The Sullivan Expedition Journals. The journals, maps, etc., of General John Sullivan's military expeditions against the "Six Nations" of Indians in 1779, have been prepared in a well-bound volume by Secretary of State Cook in accordance with a bill passed in the New York Legislature. The journals of General Sullivan's lieutenants and assistants are included, and the volume contains excellent steel engravings of General Sullivan, Brigadier General James Clinton, Colonel Peter Gansevoort and Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt, and complete records of centennial celebrations of the highly interesting events in which General Sullivan participated.

[Letter to the Editor.]

The State of New York, with great liberality and honor to herself, has recently published the centennial proceedings celebrating the victory of Gen. Sullivan and the forces under his command over the Indians, British and Tories at Newtown, six miles below Elmira, on the 29th of August, 1779. The publication, besides the centennial proceedings of Aug. 29, 1879, includes the historical addresses at that and other places upon the subject, journals of officers and others written at the time, roster of officers, biographical sketches, etc., etc.

Among the journals is one purporting to have been written by Maj. James Norris. On page 230, commencing Aug. 14, 1779, it will be found that this journal is an exact copy of that of Lient. Col. Dearborn from Aug. 14 to the end. See page 70, etc.

At the conclusion of Dearborn's Journal the Norris Journal is filled out with the General Orders issued by Sullivan at the camp in Easton May 24, 1779. See Lieut. Col. Hubley's Journal, page 145, and Lieut. Col. H. Dearborn's Journal page 68.

The compiler of this publication has evidently been imposed upon, by whom I shall not attempt to say.

In examining the introduction to Norris' Journal, page 223, I find that this journal was "carefully revised and corrected" by George G. Barnum, Esq., corresponding secretary of the Buffalo Historical Society, from "an imperfect copy thereof, with several omissions and many important errors." Is Mr. Barnum the party who was guilty of supplying these "several omissions and many important errors." by copying Dearborn's Journal and making it pass for Norris'-or has he been imposed upon. It behooves him to rise and explain, and if he is not the guilty party, to let the public know who that party is. His society, who have the Norris' manuscript, ought to hunt out the imposter at any cost. He has used that society to perpetrate a great fraud. STEUBEN JENKINS. WYOMING, Oct. 8, 1887.

[Letter to the Editor.]

In 1870 the Athens (Pa.) Gleaner, then devoting much space each week to historical papers, published an article entitled, "The Story of a Revolutionary Soldier." It filled two or three columns, and was endorsed by the editor, Mr. Chas. T. Huston. It gave the recollections, almost in the form of a diary, of Edwin Corwin, of General Sullivan's ex pedition from Aug. 20th to the end.

Corwin belonged to General Clinton's command. He begins his recollections with the assembly of Clinton's troops at "Canajohary." In Mr. Corwin's volume of Sullivan's expedition, lately issued by the State of New York, neither Corwin nor his "Recollections" are mentioned. Will Hon. Steuben Jenkins examine the article in his copy of the Gleaner, and give some knowledge of Corwin's "Recollections?" Who was the person who took them down "from Corwin's lips," as the preface states?

Corwin was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1759; died Sept. 5, 1849, at the advanced age of 90 years. He was a private in the 6th Co., Captain Fowler-2d N. Y. Reg.; was at the battles of Saratoga and Monmouth-saw Andre hung, and followed Sullivan's expedition. We are told that he "had many thrilling incidents to relate." Did he leave any manuscript narratives of his Revolutionary life beyond the paper supra?

In this connection I beg, with profound respect, to differ with my friend, Mr. Jenkins, as to the similiarity o Maj. Norris' and Gen. Dearborn's Journal of the Sullivan Expedition. A comparison of these two iournals does not justify Mr. J.'s statement that the journal of Norris had been tampered with, and enlarged by a third party, copying certain portions of Dearborn's journal. The differences in language, spelling, punctuation, and the use of capital letters in those parts of Norris' jon. naÏ that are similar in substance, and largely in language, to Dearborn's, are very patent. Each journal bears strong internal evidence of having been written throughout by the party to whom it is credited. And unless Mr. Jenkins has seen the original MS. of Norris' journal, and is sure that the suspected parts are not in the same writing with the part that is not suspected, his criticism is not just. Oertainly no profit could be gained by any third party from such a villainous forgery as an imitation of Norris' style of writing in copyng from Dearborn would be.

In defense of my friend, the honorable secretary of the Buffalo Historical Society, Mr. G. C. Barnum, I must say that I believe such an action on his part to be impossible. If Mr. Jenkins has ever been a soldier, and as such kept a diary of events solely

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for his own personal pleasure, as the writer has done, he will have had an uncommon experience if he has not copied from other diaries or allowed his comrades to copy from his such events as procrastination or other causes may have prevented being recorded at the moment they happened. is very doubtful if any single expedition that was made on either side in the war between the States (1861-1865) produced as many journals of the expedition as those of Arnold to Canada in 1775 and Sullivan to Niagara in 1779. The wonder is that among the 27 journals of the latter expedition so little exact similarity occurs. Finally, Mr. J. fails to notice that Maj. Norris was toe major of Lt. Col. Dearborn's regiment in this expedition, doubtless occupying the same tent; at least sleeping under the same blanket and it is hardly probable that they failed to record the daily events in their journals at the same time. Mr. J. is unjust to both Mr. Barnum and the Buffalo Historical Society in his criticism "unless he speaks from the book."

H. E. H.

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A Former Wilkes-Barrean Dead. The San Antonio Express, of Sept. 6 contains a column and a half report of a meeting of the San Antonio Bar, called to take action on the death of Major Jacob Waelder, a former Wilkes-Barrean. ceased is spoken of in the most eulogistic terms in the speeches and resolutions. He occupied a prominent position in San Antonio and was elected to every office for which he was a candidate. He was twice elected to the Legislature and was a member of the convention which framed the State Constitution. He is described as an able and learned lawyer, a pleasant associate, an esteemed citizen, a Democrat and christian gentleman.

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He was the founder of Mr. Baur's Waechter, a German paper in this city, in 1842, previous to which time he had been employed in the State Department of Harrisburg as translater of German documents. In 1846, the Waechter says, he went to the Mexican war as a first lieutenant in the Wyoming Artillerists. and made a most creditable war record. Upon his return he studied law with Hon. L. D. Shoemaker, and was admitted to the bar in 1850, being elected district attorney the following year. In 1856 he went to Texas, where he built up a large law practice. A city in Texas bears his name.

Mr. Waelder was born in Germany in 1817. He leaves a widow and seven chil. dren, also one daughter by a former marriage, Molly Waelder, who visits Wilkes

Barre from time to time, in company with her mother's sister, Miss Mary Lamb, who owns the property on the corner of Market and Franklin Streets, diagonally opposite the Wyoming Bank.

Funeral of the Late Major Waelder,

The San Antonio (Texas) Express of the 4th inst., gives particulars of the funeral of the late Major Jacob Waelder, formerly of Wilkes-Barre. He was buried according to the ritual of the Episcopal church, the long cortege comprising a battery of artillery, three troops of cavalry, besides numerous civic, beneficial and musical associations. The Beethoven Maennerchor sang at the grave and the Belknap Rifles fired a farewell salute.

Jacob Jacoby's Death.

At 1 pm. Sept. 11, Jacob Jacoby, a wellknown resident of this community, died after a short illness of general debility consequent on old age. Until within the past few years he was engaged in the grocery business here, and was an industrious and upright merchant. He had resided for some time past with his son-in law, Jacob Adams, 60 South Washington Street, where he died. He leaves two children, Josephine, wife of Mr. Adams, and Joseph. He came from Bavaria, Germany, to this city forty-six years ago, and thus ranked among our oldest German citizens. He was 84 years of age.

Death of Rev. Matthias W. Harris. The sad news has been received of the death on Sept. 17, of Rev. M. W. Harris in a Western home, to which he went from Wilkes-Barre only a few months ago. The disease which struck Mr. Harris down was typhoid fever, with which he had been ill for only a fortnight. Mr. Harris was 50 years of age, and was a local minister in the Evangelical Church in this city. Last April he went to Carthage, Mo., where he accepted a charge, and was preaching up to the time of his death. While in Wilkes-Barre Mr. Harris was an active participant in the Third Party Prohibition movement and was a fluent speaker on the platform and in the pulpit. His wife and four adult children survive him. The children are Mrs. Mary Goodwin, of Centralia; Edgar F. and Harvey H. Harris, of this city; and B. S. and W. S. Harris, who are at Carthage. The latter was here at the time the news came that he was ill, and left for home at once, but arrived too late to see his father alive. Mr. Harris was buried in Carthage on Sunday, Sept. 18.

Death of Mrs. McCarragher. Mrs. E. G. McCarragher, the wife of Samuel McCarragher, Esq., died Sunday morning, Oct. 2, about 7 o'clock, in the 63d year of her age, at her late residence, 85 Dana Street. For several years diabetes had weakened her and kept her much at home, and recently Bright's disease attacked her. A recent fall upon the pavement, giving a severe nervous shock, perhaps hastened her end. Mrs. McCarragher was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of this city. When she knew the time of her departure was near, she looked toward the future without fear and with abundant faith. She died very peacefully, and during her last sickness suffered little or no pain. Thefuneral services took place at her late residence on Tuesday afternoon at 3:30.

Attorney Dickson's Father Dead. Rev. H. S. Dickson, of Philadelphia, father of A. H. Dickson, Esq., of WilkesBarre, died at his home in the former city Oct. 17. Rev. Mr. Dickson was a native of County Down, Ireland, and was seventy-five years of age at the time of his death. He came to this country with his parents in 1824 and settled near Lanningsburg, N. Y., where, by his own industry, he accumulated sufficient funds to carry him through Union College and Princeton Theological Seminary. He then took up his life work of preaching, his first charge being in Mississippi. A little later we hear of him at Fort Wayne, Ind., when he remained several years, preaching with great success, erecting a fine church and performing other works that are greatly to his credit. He afterwards performed similar work in Utica, N. Y., building the Westminster Church. Shortly after he was injured in a railroad accident and compelled to give up active work, when he removed to Philadelphia, where he has continued to aid the good cause by wise counsel founded on long experience and a hearty interest in the work.

Death of Mrs. D. A. Fell.

On Saturday, Oct. 8, at 9 o'clock am.. Elizabeth Gray, wife of D. A. Fell, Sr., died at her residence, 42 North Washington Street, of cirrhosis of the liver, after an illness of some six months. She was 51 years of age and is survived by her husband and two sons, Attorney D. A. Fell, Jr., and Dr. Alexander G. Fell. Her only other child, a daughter, Mary, died about two years ago.

The deceased was a daughter of the late Alexander Gray, of this city, was born here and passed her whole life in Wilkes-Barre. Of her family four sisters survive her, Mrs. Anna Brown, widow of the late Joseph Brown, of this city, and Mrs. Margaret Car

Death of Mrs. Enterline.

Death entered a Wilkes-Barre home Sept. 29 and robbed it of a kind and loving mother and robbed the community of a valued friend and neighbor. Mrs. Angie Enterline, widow of the late J. H. Enterline, of Dauphin County, and eldest daughter of the late Edward Enterline, of this city, died Thursday at 7:30 pm. at her home on Ross Street. Her age was 39 years and death resulted from typhoid pneumonia from which she has been & painfu! sufferer. She is survived by five children, the eldest being a saleslady in the store of Isaac Long, a son being employed by W. M. Miller, and a third employed as a RECORD carrier. Deceased came here from Berrysburg, Dauphin Co., nearly three years ago after the death of her husband. Deceased was a sister of Mrs. George Steidle, Mrs. C. Ben Johnson and George W. Enterline, all of this city. Mrs. Enterline was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Almost a Centenarian Fisherman. The venerable "Daddy" Emmons, the famous fisherman of Harvey's Lake is dead, his demise having occurred at Dallas on Sept. 14, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Davis. A fortnight ago while walking on the streets of Dallas he was knocked down by a passing team, sustaining the fracture of a hip. At the advanced age of 92 such an injury could not be recovered from and he passed quickly away. As the Leader says, he went to Harvey's Lake from New Jersey about thirty-five years ago and ever since has been a prominent character at that favorite resort. Up to about two years ago he lived in a hut in a copse of woods on the banks of the lake, and was looked upon as the ideal fisherman of the neighborhood. He knew just where the finny tribe was most numerous, and seldom failed to make a catch when a proper effort was put forth. He taught many of the prominent men of his day the art of angling, among his pupils being the late Judge Paxson, of Philadelphia. Since leaving the lake he has resided with his daughter."