[49] In 1891 the place had a population of 83,400.
[50] Daniel Beach was a descendant of Timothy Beach, the Ouleout Pioneer of 1784.
[51] Tyrus Nichols was the full name. The visit occurred on August 23, 1842, as Dr. Halsey’s day book shows.
[52] Amos Priest came to Unadilla as early as 1828 and probably before that time. He was, I believe from Catskill. His wife’s maiden name was Olmstead. She was from Sidney and long survived him.
[53] The Howard house had been built in 1812 by a Mr. Warren for his brother-in-law Hiram Benedict, Hiel E. Benedict’s father who died there. In 1831 the house was rented for a year by Commodore M. T. Woolsey who served in the Tripolitan war; commanded the war vessel Oneida on Lake Ontario in 1812; chased a British squadron for six days in 1813, and captured four vessels; commanded the frigate Constellation in the West Indies in 1824 to 1827; was in charge of the Pensacola Navy Yard in 1827-31; commanded the Brazillian station in 1832-34; had charge of the survey of Chesapeake Bay in 1836-37, and died in Utica in 1838. He has been described to me as “a bluff, sturdy sort of gentleman with a very pretty wife much younger than himself.” Fenimore Cooper, who served under him on Lake Ontario, wrote a sketch of his life. He has already been referred to by Henry C. Noble as presiding at the Fourth of July celebration in 1831.
[54] Built originally for Daniel Castle who was living in the house in 1824. It had then been standing several years.
[55] The house of Judge Noble belongs to a later date. It was built in 1846 or 1848.
[56] Mr. Thompson made his first visit to Unadilla in 1814. He was here again in 1817 and in 1824 came here to live. He died in 1895.
[57] The house was built for Mr. Adams, by William J. Thompson. Until thirty or forty years ago the grounds embraced the entire space now bounded by Main, Martin Brook and Adams Streets and by the lane that passes the Dr. Joseph Sweet residence. They were attractively fenced in, had a well kept lawn, arbors, etc. Here Sunday school picnics were held and a delightful place it was. Within the house the Sunday school Christmas tree was often set up. Many happy childhood hours have I spent within that house and those grounds—waiting for Christmas presents, eating picnic luxuries and chasing fire-flies.
[58] The mason work on those houses was done by Edward Marble and Wheeler Warrener, with help from “Elder” Place. W. J. Thompson did some of the wood work. When Mr. Sands some years later purchased the Noble house, Mr. Thompson added for him the eastern part of wood and the veranda, etc., of the stone part.