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1878-Frank E. Belzhoover.
1882-William A. Duncan.
1884-Duncan was re-elected, and died before being qualified.
At a special election December 25, 1884, Dr. John A. Swope was elected to fill the vacancy.
1885 -- Dr. John A. Swope.
STATE SENATORS. (District-York and Adams Counties.)
1801-William Reed. 1823-William McIlvaine.
1803-Rudolph Spangler. 1824-Zepheniah Herbert.
1805-William Miller. 1825 -- Zepheniah Herbert.
1811-John Stroman.
1826-Henry Logan.
1813-James McSherry.
1827-Henry Logan.
1815 -- Charles A. Barnitz.
1829-Ezra Blythe.
1817-William Gilliland.
1831-Henry Smyser.
1833-David Middlecoff.
1819-Fred. Eichelberger, George Eyster. 1835-James McConkey.
1821-George Eyster.
(District-Adams, Franklin and Cumberland Counties.)
1837 -- Charles B. Penrose, Jacob Cassat.
1841-J. X. MeLanahan, W. R. Gorgas.
(District-Adams and Franklin Counties.)
1844-Thomas Carson. 1853-David Mellinger.
1847-William R. Sadler. 1856 -- George W. Brewer.
1850-Thomas Carson. 1859-A. K. McClure.
(District-Adams, Franklin and Fulton Counties.)
1862 -- William McSherry.
(District-Adams and Franklin Counties.)
1865-(Contest between C. M. Duncan and David McCanaughy; the latter admitted to the seat.)
1868-C. M. Duncan.
(District-Adams and York Counties.)
1871-William McSherry.
(District-Adams and Cumberland Counties. )
1874-James Chesnut.
1878-Isaac Hereter.
1882-Samuel C. Wagner.
ASSEMBLY.
1800-Thomas Thornbaugh, Henry Slagle.
1801-Henry Slagle, Thomas Thornbaugh.
1802 -- Henry Slagle, William Miller.
1803-Andrew Shriver, William Miller.
1804-William Miller, Andrew Shriver.
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HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY.
1805 -- Walter Smith, Andrew Shriver. 1806-Andrew Shriver, Walter Smith. 1807-James MeSherry, James Gettys. 1SOS-James McSherry, James Gettys. 1809 -- James McSherry, James Gettys. 1810-James McSherry, JJames Robinette. 1811-James McSherry. James Robinette. 1812-James McSherry, James Robinette. 1813-James Robinetto, William Miller. 1814-James Robinette, William Miller. 1815-William Miller, James Robinette. 1816-Michael Slagle, Samuel Withrow. 1817 -- Michael Slagle, Samuel Withrow. 1818 -- Samuel Withrow, William Thompson. 1819-William Miller, William Thompson. 1820-Jacob Cassat, Isaac Weirman. 1821 -- Jacob Cassat. Isaac Weirman. 1822-Jacob Cassat. Isaac Weirman. 1823-Jacob Cassat, Isaac Weirman.
1824-James MeSherry. George Deardorff. 1825-James McSherry, George Deardorff. 1826-James MeSherry, Thompson T. Bonner. 1827-Thompson T. Bonner, Ezra Blythe. 1828-James McSherry, Thomas Stevens. 1829-James MeSherry, D. Middlecauf. 1830-James McSherry, Andrew Marshall. 1831-Christian Picking. Andrew Marshall. 1832-James Potters. William Renshaw.
1833-James Patterson, Thaddeus Stevens.
1834-James MeSherry, Thaddeus Stevens. 1835-James McSherry, Thaddeus Stevens. 1836-William McCurdy, Christian Picking. 1837-Thaddeus Stevens, Charles Kettlewell. 1838-Thaddeus Stevens, Charles Kettlewell. 1839-Daniel M. Smyser, William Albright. 1840-Daniel M. Smyser, George L. Fauss.
1841-Thaddeus Stevens, George L. Fauss. 1842-John Marshall, Henry Myers.
1843-James Cooper. 1844-James Cooper.
1845-John Brough.
1846-James Cooper.
1547-William McSherry.
1848-James Cooper.
1849-William MeSherry.
1849-Daniel Smyser.
IS50-William McSherry.
1851-David Mellinger.
1852-David Mellinger. 1853-John C. Ellis.
1854-Moses McClean.
1855-Isaac Robinson. 1856-John Musselman.
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HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY.
1857-Charles Will.
1858 -- Samuel Durborrow.
1859-Samuel Durborrow.
1860-Henry J. Myers.
1861-John Bushey.
1862-Henry J. Myers.
1863- James H. Marshall.
1864-James H. Marshall.
1865-P. L. Houck.
1866-Nicholas Heltzel.
1867-Nicholas Heltzel.
1868-A. B. Dill.
1869-A. B. Dill.
1870-Isaac Hereter.
1871-Isaac Hereter.
1872-William S. Hildebrand.
1873-William S. Hildebrand.
1874-E. W. Stahle, Daniel Geiselman.
1874-W. A. Martin, William J. McClure.
1878-W. Ross White, J. E. Smith.
1880-J. Upton Neely, Albert W. Storm.
1882-R. W. Bream, Frank G. Smeringer.
1884-S. S. Stockslager, Ephraim Myers.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
1800-05-Hon. John Joseph Henry.
1805-19-Hon. James Hamilton.
1819-20-Hon. Charles Smith.
1820-35-Hon John Reed.
1835-46-Hon. Daniel Durkee.
1846-49-Hon. William N. Irvine.
1849-51-Hon. William N. Durkee.
1851-73-Hon. R. J. Fisher.
1873-74-Hon. David Wills.
1874-Hon. William M. McClean, (present judge).
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Of the associate judges appointed prior to any records of these officials, we find the names of the following who had been appointed by the governor: Will- iam Gilliland, John Agnew, William Scott, William Crawford, Daniel Sheffer, William McClean, George Will, George Smyser, James McDevitt.
1851-John McGinley and S. R. Russell, elected.
1856-David Zeigler and Dr. David Horner, elected.
1858-Isaac Weirman, appointed.
1858-Isaac Weirman, elected.
1861-David Zeigler.
1863-Isaac Weirman.
1866-Isaac Robinson.
1868-J. J. Kuhn.
1869-Robert McCurdy.
1873-J. J. Kuhn.
1880-A. F. White, William Gulden.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS. William Maxwell, George Metzgar, Samuel Ramsey, George Sweeny, Robert
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HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY.
S. King, Willet C. Oglely, Andrew G. Miller, William N. Irvine, Daniel M, Smyser, Robert F. MeCanaughy, Moses McClean, C. G. French, Edward B. Buehler. James G. Roed, William B. Mcclellan, William A. Duncan. A. J. Caver, J. C. Neely. E. S. Reilly, D. M. Wilson, S. MeSwope. - 1877. Edward S. Reilly; 1881. Samuel McSwope; 1832, Samuel MeSwope; 1885, John M. Krauts.
SHERIFFS.
1800-George Lashells.
1845 -- Benjamin Shriver. 1848-William Fickes.
1803-James Gettys.
1806-Jacob Winrott.
1851 -- John Scott.
1809-James Horner.
1854-Henry Thomas.
1812-John Murphy.
1857 -- Isaac Lightner.
1815-Samuel Galloway. 1818-John Arendt.
1863-Adam Rebert.
1821-Bernard Gilbert.
1866-Philip Hann.
1824-Thomas C. Miller.
1869-Jacob Klunk.
1827-Philip Heagy.
1830-William Cobean.
1875-Joseph Spangler.
1833-James Bell.
1878-A. J. Bowers.
1836- William Taughinbaugh.
1881-J. H. Plank.
1839-George W. McClellan.
1884-Samuel Eaholtz.
1842 Francis Bream.
CORONERS.
1800-(missing. No trace found here or at Harrisburg. )
1803-John Arendt.
1854-Dr. J. W. Hendrix.
1806-Henry Hoke.
1857-Dr. C. E. Goldsborough.
1809-Thomas Cochran.
1858-Dr. E. W. Mumma.
1812 -- Samuel Galloway. 1861-Dr. A. B. Dill.
1815- John F. McFarlane.
1862-Dr. H. A. Lilly.
1818-John Galloway.
1863-Dr. T. O. Kinzer.
1821-James A. Thompson.
1866-Dr. W. J. McClure.
1824-Dr. David Horner, Jr.
1869-Dr. M. L. Gates.
1827-John Houck.
1871-Dr. J. L. Baehr.
1830-S. S. Forney.
1873-Dr. A. Holtz.
1833-Dr. George L. Fouss.
1875-Dr. H. W. LeFevre.
1836-John Ash.
1877-Dr. A. P. Beaver.
1839-A. B. Kurtz.
1878-Geo. L. Rice.
1842 -- Dr. David Horner.
1881-Dr. Geo. L. Rice.
1845- Dr. Joseph N. Smith.
1883-Dr. O. W. Thomas.
1548-Dr. Charles Horner.
1851-Dr. H. W. Kaufman.
PROTHONOTARIES.
1800to 1821-James Duncan, appointed. 1854-John Picking. 1821-William McClellan. 1857 -- Jacob Bushey.
1824-George Welsh. 1860-J. F. Bailey.
1832-George Zeigler. 1862-Jacob Bushey.
1835-Bernard Gilbert.
1865-J. A. Kitzmiller.
1839-Joel B. Danner.
1868-Jacob Melhorn.
1839-A. McGinley, elected. 1871-Thomas G. Neely.
1842-Joel B. Danner.
1874-Thomas G. Neely.
1845-Anthony B. Kurtz.
1877-Daniel Chronister.
1848-John Picking. 1880-Robert McCurdy.
1851-W. W. Paxton.
1883-S. A. Smith.
1884-Dr. H. L. Diehl.
1860 -- Samuel Wolf.
1872-James Hersh.
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REGISTERS AND RECORDERS. *
1800 -- James Duncan, to 1821. 1851-Daniel Plank.
1821-J. Winrott.
1854 -- William F. Walter.
1823-William McClellan. 1857-Zachariah Myers.
1824-George Zeigler.
1860-Charles X. Martin.
1830-John B. Clark.
1863-Samuel Lilly.
1835-Thomas C. Miller.
1866-William D. Holtzworth.
1836-James A. Thompson.
1869-Samuel A. Swope.
1839-Jacob Le Fevre.
1872-Jacob C. Shriver.
1839-William King, elected
1875-Nathaniel Miller.
1842-Witlian King.
1878-Samuel B. Horner.
1845 Robert Cobean.
1881-Jeremiah Slaybaugh.
1848-W. W. Hammersly.
1885-I. S. Stonesifer.
CLERKS OF THE COURTS. *
1800 to 1821-James Duncan. 1854-J. J. Baldwin.
1821-William McClellan.
1857-H. G. Wolf.
1824-George Welsh.
1860-John Eiholtz.
1832-John Picking.
1863-James J. Fink.
1835 -- Thomas Dickey.
1866-Adam W. Maiter.
1839-Joel B. Danner.
1869-Henry G. Wolf.
1839-S. R. Russell, elected.
1872-Robert McCleaf.
1842-D. C. Brinkerhoff.
1875-Abraham King.
1845-W. S. Hamilton.
1878-J. C. Pittenturf.
1848-Hugh Dunwiddie.
1881-F. M. Timmins.
1851-Eden Norris.
1884-C. W. Stoner.
COUNTY TREASURERS. }
1801- James Scott. 1847-Robert G. Harper.
1805-Samnel Agnew.
1849-John Fahnestock.
1807-Mathew Longwell.
1S51-Thomas Warren.
1809-Walter Smith. 1853-George Arnold.
1812-John McCanaughy.
1855-J. L. Shick.
1815-William McClean.
1857-J. B. Danner.
1818-Walter Smith. 1859-Waybright Zeigler.
1821 -- Robert Smith.
1861 -- H. B. Danner.
1825-John B. McPherson. 1863-Jacob Troxel.
1828-William S. Cobean.
1865 -- Jacob Sheads.
1831-Robert Smith. 1867-H. D. Wattles.
1834-William Laub.
1869-W. J. Martin.
1835-Jesse Gilbert.
1871-R. D. Armor.
1836-Bernard Gilbert.
1873-W. K. Gallagher.
1837-Jesse Gilbert.
1875-Charles Zeigler.
1838-John H. McClellan.
1878-Franklin S. Ramer.
1841-James A. Thompson, elected.
1881-Samuel K. Folk.
1843 -- John H. McClellan.
1884-George E. Stock.
1845-David McCreary.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
1800-Walter Smith, Henry Hull and Michael Slagle were elected first commissioners. Each succeeding year one was elected. To simplify the mat- ter we number them and they correspond exactly with the years; as No 1,
*Were appointed by the governor to 1839.
+Were appointed by the commissioners until 1841.
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HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY.
Walter Smith was elected in 1801. No. 2, Henry Hull; No. 3, Michael Slagle; No. 4, Moses McClean: No. 5, Jacob Cassat; No. 6. John Bounce; No. 7. John Arendt; No. S, Joseph Swearinger; No. 9, Samuel Withrow; No. 9, Peter Mack (one year); No. 10, Henry Brinkerhotf; No. 11, Peter Mack; No. 12, Robert Hays; No. 13, John Stewart; No. 13, Alex Russell (two years); No. 14, Henry Smyser; No. 14 David Stewart (two years): No. 15, Amos McGinley; No. 16, Michael Newman; No. 17, James Horner; No. 18. William Patterson; No. 19, Joseph Swearinger: No. 20, Archibald Boyd; No. 21, Alexander Mack; No. 22, Harmon Weirman: No. 23. John Shorb; No. 24, James Paxton; No. 25, John F. McFarlane: No. 26, Samuel B. Wright; No. 27, Jacob Fickes; No. 28, James MeIlhenny; No. 29, Thomas Ehrehart; No. 30, Jacob Cover; No. 31, John L. Gubernator; No. 32, Robert MeIlhenny; No. 33, John Brough; No. 34, John Musselman, No. 35, George Will; No. 36, John Wolford; No. 37, William Rex; No. 37, James Renshaw (one year); No. 38, Daniel Diehl; No. 39, Joseph J. Kuhn; No. 40, William Douglas; No. 41, George Basehoar; No. 42, James Patterson: No. 13, Peter Diehl; No. 44, James Cunningham ; No. 45, James Funk; No. 46, Andrew Heintzelman; No. 47, Jacob King; No. 48, John G. Morningstar; No. 49, John Musselman, Jr .; No. 50, Jacob Griest; No. 51, Abraham Reaser; No. 52, John Mickley; No. 53, James S. Wills; No. 54, George Myers; No. 55, Henry A. Picking; No. 56, Josiah Benner; No. 57, Jacob Raffensperger; No. 58, Daniel Geiselman; No. 59, James H. Marshall; No. 60, William B. Gardiner; No. 61, Ephraim Myers; No. 62. Jacob Epple- man; No. 63. Samuel March; No, 64, Abraham Krise; No. 65, Samuel Wolf, No. 66, Nicholas Wierman; No. 67, Jacob Lott; No. 6S, Moses Hartman; No. 69, Emannel Neidich; No. 70, Francis Will: No. 71, J. E. Smith; No. 72, John H. Meyers; No. 73, John Herbst; No. 74, H. W. Schwartz; No. 75, John Nunemaker; No. 75, J. E. Leas; No. 75, Isaac D. Worley; No. 78, Henry Culp, Jacob Hainish; ISS4, Abraham Sheely, Emanuel D. Keller, Jeremiah T. Hartzell.
Commissioners' Clerks in their order were as follows: John Andrews, Alexander Mellhenny, James Brown, William McClean, Alexander Russell, David Horner, William King, Henry J. Schreiner, Robert G. Harper, Jacob Auginbaugh, J. M. Walter and J. Jeff Myers.
DIRECTORS OF THE POOR.
In 1817 the county first took steps to provide for its unfortunate and help- less poor. That year Charles F. Keener, James Robinette, Fredrick Bangher, Thomas C. Miller and Henry Brinkerhoff were elected commissioners of the poorhouse site. During this year William McPherson, William McGaughy and John Murphy, Sr., were elected the first directors of the poor. Then
followed in the order elected:
ISIS-William McPherson. 1829 James McKnight.
1819- Fredrick Boyer. 1830-Garret Brinkerhoff.
1820-William MeGaughy. 1831-James A. Thompson.
1821-Daniel Funk.
1832-William Rex.
1822-Robert MeMurdie.
1833-James Cunningham.
1823-David Iforner, Sr. (1 year).
1834-Jacob Will.
1523-George Horner (1 year).
IS35-Quintin Armstrong.
IS24-John Duffield.
1836-Baltzer Snyder.
1825-Hugh Jackson.
1837 George Irwin.
1826-Daniel Mickley. Sr.
1837 -- Peter Trostle.
1827-William MeCurdy.
1839-Jacob Sterner.
1828-Peter Diehl.
1840-Henry Lott.
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HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY.
1841-William Morrison. 1862-J. M. Bolinger.
1842- Garret Brinkerhoff.
1864-John N. Graft.
1843 -- William White.
1865-Abraham Krise.
1844 -- David Hollinger.
1866-John Rohn.
1845-John Hostetler, Jr.
1867-Martin Getz.
1846-John Houck.
1847 -- Thomas McClory.
1868 -- Benj. Deardorff.
1848-Henry Brinkerhoff.
1870-Jacob B. Millar.
1849-James D. Newman.
1871-Jacob Saunders.
1850-Nicholas Bushey.
1872-Michael Fiscel.
1851-James Bigham.
1873-Jesse Bucher.
1852 -- Peter Smith.
1874 -- George Guise.
1852-Joseph Bailey.
1853-Joseph Bailey.
1875-Joseph Gelbach, Samuel Oren - dorf and Newton M. Horner.
1854 -- John Horner.
1877 -- John Boblitz.
Henry
1856-Fredrick Wolf.
1857 -- Andrew White.
1858-Abraham Spangler. 1881-Peter Mackley and Detrich.
1859-C. Musselman.
1882-Henry L. Stock and William Gulden.
1860 -- Isaac Pfoutz (2 years).
1861 -- John Eckenrode.
Clerks to Directors .--- Robert Smith, John Garvin, W. W. Paxton, J. J. Baldwin, Robert Paxton, D. C. Brinkerhoff, Zachariah Myers, H. G. Wolf and H. A. Picking.
Stewards. - Michael Newman, Peter Auginbaugh, Quintin Armstrong, Henry Welty, Samuel Cobean, John Scott, Jacob Culp, Jonas Johns and John Eiholtz.
Treasurers. - John B. McPherson, Samuel Hutchinson, David Horner, Sr., Thomas J. Cooper, Samuel Withrow, James Major, Alexander Cobean, J. B. Danner, Jacob Sheads, C. Daugherty and Jacob Benner.
Physicians .- Dr. C. N. Berluchy, Dr. D. Horner, Drs. C. & R. Horner, Dr. J. A. Swope, Dr. H. S. Huber, Dr. A. W. Dorsey, Dr. J. W. C. O'Neal, Dr. Walter H. O'Neal.
COUNTY AUDITORS.
1809-Thomas Pearson, John Stewart, Jr., Alexander Cobean.
1810-John Dickson, Amos McGinley, Andrew Will.
1811-John Dickson, Amos McGinley, John Stewart.
1812-John Dickson, Alexander Cobean, Andrew Will.
1813-Alexander Cobean, John King, John Shorb.
1814-William Thompson, John Dickson, Andrew Will.
1815-John King. 1824-Moses Funk.
1825-David Wills.
1816-Allen Robinette.
1826-Robert MeIlhenny.
1817-Isaac Wierman.
1827-Robert Smith.
1818-Peter Mark.
1828-William Patterson.
1819 -- James Cunningham.
1829-John Lilly.
1820-John Duffield.
1830-Charles Kettelwell.
1821-Samuel Fahnestock.
1831-John M. Kesson.
1822-George Will.
1832-Joseph Baugher.
1823 -- John Kerr.
1823 -- C. F. Koener (two years).
1833-Joseph Fink.
1855-Garret Brinkerhoff.
1879-George Lough and Hartzell.
1880-James Reaver and John B. Wink.
1860-Jacob Miller.
1863-George Mackley.
1869-Levi Schwartz.
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1834-Samuel Diehl.
1858-John Brinkerhoff.
1835-Allen Robinetto.
1859-Amos Le Fevre.
1836-Fredrick Diehl.
1860-Henry Dysert.
1837-John L. Noel.
1861-Peter Dick.
1838-John G. Morningstar.
1862-I. H. Sherman.
1839-Samuel Durborow.
1863-John Elder.
1840-James Russell.
1864-Joseph Burkee (three years).
1841-Daniel Comfort.
1864-Jacob Hall (two years).
1842-Martin Newman.
1865-J. C. Pittenturf.
1843-William R. Sadler.
1866-Henry L. Bream,
1844-Jacob Dellone,
1867-Martin E. Ballinger.
1844-Eli R. A. More (one year).
1868-E. G. Heagy.
1845-Adam J. Walter.
1869-David Rhodes, Jr.
1846-John C. Ellis.
1870-Raphael Sherfy.
1847-A. W. McGinley.
1871-Isaac Bender.
1848-Samuel Durborow.
1872-John U. Ruff.
1849-John Elder.
1873-George W. Hartman.
1850-F. G. Hoffman.
1874-F. H. Ebert.
1851-Andrew Marshall.
1875-Jacob F. Bream.
1852-John Dickson, Jr.
1875-W. Howard Dicks.
1853-Edmund F. Shorb.
1875-A. M. Hunter.
1854-Abel T. Wright.
1878-Francis Steffy, S. H. Eiholtz.
1855-John Haupton.
1881-John F. Klingle, Solomon Pow -
1856-C. Cashman.
ers, Charles Shaner.
COUNTY SURVEYORS.
Moses McClean was appointed by the governor the first county surveyor. His polities not suiting the governor's notions he was turned out, and Moses only became the firmer in his political faith. Until 1850 this office was known as " deputy surveyor," and by law became "county surveyor," and elective in 1850. James Boyd, Samuel Sloan and others, of which we can find no rec- ords, filled the position by appointment.
1850-Jacob Diehl.
1865-J. S. Withrow.
1853-George B. Hewitt, 1868-Jesse D. Keller.
1856-Edward McIntyre. 1871-Jesse D. Keller.
1859-John G. Brinkerhoff.
1874-John G. Brinkerhoff, and is
1862-John (. Brinkerhoff. the present incumbent (1886).
COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS.
David Wills, the first, was elected in 1854. Reuben Hill, appointed 1856; W. L. Campbell, elected, 1857; J. K. MeIlhenny, appointed, 1858; John C. Ellis, appointed. 1859; J. C. Ellis, elected, 1860; Aaron Sheely, elected 1863 and re-elected, 1866; J. H. Wert, elected 1869; P. D. W. Hankey, appointed, 1871; Aaron Sheely, elected 1572 and re-elected every regular election since, and is the present efficient incumbent.
JURY COMMISSIONERS.
1867, Henry J. Kuhn; 1867, Cornelius Lott; 1870, Henry Mayer, declined to qualify and the court appointed Philip Donohue; 1870, John D. Becker; 1873, Samuel Swartz and B. W. Reilly; the latter declined and the court ap- pointed Maj. Robert Bell.
1857-Isaac Hereter.
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HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY.
CHAPTER XVII.
LAWYERS-FIRST COURT-" CIRCUIT RIDERS"-VISITING ATTORNEYS-JONATHAN F. HAIGHT, FIRST RESIDENT ATTORNEY-LAWYERS FROM 1801 TO 1885.
THE judges and officers of the courts are given in another chapter. The TI first court held in the county was in June. 1800, and this brought the first nimble limbs of the law that ever met in Gettysburg to ply their arduous voca- tion. None of these were residents of the new county; they were simply fol- lowing the courts and attending to the business of such clients as chose to em- ploy them, as there was not a home attorney yet in the county. In the West- ern States, while the country was still new and sparsely settled, these traveling lawyers have gone into history as the " circuit riders," who rode at one time in the wide range of large counties over half of the State in which they prac- ticed. The judge and attorney, making quite a cavalcade, and hard life, in storms and cold, swimming rivers and fording swollen streams, and in hotels of but three rooms, and all the country around coming to town "to court," and the rough roystering and sometimes fighting and "stag-dancing," and general "whoo-o-oping up," as the slang expressed it, was much of the school where such men as Ed Baker, Douglas. Lincoln, Judge Breese and many others of the em- inent men of the country received their baptism into the experiences of real and practical life.
The following were the visiting attorneys, who attended the first court in Gettysburg: Ralph Bowie, John Clark, James Kelly. David Cassat, William Ross, William Barber, William Maxwell, George Smith, Robert Hayes, Rich- ard Brook; these were all admitted to the practice on the first day of court. The next day shows Andrew Dunlop, James Orbison, John Shippen and James Brotherton. August 25 William M. Brown was admitted. The new attor- neys at the November term of the court were Ralph Marlin and Jonathan F. Haight. The latter, it seems, came to stay, and he rented an office and swung out his newly painted sign, and became Adams County's first resident attorney. He had hunted up the new county to grow up with the country, but after two years faithful seeking for clients, he probably found he had made the palpable mistake of trying to make a living in a county where there was but one attor- ney. If there are two attorneys then business may prosper, but never where there is only one, and so Haight folded his tent and departed to greener fields. At the May court, 1801, James Dobbin was admitted to practice: May term. 1802, Samuel Riddle: August 25, same year, Francis S. Key, author of "Star Spangled Banner." appeared; in August, 1804, William Montgomery; May, 1805, George Metzgar and James Riddle; January, 1806, William Reed. Jr. : February, John McCanaughy; November, Moses McClean; April. 1807, Will- iam N. Irvine; November, Andrew Carothers and James M. Russell; 1808, Upton S. Reed, David Snively, Thomas S. Mccullough and John Reed; 1809. Thomas Hartley Crawford; 1810, James Gilliland: 1811, Alexander Mahon, Charles A. Barnitz and John Lashells: 1812, Mathew S. Clark: 1814, Isaac Brown Parker: 1815, Samson S. King, Nathaniel Dearbon, Stephen Duncan. George Chambers and Samuel Bacon; 1816, William M. McDowell, Samuel Ramsey, who had read law in James Gilliland's office. The examining com- mittee in his case were Ralph Bowie, David Cassat and William Ross.
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HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY.
In 1817 there were admitted to practice in the courts in this county James Hamilton, Jr., Calvin Blythe and G. W. King; the latter read in the office of John McConaughy: examining committee. James Kelly, David Cassat and James Dobbin. This year James Dunlap was admitted.
In 1819- John D. Mahon. At the same time James G. MeNeely, who read with John McConanghy: committee, David Cassat, Samuel Alexander, Thad- deus Stevens.
IS20-William H. Brown.
1821-John Gardner. Walter S. Franklin and Daniel Durkee. Judge Durkee, a native of Vermont, a hatter by trade, subsequently read law, re- moved to Lebanon, Penn .. and commeneed the practice, and removed to York in 1820. He served two terms as president judge of the York and Adams Court.
1822-James Dixon and W. V. Randall. This year Jamos Buchanan, af- terward President of the United States, was admitted to practice in the Adams County Circuit Court.
1823 -- X. H. Cushman, who had read with Thaddeus Stevens; committee, James Dobbin, John MeConaughy and Samuel Ramsey. Also admitted, Samuel R. Russell, William Miller, Jr., and John S. Crawford.
1524-Calvin Mason. John Evans. Charles B. Penrose, John L. Fuller, Edward Burnham and Samuel Hughes.
1925-William D. Ramsey, Robert S. King. Fredrick Watts, Henry H. Cassat and Hugh Gallagher.
1826 -- Moses MeClean, read with John McConaughy, but applied for li- cense in Franklin, Venango County, in 1825, and was admitted. Returned to Gettysburg where he was in active practice for forty-five years. He was much in public life-in the county offices, Legislature and Congress. A man of vigorous intellect and dauntless courage in the pursuit of his convictions. In going patiently over the carly records of the leaders among the grand race of men who wrested the wilderness from the savage and made it this fair gar- den of civilization, we confess we found no character to which we could give unmixed admiration beyond what has come down to us with the memory of Moses McClean. This year also William Ramsey and Andrew G. Miller. The latter served as United States Judge in the Territory and State of Wis- consin.
1827-Thomas Kelly, Morgan Ash and Willett C. Oglesby.
1829-Thomas Craighead.
1831-William Prieo, Daniel M. Smyser, who had read with Thad. Stev- ens. Smyser was elected president judge of Bucks and Montgomery Dis- triet in 1851 where he served with eminent ability ten years. He served in the Legislature and filled other positions. This year was admitted also Will- iam Maxwell.
1832-William Frazier.
1833-John Williamson, James Devor.
1834-James Cooper and Joseph Chambers. Mr. Cooper read in Stevens'. office. Committee, Charles B. P'enrose, Andrew G. Miller, Fredrick Watts. He was an able lawyer and brilliant politician; in the Legislature a number of times; a member of Congress, and when serving a term in the Legislature was elected United States Senator.
1835-Andrew P. Wilson, Thomas C. Hambley, Joseph M. Palmer. Rob- ert J. Fisher, Albert C. Ramsey, Robert F. MeConaughy, William Carothers, Samuel Hepburn. Judge Fisher read law with his father in Harrisburg, and was licensed in August, 1828; removed to York the same year and there made his permanent home.
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HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY.
1839-Gottleib S. Orth, Conrad Baker, A. R. Stevenson. Orth and Baker both went to Indiana and became leaders in the Republican party. Baker was lieutenant-governor and governor of that State. Orth served in Congress and was the Republican candidate for governor, but defeated.
1840-James X. MeLanahan, James McSherry, Jr.
1841- Jacob F. Welsh, who had read with D. M. Smyser. The latter is 1842-William Baker, John Withrow, William McSherry. He has served now the senior practicing member of the bar in the county.
ably and well the people of the county in both houses of the Legislature. 1843-Isaac H. MeCauley, William H. Miller.
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