jacob Miller, of Middle Paxtang, d. prior to 1801, leaving a wife usanna, and issue :

i. Jacob, m. Margaret

ii. Daniel, m. Gertroot [Gertrude] iii. John. iv. Adam, m. Mary --; reside in Harrisburg.

v. Susanna, m. Hervey Creek.

vi. Margaret, m. Joseph Cogley.

vii, Elizabeth, m. Philip Ettinger.

MCQUEEN.

John McQueen, of Derry, d. prior to 1750. His children were:

i. David; d. prior and left issue: 1. June; m. John Bayley, of Done- gal.

2. Mary: m. James Anderson, of Donegal.

ii. Josiah

iï¿ Robert.

MCCLURE.

I John McClure, of Hanover, d. prior to 1763. leaving a wife Margery and issue: i. James; m. Margaret -.

ii. William.

iii. Jane.

iv. Ann.

Ii. William McClure, of Paxtang, d. prior to 1793; m. Margaret Wright, daughter of Robert Wright. They had issue:

2. Capt. Robert

ii. Rebecca ;. m. Peter Sturgeon.

iii. Mary; m. Samuel Russell.

iv. Sarah; m David Riddle.

» Margaret; m. James Crain. vi Jean

IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.

[ The following account is from a paper in Col. James Burd's hand writing. En- doorsed on the back is "Acc't of Disburse ments in Viewing & Laying out the Road leading to ye Ohio, 1755." This was the so called "Braddock's Road." It will be noticed that two Armstrongs are mentioned, Joseph and John. Who was Joseph Armstrong ?]

Acco't of Disbursements by George Croghan, John Armstrong, James Burd, William Buchannan, & Adam Hoops, Hewing and laying out the Roads to Youghiogains & the camp at Wills Creek: 1755, March- £. s.

To our expenses at Francis Campbell's at Shippensburg at our meeting to settle the

time to sett upon the service 1 13 7 April 1st-

To our expenses at Anthony Thompson's when we were going out 2 10 7

To provisions purchased of Allen McLean the commis- sary at the camp. 4 17 6

To George McSwain one of the Blaisers for 6 days

work ... 0 18 0

To John'Enlo -. Pilott.

7 0.

To our expenses at Anthony Thompson's on our return. To one Carrying horse from 150 Anthony Thompson's 25 days 25 days 2s per day ... 2 10 0

To three oi Geo. Croghan's 25 days at 2+ per day . . 7 10 0 . . To two men 25 days at 23 6d per day for driving ye horses .. 6 50

To 10 Galls of Rum at 6: 91 per Gall. . 3 6

To 10 Galls of whisky at 3s per Gal. 1 10 C

To 69 Ib of Gammons 1 11 7

To 16 Ib of chees. 0

To 5 lb of Butter .. 0

To 359 Ib of flour. 1 10 0

To 2 Ib of sugar. 0

1 3

To 1 tb of poudder 0

3 0

To 2 Mb of lead 0

1 0

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To 2 Caggs for the Rum & Whisky. . 0 50

To 3 days of a man which turned back. .. 0 7 1

To 2 days of a horse that was lost & after wards found .... 0 1 0

To Mr. Hoops, Expenses coming from ye camp .. 0 10 0

To John Pollock Pilott. 2 10 0

To Two men for Blaising 25 day at 2s 6d per day. . ... To two horses 25 days at 2s per day ... 5 0 0

6 5 0

To Mr. Buchanan's Expenses to Caneogeg. . 0 3 6

To Sundrys bought of John Smith for the Journey . .... 0 16 To 193 1b of loaf sugar at 1s 6d per lb 1 3

To one man for Blaising 2 days at 3s per day. 0

6 0

To Whisky for ye hands at ye camp 0 2 6

To a small cagg bought at the Camp. 0

2 6

To 6 1b 7 oz loaf sugar ht at ye camp at 23 per lb . . . .. . 0 16 0 To 3 Gall's of Rumi bt of Jos. Simons at ye eamp. 1 4 0 To our Expenses at Collier's Tavern, Maryland .. 0 9 6

To 2 men for 3 days Blaising. To John Walker for whisky .. To Expenses at Mrs. Tusty's. To Mr Buehannan's Ex penses coming home. 0

0 15 0

0 7 6

0 4 8

3 2 To eash for sundry small ar- tieles. 0

To John Walker, Pilott. 1

7 0

To one Blaiser .. 1

To our exp's at Mrs. Tusty's 1

0 0

To Sundrys per J. Arm- strong's ace't. 2 10 9 To J. Armstrong's Expenses to Carlisle .. 0 3 4

To Doiton sent Express upon the arrivall of ye Com- miss'r to Mr. Croghan to ye camp . .. 2 12 9

To 2 chain carriers 28 days at 23 6d per day. 6 10

To our Expenses at Carlisle in settling the acco'ts & making out the Returns .. . 195

£76 2 10

The Commiss'rs Expenses

viz. : George Croghan, Adam Hoops, Joseph Arm strong and James Burd, upon our Return from the viewing ye roads omitted when this account was made to ye Governor. 11 16 6 John Armstrong has been out on this service .. 28 days

James Burd. 28 days

William Buehannan. 25 do

George Croghan 25 do

Adam Hoops 20 do

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CVII.

CARLISLE PRESBYTERY proposes to celebrate its Centennial the eoming Fall. In this jubilee occasion, we trust that the neglected graveyards now heing "plowed under" will be reclaimed by that body- and properly cared for. If there is a reverenee for aneestral deeds, let us have a greater reverence for ancestral bones.

COBEA -Captain Samuel Cobea, of the Revolutionary army, resided on Marsh Creek, in York county, in 1787. What is known of his subsequent history. How was he related to Capt. John Cobea, of the Second Regiment of the Pennsylva- nia Line?

MCFARLAND -Col James McFarland died in Mifflin eounty November 16th, 1830, at an advanced age. He was an early settler in Kishacoquillas Valley, and represented Mifflin county in the Legis lature. We have examined the recent "History of Mifflin county," but find no mention made of him-not even in the list of representatives. And yet few men in the Juniata region were more promi- nent in public affairs than Col. McFar- land.

SAMUEL WHITE ( N. & Q., civ. )- Captain Samuel White published the pro posed volume, and as I recollect, it was denominated "White's Narrative." I was well and intimately acquainted with

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Captain White. He with his family re- moved from Adams county into Perry, and in the township of Saville, located upon a farm situated about four miles northwest of Bloomfield. Upon this farm he resided some six or more years; then sold the same and purchased another from Samuel Reed, near the town of Waterford, in Juniata county, where he died some twenty years or more During his residence in Saville township, Perry county, he frequently visited this

town (New

Bloomfield)

where he

received his mail. It was

gratifying to the old gentleman to be attentively listened to, when he told the story of his life as a soldier, of his captivity, the tragic death of Col. Bull, the sufferings of Major Galloway and Private Wendt. You know, as part of the history of the war, that under the call of Gov. Simon Snyder, in the early part of 1814, some fourteen thousand militia were required, and the Eleventh regi- ment was made up in part of volunteers from York, Cumberland and Adams counties, the larger part from Cumber- land. Captain White was taken prisoner at the battle of Chippewa with Col. Bull, Major Galloway and Private Wendt. The last named died in Liverpool town ship, Perry county, about twenty-five years ago, and was, from my earliest recollection known as Major Wendt. The Major was an intelligent man, could tell what he knew with re- markable clearness, and never tired of telling the stories of his sufferings, of his barefooted traveling, of the thorns in his feet, &c. Major Wendt was the last man to whom Col. Bull spoke before his "Help me, Wendt, I am shot !" White's Narrative, I am certain, is in the possession of some of the old neighbors of Capt. White. W. A. S.

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Notes and queries historical, biographical, and genealogical, Vol. I, Part 56

Author: Publication date: 1884 Publisher: s.n. Number of Pages: 618

Author:
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: s.n.
Number of Pages: 618