Item 55: Newspaper clipping of a Wood Engraving of “Public Square in Wilkesbarre,” by [John Warner Barber], no date
Item — Box: 21, Folder: 55
Dates
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Creator
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Newspaper clipping of a wood engraving
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
4 ⅜ in. x 2 ⅜ in.
Title:
Public Square in Wilkesbarre
Location:
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Carbondale (mentioned in newspaper)
Transcription:
Public Square in Wilkesbarre.
[Newspaper Script]
“day morning you would comb my hair, are you?” His captor was Capt. Roland M [illegible]
gave him to another Indian, by whom he was adopted in place of a son under[illegible]
[illegible] But he was averse to savage life, made a poor substitute for [illegible]
whose death his new parents continued to lament. On the return of peace he [illegible] his
[illegible] Though not rich, he is yet, by the industry and frugality of a long [illegible] his
deel[illegible] has a respectable circle of sons and daughters settled ar[illegible] lady,
also [illegible]of the Gore family, of whom many fell in the battle. He [illegible]
who, [illegible] of the battle, was sick with the small-pox; but he rushed desperately in to the
fight, and escaped both from that and the small-pox, and--singularly enough--died afterwards of
old age.
Among the younger generation of men dwelling near Wilkes Barre,
and the villages opposite, one may recognise the honored names of the
ancient heroes--the Butlers, Dennisons, Dorraces, Danas, Bidlacks, Ben-
nets, Williamses, Shoemakers, Jenkinses, Myerses, Johnsons, Rosses, and
many others equally honorable.
CARBONDALE, now a populous borough, has sprung up within a few years
by the magic power of anthracite coal. It was started by the Hudson
and Delaware Canal Company, who own the mines at this place, about”
Creator
- Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 (engraver) (Person)
- Day, Sherman, 1806-1884 (author) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu