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1844, when his resignation was accepted. On the 8th of April, 18-15, the Rev. Peter Hassin- ger was called, and accepted the pastorates of the churches of Newton Hamilton and Me Veytown. Hle resigned in April, 1819, and was succeeded by the Rev. David Sterrett, who was installed the third Friday in Jannary, 1850. Hle re- signed in June, 1855, which resignation was accepted in October of that year. A call was extended to the Rev. Richard H. Morrow, but he had requested a dismissal to the Presbytery of lowa and was at the time there. The Rev. David D. Clarke was called to the pastorate and installed as pastor in June, 1856. Since that time the following-named pastors have served the congregation : Rev. S. W. McCune, Stephen McCrea, N. F. Brown, Preston Barr and the present pastor, the Rev. Geo. W. Elliot. The first church was a frame building and was erected in 1838 on the site now occupied. The present building is of brick and was erected in 1868. The church has at present about one hundred members.
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH .- The congregation at this place was organized about 1825. A frame building was erceted on the farm of Joshua Morrison. The building of the canal in 1829 necessitated its removal a short distance. It was occupied until the cree- tion of a frame church building in the village of Newton Hamilton, in 1840, which was used until the erection of the new brick edifice in 1884. The church lot was purchased of John Van Zandt, October 23, 1840. Among the early pastors who served the congregation were Jacob and Thomas Larkin, Henry Tarrand and Amos Smith. Of later ones were John Moor- head, William Gwin, M. L. Smith, A. R. Mil- . ler, George Leidy, II. M. Ash, J. A. MeKind- less, A. E. Deavor, William Memminger and the present pastor, the Rev. A. G. Baldwin.
JENATA VALLEY CAMP-MEETING ASSO- CIATION .- The ground- of this society are near the borough of Newton Hamilton, and on the line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. A stock company was organized in 1872, with a capital of sixteen thousand five hun- dred dollars, and which was incorporated .April 23d, in that. year. The grounds embrace thirty-
six acres, well timbered with chestnut and maple. They were tastefully laid out and con- venient buildings were erected upon twelve acres of the grounds. Meetings are held upon the grounds ten days in August of each year, and by the directors quarterly. The present officers are K. M. King, of Huntingdon County, president ; J. K. Rhodes, of' Lewistown, seere- tary ; D. E. Robinson, treasurer.
NEWSPAPERS, - The Newton Hamilton Watchman, a four-column, eight-page paper, owned and edited by B. E. Morrison, was es- tablished by him in 1879. The first mumber was issued December 25 in that year, with the title Flea Bite. It was in size five by eight, in two columns, four pages. The name was changed to the Watchman March 13, 1880. On June 19, 1880, it was enlarged to four columns quar- to. On the 8th of JJanuary, 1881, it was en- larged to eight pages, its present size.
The Newton Hamilton Standard was estab- lished November 20, 1885, by II. C. Kinsloe as proprietor, and H. C. Kinsloc and W. M. Doughman, editors.
AUGHWICK LODGE, No. 472, 1. O. O. F., was chartered in 1852, and was instituted in the upper part of Samuel Corbet's house (uow Miller's Hotel). Later the society purchased the property, and held their meetings there un- til 1867, when the property was sold to John B. Miller. Meetings were held in the second story of John Norton's store building until the completion of Odd-Fellows' Hall, in 1869, which is built of brick and three stories in height. About 1877 the hall was sold to R. C. Craig, and the society still continues its meetings in the third story. The society now numbers forty-five active members.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
ROBERT M. KINSLOE.
Robert M. Kinsloe is descended from Irish ancestors, his grandfather having been Patrick Kinsloe, who married Dorothy West, born Oe- tober 23, 1759. Their children were West,
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born September 28, 1777 ; James, April 15th, opportunities at the common schools, he, in 1835, entered the general dry-goods store of Lewis T. Watson as clerk, and later removed to the Free- dom Iron-Works, acting there in the same ca- pacity for Messrs. Rawle & Hall until 1841. Ile then entered the service of Messrs. Watson & Jacobs, continuing thus employed entil 1845, when he effected an engagement with E. Locke & Co., at Locke's Mills, in the same county. Two 1779; Francis W., August 10, 1781; Mary, May 14, 1781; Margaret, October 15, 1786; Catharine April 1, 1789; An, February 15, 1792; Dorothy, July 25, 1791; Thomas, May 6, 1796. James, who was born in Juniata County, removed in 1811 to Lewistown, where his death occurred. He was the landlord of the popular hotel of the place, as also farmer, school- teacher and justice of the peace. He was mar- | years later he purchased the interest of his em-
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ried to Elizabeth Martin, whose birth occurred September 7, 1790. Their children are Amanda, born February 19, 1817, wife of John C. Sigler ; Robert Martin, September 1, 1819; Willian A., March 1, 1821 ; Elizabeth 1., September 6, 1821,-of whom Amanda and Robert M. are the survivors. The latter and the subject of this biographical sketch was born near Lewistown, in Mifflin County, and in youth became a resident of the latter borough, where he remained until 1839. After limited
ployers and conducted the business nutil 1852, when, on selling, he became the owner, by pur- chase, of the store and property of General James Potter, at Reedsville. This business he carried on successfully mutil 1869, when, on selling, he removed to Newton Hamilton and embarked in general merchandising, the pur- . chase and sale of huber, grain and other pro- duec. In connection with this he has several farms, over which he exercises the management. Mr. Kinsloe was, on the 11th day of May, 18 11,
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married to Sibella M., daughter of John H. Bell. Their children are Emma E., wife of J. F. Mann, born March 22, 1812; Floketta, April 20, 1844, who died November 1, 1814; Mary R., wife of Richard Morrison, July 30, 1816 ; Sibella J., September 20, 1848; Lanra 3., March 19, 1850, who died April 23, 1850; Henry Clay, September 13, 1852, married to Elizabeth Donghman ; Adaline, February 15, 1855, who died August 12, 1855; James F. M., May 25, 1856, whose death occurred Jan- uary 20, 1857. Mrs. Kinsloc died December 12, 1858, and he was again married, JJanuary 5, 1860, to Mary E., daughter of Robert and Mary Welsh, of Shippensburg, Pa., who died October 3, 1862, when he was a third time married, January 3, 1865, to Anna E., daughter of Henry and Mary Wharton, of Wayne township, Mif- flin County. Mr. Kinsloe has been for years one of the leading business men of Mifflin Coun- ty, and was formerly secretary and treasurer of the Mifflin and Centre County Railroad. As a member of the Masonic fraternity he is connect- ed with Lewistown Lodge, No. 203, of F. and A. M. He has, since 1842, been associated with the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he was for many years steward, and now holds his membership with the church at Newton Ham- ilton. In politics he is a Prohibitionist, having formerly voted the Whig and Republican tick- ets. He is not, however, active in polities, nor an aspirant for office.
CHAPTER IN. OLIVER TOWNSHIP.
A'r the October term of court, 1834, a peti- tion was presented to the County Court of Mif- flin County, asking for a division of' Wayne township. The court appointed David Hough, Thomas MeClure and William P. Elliott as commissioners to view the township and report as to the propriety of division. These commis- sioners presented a report January 8, 1835, in favor of division, and suggested to the court the following course as a division line:
" Beginmming at the Strode Mountain; thence worth 80% west, crossing the Juniata River to the mouth of
Shank's Run; thence through Joseph Langton's lane to Jack's Mountain, and our opinions are that said Division is the best that can be made satisfactory to a large majority of the inhabitants of said township as any that can be made."
This report and opinion was confirmed at the April session of court the same year, and the new township was declared erected, and named Oliver, in honor of Judge Jolm Oliver, long a judge of the court.
The following list is taken from the assess- ment of 1836, and contains the names, number of acres and ocenpations, except farmers, of the townships of what are now Oliver and Bratton, including also the borough of Me Veytown :
Geo. Allen, 100 ; John Allen, 90; Wm. Armstrong weaver; Michael Aulty, Jr., 200; Wm. Anderson, 115; Widow Anderson, 50; Brooks, Thomas & Co. (furnace), 786 ; Joseph Bell, 179; James Bratton, 90; Charles Bratton, 142; Elijah Bratton, 200; Andrew Bratton 298, saw-mill; Patrick Brown, blacksmith ; James Cooper, store; Jacob Carver, 200; George II. Calbreath, 450, saw-mill, house and lot; Calbreath, Miles & Haman, honse and lot; Hanna Calbreath, 400; George W. Coulter, blacksmith; Widow Mary Coulter, 50; Elizabeth E. Crooks, 193; James and Jane Coulter, 73; David Criswell, 140; Abraham aud Adam Caufman 175, saw-mill (formerly G. Mitchell); J. & M. Criswell, 42; James Criswell, 800, saw-mill; Isaac Canfmau, 21 ; Christian Cautman, 270; Polly Camau, 100 ; Christian MeG. Cautman, H0; Joseph Callan, 35; Martin Carney, 100; Andrew Caldwell's heirs, 183; Martin Dickson, 140; Henry Dunmire, 192; George Dull, house, lot, store-house; William Davis, cabinet-maker; Edward Dougherty, inn-keep- er 104; Elijah Davis, store-keeper ; Caspar Dull, 220 (transferred to Goff, Dull & Charwell), grist-mill, clover-mill and saw-mill ; Revel Eltou, blacksmith ; William Erwin, 194; Robert Forgey, 150; Thomas Fitts, 104; Samuel Fickes, cooper; Peter Fike, 50; Peter Fry, weaver; Andrew Flanigan, 50; John Faust, weaver ; John Foster, 185; Thomas Glassford, 100; Mathias Greenawalt, shoemaker; Jacob Goad- ling, one-half taunery ; Ilemy Hall (Lyon farm) 395; David M. Holings, Esq., 534, saw-mill ; John Hatzler, 125; John and David Hatzler, 40; Johu Hesser, IL; George Hoffman, 400; Robert Hope, 120; John llaman, store-keeper, store-house and lot ; Hardy, Millan & Hartzler, store-keepers ; Elias W. Ilale, 375 (the Catharine Powel tract) ; John Horn- iug, 369; David Hatzler, 210; Jacob Hatzler's heirs, 180; Dr. David Hatzler, 116 ou ridge ; Samuel Holli- day, 871, grist-mill, saw-mill, distillery ; John B. Ir- vine, 300 ; John L. lekes, store-keeper and inn-keeper ; Joseph R. Hanawalt, 200 ; Joseph Jacobs, 218, bon-e and lot and tau-yard ; Robert F. Jacobs, 12; Hugh
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Johnson, tailor ; James Johnson, 150; David Jenkins, 30; Joseph Kinsele, 892; Joshua King, 22, fulling mill, carding-machine; Kinsel & Myers, 106: Chris- tan King, 18; Henry Leaton, 327; George Leopold, blacksmith, 65; James Langton, 100; David Inth, heirs of, Your lots ; Joseph t. Langton, 250; Lark & tunkins, 45 ; James benton, 200; John Magill, 178; James Mitchell, 62; William A. Moore, 61; Archi- bali Moore's heirs, 85 ; Samuel Myers, 480; Alex- ander MeKee, 265; Robert MeMonigle, 175; David McKee, 202; Thomas McCord, 150; William Marks, 225; James McDonald, 205; Richard Miles, store- keeper, house, lot and store; James MeVey, 200, lown lots; Christian Maist, 170; Henry Mullen, car- peuter; John W. McCoy, house and lot; John Mc- Vey, Jr., heirs, four lots and house ; Eliel Mc Vey, 130; Hugh McKee, 137, saw-mill ; William McVey, 860; John McVey, blacksmith, 7; Jacob Masdon, 165; John Miller, Jr., 109; Nicholas Miller, 286; Christian Miller, weaver; Nancy Miller, 30; David Miller, 100; George Mitchell, 210; Jacob Miller, 120; Michael Norton, house and lot, wagon-maker; John Oliver (judge), 350; Owen Owens, 113; Alexander McKins- try, 190; George Pennypacker, 50; Catharine Powell, house and Iot; Solomon Peck, carpenter, 70; Joseph Price, grist-mill, saw-mill and chopping-mill, 150; James Rickert, wheelwright; Robert Rankin, 100; Robert Robeson, 200; Peter Rhodes, 200; Joseph Rhodes, 100; John Robison, 200; John Reil, 36; Dr. Abraham Rothrock; William Rook, shoemaker; James Robison, 250; John Reil, blacksmith, 40; Benjamin Ross, 50; Jacob Richwine, shoemaker; Bastian Rhodes, 200; Samuel and William Ridge, 100; John Robb, Esq. ; Martin Steley, tailor ; Daniel Shreiner, wagon-maker; William Smith, tailor; John Stackpote, tailor; Thomas Smith, Esq., heirs, 500; Alexander Stewart's heirs, 116; John Shade, 90; Wil- liam and John Sharah, coopers; John Seaman, tailor; Dr. L. G. Snowden ; Samuel Swigert, tailor; Peter Sager, 146; Frederick Satzler, 15; Abraham Stutz- min, 160; Christopher Stoner, miller ; t. Swigert, 250; R. G. Stewart, 100; G. Trimels' heirs, 506; Troxel & Myers, 2 lots, house and tannery ; W. Todd, 136; Henry Taylor, 120; Ehner Vance, 200; Benjamin Walters, 337; William Wakefield, 190; Nathan- iel Wilson, house and lot, cabinet-maker; William und Randolph Wooden, blacksmiths ; John Walters, store and house ; Augustin Wakefield, 390, saw-mill ; George Wakefield, 200; Lewis Whistler, 30; Michael Yntzey, 231; Daniet Yoder, 160; Christian and Joseph Yoder, 161.
The township, as it now exists, is all on the north side of the JIuniata River, and is bounded on the northwest by Menno and Union town- ships, on the northeast by Granville and on the southwest by Wayne township. The Juniata River divides it from Bratton township, which
was a part of its territory until 1851, when it was erected. Its territory included within its limits the first grist-mill in the present Mifflin County, that of Sammel Holliday, al Mc Vey- town, of which a fuller account will be found in the sketch of that borough. Except the settle- ment of Samuel Holliday, probably the location of the farm now owned by William A. Moore was the first.
On the 2d of June 1762, Robert Samuels warranted two hundred aeres of land, and in 1768 William Samuels also owned fifty acres. Robert Samnels died in 1775, and left the prop- erty, by will, to his sons,-William, James and Samuel,-who sold it to Joseph Westbrook, March 8, 1776, who conveyed it to Daniel Depue, February 29, 1788.
On the 8th of June, 1790, Archibald Moore, son of William Moore, who lived ad- joining the farm, purchased of Daniel Depue one hundred and twenty acres of this tract and one hundred aeres adjoining land which was warranted to Levi Westbrook, January 8, 1788, and conveyed to Joseph Westbrook the same day. Westbrook married an Elizabeth Me- Kinstry and emigrated to South Carolina. Ar- chibald Moore lived npon the farm and died there in 1819. Of his children are William A. Moore, of MeVeytown ; a daughter mar- ried Richard Miles, for many years a merchant in Me Veytown. James McCoy, of MeVey- town, married a danghter.
William Moore settled in what is now Oliver township before 1770. He joined the Conti- Dental army in the time of the Revolution, and died in the service. His widow, Isabella, was then living on a farm of one hundred acres, where she resided until her death, about 1822. They had three sons-Archibald, John and Andrew-and two daughters,-Mary and Jane. Archibald purchased a farm adjoining and set- tled npou it, and died there in 1819. Mary married Nathaniel Stanley (who owned the Yoder farm in Bratton township), and with her brother John emigrated to Trumbull County, Ohio ; Andrew died young ; Jane married Henry Wilson and settled upon the home-farm, which is now owned by their sons, Emory and Ambrose.
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Jacobus Gonzales, a Spaniard, about 1776 purchased two hundred and thirty acres of land of Marshall Stanley. The tract was warranted to Adam Coon, December 15, 1766, and sold by him to Marshall Stanley in 1774. Stanley lived on the other side of the river, in what is now Bratton. Gonzales died in 1787, and left the property to his family, consisting of his wife, Sarah, and sons, Daniel, Jacobus, James and daughter Sarah, wife of Jonathan Howit. Ou the 6th of April, 1795, the exeen- tors sold the farm to John Vance, who settled upon it. Nancy Macklin, danghter of James Macklin, married one of these sons, and after the sale the family moved to Ohio. Jolin Vance purchased an adjoining tract of Freder- ick MeKittrich. On this farm he lived and died. Judge James Criswell married his daughter Anna, John Horning married Eliza- beth, Thomas Mitchell married Margaret and Ellen remained single. The farm is now owned by Lasher Bratton's heirs.
John Oliver, a native of Ireland, was born in 1752, and emigrated to this country when a young man. In 1780 he was a school-teacher in Wayne township (now Oliver). He married, in 1782, Margaret, a daughter of James Lyon, who lived at the place now known as Anderson Station, Granville township. He was appointed associate justice of the courts of Mifflin County, and in January, 1794, first occupied the bench, and continued there until November, 1837. He died at the homestead February 9, 1841, aged eighty-nine years, and his wife followed him June 8, 1847, aged eighty-six years. Soon after his marriage, in 1783, he purchased two hundred and fifty acres of land, and on April 10, 1795, purchased one hundred acres adjoining John Brown's land. This last was part of a tract of three hundred and one acres which was war- ranted March 31, 1769. He lived upon the farm all his days, and it came into the possession of his sou, John Oliver, and passed to his son, John S. Oliver, who resided there until a few years since, when it was sold to -- Bishop, who now owns it. John and Margaret Oliver had twelve children,-James, Rachel, Elizabeth, Nancy, Margaret, Jane, Mary, John, Margery, George W., Sidney I. and Andrew W. James
lived the most of his life in Shirleysburg, and died on the homestead December 1, 1851, aged seventy years. Rachel, Elizabeth and Nancy married, respectively, three brothers, John, Joseph and Sammel Campbell, and all settled in Union township. Margaret became the wife of the Rev. Joshua Laughran; settled in Washing- ton County, Pa., where she died October 30, 1853, aged sixty-four years. Jane married John Campbell, a cousin of the three brothers of the same name. Mary lived at the old home, and died unmarried February 24, 1876, aged eighty- four years. John married Esther E. Strode, a daughter of William Strode, of Strode's Mills; settled on the homestead and died there October 16, 1840, aged forty-five years. Margaret died at Me Veytown February 18, 1882, aged eighty- four years. George W. settled on a part of the homestead tract, and died there September 9, 18-19, aged forty-nine years. Sidney I. married George Lyon, and is now living at Mc Veytown. Andrew W. emigrated to Minnesota, and died in Minneapolis April 1, 1875, aged eighty-two years.
Robert Forgy emigrated to this country about 1772. Ile was a weaver by trade, and came to what is now Bratton township, to the house of Jolin Beatty, who was also a weaver, and car- ried on the business. He married Elizabeth, the daughter of his employer, and purchased one hundred and sixty-eight acres in what is now Oliver township and settled there, and where he died. He had six sons, -William, who died on the homestead ; John, who settled in Ohio, and James, who settled on the home- stead and died there, leaving the farm to his son Robert, who now owns it. Robert, Sr., pur- chased the old Wilkie farm, and now resides mpon it. David and Adam died young. Of the daughters, Mary married a John Jacobs and emigrated West. Jane became the wife of Da- vid Coulter, and settled on the Coulter farm, now owned by the heirs of Henry Garver.
Richard Coulter in 1783 was in possession of two hundred acres. He died before 1793, and his property fell to his two sons, Joseph and David. Joseph lived on a farm near MeVey- town, where his son Joseph run a tammery. David married Mary, the daughter of Robert
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Forgy, and settled on the homestead. His sons were, Joseph, David, James and Benjamin. The farm is now owned by Renben T. Bratton und Albert Horning.
A part of the land (one hundred and ninety aeres) owned by David Coulter at hisdeath was sold by his heirs, April 15, 1830, to James Crisswell. It was patented in 1789 to James Sterrett as " Day Spring," and was sold to Da- vid Coulter March 7, 1803.
John Allen located at first fifty acres of land, which he owned in 1782. On September 1, 1792, he warranted two hundred aeres and in 1793 he owned three hundred acres. A part of ; this was in Long Hollow, Wayne township, which, in 1799, he sold to James Stackpole. The farm on which he resided is now owned by Musser. John Allen had five sons,- William, James, Robert, George and Christian. William and Robert emigrated to the West ; James moved to Lancaster ; George settled on the homestead, where he remained until 1851, when he sold the farm and moved to Indiana, where he died. Christian settled in Centre County, where he still resides. He also had several daughters, who married and moved to other places.
Alexander Stewart, in 1768, was in posses- sion of one hundred acres of land and James Stewart of four hundred aeres. In 1783 Alex- ander and Archibald Stewart each were assessed on two hundred acres and James on one hundred and seventy. On the 28th of February, 1785, Alexander warranted two hundred acres of land and on the 30th of January, 1787, Archibald warranted three hundred acres. Alexander Stuart (probably the one who warranted two hundred acres in 1785) died in 1825, leaving five hundred acres. ITis oldest sou was John ; his other children were Sarah, Susanna, Rebecca, Joseph, William and James ; the latter is still living, below Me Veytown. The homestead farm is now owned by Manuel Bieler.
Jolm Rankin, in 1783, owned one hundred and eighty-five acres where Samuel Georhart now lives, two miles above Me Veytown, on the road to Long Hollow. He had a son Robert, who lived and died on the property, and two daughters, Mary and Polly.
Matthew Wakefield, in 1768, was assessed on one hundred acres of land then in Derry town- ship (now Oliver). In 1783, the first year after Wayne was erected, he owned two hundred and twenty-two acres, and John Wakefield, his son, one hundred acres, and in 1790JJohn wasin pos- session of two hundred and twenty-six acres and a saw-mill. Ile died in 1793 and left two sons, William aud George, and a daughter, Sarah, who married John McVey, the founder of Me- Veytown, to whom the property came. William settled on part of the farm and died in 1825. The property is now owned by Jolm Horning. His children were Mary Strode, Hester Gra- ham, Rachel Brown and Matthew and William.
George Wakefield settled on the homestead and died in 1827. His sons were John, Augus- tine, Rebecca, Eli and George. Augustine settled on the home farm where his son, George C. Wakefield, and his daughter, Mrs. Harriet Stine, now reside. Eli settled in Shirley on a farm given him by his father. George settled on a farm in Bratton township which his father bought of George Bratton. It is now owned by M. B. and George M. Wakefield, sons of George.
William Robison, before 1780, owned two hundred acres of land, and in 1793 he was in possession of four hundred acres. The farm was adjoining the Hustou farm (later Michael Horning's). He died before 1800 and left the farm to his three sons, -- John, Robert and Wil- liam. John settled on the homestead and died there. The farm is now owned by the Dull estate.
Robert Elliot lived in Ferguson Valley, on thirty acres, before 1780, and John Elliot was in possession of four hundred and seventy-five acres. Robert still lived there in 1793 on one hundred and fifty acres. The farm long since passed to others, and is now owned by the Swi- gerts and Kinsel.
Benjamin Walters, about 1790, came to this section of country and purchased four Inn- dred and fifty aeres of land, embracing the hills and valley on which is the ore-bank. He built upon the hill and set out an orchard, still known as the Walters orchard. He married Catha- rine, a daughter of Caspar Dull, and moved to
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the valley and built the house now owned and occupied by Peter Myers. In 1818 he bought. a lot in Me Veytown, on the river-bank below the hotel, and built there a grain and ware- honse. His son Jolm succeeded him in the business, creating a stone house adjoining and above his father's. . A daughter married John MeVey, Jr. ; they lived in the Conch house on the Diamond. Mrs. Conch is a daughter. Another daughter married Jacob Goodling, a tanner, who carried on business in Me Veytown for many years. Of other sons were Caspar, Benjamin, Lewis and Harvey. Benjamin, the father, died in Me Veytowu, at the house of his daughter, Mrs. John McVey.
On the 25th of December, 1827, Benjamin Walters leased to Isaac Fisher the right to dig iron-ore and to cart it away ; also to build a for- nace on the property. The price was one cent quit-rent, to be paid the Ist of April, if de- manded, and one hundred dollars per year for every year ore was mined. Thirty acres of the tract was mentioned ascontaining a bank of iron- ore.
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