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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

The Bolton Family's Sale of Bolton Priory in 1883

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Forty-five years after building their beloved home in Pelham Manor, the Bolton Family sold Bolton Priory to Mrs. Frederic W. Stevens in 1883.  An interesting article describing the sale appeared in the August 11, 1883 issue of the New-York Daily Tribune.  The

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Brief Biography of Rev. Robert Bolton Jr. Published in 1886

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.In his 1886 History of Westchester County, J. Thomas Scharf included a brief biography of Rev. Robert Bolton, author of his own two-volume History of Westchester County first published in 1848. That biography appears immediately below, followed by a citation to its

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Biographical Sketch of the Reverend Robert Bolton, Jr. of Pelham Published in 1878

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.Robert Bolton, Jr. was the eldest son of the Reverend Robert Bolton who founded Christ Church and built Bolton Priory, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Robert Bolton, Jr. was the author of a popular two volume history of Westchester County