SKETCHES OF THE HISTORY OF CHAUTAUQUE COUNTY
1846 · Jamestown, N.Y.
by Warren, Emory
Jamestown, N.Y.: J. Warren Fletcher., 1846. 16mo. 159pp, bound in original publisher's cloth [lightly faded and rubbed], with spine decorated in gilt. Several contemporary manuscript corrections. Good+ or better. Contemporary signature, 'Franklin Hough' on front endpaper.
The author's sources included "the written testimony of others," "the personal relations of individuals," and his "researches and investigations." Warren treats the County's geography, topography, mineral resources, Mineral Springs, the Holland Company and the history of land titles, and its history in some detail from the latter part of the 18th century. The book is fairly common in institutional holdings, but infrequently offered in the trade.
AI 46-7335 [5]. (Inventory #: 19802)
The author's sources included "the written testimony of others," "the personal relations of individuals," and his "researches and investigations." Warren treats the County's geography, topography, mineral resources, Mineral Springs, the Holland Company and the history of land titles, and its history in some detail from the latter part of the 18th century. The book is fairly common in institutional holdings, but infrequently offered in the trade.
AI 46-7335 [5]. (Inventory #: 19802)