Book excerpt: Excerpt from The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 1886, Vol. 17: Devoted to the Interests of American Genealogy and Biography; Issued Quarterly Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, Bart., by Hon. Thomas Coffin Amory (wit/z Portrait), 1. Ancient New York Tombstones, by Gen. Jas. Grant \vilson. 39. Arms and Seals of New York, The: a Defence, by Henry A. Homes, 48. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.