Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 87

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472


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Col. Samuel & Croico was boru in July. 1319, at Shelbycille, Ky. ile received his education af Unuover Callege Ihs father, Rec. John F Crowe, D. D., fouudent this college. lle was aduntied to practice in 18?, nt Lexiugtou. le came to Scott County in 1544, miul uns elected to the llouso of ltepresentnticos in 1857-58, muil reelected in 1867-68, HEus filled by appointinout about all the olliees in the county. lu 1863, he raised a compmuy, and went out ny Capitniu for three geurs. Was promoted to Major, anil then to Lieutenant Colonel, when he was mustered out. lle has since been practicing low with much success, wul he nud his partner, Charles L. Jowett, uro The lending Iaucers of the county. He is much respected, aud n noble, geucrous- henrteil vitizen.


UDFANIZITION AND RTLICENS.


A Stute Commission, appointed by the Legistalure, January 11, 1831, organized Scott Caunty, taking territory from the following named conutica Clarke, Jackson, Jefferson, Jelinings and Washington. On March 6, 1810, they locateil the county seal at Lexington, which was then quite a business place. 11. I'. Thompson, Jamie+ Word, Jacob Thumns, Richard Hopkins, Edward Tucker, M Gray, Thomas SteChment, James L. and James V. While, W. 11. Puntner, N Hunt, William Carpenter nud %. Foster donated $11,000 for county purposes. The first county officers were appointed hy the Gor- ernor and Secretary of State, and were: James Ward, Clerk ; Jesse Jack- son, Sheriff. Reuben Johnson, Joseph Siveizer und John Harront, County Comomissinners The laller helil their urst meeting on March 14th, ut the house of James Wurd, and orilered on election to be held on the 31 of the inonth following, to cleet Justices for the several taunships which they had formeil. They also appointed Jocob Thompson as Assessor of the county. The Governor and Secretary of State nlso appointed Dacid Floyd I'residing Judge, and Taiward Tucker and Jabez Reeve his Asociales. The frel euurts were hell in Lexington, ul James Ward's duelling, in April, 1x20, Among The first cases triet were Dionymus Strebborn & Son vs. Isine Wilson, and Stale of Indinun vs. James Worthington. The court appointed Il. P. Thorn- ton, I'rosecuting Attornoy, and on his motion, A. A. Meck, John T. Bu-s, J. Sullivan, f. M. Dunbar, Isane Nailor, Jumies Murrison and H. S. Hoss were mImilted lo practice In the Any term of Commissioners' Courl, the County Agent submilled plans for a court house and jad, which were accepted, oud with a few ulterations minde by the banrd, They contracted with Mes.r. Goodbill & Nothun, on the Ist af June, to build the some for $1, 71 !.


COUNTY BUIENINIS.


The Coloty Commissioners contmeted, March G, 18is, with Travis, Carter & Co. to hurhl & news court house and joil in Scottsamrg for $18,1x1 ; the furniture, lixtures and extras amounted to as much more. The farmer was completed, nol the officers moved into il, in February, 1874. It is a large two-story brick building, and presents a fine appearance ; has the Clerk's, Auditor's, Hecorder's, Treasurer's and Sheriff's uffives on the first floor, ond on the second the grand and petil jury und egul rooms, the laller of irhich is fine, well furnished and arninged. The jail is a une-stury brick. slanding on Ihr putilie -quare east of the coort house ; il has n general hull- way, with sobstuntinl cells. The county poor farthi bas about eighty neres of Inod with a comfortable asylum upan it. It has nou about ien inmales, whose nges range from a few months to 4 year.


HOSTSHURG.


anmel in honor of Thomas Scoll, President of the J., MI. & I. R. R., WIL> Inid ont on March 27, 1871, by William Estil nod II. K. Wardell, The first sale af lots uns moule March 30, 1871, and II. A Schroer made The first purchase, huring numbers eleven anil twelve The cause of this Iniu being laid out was on account of a pelition having been presented In the County Commissioners for the removal of the seal of justice, on March 10, 1871, to this plat of ground. The same nas accepted, and consequently in Mareb, 1873, the contenet for building the court house nul juil was lel, to be funshed in a year from date. The furniture was arranged and the buildings ready for lise in February, 1974, the Jutter port of which with the county officers took possession of the new buildingy.


Chorles B. Mmor creeled the first bulding upon the lown site. It was a frame, and he used il as a store, be being the first merchant of Scottsburg. and also l'ostinasier.


John Gassuway worked al the "onvil" birst.


Williamn .4. Ritchie was the first to erect i du elling house, and the courl house was the first brick building on the town site.


Among The first physicians iras Paris Julino, uud the frst attorneys were Col. S. S. Crou e and Charle, L. Jewell, Esq.


It is now' n thriving lown of ubout 600 inhabitants. It is located upan the J., M. A. J. K. H., about eighty.five or minely miles south of Indianapolis, upon somewhat rolling ground.


Atuoug some of The best residences polierd were those of Miltou B. Smith, M. D . T. Terrell. W. Il. Pennington aud H. W. Montgomery. There is u graded school building with four rooms; also, a neat church edifice.


Among Ibr merebonis ure noticed ivore: Capi. John P'. Carr. Sapinsky & Shenberg, Alfred Reynold, William R. Williams Anil T. B. Wilson. Scollsbitrg also hns tuo hotels, the " Hubbard " und " Terrell'' Houses. The former is n thrve-story brick building, the nuly one in the county. The Scott County Democrat is the only paper published in the county. There is also a wagun nud stuve faelory, u grist-will, a cabinet shop and tivo blacksmith and fragen shops, n lirery siuble and n dentist.


The society is good, But the muilrond facilities fuir.


LEXINGTON.


The former county sent, was Inid ont about 1810, by N. Hunt, J. Henly and Gen. William MeFarlune. hi u'ns quito a town in 1815.


J. Henly built the first house on the town sile after it was laid md. Thore wns, nt the time (1810), n lng bouse standing, which was used for ser - eral years as ul tateru.


William MeF irlune built the best frune building, in 1811, and kept the first goud; for sale.


A black-with, ammed Kauvur, unced here in 1512, and put up & shop and went to work. In the spring uf ISlo, ibere wus u bank started, unil in July of the same year a paper, putdished atul edited by Jacob Ithonds, called the Filtern Eagle.


The county seit wny Ivcweil here tu 1820, at the organization of the county, noil continued as aneh uutil in 1874, u hon it was moved to Scetts-


Lexington wws incorparalel in ]>14, with William McFarlane, Pre-ulent of the Bend l of Trustoes. The woun uote hus about 00 inbabilants ; is located upon Stucker's Creok (fork of Big Creek) and the Louiscille Branch of the O. & M. R. R. It is hul out upon rather rolling graunil, and hos wide, woll laid out streets, and fair sidlowulks.


The old court house, standing on the old publie square, has been remodeled iubi a school building with four rooms, three of which are used as school rooms, and ono us a kbrary aud office for the Principal, who is an necom- plished nud well eslucaled instructor.


Aung the best residences of the town nre Dr. W D. Ilutebing's. . Alfred Junkck's, Dr. A. A. Morrisou's awl MI. B. Wilson's.


The principal merchants ure Asa M. Fitch, A. Anick & Son, Frank l'amp- bell, Jutues l'awors nud E. G. Mount. Lexington ulan hus a livery stable, " grist, iroalen nuil suic mill, a barrel henling and shure factory, four churches -Christian, Presbyterian, Methodlist und Catholic, Our former of which is & good, substantial brick edifice-two hotels-the "Farris" and " Meyer-" Hauses. The town is ninety-eight miles from Cucinaali and twenty-eight front Jeffersonville.


The society Throughout the county is good, being made up of intellectual, tuorat awl goud citizens. The raitcond facilities about the average.


The professions are ably representedl ; the law by Messrs. Crou e & Jewett, E. B. Ilurrod anul Filwand AAloy, tho wedical by W. D. ttutehings, M. W Smith, H. W. Bailey, Puris Juliny und M. B. Wilson.


The present county afficers ure: John II. MeFrulten, Clerk; Peter S. Dykins, Vedlilor; Samuel II. Burnell, RecorIer; R. M. Montgomery, Treas- urer; J. J. Talans, Sheriff; Heure L. Craveus, Coroner, A. II. Whitsit,


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Contity Superintendent, E Il WiClelland, County Surreyor; Cul. S. S. Crowe, County Attorney ; the Caunty Commissioners, Sonmel II. Clusr, George 1 .. Mercer, William II. Divis.


WASFERIOWY


uro small torvns, villages mind post offices throughout the county. Hur nekunuileigmeals ure Innehy lendered to Col. $ & Crime, tho county offrers, J. I Hurdy And others, trhu gute ug their usarstatice


CLARKE COUNTY.


Clorke County, situated on the Ohio Ricer, Is ono of the Inigest in the Sinte, And is quite diversified in its surface. In the northeastern part of the colinly there are the rich hint unrrow bollums af Catup Creok lending to the large bill imy fertile "Bethlehem Bolton" of the Obio Rirei. These lanils will over remain proinelire, as thoy ore emighed continually by the disin- legraliou of the rocks nbove. The soil is n dluk logtg, parlaking of the shaide of the linrstnors. The summits of the river hulls nro from 300 10 300 feel thore the strentus, and are considered among the best fruit lands of the West. A feis miles back from the bead waters of Comp Creek the Innds are u el, and the woil is light colored eluy that holds nater. lo the virmuity of New Wasbinging, the soil is n light elny und sand, unil lins a better ileminage thau Ihre luttals last mentioneil. I'ruin the mouth of Fourteen-Mile Creek, reaching hs fur down the river os Utien uml the Sinking Fork of Silver Creek, Ibe Innd is rolling and, especially ou tho river, very much hraken. The scenery about Charlesloun is very ullrelire, bring carieil by uplouds aud hills, through which fluit small stresins to the Ohio In the distance the gray lines of the " Silver llills" ( Knobs) is ensily Iraced in un unbroken chinin from Nout Ahany lo New Providence ; the livo boblest peaks at Dennelisville, known as the " Hoy Sinck Knobs," stand prominently in vieis A few miles weal of Ilis, and skirling the New Providence valley, are several oullying jenks, known As the " Hound's Lenp," " Borden's l'ine Knol," und the " Huckleberry Kanb." Tho crew in the kuub region is grond nul beautiful ; Ibe principal range is rlecaleil 400 or 500 feet nhoce the lecel of the ralley, and is broken in numerous perks or kanbs. The Liew from " Flowers Gop and " Hound Top," on the firm of Col. Fletcher Willeys, nud north in the direction of llearyville, is one of rery great interest. Frotu the summit of " Hound Top" the riewy of the surrounding lundecape uny bo obtained in all ils curiely ; tbe high lands of Kentucky con he seen like n cloud sinking behind the distant horizon. Thy And shout Jeffersonville is qu ash colored olay, except where mixed writb dlecompoyrd slate, which gives to il u darker cufor, und ndals lo ils fertitily, The drainage is poor on the fiat Innd, bul goed where it is rolling With proper tillage this soil is very produelire. Ulien is a unted gopilon loeslity, ichich supplies Louisville and The cities uboul the fille with large quantities of garden products, such as welons, sweet and Irish polalors, ele,, nyd a grent ruriely of fruits, repecinlly Ibe Bumuller kinds.


The principal erops raised in this county for shipment ure whent, ants, coro, polaloes and grass Har-re, mules, calle and boga are raised exten- sirely, and lorge shipuients ninde


The aren of Clarke County is 167.84 square miles, or 280,616.38 neres. Silver ('reek, Iln- largest strenm in the county, rises in the western part, and Iracerses il in a southeasterly ilirection until it renches Cementcille, when it wokes u hemil und dons sonthurest lo Groyscille, Ibence south to the Olio Bicer. It formy the boundury line for o short disintice belirern this nud Floyd County. It bns titutnerons hranchez, of which North Fork is the chief une, which uuiles about it hnlf mile oboco Cementrille. Pourleen-Mile Creek, next in size, emplies into the Ohio Itiver fourteen miles abare Louis- ville. Huen Creek und L'amp freck ury nhore Bethlehem, And there are turions other ereeks aud streams in different parts of the coliny.


"The forest growths of the rallvys comprise the red nul erbile mulberry, the fairpaw, tho persitutuou, sugar mapfr, widnul, hickory, while Bud blue aslı, beech, prickly ngh, will cherry, elmi, anssafras, wyeamore und olber rarities. The limber of the hills consists of curious kinds of oak, pine, while


Brou ore was found and worked in the county as early as 1820, ur cirlier. James Works, of Pennsylvania, examined and made preparation lo pnl upin furundo on Iruel Nu. 214, Clark's limnot, Three nudl one-half miley from fleurycille. The ore props oul in ulinost erery rarine of this region, is everywhere of the smur goneral rhuracter, and contains ghoul The same yuutility of iron. Anothor deposit of iron uf considerably extent is seen orar Broom llill, on the 1 ... N. A. & Chicago II. R. The whole country of the base of the kuobs, where the New Providence ,balo oulerops, is rich in iron ory. il accumulales in the raines aud culloy's by the washing doun of the furwalion which contains it, und is easy of necess,


lu the qurthensteru part of the county stone is quurried, not only for liwo, of which Ihere are large beds, but fur building purposes os well. At Wurble Hill, six miley froin the month of Cump Creek, there is an extensive quarry which way upeund by the Messrs Denn, in 18:3, lost has been abandoned for several years, un account of il procing, on exposure to the neither, nusuitable for building porposer When they quarried il, il way used extensively for burbling publie nul prirate structures. Although this stone dnes nol prore In be ilumble for ont door work, yel it is woll odupted to inside orunivellation, sueb ns wnulels, lable- lops, ele. Il Inkes a good polish, and is quite liedsonje. There is un extensive quarry, or quurries, of linestowo worked id Ulien. The bridge at bonisrille wus tonude chicdy of this stone. Vlies linie, mudr from this stom, lins n very wile and extended reputation. J. Speed, Esp., hing erected of Thien two of l'age's patent kiln4, each producing luft barrels of lime per day. Al Robinson's Landing, a few miles nhace Utica, Mr. Juruh Robinsou burus of tho situe stone 10,000 bar- rels per year. The Louiscille Cement & Lime Co., the Ulirn Lime Co., und Mr .J. lobiusou produre muraid of 326, Quit harrels of lime per year, employ- ing in the business n large number of linnds. Al Charlestonu Landing ure several extensice quarrira, which lince been icorked for building purposes and hme burning. The builtaulie limestone, which is so well known in the warkel, is foutul cers extrasicely in Silver Creek, Charlestown und Jeffer- eunville Tutenships. There are four large tills put up iu ihithereal focalities for grinding il, esch of which does n heury lutsiness.


A large number of inilirrul springs flow from the fissures occurring in The formation of the dillereut alrota Throttgheul the county, Ibe ivolors of which rondain decided quedicinal cirturs. Due of the most nuled of These springs is found in tract Srl, Clark's Gruul. A very interesting cate is fuuml on Mr. Bealley's farm, enst of Charlestonen, and wolher one on trael No. Hu, Clark's Granl, designated as " Thomas D'reiv's Cove." Eyeless fish bnce heru found in this cace, and it is beliered thul o very interesting osteologienl collection could be gathered by digging up the bottom of the L'OMUS. There are numerous indications of n prehistorie rare found in this county, nmong which, perlups, the best ure the remains found uf a stone fort ul The mouth of l'ourleeu- Mile Creck. Prof. Cox, AInle Geologial, says of this fort : " Il is one of the most remarkably stone fortifications that ever cante uber my observidiot." With n number of citizens ninl bis assistant, Mr. Burden, be visited it with the purpose of banking an examination. The lucalily selected presents minny naturnl menolages for making il im- pregunble. Il occupies u point of on plecuted parrot ridge, which fires the Ohio Ricer ou the east, und is burilered by Fourteen- Mile ('rock on Ibe wrst.


COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED.


the top of the ridge is peur-alinge, with die just nuvering to the werk nl tho north end. It is 280 feel where the level of the Ohio, and the slope is very gradual to the south. There nie quiuerous mounds found in ilifferent pails of The coblily trhich gico eridence of n prehistorie people. Stone uxes, bone implements, ele., are being found constantly, ubit arr preserveit in the rations muscumis of the Stole and conuly.


EARLY SETTIA HENT.


In December, 1786, the General Assroibly of Virginia passeil un nel lo deed a certain porliout of Inud, containing 149,000 urres, north of tlir Falls of The Ohio, lo Groige Rogers Clark nnil fifteen others. This tract of land was numed in honor of Clark, and was known as his grant, ubtil 1501, u ben, nith other loads uljoining it, it iras embraced in Clarke County. This grant was deeded mostly to soldiers of Clark's regiment, and they first sellhel il suon after the Rerolutionmy wor m'as ocel. Clarksville was the first loin Inul out upon il, n bich was sunreyed and pulled into low'n lots of onte- bulf giuis, in thelober, 1783, providing for the luying out of u town at the Fulls of the Dbio, to lo calleil Clarksville. The conditions of the sale of these lols ivere Ilint ench purchaser should build upon his let, within three years of Thọ ilnte of purebase, a enbin, with it slone or staro chimtiey. The fillowring were the Trustees appointed for the loin of Clarksville: Georgy II. Clark, Willisin Fleming, tolin Cilwards, John Camphen, W. Durid, Alrabain Choplen, Julin Montgomery, William Clark and Jolin Bailey. In 1795, James N. Wood sellled abore Ulici, a short iliulance, and others sellled hear him in the saluo year. Al This lime, the site of Utien uns a ilense ennebrake. . \bout 1795, Springuille irus Inid our, aud the first courts of the county were held here. Charleston'u nns sellled soon after. The first grist-mill in the colltily ins erected if Clarkycille, about 150 yards ubore tho mnouth of Mill Creek. It fell in 1847. The second will was erecteil by John Boles. The first vilol of this county truy John Thompson, at the rupiils of Ibe Ohin, in 1800 ; und in The following year, Joseph Baumun was licenseil to keep a ferry frou the laniling neur the spring, iu letfersourille, seross tho Obio. The firal merequals, Inverns, schools and churches nere in Clarksville, io 1784-5. MI l'age icas the urst male child born in Clarko County. In the spring of 17044, a family by the name of Smith emigraleit froin Virginia and settled at Clarksville, with some half dozen ellier families, togelber icith a company of Troops under The conimuud of Capl. Robert George. Ou Their arrivul they built n slogkitde. The friuilies were kepl elusely confined within il, as the hostile Indiuns were prowling about continually. A fine spring. from which the uster useil in the stockide uns brought, irns aboul a quarter of a nule ilistoni. On olle occasion, the eldest daughter of Mrs. Noney Smith, a girl about 12 years old, was sent after a pail of inter. She renched the spring, hud ilipped the pail full, when she uns shol by the Indians, who, scoing her fall, quickly reached the spot and sealped her. However, they lidl not siuk the tomahawk into the hend, as they usually dill The men in the fort heard The report of the gnus, and hurried lo ber rescue, Inte ilid hol resch hier in time to sace hier from her fate. She was mnppored lo he killed, atil uus Inken biek to the stockndr, but, on reaching there, they found that she still breal bed. Eight bulls bad pierceil her body in different places, but none of Them seen lo leute struck a rital part. She recovered, utal nfterisord married and moved, in 1797, to Missouri Territory, where she lived to n good old age and raised n family of children. Gen. William 1'Inrk surveyed Clark's Grant as curly ns 1785, if not enrlier. One of the tuost during anil outrageous massneres erer occurring iu the Territory uns perpetrated in this grant, in that portion now known ax Scott County It was tbe celebrated Pigeon Hloost Massnere, n full account of which will be found iu the history of Scoll County.


Mr. Samnel Morrison, of Indianapolis, lells the following aucedale, boring heard it from John MeCliuloek, over fifty years ugo. He says that, in 1788, irhuile hie unil some seren ur eighil others, in crossing the Ohio Rirer about half o inile nhove the Icolith of Fourleeu. Milr Creek, solo chornous inicial entered the river from the Kentucky shore. Il Ibrey the unter so high that they could not see ils shape or size, nail stirred up the mud from the Lers hollom of the river, unking u so rongh that they had lo Inud to keep from sinking. The animal emerged from the rirer at the mouth of Fourteen-Mile Creek. They thought they henri the yell of ludians, nail so did not go to see its Irneks. This was supposed by the porly lo ho the last inommothi Imciug the enuntry.


We gire belnie a brief sketch of some of the tunny prominent men con- uccled with the varly limes of Clurke County, as well as one or luu uf those nowy living nud identified with its present interests Gen. George Hlogers Cinrk (we finil frow examining old documents thal he spelt his Home without the final e) uns born in 1742, IM Albemarle County, Virginia. (Ile isas lhe son of lohu Clark, Esq., who contributed Inrgely to the American ennse during the Recolution.} In 1778-", be led a memorable expeditiott ngaingl The French at linskaykis and l'osl Vincennes. In the leller part of May, ur the first of lutte, 1778, he, with his companies and n number of lumilies ond privale adrenlurers, arrived nl the Fulls of the Ohio and look possession of nn istund, which contained ubonl seren acres, which Was near the ken- lucky shore, uud cchieb, in ISTU, was almost obliterated. It extended, then, lo uboul where the bridge is now situated, Ne dicided it omong ser- eral of the families, ond Ihrew up some light forlifienlions for their prolec- tiot. lle ylales ilnd, "on the 24th of June, they left the islandl and went up the river about u miile, in ouler to gain the wuin channel. They caiue lo the Falls ut the very moment of the sun being in a great eclipse, ichicb caused carique coujectures among the superstitions. The whole of our forces, after leaving those who were not able In undergo the mnligne of marrhiug, were only four companies, who were comunouded by Capla. John Montgomery, Joseph Baumna, Leonard Hohines mind William Horrod ln the fall of Ibo suunte year, be engure1 Kuskushin, Illinois, uud on the 2%d of February, 1779, he captured Vincennes. He nud Cal. Francis Vigo carried off the honors of thot capture In July, 1188, he uns dismissed from the service of Virginin. In October, 1786, Clark iureted tho Imliabs living. on tho borders of The Wabash to meet himt iu n greal council at Clarksville, November 20, 1784. llis brother William and M Lewis discovered Ihr l'olum- bin River, in 1803. llis appearance, well calrninted lo draw niteution, was rendereil particularly agreeable by tho manliness of his doporlmrul, tbe in- Iclligence of lus concersaliou, bul, abore all, by the viracity unil boldness of his spirit for eulerprise ond the determination be expressed to become an inbnbitant of the country. He axed on no particufor residence; was much iu the woods, incidentally cisiling the forts unil camps. Ile cultivated the neqnoinlaure of the people, and nequirell nu extensive knowledge of the various objects presented to his curiosily ond inspection. He died in 1817, ucar Louisville, Ky., u greatly honored military ofhierr und u nutelt roupeeled frontiersmau.


Que. Jobalbon Jenuings wasn nalice of Weyleru l'ennsylvanla, nnil born about 1785. Hir enie to Indiaun in n very early ilay, and sellied nl Vin- cenues, Knox County. He soon after mored to Clarke County. His noble heart soon gained him a host of frivida. Ho was elected the first Delegnie lo Congress from Juliona Territory. His opponent way Thomns Raulolph, a relatire of Gor. Imurrison. On one occasion, be uns al n log rolling in this cougly, tunl Roudolph was there, loo, who made s speech; onil, when he had finished, all eyes were luruel to Jeonings, experting him lo minke on onsirer, trhen, to the uller astonishmeul of ull, he took the blarkest und erookedeyl huaweispike he coull find, oud went to rolling logs, saying the logs had to be rolled. Jenutugs was elected by an overwhelming tunjorily. He was one of The Delegulra from Clurke Conuly to the Constitutional Courentinu which formed The first Constitution of Indiana, and cons President of the Conven- lion. Soon after, he ins elecled the liral Gorernor of the State, which office he held for Bx years. He was then cleoled lo Caugress, aud served until


March, 1831. In 1882, ho wens appointed n Cotomissioner lo firm a bienty with the Pollairuttomie Indians. Jennings nurer forgel a friend Hor re- Dised lo nltend to any business for any of his constituent4. lu thespring of 1818, tho Indiuny came into the county und killed n family nmined Hoffman. They captured s boy nud mado their escape. Tho ladins sold the boy in Canada. Years afterimul, the boy was rausamied and brought to the city of Washinglon anil rolurued lo his friends. Gov. Jonnings miurriedl Miss Aun lay, sister of Dr. A. 1'. quil Campbell liny, a Indy who was highly esteemed for her muuy good qualities. After her death, he married Miss Clarissa Bmibee, of Charlesloun, an nocomplished ludy. The Rev. Brzin Wowineud uniled Ihow it the bondy of matrimony. Mr. Jennings diod in 1838.




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