The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Stone, William Leete
STONE, William Leete, American historical
writer: b. New York, 4 April 1835; d.
Mount Vernon, N. Y., 11 June 1908. He
graduated from Brown University in 1858 and
in 1859 was admitted to the bar. He was
centennial historian for New York and made
the speech at Independence Hall, 10 May 1876.
He published ‘The Life and Times of Sir
William Johnson, Bart’; ‘Revolutionary
Letters’; ‘History of New York City’;
‘The Saratoga Battle Grounds’; and ‘Life of
Governor George Clinton.’