History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, and incidentially historical collection pertaining to border warfare and the early settlement of the adjacent portion of the Ohio Valley, Part 179

Author: Caldwell, J. A. (John Alexander) 1n; Newton, J. H., ed; Ohio Genealogical Society. 1n
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Wheeling, W. Va. : Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 728

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JOHN C. BROWN, the present treasurer for Jefferson county, was born in 1844, and is the son of George Brown, also of this county, though his grandfather was a Marylander. In 1862, he joined Company E., 52d regiment, O. V. I., in the three years' service, but unfortunately losing a limb he returned home before the expiration of his full service. In 1867, he was elected county treasurer, and re-elected in 1869, 1874 and 1876, his term of of- fice expiring September, 1880. He was married in 1868, to Josephine, daughter of Josiah Glover, of Smithfield township. Mr. Brown is one of the most efficient and popular county offi- cers in old Jefferson.

DAVID CABLE, one of Steubenville's oldest inhabitants, is a son of Jacob Cable, who came here from Lafayette county, Pa., where our subject was born in 1797. The old man, who was a millwright, died in 1833 or 34-his wife nee Mary Walker, of Pennsylvania, departing this life in 1816. Our subject was brought up on a farm; in 1818 assisted in building the first market house; worked at the construction of the wharf about 1821-2, and contracted on the new jail and county offices in 1834. He was treasurer for the county from '49 to '53-was in the council three or four years ; has also filled the office of street commissioner, and drifted into the lumber business in 1828, which he continued down to 1860, but he has lived a compara- tively retired life since 1862. He was married to Rosanna King, daughter of William King, of Ireland, in 1826, and she still lives in her 82d year, to comfort our venerable subject. They have had a family of four sons and two daughters; one of the sons, William, is a doctor practicing in Pittsburgh, and another living at home is an engineer, while one of the daughters has become Mrs. John T. Phillips, of New Castle, Pa.

JOSEPH. W. JORDAN, a native of Wheeling, W. Va., was born in 1849, and is a son of Charles C. Jordan, who came to this .country from Ireland about 1832. His mother originally was named Rebecca, daughter of Joseph Welsh, a native of Penn- sylvania. Our subject is the second son of a family of five chil- dren, three of whom .still live. Our subject having taken a commercial education entered into the study of law under Col. McCauslan, of Steubenville. In 1875 he was elected Probate Judge for Jefferson county, and re-elected in the fall of 1878- his term expiring in 1882.

CAPT. W. SPENCER is a native of Bradford, Pa., and was born in 1794. He is the son of Robert Spencer, at one time a promi- nent hotel proprietor in Pittsburgh, and one of a company who ran the first four-horse stage over the mountains from Cham- bersburg to Pittsburgh, through Bedford, Somerset and Greens- burg - and died between 1836-8 aged about eighty years. Our subject came to Steubenville in 1815 and opened a retail general store, and continued it on Third street down to 1836 At this time he entered the "Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank" as teller, and remained as such until its charter expired in 1843. After an interval of some eighteen months, to wit: in Oct. 1845, he became teller of the "Jefferson Branch of the State Bank of Ohio," and remained as such down to 1851. He then became cashier, holding that office until the expiration of the bank's charter in 1865-6, and afterwards succeeded as cashier to the "Jefferson National Bank," remaining as such until the first of April five years ago, when he retired into private life. From 1822 to 1836 he held the commission of captain to the Steuben - ville Guards, and was town treasurer from 1835 to 1840-41. He was married in Dec., 1818, to Sarah, daughter of Isaac Jenkin- son, then hotel proprietor in Steubenville, who came here about 1805-kept the old "Red Lion" -- and died between 1838 and 1843. They had one daughter, who married Dr. Sheets, then residing here, but who died between 1850-60. Mrs. Spencer, our subject's wife, died some fifteen or sixteen years ago, and the captain at present resides on Washington street, with his sister officiating as housekeeper for him.

JAMES GALLAGHER, at present president of the Jefferson National Bank, is a native of Philadelphia, and was born Oct. 31, 1806. His father was Charles, born about 1780, in the north

of Ireland, and who came to America about 1803-4, located at Germantown and died in 1811. Our subject's mother's maid- en name was Ellen Maloy, also of Ireland, and the old couple were married near Londonderry. They had a family of three children-Catharine, born in 1803 -- 4, died in 1810. Our subject was the second child. And Ellen, born in 1808, died in 1824. James received a plain education, and came to Steubenville with his mother, who was then a widow, in Sept., 1816. Here he learned the saddle and harness making business with Joseph- Walker, a pioneer settler in this section, who died in 1836. He worked at his trade fourteen years, and in 1830 commenced in the New Orleans river trade, in flat-boating, and remained in it nearly eight years. He was married in Sept , 1836, to Rachel, second daughter of Ambrose Shaw, then a builder and contrac- tor in Steubenville; a very early pioneer here who died in 1855. Mrs. Gallagher's mother was the oldest daughter of Benjamin and Patience Doyle, also very early pioneers. The Mrs. Galla- gher died on the 20th of May, 1854, leaving four children-three boys and one girl. In 1839 our subject, meeting with a very serious accident, retired to private life, but in 1841 was elected justice of Steubenville township, and re-elected in 1844. He also became a director in the "Farmers' and Mechanic's Bank of Steubenville," in 1839, and was re-elected a director of the Jefferson Branch of the State Bank of Ohio in 1845 -- 6, and con- tinued in that capacity until the charter of the bank expired in 1865 -- 6, then he was elected a director in Jefferson National Bank, and in 1870 he became president, which position he still fills with so much ability, and we may add, universal satisfaction. Of his family, already referred to, the oldest son was born Oct. 6th, 1839, and died single the 26th of June, 1869. The second son, Charles, called after his grandfather, was born the Ist of January, 1845, and has filled his present position as cashier to the " Jefferson National Bank" since 1874; married Johanna, danghter of 'Squire Daton, of this county, though he was a na- tive of Pennsylvania, in September, 1871, and has an interest- ing family of two sons. The third son in our subject's family was born December 5, 1851, and is in practice as an attorney in Cincinnati, being single, while the only daughter, Rachel Shaw Gallagher, born on the 19th of May, 1854, still remains single and keeps honse for her estimable partner on North Fourth St. Nor should we omit an expression of our obligations to Mr. Gal- lagher, Sr., for many items of interest to this work, as equally for the service of his re liable recollections of by-gone days in revising local data collected during our tedious labors.

WILLIAM H. HUNTER, of the firm of. Messrs McFadden & Hunter, proprietors of the Steubenville Gazette, is a native of Cadiz, Harrison county, O., and was born in 1852. He is the son of Joseph R. Hunter, a native of Westmoreland county, Pa., born in 1804, of English descent. His mother's maiden name was Letitia McFadden, a native of Ireland, who had a family of four sons and three daughters. The oldest of them is the Rev. C. J. Hunter, Presbyterian minister at Dennison; the second is S. M. Hunter, judge of the Common Pleas Court, Newark; the third is onr subject, and the fourth is at present editor on the Cadiz" Senti- nel. The oldest is deceased; the second is wife to Mr. W. H. Ar- nold, proprietor of the Cadiz Sentinel; and the third sister the wife of Mr. H. A. Hammond, merchant of Cadiz. Our subject took a plain commercial education, and perfected his studies while requiring the art of newspaper and job printing on the Cadiz paper, latterly holding a prominent position in the literary de- partment on said paper. In 1875 he associated with Mr. H. H. McFadden, and the two, as above stated, took the. Steubenville Gazette, which they have certainly matured into a daily publica- tion of exceeding merit. Mr. Hunter was married June 6, 1876, to Harriet Rosamond, daughter of Mr. W. C. Brown, a merchant of Cadiz, and resides at "Riverside," North Fourth street, in this city, in a magnificent residence, of which we give an illustration elsewhere in this work.

JACOB HULL, recorder for Jefferson county, is a native of Steu- benville, and was born in 1812, being the son of George Hull, of New Jersey, a hatter of this city, who came here in 1805, when he and one Andrews were the pioneers in that line of business in the county. Our subject's mother's maiden name was Owens, of Columbiana county, formerly of New Jersey. Our subject, Jacob, had acquired only a plain education, when he also learned the hat trade with his father, and worked at it about four years. He then went to Kentucky, and clerked for some seven years, but returned to Steubenville and continued to clerk for various firms. In 1877 he was elected recorder, and still retains that office, bis term expiring in 1880. He was married in 1849 to Margaret,

"RIVER SIDE,RESIDENCE OF W.H.HUNTER NORTH 4 TH ST. STEUBENVILLE, OHIO.

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daughter of the late Samuel Harman, of Jefferson county, by whom he has become the father of a family of eight children. As a county official, Mr. Hull is admirably fitted, being exceedingly attentive and prompt in the execution of his duties, accurate and withal ever prompt to extend courtesies in his official capacity.

ROSEMAN GARDNER is a native of Belmont county, born 1844, and is the son of George Gardner, farmer, whose family was or- iginally from Loudon county, Va. Roseman carly took a clerk- ship in Belmont county, but in April, 1861, entered Co. K., 17th O. V. I,, under Capt. Tolman, for three months service, and on his return home re-enlisted for three years in Co K., 15th O. V. I., under Capt. F. Askew, serving a year and a half, when he was discharged. He came to Steubenville in 1863, and engaged with Hanna & St. Clair until 1864, when he again enlisted under Captain J. Glazener, of Co. K., 179th O. V .. I., soon afterwards being promoted to sergeant-major of the regiment. He served one year in Tennessee and Kentucky, and was mustered out of service at the end of the war, in 1865. Proceeding to Pittsburgh he engaged with F. H. Eaton as cashier in a trimming house, and the following spring engaged on the then Sunday Leader as solicitor and reporter, which position he filled for one and a half years. From that he entered the music house of Hoffman & Hane,.of Pittsburgh, and remained till the fall of 1872, when he came to Steubenville and opened out in the same line of business and still continues it. Mr. G. has an excellent store at 404 Mar- ket street, and also possessing the advantages of musical ability, a capital voice and abundant musical enthusiasm, to him may be largely ascribed the local cultivation and popular taste for good music. He was married in 1869, to Sada, daughter of the late Mr. H. Brown, Sr., grocer of this city, by whom he has one daughter.

JAMES A. MCCURDY, attorney-at-law, is a native of Salem, Co- lumbiana county, Ohio; born in 1839, and son of Daniel Mc- Curdy, of that place, but now of Steubenville. Our subject early read law with Mr. R. C. Hoffinan, of Steubenville, and was admitted to the bar in 1862. He has been in practice here to the present, and filled the position of city solicitor from 1869 to 1875. He at present enjoys a wide popularity as an attorney, and is director and solicitor for the Miner's and Mechanic's Bank of Steubenville. He married Marietta, daughter of Samuel S. Spencer, of Parkersburg, W. Va., by whom he has an interest- ing family of four children-Mary S., born in 1869; Samuel, born in 1871; Daniel, boru in 1873; and George A., born in 1875. Our subject's office is located over Sherrard, Mooney & Co.'s bank, Market street, corner of Fourth.

JOSEPH M. RICKEY is the eldest son of John Rickey; born in Cross creek township, where his grandfather settled in 1800, having emigrated from Center county, Pa. Joseph M. was brought up to farming, having received a fair education and in- struction in the higher branches of mathematics. He qualified himself when quite young for a land surveyor and civil engineer, in which profession he has attained a very creditable degree of eminence, serving a number of terms as county surveyor and city civil engineer for Steubenville. He is now one of three state commissioners, with a like commission of Pennsylvania, for surveying the boundary lines of the two states. In his younger days, Mr. Rickey was successful also in various other pursuits, including school teaching, flat-boating, merchan- dising, and dealing in real estate, and has ever been prominent in public enterprises, politics, and filling local offices. His father, John Rickey, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died in 1875, at the ageof eighty-nine. His father our subject's grandfather- also John Rickey, was a captain, serving in the Continental French war, under General Abbercombic, and afterwards in the war of the Revolution. He was finally killed, in his 98th year, by being thrown from a spirited horse. . He was an old Royal Arch Mason and a Presbyterian-being one of the three first elders in the organization of the old First Presbyterian church in Steubenville.

SAMUEL S. CULBERTSON is a native of Steubenville, born Jan- uary 28, 1852 ; and is a son of Benjamin M. Culbertson, born No- vember 15, 1824, at Wellsburg, W. Va. The old gentleman was a shoemaker, and evidenced his patriotism by serving his country in the late war. His wife's maiden name was Catherine Suowden, of Connellsville, Pa., born December 7, 1822; died March 25, 1876. The old gentleman was married a second time recently, to Hattie Mourman, of West Missouri, where he now resides. Our subject-Samuel S. Culbertson-received only a

plain education ; early obtained an insight to his father's craft, but in 1867, applied himself to learning " the art preservative," at the Examiner office, Washington, Pa , ultimately engaging with Mr. C. N. Allen, in August, 1871, who was then proprie- tor of the Steubenville Gazette. His ability in the craft and re- liable business acquirements soon raised him to the foreman- ship of the office, which position he has continued to fill with unlimited satisfaction to the present. He has a brother Joseph living in Steubenville and a sister, Lillian M., residing in St. Louis, both single. Our subject married Mary M., daughter of Henry Miller, of Washington county, Pennsylvania. She was . born December 8th. 1853, is a niece of the Hon. William Mont- gomery, and received a high school education in Washington. They have one child, Minnie May, born in Steubenville, May 21st, 1874. Our subject is Post Officer in the " Temple of Hon- or," and member of the Grand Temple of the state-is guide in the " Royal Arcaneum," "Stanton Council, 343"-an improved insurance and beneficial order, while he and his wife are consist- ent members of the M. E. Church.

VIRGINIUS W. BERRY, second son of James and Elizabeth Berry, of Pennsylvania, was born in Philadelphia, March 12, 1836, his grandfathers, on both father's and mother's side-re- spectively John Berry and Adam Read, both being veterans in the Revolutionary war. Our subject, in 1848, went to the book binding business with Messrs. Miller & Bullock, of Philadel- phia, served them eight years, and then spent two years in the New England states. In 1867 he came to Steubenville. engaged with W. R. Allison, and remained with him until October 1, 1873, when he entered upon business for himself, in company with Mr. Campbell, but in February, 1876, he engaged with Mr. P. B. Conn, as foreman of the Herald job department, and still efficiently holds that position. He was married on the 27th of March, 1866, to Jennie G., daugher of Mr. James Kelley, born June 9, 1846-Mr. Kelley, we should add. is one of the leading Irish poplin manufacturers, in Dublin. They have a family of five children, born as follows: James W., April 9, 1867; Jessie P., 24th of January, 1869; Joseph H., September 10, 1872; Robert C., 20th of January; 1874, and John R. R., 2d of Febru- ary, 1879.

ALEXANDER SMITH, sheriff of Jefferson county, is a native of Cross creek township, born 1834, and son of Alexander Smith, a native of Fayette county, Pa., born in 1790. His father was of German descent, and his mother's family from Maryland. Our subject's father laid out the present town of New Alexan- der in 1832, and ran a hotel and store there for many years. He settled in the county about 1812-was the first to introduce horse mills in this section-and died February 14, 1878. Our subject first employed himself in agricultural pursuits and deal- ing in stock, at which he proved very successful. In the fall of 1877. however, he was elected sheriff, and was re-elected in Octo- ber. 1879, his term of office expiring in 1882. He first married, in 1855, Ann, daughter of Robert McIntyre, farmer, of Cross Creek township, and by her has issue-two sons and a daughter living. She died January, 1873. He married a second time in 1879, to Mrs. Harriet Hall, widow, nee Frances Conn, of New Alexandria, and resides adjacent to the court house. In his first year of holding office, Mr. Smith conducted more judicial sales than ever before known in the county within one year, among them being one amounting to $60,000, and another to $72,000.

THOMAS BENTON COULTER, county clerk for Jefferson, was born on the 25th of June, 1843, and is a son of Robert Coulter, a native of Pennsylvania, who was born in 1805. His father was of Scotch descent, and his mother's family-her maiden name being Jane Carson, born 1812-coming from the north of Ire- land. The old gentleman died in 1851. Our subject early bo- came a school teacher, aud from the age of sixteen to twenty- four tanght regularly, with marked success. During 1864 he joined the 157th National Guards, under Col. G. W. MeCook, as first lientenant, and served one hundred days. After that, for some six years, he became a telegraph operator at Bloomfield station, on the "Pan Handle road." He was nominated by the Republican party in 1875 to the office he now holds, and elected by a majority of 1,148 votes-while in 1878 he was re-elected by a majority of 1,433 votes, and the term of his office expires in 1882. Ile was married in 1867 to Mary J., daughter of Mr. Craig B. Templeton, of Washington, Pa., by whom he has an interesting daughter named Cora. Mr. Coulter's fine residence is at River View, north Fourth street, and elsewhere in this work will be observed a faithful sketch of it.

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THE MOONEY FAMILY-Johuson Mooney, of Steubenville, Ohio, was born in 1811, and is a son of the late John Mooney, a Marylander-though the family is of Irish descent. Johnson married Elizabeth H., daughter of John Murphy, of Hampshire county, Virginia-also originally from Ireland. Their nuptials were celebrated in 1835, and they had issne, three sons-Will- iam H., born February 24, 1838; John M., born May 23, 1846; and Frank Moore Mooney, born February 7, 1853. Johnson Mooney moved with his parents into Jefferson county, when only ten years of age, took a plain education, and first engaged in agricultural pursuits with his parents. In 1826 he weut to learn the tailoring business with Mr. Andrew Harper, of Rich- mond, this county, and worked as a journeymau for some two years, when he proceeded to the month of Big Yellow creek, and there carried on the same business on his own account for a like period-also keeping a popular hotel at the same place for eight years. He was then elected to the office of county coroner, and filled it two terms. In the fall of 1847 he was elected county treasurer, to which he was re-elected, and served as such for four years. He moved to Steubenville in the spring of 1848. After 1852 he interested himself warmly in the establishment of the river division of C. & P. R. R., from which he went on to the old Stenbenville and Indiana railroad as a conductor, and held that position for twenty-four years. Of his sons, William H. has become a partner in the important banking house of Sherrard Mooney & Co., Steubenville. He was married in 1861 to Amanda W., daughter of Robert and Mary Crawford, of Steubenville. Robert Crawford was born in 1795, and died in 1869, aged 74 years. William H. Mooney's family consists of Robert Johnson Mooney, born in 1863; William McK. Mooney, born in 1865; Henry G., born in 1867 ; Mand C., born in 1871 ; Nellie W., born in 1875, and Mabel, boru in 1877. John M. Mooney is in the milling business at Rush Run. He married Catherine, daughter of William and Catherine Perkins, of Pennsylvania, in Febru- ary, 1869, and they have a family of three, Elizabeth H., born in 1871 ; Jesse A., born in 1873, and Kate I., born in 1874. Frank M. Mooney is in the feed, flour and grain business on Market street, Steubenville, being assisted by bis venerable and worthy father. He was married May 11, 1875, to Mary J., daughter of James and Sophia Lindsey, of Steubenville, and they have but one child, Blanche S. Mooney, born on April 24, 1876.

THE LATE COL. GEORGE W. MCCOOK AND THE DISTINGUISHED McCOOK FAMILY .- Few families have attained the distinction and universal respect in this community with that of the McCook's-a family name at all times identified with profound respect,admiration and the remembrance of agreeable associations by every old resident in Jefferson county. To do justice to so distinguished a family, a complete biography of it would require a volume in itself, hence we prefer, in the absence of more com- plete data respecting the family to reprint the following exhans- tive and highly interesting obituary from the Steubenville Week- ly Herald, of January 4th, 1878, as setting forth much valuable information well worthy of preservation ; it having been pub- lished on the arrival of the news announcing the death of the gallant Col. George W. McCook: "On the evening of December 28th, 1877, our city was shocked by a dispatch from New York announcing the sudden death of Col. George W. McCook, for many years one of our most honored, influential and useful citi- zens. It was immediately felt that one of the strong men of our midst had fallen, and profound regret was the universal ex- pression of the honr. Not alone with the rich in whose circle the Colonel has long been a distinguished and prominent figure, but even greater among the poor, whose needy hearthstones had so often been made cheerful by his munificence, one common voice of heartfelt sorrow prevailed. It is the one topic of the day whose sad intelligence has cast a gloom upon the communi- ty. Col. George W. McCook was born in Canonsburg, Wash- ington county, Pennsylvania, on July 21st, 1822, being at the time of his death in the 56th year of his age. His father, Daniel McCook, then removed to Columbiana county, this state, where the family remained until George was nine years of age, removing them to Carrolton. During Col. McCook's residence here he attended his collegiate course at Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio. While there he determined npon the profession of law, and completing his classical studies, entered the law of- fice of Edwin M. Stanton, in this city-after wards the great war minister of history. The Colonel here gave close attention not alone to his professional studies but also to the politics of the day and was an active and able young Democrat of the period. Admissions to the bar at that time, being effected through ex- aminations by the Supreme Court, and it then being in session

in Trumbull county, young McCook went there, passed a suc- cessful examination aud returning to Jefferson became associa- ted with Edwin M. Stanton as his partner, about the year 1843. The first case in which the two appeared iu court as a law firm was that of Lydia Kain vs. John Kaiu, a suit in divorce, nnder date of February 6th, 1844. From his admission to the bar, be- gan to date Col. McCook's prominent life, both in the military and civil history of our country. His military carcer, began with the outbreak of the Mexican war. Immediately after President Polk's proclamation, declaring the existence of hos- tilities between the United States and Mexico, and calling for troops under the enactment of Congress authorizing a call for volunteers not exceeding 50,000, a company was raised in this city called the Steubenville Greys. This company organized about the middle of May, 1846, by electing George W. McCook, Esq., then a rising young lawyer, as Captain. On the 27th day of May the company left this city for Camp Washington at Cincinnati, being officered by Col. McCook as Captain, Jobn Kell as First Lieutenant, afterward Col. John Kell, of the 2nd Ohio, in the late war, and Emanuel Hooker as Second Lieuten- ant. At Cinciunati the 3rd Ohio Infantry was organized, of which the Steubenville Greys constituted company I. In the organization Samnel R. Curtis was made Colonel and George W. McCook promoted from his position as Captain of Company I, to the Lieutenant Colonelcy of the Regiment. He continued in this office until about six weeks before the return of the Regi- ment home, when Col. Curtis being made Inspector General, Col. McCook was given command of the Regiment. On the 3d day of July, 1846, the regiment left Cincinnati for New Orleans, where they remained three days, and then sailed over the gulf and landed in Texas, and then moving up the Rio Grande, lay a few days at Camargo, and from thence to Fort Brown. Leav- ing Fort Brown after a couple of week's rest they crossed to the Mexican side, and camped at what was called Camp McCook, where they remained about six months. The regiment then went to Matamoras, Permarga, where Lieutenant Col. McCook, with three companies, was detailed to go forward and relieve Col. Morgan's regiment at the extreme front, and it was on this expedition that under orders from Curtis, he made one of the hardest forced marches of that war. Shortly after this the regi- mend was at Monterey, and from there they moved to Buena Vista, where they remained until their term of enlistment had expired. They returned to New Orleans, where they were mustered out, returning home again on July 3d, 1847. Return - ing to this city, Col. McCook continued his law partnership with Edwin M. Stauton, and engaged actively in the practice of his profession with eminent success. The firm represented some of the most important and lucrative legal controversies of the times, and the ability with which they were conducted, rapidly increased this line of practice. In 1852 he was elected Supreme Court Reporter of this State, preparing the volumes of that year bearing his name, of the Ohio State Reports. In the fall of 1853 Col. McCook was elected Attorney General of the State of Ohio on the Democratic ticket, defeating by a large majority both William H. Gibson, the Whig candidate and Cooper K. Watson, the Free Soil candidate. Col. McCook was a candidate for this office the second time in 1855 but the growing and accumulated strength of the Republican party that year was too much for him and he was defeated by their candidate, F. D. Kimball. During a portion of his law practice, he was prominently iden- tified with the Steubenville and Indiana railway company, as its attorney. This road was organized under the act of 1849, and about 1851 active measures were taken to construct the road to Newark, Ohio. Mr. Daniel Kilgore, of Cadiz, Ohio, was elected its President, and continued as such until succeeded by James Means, at whose death T. L. Jewett, then vice president, became president. Col. McCook was attorney for the railroad company from its organization up to about 1857, when it be- came apparent that the road would have to be foreclosed. It having then passed into the hands of a receiver, Judge Jewett, Colonel McCook was employed by the first mortgage bondhold- ers, who principally lived in Europe, to act for them in the fore- closure of these first mortgages ; suits were brought, and pend- ing the litigation growing ont of them, propositious were made for the settlement of the question. To that end the Colonel vis- ited Europe in 1859 or 1860 for the purpose of consulting these bondholders. A plan of adjustment between the bondholders and the railroad company was effected through the instrumen- tality of Colonel McCook, by which the bondholders agreed to scale their interest and accept a new first mortgage bond. This adjustment was made as agreed upon, and new bonds were is- sued to take up the old ones, and the floating debt amounting to

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History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, and incidentially historical collection pertaining to border warfare and the early settlement of the adjacent portion of the Ohio Valley, Part 179

Author: Caldwell, J. A. (John Alexander) 1n; Newton, J. H., ed; Ohio Genealogical Society. 1n Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Wheeling, W. Va. : Historical Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 728

Author: Caldwell, J. A. (John Alexander) 1n; Newton, J. H., ed; Ohio Genealogical Society. 1n
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Wheeling, W. Va. : Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 728