Introduction

Biography

James was the son of a New York book­sel­ler, and bro­ther to the bi­shop of Mas­sa­chu­setts.

The fa­mi­ly moved to New York in 1803, and James was edu­cat­ed at Co­lum­bia Col­lege (gra­du­at­ed 1816).

Taking Ho­ly Or­ders in 1818, he be­came rec­tor at Ac­co­mack, Vir­gin­ia, where his abun­dant and suc­cess­ful la­bors were cut short by an ear­ly death.

Works

• Yamoyden, A Tale of the Wars of King Phil­ip, with Ro­bert C. Sands (New York: Clay­ton & Kings­land, 1820)