... THE PEASE MAP OF THE CONNECTICUT THE PEASE MAP OF THE CONNECTICUT WESTERN RESERVE by RUSSELL H ANDERSON The Connecticut Western Reserve in northeastern Ohio is of such special importance in the history of the Old Northwest that the early maps of the area are of particular value and interest The first printed map of the Reserve the Pease map of 1798 and its subsequent revision of 1807-8 as the Pease and Tappen map was published in such a way as to cause some confusion It is the purpose of this ...
... Unveiling of Fort Recovery Monument Unveiling of Fort Recovery Monument 427 whose loss was unusually great but also to the British who stood as sponsors to the movements of the tribesmen for the British were not only redoubling their assistance to the tribes supplying them with arms and munitions but were in their own behalf taking bold measures of offensive warfare For it was at this time April 1794 that under the orders of Governor Simcoe three British companies commanded by Colonel Richard ...
... County Pennsylvania was County Ohio to Upper County Ohio where the County Ohio in 1851 while County Recorder Xenia Ohio County Ohio 97 Richmond Weekly Palladin May 28 1891 1 Sullivan ...
... County Ohio a centennial County Ohio July 23 1857-E DI TOR As this centennial occasion has from time to time been in my thoughts I have found one idea presenting itself in a more fixed and definite way than any other That idea is the sense of gratitude and pride we ought to feel in being the sons and daughters of a race of sterling pioneers It is a great thing to found a nation or a state or ...
... Ohio Valley Hist Ohio Valley Hist Assn Fifth Annual Meeting 10 1 that will stop short of nothing that is humanly possible China is arousing herself to a new national life that contains possibilities of the most tremendous scope America and China are natural complements to each other The Yangtse and Mississippi Valleys have more in common than any other two equal tracts of country in the world The concluding paper of the morning was read by George Cowles Lay of New York The portion relating to ...
...establishment so long deferred When South Carolina hesitated to confirm the Federal Constitution in 1788 a member of her special convention-Mr Galloway by name-declared the chief reason when he said the property of the southern States consists principally of slaves If they mean to do away with slavery altogether this property will be destroyed In other language a vast amount of valuable possessions was in question and whether righteously held ...
... Editorialana Editorialana 223 injustices combined with the unfair and oppressive policy of Governor Berkeley and his failure to quell the Indian uprisings led at last to the rebellion of the downtrodden planters under the leadership of Nathaniel Bacon a descendant of Lord Bacon Bacon led the planters successfully against the Indians and protected the frontiers then drove out Berkeley and remained master of Virginia until his death a few months later when Berkeley once more assumed control Then ...
... HARRISON'S GREAT SPEECH HARRISON'S GREAT SPEECH At the Wonderful Log Cabin Campaign Meeting at Ft Meigs in 1840 Closely intertwined with the coming dedication of the Fort Meigs monument at Perrysburg is the history of a gathering which rivaled numerically the meeting which will take place there when the monument is dedicated in September The occasion was a speech by General Harrison in 1840 then a candidate for the presidency and 40000 persons assembled to hear his address When modes of travel ...
... County When I lived Rosscounty twelve miles nearly northwest of the city and about half a mile north of Roxabell a station on the B amp 0 Southwestern This place also was generally called Old Town when I was teaching in Greenfield from 1848 to 1851 All these were Shawnee villages and the word is said to mean The place where the people live ...
... County Pa spoke as follows The only excuse that I have for now coming before you is that my home is in Erie Pennsylvania a place so linked with the great national event the anniversary of which we are here celebrating that as one of her citizens I would be less than an American if I shrank from the performance of any duty to which I might be here called by your committee The end of the year 1812 found the war going on with the great territory ...
... RICHARD PLANTAGANET LLEWELLYN BABER RICHARD PLANTAGANET LLEWELLYN BABER A SKETCH AND SOME OF HIS LETTERS DUANE MOWRY A few months since we received from Mr Duane Mowry of Milwaukee Wisconsin duplicates of some letters written by Mr R P L Baber formerly of Columbus Ohio to Judge James R Doolittle at one time United States Senator from Wisconsin With the view of publishing these letters Mr Mowry wrote the late E L Taylor for information concerning Mr Baber Mr Taylor's reply was also forwarded us ...
... REPORT OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF REPORT OF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE OHIO STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY HELD IN THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY BUILDING OF THE SOCIETY MARCH 26 1 931 The Board of Trustees of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society met in annual meeting March 26 1931 at 2 o'clock p m in the trustees' room of the Museum and Library Building The following members were present Johnson Bareis Florence Orton Spetnagel Goodman and Hinkle ...
... Ross Ake and Assistant Ross Ake Treasurer of Ross Linsenmayer of the First Presbyterian Church Maumee Ohio The benediction was pronounced by Rev Louis M Hirshson of St Paul's Episcopal Church Maumee Ohio Hon James W Good of Washington D C Secretary of War delivered the principal address at the Anthony Wayne banquet in the Commodore Perry ...
... establishment in Illinois Beside the Ohio was published the first broadside in favor of the Erie Canal at Mt Pleasant Ohio the first anti-slavery sheet in America appeared in Cincinnati with her heart's blood as she once confided in a friend Mrs Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin at Marietta lived and toiled the hero who penned that marvelously human document which begins You would hardly expect one of my age To speak in public on the stage The ...
... County the conclusion of County militia Seal TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES NORTHWEST OF THE OHIO Arthur St Clair Governor of the Territory to Cornelius R Sedam Esquire Greetings Reposing special trust and confidence in your loyalty courage and good conduct I have appointed you lieutenant-colonel commandant of the regiment of the militia of the
... County Historical Society County Pioneer Association will participate in the event History of Lieutenant-Colonel George Rogers Clark's Conquest of the Illinois and of the Wabash Towns from the British in 1778 and 1 779 with Sketches of the Earlier and Later Career of the Conquerer by CONSUL WILLSHIRE BUTTERFIELD author of the History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 ...
... Rosser a classmate captured many prisoners pieces of artillery and his entire train In the winter he attacked with the force of 1000 a force of 2000 under Gen Early A rout and pursuit resulted in the capture of eighteen hundred prisoners fourteen pieces of artillery and a large wagon train including Early's private baggage The Union loss was one man killed and four wounded His services in the encircling of Richmond were conspicuous At the ...
... JOHNSON'S ISLAND JOHNSON'S ISLAND BY HEWSON L PEEKE This island lies three miles north of Sandusky in the bay It is nearly a mile long half a mile wide and contains about three hundred acres rising gradually in the center to a height of fifty feet It was originally covered with heavy timber and was a favorite resort of the Indians who came there to fish feast and torture their captives Its first owner was E W Bull and it was originally called Bull's Island until 1852 when it was called ...
... 352 Ohio Arch 352 Ohio Arch and Hist Society Publications EAGLE EFFIGY Largest Indian mound of its type in Wisconsin Body 131 feet Wing spread 624 feet Marked by the Wisconsin Archaeological Society July 30 1910 ADDRESS OF REV F A GILMORE Archaeology and theology have sometimes been grouped together since both are said to deal with subjects of no interest to modern men As a theologian I should be glad to refute this idea but though I know you are all eager to hear me discourse on theology you ...