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The following ancient document written in a clear, bold hand
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(as though the person to whom it was addressed might have been somewhat deaf), is before us :
" The bearer, Mr. Matthew Henderson, has lived with me for the- space of two years as an assistant in the business of surveying, and has given great satisfaction, as well to me as to the people of the county, for whom he is employed. He is a young man of good' sense, strict probity, remarkably modest, a good clerk and an equally good and practical surveyor ; and should he be favored with' a district in that way, I'm of the opinion he is fully capable and especially well qualified and well disposed of rendering a series of acceptible services, both to the proprietary family and to the public."""
"JOHN ARMSTRONG, Col.,
"CARLISLE, 11th Feb., 1769. Recommendation, &c."
In 1780, another paper before ns speaks of him as a collector of excise for Cumberland county, under the Federal Government .. So much we have of Dr. Henderson's ancestry. Previous to 1812 we know little of his life. As stated in a former part of this sketch, in the winter of 1812 and 1813, while in attendance on medical lec- tures at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, where he after- wards graduated, he received the appointment from the Secretary of War of a first lieutenancy. He remained in Philadelphia until spring, having opened a recruiting office, pursuing his medical studies as his duty permitted. In the spring, he being then nnder twenty-one years of age, gathered up his recruits, amounting to. several hundred, and marched them to New York ; thence by the way of Albany to Sackett Harbor, where they joined the main army on the northern frontier, with the operations of which he was identified until the close of the war. Was present at the battles of Chippeway, Lundy's Lane, the siege of Fort Erie and others. He received a captain's commission, and towards the close of the war was brevetted a major. About this time he was in command of a regiment stationed at Carlisle Barracks. " After the war he settled in the practice of his profession in Mifflin county, first at Brown's Mills. During the war his correspondence indicates a pleasant ac- quaintance with Generals Brown, Ripley, North, Brady, Izard and other noted men in that conflict, and was on terms of intimacy with many of them. In 1832 and in 1834 he was elected to Con- gress ; and, as before indicated, the most prominent men of the country were his most intimate friends, as his correspondence with Webster, Clay, Calhoun, Vau Buren, Jackson and Buchanan, most conlnsively shows ; and with some of whom a lasting friendship
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was established. However, he was too straight-forward and out- spoken in character to make a successful politician, and he retired to the more honorable, though the less luerative, practice of his pro- fession. His correspondenee shows him to have been popular as well as respected, among his political opponents as well as among those of his own party.
Possessed of uncommon literary and scientifie abilities, as well as poetical talents of a high order as his produetions in this respect show. He did not cultivate the latter talent, but devoted his time to scientific study and research and an unselfish devotion to his pro- fession. He was for many years a victim of an incurable disease that confined him at home and restricted his usefulness. He was an 'ardent student of nature. His knowledge of the botany and and geology of his native State was seldom surpassed. He left a very complete collection of the flora of Pennsylvania. He fre- quently leetured on both these seiences. He was an honored mem- ber of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, in whose pro- ceedings he sometimes took an active part; was a contributor to the Smithsonian and other institutions. During the war of 1812 he one night crossed the Niagara River with a detachment of Ameri- can troops on a seeret expedition, and the night being intensely dark and cold they ran their boats upon a roek and took an invol- untary immersion. His lieutenant commission was in his breast pocket, and bears to-day the marks of that immersion on that mem- orable night. Some years before his death he held the office of trustee of the State Lunatic Asylum, which he was obliged to resign on account of failing health. He has left to his family, his friends and his country a record that it is the lot of few to enjoy, but to which all should aspire. This record is left us that we may follow in his footsteps and emulate his example. After his life of usefulness he was still a sacrifiee to his country, his death being caused by in- juries received at Fort Niagara by an explosion. The injuries then received in his breast adhering to him the rest of his days, and finally carried him to his long home.
Casper Dull.
In preparing this department of our work we labor under a some- what embarrassing circumstance in presenting sketehes of the prom- inent historical families of the county. This is peculiarly the case in the present instance, where the ancestor above-named was promi- nent in the annals of the revolution, and his descendants have held
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the same high position in influence and intelligence and superior citizenship for three succeeding generations.
The gentleman named at the heading of this article settled at Mc Veytown shortly after the revolutionary war. He emigrated from Montgomery county, Pennsylvania. He went to Butler county, where he had received lands for revolutionary services, but Mc Vey- town, then Waynesburg, had its attractions, and he returned there to spend his days, and here he closed an eventful and a useful life, at the advanced age of eighty-four years. He left descendants nine , or ten in number, and his grandchildren are numerous over the Western States. In his life we are reminded of the words, " Mark the perfect and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace." His son
Casper Dull.
Was born at McVeytown, and there was his home till the time of his death in 1874, at the advanced age of eighty-two years. His life was one of usefulness in developing the resources of the coun- try, and lived and labored, as all the pioneer inhabitants done, not so much for themselves as for succeeding generations. He was en- gaged in the construction of the general improvements of this un- developed county and State. He commenced life as a river boat- man on a keel boat on the Juniata, when this primitive means of transportation was all this country afforded, and which tended to develop its present high standing and ample facilities for its in- creased wants. His descendants are in Mifflin county, in Harris- burg and in Colorado.
D. M. Duli,
The oldest son of the CASPER DULL last named, is a resident of Lewistown, and, like his paternal ancester, Mifflin county has ever been his home, though he has traveled in other regions of our State and nation.
C. P. Duil,
Of McVeytown, the proprietor of the celebrated sand mines of that place, also a son of the above-named CASPER DULL, is also one of Mifflin county's substantial men, Reared here in their native county, in their childhood's surroundings and associations, amid the scenery and the influences of a community like this, it is not strange that their manhood and mature years should find them the
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men that it does, pleasant, genial gentlemen of a high grade of mind and superior intelligence, and of the superior abilities in busi- ness matters that has made them peculiarly successful and affluent.
James Burns.
The subject of this notice was born on what is known as the old Kline farm, about two miles from Lewistown, about the year 1802, or 3. This old farm was located by his grandfather, at an early day. The first business employment of Mr. Burns, was chopping wood for tlie manufacture of charcoal. This kind of manual labor took the place of an early education of which he was destitute, in his younger days. When he grew older he engaged largely in politics, county, state and national. It has ever been truthfully remarked of him, "that he never forgot a friend, nor forgave an enemy." He was a heavy contractor on the Union Canal, in 1854 and 5, and on the Pennsylvania Canal, in 1840, and afterwards,. especially, on the eastern division. He was a Canal Commissioner for the State of Pennsylvania, when the State owned the canal. He served one term in the State Legislature, and a prominent candidate for the governship, but did not press his claim for the nomination. Mr. Burns has always been a resident of this county, the county of his nativity. A peculiar element of his organiza- tion was his invariable kindness to the poor. He married Miss Cartey Steele, and their descendant, were one son and three daughters ; the son is dead. The daughters are residents of this county. There several grandchildren, now residents of Lewistown. The daughters are the wives of Mr. Montgomery Morrison, Mr. Peter Spangler, Mr. James Allison, the latter deceased. Mr. Burns had been laboring under a severe affliction since 1873. At an early day he was agent for the Pioneer Transportation Company, one of the early organizations of this country. He accumulated a vast wealth, and he and his companion have spent years in affluence. His last contract on public works was the dam and lock on the Monongahela River, near Brownsville, Fayette county, Pennsylvania. This work closed in the fall of 1856. During the war he furnished horses and other supplies for the government, and worked with Cameron and others in the political machinery of that day and age. In his younger days, he was a somewhat noted pngilist, especially at the age of about thirty-five- or forty, when his arguments would be enforced in a style more forcible than elegant. He was ever regarded as a superior judge
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of human nature, and exerted a peculiar controlling influence among his associates. Of great mental vigor, it was only for him to undertake any project or undertaking to ensure its success. To him failure was unknown, and the onward movement was his only programme. His paralytic affliction above noted has, since the above was written, terminated his sufferings. Gradually growing weaker and more unconscious, his troubles ended on Sabbath evening, October 26, 1879. His body returned to the dust, and his spirit to God, who gave it for his merciful disposal.
Rev. John J. Moore, D. D.
We undertake the delineations of this picture, knowing our in- ability to do justice to our subject, which for his peculiar adapta- tions to the work in which he is engaged, and his fine natural and self-acquired abilities has few equals in any nationality, age, race or country.
Rev. John J. Moore, was born in Berkley county, Virginia, near Martinsburg, in 1811. He came to Pennsylvania when young, and settled in Bedford county, then came to Lewistown thirty-four years ago. He began the work of the ministry in Carlisle, then in York, then here for near thirty-five years. His ancestry on his mother's side, was from the East Indies, three generations back, his father's mother was an Indian squaw. His original paternal ancestry were from Africa, pure bloods of the African race. They were, in com- pany with others, induced from curiosity to come on board an English ship, and when a good crowd of African natives were on board, she weighed anchor and sailed away, and sold her captives into slavery. In those times these illustrations of christ- tian philanthropy were frequently set by the christian nations of Europe and America, to the benighted heathen of the eastern con- tinent, to whom we are sending our missionaries to teach them a little civilization.
An aged sister of Rev. Mr. Moore, informs the writer that she has brothers and sisters she has never met, as the family has been dissevered, and its members sold from place to place in slavery in this " our own christian land." The mother of this noted family was, at the time of her death, over one hundred years of age. There are three of the danghters of this extreme case of longevity residing in Lewistown, and the brother, Rev. J. J. Moore, is now in Europe. His oldest sister was his nurse, and she, too, had a most peculiar and varied experience. She was a resident of Uniontown, Fayette
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county, when the first stages ran there on the turnpike leading to Brownsville. Has resided in fifteen States, and buried three hus- bands. She has two brothers that are in the ministry, also three nephews ; and one brother a New Hampshire editor. This lady is very sanguine in her hopes of the ultimate triumph of the African race, and quotes " that the Ethiope shall stretch forth his hands to God, and princes shall come out of Egypt."
Rev. J. J. Moore is now one of the bishops of the African Metho- dist Church, and is at present bishop of the diocese of Genesee. He came to Lewistown from North Carolina. He is now in Europe as before stated, and in reference to his mission there, we quote the following from a late issue of the New York Sun, giving an acount of his closing labors before sailing to Europe :
"The Zion Methodist Conference of the State of New York, came to a close yesterday. It was held in the Bleeker Street (colored) Methodest Church. The venerable Bishop Moore presided. Bishop J. J. Clinton, of the Baltimore and Philadelphia conference, was in- troduced, and spoke of the educational affairs within the church. Then Bishop Moore arose after singing and prayer, to close the meeting. He is remarkable, even by comparison with other wholly self-made men that surrounded him and bent forward in their seats to hear the last words he may utter. He is a natural born preacher, and when he is to speak, the colored people know they are to be treated to a display of that rich fancy and imagery in words that they most admire, and are most proficient in. The old man is patriarchal in his bearing, has gray hair, bright eyes, and a clean- cut and handsome face, in which there is but little African mould- ing. He wore a long black broad-cloth coat, a white "choker " colar and necktie, dark velvet vest and black trowsers. All around him were other clergymen, all in black, except their broad white collars "You need'nt be afraid to meet the Lord after the work done in this session," said Mr. Moore, " for you've done the best you could, and you've done it for the Lord." Then his voice lowered, as he acknowledged a fear that he might not return to Europe, upon which the church was about to send him." "The ocean is broad and deep," said he, "and filled with many dangers, and the voyagers who venture to sea on its tossing bosom, are as in- sects on its surface. I may not ever return, I may not get even to its further side. But, brethren, the Lord will be in the strange lands, and on the uttermost shores, and, bless His holy name, He will be upon the raging sea. He walks upon the water of waters.
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He gathers the winds in his arms. He rides upon the storm, and holds the lightning in his hands. The winds and the waves obey lim like a little child." After all, he concluded that it mattered little to Christians whether they meet here or not, for " they can- not lose each other; I'll hunt you up," said he, "when I get on the other side, where the saints are singing, and where joy is everlast- ing. I'll hunt you up, and I'll find you if it takes ten thousand years. I know it will take a great many years, many thousands of years to stop and admire all the beauties of that glorious shining country, but when that work is finished, I'll look you all up, and I'll find every Zioner there is in Heaven." This is but a fragment of what he said, with his eyes upraised and his voice full of tenderness, but it sufficed to move his hearers. At last the Bishop explained that he was going to England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, and possibly to France, to solicit subscriptions to the maintenance of Zion Collegiate Institute of Pennsylvania, and Rush University of North Carolina." He bears with him letters of introduction from several prominent men in the church, and members of Congress in this country.
We further copy a private letter from Bishop Moore, written to- a friend after his arrival at Liverpool, and published in the " Journal of Commerce," Liverpool, July 29, 1879:
" DEAR BROTHER WILSON :- I am happy and grateful to say that I have landed safely and in good health. I had an extremely smooth passage and a very agreeable one. The officers and pas- sengers were very courteous and friendly. I did not receive an in- timation of an insult during my passage, but due deference seemed to be the rule with ladies and gentlemen. Every morning I met with a shake of the hand by the captain and many of the passen- gers. At the dining table and everywhere, I met the kindest at- tention. On the first Sabbath out from New York, the captain in- vited me to preach, which I did; and my discourse seemed to be much appreciated. I heard the captain remark that it was the best discourse that had been preached on the Baltic. I thought that was a great deal for him to say. A number of gentlemen compli- mented me to my face on the discourse. I bowed and let it pass .. On the Wednesday following I delivered a discourse on the sub- ject of my mission to England. At the close, the passengers do- nated to our cause $150.00 in gold. Two gentlemen and one lady donated 5£ of twenty-five dollars each. Two of them were English and one an American. Thus I have my book headed :
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.4 $150.00 on the steamer Baltic, White Star Line,' to begin with. 6
The gentlemen all say there is no doubt of success. * *
One gentleman told me he had crossed this ocean 130 times and never experienced finer weather. Pray for me and our cause. I write again from London, where I expect to be to-night. Remem- ber me kindly to all the dear friends.
"Yours in Christ,
"J. J. MOORE."
Few have had the varied experience of this family, from slavery to liberty, from reduced financial circumstance to opulence and its return to the first beginning. The father arrested and placed in prison and in irons, under the charge of assisting his fellow-slaves to their freedom when he was even then innocent of the charge ; all these vicissitudes have this family undergone and even more than is here referred to. Bishop Moore's friends hope for his ample success and speedy return to them, and to his labors which are so highly appreciated and acceptable to his people.
Who Lived in Mifflin County in 1790.
Mifflin county was formed by act of September 19, 1789. The first assesment was made in 1790. The county was then composed (1) of the townships of Lack, Milford, Fermanagh and Greenwood, now all in Juniata county, (2) Potters and Bald Eagle, now in Cen- tre, and (3) Derry, Armagh and Wayne, which then occupied the territory of the present Mifflin county. As townships in Cumber- land county, Derry appears first on the tax lists in 1768, Armagh in 1771 and Wayne in - -
The following lists are those, therefore, of the first assessment, and have been carefully arranged for convenient reference. Though .not as full and as carefully made as they should have been, yet they .are interesting as the first lists of a new county. Acres, horses and cows owned are denoted by the letters a, h and c.'
People should take more interest in the local history of the com- munities in which they reside, and especially treasure their own family genealogical records. No people can neglect the study of their own history without exposing themselves to the danger and disgrace of repeating past errors. It is to be hoped that the appearance of this list may induce many to " gather up the fragments .that nothing be lost."
HISTORY OF MIFFLIN COUNTY.
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ASSESSMENT FOR ARMAGH TOWNSHIP FOR 1790.
Alexander, James, 500a, 1h, 1c Alexander, Robert, 500a, 2h, 2c Alexander, Thomas, * 100a, 1h, 2c Alexander, Samuel, 1h, 1c Alexander, Joseph, * 100a Adams, Jacob, 300a, 2h, 2c Adams, James, 2h, 2c
Adams, Jonathan, 1h, 1c Allison, William, 270, 4h, 2c Allison, Robert, * 100a, 2h, 3c Allan, Nathan, * 100a, 2h, 2c Andrew, Michael, 1h Armstrong, James, * 1000a, 2h, 2c, 1 negro Barr, Robert, * 2h, 2c
Barr, David, * 200a, 2h, 2c
Baum, Frederick, # 250a, 2h, 3c
Barnhill, Robert, 808, 2h, 2c
Beatty, Stephen, 100a, 2h, 2c
Beatty, John, 166a, 2h, 2c
Beats, Edward, 100a, 2h, 2c
Beard, John, 100a, 2h, 2c, 1 saw mill
Brown, Alexander, heirs, 500a
Brown, William, Esq., 700a, 2h, 2c, 2 negroes, 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill, 1 still.
Brown, Thomas, 250a, 2h, 2c, 1 negro
Brown, Joseph, * 30a, 2h, 2c
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Boyd, William, 1h, 1c Boyd, William, 1h, 1c
Boyd, John, 2h, 2c
Baird, William, 100a, 1c
Beach, Frederick, * (Beght) 1c Burns, Anthony, 1lı, 1c
Campbell, Robert, 100a, 2h, 2c
Campbell, John, * 200a, 2h, 2c, 1 still Camron, Duncan, 100a, 1h, 1c Camron, Alexander, 100a
Carrnders, John, 100a, 2h, 2c
Cochran, Alexander, 100a, 2h, 2c Cooper, John, 200a 2h, 2c Criswell, Elijah, 100a, 2h, 2c
Millegan, Samuel, 1008, 2h, 2c Millegan, Samuel, 50a Murphy, John, 1302, 2h, 2c Mettleman, John, 1h, 1c
Millroy,Henry, 150a, 2h, 2c Martin, Hugh, 150a, 2h, 2c Martin, William, 1h, 1c
Martin, Alexander, 1h, 1c Minteer, James, 20a, 1h, 1c Moore, David, 2h, 2c
Nealy, David, 250a, 2h, 2c Nelson, Robert, * 50a, 1h, 1c O'Harra, Henry, 1c Power, Samnel, 100a, 2h, 3c Rubal, Mathias, 10fa, 2h, 2c Reed, John, * 300a, 1h, 2c Reed, Jamen, * 50a, 2h, 2c Reed, James, 400a, 2h, 2c Richardson, Edmond, 200a, 21, 2c, 1 negro Scott, Robert, 130a, 2h, 2c Scott, James, 950a, 2h, 2c Smith, Peter, 2h, 2c
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Glass, James, 100a, 21, 2c Gardnier, Robert, * 150a, 2h, 2c Gardnier, William, h, 1c Hall, Benjamin, 1h, 1c
Hezlet, James, * 100a, 2h, 2c
Hezlet, Joseph, * 135a, 1h, 2c Hezlet, Andrew, * 400a, 2h, 2c Huston, James, * 2008, 2h, 3c Hughes, Patrick, 1h, 1c Jackson, Edward, 100a, 2h, 2c Johnston, James, 352a, 2h, 2c Kyle, John, 200a, 2h, 2c
Kyle, Joseph, 400a, 1h, 2c Kenny, Matthew, * 100a, 2h, 2c Kishler, Jacob, 1c
Logan, James, * 30a, th, 1c MeNitt, John, 150a, 2h, 2c, 1 negro McNitt, Robert, 200a, 2h, 2c McNitt, Alexander, 300a, 2h, 2c MeNitt, William, 200a, 2h, 2c, 1 negro McMonigle, John, 100a, 2h, 2c McMonigle, Neal, 2483, 2h, fc McDowel, John, # 300a, 2h, 20 McDowel, John, Jr., * 200a, 2h, 2c Mckibbon, Joseph, 200a, 2h, 2c McBride, Archibald, 100a, 2h, 1c McBride, James, #200a, 2h, 2c
McClelland, Hugh, * 200a, 2h, 2c, 1 negro
McNamar, Morris, * 50a, 1h, 1c McKean, Roberts, 300a, 3h, 2c Mckinney, William, 1h
McClure, James, 150a, 2h, 2c Mitchel, Robert, 100a, 2h, 2c Mitchel, Samuel, 50a, 2h, 1c Mitchel, David, 200a, 2h, 2c Mitchel, William, 200a, 2h, 2c
Milligin, David, 1h. 1c
Criswell, Benjamin, 100a, 2h, 2c Criswell, Elisha, 150a, 1lı, 1c Clayton, Mary, * 200a, 1h, 1c Cowgill, Joseph, 2c Culbertson, John, 400a, 2h, 2c, 1 negro Clayton, Widow, 200a Davis, Samuel, 100a, 1h
Davis, John, 500a, 2h, 2c Dickson's Heirs, 100a Dunlap, John, 332a, 2h, 2c Erwin, James, 1h Early, William, 100a, 1h, 2c Emitt, John, * 100a, 1h, 1c Eaton, David, 100a, 1h, 1c Eshcroft, Edward, * 1h, 1c Fleming, John, 6002, 3h, 3c, 1 still Fleming, William, * 200a, 2h, 2c Fleming, Henry, * 1c .Fleming, James, 1c
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Semple, Francis, 10Ca, 2h, £c Semple, Samuel, # 1h, 1c
Semple, James, 1c Semple, John, 150a, 1h
Sankey, William, * 1003, 1h, 1c Sackets, Azariah, # 30(a, 1h, 1c Sackets, Joseph, * 100a, 1h, 1c
Swartseli, Joseph, * 40ca, 1h, £c Steel, John, * 3002, 2h, 1c
Steel, Jacob, 1h, 1c
Steel, Jonas, # 1c
Steely, Lazarus, 100a, 2h, 2c Stuart, William, * 200a, 2h, £c
Thomson, William, 100a, 1h, 2c
Thomson, Moses, 150a, 2h, 2c
Thomson. Thomas, 502, 1c
Taylor, Matthew, 500a, 2l
Taylor, Henry, 168a, th, 2c, 1 grist mill, 1 saw mill
Taylor, Esther, 10ca, 1h, 1c
Vance, William, # 200a, 4h, 1 grist mill
Wherry, John, 10ca, Sh, Le, x grist mill, saw mill Wherry, David, 5ca. 2h. 2c
Mifflin, Thomas, 200a Plunket, William, * 200a
· Shippen, Joseph, 170a joining James Adams and Duncan Camron
Williams, Daniel, coca joining Jack's mountain above Mathias Rubles ROBERT BOGGS, Assessor.
WM. FLEMING. JAMES SCOTT,
Assistan's.
*Fell into the new township of Union the next year.
ASSESSMENT OF DERRY TOWNSHIP FOR 1790.
Armstrong, William, 250a. 2h, 2c
Armstrong, James, 50a, 2h, £c
Armstrong, Plunkett, 1h, 1c
Alexander, John, 100a, 2h, 2c
Coun, Joseph, 1h, 1c
Abbett, John, 150a, 2h, 2c
Cowgill. Joseph, 1h, £c
Arthur, Richard, 1h, Sc
Croan's land, 15ía Dickson, James, farmer, 100a, 2h, fc
Dickson. James, blacksmith, 1c
| Elliott, William, 2h, 2c
Edmiston, Samnel, Esq., 2h, 2c, 1 negro woman
Frampton, William, 1303, 2h, 2c
Frampton, John, 508. 2h, 2c
Frampton, Samuel, 350a, Ch, 2c
Glassgow, Jolin, 250a, 2h, 4c
Graham, Thomas, 100a, 1h
Gordon, William, 200a, 2h, 2c
Brown, John, 3008, 2h, 2c
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