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The Mystery of the Underhill Bible

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The Mystery of the Underhill Bible

The Mystery of the Underhill Bible

The Westchester County Historical Society acquired a significant historical artifact—a Bible bearing the bookplate of Abraham I. Underhill, one of three brothers who established a flour mill on the Croton River in 1792.

The Bible contains a handwritten page documenting Abraham Underhill's marriage. The entry reads: "in a publick Meeting of the people called Quakers at Croton in the Town of Cortlandt, the 19th day of the 12th month, 1805."

Most intriguingly,

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