Historian and bibliophile, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on the 22nd of November 1808. He came to the United States in early manhood, in the diplomatic service. Liking the country, he resolved to make it his home, marrying an American lady, and became connected with the railroad business. He pursued the study of history and ethnology, and was an assiduous book-collector, especially of Americana, which became particularly rich in works relating to the Civil War. He died in Arnheim, Holland, on the 10th of October 1876.
