OS THE ISLAND OF NANTUCKET. 



The compiler is indebted to the courtesy of Mrs. 

 Eliza W. Mitchell and the Hon. William R. Easton 

 for the following anecdotes. Says Mrs. Mitchell: — 



" Reuben Chase served on the ' Bon Homme Rich- 

 ard ' with Paul Jones; Cooper mention's him as Long 

 Tom Coffin. This man was of a family celebrated for 

 their remarkable proportions and great muscular 

 strength. Chase's grandfather, Crispus Gardner, 

 was a powerful man, and his brother, Capt. Joseph 

 Chase, was a large man, both in body and mind, and in 

 his time was a public benefactor. Joseph was a 

 famous merchant captain sailing from Boston, and 

 when he retired from the sea had amassed, what was 

 considered a fortune in those days, about $60,000. 



" He was ready to help any one in need, and looked 

 out for all his connections as long as he was able to do 

 so; and his brother Reuben always found him a kind 

 and true brother. 



"The two sisters, Mrs. Deborah Morris and Mrs. 

 Ray (whom I remember to have seen when I was 

 young, while they were on a visit here from New 

 York), were very large, powerful women; probably 

 the most famous for strength and daring of any 

 women of their day." 



Hon. William R. Easton, when asked in regard to 

 the matter in hand, said: — 



" I remember some anecdotes of Deborah Morris, sis- 

 ter of Reuben Chase, that are rather amusing. She re- 

 sided in New York for several years. At one time, while 

 living there, a drayman, for the purpose of annoying 

 her, persisted in running his dray against the corner 

 of her dwelling. She repeatedly warned him if he 



