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Hardcover. "The Struggle wit the Navy of the United States, The Engagements Fought in the Rivers and Harbors of the South and upon the High Seas, Blockade-Running, The First Use of Iron-Clads and Torpedoes, The History of Privateering." 824 pages.; 6 1/4 x 9 1/8" Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Civil war. Reprint of 1887 original. Covers good, soil on the edges. Interior clean and tight, endpapers soiled, pages browned, book edges soiled. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, light soil and edge wear.

Softcover. Condición: Good+. Soft cover published by Heritage Books in 1989. Several pages have yellow highlighting. Facsimile reproduction of the 1874 edition. Previous owner's name is written at top of inside front cover. The highlighting is on three pages and is minimal. Book is in great shape but because of the highlighting, it is only good plus condition. 8-9 inches, 756 pages, 1 lb. ; Maryland; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 756 pages.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 824 pages, w/illustrations. The original was published a few years after the end of the Civil War. This is a facsimile. Dust jacket is bright, crisp and clean. Gray board cover w/title in spine in gold. Bookpate on front free endpaper with prior owner name, otherwise interior is unmarked, tight and clean.

Spiral/Comb. Condición: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint Leavenworth. Early days in Garrett County, Maryland, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales, factual data, and individual biographies in this 35-page excerpt from J. Thomas Scharf's History of Western Maryland, originally published in 1882 by Louis H. Everts of Philadelphia. The booklet is printed one-sided on 8 1/2" x 11" paper. The front cover is an 80# card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Garrett County was created from part of Allegany County in 1872, so for the earlier part of this area's history you might want to obtain our history of Allegany County, MD. It is frequently listed on eBay. Among the subjects included in the Garrett booklet are: Location, a fairly extensive biography of John W. Garrett, the railroad man for whom the county was named, and of the Baltimore and Ohio RR which he rescued; Organization of the County; How "False Alarm" got its name; Physical features; First Court Proceedings; Government officials; histories of the various districts: Altamont and the towns of Altamont, Kitzmillersville and Swanton; Selbysport and the towns of Mineral Spring, Friendsville and Selbysport; Grantsville and the towns of Grantsville, Little Meadows, Tomlinson, Little Crossings, and Piney Grove; Bloomington, and Bloomington Village; Accident, and Accident village; Sang Run; Oakland and the town of Oakland; Ryan's Glades and Fort Pendleton; and Johnson's District; and other interesting bits of history and trivia, such as a very brief courtship, and the capture of a golden eagle. Attention Genealogists: This booklet is filled with names. In addition, there are individual biographies of notable county residents. These vary greatly in length. Among these bios are: Meshach Browning, the famous hunter, and Holmes Wiley another notable hunter; Patrick Hamill, statesman; the Stanton family; George Bruce, Caspar Durst, John Farrell. Henry Fuller, Adam Spiker, the Broadwater family, the Beschey family, Samuel Brown, Capt. Henry Brown, the Custer family (which included Gen. George A. Custer); Adam Schultz, and other Schultz family members; Dr. Bayard T. Keller, Conrad Whetzel, Thomas J. Peddicord, and H. Wheeler Combs.

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hardcover. Condición: Very Good. pl.

Paperback or Softback. Condición: New. The Natural & Industrial Resources and Advantages of Maryland, Being a Complete Description of the Counties of the State and the City of Baltimore. Book.

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Spiral/Comb. Condición: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. The early days in Washington County, Maryland, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales, factual data, and individual biographies in this 88-page excerpt from J. Thomas Scharf's History of Western Maryland, originally published in 1882 by Louis H. Everts of Philadelphia. The book is printed on 8 1/2" x 11" opaque paper. The front cover is an 80# card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Two more booklets on this county are available on Abe. One concerns the History of Hagerstown and the other is a History of the Districts of Washington County. Among the many interesting subjects included are: a list of land grants made prior to the revolution, Indian antiquities, public officials, James Rumsey's Steamboat (the first such ever built in the United States), a list of 51 roads in Washington County in 1819, early stage lines with details on their schedules and stops, mail routes, the Cumberland Valley Railroad, Western Maryland Railroad (with details so vivid you can almost smell the smoke from the steam engine), Washington County Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio RR, some rather colorful letters from one Luther Martin to Mrs. Hager (widow of Jonathan Hager) during his unsuccessful courtship, and other interesting bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet is filled with names. In addition, there are individual biographies of notable county residents, some quite colorful. Among these bios are: John Hood, the Hughes family, the Lawrence family, the Tilghman family, Nathaniel Rochester, Thomas Hart, Nathaniel Rochester, the Wetzels and the Poes (famous Indian fighters), Maj.-Gen. Perry Benson, the Williams family, Gen. Samuel Ringgold, the Fitzhugh family, Commodore Jesse Duncan Elliott (whose colorful career included action in the War of 1812, dueling, etc.), the Kennedy family, the Beatty family, Frederick Humrichouse, William Heyser, Mary Wolgamot Schnebly, Col Jacob Hollingsworth, Wolfgang Newcomer, Robert Fowler, Luke Tiernan, Adam Glossbrenner, Edward Merryman Mealey, Frederick Bodmann, the Neill family, J. Philip Roman, Lieut. Louis M. Hughes, and Maj. James Breathed. The final ten pages contain a "large number of the representative people of the county" who were "either born in or at some time resident in Washington County who have died since 1791" and prior to 1882. Most are brief.

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Cloth. Condición: Very Good +. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good +. (1996), 824pp, illus., map, top corners lightly bumped, light rubbing to dj, contents clean & unmarked.

Spiral/Comb. Condición: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint Leavenworth. Individual chapters on each of 20 Washington County Districts give a close up view of Maryland life in the 1800s. Utilizing a mixture of colorful tales, factual data, and individual biographies, this 111-page excerpt from J. Thomas Scharf's History of Western Maryland, was originally published in 1882 by Louis H. Everts of Philadelphia. The booklet is printed on 8 1/2" x 11" opaque paper. The covers are an 80# card stock, with the front cover protected with a vinyl sheet. Two more booklets on this area are (or soon will be) available. One concerns the History of Hagerstown and the other is a History of Washington County. Ever wonder why the District of Columbia was called the District of Columbia? Well, it's because that's what it was called when it was a part of the State of Maryland. Counties in Maryland are divided into districts, just as counties in other states are divided into townships. This booklet details the history of each of Washington County's various "districts." These histories are packed with information, such as church histories, lists of persons buried in various cemeteries (including Maryland soliders in Antietam National Cemetery), business enterprises, transportation improvements, and historic events, such as a visit by George Washington. The Districts are: Sharpsburg, site of Belinda Springs, Antietam Iron Works, and Antietam National Cemetery,; Williamsport, site of transportation improvements and early sports; West Hagerstown; Clear Spring; Hancock; Boonsboro; Cavetown, site of Raven Rock resort and of a large cave; Rohrersville, site of Elk Ridge Mountain, ; Leitersburg; Funkstown, largely settled by Germans; Sandy Hook; Tilghmanton; Conococheague; Ringgold; Indian Spring, site of Fort Frederick and Fairview Mountain; Beaver Creek; East Hagerstown, includes early marriages; Chewsville; Keedysville; Downsville. Most of the districts have towns or villages of the same name. Some of the towns not named for districts include Smithsburg in Cavetown District, Weverton in Sandy Hook District, Fairview in Conococheague District, and Smoketown in Beaver Creek District. Attention Genealogists: This booklet is filled with the names of settlers and early residents. In addition, there are many individual biographies of prominent citizens scattered throughout the booklet. There is no index, but we picked out the following: the Stonebraker family, Gov. Horatio Sharpe, Joseph Chapline, John P. Smith, Christopher Cruss, Dr. Augustin Asbury Biggs, the Grove/Groff Family, Jacob Miller, Otho Holland Williams, Theodore Embrey, Thomas Kennedy (poet), Joseph Henry Farrow, Samuel Lefevre, Van Lear family, the Findlay family, Charles William Humrichouse, Dr. Henry Zeller, George William Brown, John Barrett Kerfoot, Dr. Frederick Charles Doyle, William Cushwa, Rev. Benjamin Kurtz, George Harvey, Samuel Rinehart, John Breathed, Ann Mc Gill Williams, John Nicodemus, William Boone, Robert John Shafer, Christopher Smith, John Welty, Thomas South, Dr. William Henry Grimes, Moses Whitson, Launcelot Jacques, and Andrew Rench. Pictures of a few of these are included.

Spiral/Comb. Condición: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint Leavenworth. Individual chapters on each of 11 Allegany County Districts give a close up view of Maryland life in the 1800s. Utilizing a mixture of colorful tales, factual data, and individual biographies, this 111-page booklet is compiled from excerpts from J. Thomas Scharf's History of Western Maryland, originally published in 1882 by Louis H. Everts of Philadelphia, and Maryland, a Guide to the Old Line State (1940), a WPA publication . The booklet is printed on 8 1/2" x 11" opaque paper. The covers are an 80# card stock, with the front cover protected with a vinyl sheet. A booklet on the History of the County as a whole is also available. Ever wonder why the District of Columbia was called the District of Columbia? Well, it's because that's what it was called when it was a part of the State of Maryland. Counties in Maryland are divided into districts, the way counties in other states are divided into townships. The information in this booklet varies greatly, with some districts having only a paragraph or two and others going into considerable detail concerning church histories, names of early settlers, names of officials, cemeteries lists, business enterprises, transportation improvements, fraternal organizations, historic events, trivia, personal bios, and much more.

Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good Plus. First Reproduction. [1977] FIRST REPRODUCTION by Fairfax Press. Hardcover (blue binding, gilt lettering) and Dustjacket, illustrated, direct reproduction of the original published in 1894. Includes list of Confederate ships (and when destroyed), along with comprehensive Index, 824 pages. Condition of hardcover: Some paper residue at extremities of endpapers where Fairfax Press affixed new endpapers and front matter to a copy of the original textblock of the 1894 edition and a very faint stain at the foot of the fore-edge; else overall Near Fine. Dustjacket: Faint toning at top extremity, two short tears at top of spine panel; else overall Very Good Plus. Free of the smoky smell of a cigarette or cigar smoker. Kept in temperature-controlled room by book collector. The author, himself, an officer of the late Confederate States Navy, describes the great struggle with the Navy of the United States at the time of the War Between the States, the engagements fought on the rivers and harbors of the South and upon the high seas; blockade-running; the first use of iron-clads and torpedoes; and the history of privateers. This book was written a score of years after the end of the Civil War and in large part is based on research and interviews with Confederate naval officers, supplemented with the author's first-hand observations (the text is a reprint of the 1894 book with a current binding and dustjacket). Historical. Collectible. Note: We are a well-established, well-respected, ethical book dealer in business since 1991. We describe the condition of our books thoroughly and honestly, so you'll know exactly what you will be receiving when you order. We ship promptly.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. Nice, clean copy. "Facsimile reprint of the 1879 edition.".

paperback. Condición: Very Good.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Spiral/Comb. Condición: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Allegany County, Maryland, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales, factual data, and individual biographies in this 144-page booklet, compiled from excerpts from J. Thomas Scharf's History of Western Maryland, originally published in 1882 by Louis H. Everts of Philadelphia, and Maryland, a Guide to the Old Line State, a 1940 WPA publication. The booklet is printed on 8 1/2" x 11" opaque paper. The three-color front cover is an 80# card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. A separate booklet concerning the "History of the Districts of Allegany County," is also available, as is a booklet on the Civil War in this area called "The Civil War in Western Maryland." Among the subjects included in the History of Allegany County booklet are: Topography; Allegany Coal Fields (including a description by William Cullen Bryant); Derivation of Names of Mountains and Streams; A detailed account of the United States National Road, Railroads and other transportation venues; Early settlers (with many names); Education (teachers named); Organization of the county; Early court proceedings; Early deeds recorded (with names); Early marriage licenses granted (many names); Early officials --from members of congress to school board trustees to vigilance committees --(many names); attorneys admitted to the Bar of Allegany County (more names), County Buildings, the City of Cumberland (names of mayors, fire companies, etc.); the fire of 1833 which destroyed much of Cumberland; military organizations (names of Union and Confederate soldiers); A chronicle of county events; Early reminiscences; Physicians, Allegany Medical Society; Newspapers; Churches; Graveyard inscriptions (lots of names), fraternal organizations (officers' names), Railroads and Industries, Hotels and Taverns, a small map of Cumberland with points of interest, etc. Attention Genealogists: This booklet is filled with names. In addition, there are individual biographies of notable county residents. These vary greatly in length. Among these bios are: William Robinson, John Rhind, William Walsh, John Van Lear McMahon, Thomas Jefferson McKaig, B.M.F. Hurley, William Wallace McKaig, Josiah H. Gordon, Thomas Perry, H.G. Worthington, James M. Schley, William Brace, Dr. John Reid, Dr. C.H. Orr, Dr. D.P. Welfley, Dr. Oscar Melvin Schindel, Dr. Charles H. Brace, Lloyd Lowndes, J. Philip Roman, Thomas J. Smith, James Reeside, Daniel Blocher, John McHenry, Dr. James Fitzpatrick, Meshach Browning (famous hunter), George Henderson, Gen. Charles M. Thruston, James Espy, Kennedy H. Butler, Henry Clay McAllister, Frederick Dent, John Blair Hoge Campbell, Samuel Charles, Jonathan Magruder and Daniel F. Miller. Illustrations include: a plan and a sketch of Fort Cumberland, Queen City Hotel, city hall, and a few individuals.

Spiral/Comb. Condición: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Extracted from a rare 123-year-old book, History of Western Maryland, this booklet gives a detailed account of the Civil War as it effected the people of Frederick, Montgomery, Carroll, Washington, Allegany and Garrett Counties. The original book was written by J. Thomas Scharf in 1882. The NEW spiral-bound 147 page booklet is printed on 8.5" x 11" paper. The front cover is protected by a vinyl sheet. (Individual county histories, extracted from Scharf's book, are currently in production and will be available on eBay and through our website in the near future.) This booklet covers everything from emergency public meetings in reaction to the election of Abraham Lincoln to news of his assassination and the end of the war. As Scharf explains: "Public feeling was, perhaps, even more intense in Maryland than in other states, from the obvious danger to which she was exposed by her geographical position., and from the very strong counter-currents which existed in popular sentiment." The writer uses a variety of sources -- letters, newspaper accounts, recollections of those involved, and official data. Unfortunately the booklet has no index, but genealogical researchers will find a gold mine of names to sift through, both of civilians and military personnel. Some of the major military activities covered were Harper's Ferry, Battle of Leesburg, Manassas, Battle of Antietam (or Sharpsburg), Lee's Invasion of Maryland and Occupation of Frederick City, Battles of Crampton's Gap and South Mountain, Stuart's Cavalry Raid into Maryland and Pennsylvania, Confederate Occupation of Cumberland, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Winchester, Pursuit of Lee through Maryland, Capture of the Ninth Maryland Federal Regiment, the Gettysburg Campaign, Early's Invasion of Maryland, Battle of Monocacy, Captures of Generals Crook and Kelly in Cumberland, etc. A separate chapter gives a "record of Maryland Volunteers in the Union Army of the War of 1861-85." The footnotes throughout the booklet add much color to the material. Here's a sample: A Washington correspondent who accompanied President Lincoln in this visit to the battle-fields of Sharpsburg and South Mountain relates the following incident: "After leaving Gen. Richardson the party passed a house in which was a large number of Confederate wounded. By request of the President, the party alighted and entered the building. Mr. Lincoln, after looking, remarked to the wounded Confederates that if they had no objection, he would be pleased to take them by the hand. He said the solemn obligations which we owe to our country and posterity compel the prosecution of this war, and it followed that many were our enemies through uncontrollable circumstances, and he bore them no malace, and could take them by the hand with sympathy and good feeling. After a short silence the Confederates came forward, and each silently but fervently shook the hand of the President.".

Spiral/Comb. Condición: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Early days in Sussex County, Delaware, are recalled in this new 148-page excerpt reprinted from J. Thomas Scharf's History of Delaware 1609 - 1888. The book, originally published in 1888 by L.J. Richards & Co., Philadelphia, PA, is printed on 8 1/2" x 11" paper. The front cover is an 80# card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. While the book does not include a biography section, it is full of names of early residents, beginning with a list of settlers receiving land patents in 1678, a list of trustees of the poor from 1791 to 1887, lists of other officials including an extensive lists of justices of the peace, notaries, and Levy Court Commissioners; tax rolls from various dates; Ministers; names on tombstones, etc. Much of the book is broken into chapters of the various "hundreds," geographic divisions within the county. These include Lewes and Rehoboth, Georgetown, Broadkiln, Indian River, Northwest Fork, Broad Creek, Nanticoke, Seaford, Little Creek, Dagsborough, Baltimore and Gumborough Hundred.

Spiral/Comb. Condición: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint Leavenworth. Early days in Montgomery County, Maryland, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales, factual data, and individual biographies in this 153-page excerpt from J. Thomas Scharf's History of Western Maryland, originally published in 1882 by Louis H. Everts of Philadelphia. The booklet is printed on 8 1/2" x 11" opaque paper. The front cover is an 80# card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Although this booklet is new, there were occasional smudge marks in the original book which we were unable to delete in reprinting the material. Among the many subjects included are: Early history and physical features; First Recorded Patents (with names like "John's Delight", "Turkey Thicket" and "Pork Plenty, if no Thieves"); Census figures; Courts and County Officials, including names of grand jurors and disposition of some cases (such as the pillory, whipping post and servitude); early Wills and Marriage Licenses; Educational Matters, Importance of Tobacco, Agricultural Society, Gold Mines; Revolutionary War Pensioners; Shadrach Nugent, a famous Negro known as "The Moon Man" who lived to be over 119 years old; Necrology (early deaths in the county); the City of Georgetown, a suburb of Washington, D.C.; Georgetown College; the District of Columbia with details concerning the locating of the nation's capital; Public Roads and Bridges, Stage Coaches, Railroads and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; the Catawba Grape; church histories; Rockville Academy; histories of the various county districts: Cracklin, Clarkesburg, Medley, Rockville, Berry, Bethesda, Mechanicsville, Gaithersburg, and Great Falls; and villages: Unity, Laytonsville, Redland, Claysville, Clarkesburg, Hyattstown, Neelsville, Damascus, Boyd's Station, Barnesville, Poolesville, Beallsville, Dawsonville, Rockville, Spencerville, Colesville, Darnestown, Cabin John and the stone-arch bridge across the Potomac, Sandy Spring, Olney, Brookville, Norbeck, Germantown, Gaithersburg, other interesting bits of history and trivia. Attention Genealogists: This booklet is filled with names. In addition, there are individual biographies of notable county residents. These vary greatly in length. Among these bios are: Benjamin Stoddert, Daniel Carroll, Henry Gaither, Ninian Edwards, Jared Williams, John W. Jones, Patrick Magruder, James Dunlap, Philip E. Thomas, Mrs. Ann Poultney, Col. John Berry, Elisha Riggs, Samuel Riggs, John C. Clark, George R. Gaither, Israel H.B.A. and R.R. Griffith, Rev. Thomas McCormick, Thomas L. Reese, Thomas J.S. Perry, Gen. Uriah Forrest, Roger Brooke, Robert Pottinger, Dr. William B. Magruder, Dr. Duvall, Robert Sellman, Thomas F.W. Vinson, James Holland, James Carrant, Isaac Young, William Darne, Samuel C. Viers, Richard Johns Bowie, the Ray family, the Blair family, the Gist family, Rev. James Hunt, Caleb Bentley, Rev. Thomas McCormick, John Thomas, Ephraim Davis, Roger Brooke, William B. Barnsley, Philander Chase Riley, and the Cook family.

Spiral/Comb. Condición: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Utilizing a mixture of colorful tales, factual data, and individual biographies, this 155-page excerpt from J. Thomas Scharf's History of Western Maryland, tells you just about everything you'd like to know about the early days of Hagerstown, MD. The original book was published in 1882 by Louis H. Everts of Philadelphia. And to somewhat update the history, we've added a brief excerpt from Maryland, a Guide to the Old Line State, a 1940 WPA publication. The booklet is printed on 8 1/2" x 11" opaque paper. The covers are an 80# card stock, with the front cover protected with a vinyl sheet. Two more booklets on this area are available. One concerns the History of Washington County, the other concerns the History of the Districts of Washington County. Both are taken from Scharf's history. Attention Genealogists: This booklet is filled with the names of settlers and early residents. In addition, there are many individual biographies of prominent citizens scattered throughout the booklet. A few include photographs.

Spiral/Comb. Condición: New. No Jacket. Limited Edition Reprint. Local histories of communities in Frederick County, Maryland, and "Biographical Sketches of their Representative Men" make up this excerpt from J. Thomas Scharf's History of Western Maryland, originally published in 1882 by Louis H. Everts of Philadelphia. The 156 page booklet is printed on 8 1/2" x 11" opaque paper. The front cover is an 80# card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. Although this booklet is new, there were occasional smudge marks in the original book which we were unable to delete in reprinting the material. This is one of two booklets we are producing on Frederick County. The other booklet zeros in on the history of the county. Among the many subjects included are: FREDERICK CITY: Laid out as a Town, Incorporated, Officers, Taverns and Inns, Early Physicians, Trade Industries, Amusements, Doctors, Horse Races, Stage Coaches, Mails, Market Houses and City Hall, Five Companies, Libraries, Societies, Schools, The Frederick Female Seminary, Maryland Deaf and Dumb Institution, Religious Denominations -- All Saints Parish (many names), St. Mark's, Zion and St. John's parishes, Evangelical Reformed Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church, Baptist Church, St. John's Catholic Church, etc., Cemeteries (lots of names!), the Press of Frederick, Financial Institutions, including a bank robbery in 1841, Secret Orders & Benevolent Societies (many names), Prominent Institutions, visits by George Washington and Lafayette, Flood of 1848, ; Headlines through the years; the poem about Barbara Freitchie and the American flag by John G. Whittier and a lenthy footnote regarding it's accuracy; and DISTRICTS AND VILLAGES: The settlement, Gradual Development and Present Prosperity of: Buckeystown, Adamstown, Point of Rocks, the Tuscarora Creek Region, Middletown, Rocky Ridge, Owen's Creek, Emmittsburg, Mount St. Mary's College, Catoctin District, Wolfsville, Ellerton, Urbana, New Market, Monrovia, Ijamsville, New London, Kemptown, Sabillasville, Woodsborough, New Midway, Georgetown, Petersville, Burkittsville, Mount Pleasant, Walkersville, Jefferson, Mechanicstown, Myersville, Harmony, Johnsville, Ladiesburg, Mount Airy, Unionville, Lewistown, Utica, etc. Attention Genealogists: This booklet is filled with names, sometimes with brief bios. In addition, there are several detailed individual biographies including: Dr. Lewis Henry Steiner, the Samuel McMurray family, John W. Baughman (newsman, imprisoned by Federal authorities during the Civil War), Ezra Houck, Charles Edward Trail, Jacob M. Kunkel, Cornelius Staley, William Michael Fraga, Jacob Lewis, Col. C.K. Thomas, John Culler, Joshua Biggs, William Elder family, the Biggs and Troxell families, Hezekiah James Balch, the Rev. John McKnight, the Rev. William Paxton, the Rev. Robert Smith Grier, William Gaither family, Edward Hobbs, Elibu H. Rockwell, the John Clemson family, the Lebbeus Griffith family, Eli Davis, John T. Williams, William Downey, John Dorsey Jr., the Yost Harbaugh family, Valentine Shockey, the Phillips family, Capt. H.T. Deaver, the Shriner family, John Rouzer, and others.