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they were all the works of God. He had quite an extensive fruit 

 garden and gave particular care to the raising of grapes of which 

 he had a large variety. Conspicuous among them being the 

 Black Hamburg. He raised many of them in a cold grapery. 

 Whatever encomium from your personal knowledge of Mr. In- 

 galls you add for yourself to your work, cannot be too much, 

 for in all respects he was "that noblest work of God" an honest 

 man. 



You remember perhaps Mr. Ingalls' noble attitude when in 

 the Legislature at the time of the "count out" he stood boldly 

 forth in splendid defence for the right, joining in the sentiment 

 of his brother-in-law, the late Hon. L. Wilder Farley of New- 

 castle, who wrote in one of the leading papers of the day, the 

 clarion words, "Let justice be done, though the Heavens fall." 

 From copy of sketch for "Men of Progress." 

 Henry Ingalls, president of the First National Bank of Wis- 

 casset, was born in Bridgton, Maine, March 14, 1819, son of 

 Asa and Phebe (Berry) Ingalls of English descent. His grand- 

 father, Phineas Ingalls, was one of the first settlers of Bridgton, 

 where his father, Asa, was born. Asa Ingalls was a farmer and 

 lumberman, held various town offices and was a member of the 

 Maine Legislature for one or more sessions, and was captain of 

 one of the military companies stationed at Portland in the War 

 of 1812. Both his father and grandfather were prominent citi- 

 zens of their town and section. He acquired his early education 

 chiefly in the common schools of Bridgton and at Bridgton 

 academy, and graduated from Bowdoin College in the class of 

 1841. After pursuing a course of legal studies with Howard 

 S. Osgood in Portland, he was admitted to the bar in Cumber- 

 land county in 1843, ^"^1 in October of that year commenced the 

 practice of law in Wiscasset in Lincoln county, where he after- 

 wards resided. At that time the county of Lincoln comprised, 

 in addition to its present territory, the impori:ant towns of Bath, 

 Lewiston and Rockland; and for fifteen years Mr. Ingalls had an 

 extensive, increasing and successful practice, leading an active, 

 laborious and busy life, until impaired health compelled him to 

 relinquish the court business of his profession, and confine him- 

 self to office business and other pursuits. He was president of 

 the First National Bank of Wiscasset from its organization in 



