1874 Fishkill, Dutchess Cty, New York History, Henry DB Bailey Real Photo 1stEd

Description: 1874 Fishkill, Dutchess Cty, New York History, Henry DB Bailey Real Photo 1stEd Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Description: Local Tales and Historical Sketches by Henry D. B. Bailey John W. Spaight, Publisher; Fishkill Standard, Fishkill Landing, N.Y., 1874, first edition. Hardcovers, brown cloth, real photo frontispiece tipped in, octavo, 431 pages. The original owner of the book whose (1874) dated signature is on the front endpaper, was the E. B. Osborne - a Fishkill resident and a Dutchess County newspaper publisher. Excerpt From: LOCAL TALES & HISTORICAL SKETCHES, by HENRY D. B. BAILEY. (born and raised in Wiccopee) "The first settler of the village of Johnsville, the ancient name of which was Wiccopee, was Johannas Swartwout. He having no money, leased the farm of Madam Brett for three fat fowls a year, the farm being covered with a dense forest. He soon cleared a small spot and erected a log house near an excellent spring of water, and in the year 1750 he set out an apple orchard; many of the apple trees still exist, one taken down some twelve years ago was twelve feet around at its base, and fifty feet high. After Madam Brett?s death this farm by heirship came in possession of Rombout Brett, a grandson of hers, who located on it in the year 1770. He sold six acres off to a blacksmith, whose name was William Cushman. The deed was given in October, 1783. He was the first mechanic in Johnsville. The American army encamped near Fishkill Village in the time of the Revolution, and their barracks then standing were given to the inhabitants. Cushman, with the help of his neighbors, went to the barracks with teams, and hauled up the timber for his house and blacksmith shop, and built them that year. The house did not front the street as it does now, but fronted the south, and the roof was very steep and only one story. The house was painted Spanish brown. A small portion of it is still standing, the other was taken down in 1814 and rebuilt by the father of the writer. In 1807 the father of the writer purchased this house and lot of Thomas Youngs, for $1500, and the writer, who was born there in December, 1813, sold the premises to Jeremiah Conklin in 1866. Rombout Brett sold this farm to Peter Monfort in the year 1787, who came from Long Island and settled on Fishkill Plains, He gave the farm to his son Adrian, who came there in the spring of 1787, and lived there till his death, which took place in the year 1849, at the advanced age of ninety-four years. The farm is now owned by Floyd Quick." The first settler west of the (fishkill) village was Cornelius HAGEMAN, whose farm of one hundred and thirty acres was purchased April 10, 1739, by John BAILEY, (great-grandfather of Henry D. B. BAILEY, the historian) who was born in Westchester county about 1704. Wiccopee is a name derived from the Indians that used to inhabit this area, it is so named for an Indian clan living near Shenandoah. Originally known as Wiccopee, then the hamlet was called Johnsville - until confusion with some many other Johns-something named post offices caused too many errors in the mail delivery... it went back to using the Indian name Wiccopee. Scarce copy of 1874 first edition. CONDITION: Good+ Covers and Very Good- Contents. (Boards have some edge wear and moderate corner wear. Fabric wear of about 1/8 inch at top of spine, spotting on spine partially obscuring the spine titles. Contents are complete, clean and intact except for some wear, small chips and creasing at the fore margin of the Title page. Binding is tight with a short tear of paper at gutter of rear pastedown.) Check our other auctions and store listings for additional unusual items. (Click here to view all of our auctions) Shipping and Payment Information inkfrog terapeak

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