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KORTRIGHT AND UNADILLA. 1819-1840.

Birthplace and family history—Dr. Gaius Halsey of Kortright—The Catskill Turnpike—The first stove—To Delhi for general training—Erastus Root and the Rev. William McAuley—Reading medicine—To Scranton or Unadilla?—Arrival at Kingsley’s Hotel, 179