Wilson, James Grant
Appleton's Cyclopedia Of American Biography
Gabriel Poillon Disosway, antiquary, born in New York City, 6 December 1799; died on Staten Island, 9 July 1868. He graduated from Columbia in 1819, went to Petersburg, Virginia, where he resided for several years, returned to New York, and became a merchant. He was one of the founders of Randolph Macon College, established at Ashland, Virginia in 1832. He contributed frequently to the newspaper and periodical press, and published "The Earliest Churches Of New York And Its Vicinity" in 1865.
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DISOSWAY, Gabriel P. and others
The Harmonist: being a collection of tunes from the most approved authors. [shape-note songbook] N-Y T. Mason & G. Lane 1837 Revised & Enlarged Edition Cloth-backed boards expertly rebacked, new endpapers, very good condition. pp: (xv), 384 Indices. Contains words and shape-note music. "Adapted to every variety of metre in the Methodist Hymn-book. And, for particular occasions, a selection of Anthems, Pieces, and Sentences. American
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Wilson, James Grant
Appleton's Cyclopedia Of American Biography
Gabriel Poillon Disosway, antiquary, born in New York City, 6 December 1799; died on Staten Island, 9 July 1868. He graduated from Columbia in 1819, went to Petersburg, Virginia, where he resided for several years, returned to New York, and became a merchant. He was one of the founders of Randolph Macon College, established at Ashland, Virginia in 1832. He contributed frequently to the newspaper and periodical press, and published "The Earliest Churches Of New York And Its Vicinity" in 1865.
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DISOSWAY, Gabriel P. and others
The Harmonist: being a collection of tunes from the most approved authors. [shape-note songbook] N-Y T. Mason & G. Lane 1837 Revised & Enlarged Edition Cloth-backed boards expertly rebacked, new endpapers, very good condition. pp: (xv), 384 Indices. Contains words and shape-note music. "Adapted to every variety of metre in the Methodist Hymn-book. And, for particular occasions, a selection of Anthems, Pieces, and Sentences. American
Imprints 44672. 6" x 9.25".
Price: 100.00 USD
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Gabriel Poillon
Disoway
born December 6th 1798
died July 9th 1868
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