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and superintending the erection of their present building - (with the Designer) which [[?]] has instructed.
The arduous duties the completion of which [[?]]
T.S. was Professor of the Arts of Design in the New York University being elected to that office on the retirement of Prof S F. B Morse / the Electrician) He was Prof. in other art institutions and Honorary Member of many both at home and abroad, and member or Hon. Mem. of many other departments of Science or Art and even Politics engaged his attention & with Morse
was one of the founders of the Nature American Party - not long to exist. He early entered the Uniformed Militia of the State - The National Guard - though not very [[strikethrough]] frequently [[/strikethrough]] generally then so called - passed through almost every grade until he reached the rank of Brigadier General - and frequently acting Major General of his Division, active Colonel of the Washington Guards some 15 years -  Brig Gen 10 - He never resigned but was rendered supernumerary when the Uniformed Corps were consolidated. Receiving a presentation of his swords which are in the pos of the family Henry & Charles. His early portrait (not good too effeminate by Ingham is in the N.A.D. The full length by [[?]], and the head by Mooney are better - and the large photograph by Blady the best of all. In 1866 He sought retirement purchased a place at Mansfield [[?]] Connecticut, where he at present resides 

On the 27th of May 1822, Thomas S. Cummings was married [[strikethrough]] in the city of N.Y [[/strikethrough]] by the Rev.d Dr Williams of Oliver St. Church To Jane cook, who was born Decr 9th 1806 - of the Cook side of the family [[strikethrough]] but [[/strikethrough]] little is known of Richard Cook her father not even the date of his birth [[strikethrough]] was born   Died [[/strikethrough]]  He was in New York about 1818 or 19 - 20 - and appeared to be about 60 years of age. a very small man but of handsome features. Of a Lydia Cook, [[strikethrough]] widow [[?]] see maiden name Dagge. was born 1764 and of her family more is known, Lydia Dagge (Cook)'s Great Grandfather was a merchant in Bristol Eng. an importer of mahogany & other exotic woods. on a large scale, The little square solid mahogany table [[?]] 17 SC is said by Mr Smith from whom he [[?]] [[?]] been [[?]] from [[?]] {{/}} by her grandfather, as [[??????]]. 
Shepes - Dagge his [[?]] father of Lydia _ has an [[?]] all in large practice of wealth and high social and files [[?]] position,[[?]] by the celebrities of the day. Hannah Moors often being mentioned [[?]] as a [[?]]. The [[?]] abel Dagge his son [[?]] a [[?]] merchant [[????]] to Eng?
The marriage of Lydia, to Atarlin his first [[?]] is [[?]] to have been not entirely to family accord - perhaps below these [[?]] be that as it may nothing whatever is known of him - and tat perhaps [[?]]