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of London; in 1723, retired from public life, and devoted himself to theological researches.

Barron, Alfred. Q. An American editor and writer, of the Oneida Com- munity, N.Y. (*).

Barrow, Mrs. Fanny. Aunt Fanny. An American writer of books for chil- dren.

Barrow, John. A Private of the BQth Artists, etc.

Barrow, John, F.R.S. J. B. An English writer, son of Sir John Barrow.

Barrowby, Dr. . Dod Pierce;

M.S.

Barrows, Charles Henry, 1853-, Eleven Sophomores. An American law- yer; b. in Springfield, Mass., Harv. Univ., 1876 ; settled in his native town ; Ass. Attor.-Gen. of Massachusetts, 1881-.

Barry, Joseph. Josephus, Jr. An American annalist.

Barry, William Whittaker. An Englishman. An English barrister, of Lincoln's Inn.

Barstow, Amos C. A. C. B. An American manufacturer; head of the firm, A. C. Barstow & Co., stove-found- ers of Providence, R.I. ; travelled in Europe in 1873, and wrote letters to the "Providence Journal" over the signa- ture " A. C. B.," which were afterwards issued in a separate form.

Barter, William George Thomas. T. E. Oour. An English lawyer and poet

Barthelemy, Jean Jacques, 1716- 95. Anackarsis. A Trench scholar; b. near Aubagne, in Provence. Removing to Paris, having obtained several lucra- tive offices through the favor of the Duke of Choiseul, he devoted himself to literary pursuits D. in Paris.

Bartlett, Bailey, 1750-1830. A Lay- man. An American patriot; b. in Haver- hill, Mass.; a friend of John and Samuel Adams, and was with them at Philadel- phia in 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was declared; a member of the Mass. Convention to adopt the U.S. Constitution; held the office of sheriff of Essex Co. for about 40 years; and was an M.C. from Massachusetts 1797-1801.

Bartlett, David W. 1828-, D. W. B.; Van} Spectator. An American journalist; bf in Bloomfield, Hartford Co., Conn. In 1857 he went to Washing- ton to assist Dr. Bailey in editing the "National Era." Eor more than 20 years he was correspondent of the " Springfield Republican/' over the signature of

" Van " ; for nearly the same period for the New York " Independent " as " D. W. B."; and for the Boston "Congrega- tionahst" as "Spectator"; in 1878 he became American Secretary of Legation of the Chinese Legation at Washington.

Bartlett, John. J. B.; Practitioner of more than Fifty Years' Experience in the Art of Angling. An eminent Ameri- can publisher and bookseller, of Boston.

Bartlett, M. K. Parley Pippin. An American writer.

Bartol, Rev. Cyrus Augustus, D.D., 1813-. A Spectator. An eminent Amer- ican clergyman; b. at Freeport, Me.; Bowd. Coll., 1832; Harv. Univ. Div. School, 1835; since 1837, pastor of the West Church, Boston.

Barton, Bernard, 1784-1849. B. B. An English " Quaker poet " ; b. in Lon- don; was a bank clerk, 1810-47; the friend of Southey, Lamb, and Byron; received a donation of 1200 from a reading-club which he had established at Woodbridge, his place of residence, and a pension of j100 from the Govern- ment. D. at Woodbridge.

Barton, William, A.M. An Ameri- can. An American lawyer ; b. at Lan- caster, Penn ; was educ. chiefly in- England; returning home in 1779, he was soon admitted to the Lancaster bar ; in 1789 he was appointed by Washing- ton one of the judges of the Western Territory ; he was then President Judge of his district in Penn. ; in 1800 was ap- pointed Prothonotary of Lancaster Co., and Clerk of the Orphans' Court, 1803-9 ; afterwards removed to Philadelphia, where he was Secretary to the American Philosophical Society of that city.

Barton, Eev. Evelyn, A.M. E. B. An American clergyman; b. in Brook- lyn, NY.; Col. Coll, 1869; Assistant and Assistant Priest, Mt. Calvary Church, Baltimore, from 1872.

Barty, Rev. James S. Peter Plough. A Scottish minister, of the parish of Bendochy.

Basset, Adrfen Charles Alexandre, 1822-69. Charles Newil A French lit- terateur; b. in Paris; began to make himself known in 1845 under the pseud, of Adrien Robert."

Bassett, Bev. Edward Barnard, 1819-. Beta. An American Cong, min- ister; b. at Kewburyport, Mass.; pastor at Warwick, Mass., 1869-72 et seq.

Bast, 'Eugene Pierre. Eugene Grange, A ^French dramatic author.

Bastide, Mme Jenny (Dufourquet), 1792-1854. CamilleBodin; Thalaris Du~