... edited by edited by HENRY J YEAGER Nouvelles du Scioto The Story of a Fraud The original settlement of what is now southern Ohio at the end of the eighteenth century was marred by scandalous treatment of the French immigrants by the promoters of the Scioto Land Company Through its agency in Paris the company using misleading information sold land to Frenchmen eager to settle in America The Parisians suffered considerable physical hardship on their voyage to say nothing of the mental anguish in ...
... THE NAMING OF MARIETTA THE NAMING OF MARIETTA By JOSEPHINE E PHILLIPS Our city is called Mari-etta was the brief postscript by which General Samuel Holden Parsons informed his friend Manasseh Cutler of the important event1 On the following day in a letter to his wife he explained more fully Our city's name in honor of the Queen of France is composed of her two Christian names--Marie Antoiniette2 In the manuscript record book of the Ohio Company3 the announcement was made with flourishes and ...
... 538 Ohio Arch 538 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications The Secretary Mr Galbreath closed the afternoon session with an account of the capture imprisonment and execution of Edwin Coppoc who was with John Brown at Harper's Ferry dwelling particularly on the plan of Cook and Coppoc to escape from jail at Charleston and the story of the coffin of Coppoc which is now in the museum of the Society This account in ampler form is found elsewhere in the present issue of the QUARTERLY ANNUAL MEETING ...
... Miami University He was appointed United States government surveyor of public lands in 1805 a position which he held nine years In 1812 he was appointed by President Madison as one of the three commissioners to establish the boundary line between the Virginia Northwestern Reservation and the United States public lands He was later elected a member of Congress and after serving a term of two years was re-elected He subsequently served two terms ...
... EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE OHIO EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY June 5 1903 The eighteenth annual meeting of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society was held in the rooms of the Society Page Hall Ohio State University Columbus Ohio at 230 p m June 5 1903 The following members were present Judge J H Anderson Columbus Mr G F Bareis Canal Winchester Gen R Brinkerhoff Mansfield Mr A B Coover Roxabell Col J W Harper Cincinnati Mr ...
... Ohio Day at the Jamestown Exposition Ohio Day at the Jamestown Exposition 175 thusiastic way which ever distinguishes Southern hosts in receiving their guests Governor Swanson's remarks entirely extemporaneous were among the most brilliant and eloquent which the writer has ever heard upon a similar occasion The Governor dwelt at some length upon the respective histories of Ohio and Virginia their ties of relationship Ohio being practically the first born child of Virginia and in periods of ...
... 338 Ohio Arch 338 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications General J Warren Keifer recently appointed Trustee of the Society and the only living Major General of the Civil War will favor the Society with some very interesting and unrecorded history in an address at this meeting A detailed program will be mailed to the members of the Society THE HAYES CENTENARY The tentative program for the Centenary celebration of the birth of Rutherford B Hayes 1822-1893 the nineteenth President of the United ...
... Miami Mr 22 LittleMiamiMiami 1794 N 23 43 adv 1793 Burns and destroys everything WILKINSON BRIG GEN within view and even under the Returns with detachment of 600 muzzles of Brit guns N 8 33 1794 men N 23 34 1793 WEBB LT Receives commendation from Gen Cuts down a savage in battle of ...
... Railroad 588 Travels of 212 217 Unitarians 211 Walter Mrs Lydia A Portrait of 193 United States Bank Political issue 49 War of 1812 Sandusky Indians friendly United States Apparent destiny of 179 to Americans 160 Extent of 179 oExtent of 179 8War Opinions on 223 Government of 198 mPassing of 185 Warren County Jackson supporters in Passing of 185 10 V Washington Geo Interest in the West Van Buren Martin 60 171 Illinois supports 72 76 Illinois ...
... FRANKLINTON AT THE TIME OF THE DEATH FRANKLINTON AT THE TIME OF THE DEATH OF LUCAS SULLIVANT BY ANDRE W DENNY RODGERS III Dedication ceremonies of the monument erected to Lucas Sullivant and the pioneers of Franklin County in the Franklinton Cemetery Our mood this afternoon is one of retrospect This afternoon we lift away the gray mists of more than a century to move among the valiant pioneer spirits of the borough of Franklinton Today this is Franklinton and the time is the ninth day of ...
... Remarks of Gov Remarks of Gov James E Campbell 161 REMARKS OF GOVERNOR JAMES E CAMPBELL It was a long-deferred pleasure one year ago on the 19th of October to make my first visit here I learned after arriving that it was an auspicious day being the ninety-ninth anniversary of the landing upon the banks of yonder river of the little band of French settlers who founded this handsome and flourishing city During an address to the people who ...
... Little Horn He had found Little Horn where he found the whole force of the Indians camped along the river and here we have his last recorded saying when he saw the Sioux camp Custer's luck the biggest Indian village on the continent Forward He strikes the center of a line of lodges several miles long and the enemy was waiting for him The conflict ensued in which the young leader soon found ...
... 96 Ohio Arch 96 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications so on Professor Siebert is a careful and painstaking student and has exercised discriminating judgment as to what is necessary for the proper educidation of his subject He gives under each chapter the list of authorities which he has consulted or which may be further examined by those who desire more exhaustive study of the various topics The book is accompanied by an excellent appendix giving a chronological outline of the historical ...
... Miami and although one Miami Country State of Miami Canal at Middletown On May 2 1826 the Duke of Saxony paid a visit with his retinue REIGN OF SOLOMON KING 1829-1835 On the 3rd of November 1829 the ministry and elders held a meeting to fill the vacancies caused by the death of Elder David Darrow and the removal of Eldress Eunice Serring ...
... Miami for her Revolutionary soldiers After the Revolution Ohio was open to settlement In 1786 the Second Ohio Company was organized by New England Revolutionary soldiers to colonize the Ohio region The Northwest Territory was organized in 1787 and Arthur Saint Clair was appointed Governor The next year 1788 he and other territorial officials arrived at Fort Harmar and then located at Marietta which became the capital The first courts were ...
... THE PRESERVATION OF DOCUMENTS THE PRESERVATION OF DOCUMENTS ONE of the earlier issues of the QUARTERLY contained timely suggestions regarding the preservation of old documents letters and memoranda relating to our early history There has also been no little discussion on this question elsewhere notably in the American Historical Association The result has been to awaken an interest in such articles and a search in old trunks in garrets and in ...
... 584 Ohio 584 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications The Tymochtee remains the 'Bend' remains the 'High Bank' remains and these monuments retain their relative positions substantially as they have existed for the last 150 years The actors in the tragedy have long since joined the silent majority but the early undisputed tradition yet lives in the memory of living witnesses and under the walnut trees in the bend of the creek just across from the High Bank is the 'exact spot' where the great ...
... Miami River The party also visited the monument close by erected by the Daughters of the American Revolution to commemorate the spot of the last battle of The French and Indian War It is a splendid granite rock upon which is this inscription Erected 1898 by the Piqua Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Memory of the Last Battle of the French and Indian War Fought near This Spot 1763 ...