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Students of the University of Virginia 1825 -1875 A Semi-Centennial Catalogue With Brief Biographical sketches 150+ pages Indexed By Joseph Van Holt Nash Published 1878 *********************************************************** Scanned images of the original book Autoboot menu for easy access Requires Adobe Reader 5 or higher to View ************************************************************ $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Students-University-Virginia-1825-1875-/130253037207?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e53af9e97 This manuscript is a directory of the students enrolled in the University of Virginia from 1819 to 1878. While the title denotes that the work contains short biographies, that is an overstatement. Readers, however, shall find mention of over 10,000 names, along with brief facts about each person, up to the time of publication (1878). This catalogue was apparently finished in 1875, at the end of the first half century of the existence of the University. But when at that time the manuscript was placed in the hands of Captain Joseph Van Holt Nash, who had undertaken to publish the work, it was found to be far from complete. Captain Nash thereupon with true devotion set to work over the next three years, and with indomitable perseverance, perfected the work, spending money, time and labor without stint in the difficult task. Also includes lists of all Rectors, Board of Visitors, Chairmen, Faculty, Professors, Instructors, Librarians, Chaplains, etc. Examples: Dodson, Daniel born 1820 Petersburg (attended) 1836 Capt. C.S.A. Auditor, Petersburg R. R. Co. Petersburg, VA Carter, Champe born 1805 Amherst Co., VA (attended) 1825-28 Lawyer, Amherst Co., Va C.C.Clerk Stanford, KY died 1873, Texas Lawyer, Amherst Co., Va C.C.Clerk Stanford, KY died 1873, Texas Special Bonus - Audio Files - UVA Good Ol’ song - UVA Countdown to Cav Man (Go Hoos Go) - National Anthem

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History of the American Negro And His Institutions Volumes V - Virginia Edition Edited By A. B. Caldwell, 1917 630 pages, illustrated, indexed, searchable ********************************************************************************* All EBook CDs Require Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher to View (or MAC PREVIEW 3) ********************************************************************************* $9.95+ $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/History-American-Negro-and-His-Institutions-VA-/130398783608?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e5c5f8878 This scarce culturally important antiquarian book is offered to protect, preserve and promote the world's literature. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, I have chosen to offer this title even though it does not include the last Volume VII (West Virginia). Current reprint editions are offered elsewhere for $35-$80 per volume. Volumes I and II - Georgia Edition, 688 + 415 pages Volume III - South Carolina Edition, 757 pages Volume IV - North Carolina Edition, 864 pages Volume V - Virginia Edition, 630 pages Volume VI - Washington, D.C. Edition, 303 pages "This collection of biographies of prominent Negro men and women of Virginia is Volume V of the Biographical History of the American Negro. It does not include all the important men and women of the race in the Old Dominion, but it does include many of the greatest and best. A book dealing with contemporary men and women can never be made quite complete or exhaustive, for even while it is being made some will move or die, while others will rise to take their places. We have sought to make the work representative, dealing with the leaders in every honorable profession and line of work. The representatives of business and commercial life have been given a rather larger place than in any of the preceding volumes. The Editor, who is also the Publisher, is grateful for the cordial spirit of co-operation shown by the hundreds who were interviewed. The present generation should find inspiration and encouragement in these stories, and it is believed that the future historian will find in them a faithful portrayal of the lives and times with which they deal." FOLLOW ABOVE LINK TO SEE COMPLETE DETAILS Also available for $19.95 is a single CD with all six volumes, and also includes: - Bonus #1 - A Short History of the American Negro By Benjamin Griffith Brawley, 1917 247 pages, searchable and - Bonus #2 - 20th Century Negro Literature By D. W. Culp, 1902 472 pages Virginia Biographis included in Volume 5 - Complete Volumes 1-6 also available on one CD.

Complete History of Fairfield County, OH By Hervey Scott, 1877 820 pages, indexed, searchable - Bonus Book – Pioneer Period and Pioneer People of Fairfield County, OH By C. M. L. Wiseman, 1901 487 pages, indexed, searchable ************************************************************** Digital Book CD Requires Adobe Reader 3.0 or higher to View ************************************************************************ $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Fairfield-County-Ohio-History-Bonus-Book-/130348943314?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e596707d2 On December 9, 1800, the government of the Northwest Territory authorized the creation of Fairfield County. Residents named the county after the area's "fair fields." Zane's Trace passed through the county. The population grew as people moved westward into the Northwest Territory. Among Fairfield County's more prominent residents was William Tecumseh Sherman, a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. “(Writing) History of Fairfield county in 1876, just seventy-six years subsequent to its first organization, has been no easy task; first, because the pioneers have nearly all passed away; and secondly, because there are no records of much that would be requisite to make up a complete history. This is much to be regretted. So far as they could serve me, however, I have collected from state histories, and from state and county records, statistical and other matter. Beyond this I have collected from living witnesses who have been life-long citizens of the county, so much of personal history, and inci- dent, and anecdote, together with pioneer reminiscences, as it has been possible to do.” Contents: Pioneer Period The Historic Zane Family Mr. and Mrs. McIntire Early History of Fairfield County, Ohio The Pioneer Period of Lancaster, Ohio Professional Men The Growth of Lancaster Pioneer Families Reminiscences The last speech of James G. Blaine in Lancaster O To California Famous and well known men Brief township sketches Jonathan Achey, a prominent citizen of Baltimore, passes to the great beyond Baltimore, Fairfield County Tobey Town--Royalton Rushville Old Time Taverns Fairfield County fair Fairfield County in the west Greenfield Academy Early Pedagogues Pioneer Preachers Early sports Reminiscences of Several Families Prominent in the Early History of Fairfield County Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Jersey A History of a Prominent Rushcreek Pioneer Family A Brief Biographical Sketch of the Blooser Family, of Rushcreek Township Soliders of the Revolution The Friend Family The Young Family The Wiseman Family Index

#Book 1 -Combined History of Randolph, Monroe & Perry Counties, Illinois With Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery and Biographical Sketches of some of their Prominent Men and Pioneers Published 1883 570 pages, 42 illustrations, 48 portraits #Book 2- Portrait & Biographical Record of Randolph, Jackson, Perry & Monroe Co. Published 1894 865 pages, hundreds of bios, 92 portraits #Book 3- Illinois Counties-Their Origin and Evolution 66 pages ************************************************************************** Digital Book CD Requires Adobe Reader 5 or higher to View Autoboot Menu for Easy Access ************************************************************************* $15.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Randolph-Monroe-Perry-Counties-Illinois-History-/200320711658?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ea40b7bea The original text is small and fine. The electronic books produced a good reproduction, but requires enlarging to 150-200% when viewing. They are indexed and searchable. And, to sweeten the deal, I have added a third book "Illinois Counties - Their Origin and Evolution". Tremendous aid in understanding the development of counties over time, and knowing the correct locations to search for your ancestor records. (Example - I have relatives that moved to SW VA late 1700's. They never moved again, but due to changes they resided in five different counties.) Randolph County was organized in 1795 out of a part of St. Clair County. It was named in honor of Edmund Randolph, Governor of Virginia. The Northwest Territory was captured from the British near the end of the Revolutionary War by the army of Virginia. Illinois then became, for a brief time, Illinois County, Virginia. Randolph County is located on the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois. Its county seat is Chester. Owing to its role in the state's history, the county motto is "Where Illinois Began." Monroe County was formed in 1816 out of Randolph and St. Clair Counties, as the 8th county created from the then Illinois Territory. It was named in honor of James Monroe, who had just served as United States Secretary of War and who was elected President later that same year. Its first county seat was Harrisonville named for William Henry Harrison, former governor of the Northwest Territory and future President Waterloo assumed the mantle of county seat in 1825. The site of the old town of Harrisonville has since been submerged by the Mississippi River, Monroe County is part of the St. Louis Metro Area. Jackson County was organized in 1816, having been carved out of Randolph County. It was named for Andrew Jackson, who had just defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans . As early as 1813 , Conrad Will (namesake of Will County) conducted a large salt extraction operation, using slave labor, on the banks of the Big Muddy River, south of Murphysboro. As this area was in the "free" Northwest Territory, Will had to have legal exemptions to possess slaves. Perry County was formed in 1827 out of Jackson and Randolph Counties. It was named in honor of Oliver Hazard Perry who defeated the British fleet at the decisive Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. Parts of Perry County were formerly included in Randolph, St. Clair and Jackson counties. "Combined History" Book Contents: COUNTY HISTORY. CHAPTER I. A Brief Sketch of the North- West Territory. Geographical Position, 9 ; Early Explorations, 9 ; Discovery of the Ohio, 15 ; English Explorations and Settle- ments. 16 ; American Settlements, 22 ; Division of the North- West Territory, 23 ; Present Condition of the North-West, 24 9-25 CHAPTER II. Brief Historical Sketch of Illinois. French Possessions, 25 ; The first Settle- ments in Illinois, 26; Founding of Kaskaskia, 27 ; As a part of Louisi- ana, 27 ; Fort Chartres, 28 ; Under French rule, 29; Character of the Early French Settlers, 30; A Possession of Great Britain, 30 ; Conquest by Clark, 32 ; The " Compact of 1787," 32 ; Land Tenures, 34 ; Physical Features of the State, 35 ; Progress and Development, 35; Material Resources of the State, 36 ; Annual Products, 36 ; The War Record, 36 ; Civil Government, 39 ; Territorial and State Officers, 40 ; Miscellaneous Information 25—43 CHAPTER III. GEOGRAPHy, .Agricultiure 44 Resources and Railroad Facilities. Randolph Coustt,-46 ; Monroe Countv, 47 ; Perry Cousty, 48 ; Transpor- tation facilities, 49; St Louis and Cairo Short Line Railroad, 50 ; St. Louis and Cairo. 51 ; Wabash, Chester and Western, 51 ; St. Louis Coal Road, 51 ; Illinois Central, 52; Railroad Lands.-53 CHAPTER IV. Geology. General Stratum. 53; Randolph County, 54 ; Coal Measures, 54 ; Chester Limestone, 55 ; Economical Geology, 55; Monroe County, 56; Perry County. 57 53-58 CHAPTER V. Flora. List of Native Woody Plants, Grasses, etc., etc 58-59 CHAPTER VI. Fauna. Treating of the Various Families of Animals and Birds that have existed in these counties 59-62 CHAPTER VII. Pioneer Settlements Randolph County, 62; The French Settlers, 62; Character of the Early French Settlers, 63 ; American Immigration, 64; American Population in 1800, 67 ; Subsequent Settlements, 67; E.irly Mills, 75 ; Overflows of the Mississippi, 75; Monroe County, 75; Indian Hostilities, 78; Early Mills, 82; Destructive Hurricane, 82 ; Perry County, 83; Manners and Customs of the American Pioneers, 86. . . 62--89 CHAPTER VIII, Civil History. Randolph County from 1778 to 1818, 89 ; License for trade, 92 ; Letters to the Court of Kaskaskia, 92 ; Kahokia Fund (No. 1.) 93; Warrant for Exe- cution. 94 ; Todd's Embargo, 95 ; James Moore's Naturalization, 96; Land Tenure, 97; Extract from assessment of 1808, 98; Government of County in Territorial Times, 100 ; Scraps from Records of the Period 1795 to 1809, 101 ; 1809 to 1819, 102 ; List of Township Officers 1809, 103 ; Proceedings in Courts of Justice, Territorial Laws. 104 ; Shadrach Bond and Rice Jones' Duel, 105 ; Dunlap — Jones Murder, 105 ; Another Murder Case, 105; Probate Court 1809, 106; Estates under Administration from 1809 to 1818, 106 ; Slavery in Randolph County, 107; Manumission in 1760, 108 ; A Negro Child set Free, 109; Public Buildings, 111; Early Marriages. 112; Randolph represented in Territorial Legislature, 1795 to 1818, 112; Territorial Officers, 113; Randolph County, 1818 to 1883, 113; Census 1825. ; Heads of Families, 115; County Finances, 1819 to 1844, lis ; Change of County Seat to Chester, 119; Financial Condition of the County, September Ist, 1882, 122 ; List of county Officers, 121-127. . 89-127 MONROE County (from 1816 to 1882), 127; County Government, 129 ; List of Tax-payers in 1816, 132 ; Emancipation Papers, 133 ; Tenure of Lands, 134; Lands Entered, 135; Early Transfers of Real Estate, 136; First Road Petitions and names of Monroe county Pioneers, 137 ; Early Mar- riages, 139 ; Towns and Villages prior to 1820, 140 ; Contracts for first Public Buildings, 141 ; Prairie Du Long, 144 ; Circuit Courts, 1817 to 1848, 146; Challenge to Fight a Duel, 148; Murders, 148 ; Naturalization, 148 ; In General Assembly from 1818 to 1848 — 1883, 149 ; Precincts, March, 1875, 155 ; Statistics. 1881-'82. 1.56; Murder and Execution. 1.56 , In General Assembly 1848 to '84, State Offices and Congress, Officers of county, 159. Perry County, 161 ; First License, 164 ; First session of Circuit Court, 164 ; First Road Districts and Road Officers, 165 ; Proceedings in Relation to Establishing the County Seat, 165; First Officers, 166 ; First Fiscal State- ment, 167 ; First Probate Court, 167 ; Petition for Redress, 168 ; First Gen- eral Election, 168 ; First Bridge, 169; First Court House, 169 ; Second Court House-Remonstrance against building it, 170; Third Court House, 170; Present Court House, 171 ; First and Present Jail, 171 ; Almshouse, 173 ; Circuit Court, 173; First Murder Trial — Execution of Vaughn, 174 ; Statistics, 175 ; Subscription to Railroads, 177 ; Saline and Swamp Lands, 177 ; Officers, 17S 89-180 CHAPTER IX. The Bench and Bar. RANDOLPH Co, ISO; Former members of the Bar, 182 ; Present Members, 185; Monroe County, Former Members of the Bar, 186 ; Present Members, 187; Perry County, 18S ; Non-Resident Lawyers, 190 ; Former and Present Members, 191.180-193 CHAPTER X. The Press. Randolph County. — First Newspaper in Illinois, 193. Subsequent Newspa- pers— Monroe COUNTY, 198, Perry County, 199 193-201 CHAPTER XI Patriotism. Early French, Conquest by Clark, 201 ; War of 1812, 203 ; Soldiers in Black Hawk and Mexican Wars, 204 ; Rebellion, 207 ; Muster Roll of all the Soldiers who enlisted from Randolph, Monroe and Perry counties . . . 201-231 CHAPTER XII. Common Schools. Randolph county, 231 ; Monroe county, 237 , Perry county, 238 231-242

Border Wars Trio - Three books ******************************************************************************* Digital Book CD Requires Adobe Reader 7 or Higher to view ******************************************************************************** $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Border-Wars-Trio-VA-WV-KY-PA-OH-Genealogy-/130340978331?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e58ed7e9b Book #1 - History of the Early Settlement And Indian Wars of Western Virginia By Wills De Hass 1851 400+ pages, 7 Parts, 33 Chapters Illustrated by Numerous Engravings This is an able retelling of life and death on the 18th-century frontier of colonial Virginia (now mostly West Virginia), Pennsylvania, and the Ohio Territory. Most of the narrative focuses on the intensely violent period on the frontier from the beginnings of the French and Indian War through the end of the century. Mr. De Hass' coverage includes General Braddock's ill-fated expedition to Ft. Necessity, Indian hatred of the British, the formation of Virginia's land companies, Lord Dunmore's campaign, numerous atrocities on all sides, the victories of George Rogers Clark and Anthony Wayne, and the relinquishment of Indian titles to much of the land in question. The final quarter of the work consists of biographical sketches of the leading actors in the Border Wars. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Book #2 - Chronicles of Border Warfare Or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and the Indian Wars and Massacres With Reflections, Anecdotes, &c By Alexander Scott Withers 1831 400+ pages, indexed Largely written by William Powers and William Hacker, but prepared for publication by Withers, according to a statement made by a grandson of Powers. Cf. L.G. McWhorter, The border settlers of northwestern Virginia, 1915 Withers' Chronicles of Border Warfare, an excellent example of the genre of frontier history, was originally published in 1831. The focal point of Chronicles of Border Warfare is the American settlement throughout the northwestern portion of colonial Virginia (an area which today encompasses parts of Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania) from the French and Indian War to the Battle of Fallen Timbers, and the ensuing clashes with the indigenous population. While the watershed events of the advancing frontier (the arrival of scouts, establishment of forts, and the ultimate triumph of the U.S. Army) give a structure to Withers' account, what the book is really about are detailed, often grisly, descriptions of contacts between the races. Not something to be read by the squeamish, it is full of graphic accounts of massacres and reprisals. While the Chronicles purport to be essentially historical in nature, genealogists will appreciate the numerous references to the intrepid scouts and settlers along the frontier furnished by the author. All such persons are readily found in the index at the back of the volume. Bonus Book #3 - Border Wars of the West Frontier Wars of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, and Wisconsin With Numerous Engravings By John Frost 1854 600+ pages Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View

Register of St. Philip's Parish, Charles Town, South Carolina 1720-1758 By A. S. Salley, Jr., 1904 355 pages, indexed, searchable - Bonus Book - Historic Sketch of The Parish Church of St. Michael, In The Province of South Carolina 1752-1887 By George S. Holmes 1887 51 pages, searchable ********************************************************************************* All EBook CDs Require Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher to View (or MAC PREVIEW 3) ********************************************************************************* $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/St-Philips-Parish-Register-South-Carolina-Bonus-/200488624645?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eae0da205 Established in 1681, St. Philip's is the oldest religious congregation in South Carolina. The first St. Philip's Church, a wooden building, was built between 1680 and 1681 at the corner of Broad and Meeting streets on the present day site of St. Michael's Episcopal Church. It was damaged in a hurricane in 1710 and a new St. Phillip's Church was begun a few blocks away on Church Street. After being delayed it was finished in 1723 but burned to the ground in 1835. Work on the present church was begun that same year and completed the next. The steeple was added between 1848 and 1850. A prominent early rector of St. Philip's was Rev. Thomas Frost, a fellow of Caius College, Cambridge, who became rector of St. Philip's in 1785. Rev. Frost died in 1804 at 46 years of age. Rev. Thomas Downes Frost, son of the first rector Frost, was elected assistant minister of St. Philip's on March 12, 1815. The second Rev. Frost died an early death at age 26 in 1819. The wife of another early rector, Gideon Johnston, was Henrietta Johnston, who became the first female artist in the American colonies. Another artistic first with connections to the church was Mary Roberts, the first female American miniaturist, whose burial was recorded in the register in 1761. The tower of St. Philip's served for many years as the rear tower of a set of range lighthouses serving to guide mariners into Charleston's harbor; the front tower of the range was located on Fort Sumter. The church is one of only two in the United States known to have served such a function. St. Philip's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church in the French Quarter neighborhood of Charleston, South Carolina. Its ational Historic Landmark description states: "Built in 1836 (spire completed in 1850), this stuccoed brick church features an imposing tower designed in the Wren-Gibbs tradition. Three Tuscan pedimented porticoes contribute to this design to make a building of the highest quality and sophistication."

Centennial History of Summit County, OH And Representative Citizens By William Doyle, 1908 1,115 pages indexed, searchable - Bonus Book – History of Summit County, OH With an Outline Sketch of Ohio By William Henry Perrin, 1881 1,050 pages, indexed, illustrated ************************************************************************* Digital Book CD Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View (or MAC Preview Ver. 3) *************************************************************************** $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Summit-County-Ohio-History-Bonus-/200422648120?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eaa1ee938 On March 3, 1840, the Ohio government authorized the creation of Summit County. It originally was a portion of the Connecticut Western Reserve. The county was named for the Portage Summit, the highest point along the Ohio and Erie Canal. The county grew very quickly, especially following the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal. Due to its proximity to transportation systems and an abundant supply of coal, iron ore, and steel, the county seat of Akron became a major site for the production of cereal, rubber, and numerous other products during the latter portion of the nineteenth century. Because B.F. Goodrich Company, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, and the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company were all located in Akron, the city became known as the "Rubber Capital of the World." The largest portion of Cuyahoga Valley National Park is located in the northern part of the county. Adjacent counties Cuyahoga County, Ohio - north Geauga County, Ohio - northeast corner Portage County, Ohio - east Stark County, Ohio - south Wayne County, Ohio - southwest Medina County, Ohio - west Contents CHAPTER I. Topography and Geology Description of the Physical Features of the County — Its Economic Geology — The Soil; Its Drainage and Fertility — Coal — Gas — Oil. CHAPTER II. Settlement and Organization of Summit County 29 Pioneer Conditions— Indian Trading— Wild Game— Home-Made Garments— Pioneer Hospitality— Social Amusements — First Published Description of Summit County — Making of Summit County — Western Reserve— Organization of the County— County Scat Selected — County Seat Contests— Adams' Reception- Territorial Changes. CHAPTER III. County and Other Officials 47 A Roster of Officials from the Organization of the County Down to 1907. CHAPTER IV. Akron — The County Se.\t 56 Introductory — Economic Causes and Growth of Akron — Its Settlement and History — Public Improvements — Akron an Incorporated Town — City Government — Mercantile Akron — Fire and Police Departments — Riot of 1900 — Aftermath of the Riot. CHAPTER V. Townships and Towns 101 Settlement and Organization of the Townships — Settlement and Founding of the Towns — Sketches of Barberton, Cuyahoga Fall,?, Hudson, Tallmadge, Peninsula, Etc. CHAPTER VI. Public Institutions 1-3 CHAPTER VII. Agriculture '30 CHAPTER VIII. Transportation Facilities HO Steam and Electric Railroads— The Ohio Canal— The Ohio and I'eniisv l\ ani.i Canal. CHAPTER IX. Manufactures 147 The County's Chief Manufacturing Establishments of the Past and of the Present — Clay Products — Cereal Mills — Agricultural Implements — The Rubber Industry — Printing and Publishing. Etc. CHAPTER X. Banks and Banking 168 History of the Banks of Summit County — Banks Inadequate — Akron's Financial Reputation — Akron a Large Borrower — Panic of 1904 — Clearing House Statement — Future Prosperity Certain. CHAPTER XI. The Public Schools 173 CHAPTER XII. History of Buchtel College 202 CHAPTER XIII. Religious Development 219 First Churches and Pioneer Clergy — General History of Religious Organizations — Churches and Clergy of To-day. CHAPTER XIV. The Press 224 CHAPTER XV. Greatness Achieved by Sum mit County Sons 231 John Brown — Edward Rowland Sill. CHAPTER XVI. Military History 239 Revolutionary War — War of 1S12 — Mexican War — War of the Rebellion — Militia Organizations — Spanish- American War. CHAPTER XVII. Fraternal Organizations 247 CHAPTER XVIII. The Medical Profession 253 CHAPTER XIX. The Bench and Bar 261 Early History —The Present Bar and Its High Standing. CHAPTER XX. Statistics : 319 Biographical 303 Index Biographical

Benson J. Lossing Pictorial Field-Book Trilogy Three titles, six volumes + Bonus Volume #1 - The Pictorial Field-Book Of the The Civil War; Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Illustrations, By Many Hundred Engravings on Wood, By Lossing,and Barrett, From Sketches by the Author and Others Published 1867 By Benson J. Lossing 616 +649 +649 pages, indexed, searchable, profusely illustrated #2 - The Pictorial Field-Book Of the The Revolution; Vol. 1 & 2 Illustrations, By Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics and Traditions of the War for American Independence. Published 1850 By Benson J. Lossing 782 + 775 pages, indexed, searchable, profusely illustrated “Anything written by historian extraordinaire Benson Lossing (1813-1891) is invaluable because 1) He is a meticulous historian of the type we rarely see anymore. 2) He is close enough to the events he writes about that he is a primary source himself. 3) His amazing drawings of the locations and acouterments of the history he is writing about. If you want to learn about the American Revolutionary War then any book will suffice. If you want to KNOW about same, one goes to Lossing.” #3 - The Pictorial Field-Book Of the War of 1812; Illustrations, By Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics and Traditions of the Last War for American Independence. Published 1868 By Benson J. Lossing 1,080 pages, indexed, searchable, profusely illustrated Bonus Book - The War of 1812 By Everett T. Tomlinson, 1906 200 pages, searchable

New Jersey Colonial History By William Nelson, 1900 Vol. XXII Marriages 1665-1800 678 pages, indexed, searchable Vol. XXI Deeds 1665-1800 770 pages, indexed, searchable - Bonus Book – Vol. XXIII Wills 1670-1730 662 pages, indexed, searchable ****************************************************************** Digital Book CD Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View Autoboot CD for easy access *********************************************************************** $14.95 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200389696975 William Nelson's New Jersey Marriage Records, 1665-1800 is perhaps the most frequently consulted book in New Jersey genealogy. You also receive Nelson's invaluable Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey, 1664-1703, both published originally as part of the official Archives of the State of New Jersey. Another official collection included on this CD--absolutely seminal in genealogical research--is the New Jersey Index of Wills, Inventories, etc., in the Office of the Secretary of State, which features 185,000 entries arranged under the twenty-one present-day counties of New Jersey VOLUME XXII. MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1665-1800 EDITED, WITH AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION ON THE EARLY MARRIAGE LAWS OF NEW JERSEY, AND THE PRECEDENTS ON WHICH THEY WERE FOUNDED, BY WILLIAM NELSON, CONTENTS. THE EARLY MARRIAGE LAWS OF NEW JERSEY, AND THE PRECEDENTS ON WHICH THEY WERE FOUNDED: I. INTRODUCTION. Primitive Marriage Customs, ix. Roman Marriage Law, ix. Ecclesiastical Regulation of Marriages, xii. II. FORMATIVE INFLUENCES AS TO THE LAW OF MARRIAGE IN NEW JERSEY. I. The Dutch Law of Marriage, xviii. II. The Swedes, xxvii. III. Marriage Kites in England, xxxiv. IV. Scottish Marriages, xlviii. V. New England Marriage Customs, Ivii. VI. Friends' Marriage Customs, Ixi. VII. Early New York and Pennsylvania Marriage Laws, Ixix. III. MARRIAGE IN NEW JERSEY. The Sovereign Power in the Colony, Ixxi. Marriage Licenses by Gov. Carteret, Ixxvi. Earliest Marriage Laws in New Jersey, Ixxviii. Some Early Divorces, Ixxix. Second Marriages, Ixxxi. More Colonial Marriage Laws, Ixxxiii. Some Burlington Marriages, 1680-1684, Ixxxv. Protecting Unwary Maid- ens, Ixxxvii. An Ante-Nuptial Contract, 1686, Ixxxviii. A Mar- riage that was a Failure, xc. The Colonial Practice as to Marriage Licenses, xci. A Marriage License in 1695, xciii. Lord Cornbury's Instructions, xciv. The Laws of England Applicable to the Colo- nies, xciv. Some Peculiar Marriage Customs, xcvi. A Word as to "Bundling," xcviii. 1 he Marriage Act of 1719. xcviii. The Prac- tice Regarding Marriage Licenses, cv. Prof. Kalm's Description of the Practice, cvi. A Swedish Criticism, cviii. Hostility to the Mar- riage License System, ex. Objections of the Episcopal Clergy of New Jersey, cxii. Bishop White, of Pennsylvania, on Marriage Licenses, cxiii. Decay of the License System, cxvi. The Marriage Act of 1795, cxvi. Later Legislation, cxxi. Divorces by the Leg- islature, cxxiii. Divorces by the Court of Chancery, cxxiv. INDEX TO MARRIAGE BONDS AND MARRIAGE RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE AT TRENTON, 1 HACKENSACK REFORMED (DUTCH) CHURCH MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1695- 1800, 467 SCHRAALENBURGH REFORMED (DUTCH) CHURCH MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1724-1801, - - - 515 CONTENTS. BERGEN COUNTY CLERK'S MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1795-1800, - - 553 BERGEN REFORMED (DUTCH) CHURCH MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1664-1801, 555 ESSEX COUNTY CLERK'S MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1795-1801, 582 LYONS FARMS BAPTIST CHURCH MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1795-1800, - 599 SECOND RIVER REFORMED (DUTCH) CHUECH MABRIAGE RECORDS, 1730- 1774, 1794-1800, 605 CHRIST CHURCH, NEW BRUNSWICK, MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1758-1778, - 620 NEW BRUNSWICK REFORMED (DUTCH) CHURCH MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1794-1799, 625 MIDDLESEX COUNTY CLERK'S MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1795-1800, - 629 SCOTCH PLAINS BAPTIST CHURCH MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1758-1761, - 641 CHESTERFIELD (BURLINGTON COUNTY) FRIENDS' MONTHLY MEETING MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1686-1800, - - 650 ILLUSTRATIONS Fac simile of a Marriage Bond, 1768, - - Front Fac simile of a Marriage Bond, 1772, - - Opposite page 1 VOLUME XXI. Patents and Deeds, 1664-1703 CONTENTS. PREFACE, ix PART I. EAST JERSEY RECORDS. Liber No. I : I A stumpy folio, of which 183 pages are written on from the front and 155 pages from the back. This contains Indian deeds, patents and other con- veyances, confirmatory patents, licenses for the purchase of lands from the Indians, town charters, court proceedings, etc., 1650-1678. The calendar of the reversed side has been reserved for a future publication. Liber No. 3: 28 A folio, 177 pages written up in front, and 38 pages from the reversed side. This contains orders establishing courts, regulating the sale of liquor to Indians, decree of divorce, licenses to keep taverns, and for whale fishing, wills, administrations^ inventories of estates, court proceedings, patents and other conveyances, military and civil commissions, grants and concessions, letters, instructions and orders relative to the government, allowances of lands for immigrant servants, etc., 1665-1682. Liber No. 4: 48 A large folio of 500 pages, of which only 36 from the front and 13 from the back are filled with writing, consisting of patents, Indian and other deeds, court proceedings, surveys of lands, administration of estates, etc , 1679-1682. Liber A: 52 A very large folio, of 444 pages; the leaves have been folded twice, ap- parently for the purpose of filing, before being bound. It contains many documents of the greatest importance relating to the government of East Jersey; also deeds, wills, administrations, patent?, list of imported indented servants, agreements for the sale of land, powers of attorney, confirmations of patents, orders and instructions in relation to the government of East Jer- sey, road records, etc., 1676-1688. Liber B: 91 A folio of 537 pages, containing patents, deeds, mortgages, confirmatory patents, wills, bonds, letters and other documents relating to the government of East Jersey, etc., 1680-1688. Liber C: I3O An immense folio of 344 pages on one side, and '278 pages on the reversed side, containing powers of attorney, patents, deeds, confirmations of patent, mortgages, wills, administrations, appointments of guardians, Indian deeds, leases, writs of election, returns of same, proclamations, acts of the Assem- bly, orders, letters, instructions and other documents relating to the govern- ment of East Jersey, 1670-1703. Liber D: 162 A folio of 450 pages. Commissions, mortgages, deeds, wills, administra- tions, accounts of quit rents, patents, chattel mortgages, Indian deeds, "let- ters testimonial," confirmations of patents, leases, agreements, headlands for imported indentured servants, 1672-1694. Liber E: 199 A folio of 546 pages. Confirmations of patents, deeds, wills, appoint- ments of guardians, powers of attorney, warrants for surveys, patents, letters of administration, bill of sale of slaves, returns of surveys, leases, inden- tures of service, 1672-1698. LiberF: 246 A very large folio of 743 pages. It consists mostly of deeds, but also contains some patents, confirmations of patents, wills, returns of surveys of roads, mortgages, partitions, "letters testimonial," leases, Indian deeds, 1680-1698. Liber C: 295 A large folio of 370 pages, mostly deeds and patents, with some wills and letters of administration and ''letters testimonial," leases, mortgages, assign- ments, powers of attorney, Indian deeds, award of arbitrators, 1683-1702. PART II. WEST JERSEY RECORDS. Liber A, Town Grants, New Salem: 339 A small folio, of 90 pages, containing patents from John Feuwick, and assignments of the same, 1679-1699. Liber A, or Revel's Book of Surveys : 345 A small folio of 155 pages on the front side, returns of surveys in Burl lington and Salem counties, including Daniel Leed's surveys; on the reverse side 17 pages, letters and other papers relating to Daniel Coxe's possessions, and surveys of lauds in Burlington and Cape May counties, 1680-1704. Liber B, Part I: 394 A large folio of 378 pages, containing memoranda of Indian and other deeds, powers of attorney, leases, agreements, mortgages, commissions, con- veyance from Daniel Coxe to the West Jersey Society, 1677-1694. Liber B, Part II: 447 A large folio, pages 379-749: Deeds, mortgages, leases, letters, royal patent for wrecks, flotsam and jetsam ; deeds from the West Jersey Society for lands in C.ipe May, ship charters, powers of attorney, commissions, mar- riage certificates, letters of guardianship, bonds, receipts for legacies, wills, etc., 1687-1703. Fenwick's Surveys, I676-I7O6: 541 A small folio of 35 pages, containing returns of surveys in the township of Salem, 1678-1706. Salem Surveys, No I : 546 A small folio cf 18 pages, containing warrants for surveys, returns of sur- veys in the township of New Salem, 1676-1679. Salem Surveys, No. 2: 548 A small thin folio of 73 pages: Warrants for surveys and returns of sur- veys in Sairm, with memoranda of deeds, leases, miscellaneous memoranda as to agreements, various occurrences, minutes, court proceedings, political essay by James Nevill, Indian vocabulary (about 230 words), leases, etc , 1678-1688. Salem Surveys, 1676: 534 A small, thin folio of 178 pages, containing oaths of office of John Fen- wick and others, agreement of settlement and division of lands in Fenwick's Colony, warrants for surveys, orders of John Fenwick, returns of surveys, Laws, Orders and Acts of Assembly of New Jersey, 1675, commissions, etc., 1676-1681. Salem No. I : 559 A small, thin folio, of 147 pages, containing the Royal Grant of Charles II to the Duke of York, for New Jersey, New York and New England, and mesne conveyances for West Jersey and Fenwick's Colony; Indian deeds to Fenwick; patents from Fenwick for lands in Fenwick's Colony, 1675-6; in- dentures of agreement relating to the Colony, 1664-1699. Salem Deeds, Liber B: 565 A small, thin folio of 175 pages, containing patents from Fenwick, and deeds for the same, 1672-1702. Salem Deeds, No 2: 373 A small, thin folio of 165 pages, containing deeds for lands in Fenwick's Colony, patents, schedules of personal property, Indian Deeds, etc., 1678- 1686. Salem Deeds. No. 3: 578 A small folio of 260 pages, containing deeds, mortgages, etc , 1680-1687. Salem Deeds, No. 4: 385 A small folio of 172 pages, containing deeds, 1683-1689, and list of pas- sengers on the "Shipp called the Griffin." Salem Deeds, No. 5: 591 A small, btout folio of 495 pages, containing deeds, mortgages, assign- ments, leases, etc., of lands in Salem, 1686-1695. Salem Deeds, No. 6: 611 A small folio of 263 pages, containing deeds, assignments, leases, mort- gages, agreement between the purchasers in Fairfield, etc., 1 685-1699. Salem Deeds, No. 7: 624 A small folio of 269 page?, containing deeds, mortgages, assignments, agreements, returns of resurvey?, commissions, etc., 1698-1703. Nevill's Book of Deeds, Liber A : 643 A small, thin folio of 181 pages, containing records of deeds made by James Nevill, as agent of William Penn, Proprietor and Governor of Penn- sylvania, and of Salem Tenth, West Jersey, for lands in Salem Tenth, 1684- 1692. Greenwich Town Lots: 646 A small, thin folio of 29 pages, containing records of deeds from Execu- tors of John Fenwick, for lands in the Town of Greenwich, in Salem Tenth, 1686-1703. Volume (Gloucester Deeds, No. I : 648 A large folio of 1 50 pages, containing principally records of deeds for lands in Old Gloucester, 1677-1689; with a few poweis of attorney and as- signments; also accouuts of Richard Floyd, Treasurer to the Corporation for New England, 1650-1665. Vol. a Gloucester Deeds, No. 2: 653 A thin folio of 180 pages, containing accounts of farm rents by the Mer- cers' Company of London, for various parishes in England, 1652-1664, 23 pages; deed^for land in Old Gloucester, 1684-1700, and a few miscellaneous papers. Liber C Gloucester Deeds, No. 3: 662 A stout folio of 474 pages, containing records of deeds for lands in Old Gloucester, 1681-1703, and some surveys and resurveys of such lands. General Index : Names of Persons and Subjects, 685-709, 710-719, 731-733, 748-764 Indian Landowners' Names, - - 709-710 Names of Places (principally in New Jersey), - - 733-748 Occupations, 718-731 Supplementary Index: Names of Persons, Places (principally in England, Scotland and Ireland) and Subjects omitted in the General Index, - 765-770 VOLUME XXIII. CALENDAR OF NEW JERSEY WILLS, 167O-173O.

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Collins’ Historical Sketches of Kentucky Vol. 1 & 2 By the Late Lewis Collins, 1848 Revised, Enlarged Four-Fold, and Brought Down to the Year 1874 By His Son, Richard H. Collins, 1874 Embracing Historic, Annals for 331 Years, Outline, and By Counties, Statistics, Antiquities and Natural Curiosities, Geographical and Geological Descriptions, Sketches of the Court of Appeals, The Churches, Freemasonry, Odd Fellowship, and Internal Improvements, Incidents of Pioneer Life, And Nealy Five Hundred Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Pioneers, Soldiers, Statesmen, Jurists, Lawyers, Sur- Geons, Divines, Merchants, Historians, Editors, Artists, etc., etc. 730 + 870 pages, indexed, searchable, illustrated with 102 portraits ****************************************************************************** Digital Book Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View ***************************************************************************** $13.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200331658633 The subtitle of this monumental work includes "A General History of Kentucky; A History of Each of the 116 Counties in the State. . .” Comprehensive classic reference text presents an in-depth chronology of the history of the Bluegrass State dating back to the mid-sixteenth century, including detailed information of Kentucky counties. Also includes biographical information and portraits onthe county's founder(s) and other distinguished citizens. The original publication in 1848 was 550 pages. Thirty six years later the author's son republished after enlarging to over 1,600 pages in two volumes. First editions sell for up to $245

Historic Houses of South Carolina With 100 Illustrations >From Drawings By Alfred Hutty, Photographs and Prints By Harriette Kershaw Leiding, 1921 518 pages, illustrated, indexed - Bonus Book - The Dwelling Houses of Charleston South Carolina With 128 Illustrations >From Drawings and Photographs By Alice R. & D. E. Huger Smith 1917 387 pages, illustrated, searchable ********************************************************************************* All EBook CDs Require Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher to View (or MAC PREVIEW 3) ********************************************************************************* $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130398766717 "From the standpoint of innate ability, bravery, chivalry, purity of character and unselfish patriotism, the sons and daughters of Carolina are the equals of any on the American Continent and today represent the finest type of American citizen; yet it is difficult to try and tell the story of this people of mixed races, several religions, various customs and the modifications of these various differentations by climate, occupation, wars and the physical conformation of the land on the face of which they lived, and moved, and had their being. "It is an interesting peep into the past to envisage the homes in which these pioneer peoples and their descendants dwelt. These homes were the expression of their individualities modified by their occupations and means. The social, political and economic significance of these empire builders stands revealed in the homes they builded as well as the taste that prompted the style. "Means were found for overcoming distances, securing material, and workmen were either developed or imported to carry out the design of the desired habitation, while the landscape gardeners were employed to decorate and embellish the neighboring grounds. All of these factors enter into the kind of house and the type of architecture found in lowland and highland of South Carolina." CONTENTS - HISTORIC HOUSES NOTES FROM SOUTH CAROLINA ALMANAC 1765 xvi I. OLD CHARLESTON AND SOUTH CAROLINA 1 II. ON COOPER RIVER FROM CHARLESTON TO THE "TEE".. 12 III. WESTERN BRANCH OF COOPER RIVER ABOVE THE "TEE" 36 IV. EASTERN BRANCH OF COOPER RIVER ABOVE THE "TEE" 74 V. 8ANTEE, FRENCH SANTEE, SOUTH SANTEE, NORTH SANTEE 91 VI. GEORGETOWN AND VICINITY 112 VII. UPPER, LOWER AND MIDDLE ST. JOHN'S AND ST. STEPHEN'S 135 VIII. ST. MARK'S PARISH 168 IX. FROM DOVER TO CALAIS VIA THE PARISHES OF CHRIST CHURCH AND ST. THOMAS 178 X. ON THE ASHLEY RIVER AND IN ST. ANDREW'S PARISH... 188 XI. JOHN'S ISLAND AND EDISTO ISLAND. THE PLACES AND THE PEOPLE 208 XII. BEAUFORT. INCLUDING COMBAHEE AND CHEE-HA DIS- TRICTS. WITH TWO PICTURES OF WILLTOWN HOUSES AND ONE AT BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA 233 XIII. ON THE ROAD TO COLUMBIA AND COLUMBIA AND ITS HOMES 250 XIV. THE OLD CHERAWS, LAURENS, LANCASTER AND NEW- BERRY 268 XV. JOSEPH McCULLOUGH HOUSE, FORT HILL, LOWTHER HALL, TOMASSEE AND THE BURT HOUSE IN ABBEVILLE.... 289 ADDITIONAL HOUSES OF HISTORIC INTEREST IN SOUTH CAROLINA 304 CONTENTS - CHARLESTON DWELLING HOUSES CHARLESTON AND ITS STORY 17 I. THE EARLIEST BUILDINGS AND THE FREQUENT FIRES 29 II. BREWTON'S CORNER AND THE OLD HOUSES THERE... 41 III. VANDERHORST CREEK, WHITE POINT, AND "CHURCH STREET CONTINUED" 55 IV. A GROUP OF OLD HOUSES ON MEETING STREET 75 V. THE HOUSES BUILT BY MILES BREWTON, ROBERT PRINGLE AND WILLIAM BRANFORD 91 VI. EXAMPLES OF ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT FOL- LOWING THE REVOLUTION 189 VII. THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF GRANVILLE'S BASTION 157 VIII. THE FORTIFICATIONS ON WHITE POINT, AND THE DE- VELOPMENT OF EAST AND SOUTH BATTERIES 171 IX. SOUTH BATTERY AND LOWER MEETING STREET 185 X. SOUTH BAY, LEGARE AND TRADD STREETS 205 XI. TRADD, ORANGE AND BROAD STREETS 235 XII. FROM THE CITY HALL TO THE OLD EXCHANGE, COLLE- TON SQUARE, AND RHETTSBURY 257 XIII. ANSONBOROUGH, LAURENS SQUARE, AND GENERAL GADSDEN'S LAND 279 XIV. MAZYCKBORO, WRAGGBORO, THE CITADEL, THE ORPHAN HOUSE, AND THE FREE SCHOOL LAND 295 XV. THE GI.EBE OF ST. PHILIP'S AND THE VILLAGE OF CHARLESTON 309 XVI. BUILDING MATERIALS 337 XVII. THE BUILDING OF CHARLES PINCKNEY'S HOUSE IN COLLETON SQUARE 359 ILLUSTRATIONS

Historic Houses of South Carolina With 100 Illustrations >From Drawings By Alfred Hutty, Photographs and Prints By Harriette Kershaw Leiding, 1921 518 pages, illustrated, indexed - Bonus Book - The Dwelling Houses of Charleston South Carolina With 128 Illustrations >From Drawings and Photographs By Alice R. & D. E. Huger Smith 1917 387 pages, illustrated, searchable ********************************************************************************* All EBook CDs Require Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher to View (or MAC PREVIEW 3) ********************************************************************************* $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130398766717 "From the standpoint of innate ability, bravery, chivalry, purity of character and unselfish patriotism, the sons and daughters of Carolina are the equals of any on the American Continent and today represent the finest type of American citizen; yet it is difficult to try and tell the story of this people of mixed races, several religions, various customs and the modifications of these various differentations by climate, occupation, wars and the physical conformation of the land on the face of which they lived, and moved, and had their being. "It is an interesting peep into the past to envisage the homes in which these pioneer peoples and their descendants dwelt. These homes were the expression of their individualities modified by their occupations and means. The social, political and economic significance of these empire builders stands revealed in the homes they builded as well as the taste that prompted the style. "Means were found for overcoming distances, securing material, and workmen were either developed or imported to carry out the design of the desired habitation, while the landscape gardeners were employed to decorate and embellish the neighboring grounds. All of these factors enter into the kind of house and the type of architecture found in lowland and highland of South Carolina." CONTENTS - HISTORIC HOUSES NOTES FROM SOUTH CAROLINA ALMANAC 1765 xvi I. OLD CHARLESTON AND SOUTH CAROLINA 1 II. ON COOPER RIVER FROM CHARLESTON TO THE "TEE".. 12 III. WESTERN BRANCH OF COOPER RIVER ABOVE THE "TEE" 36 IV. EASTERN BRANCH OF COOPER RIVER ABOVE THE "TEE" 74 V. 8ANTEE, FRENCH SANTEE, SOUTH SANTEE, NORTH SANTEE 91 VI. GEORGETOWN AND VICINITY 112 VII. UPPER, LOWER AND MIDDLE ST. JOHN'S AND ST. STEPHEN'S 135 VIII. ST. MARK'S PARISH 168 IX. FROM DOVER TO CALAIS VIA THE PARISHES OF CHRIST CHURCH AND ST. THOMAS 178 X. ON THE ASHLEY RIVER AND IN ST. ANDREW'S PARISH... 188 XI. JOHN'S ISLAND AND EDISTO ISLAND. THE PLACES AND THE PEOPLE 208 XII. BEAUFORT. INCLUDING COMBAHEE AND CHEE-HA DIS- TRICTS. WITH TWO PICTURES OF WILLTOWN HOUSES AND ONE AT BARNWELL, SOUTH CAROLINA 233 XIII. ON THE ROAD TO COLUMBIA AND COLUMBIA AND ITS HOMES 250 XIV. THE OLD CHERAWS, LAURENS, LANCASTER AND NEW- BERRY 268 XV. JOSEPH McCULLOUGH HOUSE, FORT HILL, LOWTHER HALL, TOMASSEE AND THE BURT HOUSE IN ABBEVILLE.... 289 ADDITIONAL HOUSES OF HISTORIC INTEREST IN SOUTH CAROLINA 304 CONTENTS - CHARLESTON DWELLING HOUSES CHARLESTON AND ITS STORY 17 I. THE EARLIEST BUILDINGS AND THE FREQUENT FIRES 29 II. BREWTON'S CORNER AND THE OLD HOUSES THERE... 41 III. VANDERHORST CREEK, WHITE POINT, AND "CHURCH STREET CONTINUED" 55 IV. A GROUP OF OLD HOUSES ON MEETING STREET 75 V. THE HOUSES BUILT BY MILES BREWTON, ROBERT PRINGLE AND WILLIAM BRANFORD 91 VI. EXAMPLES OF ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT FOL- LOWING THE REVOLUTION 189 VII. THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF GRANVILLE'S BASTION 157 VIII. THE FORTIFICATIONS ON WHITE POINT, AND THE DE- VELOPMENT OF EAST AND SOUTH BATTERIES 171 IX. SOUTH BATTERY AND LOWER MEETING STREET 185 X. SOUTH BAY, LEGARE AND TRADD STREETS 205 XI. TRADD, ORANGE AND BROAD STREETS 235 XII. FROM THE CITY HALL TO THE OLD EXCHANGE, COLLE- TON SQUARE, AND RHETTSBURY 257 XIII. ANSONBOROUGH, LAURENS SQUARE, AND GENERAL GADSDEN'S LAND 279 XIV. MAZYCKBORO, WRAGGBORO, THE CITADEL, THE ORPHAN HOUSE, AND THE FREE SCHOOL LAND 295 XV. THE GI.EBE OF ST. PHILIP'S AND THE VILLAGE OF CHARLESTON 309 XVI. BUILDING MATERIALS 337 XVII. THE BUILDING OF CHARLES PINCKNEY'S HOUSE IN COLLETON SQUARE 359 ILLUSTRATIONS

History of The Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio With Illustrations and Biographies of Some of the Prominent Men and Pioneers By W. W. Williams, 1879 523 Pages illustrated, indexed, searchable - Bonus Book – The Firelands Second Historical Period An Address By Clark Wagoner 1882 11 Pages, searchable - Bonus Book #2 – History of Ricmond Township And Roster of Soldiers Rev. W. A. Keesy, 1908 108 Pages, searchable ************************************************************************** Digital Book CD Requires Adobe Reader 7.0 or higher to View (or MAC Preview Ver. 3) ************************************************************************* $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200475341867 The Firelands or Sufferers' Lands tract was located at the western end of the Connecticut Western Reserve in what is now the U.S. state of Ohio. The land was set aside for residents of the Connecticut towns of Danbury, Fairfield, Greenwich, Groton, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, and Ridgefield who lost their homes in 1779 and 1781 due to fires set by British forces during the American Revolutionary War. Originally referred to as the "Fire Lands" (two words), it is now spelled as one word, "Firelands." In 1792, the Connecticut legislature set aside 500,000 acres (2,000 km²) for the Sufferers at the western end of the Western Reserve, consisting of all of the present-day counties of Huron County and Erie County (except for a small piece in the west) as well as Danbury Township and part of Catawba Island Township in Ottawa County and Ruggles Township in Ashland County. About 30 towns, cities and villages ended up being situated in the Firelands near the southern shore of Lake Erie. However, very few of the original "Sufferers" ever settled in the Firelands, as the land was not given for settlement until many years after the war. Even then, the land was not readily hospitable due to Indian hostilities prior to and during the War of 1812 and the necessity of clearing dense forests from most of the land so that it could be used for farming purposes. In 1803, the Sufferers, or their heirs, legal agents, and purchasers of their deeds, formed a corporation to manage the lands to which they were entitled in the newly formed state of Ohio. The land was divided into 30 five mile (8 km) square survey townships, which were further subdivided into 120 quarters, each containing 4,000 acres (16 km²). (Note: Although the standard for U.S. survey townships in the Northwest Territory was six miles (approx. 10 km) square at that time, the older standard for survey townships in the Western Reserve was employed.) A drawing was held to determine the land received by each individual. Many of the local communities and townships in the Firelands are named for locations in Connecticut. In 1809, Huron County was formed from the entire Firelands. For the next 30 years, all of the Firelands would lie within - and therefore co-exist with - Huron County.

North Carolina Wills - Two Books #1 NC Wills Abstracts 1690 - 1760 746 pages, indexed ************************************************************************** Digital Books - Requires Adobe Reader 5 or higher to View Autoboot Menu for Easy Access ************************************************************************** By John Bryan Grimes Published 1910 $9.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200304366761 Compiled from original and recorded wills in the office of the Secretary of State, J. Bryan Grimes. These abstracts show name of testator, place of residence, names of wife, children, legatees, witnesses, probate officer, etc.; also, names of plantations mentioned and remarkable items or noteworthy passages in wills. Wills were first required to be kept by the NC Secretary of State about 1700., with additional requirements added 1715, 1723 and 1749. The earliest will is for Mary Fortsen, in 1663. Few others are available prior to 1690. There are a few included after 1760. John Bryan Grimes (3 June 1868-11 Jan, 1923), was born in Pitt County, the son of Bryan Grimes and Charlotte Emily Bryan. He became Secretary of State for North Carolina in 1900 and served until his death in 1923. While in office, Grimes worked to make available to the public historical materials such as wills and maps that had been collected in the Secretary of State's office. Grimes promoted the state, its resources, and history in pamphlets and in speeches throughout the state and nation. #2 NC Wills & Inventories Published 1912 634 pages, indexed Copied from original and recorded wills and inventories in the Office of the Secretary of State. "In selecting the wills for printing it was intended to choose those that reflected most clearly the varied phases of domestic life of the colony. Not many inventories are printed, but enough are give to throw a strong side light on economic conditions in the colony at the time the inventories were made." These are scanned copies of the original books. Due to book conditions, some pages are not crisp and clear copies but all pages are present and legible.

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