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Greene, Mrs. Sarah Pratt

author, was born in 1858, in Connecticut.

She is a writer whose first novel, Cape Cod Folks, was widely popular, while the fact that certain of the dramatis personæ were portraits of living people gave rise to much litigation. Her other works include Towhead and Some Other Folks; Peter Patrick; and Vesty of the Basins.

THEODORE PHINNEY, naval officer, was born Nov. 1, 1809, in Canada. He was appointed midshipman from Vermont in 1826; and in 1837 became lieutenant. He served with distinction through the Mexican and civil wars. He died Aug. 30, 1887, in Jaffrey, N. H.

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