USA > Iowa > Report of the organization and first reunion of the Tri-State Old Settlers' Association of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, 1884 > Part 13
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USA > Missouri > Report of the organization and first reunion of the Tri-State Old Settlers' Association of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, 1884 > Part 13
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home their first child, a daughter was born. To-day they have a family of fourteen children, seven sons and seven daughters, all living, ten of whom settled in homes of their own, scattered from Indiana to the Pacific ocean. If any of you historians can beat that you can have my hat. In confirmation of the above, I refer you to General R. F. Smith, late of the Sixteenth Illinois Volunteers and his wife, who are two of the above-described parties.
The committee appointed to nominate an Executive Committee and officers for the ensuing year, made the following report which was adopted.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FOR ILLINOIS.
Hon. S. R. Chittenden, Mendon ; Dr. Gco. W. Foote, Galesburg; Col. W. L. Distin, Quincy.
FOR MISSOURI.
Hon. Wm. G. Downing, Memphis; Hon. E. O. Stanard, St. Louis; Hon. I. N. Given, Peakesville.
FOR IOWA.
Capt. J. W. Campbell, Ft. Madison; Hon. Hoyt Sherman, Des Moines; Hon. Wm. Bradley, Centerville.
President, Hon. Edward Johnstone; Secretary, Jno. H. Cole; Treasurer, Sam'l E. Carey.
On motion of J. M. Shaffer, the thanks of the Association were tendered Gov. Stanard for the efficient manner in which he had discharged the duties of President of the day and to all others who had contributed to the success of the reunion.
Adjourned, sine dic.
JOHN H. COLE, Secretary.
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The following verses were contributed to the Association and are here printed :
THIS TRINITY -- BY GAY DAVIDSON.
[Respectfully dedicated to the old settlers of Iowa, Missouri and Illinois assembled in reunion at Rand Park, Keokuk, Ia., September 30th, 1885.]
The autumn sun hath risen. The day . It brought shall be the ending Of this fair month. Fleeting on the way Toward winter, to time's call bending.
Dying is this month of glory. Gladly dying At the touch of frost and drooping leaves. Going hence to greet the winter. Crying Loud in gladness, leaving many sheaves.
Dying gladly like the summer. Weeping Not nor moaning when her reign was o'er, But smiling, blessing all-in keeping With her nature, and the name she bore.
Gentle spring alone was weeping, pleading When the gates closed fast, pleading, praying For a longer sojourn, yet for naught unheeding Time didst bid her go, with no delaying.
Hurrying to the winter time! Each one Stopping on the journey briefly, sowing Seed and reaping. When the work is done Passing onward swiftly, homeward going.
How like the season is a life! The bard Hath sung as much-'tis well. Winter sere And bleak is coming. Some are standing hard Beside the river banks-the boatmen hear.
Hurrying to the winter! Weary feet To-day shall falter, stop. It is best We halt upon the journey. It is meet And right to linger, and to rest.
Gathered ye to-day in gladness, mothers, Fathers, mothers of our fathers, grandsires old, Youth and manhood while from others Come the tales of hardship, lightly told
Welcome, patriarchs so honored! The west Hath felt thy years of patient toil, 'These States do love thee dearly, highly blest Are they in you-your own free soil!
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And the harvest shall be glorious. See The bursting bin and store house, lowing Kine, and fields so brown, laden tree And vineyard, milk and honey flowing! Standing not so near the winter! Calling Yet to you does autumn fain to roam On earth. While the stricken leaves are falling We shall linger till the harvest home!
Trinity of mighty states in one; in love And friendship bound and sealed : to-day Have met while blessings from above Pour down, that shall not fade away.
Carthage, Ill., Sept. 28, 1885.
TO THE TRI-STATE OLD SETTLERS, 1885.
Old Settlers of Missouri, Illinois and Iowa, The pleasure it would give me To meet with you to-day, I can't find language to express, And can only drop a tear ; Accept it as a tribute, From an absent pioneer.
My memory stealing back, Through the dim decades of time, Lands me again at Warsaw, As in April, thirty-nine; And in noting all the changes Of these forty-seven years, The saddest one's the absence, Of so many pioneers.
But those that's still remaining, With the zeal of days gone by, With manly and fraternal pride, Still float their standard high; And by the "Grand Old River," Hold their meetings every year, And for those that miss the roll call, Drop a sympathetic tear.
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Near the site of "Muir's cabin," Is a fitting place to meet, Near where, two hundred years ago, Was anchored " Marquette's Fleet;" Where Des Moines' waters mingle With Mississippi's flood, And together wash the rocky shore, Where "Old Fort Edward" stood.
From the forest of Ohio, From every hill and stream, From the lofty Alleghanies, In the early age of steam, You turned your faces westward, Discarding all your fears, And nobly earned the title Of "western pioneers."
Where stood the red man's wigwam Half a century ago; You have, as if by magic, Made towns and cities grow;
And the busy wheels of commerce, Are heard on every hand, Bearing to the world's great grain market, The riches of the land.
The work of building states, Entrusted to your care, And furnishing the statesmen, To keep them in repair; You have faithfully preformed the task, Your record shows up clear, And 'tis a source of pride and pleasure, To every pioneer.
You gave the Nation heroes To defend her honor bright; You gave the Nation statesmen, That stood boldly for the right; And now may peace be with you, Through all the coming years, And heaven's blessings rest upon you, The Tri-State Pioneers.
With the compliments and regrets of
J. T. PATTERSON, Orleans, Neb.
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Letters were received as follow:
Extract from a letter addressed to W. A. Brownell from S. F. VanChoate, Esq., Electrician, Boston, Mass., who was one of the first telegraph operators in the west and in charge of the office in Keokuk, when Mr. Brownell was one of the "delivery boys .. " Mr. Van Choate superintended the construction of the mast 60 or 80 feet high, near the junction of first and High Streets, just be- tween the present residences of Alex. Collier and John C. Daniels, to convey the telegraph wires across the Mississippi River to the Illinois shore above interference with steam boat navigation. At that time M. K. Crockett, whom Bill Clark nick-named Col. Davy Crockett, lived near this place, and was annoyed by the music of the wires, so far as to induce him to chop down the mast one dark night, and thus cut off all Telegraph communication between Keokuk and the east, until more improved methods of transmission across streams were adopted.
BOSTON, SEPT. 23d, 1885.
DEAR BROWNELL :
It has been a long time, over 33 years, since we parted, but many times in that interval old memories have returned to my brain. Ah! those were stirring times. That great mast we built on High Street, and that frightful span over the rapids, across the Father of Waters. But we did it. That was before the days of gutta percha cables. Since then I have crossed the continent four times. Three times across the plains previous to 1853, and once since from San Francisco via Panama to New York. I have been to China and Japan, to Northern Africa, Morocco and Algeria, traveled all over Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium and through Germany, Switzerland, Ireland and Scotland, and lived altogether 14 years in those countries, mostly in London and En- gland, and I have crossed the Atlantic ten times, so you can see I have been active.
Now what I want most to do is to take a tour through my old haunts in Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, though I fear I shall never find time to do so, but if I ever do, it shall be one of my greatest pleasures to meet you.
Very Truly, S. F. VAN CHOATE.
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LINCOLN, ILLS., Sept. 7, 1885.
CAPT. J. W. CAMPBELL, Ft. Madison, Ia.
Dear Sir :- Yours of the 3d inst received, and contents noted. Was very agreeably surprised in getting a letter from you with such a kind invitation to meet you and all my pioneer friends that may be there. I am sorry to say that circumstances will not permit me to meet you on the 30th inst.
When Capt. Bill Phelps comes remember me to him.
With kind regards, I remain,
JACOB LITTLETON.
OFFICE OF ASSISTANT TREASURER, UNITED STATES, St. Louis, Mo. S
Dear Sir :- I beg you to accept my thanks for the kind invita- tion to attend the annual reunion of old settlers of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa. It would afford me much pleasure to do so, and especi- ally to meet my friend, General Parrot, who, as you state, is proba- bly the only other survivor of the campaign of the old First United States Dragoons, stationed at Montrose, in 1834; but circumstances forbid it, and I have to content myself with the hope that it may be to all participating in it, an occasion of great enjoyment.
Very truly yours,
A. G. EDWARDS.
C. F. DAVIS, EsQ., Chairman Invitation Committee, Keokuk, Ia.
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DES MOINES, SEPT. 11, 1885.
C. F. DAVIS, EsQ.,
My Dear Sir :- Thanks for your most cordial invitation to at- tend the next "Tri-State Old Settlers' Association" to be held in your place on the 30th inst.
I shall be there if I possibly can. My fear now is that engage- ments at law school (Iowa City ) that week may prevent. But I will make every reasonable effort to be in, all things subordinated to your meeting. . I want to come-wanted to come last year, but could not. I know how royal the time I should have, and it will be a very great disappointment if anything interferes with my coming :
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With kindest regards and the hope that you and all may have a reunion long to be remembered, I am
Your friend ever, GEORGE G. WRIGHT.
IOWA CITY, Ia., Oct. 9, 1885. C. F. DAVIS, EsQ., Keokuk, Ia.
My Dear Sir :- On returning from an absence of two months, I find the courteous invitation of your Committee to attend the old settlers' reunion in Keokuk, September 30th.
I regret very much that my absence from the State made it im- possible for me to be present on an occasion of so much interest. I hope that all things were propitious, and that you had a most suc- cessful gathering .
With cordial regards for yourself, and all Keokuk friends,
I am, faithfully yours, O. CLUTE.
DES MOINES, Ia., Sept. 10, 1885. J. H. COLE, EsQ, Keokuk, Ia.
Dear Sir :- Your kind invitation to attend the second annual reunion of old settlers of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa has been re- ceived. I very much regret that other engagements will probably prevent my attendance. I trust you may have in every way a for- tunate 'and successful meeting-giving great satisfaction to all con- cerned. The old pioneers! God bless them! May their last days be their best.
Yours sincerely,
CHARLES BEARDSLEY.
ST. Louis, Sept. 10, 1885.
EDWARD JOHNSTONE, EsQ, President, Keokuk, Ja.
Dear Sir :- I am in receipt of invitation to the old settlers' re- union to meet 30th inst. Pressing business will keep me away ; it would be a great pleasure to be present. I date from 1813; a whole generation has come and gone in the meantime.
Keokuk was all under the hill then. Chittenden and McGavic were there -- and so we go, -- and will continue to as long as time lasts.
With respect, .
I am yours truly, W. A. HARGADINE.
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DUBUQUE, Ia., Sept. 11, 1885.
My Dear Sir :- I thank you for your kind invitation to be present at the "Tri-State Old Settlers' Reunion" to be held in Rand Park, Keokuk, Ia., September 30th. I will come with pleas- ure, if I can make arrangements to do so, but cannot positively an- ' swer at this time as I may be engaged then in the coming campaign.
If I am not present, I wish your association success and an agreea- ble reunion.
Very truly yours,
W. B. ALLISON, C. F. DAVIS, EsQ., Keokuk.
FAIRFIELD, Ia., Sept. 11, 1885. C. F. DAVIS, Chairman, etc., Keokuk, Ia.
Dear Sir :- Yours of the 9th inst., conveying to me an invitation to attend the second annual reunion of the old settlers of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, is at hand.
I hope that I may be able to arrange my other engagements so as to be present; but I am not now certain that I can do so, indeed the chances are against me, but I will try to command them.
Yours truly, JAMES F. WILSON.
STATE OF MISSOURI, OFFICE OF RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS CITY OF JEFFERSON, SEPT. 11TH, 1885. 1
MR. EDWARD JOHNSTONE,
President Tri-State Old Settlers' Association, KEOKUK, IOWA.
DEAR SIR :- Your kind invitation to attend the Second Annual "Reunion of Old Settlers of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa," at Keokuk, September 30th, 1885, is gratefully accepted.
I have been a resident of Boon county, Missouri, since 1841, and every vote of my life has been given at the town of Columbia, in that county, which place is still my home.
Very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant,
GEORGE COOLEY PRATT.
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BRUNSWICK, MO., SEPT. 11th, 1885.
J. II. COLE, EsQ.
Sec'y Old Settlers' Ass'n.
MY DEAR SIR :- Your letter inviting me to attend a meeting to be holden on Wednesday, 30th inst, at Keokuk, Iowa, by the old settlers of Ill., Mo., and Iowa, came duly to hand. Permit me to thank you and the committee of which you are the Secretary for the consideration which you have been pleased to extend to me by that act. It would be a source of much satisfaction to me to be able to comply with your request, but other engagements will deny mc that pleasure.
With the hope that your contemplated meeting may be one of large attendance, and that each and every one of the old settlers who may attend shall live for many years yet to come, to enjoy the fruits of their labor, in rendering their respective states so interest- ing and desirable portions of our great country, I am
Very truly, CASPER W. BELL.
WARRENSBURG, MO. SEPT. 11th, 1885.
HON. C. F. DAVIS,
Chairman, Invitation Commitee, &c.
MY DEAR SIR :- Please accept my warmest thanks for your cordial invitation to attend the Second Annual Reunion of old settlers of Illinois, Missouri and lowa, in "Rand Park" Keokuk, . Iowa, Wednesday, September, 30, 1885.
Born and reared in the county where I am now residing, I feel a lively interest in all that concerns the old settlers of these three great states. I appreciate the honor of the invitation and the great pleasure I would enjoy in attending.
I regret that prior engagements will prevent my acceptance or attendance. Trusting the reunion may be a perfect success, and that each attendant may realize more pleasure and enjoyment than anticipated, I am your obedient servant,
F. M. COCKRELL.,
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OFFICE OF FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL WASHINGTON, D. C. SEPT., 11TH, 1885.
HON. EDWARD JOHNSTONE,
Keokuk, Iowa.
DEAR SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of an invitation to attend the second annual reunion of the old settlers, of Illinois, Iowa and Missouri.
While I shall be unable to be present, in compliance with the in- vitation which would be mandatory upon me but for my public duties, I desire to say that I am heartily in sympathy with the As- sociation and its objects.
Although time has not placed upon my brow the honored symbols of advancing years, the silver crown which you yourself so nobly wear, I am nevertheless one of the old settlers, and have a lively recollection of ante-bellum Keokuk and its vicinity.
Thanking you for the invitation, which is a token that I am not forgotten, and that "they miss me at home," I am sir,
Very truly yours, SMITH D. FRY,
SPRINGFIELD, ILL., SEPT. 12, 1885.
C. F. DAVIS, EsQ., Chairman,
DEAR SIR: Your favor of the 9th, inviting me to attend the second annual reunion of the old settlers of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa to take place in your city on the 30th inst., has been received. I thank you sincerely for your invitation, and would be very glad to attend if I could do so, but my engagements will not permit. You ought to have a splendid time, as you doubtless will, and I would like to join you. Let the old settlers of the three great states of Iowa, Missouri and Illinois get together and have a good time; there is enough in the growth, population, wealth and general resources of these states to form the basis of many good speeches, and none can do the subject better justice than the old settlers who carved out and made our states what they are.
Again thanking yon for the invitation, and regretting I cannot be with you, I am with respect,
Very truly yours, S. M. CULLUM,
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CHICAGO, SEPT. 12th, 1885.
C. F. DAVIS, EsQ.
MY DEAR SIR :- Your very kind invitation extended to me to be present at "Old Settlers" Reunion to be held in "Rand Park," Keokuk, lowa, has been received.
I regret very much that I am compelled to decline your invita- tion, but an engagement previously made for that day will prevent. I thank you for so kindly remembering me, and hope your meet- ing may be a very profitable one in reminiscences as well as an en- joyable occasion.
Yours Truly, JOHN A. LOGAN.
HANNIBAL, MO., SEPT. 12th, 1885.
C. F. DAVIS, EsQ.,
Chairman Invitation .Committee,
KEOKUK, IOWA.
DEAR SIR :- I return you my sincere thanks for your cordial and complimentary invitation to attend the "Second Annual Re- union of Old Settlers of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa," to be held at Rand Park, Keokuk, September 30th, 1885, and regret exceed- ingly that official duties will call me to Washington about that time and make it impracticable for me to be with you. I have the honor to be,
Very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant, W. H. HATCH.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., SEPT. 13th, 1885.
HON. J. HI. COLE,
Secretary, Etc.,
KEOKUK, IOWA.
DEAR SIR :-- I am under many obligations to you for the invi- tation of the 1st inst., to attend the Old Settler's Reunion at Keokuk. It would afford me much pleasure, I doubt not, to be present, but my wife's health and my own, renders it necessary for us to visit Eureka Springs in Arkansas, for which place we leave in a day or two, and will not return in time for your Reunion on the 80th inst. Hoping you will have a large and pleasant meeting, I remain,
Respectfully Yours, JOHN HOGAN.
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ST. LOUIS, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 1885.
C. F. DAVIS, EsQ.
Chairman of Invitation Com.
KEOKUK, IOWA.
DEAR SIR :- I am much pleased to have received your invitation of September 10th, to attend the old settlers meeting on the 30th inst., but have to decline, as I have just returned from a long vaca- tion and find my business so accumulated as will demand all my time for many weeks to come. I would like to be present and fire another gun for Missouri as I did before, as I have a great many more facts to present in her favor; but shall have to defer this until a more opportune occasion .
With best wishes for your success, and hoping that the meeting may be all that you desire, I am,
Yours very truly, JOHN W NOBLE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON, D. C., SEPT. 14, 1885.
C. F. DAVIS, EsQ.,
Chairman Invitation Committee,
KEOKUK, IOWA.
MY DEAR SIR :- Your kind invitation dated the 9th inst., in- viting me to attend the Second Annual Reunion of your Asso- ciation has been forwarded to me from Davenport and is just received.
It will afford me great pleasure to accept your invitation if I can possibly make my arrangements to be present, and I hope to be able to do so. Yours with respect,
JERRY H. MURPHY.
SHAWNEETOWN, ILL., SEPT. 14TH, 1885. MR. EDWARD JOHNSTONE,
President.
DEAR SIR :- I have yours, enclosing an invitation to attend the Second Annual Reunion of Old Settlers at Keokuk on 30th inst. I deeply regret that my engagements may prevent my attendance ; if I can, however, avail myself of your kindness, I shall do so with pleasure.
.Yours respectfully,
R. W. TOWNSEND.
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CLAYTON, ILL., SEPT. 14th, 1885.
C. F. DAVIS, EsQ. KEOKUK.
DEAR SIR: I received your kind invitation to attend the Tri- State Old Settlers' meeting in Keokuk on the 30th inst. My health is such that I cannot expect to attend, very much to my regret.
There are but two persons now living in Keokuk who were there when I first settled in your city in April, 1841. Valencourt Vanausdall and A. B. Chittenden. I was then 33 years of age, and now I only lack 34 days of being 77 years old, and when I think over the list of middle aged and old men who were well and hearty when I left Keokuk, but have now "passed over the river," I can but rejoice that I have been spared to remain with my few friends so long. I send my hearty congratulations and best wishes for a pleasant time to all.
Yours truly, A. BROWN.
DAVENPORT, IOWA, SEPT. 14th, 1885. MR. J. H. COLE,
Secretary Tri-State Old Settlers Association,
KEOKUK, IOWA.
DEAR SIR :- The card of Invitation to the Reunion of your Association on Sept. 30th next, is received. It would afford mc much pleasure to attend this Reunion; as it looks to me now, I fear I shall not be able to be present.
When I look back to 1857, when I landed at Muscatine, and then take in the present, it seems more like a dream. If I under- took to tell the story of the progress lowa has made during the interim, to a stranger, I would not be believed.
To recall all this wonderful progress with those who have had a hand in it, and rejoice over it all with them would most delight me, and if I can possibly spare the time to be present, I'll do so, although I do not now see how it can be. I know you will have a delightful time.
Yours Very Truly, WM. O. KULP.
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CLARINDA, PAGE CO., IOWA, SEPT. 14th, 1885.
HON. EDWARD JOHNSTONE,
President, &c.,
KEOKUK, IOWA.
MY DEAR JUDGE :- I am in receipt of your invitation to attend the annual meeting of the Tri-State Old Settlers Association. I am not now able to say whether my engagements will permit me to accept it, but I beg to assure you that if it is possible, I will be one of the attendants. Thanking you for remembering me, and bespeaking for each and all of the "Old Settlers" a delightful Reunion, I remain
Your Friend, W. P. HEPBURN.
CHICAGO DEMOCRAT, - CHCAGO, ILL., Sept. 14, 1885. ( J. H. COLE, EsQ.
Dear Sir :- Your invitation to attend a reunion of old settlers of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa is received. The idea is a good one, and should circumstances permit, shall be glad to unite with you in the pleasures of the occasion.
Respectfully yours, HERMAN LEIB, Editor.
COURT OF COMMISSIONERS OF ALABAMA CLAIMS, 1 1412 H STREET, WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 15th, 1885. 6 .
My Dear Mr. Davis :- I am in receipt, vai Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, of your kind letter of the 9th inst., inviting me to attend the second annual meeting of old settlers of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, at Rand Park, Keokuk, Ia., Wednesday, September 30th inst.
I most sincerely regret that my official duties render it impracti- cable to make the engagement, and that I am thus deprived of the pleasure of greeting the old pioneers of these three great States of the Union at the time and place named.
Wishing you and them a most enjoyable reunion, I am with great respect,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES HARLAN.
C. F. DAVIS, Esq.,
Chairman, Committee of Invitation,
Keokuk, lowa.
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THE CHICAGO MAIL, 1 CHICAGO, ILL., Sept. 15, 1885. S
C. F. DAVIS, Chairman, etc.,
Dear Sir :- Please accept my sincere thanks for your kind in- vitation to attend reunion of old settlers of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa.
I cannot give you definite answer now, but will do my best to arrange my affairs here so as to join you and other friends on that occasion.
With kindest regards, I am Your friend,
FRANK HATTON.
BUTTE CITY, MONT,, Sept. 15, 1885. MR. J. H. COLE,
Sec. Tri-State Old Settlers' Association,
Keokuk, Iowa.
Dear Sir :-- I am certainly very much obliged to you for for- warding me an invitation to be present at the reunion of the old settlers' association of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa at Keokuk, on the 30th of this month, and nothing but the great distance and press of business prevent my being present. I am quite proud of being considered eligible to membership in your association, for although I have lived on the western frontier all my life, I believe this is the only organization of the kind into which I could be admitted. I lived in Hancock county, Ill., in 1838 (it is'nt the date that makes a man an old settler there ); I lived in Lee county, Iowa, in 1844; ] belive the old settler date there is before 1840; in California in 1850, (there the date is 1849); in Nevada in 1862, there the date is 1860; in Idaho in 1865, there the date is 1863; in Montana in 1866, and here the date for an old settler is a residence as soon as 1864. I have lived nearly two-thirds of my life in territories. In Iowa six years while it was a territory; I don't think California was fully organized as a State when we reached it in July, 1850; I lived in Nevada when a territory three years; in Idaho one year; and in Montana about eighteen years. I have always wanted to be con- sidered an old settler somewhere, and it seems I am entitled to that high distinction in your association of the old settlers of Iowa, Mis- souri and Illinois. While I never lived in Missouri myself, my wife did and I married her there.
Give my thanks to the good friend who suggested my name for membership in your organization. Yours truly,
IIIRAM KNOWLES.
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IOWA CITY, Sept. 15, 1885.
J. H. COLE, Sec.
Please accept my thanks for a card of invitation to the "Tri- State Old Settlers' Reunion" to be held in Keokuk, September 30th.
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