DOCSLIB.ORG

BEZALEEL WELLS Founder Of

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
BEZALEEL WELLS Founder Of BEZALEEL WELLS Founder of CANTON a d STEUBENVILLE, OHIO By EDWARD THORNTON HEALD Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts. Copyright 1948 EDWARD T. HEALD Department of History Western Reserve University May 15, 1942 Canton, Ohio Groshan Graphic Arts Co. 1948 Published by The Stark County Historical Society Canton, Ohio First Edition, 1948 ERRATA Preface p. viii, line 2, "privleges" should be "privileges." Page 12, line 32, "50" should be "500". Page 34, line 1, "1880" should be "1800." Page 35, line 29, "such" should be "much." Page 102, line 6, "purchases" should be "purchasers." Line 25, "his" should be '%im," after giving. Page 109, line 4, "Septembr" should be "September." Page 112, line 9, "writen" should be "written." Page 135, line 33, "Charleston" should be "Charles- town." Page 138, in foot notes 17 and 18, page "55" should be "29." Page 139, in foot note 19, page "189" should be "101," "190" should be "102," "173" should be "91" and "174" should be 92." These page numbers in foot notes 17, 18 and 19 are the pages of the typewritten MSS and were not changed for the new paging of the printed book. Page 162, the word "was" should be inserted at the end of line 20. Page 225, "Dueble" should be "Deuble." The possessive of Wells misspelled on page 69, line 29 page 89, lines 18 and 20: page 99, line 25: page 101, lines 1 and 6: page 107, line 1: page 113, line 30; page 131, line 14; page 140, line 31; page 162, line 15, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE List of Illustrations and Town Plats -- - -- V Preface - - - - - - - - VII CHAPTER I. Frontier Life in Maryland and Pennsylvania -- 1 II. Settlement of Ohio to 1796 -- --- - 17 III. Founding of Steubenville 1796-1801 - - - - 23 IV. Ohio Constitutional Convention and First Legislature, 1802-1804 - - - - - - - - 43 V. • Founding of Canton, 1805-1809 - - - - 60 VI. Madison, the Town that Foundered, 1806-1814 - - 89 VII. Canton's Founder-Philanthropist, 1809-1814 - - 101 VIII. Canton's Growth in the Rural Scene, 1815-1830 - 113 IX. Steubenville and the Industrial Revolution, 1805-1830 - 134 X. The Merino Wool Capital, 1810-1830 - - - 152 XI. Cultural and Religious Foundations - - - 181 XII. Appraisal - - - - - - - - 188 Bibliography - - - - - - - - - - 195 Appendices - - - - - - - - - - 205 III List of Illustrations and Town Plats Bezaleel Wells - frontis niece Mrs. Sally Wells - - - frontis piece Courtesy of the Western Reserve Historical Society. Photographed by Frick Art Reference Library, New York City. Plat of Steubenville 26 Taken from Jefferson County Deed Record A, p. 274 Plat of Canton - - - - - 70 Taken from Canton Plat Book at the City Hall, Canton. Plat of Madison - 93 Taken from Stark County Indenture Record A, p. 3. Plat of Canton Showing Location of the 150 Lots Given by Bezaleel Wells to the Stark County Commissioners in 1814. Courtesy of the Canton Repository. -- Opp. Page 106 PREFACE The starting point of the research and thesis on Bezaleel Wells was n article by Dr. Louis Wirth in the American Journal of Sociology in j 1y 8-ln-' ba z ation as a Way of Life." It summarized Dr.Wirth's survey of over 300 cities wic~h c1tedirectedor the American Govern- meint. Several of his statements impressed me forcibly, but more than others these two: first, that thus far there had been more research of country life than of the city in America, despite the fact that the greater population and problems are now to be found in the city; and second, that thus far no American city had been adequately researched from its founding to the present time, with suitable interpretation of the various factors that have gone into the development of the city, economic, social, religious, political, and perhaps most important of all, the biographical. This hit a responsive chord. The Y.M.C.A has been the product of the city. No organization has more reason to be vitally concerned about the city than the Young Men's Christian Association. As a professional group Y.M.C.A secretaries can not master their field without knowing their city. Having already lived in Canton ten years, and having come to love the city, as well as being aware of the fact that Canton was generally regarded as a typical American city, were considerations impelling me to take up the reasearch of the city with a view to putting the results into readable form. The research has taken me to the public libraries of Canton, Steuben- ville, Washington, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, and Cleveland. In Washington, D. C. it extended to the Congressional Library, the Archives Building, and the Division of Sur- verys, Department of Interior. In Pennsylvania it included the Pennsyl- vania Historical Library at Philadelphia and the Western Pennsylvania Historical Society at Pittsburgh. In Baltimore it took me to the Maryland Historical Society, and to first-hand research at St. Thomas Parish, where Miss Catherine Cradock kindly reviewed the first chapter for corrections and suggestions. 1 In Cleveland the Western Reserve University Library and the Library of the Western Reserve Historical Society proved most helpful. In Columbus the State Historical Library, the Supreme Court Law Library, and the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Museum gave valuable help. In Cincinnati the Ohio Philosophical and Historical Society Library yielded useful material. In Massillon Frank Harrison, Curator of the Museum has been particularly helpful in placing the Horatio Wales manuscripts at my disposal, including about twenty letters between William R. Dickinson, Bezaleel Wells's partner, and Thomas Rotch, and also one letter from Wells to Rotch that is perhaps the most significant new material discovered. At Canton the Law Library in the Court House had a complete set of the Laws of Ohio, as well as a photostat copy of the Journal of the Con- stitutional Convention of 1802, which saved me numerous trips to Co- lumbus, and I wish to acknowledge my grateful thanks to the attorneys 1 Through an oversight the Enoch Pratt Free Public Library of Baltimore was omitted in the thesis list. VII of Canton and to the Librarian, Miss Pauline Weber, for their courtesies in extending the privilges of the library to me. To the Repository I am indebted for the privilege of looking through the microfilmed copies of the Ohio Repository for the years 1815 to 1830, which yielded a wealth of material on the early days of Canton, presenting a difficult problem of selection. Steubenville is less fortunate in surviving newspaper issues, due to ' estruction by fire, but the Library of the Western Reserve Historical ciety contains the files of the Western Herald from 1806 to 1808, in- usive, and of the Western Herald and Steubenville Gazette from August 1830 to December 1833 inclusive. The unpublished diary of the painter Char Christ William Gallwitz of Canton for the period 1820 to 1824 is a classic gem unusually rich in local color, for the perusal of which the writer is indebted to the painter's granddaughter, Mrs. C. W. Fretz, of Canton. Perhaps most fascinating of all was the unfolding of the days of the forgotten merino sheep domain of Wells and Dickinson, in Stark County through the recollections of descendants of the shepherds who tended the flocks of the famous partners. Mrs. Elta Michener, Mrs. Theo- dore Freymark, Mr. Corwin McDowell, and Miss Alice McDowell, all of Canton, were kind and helpful with their information and interest. Present descendants of many of the early families in Canton have likewise been helpful, but too numerous to mention. The disappearance of direct de- scendants of Bezaleel Wells, or of any family collection of letters or documents by him, despite following up many rumors and clues, has made this search most elusive. A few letters have been preserved in the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Museum at Columbus and in the Archives at Washington, D. C. Of less personal and more laborious character has been the searching of the county records-both in the recorder's office and court records, of Stark, Jefferson, Columbiana and Wayne Counties, Ohio, and of Brooke County, West Virginia, and Wash- ington County, Pennsylvania. I regret that the limitations of time, aggravated by the increased Y.M.C.A executive responsibilities caused by America's entry into the war, have prevented me from finishing numerous lines of research, par- ticularly the tracing of possible letters and documents that might be in the possession of collateral descendants of the Wells family, the identifi- cation of present day land-marks of the Bezaleel Wells period, the records of the federal court in the case leading to the $120,000 judgment against Wells and Dickinson, and confirmation of the facts regarding a loan said to have been made by the government to Wells to build his factory at the time of the War of 1812, and reputed to have been called by the government during the Presidency of Andrew Jackson, thus causing the financial ruin of Wells and Dickinson. The pursuit of this research and writing has been an enjoyable and re- warding hobby. It has been my hope and expectation, if the reception of this study be not too discouraging and expensive, to continue the Canton research up to the present time. My primary interest is in the individuals who have been builders of the city, interpreting their careers in terms of their city, and studying the reaction between leadership and community VIII environment. It is hoped that these more detailed studies will provide the material out of which primers and readers and brief biographies can be written of interest and challenge to school children and young men and women, stimulating them to the cooperative and service attitude with reference to their city, state and nation.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine
    Dedication of Wayne-Logstown Monument 239 Dedication of the Wayne-Logstown Monument at Legionville, Pa. The monument, erected by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission to mark the site of the ancient Indian village of Logstown and the army cantonment where during the win- ter of 1792-3 Gen. Anthony Wayne drilled his famous "Le- gion," was dedicated on Saturday afternoon, June 22nd, 1918. The ceremony took place in the meadow beside the memorial on the Lincoln Highway several hundred yards north of Legionville Station on the Pittsburgh Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad. The sky was overcast throughout the day and a chilly rain driven by a raw wind swept across the plateau where about 100 devoted patriots gathered at the roadside to honor the memory of American pioneers whose deeds had made this ground historic. But the rain did not interrupt the proceedings nor dampen the ardor of the spec- tators, and despite the inclement weather the program was carried out as originally planned. The monument has been placed on the northeast corner of the ground occupied by Wayne's army cantonment. It is of rough-hewn granite about eight feet high and contains two keystone-shaped bronze tablets-one bearing an in- scription telling of the location of Wayne's camp and the other sets forth briefly the story of the Indian settlement at Logstown. The site of the ancient village where Conrad Weiser, George Washington and other early travelers in this region held their conferences with the red men was sev- eral hundred yards south of the location of the monument.
    [Show full text]
  • The Miami Slaughterhouse
    The Miami Slaughterhouse In the 1780’s, a Squirrel could reach Cincinnati from Pittsburg and never touch the ground. In part because of this heavy tree canopy, the land between the Little Miami River and the Great Miami River was known to have some of the richest farm land ever seen. The land between the Miami’s was a special hunting ground for the Indians. They would not give it up without a fight. In 1966, while researching a high school term paper, I found a diary written by Mary Covalt called “Reminiscences of Early Days about the construction and defense of Covalt Station primarily set during the years 1789 until 1795. “ My story tonight is about ordinary men and women coming down the Ohio River to settle in the land between the Little Miami and Great Miami Rivers. The Covalts who came down the Ohio and built Covalt Station in the area now known as Terrace Park were my ancestors. Mary Covalt’s diary along with other letters and personal accounts gives us the chance to use a zoom lens to focus on how life was lived was during this period. This story takes place in the Old Northwest Territory, and more specifically in the Ohio Territory and very specifically in the land between the two Miami Rivers. Not many of us would want to personally experience the sacrifices made to develop this land. Innocently, these pioneers came to a place that would embroil them in a life and death struggle for the next five years. These five years in the Old Northwest Territory would settle once and for all if America’s future growth would be west of the Allegany Mountains.
    [Show full text]
  • “Innocent Bystanders”: White Guilt and the Destruction of Native Americans in Us Literature, 1824-1830
    University of Kentucky UKnowledge Theses and Dissertations--English English 2020 “INNOCENT BYSTANDERS”: WHITE GUILT AND THE DESTRUCTION OF NATIVE AMERICANS IN US LITERATURE, 1824-1830 Noor Al-Attar University of Kentucky, [email protected] Author ORCID Identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-2226 Digital Object Identifier: https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2020.489 Right click to open a feedback form in a new tab to let us know how this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Al-Attar, Noor, "“INNOCENT BYSTANDERS”: WHITE GUILT AND THE DESTRUCTION OF NATIVE AMERICANS IN US LITERATURE, 1824-1830" (2020). Theses and Dissertations--English. 118. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/english_etds/118 This Doctoral Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the English at UKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations--English by an authorized administrator of UKnowledge. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STUDENT AGREEMENT: I represent that my thesis or dissertation and abstract are my original work. Proper attribution has been given to all outside sources. I understand that I am solely responsible for obtaining any needed copyright permissions. I have obtained needed written permission statement(s) from the owner(s) of each third-party copyrighted matter to be included in my work, allowing electronic distribution (if such use is not permitted by the fair use doctrine) which will be submitted to UKnowledge as Additional File. I hereby grant to The University of Kentucky and its agents the irrevocable, non-exclusive, and royalty-free license to archive and make accessible my work in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known.
    [Show full text]
  • May 2008.Pdf
    Sewickley Valley Historical Society XXXV, Number 6Signals May 2008 Annual Meeting Wednesday, May 21, 2008: “Legionville” Old Sewickley Post Office (Sewickley Valley Cultural Center) 6:00 p.m.: Wine & hors d’oeuvres; view the model of Legionville 7:00: Annual meeting & election of officers, followed by a program on Legionville by Andrew S. Janicki aster model maker Andrew S. Janicki lives in Georgetown, Pennsylvania, and is a member of the International Guild of Miniature Artisans. Although his interest in Mmodel making goes back as long as he can remember, most of his model building skills were perfected on a large train display in his parents’ basement. In his adult years, he served in the U. S. Air Force and worked as a draftsman and industrial model builder for an engineering firm. Always a lover of history and historic places, Janicki has visited every state in the Union as well as 15 foreign countries. For the past several years he has been a re-enactor with the Legion of the United States, which, under the leadership Gen. “Mad” Anthony Wayne, camped at Legionville, now in Baden, before the “Battle of Fallen Timbers” (see page 2 of this newsletter). Janicki is pictured at right in a Legionnaire’s uniform; his model of Legionville will be on display in Sewickley Valley Historical Society headquarters. In 2000 and 2003, Mr. Janicki helped Beaver County put together the program to welcome the Eastern Legacy of the Lewis & Clark Journey. In May 2004, he participated in the Discovery Corps II Expedition from Wood River, Illinois, to Camp Ike Skelton National Guard Training Center in Missouri, portraying Pennsylvania native Private Patrick Gass, the member of the Corps of Discovery who outlived all the others.
    [Show full text]
  • Ohio Is Unique Visual Depiction of the Complex and Varied Land Survey Systems in Ohio Attachments
    Ohio Is Unique Visual Depiction of the complex and varied Land Survey Systems in Ohio Attachments: Bureau of Land Management Prime Meridian Map Illustrates the original land subdivision systems in the contiguous US, designated by the locations of Prime Meridians. Note Ohio detail. Ohio Original Land Subdivision Map and Key Visually exemplifies the complexity of Ohio’s original land subdivision systems in comparison with other states. Key demonstrates the differences in basic measurement systems of the various regions within Ohio. Provided by the Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio, Inc. 150 E. Wilson Bridge Rd., Suite 300; Worthington, OH 43085 Contact: Melinda Gilpin, Executive Director 614-761-2313 or [email protected] “Ohio is unique among the states of the Union in its variety of its land subdivisions. No other state has so many kinds of original surveys.” C.E. Sherman, Original Ohio Land Subdivisions, Volume III, Final Report, Ohio Cooperative Survey Example of a Metes and Bounds Survey Metes and Bounds Public Land Survey System (PLSS) States Principle Meridians and Baselines Map Bureau of Land Management A Very Brief Summary of Ohio Land Survey Subdivisions Virginia Military District • Only metes and bounds subdivision • Military bounty lands for Virginia soldiers Old Seven Ranges • 6-mi. sq. townships, 1785 section numbering • Surrounds Kimberly Grant Symmes Purchase • 6-mi. sq. townships, 1785 section numbering • Townships/ranges reversed Between the Miamis • Continues Symmes “system” Connecticut Western Reserve • 5-mi. sq. townships, privately subdivided • Includes Firelands, land to compensate residents of several Conn. towns burned during Revolution Ohio Company Purchase • 6-mi. sq. townships, 1785 section numbering • 1st large land purchase from federal government • Site of Marietta, 1st permanent settlement in NW Terr.
    [Show full text]
  • Task Force on Commercial Dockets
    The Supreme Court of Ohio Report and Recommendations of The Supreme Court of Ohio Task Force on Commercial Dockets december 2011 REPORT & RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE Task Force on Commercial Dockets December 2011 MAUREEN O’CONNOR Chief Justice PAUL E. PFEIFER EVELYN LUNDBERG STRATTON TERRENCE O’DONNELL JUDITH ANN LANZINGER ROBERT R. CUPP YVETTE MCGEE BROWN Justices STEVEN C. HOLLON Administrative Director Task Force on Commercial Dockets Hon. John P. Bessey (Co-chair) Columbus Hon. Patrick. F. Fischer (Co-chair) Cincinnati Hon. Reeve W. Kelsey Bowling Green James C. Kennedy Cincinnati Hon. William A. Klatt Columbus Harry D. Mercer Cleveland Scott E. North Columbus Robert G. Palmer Columbus Jeanne M. Rickert Cleveland John S. Stith Cincinnati Adrian D. Thompson Cleveland Staff Liaisons John S. VanNorman, Esq. Stephanie E. Hess, Esq. TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 3 REPORT & RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................... 5 I. PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMERCIAL DOCKETS .................................. 5 II. COMMISSION ON COMMERCIAL DOCKETS .................................................................. 8 III. COMMERCIAL DOCKET JUDGES ..................................................................................... 9 IV. TRAINING ...........................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Pioneers in Wood County, West Virginia, Vol. 1
    PIONEERS IN WOOD COUNTY, W. VA., VOL. I BY JOHN A. HOUSE 1936‘ BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF EARLY SETTLERS IN WOOD COUNTY PIONEERS IN AND NEAR BELLEVILLE. JOSEPH WOOD The foremost character in the early history of the Belleville colony was Joseph wood, founder of the station, and general manager of the colony, which was planted by William Tilton on his vast holdings in Wood, (then Harrison), County, Virginia, in 1785. Tilton, whowas a wealthy Philadelphia merchant, capitolist and land speculator, camewith the party, and remained for a time, but Woodwas his manager, and later became possessor of the lands on which the settlement was made, Joseph Woodcame to wood County, December 16th, 1785, though he had visit­ ed the spot in the summerbefore, and was several weeks on the way. He married a daughter of James Penthliver, one of his “Pilgrim” colonist party. As Belleville was a part of KanawhaCounty before 1800, there is no rec­ ord at Parkersburg of the event. After the loss of that part of "the original four thousand acres" included in the claim of Dr. Craik, he movedto the Marietta colony, where he acquired prominence, becoming a judge. Later, Judge Wooddisposed of the ramainder of his lands in the Belleville tract, as shownelsewhere, and remained a citizen of the buckeye state until his death. GEORGE D. AVERY George Dollbeare Avery was the proprietor of the Dr. Craik survey, con­ sisting of thirteen hundredseventy-four acres of the Belleville bottoms. Averywas, like most of the first settlers of the Belleville colony, a northern man, yet like other northern men who were pioneers of woodCounty; the Spencers, Cooks, Stokelys, and others, he indulged in the ownership of slaves, when living in a state where he could.
    [Show full text]
  • Supreme Court of Ohio 2020 Annual Report
    T S C of O TWENTY TWENTY ANNUAL REPORT 2020 T Annual Report S O f o C Maureen O’Connor CHIEF JUSTICE Sharon L. Kennedy Judith L. French Patrick F. Fischer R. Patrick DeWine Michael P. Donnelly Melody J. Stewart JUSTICES Jeffrey C. Hagler ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR Stephanie E. Hess DEPUTY ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR DEAR OHIOANS: What a life-changing year 2020 turned out to be! We started the year in a rather routine manner. But in about 10 short weeks, the COVID-19 crisis found its way to our state and courts. By mid-March, normal times were gone. Yet, we kept our courts operating across the state with proactive and innovative approaches to social distancing and remote technology. Our courts proved that strict public health guidelines could be observed while maintaining our commitment to court access for Ohioans. Caution reigned at our 300-plus courtrooms. We put common sense and courtesy to work for the benefit of citizens who came before the bench, as well as for staff members, attorneys, magistrates, and judges. Not one Supreme Court session was delayed or postponed during the COVID pandemic thanks to our use of virtual technology for oral arguments. We diverted $6 million in Supreme Court funds to local courts so they could follow our lead into remote technologies, keeping their doors open as much as possible while holding sessions remotely and maximizing safety precautions. The pandemic has been a trying time for trial courts. I am beyond proud of how judges, court staff, and our Supreme Court staff pivoted quickly to ensure judicial matters were resolved as expeditiously as possible while emergency situations were addressed urgently.
    [Show full text]
  • The Public Land Survey System for the Cadastral Mapper
    THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM FOR THE CADASTRAL MAPPER FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF CADASTRAL MAPPERS In conjunction with THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Proudly Presents COURSE 2 THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM FOR THE CADASTRAL MAPPER Objective: Upon completion of this course the student will: Have an historical understanding of the events leading up to the PLSS. Understand the basic concepts of Section, Township, and Range. Know how to read and locate a legal description from the PLSS. Have an understanding of how boundaries can change due to nature. Be presented with a basic knowledge of GPS, Datums, and Map Projections. Encounter further subdividing of land thru the condominium and platting process. Also, they will: Perform a Case Study where the practical applications of trigonometry and coordinate calculations are utilized to mathematically locate the center of the section. *No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any matter whatsoever without written permission from FACM www.FACM.org Table Of Contents Course Outline DAY ONE MONDAY MORNING - WHAT IS THE PLSS? A. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW TO THE PLSS……………………………..…………1-2 B. SURVEYING IN COLONIAL AMERICA PRIOR TO THE PLSS………………...……..1-3 C. HISTORY OF THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM…………………………….….…..1-9 1. EDMUND GUNTER……………………………………………………….………..…..…..……1-10 2. THE LAND ORDINANCE OF 1785…………………………………………..………….……..1-11 3. MAP OF THE SEVEN RANGES…………………………………….……………………………1-15 D. HOW THE PUBLIC LAND SURVEY SYSTEM WORKS………..………………………1-18 1. PLSS DATUM………..…………………………………………………….………………1-18 2. THE TOWNSHIP………..………………………………………………….………………1-18 DAY 1 MORNING REVIEW QUESTIONS……………………………………………..1-20 i Table Of Contents MONDAY AFTERNOON – SECTION TOWNSHIP RANGE A.
    [Show full text]
  • Catalogue of the Athenaean Society of Bowdoin College
    The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Maine History Documents Special Collections 1844 Catalogue of the Athenaean Society of Bowdoin College Athenaean Society (Bowdoin College) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainehistory Part of the History Commons This Monograph is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maine History Documents by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Pamp 285 CATALOGUE OF THE ATHENANE SOCIETY BOWDOIN COLLEGE. INSTITUTED M DCCC XVII~~~INCORFORATED M DCCC XXVIII. BRUNSWICK: PRESS OF JOSEPH GRIFFIN. 1844. RAYMOND H. FOGLER LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF MAINE ORONO, MAINE from Library Number, OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL SOCIETY. Presidents. 1818 LEVI STOWELL . 1820 1820 JAMES LORING CHILD . 1821 1821 *WILLIAM KING PORTER . 1822 1822 EDWARD EMERSON BOURNE . 1823 1823 EDMUND THEODORE BRIDGE . 1825 1825 JAMES M’KEEN .... 1828 1828 JAMES LORING CHILD . 1829 1829 JAMES M’KEEN .... 1830 1830 WILLIAM PITT FESSENDEN . 1833 1833 PATRICK HENRY GREENLEAF . 1835 1835 *MOSES EMERY WOODMAN . 1837 1837 PHINEHAS BARNES . 1839 1839 WILLIAM HENRY ALLEN . 1841 1841 HENRY BOYNTON SMITH . 1842 1842 DANIEL RAYNES GOODWIN * Deceased. 4 OFFICERS OF THE Vice Presidents. 1821 EDWARD EMERSON BOURNE . 1822 1822 EDMUND THEODORE BRIDGE. 1823 1823 JOSIAH HILTON HOBBS . 1824 1824 ISRAEL WILDES BOURNE . 1825 1825 CHARLES RICHARD PORTER . 1827 1827 EBENEZER FURBUSH DEANE . 1828 In 1828 this office was abolished. Corresponding Secretaries. 1818 CHARLES RICHARD PORTER . 1823 1823 SYLVANUS WATERMAN ROBINSON . 1827 1827 *MOSES EMERY WOODMAN . 1828 In 1828 this office was united with that of the Recording Secretary.
    [Show full text]
  • A HISTORY of BELPRE Washington County, Ohio
    A HISTORY OF BELPRE Washington County, Ohio -By- C. E. DICKINSON, D. D. Formerly Pastor of Congregational Church Author of the History of the First Congregational Church Marietta, Ohio PUBUIBHID FOR THB AUTHOR BY GLOBE PRINTING & BINDING COMPANY PARKRRSBURG. WEST VIRGINIA Copyrighted in 1920 by C. E. DICKINSON DEDICATED To the Belpre Historical Society with the hope that it will increase its efficiency and keep alive the interest of the people in the prosperity of their own community. FOREWORD The history of a township bears a similar relation to the history of a nation that the biography of an indi­ vidual bears to the record of human affairs. Occasionally an individual accomplishes a work which becomes an essential and abiding influence in the history of the world. Such persons however are rare, although a considerable number represent events which are important in the minds of relatives and friends. The story of only a few townships represents great historic events, but ac­ counts of the transactions in many localities are of im­ portance to the present and future residents of the place. Belpre township is only a small spot on the map of Ohio and a smaller speck on the map of the United* States. Neither is this locality celebrated for the transaction of many events of world-wide importance; at the same time the early history of Belpre exerted an influence on the well being of the State which makes an interesting stqpy for the descendants of the pioneers and other residents of the township. Within a very few months of the arrival of the first settlers at Mariettapfchey began to look for the most favorable places to locate jtheir homes.
    [Show full text]
  • Along the Ohio Trail
    Along The Ohio Trail A Short History of Ohio Lands Dear Ohioan, Meet Simon, your trail guide through Ohio’s history! As the 17th state in the Union, Ohio has a unique history that I hope you will find interesting and worth exploring. As you read Along the Ohio Trail, you will learn about Ohio’s geography, what the first Ohioan’s were like, how Ohio was discovered, and other fun facts that made Ohio the place you call home. Enjoy the adventure in learning more about our great state! Sincerely, Keith Faber Ohio Auditor of State Along the Ohio Trail Table of Contents page Ohio Geography . .1 Prehistoric Ohio . .8 Native Americans, Explorers, and Traders . .17 Ohio Land Claims 1770-1785 . .27 The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 . .37 Settling the Ohio Lands 1787-1800 . .42 Ohio Statehood 1800-1812 . .61 Ohio and the Nation 1800-1900 . .73 Ohio’s Lands Today . .81 The Origin of Ohio’s County Names . .82 Bibliography . .85 Glossary . .86 Additional Reading . .88 Did you know that Ohio is Hi! I’m Simon and almost the same distance I’ll be your trail across as it is up and down guide as we learn (about 200 miles)? Our about the land we call Ohio. state is shaped in an unusual way. Some people think it looks like a flag waving in the wind. Others say it looks like a heart. The shape is mostly caused by the Ohio River on the east and south and Lake Erie in the north. It is the 35th largest state in the U.S.
    [Show full text]