The Marietta Register, November 27, 1863
"Old Marietta Papers" was a series of columns compiled and published in 1863 and 1864 by Rodney M. Stimson, editor of "The Marietta Register."
Notes from "American Friend" for the years 1817 and 1818, as follows:
The taxes on "resident land" in Washington County in 1816 amounted to $4,348; only seven counties in the State exceeded this; the rank was Ross, Hamilton, Columbiana, Fairfield, Trumbull, Clermont, Muskingum, Washington.
Ezekiel Deming, John Sharp and Henry Jolly elected Associate Judges of this county by the Legislature, January 1817.
Feb. 14, 1817, it was stated that the Ohio river had been bridged with ice for 25 days, ice 19 inches thick, and loaded wagons, sleds, &c., crossing daily; "the oldest inhabitant cannot remember a winter as severe."
The name of "Charleston," Brooke County, Virginia (a few miles above Wheeling) was changed to Wellsburg at this date.
Feb. 1817, Valentine Labolt, "an old aggressor," was sentenced to the Penitentiary for seven years by our Court, as the Friend says, for "having a natural propensity to steal cloth," an offense for which "he received a public whipping" a few years before.
March 27, 1817, the Bank of Marietta (two years after the war of 1812 had closed) resumed specie payment.
Spring Election, 1817 - Town Council, James Sharp, Samuel Hoit, Robert Williamson. Treasurer, Joseph Holden. Assessors, Daniel H. Buell, James M. Booth, Constables, Enoch Hoff, Sampson Cole, Isaac Rice. Justices of the Peace, James M. Booth, Anaximander Warner.
Adolphus Wing "hung out his shingle" in Marietta as an Attorney at Law, August 1817. He went from here to Michigan, we believe.
Sept. 9, 1817, John Lane was hung at Gallipolis for the murder of William Dowell.
In the fall of 1817, notice was publicly given that a petition would be presented to the next Legislature, praying for the removal of the County Seat from Marietta to Waterford; and a public meeting was called to meet December 3d at Major Alexander Hill's tavern on Greene Street to remonstrate against it. The movement, we presume, was not very formidable. Washington County then extended further north than at present; Morgan was formed the next winter.
Wednesday, February 4, 1818, it had snowed constantly for 30 hours, and the snow here was two feet deep on a level. On Monday, 9th, the mercury was 20 degrees below zero, and on Tuesday, 10th, 22 degrees below - heavy fog on both mornings.
May 14, 1818, "a number of the citizens of Marietta and townships adjoining, as a mark of their esteem for Col. Levi Barber, also of their approbation of his official conduct in the late session of Congress, gave him a public dinner" - "elegant repast," prepared by Major Alexander Hill. Joseph Wood presided, assisted by Ephraim Cutler. Among the volunteer toasts were those given by Ex-Gov. Meigs, Hon. John Sharp, D. H. Buell, James M. Booth, D. Woodbridge, Jr., Alexander Henderson, Dr. Hildreth, and Col. Barber himself toasted Henry Clay.
June 4, 1818, William C. Amlin was drowned in Duck Creek at the mouth of Reed's Run, while bathing, aged 20 - a son of James Amlin of Fearing.
In Belpre, July 1, 1818, John Rouse, aged 77, was found lying dead in a pool of water where he had been watering a horse, supposed to have fainted and fell in. He came from New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1789.
Nov. 5, 1818, annual meeting of the Medical Society, 3d District of Ohio, was held in Marietta; the following persons were licensed to practice medicine: Giles S. B. Hempstead (long in practice at Portsmouth, now retired at Hanging Rock), Ebenezer Bowen, Charles Ulmer, Alexander McMillan.
Nov. 1818, Henry P. Wilcox (son of Gen. Joseph Wilcox, then lately deceased) was appointed Postmaster of Marietta in place of Samuel Hoit, resigned.
Dec. 11, 1818, William McCracken was drowned in the Ohio near McFarland's landing.
Election in 1817 - Sardine Stone of Union Township was elected to the State Senate from Washington and Athens, receiving 612 votes in this county, without opposition. Nathaniel Hamilton of this county, and Sylvanus Ames of Athens, were elected to the House. The other candidates voted for were Major Alexander Hill and Giles Hempstead. Dr. J. B. Regnier was elected Commissioner, receiving 333 votes to 310 for Daniel Goodno.
Election in 1818 - Washington voted for Governor James Dunlap 627; Ethan A. Brown 262. The vote of Marietta was Dunlap 180; Brown 27. This county did not vote with the State, in which Brown received 30,194; Dunlap, 8,075.
For Representative in Congress, this county gave Col. Levi Barber (for re-election) 621; Gen. E. W. Tupper of Gallipolis, 213; Henry Brush of Chillicothe, 26. The District elected Brush, 2727; Barber, 1808; Tupper, 1954.
Col. Joseph Barker of Washington, and Sylvanus Ames of Athens, were elected to the Legislature. In this county Barker received 512; Ames 320; Amzi Stanley, 453; John Patterson, 99. Daniel Goodno was elected Commissioner; Timothy Buell, Sheriff; and Silas Cook, Coroner.
Marriages in 1817:
Jan. 2, in Adams, Joshua Sprague and Miss Phebe Brown.
Jan. 10, William Brewster of Warren and Lucretia Fuller of Marietta.
Jan. 30, Louis Soyez and Miss Ann Protsman.
March 27, Zephaniah Bosworth and Lucy Burlingame.
March 30, in Union, John Leonard and Elizabeth Hall.
April 12, Richard Thorla and Cammilla McAllister.
April 23, Dr. Cyrus Spooner of Adams and Mary Wing of Marietta.
April 27, Elisha Rose of Lawrence and Rebecca Cook of Fearing.
April 30, Salmon D. Buell of Adams and Miss Eliza Buell, daughter of Capt. Timothy Buell, of Marietta (parents of Maj. Gen. D. C. Buell).
May 11, Joseph Barker, Jr., of Newport and Melissa W. Stone of Belpre.
May 31, James Reed and Mary Noble, both of Salem.
July 2, Isaac Monkton of Wooster (Watertown) and Rebecca Haskell of Marietta.
July 23, Presley Petty and Margaret Nixon, both of Lawrence.
July 30, Joseph Geren and Nancy Hill.
Aug. 2, Aaron Fuller and Mary Irwin.
Aug. 5, Robert Williams and Mrs. Mary Needham.
Aug. 3, in Waterford, Dr. Nathaniel Fuller and Celestina Scott.
Sept. 10, David Gosset and Sarah Riley.
Sept. 16, Henry Hildreth and Abigail Haven.
Monday evening, Oct. 20, Nahum Ward and Miss Sarah C. Skinner.
Oct. 31, John Shepard and Lucy Burch, both of Adams.
Nov. 23, Capt. Joseph Cook of Wood County, Va., and Mrs. Rhoda Cook of Belpre.
Nov. 25, in Adams, Alexander Allison and Nancy Seifert.
Dec. 4, Jedediah Fuller and Nancy Nesmith.
Dec. 9, in Newport, Charles Little and Mary Frazer.
Marriages in 1818:
Jan. 4, William H. Buell and Lavinia Rogers.
Feb. 12, Judah M. Chamberlain and Rhoda McIntosh.
May 23, Thompson Gates and Sarah Gold.
June 4, Dr. Burr Bradley of Salem, Indiana, and Esther W. Plumer of Marietta.
June 28, John Gates, Jr., and Clarissa Crane.
July 2, in Salem, Milton Pixley and Anna Perkins.
Aug. 13, in Salem, James Hill and Phebe Hussey, also Norman Payne and Lydia Hussey.
Aug. 18, William McNeil and Susanna Corwin.
Oct. 6, in Union, Thomas Jenkins and Mary Dyar.
Oct. 25, Dr. Erastus Webb of Circleville and Miss Eliza Cook of Belpre.
Nov. 22, in Salem, William Porter and Mary Sutton.
Deaths in 1817:
Jan. 18, Gen. Joseph Wilcox in his 61st year (the publication of his death last week was erroneous).
April 1, in Harmar, Paul Fearing, Jr., in his 17th year.
April 20, Capt. Nathaniel Smith, aged 25.
June 1, Noah Needham, formerly of the State of Delaware.
July 7, in Waterford, Eli G. Cogswell, buried with Masonic honors.
Aug. 26, Oliver Dodge, aged 53, buried with Masonic honors in Adams.
Aug. 26, in Harmar, James Nichols.
Sept. 6, in Harmar, James Purington.
Oct. 3, Mrs. Sarah, wife of Jonathan Guitteau, aged 31.
Oct. 5, at Louisville, James C. McFarland, Esq., of Marietta.
Oct. 6, in Chillicothe, Mrs. Lucy, wife of Dudley Woodbridge, Sen.
Oct. 21, in Fearing, Simeon Tuttle.
Oct. 29, in Belpre, Dea. Benjamin Miles.
Nov. 16, in Zanesville, Elijah B. Merwin, Atty. at Law.
Dec. 4, Phillip Worthington, aged 67.
Deaths in 1818:
May 20, Mrs. Mary Hartshorn, aged 28.
June 14, Mrs. Sarah Thorniley, at Philadelphia, aged 54 (daughter of Col. Israel Putnam and sister of the late David Putnam).
July 20, Mrs. Lucy Putnam, widow of Maj. Ezra Putnam, aged 89.
July 31, in Harmar, James Sharp, Esq., aged 51.
Aug. 7, in Roxbury, Catharine, wife of Luke Emerson, aged 27.
Oct. 14, Mrs. Sarah, wife of Commodore Abraham Whipple, aged 79.
Advertisers in 1817:
Nathaniel Clark accepts a challenge of Alexander Mitchell of Short Creek, Virginia, published in St. Clairsville papers, to run his horse "Plough Boy" against Mitchell's horse "Defiance," for $500 or $1,000, four miles, provided Mitchell would come to Marietta to run.
May 22d - "Humbert, Miraben & Co, Watchmakers, lately arrived from Paris, respectfully inform the public," &c.
June 11 - "Dry Goods, Fancy and Millinery Store. Mrs. St. Aubin is opening," &c., at "corner of Water and Main streets." This was on the corner of what is now known as Front Street, next to the Ohio, now occupied by store houses built subsequently and owned by W. L. Rolston.
July 17 - "New Store, Dry Goods, upper end of Ohio Street," Wyllys Hall.
July 30 - New Saddlery, Alfred R. Beebe & Co, Marietta.
July 31 - New Store, Nathaniel Dodge, Jr., "on the upper Point, lately occupied by Skinner & Chambers."
Sept. 25 - New Goods, John Mills & Co.
Oct. 16 - William Slocomb (then a teacher, we believe) advertises Cummings' Geographies for sale. Archibald Rollow, blacksmith.
Oct. 23 - Dr. De St. Ledger, Parkersburg, will also practice in Belpre.
Advertisers in 1818:
January - Capt. Daniel Greene and Sidney Dodge formed partnership in trade - Greene & Dodge.
Oct. 15 - David B. Anderson, Watch Repairer and Jeweller. "Farmers' Duck Creek Bridge" was then in use, Samuel H. Gates, Sec'y. Elisha Huntington was teaching in the "Muskingum Academy," and Secretary of the Marietta "Moral Society," a society kept up for some years for the promotion of good morals. A Mr. Holyoke opened a singing school in the Muskingum Academy.
John Sharp, Esq., of Lawrence, Nov. 13, 1818, gives notice that he had obtained Pension Certificates for the following Revolutionary soldiers: Jerry Burham, Oliver Rice, Asher Allen, James Knowles, Godfrey Shreve, Joseph F. Trible.
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