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Jedediah Barber 1787-1876. a Footnote to the History of the Military Tract of Central New York

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
FOREWORD XIII
PREFACE XVII
CONTENTS XXI
ILLUSTRATIONS XXIII
CHAPTER ONE HEBRON BACKGROUND 3
CHAPTER TWO BOYHOOD 22
CHAPTER THREE THE JOURNEY WESTWARD 29
CHAPTER FOUR ONONDAGA FRONTIER 37
CHAPTER FIVE HOMER BEGINNINGS 51
CHAPTER SIX THE VILLAGE AND THE GREAT WESTERN STORE 72
CHAPTER SEVEN CORTLAND ACADEMY 113
CHAPTER EIGHT THE SYRACUSE AND BINGHAMTON RAILROAD 137
CHAPTER NINE THE BANKING HOUSE 149
CHAPTER TEN HOMES 165
CHAPTER ELEVEN CHILDREN 174
CHAPTER TWELVE RETROSPECT 206
APPENDICES 215
BIBLIOGRAPHY 247
INDEX 263

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
FOREWORD XIII
PREFACE XVII
CONTENTS XXI
ILLUSTRATIONS XXIII
CHAPTER ONE HEBRON BACKGROUND 3
CHAPTER TWO BOYHOOD 22
CHAPTER THREE THE JOURNEY WESTWARD 29
CHAPTER FOUR ONONDAGA FRONTIER 37
CHAPTER FIVE HOMER BEGINNINGS 51
CHAPTER SIX THE VILLAGE AND THE GREAT WESTERN STORE 72
CHAPTER SEVEN CORTLAND ACADEMY 113
CHAPTER EIGHT THE SYRACUSE AND BINGHAMTON RAILROAD 137
CHAPTER NINE THE BANKING HOUSE 149
CHAPTER TEN HOMES 165
CHAPTER ELEVEN CHILDREN 174
CHAPTER TWELVE RETROSPECT 206
APPENDICES 215
BIBLIOGRAPHY 247
INDEX 263

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