nobleman who was familiar with the Quaker poet seemed highly pleased to
own the picture and commented favorably upon the firm
expression of the mouth and chin of this celebrated woman.
Army officers were frequently stationed at Cold Spring to inspect the
guns cast at the Kemble foundry. Among these I recall with much pleasure
Major Alfred Mordecai of the Ordnance Corps. He was a highly
efficient officer and previous to the
Civil War rendered conspicuous service to his country. He was a
Southerner and at the beginning of the war is said to have requested the
War Department to order him to some duty which did not involve the
killing of his kinsmen. His request was
denied and his resignat
