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HISTORY
OF
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY
NEW YORK.
(ILLUSTRATED.)
Then we came to a land washed by the waves of a great inland sea, a land of purple grapes, dark forests and deep blue lakes set amid low hills and fair plantations. And a voice said : "Lo! This is the Land of Origins, the land where the elements of progress develop, whence start the movements that agitate humanity, and the fame thereof hath encircled the earth."-W. A. Fergusson.
HON. OBED EDSON, Historian. GEORGIA DREW MERRILL, Editor.
W. A. FERGUSSON & CO., BOSTON, MASS. 1894.
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PRESS OF WHITE BROTHERS, JAMESTOWN, N. Y.
1882.
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CHAUTAUQUA LAKE. A TRIBUTE AND A PROPHECY. BY MORRIS NORTON.
Thou lovely Lake ! spread out so fair before me, Why should thy beauties still remain unsung ? Is there no one will give thy name to story ? Hast thou no bard to give thy voice a tongue ? Swcet is the music of thy waters dashing, When sunbeams sparkle where thy wavelets roll ; And when the stormn is madly o'er thee lashing, l'oices of music thrill my weary soul.
Gone are those old interminable forest», Which once were shadowed in the mirror blue ; Gone is the red man, and, methinks thou sorrowest No more to meet him with his light canoe. Oft on thy bosom hath the Indian maiden Listened to lover's vous repeated o'er ; They, too, are gone, and thou, with sorrow laden, Poured forth their requiem all along thy shore.
May be thou lookest on the change with sadness, Constantly working on thy banks around ; But waving fields are smiling in their gladness, And life and verdure everywhere abound. Let me look forward with an eye prophetic ; I seem to sce at no far distant day Lordly old mansions, rich and aristocratic, Dctting thy shores in beautiful array.
Churches will rise in pure old Gothic splendor ; Brightly the sun will gleam on tower and dome ; Their lofty spires will upward stretch with grandeur, Pointing earth's children to their final home. Oft, in the hush of summer sunset, stealing Over the surface of thy glossy breast, Shall the rich music of their bells come pealing, Soothing the sad and troubled soul to rest.
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Emblem of life ! How like an infant sleeping Scemeth the stillness of thy calm repose, And, when the breeze is gently o'er thee sweeping,
Stirring events of youth thy waves disclose, Manhood arrives, and, with it, life's steru battle,
Symboled by stormy elemental strife ; W'inter, with chains of ice and hail's fierce rattle, Makes thee an emblem of the close of life.
Change is impressed on every thing around thee, Yet in thy beauty thou shalt still remain. What if at times an icy chain hath bound thee ? Spring hath restored thy loveliness again. Fa: down into thy still, smooth waters gazing, Heaven's blue arch inverted I behold ; Up from thy depth, light, fleccy clouds seem raising, Tinged by the setting sun with hues of gold.
Harmony, N. Y. .August, 1852.
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER PAGE
I. CHAUTAUQUAA COUNTY 17
Boundaries-Area-Situation - Scenery -The Conewango-Cassadaga Creek -- Mud Lake -- Cassadaga Lake - Bear Lake-Chautauqua Lake - Celoron or Chautauqua Outlet-The Broken-Straw - French Creek - Findley's Lake - Twenty-Mile Creek -Chautauqua Creek -The Canadaway- Walnut and Silver Creeks-Cattaraugus Creek - Cascades of Canadaway - Hog's-Back - Climate and Altitude.
II. GEOLOGY 23
The Glacial Period - The Laurentian Continent - Archean Time - Silurian Age-Devonian Age-Chemung Forma- tion-Portage Rocks-Chemung Rocks - Panama Rocks - Age of Man-Pre- glacial River of Lake Erie-Glacial Period-Chantanqua Basin-Proglacial River of Cassadaga -- The Ancient Alle- gany - Drift - The Great Glacier- Work of Glaciers in the County-Drain- age of Chautauqua Lake - Terminal Moraine of the Glacier of Lake Eric.
III. Geology. - ( Continued ) .. 33
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Champlain Period - Boulders -Brie Clay -Ancient Lake of Cassadaga Valley- Mastodon -- Recent Period-Drainage of Lake of Cassadaga Valley-Creation of smaller Lakes-Prehistorie Vegetation -- Ancient Pine Forest-The Big Walnut -- Forests - Their Value - Prehistoric Animals - La Houton's Description - Buffaloes- Beavers- Salmon - Rattle- snakes - Blacksnakes-Wild Turkeys - Natural Gas at Barcelona and Fredonia.
IV. ABORIGINAL, REMAINS 4,3 Evidences of Ancient Occupation -- Old Roadways-Earth-Works - Forts, Ect.
V. THE ERIES 56
Huron-Iroquois Nations-Algonquins- Hurons - Kahkwas or Neutrals - Eries or Nation of the Cat-Franciscans -- Jesu- its-" Relations" of the Jesuits-Coun- try of the Hurons - Their Villages - Cus- toms, and Burial Ceremonies - Great Burial at Ossossane-Burial Ceremonies of other Huron-Iroquois - Religion -- Land of Shades-Erie Burial Ceremonies -Eries in Chautauqua County - Iro- quois or Hodensaunce -League of the Iroquois - Their Prowess - War with Eries -. Great Battle - Eries Exter- !
СНАРТЕК PAGE
minated - Andaste> Destroyed - Sene- cassneceed Eries in Chautauqua County.
VI. 68
Other French Explorations French Missionaries-Neutral Nation - Father L'AAllemant's Letter -- The Griffon Chan- tangna First Seen by Europeans -La Salle Discovers Chautauqua Lake La Salle's Travels -- His Death.
VII. DE CELORON 73 French and English Discoveries and Settlements - Contention Respecting Boundary - Chautauqua in Disputed Re- gion-Lines of Communication . Ohio Company-Captain Bienville de Coloron His Expedition to Ohio - He Visits Chautauqua Lake -- Relics of Celoron's Visit-Joneaire- Paille Coupe - Down the Conewango-Burial of Leaden Plate at Warren -" Process Verbal" - Celo- ron's Voyage Continued- Tchadakoin - Scanaghtradeya and Sir William John- son -- Identity of " Chautauqua " and "Tchadakoin " - Changes " Chantau- qua " has Undergone Its signification - Indian Legend.
VIII. THE OLD PORTAGE ROAD
Barbeer Builds a French Fort at Barce- lona - Marin takes Command . . Du Quesne Orders Forts Built at Barcelona and Mayville - Pean Cuts Wagon Road from Barcelona to Mayville - Du Quesue's Account of These Operations -Stephen Coffin - His Adventures -His Account of French Proceedings and Portage Road -Sammel Shattuck -- His Adventures-The Portage Road in 1799 and in 1802 . Dr. H. C. Taylor Locates It -- Events Leading to the French War in America and the Seven Years War in Europe.
IX. FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR 99 French Operations Alarm English - Washington Sent to French Creek- English Occupy Pittsburgh -- French Ex- pedition over Chautauqua Lake -- French Use Cassadaga and Cattaraugus Routes -Pouchot's Statement -- Sir William Johnson's Voyage on Lake Erie --- French Relies at Barcelona - Washington's Bat- tles in Pennsylvania - D'Aubry's Expe- dition - Gen. Charles Lee - Major Roger's Expedition.
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER PAGE
x. PONTIAC'S WAR 104
Pontiac - The Conspiracy - Siege of Presque Isle -- Siege of Le Boeuf Mas- sacre at Venango-Siege of Detroit- Major Rogers-Major Wilkins -- Guyasu- tha-Battle of Bushy Run - Death of Pontiac.
XI. THE REVOLUTION IOS
Washington Plans Two Expeditions Against the Indians - Brodhead's Ex- peditions -- Indian and Tory Marauders - Cornplanter . Destruction of Hannas- town- - Col. W'm. Irvine's Letter to Wash- ington - Expedition of British and In- dians over Chautauqua Lake in 1782 - The King's Eighth - Statement of John West-Letter of James Prendergast- Close of the Revolution.
XII. SOURCES OF TITLE 115
Peace of Greenville The Far West - Tenure to Soil of Chautauqua- Rights of the French-EnglishClaims-Plymouth Company -- Claim of Connecticut-Of Massachusetts Bay Of the Dutch -- Of Pennsylvania - Connecticut Reserve - Settlement of Claims - Right of Massa- chusetts to Western New York Recog- nized.
XIII. BOUNDARY SURVEYS 121
Survey of New York and Pennsylvania Boundary - Survey of South Line of Chautauqua, 175; - Indian Village of Kventhono Commissioners' Report from Kventhono - 195th Milestone - First Map of Chautauqua Lake and County Later Surveys of South Line -- Monument at Southwest Corner - "State-line " Tree - Erie Triangle- Treaty Between Pennsylvania and In- dians - Commplanter's Survey of West Boundary - Boundary Monument on Lake Erie.
XIV. HOLLAND LAND COMPANY 128 Phelps and Gorham Tract - Corn- planter's Speech - Robert Morris' Pur- chase - Morris Reserve -Holland Land Company Its Title.
XV. THE INDIAN TITLE 133 Rights of Indians - Anecdote of Rev. Samuel Kirkland-Indian Occupation- Seneca Colonization - Their Villages Along the Allegany -- Mary Jemison --- Indian Settlements in this Country - Indian Trails - Council at Big Tree- Indian Reservations- Governor Black- snake - Black snake's Map-Cattaraugus Reservation-Treaty at Buffalo Creek- Senecas- Ogden Land Company -Indi- an Schools -Law Snits, Ete .- Allegany and Cornplanter's Reservations.
XVI. HOLLAND LAND COMPANY'S SUR-
VEYS 146
Members of the Holland Land Com-
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pany - Joseph Ellicott - The Transit Lines - Survey of Township Lines - Surveyors -- John Thompson - Amzi Atwater - Thompson's Instructions to Atwater Store House at Chautauqua Lake Atwater runs Eastern Boundary and Line Crossing Cassadaga and Bear Lakes-Finishes Survey of this County - Indian Fence- Atwater's Map.
XVII. PREPARING FOR SETTLEMENT . 152 Peace of Greenville-A Cold Winter- Destitution of Indians - Cattaraugus Reservation Deacon Hinds Chamber- lain - White Captives- Black Joe -- Amos Sottle - Eleazar Flagg's Statement - Joel Loomis - First Settlers of Northern Ohio.
XVIII. BEGINNING OF SETTLEMENT . : 58 Settlement at Cattaraugus -- Skinner Opens First Tavern -- Joseph Badger's Narrative- Cattaraugus Village . Settle- ment at Cross Roads - James McMahan Explores this County-Andrew Straub -The MeMahan Purchases - Political Divisions - Chautauqua in Town of Northampton, Ontario County - Gene- see County - Batavia -Settlement of Cross Roads --- The First White Child- Paine's Road Settlement at Cattarangus and Chautauqua Creeks-James MeMa- han the Pioneer Settler.
XIX. 1803 AND 1804 165
The Cross Roads-John McMahan-Bar- celona-The Gas Spring-First Death -First Sermon - Election and Town Meeting-The Log House-First Grist- mill-First Sawill -- Memorial Monu- ment at the Cross Roads-Settlement at Cattaraugus-Charles Avery - William G. Sydnor-The First Ferry - Settle- ment at Silver Creek -- David Dickinson
Abel Cleveland - John E. Howard Dickinson's Stump Gristmill - Settle- ment of Sheridan -- Orsamus Hohnes -Settlement at Canadaway - English Meaning of Canadaway-Thomas Mc- Clintock-Low Minegar-David Eason -Zattu Cushing-Fredonia - Fredonia Academy-Settlement of Ripley-Alex- ander Cochran-Settlement at Mayville -Dr. Alexander McIntyre -- " Fort Deb- orah "-Town of Chautauqua.
XX. 1805 AND 1806 173
First Town Meeting - Survey of the First Road-Portland Settled-Captain James Dunn-Dunkirk Settled - Seth Cole -- Forests of the South Part of the County-The White Pine -- Dr. Thomas R. Kennedy-The Miles Road - Wil- liam Wilson Settles Ellicott-William Prendergast -Anti-renters-Arrest and Trial of Prendergast-His Reprieve and Pardon - Mr. Prendergast Settles in Chautauqua -Bemus and Griffith Settle
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PAGE
at Chautauqua Lake-Mr. Bemus and Jonathan Cheney Settle Harmony - Capt. John Mack Settles at Cattarangus -Sylvanus Maybee-Early Post Office and Mail Routes.
XXI. 1807 AND ISOS 187
Settlement of Arkwright -Abiram Or- ton-Settlement of Kiantone - Joseph Aikin-Dr. Kennedy and Mr. Work- Pittsburgh Salt-Samuel Wilkenson- Zattu Cushing Brings the Town Meet- ing Home With Him-National Politi- cal Parties-First Election on the Hol- land Purchase - Daniel D. Tompkins Elected Governor-First General Elec- tion in Chautanqua-MMovements to Or- ganize the County-County Seat Claim- ed by Canadaway-Established at May- ville -- Pomfret Organized -Its First Town Meeting -- Dunkirk Settled - Timothy Goulding -- Solomon Chadwick -- Early Missionaries-Joseph Badger --- Jacob Crane-Early Religious Meetings -Rev. John Lindsley-Rev. Joy Handy -Itinerant Methodist Ministers - Rev. George Lane-The Congregationalists -Father Spencer.
XXII. ISO9 AND ISIO 199
Election in 1509-Settlement of Char- lotte ---- Major Sammel Sinclear -- Settle- ment of Carroll -- - John Russell -John Frew-Settlement of Forestville-Jehial Moore -- Settlement of Gerry - Amos Atkins-Stephen Jones-Settlement of Villenova - Daniel Whipple - Settle- ment of Stockton-Settlement of Busti -U'riah Bentley-Settlement of James- town -- James Prendergast- james Mc- Mahan and Zattu Cushing-Census of :Sto --- Building of Land Office-William Peacock.
XXIII. THE COUNTY ORGANIZED-ISI, 209 First County Officers --- Matthew Pren- dergast-A Mild Winter-Salt-Captain Scott -- First Court -- Anselm Potter- Dennis Brackett - Jacob Houghton - Daniel G Garnsey - First Trial - A Fight-First Meeting of Board of Sup- ervisors - Signs of War - Encroach- ments of England
XXIV. WAR 216
Movement to Change the County Seat -To Erect New Towns-Ellicott, Gerry and Hanover Incorporated - James Pren- dergast-Samuel Sinclear and Nedebiah Angell - New Roads - French Creek Settled-Ande Nobles-Signs of War- Mustering in of Chautauqua Volunteers -Declaration of War with England- Captain Jehial Moore's Company -Fears of Settlers -- Exposed Condition of Chau- tanqua County -- First Hostilities of the War-Affair at Mouth of the Canadaway -- Bravery of Mrs. Cole -- Hull's Surren-
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PAGE
der Contemplated Invasion of Canada --. A Flaming Speech-The Coward Com- pany -. Battle of Queenstown Chautau- qua Volunteers the First on the Heights - Their Gallant Conduct Their Loss in Battle- Bravery of Commander of "Coward Company " Bravery of Cap- tain Moore -- Deplorable Condition of the People - Drafts in Chantanqua County-Party Spirit-Republicansand Federals of the County.
XXV. THE WAR CONTINUED 228
Glimpse of War from Chautauqua Con- ty-The Queen Charlotte Chases a Boat into Cattaraugus Creek -- Indian Council -Speech of the Cattarangus Chief --- The Indians Become Allies of the Americans - Skirmish Near Chadwick's Bay --- - Perry's Victory - British Prisoners Dine at Capt. Mack's -Sophronia Gates Gives the British Officer a Piece of her Mind-Burning of Newark-Its Course- quences- The British Cross Niagara River -- General Hall Prepares to Defend Buffalo-Chautauqua County Regiment Marches to Buffalo-Battle of Buffalo - James Brackett-William Russell's Ac- count-Desolation of the Frontier-Set- tlement of Ellington -Portland -- Thom- as Prendergast.
XXVI. CLOSE OF THE WAR-SCHOOLS 2.40 Battle of Chippewa -Lundy's Lane -- Captain John Silsby's Company-Siege of Fort Erie --- Terrific Explosion- - The Siege Raised-Col. MeMahan Captured at Fort Erie -- Battle of New Orleans and Peace -Common Schools Established in New York -- Early Schools of Chautau- qua -- First School --- Other Early Schools -- Early Schoolhouse and School-First School and Schoolhouse at Sincian ville -School Books -- History of Common School System-County Divided into School Districts - Building of Court House-Census of 1814-Board of Super- visors.
XXVII. 1815 AND 1816 247
. Peace Ratified - Hard Times - John Scott's Tavern-Early Lawyers-James Brackett-Jonas Harrison - Old Coun- selor Root-Courthouse and Jail-Set- tlement of Cherry Creek - Joseph M. Kent - Harmony Organized - Palmer Phillips-Ripley Organized-Amos At- water-Mina Settled-Alexander Find- ley-Elections-The Cold Season.
XXVIII. 1817 AND ISTS 252
The "Starving Season "-Erie Canal- Slavery in Chautangna County-First Newspaper-The Chantauqua Gazette --- Election of Governor - Tammany - Bucktails and Clintonians -- Elections- Dr. Jediah Prendergast-First Cirenit Court and Oyer and Terminer-Trial of
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Charles B. Rouse-First Steamboat- Chautauqua County Medical Society Organized- Early Physicians-Alexan- der Melntyre-Squire White -- John F. Marshall-Jacob Burgess-Jediah Pren- dergast-William Prendergast-Elial T. Foote-Laban Hazeltine-Samuel Snow - Fenn Demming - Marcus Simons - Henry Sargent-Orris Crosby.
XXIX. 1519 AND 1820 260
Chautauqua Eagle-Robert J. Curtis- james H. Price-Some of His Poems- Early Authorship - Lewis C. Todd- An African Lion-Village of Ellington Settled - Election of 1819 - Trout- Wild Animals - Bears - Panthers - Wolves-Their Depredations -- Bounty for Wolf Scalps-Pine Martens -Otters
Other Animals --- Deer Hunting -- In- dian Fence - Indian Hunters - Wild Turkeys- Other Birds-Wild Pigeons- Clymer Settled-John Cleveland-Cen- Sus of 1820 - State of Settlement -- Chau- tanqua Agricultural Society -Premium List - Election of 1920 - The High- Minded Federalist -.
XXX. 1821 AND 1822
Stockton Organized-Calvin Warren- Ellery Formed -- Almon Ives -- Clymer Organized - Ande Nobles - Constitu- tional Convention-Early Courts-Sur- rogate's - Justice's - Judge's - Esquire Aikin-District Attorneys-Election- The Immigrant -- His Skill -- Slashing- Burning Fallows-Black Salts-Pot and Pearl Asheries -- Early Merchants-Wal- ter Smith.
XXXI. 1823 AND 1524 280
Sherman Settled - Dearing Donman - 1 Villenova Organized -- Ezra Peffer - Busti Organized --- Daniel Sherman - Immigration - Wolf Hunts-Lost Child- ren-Presidential Candidates-" Electo- ral Bill" - People's Party - Clinton Elected Governor-Mina Organized- Nathaniel Throop .- Ellington Organized - James Thatcher.
XXXII. GENERAL. LAFAYETTE 287 Lafayette's Services to America-Visits the United States-Reception at New York -He Passed Through this County His Personal Appearance-His Kind-
XXXIII TI ERIE CANAL. 289
Water Communication Between the Al- logany and Lake Erie-Correspondence Between Washington and General Ir- vine . The Completion of the Erie Canal -Celebrations of that Event in New York and Mayville -Surveys Between I,the Erie and the Allegany-Survey of the State Road -- Defeat of the State Road Project - Carroll Organized - James Hadl.
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XXXIV. END OF THE PIONEER PERIOD 296. Pioneer Homes and Characteristics by Judge I. Bugbee.
XXXV. 1826, 1827 AND 1828 312
Coming Prosperity-Fourth of July Cele- brated-Political Parties and Elections -Sheridan Formed-Cassadaga Steam Mill Company - Attempt to Turn Cassadaga Lake-Cassadaga Navigation Company-Building of Dunkirk Light- House-Steamboat Pioneer - Free-Ma- sonary - Masonie Lodges - William Morgan-Masonry-Elections- Cherry Valley Company-Navigation of Chan- tauqua Lake - Its First Steamboat - Beacon-Light and Breakwater at Silver Creek.
XXXVI. 1829 TO 1832 320 . Barcelona Lighthouse - Abner Hazel- tine-Chautauqua County Temperance Society-Habits of People -- Taverns -- Population in 1830 - State of County -. Dwellings - Election - Poorhouse - Mayville Incorporated - Lumbering -- Sawmills - Rafts -. Rafting-River Pi- lots-Harrison Persons-Lumbermen- Benjamin Chamberlain, Guy C. Irvine, Nathaniel P. Lowry-Trial of Newman -Business of Jamestown - Incorpora- tion of the First Bank-Abolition of Im- prisomment for Debt-Elections -- Incor- poration of New York and Eric Railroad -Poorhonse -- Jail-Election.
XXXVII. 1833 TO 1837 .331
Homoeopathy - Dr. Joseph Birnstill- Masonic Lodges Relinquish Charters- Whig Party-Wolves -- Risley's Garden - New Courthouse - Joseph Damon's Trial . James Mullett -- His Plea Defend- ing Damon-Martin Damon, the Stone- cutter --- North Damon-Elections-The " Genesee Tariff"-Indignation of Set- thers - Meeting at Barnhart's Inn - Nathan Cheney - Destruction of Land Office -- Incorporation of Various Com- panies - Parties - The Loco-Focos -- Elections -- Land Speculations -- First Agricultural Society.
XXXVIII. 1838 TO 1844 342
Patriot War-Linns W. Miller -- Mild Winter-Indian War- Burning of the " Washington " - Elections - Deep Snow-Washingtonians-Census-Pres- dential Election in 1940-Daniel Web- ster-Wolf Killed in Villenoya-Burning of the Erie -- Elections-Silk-Nathan Brown -- Elections- Schemes for Dis i- sion of the County-Cornell Murders His Wife-Election.
XXXIX. CENSUS 351
Constitutional Convention -- Elections- Division of the County-Code of Pro- cedure-Election of Judicial Officers- Zattu Cushing - - Pioneer Bar -- Elial T.
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Foote - Thos. A. Osborne - Thos. B. Campbell - Court of Common Pleas- James Mullett - Samuel A. Brown - Sheldon Smith-Abram Dixon-David Mann-Abner Hazeltine - Richard P. Marvin - Charles II. S. Williams - Channeey Tucker - Dudley Marvin- Madison Burnell - Other Members of the Bar.
XL. WAR WITH MEXICO . 362 Free Soil Convention at Buffalo-Elec- tion-Acts of Board of Supervisors-Fre- donia and Sinclairville Plank Road- Census-Election -- Completion of Eric Railroad - Celebration at Dunkirk - Prosperity-Election-Bombardment of Fort Sumter - Public Meetings -Civil War-Chautauqua County Regiments- Public Men.
XII. SVIVA 378
By James T. Edwards, D. D., LL. D.
XIII. BIRDS. By John M. Edson . 402
XLIII. GRAPE INDUSTRY. . 417
By H. C Taylor, M. D.
XLIV. CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY SUMMER Schools 432
By Rev. H. 11. Moore.
XIV. PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY . 447
By Mrs. B. B. Lord.
XLVI. THE CHAUTAUQUA SOCIETY OF HISTORY AND NATURAL, SCI- ENCE. By W. W. Henderson 451
XLVII.
HON. REUBEN E. FENTON .
453
LAKE ERIE TOWNS.
XLVIII. POMFRET · 459
By Oscar W. Johnson, A. M.
XLIX. Fredonia, Churches, Lawyers, etc 485
1 .. DUNKIRK. By Hon. Obed Edson 511 Pioneer History-French Expeditions- Early Settlers, Chadwick, Goulding- Chadwick's Bay, etc.
LI. VILLAGE HISTORY. 520
The Altons - Dunkirk Association - " Dunkirk Store " - Difficulties of Transportation - Walter Smith - Eric Railroad Celebration.
LII. CITY OF DUNKIRK. 531 The Inhabitants - Railroads - Brooks Locomotive Works-Horatio G. Brooks -D. A. V. & P. R. R. - Stephen M. Newton -- Hon. Win. Bookstaver-City Incorporation-Water Works-Church- es - Banks - Lawyers - Physicians -- Business Interests and Manufacturing.
LIII. PORTLAND 548
By Horace C. Taylor, M. D.
LIV. WESTFIELD 572
LV. WESTFIELD VILLAGE 583
LVI. RIPLEY. By Miriam A. Dickson 611
I,VII. SHERIDAN 618
By Geo. E. MeLaury.
LVIII. HANOVER. 625
By Marcus Sackett, Esq.
LIX. SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES. By Rev. Chalon Burgess. 637
LX. ARKWRIGHT
656
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE TOWNS.
IXI. ELLICOTT.
661
LXII. JAMESTOWN
670
The City of Jamestown-Description- Advantages - Original Purchase of James Prendergast - Letters - James- town - Excerpts- Petition for a City Charter.
I.XIII. 651
Brief Sketch of Pioneers - Industries Manufacturing - Postoffices -- Naviga- tion-Newspapers-Banks-Societies. LXIV. 717
Churches-Schools - Associations, Etc.
LXV. THE SWEDES. 742
By Olof A. Olson, Esq.
LXVI. JAMESTOWN IN 1883 750
By C. R. Lockwood, Esq.
LXVIL. JAMESTOWN STREET RAILWAY. 755 By C. R. Lockwood, Esq.
L.XVIII. 771 .
Physicians - Lawyers -- City Govern- ment, Etc.
LXIX. BUSTI-By Oren Stoddard $23
LXX. HARMONY
831
.
LXXI. CHAUTAUQUA
$43
LXXIL. ELLERY
858
INTERIOR TOWNS.
LXXIII. CHARLOTTE
866
By Hon. Obed Edson.
LXXIV. GERRY-By Hon. Obed Edson SS1
LXAT.
STOCKTON
895
By Deloss Putman.
LXXVI.
VILLENOVA
906
By Win. S. Blaisdell.
LXXVII. CHERRY CREEK
911
By W'm: S. Blaisdell.
LXXVIII.
ELLINGTON
913
By Hon. Theodore A. Case.
LXXIX. POLAND
922
LXXX. CARROLL
929
LXXXI. KIANTONE
942
LXXXII. MINA
948
LXXXIII. SHERMAN
957
By C. E. Sheldon.
LXXXIV. CLYMER
955
LXXXV. FRENCH CREEK
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972
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BIOGRAPHIES.
BIOGRAPHIES.
PAGE.
Hon. Reuben E. Fenton,
453
Willard Mckinstry,
498
Hon. George Barker,
499
Oscar W. Johnson, A. M ...
501
Major Enoch A. Curtis,
503
Hon. Milton M. Fenner.
505 509
Sir Charles I. Webster,
Chauncey Abbey.
510a
Hon. Warren B. Hooker,
Commander William B. Cushing.
Langley Fullagar,
Horace C. Taylor. M. D.,
569
Hon. George W. Patterson,
598 600 (x)2
Hon. Austin Smith.
Hon. Sextus H. Hungerford.
Levi A. Skinner.
606 607
Hon Francis B Brewer,
6,50 651
Hon. Daniel Sherman,
652
Miss Calista S. Jones.
7.3.4
Clark R. Lockwood, Esq.
775 786
Alexander T. Prendergast,
788
Mrs Mary A. Prendergast,
759
Hon. James Prendergast,
791
Robert N. Marvin,
798
Daniel Hazeltine.
SO4
Robert Newland.
805
William Broadhead,
Sil
Mrs. Jane E. Clark.
813
Col. Elial F. Carpenter,
814
Hon. James T. Edwards, D. D. I.L. D ..
817
William W. Henderson.
820
Thomas W. Harvey,
821
Rev. William 1 .. Hyde,
822
Hon Oscar F. Price,
822a
Hon William Peacock,
856
William Bems.
$59
.. Hon. John M. Edson,
877
Hon. Obed Edson,
878
George W Fenton,
940
51od 510c 547 568
Garrett E. Kyckman,
George W. Patterson,
Rev. Chalon Burgess,
William W. Huntley.
Judge James Prendergast,
Hon. Richard P. Marvin,
Josephus H. Clark.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE.
etching .
Frontispiece
steel
.
Facing 453
Hon. George Barker,
steel steel
. 500
Major Enoch A. Curtis,
503
Hon. Milton M. Fenner,
506
Sir Charles L. Webster, Chauncey Abbey,
steel copper steel steel steel
509
Hon. Warren B. Hooker, Langley Fullagar,
547
Horace C. Taylor, M. D.,
copper
568
Garrett E. Ryckman,
steel
570
Hon. George W. Patterson,
etching
598
George W. Patterson,
steel
( ** )
Hon. Anstin Smith.
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