1819 (Medical). Bradford, Harvey, Ky. Burden, Jesse R., Pa. Carter, Robert Wormeley, Va. Davies, Henry Landon, Va. Anderson, Richard, S. C. Marshall, John G., Pa. Miller, Warwick P., District of Columbia. Minge, John, Va. Moseley, William, Va. Moultrie, William L., S. C. Murray, Alfred, Va. Trimble, Cyrus W., Ohio. Wallace, James Westwood Mason, Warfield, Charles Worthington, Kv. Weeks, James, Va. Willcox, Edward, Va. Williams, Mortimer D., Va. Wright, Abednego, Ga. 1820 (Medical). Dutton, Richard, Pa. English, Jeremiah Smith, N. J. Oslere, Job Gaskill, Pa. Payne, Americus Vespucius, Va. Shivers, Thomas, Jr., Del. White, William Chapman, Tenn. Williamson, Philip Doddridge, Va. Book Motices. DESCENDANTS OF AN- THE MORRIS FAMILY OF PHILADELPHIA. THONY MORRIS, BORN 1654-1721 DIED. M.D., Philadelphia, 1908. Vols. iv and v. The publication of these additional records of the Morris Family of Philadelphia is due to the fact that much important data and illustrations could not be included in the three original volumes of the family history published in 1898. They are now collected together in these supplementary volumes, which also include new detailed and varied information relating to the early history of the family. The births, deaths, and marriages which have occurred in the family since 1898 are also recorded. An interesting feature of the work is the wealth of illustrations, which comprise facsimiles of original documents, portraits, the homes, antique furniture, silver, glass, and other family relics, in the possession . of the descendants of Anthony Morris. Dr. Moon cannot be praised too highly for his authoritative and monumental work; to the family it will be indispensable, and as a contribution to local genealogy it is invaluable. A very full general index, and index of names, will be found helpful. Typographically the volumes are very attractive. JOHN REDINGTON OF TOPSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS, WITH NOTES OF THE WALES FAMILY. By Cornelia M. Redington Carter. Edited by Josiah Granville Leach, LL.B. Boston, 1909. 8vo, pp. 86. Illustrated. Genealogical works have a singular attraction, for by them we are enabled to come close to the actual life, the labors, and the virtues of our ancestors. The data collected of John Reddington and some of his descendants, with notes on the Wales family, will interest their descendants, and the good taste displayed in the arrangement is commendable. Typographically, the volume is in every way pleasing. GEORGE WASHINGTON-STATEMENT OF RICHARD PARKINSON [Lincolnshire Farmer]. By Alfred J. Morrison. The Lord Baltimore Press, 1909. pp. 38. Richard Parkinson, the scientific farmer of Lincolnshire, England, and the author of several works on Farming, made a tour in America in 1798, and visited Washington at Mount Vernon. He was among the first foreigners to print a general dislike to this country and to warn immigrants off. However, he met with much kindness here, and is not chary in admiration of individuals. His impressions of Washington are perhaps all the more interesting from the fact of his disappointment in the capabilities of the latter's River Farm, as it appeared; but time proved that the English scientific farmer was wrong. What astonished Parkinson was Washington's exact justice and scrupulous habits of business. THE ROMANCE OF AMERICAN EXPANSION. By H. Addington Bruce. New York, Moffat, Yard & Co., 1909. 8vo. pp. 246. Illustrated. Price $1.75 net. The aim of this volume is to give a brief, yet sufficiently comprehensive history, of the territorial growth of the United States. In every stage of the growth of the country, there has been some dominant, central figure playing a leading rôle in determining the progress made. Mr. Bruce takes eight famous historical personages-Daniel Boone, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Sam. Houston, Thomas H. Benton, John C. Fremont, William H. Seward, and William McKinley - and, interweaving their personal achievements with a more general account of the events in which they participated, gives the story of expansion in a form that makes it of the liveliest interest to the general reader and of great helpfulness to the student. From beginning to end, there is little to regret and much to admire, in the story of American expansion. The book is based upon exhaustive research, contains much valuable information not elsewhere brought together, and the closing chapter contains a critical bibliography, for those who desire to make a more detailed study of the different acquisitions. A COLLECTION OF PAPERS READ BEFore the BUCKS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Vols. II., III. Published for the Society by B. F. Fackenthal, Jr. 1909. Illustrated. A few months ago we welcomed the publication of the first volume of historical papers read before this Society, and now the second and third volumes have been issued. Taken together, they comprehend a most valuable contribution to the history, archeology, and genealogy of Bucks County, the writers being the foremost authorities in their chosen fields. It is quite safe to predict that they will meet with a ready sale. The text is generously illustrated, the tpye and paper good, and the binding neat and substantial. For copies address the Society, at Doylestown. THE PENNSYLVANIA FEDERATION OF HISTORICAL SOCIETIES. ACTS AND PROCEEDINGS. Harrisburg. 1909. 8vo, pp. 46. In addition to the very full report of the fourth annual meeting, the Secretary, Dr. Heilman, has prepared a list of the publications issued during the year by the societies composing the Federation, which will be helpful to librarians. ANNUAL PROCEEDINGS PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY, SONS OF THE REVOLUTION, 1908-1909. Edited by Ethan Allen Weaver, Secretary. Philadelphia, 1909. 8vo, pp. 84. Illustrated. This attractive Year Book contains, in addition to the proceedings of the twenty-first annual meeting, an historical sketch of St. Peters P. E. Church, by Charles Henry Jones, and the annual Sermon preached before the Society by the Rev. Nathaniel S. Thomas. The Necrological Roll for the year has been prepared with great care, and the illustrations comprise interior views of St. Peters Church; facsimile in colors of the Valley Forge banner; and the equestrian statue of General Anthony Wayne, erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Valley Forge, at the dedication of which the Society participated. PUBLICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1909. No. 18. 8vo, pp. 245. The present annual is made up in the main of papers presented to the meetings of the Society at Newport, R. I., and in New York City. It also contains three papers, "The Early History of the Jews in New York, 1654-1664," by Samuel Oppenheim; "The Jews' Tribute in Jamaica," by George Fortunatus Judah; "A Memorial of Jews to Parliament concerning Jewish Participation in Colonial Trade, 1696," by Max J. Kohler, A.M., LL.B., which were presented at the meeting held in Philadelphia in February of 1909. The other papers are: "A Burial Place for the Jewish Nation Forever," by Rosalie S. Phillips; "Notes on the History of the Jews in Barbados," by N. Darnell Davis, C.M.G.; "Notes on the History of the Jews in Surinam," by Rev. P. A. Hilfman. By THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUNGARIAN CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTY. Count Julius Andrássy. (Translated from the Hungarian by C. Arthur and Ilona Ginever.) London, 1908. 8vo, pp. 462. Received from Emil Zerkowitz, Hungarian Commercial Councillor, 49 Exchange Place, New York. This volume is only part of the book projected by the author, dealing with the preservation and development of Hungarian constitutional liberty. It treats of the period from the entry of the Hungarians into the country now known as Hungary, say 896, down to the reign of Matthias II, in 1619. Hungary has been so much to the front in recent years that this work of Count Andrássy, the present Minister of the Interior, and a son of the late Count Julius Andrássy, the Austro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, which contains much reliable information, will be valuable for the American public. |