[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] The author states in his preface, that " for most of the illustrative draw-ings, which form an important feature of the work, he is indebted to his wife, and has pleasure in acknowl-edging the obligation." This work was favorably received and regarded as one of considerable merit. General Aaron Ward made a journey to Europe, Egypt and the Holy Land, in the years 185!>and 1860, and on his return wrote a book with the following title: "Around the Pyramids: being a tour in the Holy Land, and, incidentally, through several Euro-pean countries and portions of A frica, during the years 1859-'60." The preface is dated " Sing Sing, N. Y., January, 1863." The fourth edition was published by '550 HISTORY OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY. Carleton, New York, 1865, in a duodecimo of three hundred and nine pages. The late Rev. James Boxer, former pastor of the Baptist Churc h of Sing Sing, was the author of a very clever book, written while residing in this place, en-titled, " Sacred Dramas. I. Naaman the Syrian; II. The Finding of Moses; III. Jephtha's Daughter." Crown octavo, pp. 174. Boston : Lee and Shepard, 1875. The four books above mentioned are all the con-tributions to literature of which our village can boast. The author of this sketch has written a number of medical essays, which, in the aggregate, amount to over one thousand octavo pages, none of which have been reprinted in book form. Courses of Popular Lectures. — In the year 1857, through the influence and exertions of the late Mr.