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BRADSTREET, Simon, colonial governor, b. in Horbling, Lincolnshire, England, in March, 1603 ; d. in Salem, Mass., 27 March, 1697. He was educated at Emanuel college, Cambridge, and be- came steward of the countess of Warwick. Hav- ing been persuaded to join the colony of Massa- chusetts, he was chosen assistant judge of the court to be established there, and arrived in Salem dur- ing 1630. He was associated in the proceedings of the first court held in Charlestown on 23 Aug., 1630, and later became agent and secretary of Massachu- setts and commissioner of the united colonies. He was one of the founders of Cambridge in 1631, and also connected with the settling of Andover. He resided at Ipswich, Salem, and Boston. In 1653 he was among those who vigorously and successfully opposed making war on the Dutch in New York, and on the Indians, although that course was strong- ly urged by the commissioners of the other colonies. He was sent to England in 1660 to congratulate Charles II. on his restoration, and to act as agent for the colony. From 1630 till 1679 he was assistant, and

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(when the charter was annulled) governor of the col- ony. He was opposed to the arbitrary measures of Andros, subsequent to whose imprisonment he again became governor, and continued as such until 1692, when Sir William Phipps arrived with a new char- ter, after which he was first councillor. For sixty- two years he was in the service of the government, and was not only a popular magistrate, but also a man of gi*eat integrity, piety, and prudence. He opposed the witchcraft delusion of 1692, and ad- vised the surrender of the charter of Massachu- setts to Charles II., distrusting the ability of the colonists to resist. — His wife, Anne, poet, b. in Northampton, England, about 1612; d. 16 Sept., 1672, was a daughter of Gov. Thomas Dudley, married Gov. Bradstreet in 1628, and went to New England with him in 1630. Mrs. Bradstreet was the mother of eight children. In the intervals of household duties she wrote poems, which were published under the title "Several Poems com- piled with great Variety of Wit and Learning, full of Delight, wherein especially is contained a Complete Discourse and Description of the Four Elements, Constitutions, Ages of Men, Seasons of the Year, together with an Exact Epitome of the Three First Monarchies, viz., the Assyrian, Persian, and Grecian, and the Beginning of the Roman Commonwealth to the End of their last King ; with Divers other Pleasant and Serious Po- ems, by a Gentlewoman of New England " (Bos- ton, 1640). This was also issued in London in 1650, under a slightly different title, beginning, "The TentTi Muse lately sprung up in America." A second American edition (Boston, 1678) contains her best poem, " Contemplations." A third ap- peared in 1758. Her complete works, prose and verse, have been edited by John Harvard Ellis (Charlestown, Mass., 1868). Mrs. Bradstreet's poems contain much curious learning, and show that she had a large fund of information. Her verses are quaint, and the descriptions are some- times more literal than would be thought neces- sary at the present day. Her contemporaries gave her the most extravagant praise; John Norton said that if Virgil could hear her poems he would throw his own into the flames. In 1666, by the burning of her house. Mrs. Bradstreet lost her en- tire library. — Their grandson, Simon, clergyman, b. in New London, Conn., 7 March, 1671; d. in Charlestown, Mass., 31 Dec, 1741. His father, the Rev. Simon Bradstreet (1640-'83), was a son of Gov. Simon Bradstreet. He was graduated at Harvard in 1693. On 26 Oct., 1698, he was ordained, and succeeded the Rev. Charles Morton as minister of Charlestown. lie was very learned, with a tenacious memory and lively imagination, but of melancholy disposition. He was considered one of the first literary characters and best preachers in America. For some years prior to his death he was afraid to preach from his pulpit, and delivered his sermons from the deacon's seat, using no notes. — His son, Simon, clergyman (1709-71), was graduated at Harvard in 1728 and ordained, 4 Jan., 1738, as minister of the second Congregational church of Marblehead, where he remained until his death.

BRADY, Hugh, soldier, b. in Northumberland county. Pa., in July, 1768; d. in Detroit, Mich., 15 April, 1851. He entered the U. S. army as an ensign 7 March, 1792, and served in the western expedition under Gen. Wayne after the defeat of Gen. St. Clair. In February, 1794, he was made lieutenant, and on 8 Jan., 1799, captain. Later he resigned, but was i-eappointed in 1808 by President Jeft'erson, who at that time had undertaken to re- form the army. On 6 July, 1812, he was appointed colonel of the 22d infantry, and led his troops in the hard-fought battle of Chippewa, displaying the greatest bravery. He also distinguished himself at the battles of Lundy's Lane and Niagara, and was wounded in each of these engagements. On the reduction of the army in 1815 he was retained, and became colonel of the 2d infantry. In 1835 he was placed in command of the department of which Detroit was the headquarters, and during the Cana- dian troubles he contributed greatly to the preser- vation of peace on the frontier. On 6 July, 1822, he received the brevet rank of brigadier-general, and on 30 May, 1848, that of major-general for long and faithful service.

BRADY, James Topham, lawyer, b. in New York city, 9 April, 1815; d. there, 9 Feb., 1869. His education was obtained under the direction of his father, Thomas S. Brady, subseqviently an eminent lawyer and jurist, who at that time was engaged in preparing students for college. At the age of sixteen Brady had acquired a good knowledge of law, and frequently acted the part of junior counsel to his father. In November, 1836, he was admitted to the bar in New York, where he immediately opened an office for himself. Early in his practice he was called upon to secure the release of Sarah Coppin, a young English girl, whose parents had died on the voyage to this country. After her arrival in New York she was robbed of her money, turned into the street, and afterward bound out by the authorities. Her brother obtained the legal services of Mr. Brady, who was successful in liberating the girl. The great skill with which he conducted this case, his eloquence, his success, and the ability of the opposing counsel, brought him reputation at once. He was conspicuous for his knowledge in all departments of the