History of Cumberland and Adams counties, Pennsylvania. Containing history of the counties, their townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc.; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc., etc, Part 114

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John Fleming and Anna Agnew, January 23, 1792, Hamilton's Bann. ... Hugh Dunwooddy and Martha Findly, April 12, 1792, Hamilton's Bann. ... John Ewing and Jane Bogle, May 14, 1792, Strabane .... Samuel Cross and Littice Brandon, July 12, 1792, Huntington .... William Baldridge and Re- becca Agnew, July 17, 1792, Pipe Creek. ... Hugh Dunwoody and Margaret Morrow, November 22, 1792, Hamilton's Bann.

HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY.

John Speer and Sally McCallan, March 1, 1794, Cumberland. Richard McLaglen and Elizabeth Hatch, July 15, 1794, Emmittsborough.

Alex Young and Jennet McCreary, January 20, 1795.

Alex Horner and Jenny McCalen, February 12, 1795, Cumberland. . James Crooks and Anne Ambros, June 31, 1795, Cumberland.

David Brines and Elizabeth Stewart, March 20, 1796, Gettistown .... Will- iam Stewart and Jennet White. April 19, 1796, Tyrone .... Henry Ferguson and Susanna Coulter, May 19, 1796, Strabane.

Samuel Hays and Polly Yanst, June 29, 1797, Strabane ... . William Pat- terson and Elenor Porter. September 19, 1797, Hamilton's Bann .... James Patterson and Betsey Withrow, October 26, 1797. Hamilton's Bann.

George Ker and Nelly Wilson, March 11, 1798, Gettistown .... Robert Taylor and Ruth Hunter, March 29, 1798, Cumberland. ... James Crooks and Sarah Dunwoody, April 5, 1798, Cumberland . . . . David Hart and Sally Paxton, April 12, 1798, Hamilton's Bann . .. . Daniel Murphy and Margaret Livingston April 23, 1798, Cumberland .... John Hetzer and Elizabeth Geyer, June 26, 1798, Gettistown .... Charles Golden and Assina Filson, December 18, 179S, Cumberland.

Samuel McKnight and Ehster Logan, May 9, 1799, Strabane .... Joseph Walker and Mary Ann McMaster, July 2, 1799, Strabane .... James Stewart and Elizabeth McCarter, July 18, 1799, Cumberland. ... Samuel Cooper and Jene Campbel, November 5. 1799, Baltimore. ... Mathew Longwool and Eliz- abeth Thomson, November 14, 1799, Hamilton's Bann .... Alexander Cald- well and Dolly Agnew, December 3, 1799, Hamilton's Bann .... Robert Morri- son and Jenne Findly, December 12, 1799, Hamilton's Bann.

Mathew Steen and Margret Campbell, February 11, 1800, Hamilton's Bann. . John Crooks and Elizabeth Jenkins, February 13, 1800, Franklin .... Will- iam McFarland and Margery Beatty, March 25, 1800, Mountpleasant . . .. John Magoffin and Kitty Casset, March 25, 1800, Mountpleasant .... Thomas Breden and Jane Neely, April 30, 1800, Conowago ... . John McCay and Polly Ackrey, June 12, 1800, Hamilton's Bann. .. . Thomas Carson and Mary Wilson, Octo- ber 16, 1800, Hamilton's Bann .... Alexander McGanghy and Rebecca Tor- rence, October 21, 1800, Mountpleasant. ... James Young and Jenney Orr, December 25, 1800, Hamilton's Bann.

John Kelly and Lydia Teat. March 31, 1801, Strabane .... Hugh Garvin and Sally Stewart, April 6, 1801, Hamilton's Bann. .. . Samuel Holdsworth and Ruth Caldwell. September 15. 1801. Mountpleasant.

John Keys and Kitty Slasher, March 23, 1802. Cumberland .... Robert Hays and Rebecca Agnew, June 21, 1802, Cumberland.

Samuel Cobean and Betsey Cuningham, June 9, 1803.

Eli Bradford and Mary McEn Nay, February 7. 1804, Liberty. ... James Wilson and Mary Wilson, February 6, 1804, Cumberland ... . Samuel Carter and Nancy Cowan, April 24, 1804, Franklin. ... John Quigly and Agnes Paton, September 6, 1804, Mountpleasant .... William Johnson and Mary King, No- vember 12, 1804, Chansford .... John Adair and Libi Ewing. December 6, 1804, Cumberland.

William Withrow and Sarah Cooper, March 7, 1805, Maryland .... David Cuningham and Polly Stuart, March 14, 1805, Cumberland .... James Stewart and Susanna Peden, March 27, 1805, Liberty. ... John Deyernord and Jenny Gwin, April 4, 1805, Cumberland .... Jacob Smith and Hanna Kip, May 23, 1805, Cumberland. .. . William Cochren and Bekey Morrow, May 23, 1805, Liberty .... William Wilson and Betty Dunwooddly, August 20, 1805, Cum- berland .... Samuel Reid and Mary Agnew. September 30, 1805, Cumberland.

Samuel H. Bushlar.

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Isaac Hulic and Sally Commongore, January 21, 1806, Mountpleasant . John MeCammon and Polly Proudfoot. March 25, 1806, Hopewell. . . . John MeClereghan and Rebecca MeClereghan, March 25, 1806, Amtrim.

Thomas Reed and Sarah Peden, March 10, 1807, Strabane. . . . John Mc- Alister and Jene Work. April 7, 1807. Cumberland. ... Hugh Bingham and Esther Baily, October 13, 1807. Cumberland.

John Calter and Sally Heagy. February 23. 1SOS, Mountjoy . . . . Alex Mc- Keelop and Sarah Slents, March 29, 1508, Mountpleasant. . . . Henry Fergu- son and Rebecca White. April 12. 1808. Reading. . . . John Gourdly and Martha Caldwell. April 28, 1508, Mountpleasant. ... William Hizlit and Eliza- beth Steele, September 29, ISOS, Cumberland. ... John Agnew and Jane Wil- son. October 27, 1808, Cumberland.

Here is a wide range for tracing family ties and the social and marriage relations of a great many of the early settlers. If we only had a similarly complete record from the other early ministers, what an invaluable record it would be! The descendants of those named above form a large part of the present population of Adams County, as well as having representatives in many of the States of the Union, especially the States west of this. They were the children of pioneers, and many of them took up the western march where their fathers stopped, and aided greatly in bearing our empire to the Pacific shores.

CHAPTER VIII.

THE REVOLUTION-ADAMS (YORK) COUNTY IN THE STRUGGLE-FIRST COMPANY FROM PENNSYLVANIA THE INDEPENDENT LIGHT INFANTRY COMPANY- FLYING CAMP -ROSTER OF OFFICERS, ADAMS (YORK) COUNTY.

TN a preceding chapter, in giving some account of the Indians, there is told the story of the participation of what is now Adams County (then a part of York), in the French and Indian war of 1755. This was the first taste of real organized war of the American people; it was a fitting training school of the people, gathering together the varied and somewhat discordant elements of nationality and religious sects and local prejudices, and molding and coment- ing the whole into one common element -educating the people for the distant but coming Revolution, and to recast the history of all mankind.

It is now twenty-one years since the close of the late civil war. The long- est lapse of time since the first war of no intervening struggles. Commencing with that of 1755, there has been a succeeding war on an average of every six- teen years. The French-Indian troubles, the Revolution, the war of 1812-15; the Blackhawk war; Mexican war and the late civil war, and at various times the Seminole and other Indian outbreaks of only minor importance.

These wars and raids and minor skirmishes were all waged in behalf of the final peaceablo and permanent possession of the country-the unity of our government. In short, they were fought out in behalf of the first great prin- ciple of self-protection, and the perpetuation of a government by the people and for the people.

They have already tended to develop and more closely knit together the once somewhat discordant races of men who originally came here to harden the muscles and quicken the brains of a nation originally active. resolute, brave and jealous of the slightest invasion of their rights or liberties.

HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY.

True, the histories of the world's bloody and cruel wars with their attendant sufferings, agony and woe is a hideons mental feast to set before the young minds of this enlightened age, and, save for the moral that they furnish-the key they give the mind strong enough to study ont the obscure and otherwise undiscoverable secrets of the active influences in shaping and building the slow growths of our civilization-their glowing history had better never have been written.

Our two great wars were the Revolution and the late civil war. Each, it now seems, forever settled great principles of the profoundest interest to humanity-indeed, not only for all mankind, but for all coming time, at least, as we are now encouraged to hope.

The history of Adams County in these two great wars is but an inseparable portion of the history of our country during these eventful periods, and to give the county history in detail in either-the facts and results in the country's camps, hospitals, marches, sieges and battle-fields, would be nothing less, nor can it be detached from the voluminous general history of our common country. The heroic efforts, the failures, the defeats, the triumphs and the tremendous results of the great armies in wars of a nation, cannot be written in detached piece-meal. You had as well try to doctor small-pox by commencing to dig about and cure the innumerable separate pits. Hence, here we shall attempt nothing more than the briefest skeleton outline of what occurred locally within the limits of Adams County.

When the Revolution was fought out Adams was a part of York County. This was then the remote backwoods point where even the important news of the day could but slowly reach. But in the very first movements in 1772, when the people of the country were stirred with sympathy for the suffering Bos- tonian, the spirit of the freemen was manifested here as soon as in any other portion of the country, and soon spread abroad the names and fames of men who moved the people to war for "liberty or death"-names in the country that are honorably borne by the worthy descendants of these truly illustrious sires. We seriously question if there is a spot in any portion of our Union where there is an equal number of names of historic interest that is to be found among the people of Adams County to-day, that is, in proportion to the population.

The people here, as early as 1765, began to show unmistakable signs of distrust of the acts of the British Government. In fact, as early as 1760, dis- content was openly spoken at public gatherings. April 13, 1775, the people of the county met and by resolutions in behalf of the troubles of the people of Boston felt "feelingly for them." A committee was appointed to receive dona- tions for Bostonians, and Heidelberg Township sent £36 17s. 5d .; Germany Township, £16 2s .; Manheim, by the hands of Adam Eichelberger, £5 15s. 6d., and by the hands of Michael Karl £5 9s. 9d .: by the hands of David Newman £3 16s. 3d. The entire county sent £246 8s. 10d., and the committee sent an open letter of sympathy to the people of Boston. This letter was signed by James Smith, president; George Eichelberger, Michael Doudle, David Grier, Michael Swope, Peter Reel, Thomas Hartley, George Furvin, James Donaldson, Michael Smyser, Balzer Spangler, John Hay. June 21, 1774, a meeting was held of which Michael Swope was president, An election was held in the county July 4, 1774. to obtain the sense of the people on the state of affairs. December 16, of this year. an election for assemblymen was held, and a county committee was also elected. Of the committee elected were Henry Slagle, George Eichelberger, John Hay, Archibald McClean, David Greer, Baltzer Spangler, Nicholas Bittinger, William McClellan, Joseph Donaldson,

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George Irwin, David Kenedy, Thomas Fisher, John Kean, John Houston, George Kuntz, Simon Kopenheffer. Joseph Jeffries, Robert MeCosley, Michael Hahn, Daniel Mefferly, Michael Davis, Jacob Dahtel, Fredrick Fischel, James Dickson, all familiar names in Adams County. Then there were Patrick Scott, Michael Dantel, Michael Bard, Casper Reinaker, Henry Leib- hard, John Maxwell. George Oge. John O'Blones and Andrew Finley on this committee. They were not aware of it, but it was really organizing for war with the mother country.

July 1. 1775, the first company of soldiers marched from Pennsylvania to Boston. November 3, 1775, a county committee of correspondence was appointed. For all of York County there were elected twenty-six committee men. At the head of this committee stands the name of Michael Swope: then there is James Smith, Thomas Hartley, John Hay, David Grier. George Eich- elberger. Baltzer Spangler, John Huston, Thomas Armor. Christopher Slagle, Peter Wolfe. Zachariah Shugart, John Herbach, John Spangler, Francis Cre- zart. George Brinkerhoff, John Semple, Robert McPherson. Samuel Edie, William McClellan, John Agnew, David Kenedy, Georgo Kerr, Abraham Banta, John Mickle, Jr .. Samuel McCanaughy, Richard McAllister, Christian Græf. Henry Slagle, John Hamilton, Thomas Lilley, Patrick McSherry, James Leeper, Baltzer Keurtzer and others.

The committee gave notice that parties purchasing sheep to kill or sell to butchers, or attempting to drive through the county sheep under four years old. would be arrested and treated as public enemies.

The Independent Light Infantry Company was formed in December, 1775. Officers: James Smith, colonel; Thomas Hartley, lieutenant-colonel; Joseph Donaldson, Michael Swope, majors; George Irwin, captain; John Hay, first lieutenant; William Bailey, second lieutenant; Christopher Lawman, ensign; Paul Metzgar, Henry Walter, Jacob Gardner and John Shultz, sergeants; William Scott, clerk. There were 100 privates.

Recruiting throughout the county now went on rapidly. Five companies had been formed by the early spring of 1776. Another was organized in May. The first and second companies had dissolved and joined other companies.

In 1776 York and Cumberland Counties were required to each raise four companies. The men made a regiment, of which William Irvine was first colonel. Moses MeClean was captain of one of the companies of York County, and Archibald McAllister was captain of the Third Company. In May, 1776, Capt. William McPherson and Lieut. Jacob Stake marched with a rifle company to Philadelphia.

The celebrated Flying Camp was organized in July, 1776, and marched to New Jersey. To this command York County furnished two battalions; five battalions had been sent, two were accepted into the Flying Camp and the others returned home. It is said the reason why so many more were called for than were accepted, was that the authorities wanted to test the spirit of the people.

The history of the Flying Camp briefly is as follows: June 3, 1776, Con- gress resolved that a Flying Camp be established in the middle colonies, to consist of 10.000 men, Pennsylvania to furnish 6,000 men and Maryland and Delaware the remainder. They were to enlist for six months. York County was required to furnish as its quota 400 men. The State convention resolved to add four additional battalions to the Flying Camp, York to thus furnish 515 men. The quotas were promptly filled and consisted of three brigades; James Ewing was brigadier-general of the first brigade, consisting of three battalions, the first of which was commanded by Col. Michael Swope. There wore eight companies in the last named battalion.

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First Company. --- Michael Smyser (Schmeiser), captain: Zachariah Shugart, first lieutenant; Andrew Robinson, second lieutenant; William Wayne, ensign.

Second Company. - Gerhart Græff, captain; Kauffman, lieutenant.

Third Company .- Jacob Dritt, captain; Baymiller, first lieutenant; Clay- ton, second lieutenant; Jacob Meyer, ensign.

Fourth Company. - Christian Stake, captain; Cornelius Sheriff, first lieu- tenant; Jacob Holzinger, second lieutenant; Jacob Barnitz, ensign,

Fifth Company. - John McDonald, captain; William Scott, first lieutenant; Robert Patton, second lieutenant; Howe, ensign.

Sixth Company. - John Ewing, captain; John Paysley, ensign.

Seventh Company .- William Nelson, captain; Todd, first lieutenant; Joseph Welsh, second lieutenant; Nesbit, ensign.

Eighth Company. - Williams, captain.

Nicholas Bittinger was captain in the second battalion.

Col. Swope's battalion suffered as severely as any during the war.

Capt. Gerhart Græff's company was captured at the battle of Long Island; only eighteen men ever returned to the regiment.

At Fort Washington, near New York, the soldiers from this section suf- fered severely. Nearly the entire command of Col. Swope was either killed or taken prisoners. In the list of prisoners were Col. Swope, Maj. William Bailey, Surg. Fullerton, Capt. Michael Smyser (spelled then Schmeiser). Capt. David Dritt, Capt. Christian Stake. Capt. John McDonald, Lieut. Zachariah Shugart, Lieut. John Hotzinger, Lieut. Andrew Robinson, Lieut, Robert Patten, Lieut. Joseph Welsh, Ensign Jacob Barnitz, Ensign-Adjt. Howe and Ensign Jacob Meyer. Of Capt. Stake's company, in addition to the officers named, we have the names of Serj. Peter Haak, Serj. John Dicks, Serj. Henry Counselman, Corp. John Adlum, David Parker, James Dobbins, Hugh Dob- bins, Henry Miller (afterward removed to Virginia), John Strohman, Christian Strohman, James Berry, Joseph Bay, Henry Hof, Joseph Updegraffe, Daniel Miller, Henry Shultz and a mulatto, Bill Lukins. Capt. McCarter was shot through the breast. and died the fifth day after. Jacob Barnitz was wounded in both legs, and lay a prisoner for fifteen months. Years afterward one of his legs had to be amputated.

Congress fled from Philadelphia and met at Lancaster, September 27, 1777, the day Philadelphia was taken by the enemy, but Lancaster was deemed unsafe, and, September 30, Congress assembled at York, where it continued nine months.

The commander-in-chief's guard, organized by Gen. Washington in 1776, consisted of 180 men, and among these were John Dother, of Marsh Creek, and William Karnahan, of York. William McPherson was second lieutenant of Capt. Albright's company. McPherson was captured,' August 27, 1776, at Long Island, and exchanged April 20, 177S. He died at Gettysburg, August 2, 1832, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

In the memoirs of Gen. Wilkinson is graphically described the gallantry of Col. Hand and Maj Miller in checking the pursuit of the enemy in our army's memorable retreat across New Jersey.

Capt. John McClelland was promoted from lieutenant in the First Pennsyl- vania October 1, 1779. His company left York, under Gen, Wayne, in 1781, for the Southern service. He retired from service January 1, 1783, and resided on Marsh Creek in 1791.

August 18, 1781, Brig .- Gen. Irvine represented to the Council that "a number of spirited inhabitants, west of the Susquehanna, signified their inten- tion of equipping themselves to act as light horse and volunteers." A com-

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pany was raised, half at Hanover and the rest at Marsh Crock. The officers were William McPherson, captain: Robert Morrison, lieutenant: James Get- tys. cornet.

Capt. Joseph Mcclellan's journal of date May 26. 1781, says: " Marched from York at 9 A. M .. under command of Gen. Wayne, and encamped oleven miles on the road to Fredricktown (with 500 effective men).

" May 27, the general beat at daylight and the troops took up the line of march at sunrise, and halted near Peter Little's Town. it being fourteen miles:" from there they continued their march through Taneytown, to the Monococy and " passed through Fredriektown about eight, where was a number of British officers. prisoners, who took a view of us as we passed through the town."

The Pennsylvania regiments, in January, 1781. were reduced to six, and re- enlisted.

Robert MeMordie (spelled in the list MeMurdie), of Marsh Creek, became brigade-chaplain July, 1779. He is fully mentioned elsewhere in the church history.

Serg. John Knox was from this county, in the Sixth Pennsylvania. also Corp. James Lawson, of Berwick, and Felix MeIlhenny, James Hamilton. taken prisoners June S. 1776: captured at same time was Edward Hickenbottom. of Cumberland Township.

The following names are found in Capt. Joseph Mcclellan's journal, as men of his company. James Allison, Phillip Breulls. John Davis, John Farmer, Nicholas Howe. Samuel Leconnt. Valentine Miller. Daniel Netherhonse, James Sedgwick, Mathew Turney. There are other names, but they were citizens of York County.

Mathew Farney (or Forney), of Marsh Creek, was in the Thirteenth Penn- sylvania.

Capt. Moses McClean's first lieutenant was Barnet Eichelberger, who resigned. and John Edie succeeded: John Hoge, second lieutenant. and Robert Hopes, ensign. Lieut. Edie was taken prisoner June 8. 1776, and exchanged April 10. 1778. He afterward became Gen. Edie. Ensign Hopes was rapidly promoted. He was killed at the battle of Brandywine.

Peter O'Neal enlisted from Cumberland Township. Joseph Russell en- tered the army at the age of nineteen years. Joseph Wilson same age. Lieut. Irvine received seventeen bayonet wounds.

A night attack was made at Paoli by the enemy, the command of Capt. Moses McClean suffered terribly. Of it Maj. Hay wrote: " The annals of the age eannot produce such a scene of butchery. All was confusion. The en- emy amongst us, and your regiment (the Seventh) the most exposed, as the enemy came on the left wing. The enemy rushed on with fixed bayonets. and made use of them as they intended. Our loss: Col. Grier, Capt. Wilson and Lient. Irvine, and sixty-one non-commissioned offieers and privates killed * - just half the men we had. * I went to see the wounded. The seene was shocking. The poor men groaning under their wounds, which were all by stabs of bayonets and ents of light horsemen's swords."

In the First Battalion, the Seventh Company, were captain, Francis Bonar; first lieutenant. George Robinet; second. John Shrorder; ensign. William Beatty: 120 men. Eighth Company, Second Battalion, captain. Yost Har- baugh: first lieutenant, Peter Sholtz: second lieutenant, Jaeoh Rudisil; en- sign. Micheal Ettinger; 56 men. First Company. Third Battalion, captain, Jacob Beaver; first lieutenant, Nicholas Baker; second. John Bare; ensign, George LeFevre. Fourth Company, captain, Chris Lauman; first lieutenant, Ephraim Pennington; second, John Fishel: ensign, Charles Barnitz. Fourth

HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY.

Battalion, First Company, first lieutenant, William Hamilton; second, Joseph Pollock; ensign, Adam Heaver. Third Company, captain, William Gilliland; first lieutenant, Mathew Mitchell; second, William Helmery; ensign, Nicholas Glasgow. Fifth Company, captain, John McElvain; first lieutenant, John Range; second, Francis Claysaddle; ensign, James Geary. Seventh Company, captain, Samuel Erwin; first lieutenant, William Haughtelin; second, Henry Forney; ensign, William Reed. Eighth Company, captain, Thomas Stockton; first lieutenant, Jacob Cassat; second, Daniel Monteith; ensign, Andrew Pat- terson. Sixth Company, captain, William Miller; first lieutenant, James Por- ter; second, ; ensign, Barabas MeSherry. Seventh Company, cap- tain, Thomas Orbison; first lieutenant, Robert Mellhenny; second, Joseph Hunter; ensign, Robert Wilson. Sixth Battalion, Fourth Company, captain, Fred Hurtz; first lieutenant, Mathew Baugher. Eighth Company, captain. Abraham Sell; first lieutenant, Jacob Kitzmiller. Seventh Battalion, James Agnew, lientenant-colonel; John Weams, major. First Company, captain, Thomas Latta; first lieutenant, Robert Fletcher; second lieutenant, Samnel Cobean. Eighth Battalion, colonel, Henry Slagle; major, Joseph Lilly. Eighth Company, captain, Thomas MeNery.

On the army returns of 1778, the whole number of men in the York County Militia was 4,621.

Of the three brigades in the Flying Camp, the First Brigade was com- manded by Gen. James Ewing; it consisted of three battalions, Col. Swope commanding the first. The two battalions, formed out of the five York County battalions, they marched to New Jersey, and endured the severest fate of war. Michael Smyser (Schmeiser) was captain of the First Company, with Zachariah Shugart, first lieutenant; Andrew Robinson, second; William Wayne, ensign. Gerhart Græff, captain of the Second Company; Kauffman, lieuten- ant; Jacob Dritt, captain of Third; Baymiller, first lieutenant; Clayton, second: Jacob Mayer, ensign. Nicholas Bittinger was captain in the Second Battalion.

In 1775 York County was required to form five companies of minute men; the territory that is now Adams County, the companies of Cumberland, Hamiltonban, Strabane, Menallen, Mount Joy and Tyrone Townships to form the Second Battalion; and Heidelberg, Berwick, Mount Pleasant, Manheim and Germany, with other townships in what is now York County, to furnish the Third Battalion.

CHAPTER IX.

ERECTION OF COUNTY-DATE OF ITS CREATION-BOUNDARY LINE, AREA AND POPULATION-JAMES GETTYS-SELECTION OF COUNTY SEAT-TAXES LEVIED -COUNTY BUILDINGS.

W HEN a question of greatest importance locally to the people of what was then this portion of York County came up, namely, the erection of a new county, then again to a slight extent became visible the race prejudice that had not wholly been eradicated by long companionship of misery that vis- ited all the people of this country during the Revolution. Toward the close of the eighteenth century, as early as 1790, it became evident that there must be a new county formed. A large and rapidly increasing population had already found prosperous and happy homes in this southwestern portion of

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