Reminiscences Of Wilmington, In Familiar Village Tales, Ancient And New

ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY

Publication: T K Collins, Jr, 1851, Philadelphia

First edition. 8vo. Rebound in new cloth, gold stamping on spine, 367 pp., preface, frontis., illustrated, plates. History of the settlement of Wilmington followed by the author's recollections of the town. The stories provide details of daily life in Wilmington from the viewpoint of the builders of factories as well as the people of the town. She describes the flour mills on the Brandywine and their national reputation. Names like Canby and Shipley figure prominently. Includes a lengthy section on the Gilpins and their papermill, a recounting of the coming of running water to Wilmington, and with some notes on printers and booksellers. Nearly all the first edition was destroyed in a fire.

Inventory Number: 19995