Reginald Pelham Bolton (1856–1942) was an Anglo-American engineer, archaeologist and historian who conducted many digs in northern

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during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He and his fellow "Relic Hunters" uncovered thousands of artifacts. Bolton donated photographs and artifacts from his digs to the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum. Bolton was born in London, England, to Rev. James Jay Bolton, and worked in England before coming to America. In 1878 he married Katherine (Kate) Alice Behenna (daughter of Captain James Behenna R.A.), and they were the parents of Ivy May and

Guy Bolton Guy Reginald Bolton (23 November 1884 – 4 September 1979) was an Anglo-American playwright and writer of musical comedies. Born in England and educated in France and the US, he trained as an architect but turned to writing. Bolton preferred w ...

, both of whom became writers. In 1892 he married Ethelind Huyck. He was the vice president of the

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and the City History Club of New York City, and president and chairman of the board of the Electric Motor Corporation. As the chairman of a committee of the Washington Heights Taxpayer's Association, he led an unsuccessful campaign to prevent the demolition of the home of

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but was able to prevent the demolition of both

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and the Dyckman House. He also donated collections to the Jumel Mansion and the

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. Bolton was the author of over twenty books.

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