This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Family dynamics and a miserly uncle’s legacy emerge
A narrator recalls an affluent bachelor uncle, Mr Sebastian Mow, who shuns the name Uncle and hoards wealth. He bought a life annuity and a ten thousand pound fortune for kin, provoking family bitterness. The story notes his odd vanity for his name and his charitable acts contrasted with distant affection from relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mow
Wilcoes
Pie Isos
Pan
Lion
Sebastian
Moss
Sebastian Mom St
Pathe
Trad