Henry D. Polhemus: Difference between revisions
Migratebot (talk | contribs) Created page with " '''Born:''' 1828 '''Died:''' February 14, 1895 '''Married:''' Caroline Herriman, September 17, 1863 '''Henry D. Polhemus''' was "a big, warm-hearted sportsman whom I had met at Paul Smith's," wrote Dr. E. L. Trudeau. Polhemus became his friend, an early benefactor and one of the incorporators of the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium. He sponsored the Polhemus, or Pine, Cottage at the sanitarium and later gave two of the platform tents from his hunting camp as au..." |
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'''Henry D. Polhemus''' was "a big, warm-hearted sportsman whom I had met at Paul Smith's," wrote Dr. E. L. Trudeau. Polhemus became his friend, an early benefactor and one of the incorporators of the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium. He sponsored the Polhemus, or Pine, Cottage at the sanitarium and later gave two of the platform tents from his hunting camp as auxiliary housing for patients there. He was an uncle of Rebecca Augusta Polhemus, who owned a camp | '''Henry D. Polhemus''' was "a big, warm-hearted sportsman whom I had met at [[Paul Smiths|Paul Smith's]]," wrote Dr. [[Edward Livingston Trudeau|E. L. Trudeau]]. Polhemus became his friend, an early benefactor and one of the incorporators of the [[Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium]]. He sponsored the Polhemus, or Pine, Cottage at the sanitarium and later gave two of the platform tents from his hunting camp as auxiliary housing for patients there. He was an uncle of [[Augusta Polhemus|Rebecca Augusta Polhemus]], who owned a camp, [[Camp Edenwold|Edenwold]], on [[Spitfire Lake]] for many years. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:30, 4 January 2026
Born: 1828
Died: February 14, 1895
Married: Caroline Herriman, September 17, 1863
Henry D. Polhemus was "a big, warm-hearted sportsman whom I had met at Paul Smith's," wrote Dr. E. L. Trudeau. Polhemus became his friend, an early benefactor and one of the incorporators of the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium. He sponsored the Polhemus, or Pine, Cottage at the sanitarium and later gave two of the platform tents from his hunting camp as auxiliary housing for patients there. He was an uncle of Rebecca Augusta Polhemus, who owned a camp, Edenwold, on Spitfire Lake for many years.