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SEPTEMBER.
Sept. 1-The Mechanics' Bank at Weston, deeming it unsafe to keep their gold, amounting to $125,000, sent it to the parent bank, at St. Louis, in charge of directors Thos. Beaumont, S. P. S. McCurdy and W. M. Paxton. We went by St. Joseph and Macon. McCurdy was "boozy" and gave no attention. While we were in St. Louis, Gen Frémont declared the city and State under martial law. The feeling on both sides was intense. Soldiers were posted in all parts of the city. We had much trouble to get passes to leave. Prior to this time secession was freely discussed : but from this day no one dared to declare his sentiments.
The Liberty bank also sent its gold, in charge of Adkins. Moss, and Field, directors.
From this time the banks not only refused to redeem their currency, but granted no more favors. Though the Weston bank had $150,000 outstanding notes, and the Liberty bank had loaned $17,000 to Platte County customers, vet neither bank lost one cent on a discounted note. I was agent for both banks at Platte City.
Sept. 3-Barclay, Coppac, and 18 others are killed by rebels at Platte River bridge, in Buchanan.
St. Joseph is occupied by rebels.
Sept. 11-Part of Col. J. H. Winston's command starts for Lexington.
COL. SMITH AND THE PLATTE CITY STAMPEDE.
Sept. 16-Col. R. P. Smith, of the 16th Illinois Infantry, leaves St. Joseph with a detachment of 300 men and one cannon, for Lexington, to support Mulligan. About 3 o'clock, the advance approached Platte City. Silas Gordon and his lieutenant, Black Triplett, went out to the steam saw-mill, on the turnpike, to meet them. From covert, they fired on the advance, when 400 yards distant, and a physician of St. Joseph fell with a ball in his fore head. The main force came up, and with their cannon fired three shots upon the town. Throughout the afternoon Capt. Carr was busy in the streets of Platte City, trying to organize a motley crowd to go to Hulett's Bottom, on the east side of the Platte. and from ambush fire upon the Federals as they passed on the opposite side. I stood in my office door. on Main Street, and
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noted proceedings. About 70 men and boys, armed with shot- guns, muskets, rifles, and pistols, were in line to be supplied with ammunition. A horseman galloped up and announced: "The Federals are crossing the bridge!" This was untrue, but the stampede that followed was sublime. It was the most precipitate retreat known to history. In one minute the street was clear; and men, women, and children deserted their homes and hastened to the country. This occurred at 4 p. m. An hour later the Fed- erals fired on the town. No damage was done, but the report of cannon hastened the stampede. The people snatched their valu- able property and bore it away. Corn-shocks were the beds of many that night. About 5 p. m. I went home, and, after supper, went forth, and found every house vacant. A squad of Federal soldiers, in command of Capt. Wilson, took me prisoner. Only three men were found in town-Morrison, Zimmerman, and me. For our temerity we had to supply supper for the men. Capt. Wilson kindly went home with me, and I was glad to accept his protection for the night.
Sept. 17-Col. Smith and his men, after looting the town, de- parted east in the morning. The refugees returned, and loud were the lamentations, and fierce and profane were the denuncia- tions, when each family found valuable articles missing. There were no others upon whom to wreak their vengeance, so we who had remained, and had preserved much property, were traduced.
DISFRANCHISEMENT.
From this date, all who had taken up arms against the United States were disfranchised.
THE GAMBLE OATH.
No one could vote without subscribing the following affi- davit: "I do solemnly swear that I have not, since the 17th day of September, 1861, willfully taken up arms or levied war against the United States, nor against the provisional government of the State of Missouri." Subsequently the oath took an iron-clad form. (See "Oaths.")
The battles of Blue Mills and of Morristown.
FORAGING ON THE PEOPLE.
Sept. 20-From time to time Federal troops were sent to Weston and Platte City. The latter town was terribly disloyal, and suffered heavily. The soldiers foraged on the people. R. M. Gordon had 400 bushels of wheat, which was marketed for him. I was then the manager of the Platte City Water Mills, and was levied on by both parties. Silas Gordon took what he wanted. I find the following receipt among my worthless papers: "Nov. 20, 1861, received of W. M. Paxton 5,570 pounds of flour at 3 cents, $167.00; 10 bushels meal at 40 cents, $4.00. (Signed) A. C. Miller, Quartermaster 4th Div., Mo. Vols." On the 23d of November I
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furnished under duress to the United States 2,000 pounds of hay, $10; 10 bushels of corn at 25 cents, $2.50; 8 cords of wood, at $2.25, $18. These accounts were only waste paper.
Troops, both Northern and Southern, are gathering at Lex- ington. Half of Winston's regiment are there.
Sept. 21-Col. Mulligan, at Lexington, surrenders, and his men are paroled. Ross, Jack, Link, Moore, and Todd, Southern men from Platte, are among the wounded. As the paroled Federal soldiers return to their homes, they are sometimes treated with indignity. At Platte City several were denied food; but they were speedily supplied by more humane citizens.
Sept. 25-General Ben M. Prentiss is in command at St. Joseph.
OCTOBER.
Oct. 8-D. R. Anthony is provost-marshal at Kansas City.
R P. Clark having been appointed probate judge, in the place of H. C. Cockrill, holds the October term. No probate court was held in January, 1862. Judge S. A. Gilbert holds the April term, 1862. I presume that Clark refused to take the oath, and his office was vacated, so that Gilbert could succeed.
Oct. 16-The Constitutional Convention passed the Ousting Ordinance, requiring the iron-clad oath of all officers, and vacating the offices of such as failed to comply.
Oct. 18-Baldwin Bane having died, R. D. Johnston admin- isters. Bond, $10,000.
THE BANE FAMILY.
Four brothers came to Platte in 1838, from Lewis County, Ky. They possessed wealth, enterprise, probity, and influence.
I. JOHN BANE, was full of energy, and accumulated wealth, which he left to his widow, Mary Bane. At her death, a large body of land was sold, and the proceeds were dis- tributed to his and her collateral kindred. The will of John Bane gave his estate to his wife, for life, and remainder, half to his heirs, and half to hers. In 1833. when Mrs. Bane died, the beneficiaries constituted a host. Mr. Bane died in June, 1871. He had large experience as a mate on steam- boats, and when the Haidee was purchased by Platte City parties, he was employed as mate.
II. BALDWIN BANE, married in Kentucky. Ch:
1. Edward Bane.
2. Martha S. Bane. m'd Nov. 11. 1858. H. Clay Hatfield.
3. Mary Bane, m'd James Cole, and was mother of Pinkie Cole, first wife of Gabe Rice.
4. Eupha Bane, m'd E. J. Phillips.
Mr. Baldwin Bane m'd 2d. Nov. 23. 1841, Hulda Ann
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Johnston, b. Sept. 3, 1813; d. Feb. 10, 1895 She was a sister of Capt. R. D. Johnston. Ch:
5. Isabel Bane, m'd - Hon. Ch: [@] Waller B. Hon; [b] Annie J. Hon; [c] James A. Hon.
6. Lousia Bane, m'd Nov. 9, 1876, Thos. K. Eskridge, b. in Fauquier Co., Va., Sept. 10, 1847 ; d. in Platte, near Hampton, March 10, 1889, son of Sidney. Ch: [@] Jas. Eskridge; [b] Ella; [c] Addison; [d] Thos. 7. Thomas Bane, lived with his mother until lately. He now lives in Kansas.
III. WILLIAM R. BANE, was a pushing, active, and lively man. He served several terms as constable of Carroll Township, and kept the Green House in Platte City some years.
IV. JAMES W. BANE, b. in Lewis Co., Ky .. Feb. 16, 1816; d. in Platte, two miles south of Platte City. April 10, 1889; m'd April 6, 1853, Mrs. Permelia Little, d. in Sept., 1895. He was an intelligent and interesting talker, and displayed spirit and vivacity. But he became deranged, and in August, 1861, Dr. A. T. Guthrie was appointed his guardian. He was sent to the Lunatic Asylum, and on his return be- came quiet and silent. He came west in 1843, and settled on the farm where he died. Ch:
1. Laura F. Bane, m'd July 22, 1880, John E. Jones, son of Lewis Jones and Isabella McColum. Ch: [a] Jas. M. Jones; [b] Ida May Jones; [c] Carrie B. Jones. They live on the old Bane farm, two miles south of Platte City.
2. John R. Banc, was killed Aug. 12, 1881, by his brother- in-law, John E. Jones, in an affray over watering stock. Mr. Jones was tried for murder and acquitted. John R. m'd Dec. 16, 1880, Elizabeth Cole. She now lives in Platte City. Ch: [@] Maud Bane, the gay- est and sweetest girl that trips the streets of our town.
V. CLAYTON BANE; of him I know nothing.
JAMES SYNNAMON'S COMPANY OF CONFED- ERATES.
This month 82 enlisted. Confederates were sworn in by R. P. C. Wilson. Capt. Synnamon's company passed through 24 battles, besides many skirmishes. He himself is covered with wounds: 1st, at Corinth; 2d. at Port Gibson; 3d, at Vicksburg: 4th, at Franklin, where he was captured and held prisoner until the dawn of peace. Of the 82 men. 40 fell in battle, or by disease. before the war ended, and 34 others were wounded in battle. We will give. in alphabetical order; a few of the names and their fates:
1. Dallas Calvert, son of Henry, a brother of Smith, killed at Milliken's Bend.
2. D. H. Calvert, son of Lewis, wounded and captured.
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3. Biddle Clark (Capt.), killed at Baker's Creek.
4. John Crobarger, wounded and captured and died at Port Gibson.
5. Will H. Clay, wounded at Port Gibson, and killed at Vicksburg.
6. Oscar Cooper, killed at Vicksburg.
7. Thomas Cooper, wounded and captured at Vicksburg.
8. Turner Jeter, killed at Vicksburg.
9. Wm. Gladden, wounded and captured at Corinth; died.
10. Dr. Jas. A. Herndon, wounded and captured at Franklin.
11. Corp. Will Harrington, son of Miles, killed at Port Gibson.
12. Bennett Herndon, wounded at Corinth and killed at New Hope, Georgia.
13. Henry Herndon, died in the war.
14. B. F. Murdock, wounded at Latimer Farm, and at Frank- lin ; captured at Camp Morton, and imprisoned to the end.
15. James Marsh, captured at Vicksburg and died in prison.
16. Mat J. Moore, wounded three times-at Vicksburg, at Altoona, and Port Gibson ; and brevetted for gallantry.
17. Searg. Frank H. Owen, wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, brevetted for gallantry at Vicksburg, and killed at Franklin.
18. Geo. Offutt, wounded at Port Gibson, captured at Vicks- burg, and imprisoned to the end.
19. John Oldham, son of Lon, wounded at Corinth; captured at Port Gibson.
20. Leonidas Oldham, died in hospital at Port Gibson.
21. John B. Slone, wounded at Corinth, captured at Vicks- burg, and imprisoned to the end.
Oct. 22-Battle of the Blue.
NOVEMBER.
Nov. 1-Parties are growing rabid. M. L. Young, Elias Barbee and other Southern men seize Judge Birch and S. A. Gil- bert and other Union men, and post them off under guard, to Gen. Price's army. They are sent back unharmed.
Federal soldiers are stationed at Weston and Platte City. The toll-gate books show that this month 460 cavalry soldiers passed between Weston and Platte City. A. C. Miller was quartermaster of the 4th Division, with headquarters at Weston.
The State and county officers, generally, refuse to take the oath, and new ones are appointed.
Nor. 11-Gen. Halleck succeds Gen. Frémont, in command at St. Louis.
Gov. Jackson's Legislature, in session in southwestern Mis- souri, passes an ordinance of Secession.
Nov. 12-The Department of Kansas is created. and Gen.
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Hunter is placed in command at Fort Leavenworth. He arrived at his post the 25th.
Nov. 17-The Liberty bank has been discounting liberally, but now will take no paper.
Nor. 18-Mrs. Sarah H. Callahan died.
DR. H. B. CALLAHAN
Was born in Fleming County, Ky., July 16, 1821. After receiv- ing his diploma from the Cincinnati Medical College, he located in Platte City, about 1843. A year later, he married Sarah H. Metcalfe, born May 14, 1825, and died November 18, 1861, buried in Platte City. She was a beautiful and lovely woman. Her parents were Alfred and Mary Metcalfe, a name honored and revered throughout the West. Dr. Callahan and I became part- ners, first in the mercantile line in Platte City, in 1850, and in 1853 we bought, for $15,000, a half interest in the Platte City Water Mills. January 1, 1858, Dr. Callahan withdrew from the firm, and took dry goods as his share. He settled at Leavenworth, but his Southern blood would not permit him to remain there, and he removed, temporarily, to Cincinnati; but found no rest until the war ended. After spending several years in Platte City, he returned to Leavenworth, and while he lived, stood at the head of his profession. He was a man of truth and integrity. His greatest failing was that he would not collect his dues. He died in 1896 and was buried at Platte City.
I. HENRY T. CALLAHAN (TOBE), b. May 7, 1845; m'd March 6, 1866, Kate Chesnut, b. Aug. 27, 1853. He was a man of courage, nerve, and chivalry. He was killed, perhaps murdered, Jan. 18, 1874. The culprit escaped. In a poem dedicated to his honor, I wrote:
I knew him when a sprightly child, And met him daily in his youth. He proved impulsive, bold, and wild, But strict in friendship, love, and truth. A bitter foe and genial friend, He gave no insult, brooked no slight-
Would readily his wrongs amend, And sought to know and do the right.
1. Lora Callahan, b. June 24, 1867.
2. Mittie H. Callahan, b. Sept. 16, 1869; m'd Nov. 11, 1891, H. Cam. Wells. Ch: [{] Katharine Wells.
Mrs. Kate Callahan m'd 2d, Oct. 19. 1875, G. F. Clemings. Ch: 1, H. Smith Clemings, b. April 23, 1878.
II. PICKETT CALLAHAN, b. Aug. 18, 1849.
III. ELIZABETH CALLAHAN, b. Oct. 12, 1851.
IV. ALFRED M. CALLAHAN, b. May 5, 1854. He is a mer-
chant in Leavenworth, and has a family.
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V. MARY, b. May 7, 1857 ; m'd G. W. Early.
VI. WM. PAXTON CALLAHAN, b. March 2, 1859 (my 40th birthday).
Nov. 25-Circuit court met, and Judge Woodson continued all the cases, and adjourend. The prior March and June terms were likewise adjourned, with little business done.
Nov. 30-Gen. Hunter sent a squad of soldiers from Fort Leavenworth to apprehend Dr. Thos. Beaumont, Jacob Cox, Jos. Nower, Thos. Stockwell, and others, residing near New Market. on account of their Southern sympathies. With the soldiers came a lot of "Red-legs" and thieves, who helped themselves to horses, carriages, and every valuable they could find. The mili- tary permitted the outlaws to steal without hindrance. The prisoners were kept on parole for two weeks, and then discharged.
J. P. Grubb succeeds Thoroughman as circuit attorney.
DECEMBER.
Dec. 1-Gen. Hunter issued an order to J. R. Burckhartt, R. P. Clark, Clinton Cockrill, W. M. Paxton, and two others, not remembered, to deliver Silas Gordon to him, or to drive him from the country, within a limited time, or he would lay waste Platte County, burn every house, and liberate every slave. This order produced consternation, and Gordon and part of his com- pany were prevailed on to leave for the South. Mr. Burckhartt, Mr. Cockrill, and I went to the Fort to make our report. We found Gen. Hunter a large, dark, frowning man, with bull- dog features, profane and ungentlemanly. He made threats to remove all slaves from our county. I suggested that he had no power, under the Constitution, to do so. His reply was: "Damn the Constitution!"
MAJ. JOSEPH,
With some two hundred soldiers, was stationed at Platte City. early in November. The county was infested with small bands of bushwhackers, and danger threatened the Federals at all times. They foraged on the people, who were granted quartermaster receipts, which proved of little value. After a few weeks, Maj. Joseph left with his cannon and camp-equipage for Weston. The bushwhackers learned of his movements, and gathered, under Capt. Carr, in ambush on the south side of the road, east of Bee Creek. As the Federals approached, they were fired on, and two were killed, and others wounded. Maj. Joseph retired a hundred yards, and, with his cannon, opened on the bushwhackers, who withdrew with little damage. For years the marks of the grape- shot could be seen on the trees. There is a sequel to this strata- gem, in the tragedy that soon followed. in the death, at the same place, of Triplett and Close.
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Silas Gordon was still at Platte City with a few of his men, who camped on the public square. He took the records of the cir- cuit and county courts, and subsequently of the probate court, and hid them some four miles west of Platte City. The purpose was to prevent all further legal proceedings and collections of debt. They were afterwards restored by Col. Morgan.
Judge Silas Woodson comes to Platte City to hold court, but is warned by Si Gordon that if he attempts it, it will be at the risk of his life. The judge returns home.
OBED BROWN (ii).
Dec. 3-Obed Brown (ii) and Silas Gordon were friends, but Brown was drunk. In the middle of Main Street, Gordon was standing with the breech of his musket resting on the ground Brown worried Gordon with his drunken talk, and Gordon pushed the barrel of the musket against Brown's head. The latter staggered and went off to a shed and lay down. A fire was built for his comfort, but in the morning he was unconscious, and died the 6th inst.
Obed Brown (ii) was a son of Obed Brown (i), and was a man of sound judgment and an industrious, honest, and successful farmer. He married, in Indiana, in 1832, Eliza Grover, daughter of the Indian missionary, Joel Grover. She was a sister of Levina Whittock and of the distinguished D. A. N. Grover, of Kansas. She was born September 13. 1815, and died at Kansas City May 10, 1893. Ch:
I. LORINDA BROWN, m'd Robert Robinson and died in Mis- sissippi ; 4 children.
II. MARIA BROWN, m'd Richard Dunlap. Live in Texas; 5 children.
III. MISSOURI BROWN. b. Nov. 25, 1842; i'd July 4. 1867. Thos. C. Jacks, b. in 1842. son of Sidney. Ch:
1. Garnet. b. Dec. 19, 1877.
IV. OSCAR BROWN, m'd July 6, 1866, Kate Kuykendall. (See.) V. AMANDA, b. Sept. 20, 1847; d. April 24, 1880; m'd Oct. 6, 1868, Robert Nunnelly, b. Jan. 8, 1846. He m'd 2d, Sept. 15. 1881. Laura Johnson, of Clay. They live in Oklahoma. VI. LAURA BROWN. b. July 27, -; m'd April 4, 1872. David Bullock. (See.)
VII. ALICE BROWN. m'd Eli J. Arnold. Live in Oklahoma; 3 children.
VIII. BELLE BROWN. i'd Dan T. Stafford. Live in Kansas Citv.
IX. DAN BROWN. i'd June 13, 1883, Sallie Crain. Live at the old Brown homestead, on Wildcat Creek ; 3 children.
Dec. 15-Dr. E. W. Brown, oculist. of Platte City, and an outspoken Secessionist, refused to take the required oath; and
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after months of imprisonment, his property was confiscated. He was released and went to St. Joseph, where he died. He left a son, Warren Brown.
PLATTE CITY BURNED.
Dec. 16-Col. Morgan, now stationed at Weston, came to Platte City about 4 p. m. with 75 men. A squad was sent to the house of Mrs. Celia Kuykendall, two miles north of Platte City, where they captured William L. Kuykendall, Black Triplett, and Gabriel Close, who were bound and brought to Platte City.
After supper, apprehending some calamity, I went to Col. Morgan's headquarters, at the Fleshman House. Col. Morgan was excited, and ordered a soldier to summon forthwith the offi- cers of his command. The meeting was in secret, but I presume the death of two of the prisoners was determined on in retaliation for the two Federals killed at Bee Creek, and also the burning of Platte City was ordered. As I returned home, I observed the soldiers had built a large fire in the rear of the Baptist Church, near the center of block 29. I could not sleep for apprehensions of danger, and about 12 o'clock I discovered the town was afire. It had started in a store on Lot 3, Block 29. No alarm had been given, and not a dozen citizens were on hand. Col. Morgan's men were drawn up east of the crossing of Main and Third streets. The only brick house on the south side of Block 29 was that of Howell Jenkins. He had a solid brick wall, firewalls and tin roof to his house, and by the free use of water he was saved. I organized a small lot of negroes, and gave my attention to the clerk's offices and the store-houses west of them. The latter were often on fire, but the flames were extinguished. We thought the fire had run its course, when a small flame appeared on the apex of the cupola, where the iron spire left it. I ran to Col. Morgan, who was excited. He denounced his men for burn- ing the court-house, and exclaimed, "I told you the court-house must not be burned. Go and put it out." A half-dozen left. I suggested to Col. Morgan that he turn his cannon on the fire, and blow off the top of the cupola. The men laughed at my ignorance of military affairs. The men procured a ladder, and several of them went up into the cupola with buckets of water. A bucket thrown from the cupola struck my arm, and the pain was so intense that I went home. Col. Morgan's talk showed plainly that it was his intention to burn the town, but not the court-house. At least he so pretended.
In the morning Col. Morgan went with his men on a scout- ing expedition through the eastern part of the county, and re- tuned about 3 p. m. Capt. Wm. Triplett, father of the prisoner, was in town, and asked the privilege of speaking to his son, who, with Kuykendall and Close, stood bound on the street. When I asked this privilege, the reply of Col. Morgan was: "Yes, God damn him! let him say now what he pleases, for he will never see him alive again."
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Dec. 17-Col. Morgan, at 4 p. m., went with his men and prisoners to the Remington farm, on the road to Weston, and stayed until morning. The prisoners had their supper, and, as they sat on a log, an officer came and selected from the three Triplett and Close, and told them to go with him and several men in his charge. They were taken to the spot where two of Maj. Joseph's men had been killed. On the south side of the road, a hundred feet east of Bee Creek bridge, they were ordered to stand forth and be shot. Triplett stood and was shot, but Close ran into Bee Creek. His hands were bound, and he floundered in the mud. Just as he was rising on the opposite side of the creek, he was met by a soldier, who had crossed by the bridge, who plunged his bayonet through him several times, and left him dead in the mud.
Two days later I passed the scene of this tragedy, and saw the pool of Triplett's life-blood. Some one had, from his blood, written the letters "U. S." on the southwest corner of the bridge. This grim memento of the war was there for many years.
Dec. 20-Capt. Havens, of the 18th Missouri, came to Platte City, and remained a few weeks. He required national flags on all houses, and every man had to take the oath of allegiance to the United States.
THE RECORDS OF COURTS.
The removal and secretion of the records by Gordon and others was ground for the scheme of removing the county seat to Weston; and in furtherance of the plan I was served with a written order, from Col. Morgan, to send the remaining books and papers to Weston. No wagon could be found, as every convey- ance had been hid or removed. Thereupon, Col. Morgan sent me two Government wagons, which I filled with cases and old worth- less papers. Part of these were returned.
1862. OFFICERS.
Governor, Ham. Gamble; Congressman, E. H. Norton; Sen- ator, J. T. V. Thompson ; Circuit Attorney, J. P. Grubb; Circuit Judge, Silas Woodson ; Sheriff, vacant; Coroner, G. W. Hood; Sur- veyor. vacant ; Public Administrator, W. M. Paxton; Probate Judge. S. A. Gilbert; Circuit Clerk, G. W. Belt; County Judge, Jas. H. Layton; County Attorney, R. P. Clark; County Clerk, D. P. Lewis; Treasurer, R. M. Johnston; School Commissioner, R. N. Harrington.
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BUSINESS MEN.
At Platte City: Attorneys-Baker, Clark, Harrington, Mer. ryman, Paxton, Pitt, Smith, Spratt, Wilsons.
Physicians-Baldwin, Guthrie, Redman, Wallace.
Merchants, etc .- Burge, Jenkins, Johnson & Son, A. B. Jones, Murray & Freeland, Woolfolk, Young.
At Weston: Attorneys-Burnes, Carroll, Doniphan, Fulton, King, Lawson, Gilbert, McCurdy, Wolf.
Physicians-Beaumont, Bonifant, Shortridge.
Merchants-Basye, Bell, Briggs, Belt & Colman, Deitz, Dop- pler, Dye, Ellifrit, Kaufman, Lasley & Allgair, Mettier, Miller & Steele, Mitchell, Noble, Perrys, Raileys, Rhoring, Ringo (post- master), Walker, Warner, Weber, Wood.
At Parkville: Ashby, Beeding, Campbell, McDonald, Ringo, Bueneman. Summers, Wilson.
At Camden Point: Flack, Dr. Thomas, Hale (postmaster).
At Farley: Faulconer, Dr. Johnson, Mason, Meads, Swain. At New Market: Armstrong, Bishop, Allen, Ogden, Single- ton, Wells.
At Ridgely: Gustin, Sayle.
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