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A store was kept by Crane & Withrow on Main The following list of tradesmen and those following Street, very near what is now the northeast corner of other occupations in Uniontown in 1819 is taken from the county commissioners' records for that year :
Merchants, J. and S. Y. Campbell.
Tanner, Jacob Miller.
Blacksmith, N. Mitchell.
Wagon-maker, H. Kerns.
Hatter, Samnel Brown.
Cabinet-maker, J. Philips.
Shoemaker, D. B. McCarty.
Saddler, George Bently.
Carpenter, Enos West.
Chair-maker, J. Vankirk.
Inn-keeper, C. Wiggins.
Attorney, Andrew Stewart.
Printers, Bouvier & Co.
Justice of the Peace, T. Hadden.
Prothonotary, J. St. Clair.
Register, Alexander McClean.
Sheriff, J. Withrow.
Constable, James Winders.
Silversmiths, Walker & Wilson.
Nailer, Campbell Johnson.
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Physicians, Campbell & Marchand.
Schoolmaster, John A. Doune. Minister, William Wylie. Stone-masons, Bugle & Ferner. Iron-master, John Oliphant.
Manager, A. Dempsey. Tailors, Manship & Black.
Tinner, Joseph Kibbler (Kibbler's place of busi- ness was advertised as "opposite William McClel- land's tavern." Another in the same business soon afterwards was James A. Yerk, whose shop was "one door east of Brownfield's tavern."
An advertisement, dated Oct. 2, 1821, is found in the Genius of Liberty of that year, as follows :
" I Public notice hereby give, In Union town where I do live, I Grindstones keep, and them do sell ; The grit is good, I make them well. With Whet Stones, also, I'll supply All those that wish for to buy ; Good money I will take in pay, But paper trash, keep that away .. Good bargains I will let you have If you good money to me give ; I'll make them honest, good, and just, But do not like too long to trust. Old debts are often in dispute, And likely to bring on lawsuits, Therefore 'tis best take care in time,
The Grind Stone yours, the money mine. The weather now gets very cold, Bad fires make the women scold ;
Therefore buy grindstones, and keep peace,
The women then will give you ease.
The time is now drawn very near
When you must kill your Hogs and Steers ;
Therefore, buy whetstones right away, Then you can hutcher any day.
Take my advice, come on right quick,
And of my stones have the first pick, For I tho money want right bad, So fare you well, my honest lads. " Oct. 2, 1821. PHILIP CREEKBAUM, JR.
" N.B .- All persons indebted to me are requested to make pay- ment before the next FROST, and save costs. P. C."
Creekbaum's grindstone-quarry was seven miles from Uniontown, on John Graham's plantation, two miles from Laurel Hill meeting-house. Office in Uniontown.
In an old list of taxables of Union Borough town- ship for the year 1824, now in possession of George W. Rutter, are found these names of residents of Uniontown at that time, with amount of tax, valua- tion, and remarks :
John M. Austin, attorney ; valuation, $3770; tax, $56.50. Henry H. Beeson, gentleman ; valuation, $2500 : I dog.
Richard Barry, merchant; valnation, 8500; tax, $5.10; 1 dog. Milton Baily, tax. $1.50.
James Boyle, bricklayer ; valuation, $500 ; do. ont-lot, 2 acres ; 1 dog.
Barney Boyle, single ; valuation, $120; tax, $1.20.
Jesse Beeson, farmer ; valuation, $800; tax, $9.20.
Ellis Baily, gentleman; $4450, and dog, horse, and cow ; tax, $51.50.
Bank of Union, valuation $2500.
Thomas Brownfield, inn-keeper; valuation, $3000; 9 cattle, 1 dog; 14 acres outlot. at $150; tax, $39.20.
Everbart Bierer, valuation, 8700 ; I cow and two dogs; tax, $11.90.
James Brinton, hatter ; $60.
Henry Beeson, miller, grain- and fulling-mill ; valuation, $7800. Isaac Beeson, merchant; valnation, 85780 ; tax, $55.70. Richard Bierer, clerk, $300; tax, $3.
Hugh Campbell, dnetor ; $1740.
Thomas Collins, 82500, and 2 out-lots.
Samuel Y. Campbell, merchant ; $2500.
Elijah Crossland, butcher.
William Crawford, saddler.
Philip S. Crickbanm, hatter.
Samuel Carroll, nig .; laborer; $60.
Ephraim Douglass, N. R. ; valuation, $4150.
John Dawson, attorney ; tax, $35.10.
Jonathan Downer, N. R .; tax, $20.
Epbraim Douglass, student ; $120; tax, $3.
Nathaniel Ewing, attorney ; valnation, $200.
George Ebbert, merchant.
William Ebbert, hatter.
Thornton Flemming, minister; $500.
Frederick, nig.
Robert Kinkead.
David Moorland, blacksmith.
John Miller, tanner; valuation, $7500.
David Lewis, barber.
Thomas Lewis, tailor.
William McClelland, inn-keeper.
Lewis Marchand, doctor.
Benjamin Miller, inn-keeper.
Ewing MeCleary, inn-keeper.
Jacoh B. Miller, attorney.
Nathaniel Mitchell, commissioner.
Jacob Ott, hatter.
Thomas Prentice, lahorer.
James Piper, attorney.
Widow Price.
John Rutter, gentleman.
James C. Seaton, inn-keeper.
Zadoc Springer, N. R.
Andrew Stewart, attorney.
Robert Skiles, merchant.
Dennis Springer's heirs.
James Shriver, gentleman.
Daniel Sturgeon, doctor.
Hugh Thompson, merchant.
Cornelius Vanderhoof, laborer.
Thomas Wharton, shoemaker. Zadoc Walker, inn-keeper.
James Winders, constahle.
John Wood, horse-doctor.
Enos West, carpenter.
William Wood, saddler. Jacob Wond, nig. James A. Yerk, tinner.
The following notes appear on the last page of the transcript :
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Stephen Becket, come in, valuation, $120.
William Carroll, b. maker, valuation, $160; come in. Jonathan Binns, s. master, valuation, $10.
Thomas Ewing, gentleman, come of age, $120. Henry Haws, miller, come in, $120.
Ewing Brownfield, clerk, come of age, $120.
Samuel Winder, inn-keeper, come in, $210.
Thomas M.Kibbin, prothonotary, come in, 820.15. Moses Shaw, laborer, come in, 860.
Matty llall, woman from J. Beeson, $100.
David Mathas, laborer, single man, come in, $120.
William Brown, laborer, single, come in, $120. Robert Hemphill, saddler, single, come in, $120. Joseph McGee, blacksmith, single, come in, $60. James Shay, tailor, come in, $120.
John Lewis, one lot, valuation, $500.
Wilson Patrick, single, come of age, $120.
Edward Gavin, baker, come in, $200.
Thomas llaymaker, blacksmith, 8210.
James Cannon, hatter, come in, $200.
John Wesley Philips, single, come of age, 8120.
Mike, a colored man, come in, laborer, $60.
Isaac Skiles, 1 dog, $10.
James Morrow, tailor, single, come in, 8120.
John Sankston, clerk, single, come in, $120.
Thomas MeDonald, c. maker, come of age, $120. John MeCleary, s. smith, come in, 150.
Josh McClelland, farmer, $120, S. MI., come of age.
Samuel Starns, farmer, $120, come of age.
United States [?], the bank house, $2500; do. Mrs. Lyons' house, $1200, and orchard of D., $250.
Bank of United States [?], 1 house and lot, $1200 ; 1 out-lot, $200.
THE VISIT OF LA FAYETTE IN 1825.
A notable event in the history of Uniontown, and one which is still fresh in the memory of some of the older citizens of the borough, was the visit, in May, 1825, of the Marquis de La Fayette, who had landed in America in the previous year, and having extended his tour from the seaboard to the Ohio, pro- ceeded thence eastward, across Washington County, to the Monongahela, and to the county-seat of Fay- ette. In anticipation of his coming to Uniontown, a committee of correspondence and reception was ap- pointed, composed of Col. Samuel Evans, Thomas Irwin, Andrew Stewart, John Dawson, and Robert Skiles. This committee addressed a letter of invita- tion to the nation's distinguished guest, in which they said :
"GENERAL LA FAYETTE :
"The citizens of Fayette County, participating in the universal joy diffused by your visit to the United States, have appointed the undersigned to congratu- late you upon your safe arrival, to express the grate- ful sense they entertain for the brilliant services you have rendered to this country, and respectfully to say that, if convenience and inclination would permit the extension of your tour to this part of the Union, they would delight to manifest that respect and ven- eration for your person which they have always enter- taiued for your character.
" When the tie which bound us to Great Britain
was dissolved, this western country presented to the eye of the observer a vast wilderness inhabited by savages. It would not but be gratifying to your feel- ings now to observe the astonishing change, the won- derful contrast; and be assured, sir, it would be highly gratifying to our feelings to do honor to him who so essentially contributed to produce our present happy condition, to display our attachment to the principles of the Revolution by evincing gratitude to the one who, surrounded by the splendors of nobility and comforts of wealth at home, risked his life and his fortune in defense of a destitute and an oppressed people abroad, and to express our regard for the rights of mankind by greeting with a hearty welcome the man who has been the uniform friend of liberty and the determined enemy of tyranny both in Europe and America."
La Fayette having signified his acceptance of the invitation, was met on his arrival at Washington, Pa., by Col. Evans and other members of the Union- town committee, who then at once sent back a com- munication to their borough authorities as follows:
" WASHINGTON, PA., Wednesday, May 25, 1825, 6 o'ct'k P.M.
" General La Fayette arrived at 5 P.M. He will leave this place to-morrow morning early, will break- fast at Hillsborough, dine at Brownsville, and sup and lodge at Uniontown. This arrangement is fixed ; you may act with certainty."
In accordance with the arrangements above indi- cated, the Marquis, with his son, George Washington La Fayette, and his private secretary, Monsieur Le Vasseur, left Washington on the morning of the 26th, escorted by the Fayette County committee, and pro- ceeded by way of Brownsville to Uniontown, where the greatest enthusiasm prevailed in view of the ex- pected arrival of the honored guest, and where very extensive preparations had been made to receive him. The borough, particularly its main street and the ap- proaches to the court-house, had been gayly deco- rated for the occasion with arches and evergreens; military companies, both infantry and artillery, were rendezvoused there to march in column as a guard of honor, and all the people of the town, with great crowds from the surrounding country, were waiting in anx- iety and excitement to join in the acclamation which was to greet the hero of the day.
The following account of the arrival of La Fayette at Uniontown and the succeeding ceremonies is from an issue of the Genius of Liberty, published a few days after the great event :
"On Thursday, about eleven o'clock A.M., the Hon- orable Albert Gallatin arrived, escorted by a detach- ment of the Fayette Guards, commanded by Capt. Wood. Ile was met in the vicinity of the town by Capt. Beeson, at the head of the Union Volunteers, and by them conducted to Mr. Walker's Hotel. . The Youghiogheny Blues, commanded by Capt. Smith,
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and the Pennsylvania Blues, commanded by Capt. McClelland, arrived also early in the day, and the citizens in great numbers began to throng the streets. The artillery, under the command of Capt. Gorley, was posted on an eminence at the west end of the town, with orders to give notice of the approach of General La Fayette.
"The day was uncommonly fine and pleasant. About half-past five o'clock P.M. the General's prox- imity to town was announced by a discharge of thir- teen guns. The Volunteer Companies, under the command of Major Lynch, were stationed on the hill near the residence of the late J. Beeson. At six the General arrived at that point, and the procession was formed agreeably to the order previously arranged by the marshals of the day. General La Fayette was drawn by four elegant bays in a neat barouche; on each horse was a postillion dressed in white with a blue sash. George Washington La Fayette was driven tandem by Mr. Stockton in his elegant harouche, and Mr. Le Vasseur rode with John M. Anstin, Esq., in a gig. The procession passed along the main street, under the two triumphal arches, to the court-house ; here the General left his carriage and entered the pa- vilion prepared for his reception, where he was met by the Hon. Albert Gallatin and Gen. E. Douglass."
[Here follows a report of the address of welcome delivered by the Hon. Albert Gallatin, the reply of La Fayette, and the adjournment of the company to Walker's Hotel (now the " Spottsylvania House") for the evening's entertainment.] La Fayette and Mr. Gallatin had been warm personal friends many years previously, and now, after a long separation, they met and embraced each other with an emotion and fervor which was extremely affecting to those who witnessed it.
tionate welcome. His best liquors were spread in profusion on the tables, and great pains were taken to give the crowd of anxious visitors an introduction to the General. The next day, as the General returned from Mr. Gallatin's, he was received in Geneva with great enthusiasm, especially by the ladies, with the lady of Capt. Wood at their head. They were ranged on the sidewalk with garlands of flowers in their hands, which they gracefully waved and strewed be- fore him. On his arrival in Union he was again met by a crowd of citizens. The ladies of Uniontown had assembled en masse, dressed in white, and most beau- tifully bedecked with wreaths of roses and bunches of flowers in their hands, which they waved as he passed, in token of the grateful feeling with which they were affected. After the General alighted from his carriage he was introduced to them in the piazza of Mrs. Walker's house, to which they had repaired for that purpose, and he was pleased to express much satisfac- tion at this flattering testimony of respect. The arches were again most splendidly illuminated throughout the evening. .
The following account, written by William Thomp- son, at that time a teacher in Madison College, was published in the National Journal of June 7, 1825:
"General La Fayette has paid us his promised visit ; and truly the reception which he has had from the people of Uniontown and his exalted countryman, Mr. Gallatin, has been worthy of the great occasion which called forth such extraordinary honors.
" For several days previous to the General's arrival at this place, our citizens were actively engaged in making suitable preparations. Two beautiful and well-constructed arches were thrown across the main street. A platform, elegantly decorated, was put up near the court-house, on which it was determined to
place seemed to vie with each other in decorating the arches and the platform. When completed, the arch displayed a good share of taste and beauty. We no- ticed on the one at the east end of the town the fol- lowing inscription : 'Lessons to Tyrants!' 'York and Brandywine !' On the opposite side : 'Friends of Freedom !' 'Washington and La Fayette.' This arch was surmounted with an eagle bearing the American the town the following sentiment :
" At an early hour an elegant supper was served, of receive and address the General. The ladies of the which the General and suite and a large company of gentlemen partook. On the right of Gen. La Fayette was placed Gen. Douglass, on his left the Hon. Albert Gallatin, and to the right of Gen. Douglass, Governor Morrow (of Ohio) and his aides, and to the left of Mr. Gallatin Judge Baird and the Revolutionary soldiers. After supper toasts were drank and the company re- tired. .
" In the evening the whole town was illuminated. | flag. We also noticed on the arch at the west end of On the following morning, at six o'clock A.M., the General set out, in company with Mr. Gallatin, for the " ' La Fayette, l'Ami de l'Homme!' residence of the latter, escorted by a number of the Union Volunteers, mounted, the marshals, the com- This was so placed as to take the General's eye at his entrance into the town. On the reverse we observed the following lines under the memorable date 1776 : mittee of escort, and many citizens. They stopped a few minutes at Brownfieldtown ; at Geneva the escort was joined by the Fayette Guards, and after passing "' Our choicest welcome hereby is exprest In heartfelt homage to the Nation's Guest." through the town amidst a numerous assemblage of citizens, they proceeded to the farm of Mr. Gallatin ; " It was understood the General would arrive at Uniontown on the evening of Thursday, the 26th inst. The Hon. Albert Gallatin, who had been invited to address the General on his arrival, reached town about twelve o'clock. He was met by the Union Vol- here a multitude had assembled to greet the distin- guished benefactor of the human race. Mr. Gallatin's honse was thrown open, and the great concourse which thronged about it received from him the most affec-
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unteers, under the command of Capt. Beeson, and en- tered the town under a discharge of artillery. Soon after this two other companies of volunteers arrived from Connellsville and the vicinity. Much company continued to arrive until five o'clock. About this time General La Fayette, in an open carriage drawn by four horses, with four drivers suitably attired, entered the town. He was followed by his son, Col. George Washington La Fayette, and Mr. Le Vasseur, private secretary to the General, in another carriage. After- wards followed a great number of our most respectable citizens, in gigs and on horseback, the marshals, com- mittee of arrangements, etc., etc. We noticed Gen. Markle, Gen. Beeson, and several other Field Officers in full uniform. As the cavalcade approached the town thirteen rounds were fired from the Artillery. The three companies of Volunteers also kept up a feu de joie.
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"In passing through the main street the General bowed repeatedly to the ladies, who were ranged at the different windows. The townspeople and other spectators on each side of the street remained uncov- ered as the General passed on to the platform, near the Court-House. There he alighted, and after re- maining a short time, rose to receive the address of Mr. Gallatin . .. After the delivery of the address and the reply the spectators joined in three hearty cheers to the General and the orator, who then retired to Mr. Walker's Hotel. The evening was spent in gaiety and hilarity. Every one who requested it had the honor of an introduction, and the conduct of the General was universally pleasing. After daylight the town was illuminated in honor of its distinguished visitors. .
On the morning of the 29th of May, 1825, Gen. La Fayette, accompanied by Col. Samuel Evans and sev- eral other members of the reception committee, with a large cavalcade of citizens, left Uniontown and pro- ceeded on his way to Pittsburgh. The committee ac- companied him as far as Elizabethtown, Allegheny Co., where the final parting took place, and he was received by a similar committee from Pittsburgh, es- corted by Maj .- Gen. Markle and Maj. Alexander, with two companies of artillery.
UNION VOLUNTEERS.
The uniformed company of "Union Volunteers" which took so prominent a part in the ceremonies at- tendant on the reception to Gen. La Fayette in 1825 was formed in 1823. The first meeting for organiza- tion was held on the 23d of August in that year, on which occasion articles of association were adopted and signed by the following-named persons :
John B. Trevor.
William Gregg.
Samuel Evans. Robert Skiles.
Wilson Swain.
James A. Yerk.
Daniel Black.
Thomas Patton.
John Lewis.
Richard Beeson.
John Milson.
John W. Beck.
William Crawford.
George Rine.
Daniel P. Lynch.
Jesse Covert.
Joseph Akens. James Piper. James Ebert.
Caleb Chevorent.
James Ifibben, Jr.
Jacob Poundstone.
Joseph Faucett.
Thomas Simons.
Henry Ebert.
Andrew McMaster.
N. G. Smith.
Abraham Beagle.
A. Madison.
B. R. Merchand.
Morgan A. Miller.
Isaac Beeson.
David Victor.
Hugh Campbell. Seth Wood.
Thomas J. Miller.
Joseph P. McClelland.
Thomas Irwin.
Edward Hooper.
Andrew Craig.
Andrew Stewart.
Hardesty Walker.
Edward Hyde.
William Hamilton.
Alexander Turner.
John Rutter.
William Walker.
Jobn Winder.
Samuel M. Clement.
Jacob B. Miller.
William Bryson.
R. C. Wood.
John M. Hadden. Benjamin Clark.
Thomas Greenland.
Matthew Clark.
Ewing Brownfield.
Eli M. Gregg.
Samuel Yeakle.
Thomas J. Miller.
John Dawson.
The by-laws designated the association as the " Union Volunteers," and it was provided by Section 3 that " the members of the company shall meet for parade at the court-house in Union town at 10 o'clock A.M., on the fourth Saturday of August, September, and October, the 22d of February, and Ist of May."
In October, 1823, the officers of the " Volunteers" (as shown by the company roll, which is still in exist- ence) were : Captain, John B. Trevor ; First Lieu- tenant, Seth Wood ; Second Lieutenant, John Lewis; First Sergeant, James Hibben ; Second Sergeant, Alexander Turner; Third Sergeant, Joseph Akens; Fourth Sergeant, Daniel Black.
And the following named were designated as the musicians of the company : J. B. Miller, John Beck, William Morris, Alfred Meason, clarionet ; Wm. Lee, George Meason, John Rini, Benjamin Miller, flute; Edward Hoff, fifer; William M. Mutton, side drum ; Thomas Bryant, bass drum.
At a meeting of the company held May 3, 1824, " A motion was made by Capt. John B. Trevor to form a battalion by joining with the Fayette Blues of Brownsville and the Youghiogheny Blnes of Con- nellsville, if the two said companies should agree to the same. The voice of the company being called for, it was agreed to by a large majority of the com- pany."
On the 2d of May, 1825, at a meeting of the com- pany, it was
"Resolved, That a committee, to consist of five persons, be , appointed to co-operate with any committee that may be ap. pointed by the Town Council to ascertain the precise time when Gen. La Fayette will visit this place and to make suitable ar- rangements for his reception, and that they appoint some per- son to deliver an address to him accordingly. Maj. Evans,
James Sbriver.
Isaac Wood.
William Ebert. Henry H. Griffith.
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Hugh Campbell, John Dawson, James Piper, and Jacob B. Miller were the members fixed uo to compose this committee.
"Resolved, That so soon as the time of bis arrival shall have been ascertained the committee shall make it koowo by publi- ention in the Genius of Liberty and American Observer, and shall invite the several volunteer corps of this county and the adjoining counties to join us in welcoming the Nation's Guest."
The prominent part taken by the Volunteers (then under command of Capt. Beeson) in the reception of La Fayette at Uniontown has already been noticed in the account of that event.
The company participated in an unusually grand military display at a Fourth of July celebration held in the year 1826 at Uniontown, on which occasion Col. Samuel Evans was president of the day ; Daniel P. Lynch, vice-president ; and the Hon. Thomas Ir- win, orator of the day. It was one of the largest and most enthusiastic celebrations ever held in Fayette County.
A general muster of the military of this section was held near Uniontown on the 8th and 9th of Sep- tember, 1831. The event was mentioned as follows in the minute-book of the Union Volunteers:
"The companies present were the Fayette Cavalry, Capt.
1 William Walker; Lafayette Artillerists, Capt. Thomas Patton; Yonghiogheny Blues (infantry from Connellsville), Capt. Je- seph Rogers ; Addison Blues (infantry from Smithfield, Somer- set Co.), Capt. Endsley ; Pennsylvania Blues (infantry ), Capt. Allen ; Youghiogheny Greens (rifles from New Haven), Capt. H. Blackstone; Youghiogheny Sharpshooters (rifles from Smithfield, Somerset Co.), Capt. Ewing; Union Volunteers (infantry), Capt. Beeson.
"The field-officers were Col. Samuel Evans, colonel command- ant of the First Regiment Fayette Volunteers; Maj. Ewing Brownfield and Maj. Jacob Murphy, of the regiment ; Joshna B. Howell, adjutant; Maj. Piper, from Smithfield ; Maj .- Gen. Henry W. Becson, with his aides, Joseph Torrence and R. P. Flennikin ; Brig .- Gen. Solomon G. Krepps and aides, William Murphy and James H. Patterson.
"The field of parade was that owned by Lucins W. Stockton, Esq., west of his residence, adjacent to the National road, which he generously threw open for the purpose. Comfortable quar- ters were furnished for the visiting troops by the committee.
" The troops exhibited a fice appearance and correct muve- ments. Harmony and good order prevailed during the parade. The visiting troops were escorted into and out of town by the 'Union Volunteers' and ' Lafayette Artillerists,' and on their departure expressed their high gratification with their visit. Sic transit gloria mundi."
On the 17th of August, 1835, Joshua B. Howell was elected captain, William B. Roberts, first lieutenant, and William McDonald, second lieutenant of the Union Volunteers. A grand field-parade was held at Uniontown on the 29th and 30th of September and 1st of October in that year, of which the following account is taken from the company record :
"The companies assembled at the grand parade were the Union Volunteers, Capt. Ilowell : Bellsville Artillerists, Capt. Gregg; Brownsville Artillerists, Capt. More; Mount Pleasant Blues, under the command of its first lieutenant ; Yonghiogheny
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