Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1914-04-11
UNF AMILIAR FACES
Historical Characters Of Whose
Looks We Know Nothing.
THEY LEFT NO PORTRAITS.

In the search Tor a portrait Of Thorn
as Wiucu, the first mayor Of New
York. The committee from the city
club visited nearly every print dealer
in the city il addition TO scores of pri
vatc collectors OF Americana But
there was no portrait 10 he found
Any one who has ever attempted 70
mike 4 collection Of the pictures Of
the bis men of early New York soon
realizes that there are many blanks
For instance. ~ the four Dutch gov
crnors Peter Stuyvcsant is the only
one Il WHOM We have correct por
trait or Peter Minuct William Kirft
and Woutcr van Twilicr there is ahso
lutely uothiu- accurate although yar
ouS earicaiurcs have appeared from
TIM 10 time
The same Is trnc Of ii stu more elui
neut Now Yorker William bradford
the first PRINTER. who founded III 1875
the New York Gazette. wAi.h was the
first newspaper printed n thc pros
iucc bradford was So prominent
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uerkimer.
one OF the heroes Of Bunker hill
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portrait. He was the artillcrist aud
engineer who built the forthcation>
the night before the battle Other
promineut Revolutionary fighters ~
whom NO pictures exist are Colonel
William rodyord the defender Of New
London who was killed hy Il British
officer when Lrdyard surrendered the
fort General rhoma. conway. lcadci
Of m. notorio,I. tabal TO dcpo,c Wash
incton from ,ho command 81 the arm,
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roco and Grown poirt ana in the bat
Tie ~ bennington General Seth Pom
eroy Of Massachusetts. and General
Samuel Holden Parsons. one of the
hoard which tried Major Andre ana
was appoiutcd by Washington as III,
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thn ff,v.siy .i,nors Of the Declaration
Of Indenendonre Inhn Morton Of Penn
svlvanjn and John Hart Of New Jer
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