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Monday, November 16, 2006
Robert Bolton, Jr.'s Inscription to His Father Inside Book He Authored
That Was Published in 1855
Robert Bolton, Jr., son of the founder of Christ Church in
Pelham Manor, lived with his parents and family for many years in Bolton
Priory. In 1855, Bolton published an extensive book entitled "History of
the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the County of Westchester From its
Foundation, A. D. 1693, To A. D. 1853". The book includes a chapter on
Christ Church in Pelham Manor and contains one of the earliest known
images of the church.
Several years ago I saw a copy of the book offered for sale
online. It was advertised as in "very poor" condition with extensive
foxing and missing its front cover. I nevertheless bought it. Immediately
below is an image of the title page. It gives a good idea of the poor
quality of the book I bought.
To my surprise, however, upon arrival of the book I
discovered that only a few pages after the marbleized front endpaper there
was a blank page with an inscription written by the author to his father,
the Reverend Robert Bolton. The inscription, written in black ink, reads
as follows:
"To the Rev Robt Bolton
from his affectionate son
the author
Pelham July 30. 1855."
An image of the inscription page appears immediately below.
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