Excerpt from Some Account of Thomas Jefferson Brooks: 1805-1882, and His Family, Massachusetts-Indiana, 1635-1906, and the Family Reunion, August 10, 1906<br><br>It was proposed at first to hold the meeting at Wildwoods, the home of Col. Lewis Brooks. This would have been appropriate as it lies within a mile of the site of the former town Hindostan where Thomas J. Brooks first settled in Indiana. It was changed to Mt. Pleasant. This old town and vicinity was the home and center of business activity of Mr. Brooks agreat part of his life. The town has passed away. There remain a few of the old dwellings, notably the brick residence of Lewis Brooks, a brother, built about 1830. It is now a place of memory for the old er, and to the younger a town of fable and tradition, and the home of ours who sleep the long sleep.<br><br>William B. Trask of Erie, Pa., was present, hav ing come to the reunion and to visit his kin. When his mother taught school in Mt. Pleasant he lived with her in the family of Thomas J. Brooks and attended the school. Mr. Trask is only three score and ten, but he has known soldiers of each war of this nation, the Revolution, of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War and Spanish War.<br><br>Further particulars of the meeting appear in the press notices which are here reprinted.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.