The daily Alaskan., 1914-07-07
FACES
Historical Characters of Whose
 Looks We Know Nothing.
THEY LEFT NO PORTRAITS.

Many of the Famous Figures and is- 1
 ross of Colonial and Revolutionary
 Times Are as Blanks to Us So Far
 az Their Personal Appearance Is
 Concerned.
 In tho search for portrait of Thom- as Wu.gJ. lno first mayor of-Ncw York. Dno committee from the City club visited nearly every print dealer in ta. city in addition to scores of pri- . vate collectors of Americana. But there yvas a. portrait to he found.
 Amy ua. who has ever attempted to make ..o..m of the pictures of the l. w.u ar ea..E New York soon realizes ... .n.ro arc many blanks. rm. m....~. a. ln, four Dutch gov arn..s rurr S.ugvvsaut Is the only or. ar whom N. have d correct Dor- u-t0 ,. Peter N.aacG William Ntelt and wa~.. van TwHror there is abso- n..rv u"..- a..:r.,r. although vart- on. r.H...r. ,.rn appeared from time ga l...
 wr. s...u is .vn. .r a s.i.. more cmi- rc.. N.r Yorker. William Bradford tne ar-I .-....r. w.a founded in l1-5 f.. Nrw N... C.zu.a which was the frs. ...-..r r"tn.a in the lrov- r.e. HwH.H w"s SD prominent a rrrr ..- .. a.t... ..r years. a..h .n pr....-.. .. M. .- {. >.w York. rr.- ]. r.. .r....... ...r.-.. u", Go have s....... .... 1T. w.n- called 8 nr. ...r.. ~ .-.n was. perhaps his ......- ..u l. uu the tablet cr..... .. ... sit. u. a.s printing ol- flee. ... 70. ... g#.u Exchange, at Hanover ....rnr
 Tl. ..l... .. authentic portrait of Na,... ..... ... u"m'Er spy o. the r.r........ .- ........t better lHnWn Mn.... ... ... wr- Ma.Mounto" rar.f... ... .....~ n.Ee not @.- lowed ..- T. .-..u l..m from oe. n...f.- r.. ....... .. m. yNun- sol. r..- ;. ...... n. .~#... nf Cu.nuc. r.n.r N... "... t- aa Evnwu DOT. u.f. .r ... -m, is true of the d9r.wr w..o.ar. G.@r~" Nicholas UrM.u.r.
 On. .. ... ..u... Q. Banker h.I Colonel ...w. G#t..E aas left no 0or..a.. Ua ~.- r.. ar-HerjSt and an4.u.w v.. aaIt the Notifications ..u night n#a~n ..n aart.e Other ....... Revolutionary fighters of w... .. -.w. exist are Colonel W...m ......g ,.. defender of New -u.... -.. w.- killed Jy a British ...... .... I...amI surrendered the fort. o..... w."a- Conway, leader art.. n.r..-... ..'. ln dou0se Wash .--.. ... ... .awwuH uE rGo army tr TIT. ....' SGu Warmer who was n......- I. r.n at...s an Ttronac- ... ... r.wu mn. and ia tGr hat- -....- .E .-..-..: General Seth Pom .... .. .--.. ."~..t-. and Genera. -..... f..... ...~u.-. one or the ...H #... .... Major Andre and n.- ....... h. W.-a.-Iou as the ..r ..... TO. d.. northwest territory.
 E....... ..rnau- exist of two of ... ....-..N -.-u.rs q. r.n Declaration .. I......... .. ..a. La.rnuor pouu- .s.-... -.. fu.a Hart of New Jcr- .u.. .....-. . ..."tl which is said .s -..- -... u. ...r hangs iu Iudapeud- a..... ... r. ...".' '#nMla and is said tJ ..u. l..n ..... from a miniature.
 Tr.c .- ...m.a- .Nrau. ut the fa- ..r. .. g".-. Washington Augustine .Ea-...... nu. uHve amy portraits a... ...-.s.G O. C0.nuo. Ball. fa- .'.. .r f... Washington mother of ... ....... nu O. John nG1r'lge, f0- sa.. .r Wa-uu-cou's w-r. Martha
 A r~Hr w.t.l a great many col l. ..- .. u.a Sew York material u.uG -.v. a.gruI de1I to obtain is ...o. .r ~a.a- Ewmees. tha West h. o... tavern ...rar whose best known ...-. W.. ... nt Truucus' tavern, ..w .wrn. .- -H. sons ot the Rcy0Lu- tau. J,s.a-. since they purchased it a ..w years #.l gn itS original c0ndl- ...u It is om owor Broad street, on ... u..mr os Pearl street. and the ..#- .m- room .a which Washing E.. .a.E a.ewa. %. his officers has .... na-"..G as closely @S possible to .. .r+a... form.
 Uher. l. ua portrait os William Gun ...-uau. rue nuarta-s keeper of the .n...-t #t. in a corner of City Hall .... during the Revolution. Betsy ..--. s.. celebrated maker of the first ....s a.l stripes. has no portrait. Cap .H Niles >uuarsh is among those ..l have .e.. nothing of their per maI appearance. nor is anything s..wu of tHa intrepid French cZplor- ...aItc. who traced the sources Of the l ..s-tS~.pni
 Others or more or less note of whom .u.re are TO portraits are the old Eng G~H drauat.sL Christopher AIarIowe; Richard Savage, another well known English dnmuls- who died in 1743; . Marquis DuGucsue. from whom Fort DuGuesue. now Pittsburgh, got its first | name from the French; George CIin- | tom. royal governor of New York from ] 1I42 to 1IJ3 and father of the British 1 general in the Revolution, Henry Cliu- | rou: Colonel John Henry Cruger, Gen | cr.l Oliver de L0uccy, Governor Will 1