Some Account of Thomas Jefferson Brooks

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. It was proposed at first to hold the meeting at Wildwoods, the home of Col. Lewis Brooks. This would have been appropriate as it lies within a mile of the site of the former town Hindostan where Thomas J. Brooks first settled in Indiana. It was changed to Mt. Pleasant. This old town and vicinity was the home and center of business activity of Mr. Brooks agreat part of his life. The town has passed away. There remain a few of the old dwellings, notably the brick residence of Lewis Brooks, a brother, built about 1830. It is now a place of memory for the old er, and to the younger a town of fable and tradition, and the home of ours who sleep the long sleep. William B. Trask of Erie, Pa., was present, hav ing come to the reunion and to visit his kin. When his mother taught school in Mt. Pleasant he lived with her in the family of Thomas J. Brooks and attended the school. Mr. Trask is only three score and ten, but he has known soldiers of each war of this nation, the Revolution, of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War and Spanish War. Further particulars of the meeting appear in the press notices which are here reprinted.