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Probate Court Jurisdiction in Scioto County in Criminal Cases .- Vol. 55, page 186, April 12, 1858. Criminal Jurisdiction in misdemeanors was conferred. County Jail .- Vol. 56, page 966, March 4, 1859 was passed an act to author- ize the Commissioners to purchase ground and provide for the election of a coun- ty jail. It authorized the levying and collecting of $20,000 for the purpose, $10,000 a year, for two years.
Bridges .- Vol. 57, page 136, March 17, 1860, the county commissioners were authorized to levy a tax for bridge purposes, two mills on the dollar, not over one mill, in any one year, to make bridges on the turnpike.
Paupers .- Vol. 60, page 124. March 31, 1863, the Infirmary Directors of Scioto County were authorized to borrow $3,000.00 at six per cent to carry on the Infirmary. A bond of the County was to be issued payable on or before January 1, 1864.
Free Turnpikes .- Vol. 63, page 207. April 5, 1866, was the act author- izing the building of free turnpikes in Scioto County, Ohio. The roads were to be 60 feet wide, thirty feet cleared, sixteen feet turnpiked. Four mills on the dollar were to be levied each year. The roads were all to begin at the county seat and be built from it. It was under this law, the Free Turnpike system of Scioto County was begun and about two miles were built on each road each year.
Free Turnpikes .- Vel. 66, page 365. March 1, 1869, was an act supple- mentary to the above. The original act was very popular and this act provided for the erection of branch turnpikes from the main lines.
MILTON W. BROWN, Corporal Company G, 91st O. V. I. [PAGE 915.]
JONATHAN MEAD, Sergeant Company A, 39th O. V. I.
CHARLES A. GODDARD. Sergeant Company B, 6th Vermont Infantry. [PAGE 992.]
SYLVESTER KELLER, Captain Company A, 33rd O. V. I. [Page 1019.]
SURVIVING SOLDIERS OF THE CIVIL WAR.
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Free Turnpikes .- Vol. 66, page 387. April 30, 1869, was an amendment of the act of 1866 and provided for a levy of four mills on the dollar for free turnpikes. The people could not get them fast enough.
Deficiencies .- Vol. 68, page 194. May 11, 1871, was an act to provide for a deficiency of $20,000 in the County Current fund of Scioto County. The act provided for an extra mill on the dollar for 1871 and 1872 to make up the de- ficiency. The law also provided for a re-imbursement of the County Current from other funds.
Turnpike Bonds .- $200,000.00. Vol. 69, page 254. April 19, 1872. The people of the county demanded that the county go into debt and complete all the turnpikes at once, instead of building from an annual levy each year. This law was passed to satisfy that demand. It was supplemental to the act of 1866, and provided for the issue of $200,000 in bonds at eight per cent semi-annually. The commissioners were to determine the amount to be issued and they were to be issued 1-8 payable in four years, 1-8 in seven years, 1-4 in twelve years, 1-4 in sixteen years, 1-4 in twenty years. Two mills on the dollar per year was to be levied to pay the bonds and interest. The Commissioners determined to issue the full_$200,000 and it was submitted to a vote of the electors of the County at the fall election. The measure carried. There were 4,721 votes for the loan and 181 against it. It was one of the best measures ever adopted.
The turnpikes were built and the loan has been paid off.
Nile Township .- Vol. 70, page 383. May 5, 1873, the Board of Education of Nile Township was authorized to issue bonds for $2,500.00 to pay a school debt.
County . Current Fund .- Vol. 71, page 198. April 20, 1874, the County Commissioners were authorized to levy one-half or one mill for 1874 and 1875 to pay the overdraft of the County Current Fund.
Porter Township .- Special school district was created. Vol. 71, page 173. March 21. 1874 by a special act. Sub-district number 6 (Wheelersburg) was created a special district. A vote was to be taken on the act and if favorable the district was to be established. The vote was taken and was favorable.
Bond Issue .- Vol. 73, page 313, April 11, 1876. The County Commissioners were authorized to issue $30,000 bonds at six per cent, redeemable in one to five years at the pleasure of the Commissioners on ninety days notice, to take up the floating turnpike orders. The issuing of the bonds was to be voted on at the fall election.
Sinking and Turnpike Funds .- Vol. 73, page 318, April 11, 1876. The Coun- ty Commissioners were authorized to transfer $25,000 of Sinking Fund to turn- pike fund to pay off turnpike bonds falling due January 1, 1877.
Bond Issue .- Vol. 74, page 422, Sections 1 and 2 of the act passed April 11, 1876, Vol. 73, page 131, were amended and provided for a vote of the election of the County in taking up $30,000 of floating turnpike orders by bonds. The vote was not taken till October 9, 1877. 2,699 votes for the act and 1,104 against it.
Purchase of the Portsmouth and Columbus Turnpike .- Vol. 74, page 422. April 21, 1877 the act authorized the purchase of that part of the Portsmouth and Columbus Turnpike in Scioto County. The act was to be submitted to a vote and was voted on at the election, October 9, 1877. The vote for the purchase was 2,039 for and against 1,651. The total vote was 5,550.
Extra Term of District Court .- Vol. 74, page 491. April 30, 1877, provides for a special term of the District Court August 14, 1877.
Special Turnpike .- Vol. 75, page 1,101. April 6, 1878, the County Commis- sioners were authorized to build a turnpike from Portsmouth to the Catholic Cemetery in Clay Township, for $1,500.00. The road was built and the Cemetery has since been abandoned.
Floating Turnpike Orders .- Vol. 75, page 1,131. The County Commissioners were authorized to issue $40,000 county bonds to take up floating turnpike orders. Tax therefor to be levied until 1882.
Emmitt's Turnpike .- Vol. 78, page 225. March 26, 1879. The Commis- sioners were authorized to buy that part of the Portsmouth and Columbus Turn- pike in Scioto County and levy a tax of 1-2 mill for the same.
Bear Creek and Mount Joy Turnpike .- Vol. 77, page 321. Feburary 6, 1880. The Commissioners were authorized to levy one mill on the dollar in 1880 and
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1881 to build the turnpike named, and to use the balance, if any, for the turn- pike from Portsmouth to the Catholic Cemetery in Clay Township.
Portsmouth and Columbus Turnpike .- Vol. 77, page 334. March 9, 1880, authorized the purchase of the turnpike named at $8,000.00 and to levy one- half mill to pay for the same. The turnpike was purchased.
Dog Tax .- Vol. 77, page 361. March 30, 1880, The dog tax in excess of $1,000.00 after paying for sheep killed was authorized to be distributed to the Townships.
Completion of Turnpikes .- Vol. 77, page 390, April 13, 1880, the Com- missioners were authorized to complete Duck Run turnpike for $4,000.00; the Catholic Cemetery Turnpike for $900.00 and the Bear Creek Turnpike for $1,500.
County Current Funds .- Vol. 78, page 314 Feburary 3, 1881. This act pro- vided for an issue of $30,000 of bonds to be paid in six years, to cover a de- ficiency in the County Current Fund. The levy of 8-10 of a mill was provided for to pay the bonds.
Local Turnpikes .- Vol. 78, page 318, February 15, 1881, authorized the Com- missioners to complete certain turnpikes from Otway to Wamsleyville; Higgins' Free Turnpike, Munn's Run Free Turnpike from Adam Orte's to Blue Run Church; Bear Creek, to the county line; and Buena Vista Free Turnpike to the Adams County line. None of these were completed.
Free Turnpikes .- Voly. 78, page 335, March 21, 1881, authorized a tax to complete three turnpikes; Bloom Switch to Chaffin's Mills, five miles; Bloom Switch up Hale's Creek to the Lawrence County line, five miles; Bloom Switch to Bloom Furnace and to the Lawrence County line.
Joseph W. Blair .- Vol. 78, page 375, April 15, 1881 was to relieve Mr. Blair as Treasurer of Bloom Township from the payment of $937.00 township funds stolen from him. He had paid the money, and 304 voters of the township pe- tetioned for the bill. The law was to be approved by a vote of the township at a special election, three-fifths to carry.
W. C. Eakins .- Vol. 78, page 377, April 16, 1881 was an act to relieve Mr. Eakins, Treasurer of Green Township from the payment of $1,800.00 lost in the Banking House of Thomas Dugan & Company. Fifty-seven tax payers petitioned for his relief. A vote was to be taken on the bill at a special election, a ma- jority to carry.
Dog Tax .- Vol. 78, April 16, 1881 was an act to give the surplus dog tax to the Agriculture Society.
Railroad Right of Way .- Vol. 78, page 391, April 18, 1881, was to give the Cincinnati & Eastern Railway Company the right to build its road on the "berme bank" of the Ohio Canal from Rushtown to Wharton.
Free Turnpikes .- Vol. 78, page 412, April 18, 1881 was to authorize the Cont- missioners to build free turnpikes, Powellsville branch, Rickey, Sherer and Pool Branch, Haverhill to Ohio Furnace, Jeanguenots to Throckmorton's in Brush Township, West Union route in Nile to Adams County line.
Wheelersburg Cemetery .- Vol. 79, page 165, March 14, 1882 was to author- ize a bond for $500.00 to enlarge the cemetery.
Board of Control .- Vol. 81, page 149, April 12, 1884 provided for a Board of Control in Scioto County. This law proved moonshine. It was never carried. into effect.
Turnpike Bonds .- Vol. 81, page 264, March 19, 1884 was a law to refund $50,000 turnpike bonds issued under the act of April 19, 1874 and falling due January 1, 1885. The re-funding was at six per cent.
Porter Township Election Precincts .- Vol. 81, page 321. April 10, 1884. made two election precincts, Wheelersburg and Sciotoville.
Brush Creek Township .- Vol. 81, page 368, April 14, 1884, was divided into two election precincts.
Tax Commission .- Vol. 82, page 224, May 2, 1885 provided for the Scioto County Tax Commission, Tribunes of the people to stop extravagance.
Peter F. Boynton .- Vol. 82, page 386, April 29, 1885, was to relieve Peter F. Boynton form $390.87 belonging to Haverhill School District lost by deposit in the Wm. Kinney Company Bank. The act was to be voted on.
Wheelersburg School House .- Vol. 83, page 384, May 18, 1886, to rent the school house during the summer, for summer schools, etc.
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Refunding Bonds .- Vol. 85, page 397, March 8, 1888 authorized the Com- missioners to refund $50,000 turnpike bonds under the act of April 16, 1878, fall- ing due January 1, 1889, at six per cent to be paid from to January 1, 1893.
State Extravagances .- Vol. 85, page 551, April 16, 1888, to authorize the court to spend $1,000.00 for an exhibit at Columbus, Ohio, September 4, 1888, at the State Fair. The County did not spend the money.
South Webster Cemetery .- Vol. 86, page 561 March 28, 1889, the village is authorized to levy $100.00 for the purchasing of a cemetery.
Buena Vista School .- Vol. 87, page 411, February 27, 1890, to authorize the district to levy three mills for school purposes.
County Funds .- Vol. 87, page 613, April 2, 1890, to authorize Scioto County to levy 3-10 of a mill for county expenses.
Broad Tire Wagons .- Vol. 88, page 354, February 13, 1891, to regulate burdens on wagons, and width of tires.
County Depository .- Vol. 88, pages 124 to 130, March 17, 1891, creating a county depository.
Lovers' Lane .- Vol. 88, page 643, February 13, 1891, authorizing $3,000.00 to build a turnpike on Lovers' Lane.
Rarden School District .- Vol. 88, page 708, March 16, 1891, three mills tax authorized extra.
Barren Idealty Turnpike .- Vol. 88, page 725, March 20, 1891, authorized a turnpike to be built from Elbow Lock to hill midway between Carey's Run and Union Mills, to be 50 feet above the low water. The road was never built, but the law was repealed in Vol. 89, page 654, April 15, 1892.
Pond Run, New Mouth .- Vol. 88, page 731, March 20, 1891 authorized the Commissioners to make a new mouth for Pond Run over the land of Henry Lockland.
. Harrison and Madison Township, Joint High School District .- Vol. 88. page 768, April 2, 1891. Two mills extra levy authorized. Vote for levy to be had.
Wide Tires .- Vol. 89, page 316, April 15, 1892 made regulations as to wide tires.
Refunding Turnpike Bonds .- Vol. 89, page 498, March 1, 1892, authorized $50,000 bonds under act of April 19, 1872, refunded at six per cent in bonds pay- able prior to January 1, 1897.
Rarden School District .- Vol. 89, page 552, March 24, 1892, levy of three mills extra authorized for school house.
Dog Tax and Mount Joy Fair .- Vol. 89, page 617, April 12, 1892. Gave $500.00 dog tax to the Mount Joy Fair.
Madison Township .- Vol. 90, page 442, April 25, 1893, authorized to levy four mills extra to pay a school debt of $1,200.00.
Wide Tires .- Vol. 91, page 501, March 6, 1894, regulates the burdens and tires of vehicles.
Rush Township .- Vol. 91, page 727, May 9, 1894, authorizes the township trustees to build a road and bridge and issue bonds for $500.00.
Charles W. Warwick .- Vol. 92, page 535, April 1, 1896 was an act for the relief of Mr. Warwick for the loss of $654.69 in the Citizens' Savings Bank.
Extra Levies .- Vol. 92, page 558, April 16, 1896, provides for extra levies from 1896 to 1901 of one to six-tenths mills to pay off bonded indebtedness.
Transfer of Funds .- Vol. 94, page 659, April 16, 1900, $8,000.00 transferred from Sinking Fund to General Fund.
Leonidas Pyles, Act for Relief of .- Vol. 94, page 715, April 16, 1900, au- thorized a vote to relieve the bondsmen of Leonidas Pyles as Township Treasurer.
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HISTORY OF SCIOTO COUNTY.
A Table of the Town Plats and Additions Thereto Outside of Portsmouth, in Scioto County.
When Recorded.
Proprietor.
Acr's Platt'd ..
No. In-Lots ...
From ..
To
No. Out-Lots.
From ..
To.
Recorded in ...
1799, June 4th Scioto
Thomas Parker, of 104.50 Alexandria. Frederick county, Va.
88
1
88
35
1
35
K 589
1851, Nov. 22d.
John Lucas
88
Lucasville
74
1
74
32
1 32
E |180
1824, Oct. 8tlı
Dan Young
14
Concord-
(Wheelersburg)
42
1
42
E 526
1838, July 11th
Joseph Bennett
4.22 Harrisonville
19
1
19
I 578
1840. Jan. 14th
Gilhert Bennett
3.25 Bloomfield-
(South Webster) ..
13
1
13
...
K
489
1841, Feb. 18th .. ..
Madison Price ..
7.50 Sciotoville
25
1
25
...
L
76
James Taylor.
Charles Moore
Madison Price
8 Sciotoville
23
26
48
...
...
L
93
Addition 2 by Mad- ison Price.
7
1
7
L 495
1848, July 15th ..
William Powell
3:63 Powellsville
21
1
21
...
...
P 409
John Irwin.
Washington Irwin ... Thomas Davison
5.60 Haverhill ..
13
1 56
13 78
79
...
...
1
14
1850, Oct. 10th.
B. Edwards, Aaron ) Moore and heirs of Jesse Edwards.
12
45
1 1
45
...
..
1
18
1851, M'ch 27th ...
John Shoemaker .... 1
8 Sciotoville . ( Shoemaker's Ad-
34
1
34
...
...
1
21
1854, Jan. 20th
John Bennett
37
Webster ..
80
1 71
66 84
: :
...
1 1 :
:
...
1856, Apr. 30th
John J. Holmes
6 Holmesvillc.
24
1
24 70
...
...
1 65
1859, Aug. 22d ..
For taxation.
7.25 Powellsville.
41
1
41
105
25
1
73
1868, Apr. 10th ..
Wilcox
4.50 Wilcox Addition to
Sciotoville
26
1 26
1 95
1868, Dec. 19th.
William Corwine.
.50 Corwine's Addition to Sciotoville
5
1
5
1 102
1870, Jan. 23d.
Samuel McConnell .. } H. A. Towne
6 Sciotoville . McConnell & Towne Addition.
1
35
1 110
1871, Jan. 28th
William Corwine
4.50 Sciotoville
23
1
23
...
...
1 119
1873, M'ch 6th
W. Lewis Caden .. . Willianı Caden .... John C. Loughry
4.50 Buena Vista ..
21
1
21
...
...
...
1 127
1880, Feb. 21st ..
James D. Thomas
10
1
10
1 145
1883, July 5th.
E. D. L. Morgan.
6
60 66
65 73
...
...
...
1 177
2
47
48
1 177
1884, M'ch 29th
Margaret Freeman .. 1
4.87 Otway, Ohio. 21
1
21
1 183
1886, July 26th.
James Freeman. J. M. Crockett
15
1
15
...
...
1 190
...
K 466
1840, M'ch 7tl.
Joseph Bennett.
7
Harrisonville
32
1
32
...
...
Q 186
1849, Feb. 14th .... 1849, Nov. 23rd ...
Thaddeus Bennett
4.60 Harrisonville
23
2d Addition.
1850, Sept. 3rd.
John McCall
18 Buena Vista.
Part Surveys 2459 and 2558. Galena (now Rarden) .. Part Surveys 7808, 2850 and 2345.
dition in sw 14 Sec. 5, Tp. 2, R. 20.)
43
John B. Richardt
Part sw 11 of sw 14
and pt nw 1/4 of sw 1 /4 Sec. 14; and part of se 14 of se 14, and part ne 14 of se 14 of Sec. 15, Tp. 1, R. 19.
1859, Aug. 22d.
For taxation ..
16.82 Harrisonville
70
1
1
67
1859, Aug. 23d ..
For taxation
30.50 Wheelersburg.
105
1
1 71
1859, Aug. 24th
For taxation
21.50 Haverhill
25
1
Corwine's 2d Addi- tion, pt sw 1/4 Sec. 5, Tp. 2, R. 20.
Loughry & Caden's Addition, pt of Sur- veys 2459 and 2558. 2.87 Lucasville .. Thomas' Addition.
8
12
46
59
Thomas Newman John Williams
2.22 Galena (now Rarden) .. 3.60 Morgan, Newman & 4.69 Windle's Addition. .34
1 177
Grafton Windle
3 Buena Vista J. M. Crockett's Ad. pt Surv. 2459 and 2558.
Num'd serially
Num'd serially
Place and Descrip- tion.
..
...
v.
P
1841, M'ch 17th ...
1842, M'ch 21st ...
Rezin Enslow.
1.80 Wheelersburg
Enslow's Addition.
R 110
79
1
Mary E. Shoemaker. §
John Camp .. John Clingman Jacob Steece
Wm. S. Tyrrell
1 60
35
1 177
1819, Aug. 7th
John Young
271
TOWN PLATS.
Table of Town Plats-Continued.
When Recorded.
Proprietor.
Acr's Platt'd ..
Place and Descrip- tion.
No. In-Lots ...
From ..
To.
From ..
To
Recorded In ..
1886, July 30th ..
Millie E. Freeman Margaret Freeman .. James G. Freeman .. John Bennett ...
1.38 Otway
9
22
30
.. .
...
...
Millie E. Freeman's Addition.
8
85
92
...
...
...
1 198
P. B. Cross
P. R. Hitt
Levi Allen
George Edmunds
2.25 Otway
10
32
41
...
...
1 204
Margaret & Millie E. Freeman's Addition.
1887, Dec. 19th ....
Margaret Freeman .. James G. Freeman .. Millie E. Freeman ... For purpose of Incor- poration.
39.80 South Webster.
105
1
105
1 214
1889, July 19th.
Lewis & Amy Jenkins
9 Pt O. S U. lot 31 near Holcomb City
56
1
56 71
1890, Feh. 28th
Joanna Ralstin ...... Marg't E. Freeman .. Millie E. Freeman ... James G. Freeman ..
2.26 Otway, Ohio.
12
51
62
...
1 239
1890, Oct. 31st. 1891, Apr. 14th 1895, M'ch 11th ...
Amos & Ella Jenkins. James Oursler ..
.90 Otway.
9
42
50
:
1 261
E. K. Walsh.
Oursler's Addition, pt Survey 2803.
11
11
21
...
...
2
48
1898, July 28th.
The McDermott Stone Company
27
McDermott
113
1
113
...
...
...
2
53
James Barker. Honor Barker
71
Yorktown
384
192
575
2 55
1898, Oct. 26th.
Jas. B. Mackoy. 7
3
Pt Sec. 11, T. 1, R. 1 Wheelershurg.
9
2
10
...
...
...
2
56
Ella J. Mackoy
J. B. Mackoy's Ad- dition, part of Crich- ton farm.
1899, June 13th ... C. W. Turner & wife )
3.44 Sciotoville
57
1
12
...
...
...
2
57
Jno. Essman & wife Ira C. Farney
W. L. Hitchcock & wife .. Thos. Brock & wife .. Andrew Daum & wife.
Adam Ault & wife .. Melv. Moore & wife. M. T. Stewart
41
576 616
...
...
2
66
1900, Dec. 31st.
John S. Rapp 1
Elizabeth Rapp.
60
1
60
2
69
1902, June 12th ...
A. T. Holcomb Grace L. Holcomb ..
29, Town 4, Range 19. 111
1
111
2
75
1
3.15 Otway, Ohio. Ralstin Addition.
9
63
1 235
1890, Feb. 13th ...
George Ralstin.
Margaret & Millie E. Freeman's 2d Addi- tion, part of Survey 2803.
26
74
99
1 254
1898, Jan. 26th.
Charles W. Thomas. } Nellie L. Thomas.
Thomas' 2d Addition.
Pt of Survey 7630
1898, Sept. 24th
L. D. & Alice M. York.
C. W. Turner et al. Addition, pt of Frac. Sec. 8, Tp. 2, R. 20.
1900, Oct. 23d
7 Stewartville Pt Sec. 2, Tp. 1, R. 21. 13.90 Rapp's Suburban Ad- dition ( Washington Tp.) pt Survey 486 .. 46.89 Pt Secs. 20, 21, 28 and
NOTE .- Volumes indicated hy letters are Deed Books. Volumes indicated by numbers are Plat Books.
-
Num'd serially
No. Out-Lots ..
Num'd serially
V. P. 1 191
1887, Aug. 5th .....
J. A. Walker
Bennett's Addition.
-
1887, Sept. 27th
Plat of Incorporation 106.49 Otway
1 250
7 Rarden
Levi Barker.
3.1 Lucasville.
1 223
2 80 Wehster.
CHAPTER IX.
THE BAR OF SCIOTO COUNTY.
General Observations-Table of the Attorneys now Practising Law in Portsmouth-Resolutions as to Judge Samuel Crull- Bar Meeting of November 21, 1885-Biographies of Members of the Bar who were not Congressmen, Judges or Legislators, from 1810 to the Present Time.
The first lawyers who practiced in the county were Thomas Scott of Chil- licothe, and John S. Wills. Judge Scott has a sketch elsewhere. He prac- ticed in Scioto County as late as 1840 although he never resided in the county. Thomas Scott and son maintained an office in Scioto County for several years. Judge Scott had four daughters out of his fifteen children residents of Ports- mouth, Mrs. Howells, the first Mrs Col. Graham, Mrs. O. F. Moore and a Miss Kate Scott, who never married. He attended the courts in Adams county and in fact traveled the circuit. He practised before the Supreme Court in Wash- ington and traveled back and forth on horse back.
John S. Wills was also one of the first lawyers. He was Prosecuting At- torney in 1804. He was born in Virginia in 1793 and admitted to the bar in 1804. He located first in Cincinnati, then practised in Adams County under the Territorial Government. He never lived in Scioto County though he attended its terms of court. He was living in Ross County in 1798. He was clerk of the Territorial Court in Adams County a short time. In 1809 he re- moved to Franklinton in Franklin County, and resided there until Brown Coun- ty was organized in 1817, and he moved first into Ripley and afterwards to Georgetown where he died in 1829. He was prosecutor of Ross County in 1807- 1808.
Jessup N. Couch, of Ross County, was prosecutor of Scioto County in 1805. He acted as prosecutor of Scioto County as late as 1810 at the August terni, and at the December term resigned. He was born August 3, 1778, at Reading, Conn., and graduated at Yale in 1802. He was admitted to practice in 1805. He was of literary tastes. He was appointed Supreme Judge in 1816 and served until 1821 when he died in office, at the age of 43, a bachelor. He was an uncle of Mrs. Dr. Burr, of Portsmouth, Ohio. His law library he bequeathed to his friend Judge John Thompson, of Chillicothe, and his general library to Mrs. Burr, of Portsmouth.
Nathan K. Clough, located in Portsmouth in 1808. He was Prosecuting Attorney from 1810 to 1821. He has a separate sketch.
February 19, 1819, Samuel M. Tracy hung his banner on the outer walls. He announced that he had succeeded to the business of Judge Osborn, who had at that time begun a seven years term as President Common Pleas Judge. Samuel Miles Tracy practised at the Portsmouth bar thirty-seven years and in that period enjoyed the confidence of tthe public to a greater extent than any other lawyer who has ever practiced in Portsmouth. For years no public busi- ness was transacted by the city or county except under his advice. The juries in Scioto County believed in him implicitly. Whatever bore his stamp went as law, both with courts and juries. No important case was ever presented to the courts at Portsmouth while he was at the bar unless he was on one side or the other. Yet he never aspired to any office higher than that of Prosecuting Attorney. He never sought any legislative office, although his ability would have suggested it. He was a high toned gentleman, reserved and dignifled. His manner warded people away from him and yet he was the most successful lawyer in the county, in his time, or at any time subsequent.
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Ezra Osborn came to Portsmouth about 1813. He was from Vermont. He was a good man, a good citizen and a good Christian, but a very indifferent law- yer. After being the President Common Pleas Judge for seven years he accept- ed the office of Justice of the Peace and held it for a number of years, and seemed to be more at home in that office than on the bench. He died in 1840 and left no descendants.
Joseph Sill of Chillicothe, practised in Portsmouth in 1821. It is not known whether he had an office in Portsmouth, but he never resided in the town.
In 1824, Clough & Osborn were partners. Henry Brush of Chillicothe, prac- tised in Portsmouth but never resided in the town. On May 9, 1826, Ezra Osborn announced in the "Western Times" that he had recommenced the practice of law and that he would attend to the business of N. K. Clough when the latter was absent in the circuit.
June 18, 1826, Edward Hamilton made his bow to the public. As we have told all the good things about him in his sketch, we will not repeat them here. He was a high toned gentleman above all things. He was too sensitive for the contests of the court room. His fine nature shrunk from it and he fol- lowed the quieter walks of the profession, but he knew the law.
The lawyers were, when he came, inclined to under estimate his ability. They had him elected Justice of the Peace and made up .a fictitious case-one of them sued Peck in trover and conversion for the value of a pocket knife, All the lawyers were in the case, either as counsel or witnesses. An effort was made to turn the case into ridicule, but Justice Hamilton would not permit it. He conducted the case with the utmost, decorum and gravest dignity, and at the conclusion of the trial found Peck guilty. and fixed the value of the property at $1.50. The lawyers were in high glee and had lots of fun. Ten days after the trial the Justice presented Peck with a formidable bill of costs. Peck pleaded it was all in fun, but the Justice was in earnest and made him pay the whole bill, damages and costs. Whether the bar called for their witness fees is not related. they probably did not, but Hamilton collected them. After that, the bar tried no more experiments on Hamilton.
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