OHIO Archaeological and Historical
PUBLICATIONS
Volume VI. |
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COLUMBUS: PUBLISHED IN 1898 FOR THE SOCIETY BY JOHN L. TRAUGER. |
PREFATORY NOTE. |
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1885 the Ohio State Archaeological and Histor- ical Society began the publication of its docu- ments in the form of a Quarterly. These were issued at irregular intervals, however, until suf- ficient material had accumulated to produce three volumes. In 1896 the Society published, at one |
issue, a fourth volume and the fifth appeared in August, 1897. The Society has thus produced five volumes, averaging four hundred pages to the volume, of material concerning the his- tory, archaeology and biography of the State. These volumes are of the utmost value and interest, containing articles, essays and papers by leading authorities-most of which material was prepared solely for the Society and which does not exist and cannot be obtained outside the works of the Society. The demand for these publications has been so great that the Society has issued second editions of the first three volumes and a third issue will soon have to be made. These books are in constant demand, not only by similar societies and by leading libraries throughout the United States, but by the governments and great society libraries of the old world. Each member of the Society and, by proper courtesy, each member of the Ohio Leg- islature is entitled, without cost, to these publications as they are issued by the Society. In the fall of 1897 the Society decided to renew its pub- lications in Quarterly form, and in January, 1898, the first Quar- terly of the new series was issued, comprising the first ninety- four pages of this volume (VI). In June another issue in Quar- terly form was made, including the remainder of this volume (pages 95 to 441). This last issue in June was regarded as the Quarterlies (Nos. 2 and 3) for April and July, 1898. It was thought advisable to make one issue for these two dates, as the material provided was sufficient for the two numbers and of |
such form that it could not well be
divided into separate Quar-
terlies. This volume (VI), therefore,
herewith issued, com-
prises the Quarterlies for January,
April and July, 1898. Vol-
ume VII will begin with the October,
1898, Quarterly.
The contents of this volume speak for
themselves. The
most extensive original contribution to
this volume is an article,
entitled "The Pathfinders of
Jefferson County," written by Mr.
W. H. Hunter, editor of the Steubenville
Gazette, and one of the
most diligent and painstaking students
of Ohio history. Mr.
Hunter is, moreover, a clear and
vigorous writer. This article
is followed by a full account of the
Centennial Anniversary of
Jefferson County, celebrated at
Steubenville, in August (24-26)
1897. Credit for gathering the data for
this article and the
putting of these data in proper
historical form is also due to
Mr. Hunter. The work done by Mr. Hunter
was done con
amore and was entered upon at the earnest request of the Sec-
retary of the Society. Certainly the
task accomplished by Mr.
Hunter could not have been done in a
more faithful, accurate,
scholarly or interesting manner. The
Society is deeply indebted
to Mr. Hunter for his most valuable
services.
The formal report by the Secretary of
the proceedings at
the annual meeting of the Society, held
February 24, 1898,
closes Volume VI.
E. O. RANDALL, Secretary.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, JUNE 1, 1898.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PAGE
Colonel William
Crawford. By JAMES H. ANDERSON .............. 1
The History of
Popular Education on the Western Reserve. By B.
A. HINSDALE
........ . ... .
.................. ......... 35
Franklinton-An
Historical Address. By GENERAL JOHN BEATTY. 59
The Ohio Indians. By
COL. E. L. TAYLOR ...................... 72
The Pathfinders of
Jefferson County. By W. H. HUNTER ........ 95
The Centennial of
Jefferson County. Compiled by W. H. HUNTER 314
Stanton Day-Ohio Men
and Ideas. By PROF. W. H. VENABLE, LL. D. 318
Edwin M. Stanton. By
GEN. DANIEL SICKLES ................... 330
A Tribute to Stanton.
By HON. J. H. TRAINER ................... 336
Pioneer Day.
Addresses by HON. J. J. GILL, JOHN M. COOK, ESQ.,
HON. WEBSTER DAVIS
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344
Military Day. Address
by GEN. S. H. HURST ..................... 370
Addenda to the
Pathfinders of Jefferson County .................. 384
Thirteenth Annual
Report of the Society to the Governor. By E. O.
RANDALL, Secretary
................... ..................... 407
Addresses Before the
Ohio State Archaeological Society-
GENERAL
BRINKERHOFF....................................... 430
PROFESSOR WRIGHT ........................ .................. 433
PROFESSOR ORTON
........................................ 448
PRESIDENT CANFIELD
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.455
Articles of Incorporation. ix
Articles of Incorporation. MARCH 13, 1885. |
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The undersigned citizens of Ohio, having associated themselves to- gether, and desiring to form a corporation not for profit, under the laws of the said State of Ohio, do hereby subscribe and acknowledge the fol- lowing articles of incorporation: 1. The name of such corporation shall be The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society. 2. Said corporation shall be located and its principal business trans- acted at the City of Columbus, County of Franklin, and State of Ohio. 3. Said Society is formed for the purpose of promoting a knowl- edge of Archaeology and History, especially of Ohio, by establishing and maintaining a library of books, manuscripts, maps, charts, etc., properly pertaining thereto; a museum of prehistoric relics and natural or other curiosities or specimens of art or nature promotive of the objects of the Association - said library and museum to be open to the public on rea- sonable terms--and by courses of lectures and publication of books, papers and documents touching the subjects so specified, with power to receive and hold gifts and devises of real and personal estate for the benefit of such Society, and generally to exercise all the powers legally and properly pertaining thereto. 4. Said Society has no capital stock. The Articles of Incorporation were signed by twenty-eight persons. |
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Col. William Crawford .......................... . Frontispiece
Gen. George Washington .... .. .......
..........Facing page 4
The Earl of Dunmore .......... ... ..................
" " 7
Maj. Gen. Arthur St.Clair . ... .................. 7
Gen. Geo. Rogers Clark........................ " " 11
Gen. William Irvine ................ .................. " " 17
Battle Island-Crawford's Battle Ground ........ " " 19
Maj. A. S. DePeyster
........... .............. " " 20
Simon Girty ............ ... .. ... . ..... ......... " " 23
Baron De Rosenthal ................... ........ . " " 25
The Burning of Crawford at the Stake ......... " " 31
Crawford's Monument ............ ................ 33
Lucas Sullivant.
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............ . " 61
Harrison's Headquarters . ...........................
. " 72
Thos. Jefferson-- Baron Steuben... .......
. ...... " " 95
Rev. H. C. McCook, D. D ......... .. ......... " " 109
Fort
Steuben ............ .... ..... ............... " " 189
Maj. Ekurius Beatty .......... ............. " " 191
Bezaleel Wells. ................ .............. " " 210
James Ross ................... .
......... " " 211
James Hunter ................. ...... .......... " " 217
Col. John Miller ............. ......... ... " " 270
Ezekiel C. Hawkins ...... ..................... " " 300
Martha Latimer McCook ........ ................ " 305
Fort Steuben Restored by C. P. Filson............... " " 315
E. M. Stanton
.............. ....... .............. ... ... " " 329
HISTORY
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During the year 1875, an archeological society was formed at General Brinkerhoff's home, in Mansfield, Ohio. This society, through the efforts of General Brinkerhoff, received an appropriation from the State of Ohio of two thousand five hundred dollars, to be expended in making an exhibit at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia. Prof. John T. Short, of the Ohio State University, was secretary of the society, and it flourished under his secretaryship until his untimely death, when the society became dormant and practically inoperative. Governor Hoadley, who took an active interest in all matters pertaining to the archaeology and history of the State, upon his accession to office conferred with Mr. A. A. Graham and suggested a revival of the old society. A meet- ing for the purpose of carrying into effect this suggestion was called to convene at the Secretary of State's office, on the twelfth day of Feb- ruary, 1885. A number of prominent gentlemen, including leading citi- zens, scholars and professors from various parts of the State, responded to this call, and decided to extend to all persons in the State interested in the formation of such a society, an invitation to meet on the twelfth day of March following, at Columbus, Ohio. In response to the cir- culars sent out, some sixty gentlemen from all parts of Ohio, represent- ing the various departments of scholarship, convened on the day specified in the Library Room of the State Capitol. The meeting having been called to order by Hon. S. S. Rickly, the Hon. Allen G. Thurman was made President, and Mr. A. A. Graham elected Secretary. This con- vention continued in session for two days and resulted in perfecting an organization known as The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, which was duly incorporated on the 13th day of March, 1885. The Articles of Incorporation succinctly set forth the purposes and aims of the Society. The following have served as Presidents of the Society since its organization: Allen G. Thurman, Francis C. Sessions, Rutherford B. Hayes and Roeliff Brinkerhoff. For thirteen years the Society has faithfully pursued the lines of study and investigation for which it was organized, and has held regular annual meetings at Columbus. In that time it has accumulated a valuable col- lection of relics and antiquities, now consisting of over 20,000 specimens, mostly archaeological in character, but embracing also many papers and |
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articles of historical value. This
collection has been catalogued and ar-
ranged in cases, and now occupies
suitable quarters in the Museum of
Orton Hall at the Ohio State University.
The library of the Society,
which numbers many volumes of
considerable value is being constantly
augmented by exchanges and otherwise,
occupies an alcove in the library
of the Ohio State Library.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT.
Particularly is the Society strong in
archaeological research. No State
in the Union is so rich in
archaeological resources, consisting of mounds,
forts, graves and monuments of
prehistoric periods.
This department of the Society, until
recently under the direction of
Prof. Warren K. Moorehead, is now in
charge of Dr. Clarence Loveberry,
who is also curator of Ohio State
University Museum.
The Society is the custodian of Fort
Ancient, the largest, best pre-
served and most interesting remains of
its character now extant. Models
of this fort are in some of the leading
museums of Europe, and it is
often visited and studied by
distinguished scholars, not only of other
states but of foreign countries.
The Society, through a corps of
explorers, is doing splendid and
valuable work in examining and making
permanent record of the innum-
erable points of archaeological interest
in the State. An archaeological
map is being prepared, which will
designate the location of all important
mounds, monuments, graves, etc., within
Ohio. It is estimated that these
places of interest number no less than
fifteen thousand.
Contents of Volumes Issued. CONTENTS OF VOL. I. |
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Aboriginal History of Butler County, Ohio. J. P. MacLean. Ancient Earthwork near Oxford, Ohio. R. W. McFarland. Archaeological Exhibit for the Ohio Centennial. M. C. Read. Archaeological Directory of Ohio. A. A. Graham. Archaeological, Historical and Pioneer Collections in Ohio. Archaeology in Ohio, Importance of the Study. G. F. Wright. Archaeology in Ohio, The Relation of the Glacial Period to. G. F. Wright. Beginning of the Colonial System of the United States, The. I. W. Andrews. Bibliography of the Earthworks of Ohio. Mrs. Cyrus Thomas. Blennerhassett. E. O. Randall. Chase, Salmon P. N. S. Townshend. Curtis, Henry B. A. R. McIntire. Earthworks, The Proper Method of Exploring. Earthworks of Franklin County, Ohio. P. M. Wetmore. First Circumnavigation of the Earth. B. A. Hinsdale. Fort Hill, Ohio. W. A. Overman. Gallagher, William Davis. W. H. Venable. Historical, Pioneer, and other such societies in Ohio. Legislation in the Northwest Territory. A. A. Graham. Letter from a Pioneer Author to a Pioneer Editor. Literary Periodicals of the Ohio Valley. W. H. Venable. Mounds and Earthworks of Ohio, Report on the Present Condition of. G. F. Wright. Ohio Company, Services of, in Defending the United States Frontier from Invasion. W. P. Cutler. Ordinance of 1787, The. W. P. Cutler. Origin of the Ohio Company. Pioneer Days in Central Ohio. Henry B. Curtis. Pre-glacial Man in Ohio. G. F. Wright. Pyramids and Buried Cities in the Land of the Montezumas. Fannie B. Ward. Serpent Mound Saved, The. F. W. Putnam. Some Early Travelers and Annalists of the Ohio Valley. W. H. Venable. The Society and the Quarterly. Geo. W. Knight. The Society: Constitution and By-Laws of; History and Prospects of: |
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Members of; Notes; Proceedings of, 1885,
1886, 1887; Reports for
the year 1887-8.
Western Land Policy of the British
Government from 1763 to 1775. B. A.
Hinsdale.
Maps and Illustrations.
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
Aboriginal Implements, Manufacture and
Use of. Gerard Fowke.
Addresses: of Gov. J. B. Foraker, Rev.
A. L. Chapin, Rev. Edward Ever-
ett Hale, Hon. R. B. Hayes, Rev. Henry
M. Storrs, Rev. Joseph
Tuttle.
Andrews, Israel Ward, D. D., LL. D. W.
P. Cutler.
Building of the State. Joseph Cox.
Centennial Celebration at Marietta,
April 7, 1888.
Communications relating to same.
Department of History and Archaeology in
the Ohio Centennial at Colum-
bus, September 4 to October 19, 1888.
Discovery, Right of. B. A. Hinsdale.
Documents, Preservation of -Unpublished
Letters from 1775-1782. A.
A. Graham.
Documentary History of Ohio. A. A.
Graham.
Down South Before the War. W. H.
Venable.
First Church Organization in Marietta.
Rev. C. E. Dickinson.
Gallagher, William Davis (concluded). W.
H. Venable.
German Pioneers. Bernard Peters.
Gray, John, Washington's Last Soldier,
Poem. Private Dalzell.
Historic Travels, 1840-1847,
Recollections of. Henry Howe.
Hoar, Hon. George F., Oration of.
Loring, Hon. George B., Letters of.
Memorial Structure at Marietta.
Monarchists and Jacobins, A Familiar
Talk About. William Henry Smith.
Mound Opening, Detailed Account of. W.
K. Moorehead.
Nullification in Ohio. Daniel J. Ryan.
Ohio Boundary, or the Erie War. L. G.
Addison.
Popular Errors Regarding Mound Builders
and Indians. Gerard Fowke
Relic Department of the Centennial
Celebration at Marietta.
Remarks: of Rev. W. B. Arnett, Rev.
Edward Everett Hale, Hon. Samuel
F. Hunt, Rev. I. N. Sturtevant.
Republican Party in Ohio, Early History
of. Henry B. Carrington.
The Society: Annual Meetings of, Third
and Fourth; Addresses of
Prest. F. C. Sessions; Book Notices;
Editorial Notes; Rooms of.
Triumph of Liberty, Poem. R. K. Shaw.
Tucker, Hon. Randolph, Oration of.
Western Land Cessions, Important
Documents Relating to.
Western Reserve, Sale of. B. A.
Hinsdale.
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Whipple, Commodore Abraham. David
Fisher.
Why is Ohio called the
"Buckeye" State? Wm. M. Farrar.
Nineteen Illustrations.
CONTENTS OF VOL. III.
Bradbury, Horace R., Address of.
Campbell, Governor James E., Address of.
Burnham, Major John, and His Company. E.
C. Dawes.
Centennial Anniversary at Gallipolis.
Century and Its Lessons, The. Dr. N. J.
Morrison.
Divine Workmanship, Rejoicing in,
Sermon. Rev. George W. Lasher,
D. D.
Educational Lessons of this Hour. Rev.
H. A. Thompson.
Fort Ancient, Description of. Warren K.
Moorehead.
French Settlement and Settlers of
Gallipolis. John L. Vance.
Judiciary, Laws and Bar of Ohio. David
K. Watson.
Jones, J. V., Address of.
Marshall, R. D., Address of.
Methodist Success, Philosophy of,
Sermon. Rev. David H. Moore, D. D.
Methodism in Gallipolis, History of.
Rev. P. A. Baker.
Migrations and their Lessons, Sermon.
Rev. Washington Gladden.
Military Posts, Forts and Battlefields
in Ohio. A. A. Graham.
Moravian Massacre, The. Wm. M. Farrar.
Muskingum Valley, Pioneer Physicians of.
Dr. E. C. Brush.
Ohio, Description of, in 1788.
Presbyterians of Ohio, Sermon. Rev. S.
F. Scovil.
Remember the Days of Old, Sermon. Rev.
John Moncure.
Relic Room, Gallipolis, Articles in.
Rio Grande College, History of. Rev. J.
M. Davis.
Scioto Company and its Purchase, The.
Daniel J. Ryan.
The Society: Annual Meetings,
Proceedings of Fifth and Sixth: Act of
Incorporation of; Synopsis of By-Laws
of; Trustees, Officers and
Members of; Reports of Officers of;
Trustees of, Meeting.
Eighteen Maps and Illustrations.
CONTENTS OF VOL. IV.
The Beginning of the Ohio Company and
the Scioto Purchase. Major
E. C. Dawes.
An Early Abolition Colony and Its
Founder. A. A. Graham.
The Underground Railroad in Ohio. Prof.
W. H. Siebert.
Boundary Line Between Ohio and Virginia.
Introductory.
Argument Concerning Boundary Line
Between Ohio and Virginia.
Samuel F. Vinton.
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Boundary Line Between Ohio and Indiana, and Between Ohio and Mich- igan. Special reports of Dr. T. C. Mendenhall and A. A. Graham. The Ohio-Michigan Boundary Line Dispute. T. B. Galloway. Samuel Finley Vinton. Madeleine Vinton Dahlgren. Samuel Galloway. Washington Gladden. Leo Lesquereux. Dr. Edward Orton. Francis Charles Sessions. Washington Gladden. Henry Howe, the Historian. Joseph P. Smith. Rutherford Birchard Hayes. Washington Gladden. A Description of Fort Ancient. Warren King Moorehead. The Society: Minutes of the Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Annual Meetings of; Annual Reports of; Roll of Honorary and Life Members of; Sketches of Life Members of. Maps and illustrations.
CONTENTS OF VOL. V.
1. From Charter to Constitution. Being a collection of Public Docu- ments pertaining to the Territory of the Northwest and the State of Ohio, from the Charters of James I., to and including the First Consti- tution of Ohio, and the State Papers relating to its admission into the Union, showing thereby the Historical Chain of Title of said State from 1606 to 1803. D. J. Ryan. 2. Work of the Society for the year 1896 in Archaeological Research and Exploration. W. K. Moorehead. 3. Report of Proceedings of Society for 1895 and 1896. E. O. Randall. 4. The Evolution of Ohio Counties. J. F. Laning. Six maps and forty-nine illustrations. |
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HISTORY
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During the year 1875, an archeological society was formed at General Brinkerhoff's home, in Mansfield, Ohio. This society, through the efforts of General Brinkerhoff, received an appropriation from the State of Ohio of two thousand five hundred dollars, to be expended in making an exhibit at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia. Prof. John T. Short, of the Ohio State University, was secretary of the society, and it flourished under his secretaryship until his untimely death, when the society became dormant and practically inoperative. Governor Hoadley, who took an active interest in all matters pertaining to the archaeology and history of the State, upon his accession to office conferred with Mr. A. A. Graham and suggested a revival of the old society. A meet- ing for the purpose of carrying into effect this suggestion was called to convene at the Secretary of State's office, on the twelfth day of Feb- ruary, 1885. A number of prominent gentlemen, including leading citi- zens, scholars and professors from various parts of the State, responded to this call, and decided to extend to all persons in the State interested in the formation of such a society, an invitation to meet on the twelfth day of March following, at Columbus, Ohio. In response to the cir- culars sent out, some sixty gentlemen from all parts of Ohio, represent- ing the various departments of scholarship, convened on the day specified in the Library Room of the State Capitol. The meeting having been called to order by Hon. S. S. Rickly, the Hon. Allen G. Thurman was made President, and Mr. A. A. Graham elected Secretary. This con- vention continued in session for two days and resulted in perfecting an organization known as The Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, which was duly incorporated on the 13th day of March, 1885. The Articles of Incorporation succinctly set forth the purposes and aims of the Society. The following have served as Presidents of the Society since its organization: Allen G. Thurman, Francis C. Sessions, Rutherford B. Hayes and Roeliff Brinkerhoff. For thirteen years the Society has faithfully pursued the lines of study and investigation for which it was organized, and has held regular annual meetings at Columbus. In that time it has accumulated a valuable col- lection of relics and antiquities, now consisting of over 20,000 specimens, mostly archaeological in character, but embracing also many papers and |