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History of Sullivan county; embracing an account of its geology, climate, aborigines, early settlement, organization with biographical sketches by James Eldridge Quinlan

James Eldridge Quinlan

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ...upon a bed of anguish, have watched for the coming day, with but little hope of seeing its dawn with mortal eyes, can appreciate the eternity of that night to him. Morning came at last. But when it was once more light, he did not dare to resume his journey. On the previous evening, his family expected him to return, and became more and more anxious for his safety as hour after hour passed, and he came not. Early the next morning, they alarmed the neighborhood, and several persons went in search of him. Following the Hurley road, they found him still in the tree, and the child in the trap. The wolves had gone; but left behind them abundant evidence that they had been there. Mitteer was living in the vicinity of his adventure, in 1870. As long as there was a wolf in our woods, he displayed an almost childish terror of that animal. He was yet an active man, although over ninety-five years of age, and but a year or two previously assured the writer of this, that he could mow aa well as a boy of sixteen, and his elastic step convinced us that he could then outwalk many robust men. He was an unusual' man in many respects. Although he crossed the Atlantic when seven years of age, helped John P. and Samuel F. Jones build the first shanty put up in Monticello, helped build the bridge at Bridgeville, and make the Hudson and Delaware canal, he never saw a steamboat, canal-boat, railroad-car, or an arched bridge. For thirty years, he lived within half a dozen miles of Monticello without going there. At first the people of Liberty were obliged to go to Kingston to reach a post-office. When Luther Buckley opened his store in 1807, letters were carried forth and back by his teamsters. Four or five years later a post-office was established in Monticello, to which letters a...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with History of Sullivan county; embracing an account of its geology, climate, aborigines, early settlement, organization with biographical sketches by James Eldridge Quinlan. To get started finding History of Sullivan county; embracing an account of its geology, climate, aborigines, early settlement, organization with biographical sketches by James Eldridge Quinlan, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ...upon a bed of anguish, have watched for the coming day, with but little hope of seeing its dawn with mortal eyes, can appreciate the eternity of that night to him. Morning came at last. But when it was once more light, he did not dare to resume his journey. On the previous evening, his family expected him to return, and became more and more anxious for his safety as hour after hour passed, and he came not. Early the next morning, they alarmed the neighborhood, and several persons went in search of him. Following the Hurley road, they found him still in the tree, and the child in the trap. The wolves had gone; but left behind them abundant evidence that they had been there. Mitteer was living in the vicinity of his adventure, in 1870. As long as there was a wolf in our woods, he displayed an almost childish terror of that animal. He was yet an active man, although over ninety-five years of age, and but a year or two previously assured the writer of this, that he could mow aa well as a boy of sixteen, and his elastic step convinced us that he could then outwalk many robust men. He was an unusual' man in many respects. Although he crossed the Atlantic when seven years of age, helped John P. and Samuel F. Jones build the first shanty put up in Monticello, helped build the bridge at Bridgeville, and make the Hudson and Delaware canal, he never saw a steamboat, canal-boat, railroad-car, or an arched bridge. For thirty years, he lived within half a dozen miles of Monticello without going there. At first the people of Liberty were obliged to go to Kingston to reach a post-office. When Luther Buckley opened his store in 1807, letters were carried forth and back by his teamsters. Four or five years later a post-office was established in Monticello, to which letters a...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with History of Sullivan county; embracing an account of its geology, climate, aborigines, early settlement, organization with biographical sketches by James Eldridge Quinlan. To get started finding History of Sullivan county; embracing an account of its geology, climate, aborigines, early settlement, organization with biographical sketches by James Eldridge Quinlan, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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History of Sullivan county; embracing an account of its geology, climate, aborigines, early settlement, organization with biographical sketches by James Eldridge Quinlan

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