Hays, Raphael Smead, II

James W. Sullivan: An Autobiographical Letter

This letter was written by James W Sullivan to his good friends Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Daller Bache Smead and their daughter Jane Van Ness Smead of Carlisle. It is printed here by the kind permission of Raphael S. Hays, II of Carlisle, who has also provided the illustrations. The Editor.

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The Smeads

Jane Smead was the niece of my great-grandmother, Jane who married John Hays, and the daughter of Alexander Dallas Bache Smead. Far back into my youth I have memories of her fortress-like, solid brick house commanding the south -east corner of West and South Streets in Carlisle. On West Street the yard was extremely deep and guarded by a high wooden fence.

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