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1826 .- President Robt. G. Wilson, of Ohio University, asks for donations of minerals, clays, petrifactions and fossils.
1821 .- Dl Woodbridge, Jr. ( 1822) Will purchase bear skins, otter skins, ginseng and beeswax. ( 1826) Ne store at Point Harmhr. ( 1828) Goods offered at wholesale .- Re- moved from Point Harmar to his "lower store."
1826 .- William and Miles Woodford. Cloth dressing at Waterford. Can use
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1822 .-
horse power when water gets too low. Ruth Woodward, Adm'rx. on estate of Elihu Woodward.
1823 .- Isaac Worthington, Tinner, on Ohio street.
1822 .- Eleanor Wright, Adm'rx. on estate of Jonathan Wright, of Newport.
FOURTII DECADE -1831-1840.
In this decade the dentists appear, but mere- ly as specialists who can stay but a short time.
The portrait painter also appears in the same way. Daguerre had not yet been heard of.
There is a greater specialization in business. The drug store separates from the grocery and the milliner has her own store.
Pianos become an article of merchandise worth advertising and there is one instructor in flute playing.
The circus and menagerie appear a few times to relieve the monotony, but there is only one advertisement for a fugitive slave.
Schemes for turnpikes are very numerous -to Chillicothe, to Watertown, to Zanesville, to Newport, &c.
In the latter part of this decade many lot- teries are advertised, and other grand schemes of speculation.
1837 .-
1838 .- Alexandria Lottery. 1833 .- J. Allen, of Cincinnati, Dentist at Mr. Cole's Hotel. 1834 .- 1839 .-- E. H. Allen, Dentist at Mr. Cole's. John Allison has begun to manu- facture hats. (1840) Wishes to buy raccoon, for mink and deer skins. 1831 .- D. B. Anderson. WVool carding by steam power. Andrew & Johnson, Tailors.
1836 .- 1839 .- 1832 .- 1831 .-
A. Backus, Silversmith.
William A. Baldwin, Physician in Point Harmar. Bank of Marietta: Arius Nye, Cash- ier. (1839) \. T. Nye, Cashier.
1839 .-
David Barber and Chas. T. Buell, Attorneys. :
1838 .- Joseph Barker. Jr., for the Marietta & Newport Turnpike Road and Bridge Company.
1839 .- E. Battelle offers to sell town lots in Newport. Notice of vacating the plat.
1838 .- Beltz & Snider want barley, hops, hoop poles and staves.
1835 .- Ebenezer Benedict. Putnam russet apples at 75c a barrel.
1831 .- L. G. Bingham, Institute of Educa- tion.
1834 .- Nathaniel Bishop, Picking and card- ing machine. Terms-5c per pound or 614e in produce.
1831 .- J. M. Booth, Wheeling chairs.
1836 .- Jas. M. Booth, Secretary of the Washington County Mutual Fire Insurance Company
1838 .-
1834 .-
1836 .-
Horatio Booth and Joseph Hunter. Cabinetinnking on Greene street. Charles Bosworth and Joshua Way have dissolved partnership. Bosworth & Putnam. New store on the corner of Gilman and Mid- (lle streets, Point Harmar.
Chas. Bosworth wishes freight to be shipped in the hull of the steam- boat "Champion" about to be tak- en in tow by the steamer "John Mills."
1837 .-
John Brazier. Cabinet warehouse in Harmar.
1839 .- Brazier & Weston have a cabinet shop on Harmar street.
1838 .- L. & A. Brigham sell shoes and gro- ceries.
1831 .- A. Brooks pays cash for wheat, flour, pork and flaxseed.
1834 .- Partnership of Brooks & Woodford is dissolved. ( Point Harmar. ) 1833 .- John Brough. Last notice to debt- ors.
1831 .- John Brown, of Barlow, President of Washington County Society for the promotion of Agriculture.
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1836 .- Jeremiah F. Brown manufactures cooking stoves.
1839 .- Partnership of Samnel Brown and Elias Powthers of Roxbury is dis- solved. New firm of Groves & Powthers. 1832 .- Jacob Browning. Cordage for sale, cash for hemp. 1833 .- Frederick Buck. Shoe store on Front street.
1835 .- Miss Thirza Burson. New milliner shop. 1835 .- 1830 .- D. H. Buell, Books and stationery. Grear Chambers manufactures ropes and cordage. . Hiram Chambers has for sale in Harmar, saddles, bridles and trunks.
1837 .-
1839 .- Dr. T. F. Chambers, Oculist and Dentist. Rooms with J. L. Reck- ard, corner of Third and Greene streets. 1837 .- H. Chapin & Co. New store and new goods at Point Harmar one door south of Stone & Co.
1835 .- M. A Chappell, Tailor on Water street.
1836 .- Eagle Circus at Marietta, Septem- ber 26.
1838 .- E. M. Clifford will remain a short time at Mrs. Robbins' to paint portraits.
1838 .- John T. Clogston, President of Me- chanics' Lyceum.
1835 .- Sampson Cole, Marietta Hotel on Ohio street.
1837 .- Dr. J. D. Cope in Barlow township at Mr. L. Heald's.
1833 .- Dr Cotton. Drugs and medicines. 1832 .- J. Crawford, President of the Mari- etta Temperance Society.
1834 .- Partnership of John Crawford and Nathaniel Dodge is dissolved.
1834 .- John Crawford. New tanyard on Point Harmar.
1831 .- R. Crawford. Dry Goods and gro- 1836 .- ceries.
1838 .- Robert Crawford willl sell or rent his steam sawmill.
1838 .- Mrs. E. Creel. Ag't for sale of pi- anos fortes.
1838 .- Brig .- Gen. Cromwell D. Culver, of Waterford. calls together the of- ficers of the Ist Regiment.
John Cunningham. Tailoring. Dr. A. Curtis ( botanis systent ) will lecture at the Court House. H. Curtis, Little Hocking.
1832 .- 1838 .- 1837 .- 1839 .- Curtis & Pearson will fill orders for mulberry trees ( for silk cultiva- lors ).
1834 .- 1838 .-
S. Daniels has window sash for sale. Stephen Daniels and A. Hubbard. partners in building Duck Creek and Little Muskingum bridges, have dissolved partnership.
1838 .- Edward S. Davis wishes to sell house and store on Ohio bank be- low Gilman street.
1832 .- 1834 .-
James M. Davis, Scientific Tailoring. John Davis. House and sign paint- ing.
1833 .- John Delafield. Jr. "Chapman's Sermons" for sale. ( 1834) Asks for the return of a fire bucket be- longing to Engine Company No. I.
1834 .-
Topographical Description of Wash- ington County. Price 371/2C. John De La Vergne wants 20 men for grubbing.
1835 .-
1836 .- Gilbert Devol wants 200 hands to work on Hocking Valley Canal. 1836 .- John Dixon has a farm on Cat's Creek for sale, five miles from the Muskingum.
1839 .-
1838 .- John Dodge has lots for sale in Bey- erly. J. W. Dodge, an artist from New York City, will remain in Har- mar a short time to execute minia- ture likenesses. Nathaniel Dodge and Justus Morse have dissolved partnership.
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1832 .- Dodge and Brooks. New goods at Waterford Landing. ( 1833) Bus- iness hereafter conducted by Sam- uel Brooks.
1837 .- Geo. W. Doughty offers to sell build- ing lots in Waterford-the Penin- sula farmi.
1834 .-
Amos Dunham, jas. M. Booth and S. H. Gates, Township Trustees. ask bids for stone culvert across Front street, in front of the Geo. Dunlevy house.
1837 .- L. Edgerton has opened a new store at the corner of Market and Ohio streets.
1838 .- Luther Edgerton and Geo. M !. Woodbridge begin mercantile hus- iness under the name of Edgerton & Woodbridge.
1836 .- Caleb Emerson, Editor of the Mar. ictta Gasette, has for sale 300 acres of land on the hill bety een White's Road and Duck Creek. 1832 .- Ephraim Emerson, President of the Marietta Temperance Society. 1836 .- T. W. Ewart. Secretary of Washing- ton County Agricultural Society. 1837 .- Thos. W. Ewart. Secretary of the Marietta Total Abstinence Socie- ty. Also Secretary of Washing- ton County School Association. 1835 .- Dr. D. W. Farrell sells drugs and paints.
1838 .- J. Freeman. Botanic drug store. Dr. S. Fuller. Office on Water street.
1836 .- 1831 .- M. French. Institute of Education. James L. Gage, Attorney at MeCon- nelsville.
1836 .- 1833 .- Miss Marion Gage. Point Harmar. Milliner and Dress Maker.
1839 .-
Bentin Gates. Secretary of the Washington County School . Asso- ciation, gives notice of a meeting at the upper settlement of New port in the M. E. Church.
1839 .- Win. Glessner manufactures chairs.
1833 .- 1835 .-
1831 .-
Levi HI. Goddard, Attorne! Chas. B. Goddard and Levi Il. God- dlard, Attorneys. Granville Literary and Theological Institution.
1839 .- Wm. J. Gray, of Fearing, wishes a partner in a saw and grist mill. 1834 .-- Dr. R. H. Gray at the office of Da- vid Barber, Point Harmar.
1835 .- D. Greene & Sons ( R. S. & J. H. ). New firm on the corner near the Market House. ( 1830) Partner- ship dissolved.
1836 .- D. Greene & Son.
1833 .- Daniel Greene. Groceries.
1831 .- John Greene wishes ship carpenters to go to Porthimouth.
1838 .- John Greiner. House and sign painting.
1839 .- J. Greiner, Librarian, gives notice that papers and magazines have been removed from the Reading Room to Lyceum Hall.
1839 .- Grenier & Widgen do sign and car- ringe painting at No. 5 Greene street.
1839 .-
1836 .- Louis S. Grenzard, Barber and Sign- Tainter. At the Mansion House. Win. Griggs wishes to sell house on Church street.
1837 .- .A. L. Guittean & Co. New store on Front street one door north of Mills, Wilson & Co.
M. Hall & Son, Grocers.
1839 .- 1839 .- Wyllys and Joseph Hall dissolve partnership. Commission busi- ness. Continued by J. E. Hall. 1832 .- W. Hall. Secretary of the Board of Ilealtlı.
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1834 .-
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W. &. J. E. Hall sell Zanesville flour. ( 1835) Cranberries for sale. James Hannan and James D. Wil- son have dissolved partnership. Wm Hardy. From Marietta to Zanesville by stage in 13 hours. Fare moderate and speed unsur- passed.
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1832 .- II. Hartwig. Blacksmith on "Sec- (id" or "Market" street below the Court House.
1837. Jesse Hailstock. Barber shop on Ohio street. Ladies' puffs and curls renovated.
1839
1838. Asa Harris & Co, manufacture conk- ing stoves at Harmar. Scaled proposals asked for building a Market house in Harmar. 1838 .-- Harmar and Waterford Turnpike Corporators, to meet at Rialdiaf er's Tavern. Waterford Landing. 1832 .-- J. Hawkins, at D. B. Anderson's on Ohio street, renovates and cleans clothing.
1834. Dr. James M. Habard at his resi- dence on the Stockade.
1837. High School for Young Ladies, Co- hummmbus, Ohio.
1838 .- Jesse Hildebrand. Stage Proprietor, is commended by many citizens of the county.
1832 .---
1839 .-- S. P. Hildreth, Secretary of the Ma ricetta Anti Slavery Society, calls a meeting at the College Chapel. New firm of Joseph Holden and his son William. (1834) Partnership dissolved. W. J. & J. Hoklen.
1830 .-
1830. - Hoadley & Wheeler manufacture carriages. Will grind corn for one eighth .- William Wheeler re- tires, and Lorenzo M. Parker and (ie0. 11. Richards join the firm of M. Hoadley & Co. 1833. Meeting called to form a mutual in- surance company.
1838 .- Wm. J. Jarvis sells horse power threshing machines at Marietta. Junia Jennings. Boot and shoe 1830.
More. Removed 10 Greene street between Second and Third streets.
1835- - Joseph Kelly, Chairman of the
House of Carpenters and Joiners . 1838 .- of Marietta. 1830. - Orinda 11. King, Milliner and Man tua Maker.
1835 .- James Kirby, new tailor shop. 18:34.
P. Lapham publishes the Marietta Gurette. (1835) New hat store and grocery.
18.30. Leesburg Lottery.
1832 -- 1. Lewis, Tailoring business on Ohio street. ( 1836) Proprietor of the Mansion House.
1838 .- 1 .. Lewis wishes to sell lots in Low- isburg in Bolpre township.
1835. John S. Ligget, of Zanesville, Den- tist, will visit Marietta every three months.
1837 .- Laddington & Co.'s Menageric.
1833 .- Benjamin Lundy, City of Washing- ton, publishes the Genius of Uni- versal Emancipation.
1838.
18:30. John Lytle has a new water wheel. Thompson Mackentosh has a "Bar- ber's Emporium" at the Mansion House.
1838 .-
1833-
E. N. Manning. Dentist, at the Mansion House. Marietta Collegiate Institute, Henry Smith, Professor of Languages. Dr. John Cotton. President of Board of Trustees.
1830. -
Marietta Female Seminary. Teach- ers, Misses C. and D. Webster. Miss Goodwin, and Miss Little. Marietta Gazette, Delafield & Nie. No. June 29.
1833.
Marietta Lyceum meets at Young Ladies School Room. Lecture un astronomn. Marietta Museum at Major Hill's on Greene street.
1831 .--
1833. Marietta Steam Saw and Grist Mill. R. Crawford and D. Protsman.
1839. - Maryland State Lottery.
1833. Mons. G. M. Martin will teach French.
1831 .-- John McCoy, Tailor.
18:37. J. C. Mccoy, Secretary of Washing- ton County Anti-Slavery Society. John MeCune and John Dodge wish proposals for making and laying 500,000 bricks at Beverly. 1833 .- Drs. Meacham & Begelow will re-
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1831 .- main a few weeks in Marietta to perform dentil operations. John Mills & Co. New goods. ( 1832) Partnership with Luther Edgerton dissolved. New firm, John Mills, Samuel Shipman. Noah Wilson. (1834) Wooden buckets from Beaver, Pennsyl- vania. - White marble for toml- stones.
1835 .- Mills, Wilson & Co. Will pay $1.25 a cord for good hickory and sugar-tree wood .- Ilave just re- received 100 pieces of wall paper. ( 1836) Satin beaver bonnets. ( 1838) Firm of Mills, Wilson & Co. dissolved.
1839 .- J. Melrose will lecture on "Phrenol- ogy" at the Court House.
1834 .- Lieut. E. G. Mitchell. Recruiting Officer for regular army.
1831 .- Morgan & Co. Goods from Phila- delphia.
1832 .- Morgan & Woodbridge. (1833) Latin books and salt for sale. 1833 .- Morgan & Woodbridge. (1834) Partnership dissolved.
1838 .-
M. J. Morse and W. P. Morse have formed a partnership in the tan- ning business.
1834 Marcellus J. Morse. Tannery.
1835 .- Harrison Muncy. New Barber Shop.
Dr. O. Nellis, at Watertown.
1839 .-- 1839 .--
Oliver Nelson, Wagon-maker.
1830 .- S. Newton. New store in the build- ing formerly occupied by D. C. Skinner on Point Harmar. 1838. D. W. Noble. Books at auction. Norfolk Lottery.
18.3.1.
1839 .-
1830 .- Valuable collection of books for sale at the office of Arin- Nie.
18.30. 1. S. Nye, Secretary of the Marietta Fire Company No. 1.
1833 .- A. T. Nve Secretary of the Mari etta Library.
1830 .= .A. T. Nye and Co. have a new pat tern of side-hill plon.
1835 .- Ichabod Nve wishes to sell or rent his tannery.
1835 .-- 1833.
1835 .-
Edward D. Otter. Plastering. Col. Ephraim Palmer orders officers' muster of First Regiment.
Partnership of Parker & Thompson is dissolved.
Petersburg Lottery.
1839 .- 1832 .- Petition to have Legislature declare Duck Creek navigable.
1831 .--
Polish meeting called October 4, 10 assist the Poles.
1839 .- Lorenzo Potter has house for sale on Fourth street.
1837 .- Dr. Pratt locates at Barlow.
1838 .- The Rt. Rev. Dr. Purcell, Bishop of Cincinnati, is expected to address the citizens at the New Court House at 3 o'clock, Sunday, May o.
1839. Bishop Purcell will dedicate the new Catholic Church November 10. 1837 .- David Putnam. President of the Washington County Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
1833.
Douglas Putnam, Secretary of the Washington County Bible Soci- cty. ( 183.1) Agent of Protec- tion Insurance Company. ( 1835) lire and marine insurance. ( 1836) Secretary of Marietta College. (1838) Asks progress- als for making a graded landing at the foot of Franklin street in Harmar.
1835.
Was. Pitt Putnam advertises Wash- ington Association of Universal- ist- to meet at Belpre. Raymond & Ogden's Menagerie.
1831.
E. Rector & Co. New goods. (1833) Enoch Rector retires. Business continned by Waterman Palmer and Elijah Short.
1839 .--
J. D. & A. B. Regnier have a new grocery and produce store on Greene street.
1839 .-
Dr. F. Regnier, at his office on Point Harmar.
1832 .- J. L. Riddell prepares botanical specimens for sale. 1839 .- C. Robbins will give instruction 1
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flute-playing at Mrs. Robbins' on Second street.
1834 .- Lewis Ruffner, of Kanawha Salines. offers $100 for recovery of "Negro man named Howard, very black."
1839 .- C. J. Shephard has a supply of piano music.
1831 .- Shipman & Woodbridge. Fresh as- sortment of goods. (1832)
1836 .- 1837 .-
Partnership dissolved. S. Shipman. New store. Charles and Sammel Shipman. New goods and new firm.
1832 .-- David C. Skinner. New goods, at store on Point Harmar.
1831 .-
1835 .-
W. & S. Slocomb. New store on Ohio street, also a bookbindery. WVm. Slocomb has his bookbindery in front of the College.
1838 .- Slocomb & Buck. Boots and shoes, 1837 .- also a bookbindery.
1837 .-
Silas Slocomb wishes an apprentice for house painting nad glazing.
L. Soyez wants 500 cords of steam-
boat wood .- Forwarding and commission merchant. ( 1837) Wholesale and retail grocery .- 2,500 pounds of Lippet cheese ( The Lippets probably lived then near the present site of Bell Val- 1 1839 .- ley station.) (1838) Fresh oys- ters.
1839 .-- I. V. Smith, of Harmar, will cement cisterns.
1837 .- Washington Smith has purchased Bosworth & Putnam's stock of goods in Harmar.
1839 .- Stafford, McCune & Slevin. Whole- sale and retail grocers, on Ohio street.
1834 .- 1838 .- 1831 .- 1832 .-
Amzi Stanley. Tailoring. Stewart & Co. of Harmar. Part- nership dissolved.
Augustus Stone pays cash for wool. Stone, Bosworth & Co. will receive in payment for goods, flaxseed, hemp. tar, deer skins and horns, flannel. linen, ginseng, snakeroot.
1835 .-
1839 .-
etc. (1835) Will receive in pay- ment, flaxseed, deer skins, hams, and horns, Kentucky jeans, &c. Stone & Co. have just received 300 pieces of wall paper. (1836) Four good New Orleans boats for sale. ( 1838) Eclectic series of school books for sale .- Will close their store at Roxbury. Secretary of Waterford Turn- pike Company gives notice that the books are open for subscrip- tion to the stock.
1832 .- Swearingen & Slocomb have dry goods, hardware and groceries. Will take in payment for goods, deer skins, flax, flannel, venison, hams, &c.
1832 .- Jasher Taylor. Cloth dressing on Third street, near the Ohio. Anti-Slavery publications for sale by L. Temple.
1832 .-
John Teft. Pump maker.
1833 .- Weston Thomas and David C. Skin- ner. New firm and new goods.
Billy Todd has a woolen factory in the old cotton factory building. Carding 614 cents a pound. Dr. Trevor, at his office on Greene street.
1834 .-
Partnership between Clark Tunis and Franklin Middleswart is dis- solved.
T. & A. Vinton manufacture sole leather. ( 1836) Cash for deer skins.
1838 .-
Virginia State Lottery for the bene- fit of the town of Wheeling.
Nahum Ward offers cash for mater-
1831 .-
ial for Duck Creek Bridge. ( 1835) Wishes to sell Wolf Creek Mill. ( 1836) Wishes proposals for building sawmill and dam on Monday Creek, four miles from Nelsonville. (1839) Will sell lots in town of Bonn.
1838 .- Dr. Walter Ward. Office in base- ment of Nahum Ward's Land Of- fice.
1835 .-
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1831 .-- Win. Ward, Cooper.
1839 .- Wellsburg Lottery.
1839 .-- Wheeling Lottery.
1830 .- T. B. Wackham and J. C. Gilman. Tailors. ( 1837) Partnership dissolved.
1839 .- Chas. F. Witts of Bonn will take jobs of plastering in Marietta.
1834 .- Wm. A. Whittlesey. Secretary of Washington County Agricultural Society. ( 1835) Asks proposals for building a brick poorhouse. 1838 .- Whittlesey & Harte, Attorneys-at- Law.
1831 .- Whitney & Stone wish to purchase saw logs.
1838 .- James D. Wilson manufactures chairs on Market street.
1838 .- Noah L. Wilson has 3,000 pounds of maple sugar for sale. (1839)
1832 .-- 1836 .-
As Secretary asks proposals for building toll house at Duck Creek and Little Muskingum. J. Withrow. Saddles and harness. James Withrow manufactures sad- dles on Ohio street.
1834 .- Dudley and Geo. M. Woodbridge have taken the store formerly oc- cupied by Morgan & Wood- bridges. ( 1835) Manito rope for sale .- Fourteen - dozen gen- tlemen's stocks for sale. ( 1836) Removed to corner west of Market street.
1837 .- D. Woodbridge and D. C. Racer form a partnership to carry on the mercantile business.
1839 .- Mrs. Woodruff has on hand a few ready-made hats for the ladies.
CHAPTER XI.
COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE MUSKINGUM-RAILROAD HISTORY-NAVIGATION OF DUCK CREEK- COUNTY COURT HOUSE-OLD ESTABLISHED BUSINESS HOUSES-MARIETTA POST OF- FICE-CITY HALL-MARIETTA TOWNSHIP IN 1833-WASHINGTON COUNTY IN 1834- WOLVES-EMIGRANT ASSOCIATION-PUBLIC SPIRIT-ROADS AND TURNPIKES-IMPROVE- MENT IN HORSES-RAPID TRANSIT IN 1839-PASSING OF THE STAGE COACH.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE MUSKINGUM.
Between 1830 and 1880 canais had been constructed across our State and at the close of the period, the Muskingum had been made navigable by means of a system of dams and locks. In the survey for this work along the Muskingum, the youthful John Sherman, aft- erward the distinguished Senator and Secre- tary, carried a rod. By the year 1840 a rail- road from the East was rapidly appoaching our borders and four days would no longer be considered a wonderfully rapid trip from Bal- timore to Marietta. Every element of our population which has taken a part in the coun- ty's industrial, and social devlopment was then represented within our borders. Every creed also had its place of worship and its minister or priest. All the valuable land on the hills had. been occupied and new houses had sprung up in every township. At this distance of time it is hard for us to realize how slow the growth of the country had been in the first half century. Marietta township, to which nearly one thousand immigrants had come within the first five years of the settle- ment, had, after 45 years, barely two thousand inhabitants, and even in 1840 only 2,680. For the next 45 years the development was grad-
ual and the increase of population was by no means rapid. It is only within the last 20 years that there has been any rapid growth. and of this development we shall read in an- other chapter.
Inland navigation was revolutionized in 1827 when towing was discovered to be prac- tical, and barge-building as well as boat- building began. At this date the Muskingum was not navigable except at high water. The "Rufus Putnam," a side-wheeler of 60 tons, was the first steamer that ascended the river. This occurred in 1824. Leaving Marietta Friday morning she reached Zanesville Satur- day evening. The return trip was made in only eight hours, such was the rapidity of the river current. The first steamer to make the trip after slack-water improvement was made was the "Tuscarawas," September 18, 1841.
These improvements were first successful- ly agitated at the Court House at Marietta, January 3, 1835.
Marietta, January 10, 1835 .-
"Muskingum River .- Public attention is becoming attracted every day to the vast im- portance of this river. Few are so blind as not to perceive that before many years shall pass away, this natural channel will become the
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great thoroughfare for the exports and imports of the interior of Ohio. There is but one thing wanting to perfect it-that is a disposition on the part of the General Assembly of Ohio to do equal and exact justice to every portion of the State. An appropriation for the improve- inent of this river will only be meting out to the people of this section of the State that which is justly due to them. The country through which the Muskingum flows has ever steadily supported the policy of the State with regard to internal improvements-freely paid her proportion of taxes, which have become onerous, without a murmur-under a full con- viction that the time would soon come when its claims would be heard and attended to. That time has arrived-and the people will never cease to petition the Legislature till justice be done them. Their united voice will be heard in the Legislative halls-and the voice of the freeman is seldom heard in vain. Reciprocal justice is all that we ask.
"The meeting held last Saturday on this subject passed resolutions requesting our Sen- ator and Representative to use their influence to effect the passage of a bill making the pre- posed improvement, and to renew the memor- ial sent to them last session."
The citizens of Roxbury township actively interested themselves in the matter, as is shown by the following report of their meeting, and the resolutions there adopted :
1835. -
"At a meeting of a number of citizens of Roxbury township. Washington County, friendly to internal improvements, pursuant to public notice. convened at H. Gard's store on Saturday, November 28, 1835, for the purpose of taking into consideration the expediency of memorializing the Legislature of Ohio in re- gard to the improvement of the navigation of the Muskingum River. The meeting was or- ganized by appointing G. P. Frisby, . Esq., chairman, Iliel Dunsmoor, secretary ; after which the following resolutions were adopted :
Resolved. That a committee of three persons be appointed to draft a resolution expressive of the views of this meeting.
"Whereupon. Hiram Gard, Elias Puther and Hiel Dunsmoor were appointed said com- mittee, who submitted the following, which were adopted :
Resolved, That the citizens of the Muskingum valley would be neglectful of their own interests, and also the interests of the State, should they not con- tinue to press their just claim upon the legislature to improve as soon as possible the navigation of one of the best rivers of Ohio, in such manner as to conduce most to the public weal.
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