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Dumars, John Brownlee, Levi Jones, Mr. Whann, Daniel Nelson, C. W. Whistler, and doubtless many others whose names can not be recalled, have presided over its destinies, the last mentioned being the present proprietor.
The Northwestern Hotel was built about 1830, as a dwelling house, by Gen. John Forker. Subsequently John Brownlee became proprietor, and, building the west wing, converted it into a hotel. Changes were quite fre- quent, the structure having been occupied for inn purposes by Alex. McCart- ney, Elijah Satterfield, John McKinney, subsequently sheriff of the county; Noah Shipler, Charles Evans, Mrs. Mary Bradley, A. J. Wiese and Charles Livingston, the present proprietor.
What is now the St. Cloud Hotel was built as a private dwelling by John Crill, at an early day. It was changed into a hotel, and frequently known as the Yellow House. Every new proprietor gave it a name. It changed hands quite rapidly, being conducted in turn by John S. Thompson, James Miles, John Gumfory, Thomas Conley, Mr. Brown, from Greenville; the Wilson Sisters, Mr. Brown, of Sandy Lake, and numerous others. The proprietor- ship of the property is at present in dispute between Levi Jones and Hunter Pardoe.
Several other houses in town, the Moon House, erected in 1866 by A. B. Moon, its present proprietor; the Graham House, built by F. Graham, and the Armstrong House, being the private residence of the late Hon. W. S. Garvin, are comparatively recent in their uses for hotel purposes.
Just outside of the borough limits, to the right of the Meadville road, is a time-honored house of entertainment. It was built about 1830 by Robert Simcox, by whom it was called the Forest House, and run for a number of years. In its construction William Bigler, subsequently governor of Penn- sylvania, was employed as a carpenter. Its gables had painted upon them by John K. Coxson, subsequently a local Methodist preacher, and an attorney, unique designs, which still attract the passer-by. On the west gable is the representation of a street lined with houses on either side, and marked at the nearer end by the forms of two frolicsome horses rearing upon their feet and congratulated by a huge American eagle. The east gable is character- ized by the forms of two huge lions, with shaggy manes, and tails of prodig- ious length waving in graceful curves high above their gigantic bodies. The Forest House, also known as the Lion House, was famous as a resort for those who desired to partake liberally of intoxicating drinks and trip the light fan- tastic to enchanting music. Mrs. Simcox is said to have been a model land- lady, kind, generous and self-sacrificing. Her husband was a natural trader, and dealt in Yankee clocks, cattle, horses and any other object of ready barter. After he relinquished control, the house changed hands rapidly, and finally fell into "innocuous desuetude," and is remembered now as a place of revelry during the days of militia muster.
EARLY SETTLERS AND BUSINESS INTERESTS.
Among the early settlers within the present limits of Mercer were two brothers, David and John Garvin, and James Braden, a strong member of the Seceder Church. These came as early as 1797; John Pew came from Wash - ington County in 1798, and built his cabin near the present McDonald Spring, south of East Market street; David Watson, the builder of the first house in 1797 or'98. William Amberson came from Westmoreland County and built a cabin on the site of the barber shop, corner of East Market and Pitt Street, in 1802. About the same time or a little later came S. B. Foster, the first resident attorney of Mercer; Cunningham S. Semple, the first postmaster of Mercer,
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and one of the first attorneys; Washington Porter, Jonathan Smith, William McMillan, James Galey, Jacob Mower and others.
Reference has already been made to the early inn-keepers. Jonathan Smith established a tannery as early as 1803, and James Galey one about a year later. In 1808 Bevan Pearson started the third. The first blacksmith shop was started in 1806 by Jacob Mower and his son Jacob. As early as 1810 there were two stores in the place, one kept by Andrew Patterson, and the other by Jacob and James Herrington. They built the large stone building now occupied by the family of Mrs. J. H. Robinson, on North Pitt Street. About the same year, Robert Stewart, father of Hon. William Stewart, deceased, opened a blacksmith shop.
In the ranks of the teachers of those early days mention should be made of Rev. Samuel Tait, Sallie and Kittie De Wolf, Mrs. Annie B. Garrett, St. John Galbreath, James O'Hara, Mrs. Clark.
Drs. Clark, Epaphroditus and James S. Cossitt, E. W. Glezen (druggist), James Magoffin, Beriah Magoffin and others, were early physicians, and prom- inent, too, in their day.
The first preaching was done in the court-house, which, for, a time, was the second story of the log jail. In pleasant weather the services were held in "Semple's Orchard," in and around the reservoir of the present water-works. In addition to these religious sanctuaries, the old court house, the academy building and the oak forest surrounding "Tent Spring," south of the borough, afforded suitable places for the assemblies of those days.
MANUFACTURES.
Mercer has never been a manufacturing point. As early, however, as 1818, Judge Alexander Brown built a dam on McCollough's Run, and erected an oil mill. In the upper story he had carding machinery. Subsequently he removed the carding machine to the borough and ran it for a number of years.
About two years later, viz., 1820, Jacob Smith, Esq., built a dam on the same run, just above the point at which it is crossed by the Meadville road. He constructed, along the brow of the rising ground toward the southeast, a race which afforded power for a frame grist-mill containing two run of stone. Some twenty rods from the grist-mill he built a distillery, whose operation, how- ever, was prevented for a time by the temperance agitation that was then beginning. Jacob Herrington operated it for a time. [See sketch of Western Press]. It and the old mill have both long since passed away, as likewise the mill race.
Isaac P. Rose was born in Mercer, Penn., January 17, 1812. His father, Isaac P. Rose, was proprietor of a small pottery works at Mercer, where he located in the closing years of the last century. About 1824 he removed with his family to New Castle, Penn., and there died.
In 1828 John Wright established, near Mercer, a manufactory of copperas. He had such facilities as were supposed to enable him to supply the demand north of the Ohio. Pittsburgh was his principal market. It proved unre- munerative and he abandoned the enterprise.
In 1853 Hirst & Shipler erected in the the southwest part of town a grist-mill. It was afterward owned by Wilson & Burns. It was finally pur- chased by the Woolen Mill Company, who made requisite changes, and did an extensive business, employing twenty-five hands and sending their products to Chicago, Pittsburgh and other points. The property was burned in 1873.
In 1867 a large planing mill was put in operation by Zahniser & Bro. In 1873 the firm was changed to Zahniser & Bell, and in 1875 to the Mercer
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Planing Mill Company. The plant was located on the south side of East Market Street, opposite the Graham House. They employed some ten or twelve hands, and did a business of about $35,000 annually. Adversity final- ly overtook it, and the buildings now stand unoccupied.
In 1869 Alexander Thompson & Son began to operate the Mercer Foun- dry and Machine Shop. S. R. Thompson subsequently became proprietor, and still later, J. M. Sheriff, the present owner. The institution does a gen- eral foundry business.
About 1875 a small stave factory was commenced by M. T. Thompson & Co., near the line of the N. C. & F. R. R. It is still in operation, and doing an active business.
For a time Henry Beckwith leased from Hiram C. White a small tannery property, and ran it. Its days are numbered.
A factory for making bedsteads existed for a time on the east side of Ne- shannock Creek, but it has long ceased to do any work.
Thomas and John Gelvin, in February, 1870, started the Mercer Carriage Works. Two years later William Howell was admitted as a partner, and the business was conducted under the firm name of Howell, Gelvin & Co., for a period of about eighteen months. Finally Gelvin sold his interest to Howell, who, having conducted the business about a year, transferred it to Stranahan & Thompson. The firm employed some twelve or thirteen hands in the manu- facture of carriages, buggies, sleighs, etc., and did a business of some $15, 000 to $20,000 per year. The business is now conducted by John Gelvin with success.
Messrs. Sykes & Son are engaged in general building and repair business, giving their attention to wagons, plows, harrows, horse rakes, etc. The sen- ior member has been engaged in his work in one place for more than half a century.
In 1869 Houck & Reznor ventured upon a new enterprise, that of a hub and spoke factory. After a time Reznor was succeeded by Weaver, and still later the firm changed to that of Wilson & Stranahan. In 1874 a fire de- stroyed the establishment, and it has never been rebuilt.
In the line of recent industries is the Mercer Flouring Mill, erected in 1882 by William Huston and W. R. Packard. It is now owned by William Huston, Packard having disposed of his interest to his partner. The mill has a capacity of 125 barrels per day, and, if it is operated continually, would grind about 28,000 bushels during a month. No enterprise of Mercer is of as much value to the city and surrounding country as this. Mr. Houston employs seven men regularly, and he and his son give it their personal attention, and deserve much credit for establishing a business that is of great pecuniary interest to the com- munity. Other reference is made in a personal sketch of Mr. Houston.
The Mercer Wooden Ware Works were erected a short time after the Hous- ton Flouring Mills, by Arthur Seaton. From him it passed into the hands of O. Berean, who sold to D. J. Courtney, the present owner. His cousin, T. A. Courtney, is the superintendent. It does an extensive business in the mak- ing of butter packages, firkins, pails, tubs, etc.
The Mercer Creamery was incorporated as a joint stock organization in the winter of 1887-88, and a brick building at once erected near the railroad station. It was opened for business on the 16th of April, 1888. Its products of butter the first six weeks of its existence were as follows: 389; 820; 1,149; 1,593; 2,252, and 3,000 pounds. Its management consists of the following: A. Newell, manager; J. Morrison, assistant manager, and W. Oyster, con- ductor of the practical work.
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INCORPORATION AND BOROUGH OFFICERS.
Mercer was incorporated as a borough by Act of Assembly approved 28th of March, 1814. The first election was held at the court-house on the 2d of the ensuing May. The officers then elected and those elected in subsequent years are shown, so far as records could be found:
1814-Burgess, Joseph Smith; high constable, Samuel Thompson; clerk, John Stewart, James Clark (tie vote, each having fifteen); council, Henry Anderson, Jonathan Smith, Thomas Templeton, Samuel B. Foster and Robert Moore.
1815-Burgess, Cunningham S. Semple; high constable, James Davitt; clerk, Thomas Scott Cunningham; council, Bevan Pearson, Samuel B. Foster, Hugh Bingham, Robert Stewart and Nathan Patterson.
1816-Burgess, Bevan Pearson; high constable, James Davitt; clerk, Thomas S. Cunningham; council, John Wright, Aaron Hackney, John Find- ley, James Miller, and for the fifth member Robert Stewart, John Hamill and Samuel Scott each had eighteen votes.
1817-Burgess, Bevan Pearson; high constable, Thompson Clark; clerk, Thomas S. Cunningham; council, James Templeton, Aaron Hackney, Henry Anderson, James Miller and Hugh Bingham.
The first recorded ordinance was passed by the council of the borough of Mercer March 7, 1817, as follows: "Be it enacted and ordained by the burgess and inhabitants of the borough of Mercer, in council assembled, That if any persons residing in the borough shall neglect or refuse to perform the duties of any office to which he may be regularly appointed, under any of the ordinances of this borough, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of $20."
1818-Burgess, Jonathan Smith; high constable, Adam Forker; clerk, Thomas S. Cunningham; council, Henry Anderson, Aaron Hackney, Samuel Thompson, Joseph Smith and James Miller.
1821-Burgess, James Clark; high constable, Joseph McDowell; clerk, Thomas S. Cunningham; council, James K. Caldwell, John Banks, Henry Anderson, Robert Stewart and Epaphroditus Cossitt.
1823-Burgess, Joseph Smith; high constable, James Black; clerk, Thomas S. Cunningham; council, Robert Stewart, James K. Caldwell, Adam Fisher, Herbert Ramsey and John Banks.
1824-Burgess, Joseph Smith; high constable, James T. Black; clerk, Thomas S. Cunningham; council, Henry Anderson, John Banks, Hugh Bing- ham, Bevan Pearson and Thomas Rodgers.
1825-Burgess, Joseph Smith; high constable, Hugh Hunter; clerk, Thomas S. Cunningham; council, Hugh Bingham, Henry Anderson, Thomas Rodgers, John Banks and Bevan Pearson.
1826-Burgess, Robert Stewart; high constable, Thomas Graham; clerk, Hugh Bingham; council, Henry Anderson, Samuel B. Foster, Bevan Pearson, Joseph Smith and Andrew Patterson.
1827-Burgess, Bevan Pearson; high constable, Hugh R. Hunter; clerk, David T. Porter; council, John Banks, Henry Anderson, James Thompson, Joel B. Curtis, Thomas Rodgers and James T. Black.
1828-Burgess, Joseph Smith; high constable, Samuel Clark; clerk, David T. Porter; council, Bevan Pearson, Michael Yeager, John Forker, Thomas Rodgers and James K. Caldwell. .
1829-Burgess, Robert Stewart; high constable, William D. Bell; clerk, David T. Porter; council, Joseph Smith, Andrew Patterson, James K. Cald- well, Nesbit Ramsey and Bevan Pearson.
1830-Burgess, William S. Rankin; high constable, William D. Bell; clerk,
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David T. Porter; council, Robert Patterson, Abraham Pew, William Marshall, John Bowman and Jacob Zahniser.
1831-Burgess, Bevan Pearson; high constable, William D. Bell; clerk, David T. Porter; council, Andrew Patterson, Henry Anderson, Oliver Stevins, James T. Black and John Forker.
1832- Burgess, Bevan Pearson; high constable, William D. Bell; clerk, David T. Porter; council, James T. Black, J. K. Caldwell, Andrew Patterson, James McKean and William S. Rankin.
1833-Burgess, Bevan Pearson; high constable, Thomas Richardson; clerk, David T. Porter; council, William S. Rankin, George Kline, James Thomp- son, Michael Yeager and James K. Caldwell.
1834-Burgess, Bevan Pearson; high constable, Thomas Richardson; clerk, David T. Porter; council, John Forker, Jacob Mourer, Jacob Zahniser, Joel B. Curtis and Joseph Smith.
1835-Burgess, Bevan Pearson; high constable, Jacob Forker; clerk, David T. Porter.
1836-Burgess, Bevan Pearson; high constable, Jacob Forker; clerk, David T. Porter; council, William S. Garvin, John Brownlee, James Thomp- son, Henry Hosack and John McGill.
1837-Burgess, Bevan Pearson; high constable, Jacob Forker; clerk, David T. Porter; council, James D. Moore, James Sheriff, William M. Smith, Jacob Zahniser and James Thompson.
1838-Burgess, Jacob Zahniser; high constable, Jacob Forker; clerk, David T. Porter; council, John Forker, David T. Porter, John Moon, William M. Stephenson and James K. Caldwell.
1849-Burgess, Joseph Sheriff; high constable, William B. Woods; clerk, J. R. Hunter; council, William S. Garvin, William M. Smith, Henry Forker, John Moore, Joseph Shipler.
1850-Burgess, J. P. Garrett; clerk, John D. McGill; high constable, John McKean; council, M. C. Trout, Peter Shipler, Samuel Henderson, D. S. Bas- tress, Joseph R. Hunter.
1851-Burgess, William Stewart; clerk, Samuel P. Pearson; high con- stable, Hiram Swift; council, Thompson Graham, Robert C. Rankin, Adam Forker.
1852-Burgess, George Bell; clerk, John D. McGill; high constable, John McKean; auditor, Lewis Weaver; council, William Maxwell, Robert Waugh, Joseph Sykes, Thompson Graham, Robert C. Rankin, Adam Forker.
1853-Burgess, Joseph Kerr; secretary of council, John D. McGill; high constable, Joseph D. Woods; auditor, A. J. McKean; council, L. Weaver, A. S. Burwell, J. C. Stewart, William Maxwell, Robert Waugh, Joseph Sykes.
1854-Burgess, D. W. Findley; secretary of council, D. J. Mourer; high constable, Joseph D. Woods; auditor, William McKnight; council, Thompson Graham, Lyman Beach, A. H. Snyder.
1855-Burgess, Samuel R. Mason; high constable, William B. Woods; council, Hiram McLain, Thomas J. Nickum, John W. Rogers.
1856-Burgess, Robert Croskey; secretary of council, J. D. McGill; high constable, James Morton; council, Joseph Sykes, Samuel Giebner, William McElheny.
1857 -- Burgess, William Gregory; secretary of council, John Forker; high constable, William Forker; auditor, Thomas Pearson; council, I. G. Hirst, John Forker, William Dight
1858-Burgess, William Gregory; secretary of council, John Forker; high constable, Asa Cochran; council, John Bowman, William L. Fleming, Will- iam Smith.
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1859-Burgess, A. S. Burwell; secretary of council, T. J. Nickum; high constable, R. M. Irwin; council, J. L. McLuillen, William M. Gibson, T. J. Nickum.
1860-Burgess, Joseph Shipler; secretary of council, Joseph Forker; high constable, John McKean; council, A. J. Greer, Hiram McLain, William W. Sheriff.
1861-Burgess, Joseph Shipler; secretary of council, Joseph Forker; high constable, John McKean; council, William W. Sheriff, Hiram McLain and A. J. Greer.
1862-Burgess, John Pew; secretary of council, Joseph Forker; council, Dr. James Magoffin, Robert Jack, Joseph Forker.
1863-Burgess, O. H. Gould; secretary of council, L. S. Nickum; high constable, William Cummings; council, Hiram McLain, Thomas Jones, Will- iam L. Flemming, L. S. Nickum, J. Y. Hirst.
1864-Burgess, Joseph Shipler; secretary of council, W. J. Mckean; high constable, William Cummings; council, A. S. Burwell, William W. Sheriff, Thomas Sykes, R. M. J. Zahniser, W. J. McKean.
1865-Burgess, J. H. Robinson; secretary of council, W. J. Mckean; high constable, Justus Stowe; council, William R. Montgomery, A. J. Mc- Kean, T. J. Irwin, R. M. J. Zahniser, W. J. McKean.
1866-Burgess, John C. Glenn; secretary of council, P. E. Shipler; council, A. S. Burwell, W. J. Mckean, P. E. Shipler, William Jack, Will- iam Smith.
1867-Burgess, J. R. Williams; secretary of council, O. H. Gould; coun- cil, D. W. Findley, O. H. Gould, C. W. Kline, William Alexander, Joseph Sykes.
1868 -- Burgess, Alexander Newell; secretary of council, O. H. Gould; council, J. D. Crawford, O. H. Gould, Joseph Parks, J. Rankin, Alexan- der Thompson.
1869-Burgess, William Flemming; secretary of council, Joseph L. Parks; high constable, I. L. C. Miller; council, John R. Hanna, Joseph L. Parks, Alexander Newell, O. H. Gould.
1870-Burgess, William L. Flemming; secretary of council, A. J. Mc- Kean; council, Joseph Shipler, R. M. Irvin, Thomas Sykes, A. J. Mckean.
1871-Burgess, William J. Mckean; secretary of council, A. J. Mckean; council, Hiram McLain, Joseph Shipler, A. J. Mckean, Carlisle Alexander, Adam Laughlin.
1872-Burgess, William Flemming; secretary of council, R. Bellis; council, A. S. Burwell, V. Zahniser, Philip Leary, J. P. Mckinley, R. Bellis.
1873-Burgess, John W. Mccullough; secretary of council, Reuben Bellis; council, A. S. Burwell, W. H. Alexander, Oliver Alexander, Thomas McBurney, H. M. Clawson, Reuben Bellis.
1874-Burgess, S. H. Miller; clerk, R. Bellis; council, Thomas Sykes, W. H. Alexander, A. B. Clawson, R. Wright, J. S. Mckean, R, Bellis.
1875-Burgess, S. H. Miller; clerk, R. Bellis; council, A. B. Moon, A. J. Mckean, A. M. Clawson, W. H. Alexander, George T. Sykes, R. Bellis.
1876-Burgess, S. H. Miller; clerk, R. Bellis; council, A. M. Clawson, Jones Thompson, John Logan, F. F. Graham, R. Bellis.
1877-Burgess, S. F. Thompson; secretary of council, Joseph L. Parks; council, F. F. Graham, A. Mills, H. Frankel, R. A. Stewart, Joseph L. Parks, J. E. McClure.
1878-Burgess, S. F. Thompson; secretary of council, A. Newell; coun- cil, William Logan, A. Mills, F. A. Filson, F. F. Graham, A. Newell.
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1879-Burgess, C. W. Whistler; secretary of council, J. J. Alexander; high constable, William Hawk; council, W. R. Packard, William Lary, P. E. Shipler, John B. Mowry, John Gelvin, William M. Gibson.
1880-Burgess, John C. Logan; secretary of council, J. J. Alexander; high constable, Frank Redman; council, W. R. Packard, J. B. White, R. K. Patterson, H. F. King, John M. Findley, A. Mills.
1881-Burgess, George Tanner; secretary of council, G. E. Patterson; high constable, E. Shaffer; council, George W. White, J. C. Glenn, Charles Clawson, A. Newell, J. W. Nickum and George T. Sykes.
1882-Burgess, John W. Nickum; secretary of council, W. W. Shilling; high constable, Elias Shaffer; council, D. L. Barton, A. P. Burwell, W. D. Keck, Charles Clawson, James D. Morrison and James S. Wallace.
1883-Burgess, John W. Nickum; secretary of council, W. P. Martin; high constable, Elias Shaffer; council, D. L. Barton, J. D. Morrison, R. K. Pat- terson, Andrew Logan, A. P. Burwell and Charles Clawson.
1884-Burgess, George T. Sykes; secretary of council, S. F. Smith; high constable, E. S. Edwards; council, A. M. Clawson, F. A. Filson, James S. Martin, George McBride, F. F. Graham and James Patterson.
1885-Burgess, James Woods; secretary of council, H. H. Zeigler; high constable, Elias Shaffer; council, James D. Morrison, C. M. Derickson, James Patterson, G. W. McBride, F. A. Filson and George W. White.
1886-Burgess, H. B. Bowser; secretary of council, H. H. Zeigler; high constable, D. M. Cook; council, John M. Magoffin, A. R. Young, James Pat- terson, F. A. Filson, J. D. Morrison and C. M. Derickson.
1887-Burgess, William Miller, Jr .; secretary of council, H. H. Zeigler; high constable, H. K. Maitland; council, F. A. Filson, H. B. Bowser, C. M. Derickson, J. D. Morrison, John M. Magoffin and A. R. Young.
1888-Burgess, Robert G. Madge; secretary of council, H. H. Zeigler; high constable, H. K. Maitland; council, George M. Williams, William Lary, J. D. Morrison, John M. Magoffin, H. B. Bowser and A. R. Young.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
One of the earliest fires in the place was the burning of the "Union Church," which stood north of East Market Street, on the site of the present Benjamin Ride residence. It occurred in 1824, and the conster- nation it produced led to the organization of a fire company for pro- tecting the town in future against the ravages of the fire king. The first effort toward organizing this company was made June 28, 1824, when the following petition was presented to "the Burgess and Council of the Borough of Mercer." It voices the sentiment at the time, and indicates, too, who were the enterprising residents of Mercer sixty-five years ago: "The memorial of the undersigned inhabitants of said borough respectfully repre- sents that your petitioners are seriously and alarmingly impressed with the destruction of the Union Meeting-house in this borough, on this morning, by lightning. Numerous instances have occurred of houses having taken fire which must inevitably have been burned to the ground, with probably the loss of valuable lives, but for the fortunate time when they were discovered to be on fire, and extraordinary and dangerous exertions of the citizens of said borough. Were it not for the torrent of rain that poured down at the most critical time of the late dreadful and destructive fire, your petitioners believe that all their efforts would not have been sufficient to stay the progress of that devour- ing element before probably a number of other buildings would have been enveloped in flames. Your petitioners have full confidence in the activity
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and exertions of each other on such alarming occasions as the above mentioned fire, but it is known to your honorable body that this borough is almost entirely destitute of those means which are considered by all towns to be necessary in extinguishing fire under difficult circumstances. Your petitioners therefore request that said burgess and council will pass an ordinance laying a tax on each taxable inhabitant of said borough, according to the late county assess- ment, to be appropriated exclusively for the purchasing of a fire engine and what other implements may be thought necessary for the said purpose, for the use of said borough. Aaron Hackney, J. S. Cossitt, J. S. Black, John Forker, Samuel Thompson, William Stephenson, William McMillan, Jonathan Smith, James Caldwell, John Moore, William H. Forker, William Amberson, John McGill, Thomas Templeton, Adam Forker, James K. Caldwell, R. C. Johnson, Jacob Zahniser, Benjamin Hartley, J. Magoffin, Robert Stewart, Annanias Kittlinger, Washington Porter, John Bowman, Jr., William Coch- ran, Patrick McCloskey, Bevan Pearson, Andrew Patterson, T. S. Cunningham, David Crawford, John Findley, J. B. Curtis, A. Brown, John Simpson, Nathaniel Welsh, Archibald Boyd, Thomas Bole, Saul Scott, J. Davitt, Hugh Bingham, Jacob Herrington, Robert Patterson, Thomas Graham, Michael Yeager, James Thompson, John S. Pearson, Joseph Hunter, John Garvin, R. Hanna, E. Magoffin, John Hoge, Jr., H. R. Hunter, T. Rogers, Joseph Woods, Oliver Stephens, Joseph D. Lowry, N. Ramsey, A. Brown, Jr., Robert Bowman, Abraham Pew, William S. Rankin, L. O. V. Renz, George Wright, Henry Hosack, Hiram Hackney, Thomas Banks, James Clark, David Smith, John Bowman, James Williamson, Samuel B. Foster, Jonathan Allen, T. D. Brown, James McKean, William Amberson, James Gregory, Joseph Smith, Robert Boyd, Thomas Pearson, William Banks, Samuel Bowman, T. J. Anderson, David T. Porter, James Gillis, James Kilgore, William Mar- shall, Joseph Junkin, J. Carman, John C. Hanna, James Herrington, Thomas J. Porter, H. D. La. Cossitt, John Chambers, John Orr, John McAuly, Jacob Williamson, N. Patterson, James Graham, Henry Anderson, S. S. Shields, A. A. Sample."
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