The story of Jonas Mapes
Subtitle: an early-nineteenth-century New Yorker
By: Harry W. Havemeyer.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: [H. Havemeyer]
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 169
ISBN-13: 9781931648035
Subjects: Mapes, Jonas; Mapes, Jonas -- Family; Mapes, Jonas -- Childhood and youth; Mapes family; Merchants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography; Generals -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography; City council members -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography; Authors, American -- New York (State) -- Long Island; Long Island (N.Y.) -- History; New York (N.Y.) -- History
Genres: Biography
Other titles: Jonas Mapes
Description: The story of Jonas Mapes tells of his ancestors, five families that settled on Long Island before 1670, his youth on Long Island's North Fork, his move to New York City to begin a career as a merchant tailor and his rise to Major General in the New York State Militia. General Mapes played a major role in defending his city against an expected invasion by the British in 1814 and served as well in those years as a New York City alderman. In retirement he welcomed Lafayette upon his return visit in 1824 and celebrated the opening of the Erie Canal in the following year with other New York leaders.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. On Long Island. Five early settlers, 1630-64 ; Eastern Long Island, prior to 1764 ; James and Deliverance Mapes, 1766-83; title: Part II. New York City. Postwar New York City, 1783-1800 ; Jonas Mapes in New York, 1788-1807 ; New York City, 1800-8 ; Jonas Mapes : his middle years, 1808-12 ; The War of 1812 ; Postwar New York : Daniel D. Tompkins ; The city revival, 1815-24 ; Lafayette's return, 1824-25 ; "The wedding of the waters" : Clinton and the Erie Canal, 1825 ; The death of General Mapes, 1827.