A history of the valley of Virginia, 1st ed, Part 37

Author: Kercheval, Samuel, 1786-1845?; Faulkner, Charles James, 1806-1884; Jacob, John J., 1758?-1839
Publication date: 1833
Publisher: Winchester : Samuel H. Davis
Number of Pages: 966


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Capon river exhibits several great natural curiosities. Near its head waters is a rock called " the Alum rock," from which exudes native alum, and forms a beautiful incrustation on its face, which the neighboring people collect in small quantities, but often sufficient for their domestic purposes of staining their cloths.


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About two miles above the forks of this river, is sit- uated "Caudy's castle," a most stupendous work of na- ture. It is said by tradition that in the time of the wars between the white and red people, a man by the name of James Caudy, more than once took shelter on the rock from the pursuit of the Indians, from whence its name. It consists of a fragment of the mountain, se- parated from and independentof the neighboring moun- tains, forming, as it were, a half cone, and surrounded with a yawning chasm. Its eastern base, washed by the Capon river, rises to the majestic hight of 450 or 500 feet, while its eastern side is a solid mass of granite, di- rectly perpendicular. A line drawn round its base pro- bably would not exceed 1000 or 1200 yards. From its western side it may be ascended by a man on foot to within about 90 or 100 feet of its summit. From thence the rock suddenly shoots up something in the form of a comb, which is about 90 or 100 feet in length, S or 10 feet in thickness, and runs about north and south. On the eastern face of the rock, from where the comb is approached, a very narrow undulating path is formed, by pursuing which, active persons can ascend to its summit. The author called on Mr. John Largent, (from whom he received much kindness and attention,) and requested Mr. L. to be his pilot, which request was readily acceded to. Mr. L.'s residence is less than half a mile from the spot. In bis company the author un- dertook to ascend this awful precipice. Along the path a few laurel shrubs have grown out of the fissures of the rock. With the aid of the shrubbery, the author succeeded in following Mr. Largent until they reached within 20 or 25 feet of the summit, where they found a flat table, 4 or 5 feet square, on which a pine tree of


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5 or 6 inches diameter has grown some 10 or 12 feet high. This afforded a convenient resting place. By supporting myself with one arm around the body of the tree, and a cane in the other hand, I ventured several times to look down the precipice, but it produced a dis- agreeable giddiness and painful sensation of the eyes. From this elevated situation an extensive view of what is called the White mountain presents itself for a con- siderable distance, on the east side of Capon river. The beautiful whiteness of this mountain is produced by a considerable intermixture of fine white sand with the rocks, which almost exclusively form the west side of Capon mountain for several miles.


Nine or ten miles below this place, in a deep rugged glen three or four miles east of Capon, on the west side of the mountain, the " Tea table" is to be seen, than which nature in her most sportive mood has seldom performed a more beautiful work. This table presents the form of a man's hat, with the crown turned down- wards. The stem (if it may be so termed) is about four feet diameter, and about four feet high. An oval brim, some 7 or 8 feet in diameter, and 7 or S inches thick, is formed around the top of the stem, through which a circular tube arises, 12 or 14 inches in diame- ter. Through this tube a beautiful stream of transpa- rent water arises, and regularly flows over the whole surface of this large brim, presenting to the eye one of the most beautiful fountains in nature's works.


Ice mountain .- This most extraordinary and won- derful work of God's creation certainly deserves the highest rank in the history of the natural curiosities of our country. This mountain is washed at its western base by the North river, a branch of the Capon. It is not more than one quarter of a mile north of the resi- derice of Christopher Heiskell, Esq. at North river mills, in the county of Hampshire, 26 miles northwest of Winchester. The west side of this mountain for about one mile is covered with loose stone of various size, ma- ny of which are of a diamond shape. . It is probably


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600 or 700 feet high, very steep, and presents to the eye a most grand and sublime spectacle.


At the base of the mountain, on the western side, for a distance of about one hundred yards, and ascending some 25 or 30 feet, on removing the loose stone, which is easily done with a small prize, the most perfectly pure and crystal looking ice, at all seasons of the year, is to be found, in blocks of from one or two pounds to fifteen or twenty in weight. At the base of this bed of ice a beautiful spring of pure water is discharged, which is by many degrees colder than any natural spring water the author has ever seen. It is believed that its natural temperature is not many degrees above the freezing point. Very near this spring the owner of the property has removed the stone, and erected a small log dairy, for the preservation of his milk, butter, and fresh meats. When the author saw this little building, which was late in the month of April, the openings between the logs, (on the side next the cavity from which the stone had been taken out,) for eighteen inches or two feet from the floor were completely filled with ice, and about one half the floor was covered with ice several inches thick. This is the more remarkable from its being a known fact that the sun shines with all its force from eight or nine o'clock in the morning until late in the evening, on the surface covering the ice, but the latter defies its power. Mr. Deevers, who is the owner of the property, informed the author that milk, butter, or fresh meats of every kind, are perfectly safe from injury for almost any length of time in the hottest weather. If a fly venture in, he is immediately stiffened with the cold and becomes torpid. "If a snake in his rambles hap- pens to pass over the rocks covering the ice, he soon loses all motion, and dies. Christopher Heiskell, Esq. informed the author that several instances had occurred of the snakes being found dead among the rocks co- vering the ice. An intelligent young lady at the same time stated that she had seen instances of this charac- ter. In truth it was upon her first suggesting the fact,


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that the author was led to make inquiry of Mr. Heis- kell. And Mr. Deevers stated that he had several times removed torpid flies from his dairy into a more tempe- rate atmosphere, when they soon recovered life and mo- tion and flew off.


Nature certainly never formed a better situation for a fine dairy establishment. But it will probably be asked by some persons, where is the milk to come from to furnish it? The time will probably come. and perhaps is not very distant, when our mountains will be turned to good account. Their sources of wealth are not yet known ; but the spirit of enterprise and industry is abroad, and the present generation will hardly pass away before the most astonishing changes will be seen in every part of our happy country.


The Hanging Rocks .- These, or as they are some- times called "Blue's Rocks," are another wonderful work of nature. They are situated on the Wappatomaka, about four miles north of Romney, the seat of justice for the county of Hampshire. The author-has several times viewed this place with excited feelings and ad- miration. The river has cut its way through a moun- tain probably not less than 500 feet high. By what extraordinary agency it has been able to do this, it is impossible to conceive, unless we look to that almighty power whose arm effects all his great objects at plea- sure. On the east side of the river is a huge mass of rocks which forms a perpendicular wall several hundred yards in length, and not less than 300 feet high. The opposite point of the mountain is more sloping, and may be ascended by a man on foot. On the top of the mountain is a level bench of land, pretty clear of stone, and fine rich soil, upwards of one hundred yards in width; but, from the difficulty of approaching it, it re- mains in a state of nature. It would, if it could be brought into cultivation, doubtless well reward the huc- bandman for his labors.


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river and the great natural wall formed by the rocks. The center of the rocks for about 80 or 100 yards, is composed of fine gray limestone, while on each side are the common granite mountain stone.


The reader will recollect that this is the place where a most bloody battle was fought between contending parties of the Catawba and Delaware Indians, noticed in a preceding chapter of this volume.


One other natural curiosity remains to be noticed, and that is, what is called the "Butterfly rocks." These rocks are to be seen in Fry's gap, on Cedar creek. in the county of Frederick. The whole mass of rocks are intermixed with petrified flies, of various sizes. The entire shape of the wings, body, legs, head, and even the eyes of the flies, are distinctly to be discovered. The rocks are of deep brown color, and of the slate species.


The author will conclude this section with a brief notice of an avalanche or mountain slide, which he has omitted to notice in its proper place.


In the month of June, in the remarkably wet spring and summer of the year 1804, during a most tremen- dous and awful flood of rain, near the summit of the Little North mountain, a vast column of water sud- denly gushed from the eastern side, and rapidly de- scending, with its tremendous current, tore away every tree, of whatever size, rocks of 8 or 10 tuns weight, hurling them into the level lands below, and threaten- ing desolation and destruction to every thing which was within the limits of its vortex. In its passage down the mountain it opened a chasm from about 10 to 50 yards in width, and from 8 or 10 to 12 or 15 feet in depth. The farm of Mr. David Funkhouser. which the flood took in its course, was greatly injured, and a beautiful meadow covered over with the wood, stone. and other rubbish. The flood ran into the lower fiecr of his dwelling house, the foundation of which is ele- vated at least three feet above the surface of the ground. This rent in the side of the mountain, at the distance of five or six miles, presented for many years the ap-


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pearance of a very wide road. It is now grown up thickly with young pine timber, and so crowded that there is scarcely room for a man to pass between them.


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Medicinal Springs- Watering places.


Our country abounds in medical waters. Numerous sulphur springs exist, particularly in the slate lands and mountains. Springs, of various qualities of water, are also to be seen, several of which are remarkable for their superior virtues in the cure of the various disor- ders of the human body.


It is not within the plan of this work to notice all the medical springs which the author has seen and heard of. He will content himself with a brief account of those deemed the most valuable, beginning with Bath, in the county of Morgan.


This is doubtless the most ancient watering place in the valley. Tradition relates that those springs were known to the Indians as possessing valuable medicinal properties, and were much frequented by them. They were anciently called the "Berkeley Warm Springs," and have always kept their character for their medical virtues. They are much resorted to not only for their value as medicinal waters, but as a place (in the season) of recreation and pleasure. Bath has become a con- siderable village, is the seat of justice for Morgan county, and has several stores and fine boarding houses. It is too publicly known to require further notice in this work.


Shannondale .- It is not more than twelve or four- teen years since this spring was first resorted to as a watering place, though it was known for some years before to possess some peculiar medicinal qualities. A few extraordinary cures were effected by the use of the water, of obstinate scorbutic complaints, and it sudden- ly acquired a high reputation. A company of gentle-


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men in its neighborhood joined and purchased the site, and forthwith erected a large brick boarding house, and ten or twelve small buildings for the accommodation of visitors. For several years it held a high rank among our watering places, but it was however destined to lose its reputation. Being located on the east side of the Shenandoah river, on low ground, seven or eight miles above Harpers-Ferry, the visitors in a dry season being annoyed by the noxious miasma arising from the river, a malignant fever suddenly made its appearance among them, causing the death of several while at the springs, and of some others soon after their return home. This melancholy catastrophe ruined the reputation of Shan- nondale, since which time it has been altogether aban- doned as a watering place.


Salus springs, commonly called Bond's springs. These are situated between the' Little North mountain and Paddy's mountain, forming the head fountain of Cedar creek, about 28 or 30 miles southwest of Win- chester, and 7 or S miles northwest of Woodstock. These springs are acquiring a high character for their valuable medical qualities, though it is only four or five years since they have been resorted to. It is well ascer- tained that the water from at least one of them has the powerful quality of expelling the bots from the horse.


Another of the springs is called " the Poison spring," and it is asserted by the people of the neighborhood that by drinking the water freely, and bathing the part wounded, it will immediately cure the bite of any poi- sonous snake.


There are five or six beautiful transparent springs within a circumference of 150 or 200 yards, several of which are yet unimproved. Nature has seldom done more for an advantageous watering place than she bas exhibited at these springs. No place the author has ever seen presents more conveniences for the construc- tion of baths. One of the springs is discharged from an elevated point of a ridge, and has fall and water enough to construct any reasonable number of shower


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baths. It is asserted by those who attend the springs, that several great cures of obstinate scorbutic complaints have been made by the use of the water. One remarka- ble instance was related to the author. A little boy, of eight or nine years of age, had become dreadfully dis- ordered by eruptions all over his body, which formed large running ulcers. The complaint baffled all the efforts of the most skillful physicians in the neighbor- hood, and continued for about twelve months, when the child's life was despaired of. An uncle of the child, who was acquainted with the valuable quality of these waters, took him to the springs, and by repeatedly washing his body with the water of the poison spring, and also his freely drinking it, in 10 or 12 days the child was perfectly cured, and has ever since remained in fine health. Within one and a quarter miles from this place there is a fine white sulphur spring, which is said to possess very active cathartic qualities. It is also said that the water has a sweetish taste, and is by some called the sweet sulphur spring. The water has a pure crys- tal look, and is discharged from a spring at the base of Paddy's mountain. Plunging baths may be multiplied at pleasure. The waters are pretty cool; a handsome bath house is erected, and the visitors use it freely.


Sixteen neat looking dwelling houses have been erected by as many proprietors within the last four or five years : but unfortunately there is no regular board- ing house established, which has heretofore prevented much resort to this place. In the hands of a man of capital and enterprise, it doubtless might be made one of the most charming rural summer retreats west of the Blue ridge. It has the advantage of a most beau- tiful summer road much the greater part of the whole route from Winchester; what is called Fry's gap, within 12 mLes of Winchester, being by far the worst part of it : and an excellent road can be made at inconsidera- ble expense across the Little North mountain. Tra- velers passing up or down the valley, would in the sum- mer season find this a most delightful resting place, if


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it was put in a proper state of improvement for their accommodation, nor is it more than seven or eight miles out of the direct road. The present buildings are arranged so as to leave in the center a beautiful grove of young oak and other timber, which affords a lovely shade in hot weather. Near Capt. J. Bond's dwelling house, within 300 yards of the mineral springs, there is a fine large limestone spring. Capt. Bond is the proprietor of this valuable property.


Orkney springs, commonly called Yellow springs. These springs compose the head waters of Stony creek, about 17 or 18 miles southiwest of Woodstock. The waters are composed of several lively springs, are strong chalybeate, and probably impregnated with some other mineral besides iron. .Every thing the water passes through or over is beautifully lined with a bright yel- low fringe or moss. The use of this water is found very beneficial for the cure of several complaints. There are ten or twelve small buildings erected by the neigh- boring people for their private accommodation.


The author visited this watering place about four years ago. A Mr. Kaufman had brought with him the day preceding, the materials for a small framed dwell- ing house. He reached the place early in the day, raised his house, had the shingles and weatherboarding nailed on, the floor laid, and doors hung, and ate his dinner in it the next day at one o'clock. The author had the pleasure of dining with the old gentleman and lady, when they both communicated the foregoing statement of facts to him. A free use of this water acts as a most powerful cathartic, as does also a small quan- tity of the fringe or moss mixed with any other Lind of water.


Cupon springs, more properly Fry's springs .-- Ti'he late Henry Fry, of Capon, upwards of 40 years ago informed the author that he was the first discoverer of the valuable properties of this celebrated watering place. He stated that he was hunting, and killed a large bear on the side of the mountain near the springs,


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becoming thirsty he descended the glen in search of water, where he found a large spring, but it was thickly covered with moss and other rubbage; on removing which, he drank of the water, and found it disagreeably warm. It at once occurred to him that it possessed some valuable medical qualities. The next summer his wife got into bad health, and was afflicted with rheu- matic and probably other debilitating disorders. He went and cleared out the springs, erected a small cabin, removed his wife there, and remained four or five weeks, when the use of the waters had restored his wife to a state of fine health. From this occurrence it took the name of "Fry's springs," and was called by that name for many years. By what whim or caprice the name was changed to that of " Capon," the author cannot explain. It is situated four miles west of Capon river, and with what propriety it has taken the name of that river the reader can as readily determine as the anthor. This place is too publicly known to require a minute description in this work; suffice is to say, that it is lo- cated in a deep narrow glen, on the west side of the Great North mountain. The road across the mountain is rugged and disagreeable to travel, but money is now raising by lottery to improve it. The trustees for seve- ral years past have imposed a pretty heavy tax upon visitors for the use of the waters. This tax is intended to raise funds for keeping the baths, &e. in repair. There are 16 or 18 houses erected without much re- gard to regularity, and a boarding establishment capa- ble of accommodating 50 or 60 visitors, which is kept in excellent style.


The waters at this place are a few degrees cooler than the waters of Bath; but it is believed by many that they possess some qualities far more powerful. There is no fact better known, than that an exclusive use of the water for five or six days, (like the waters at Salus,) will expel the bots from horses. This place is 22 miles southwest of Winchester.


White sulphur spring, Howard's lick .- This fine


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white sulphur spring lies about four miles west of Lost river, in a most romantic retired glen in the mountains. It is almost wholly in a state of nature, the nearest dwelling house to it being about two miles, and is but little known and resorted to as a watering place. The spring has been cleared out, a neat small circular wall placed around it, and a beautiful lively small stream of water discharged. It would probably require a tube of one and a half or two inches diameter to vent the wa- ter. Every thing the water passes over or touches is pretty thickly incrusted with pure white sulphur. The water is so highly impregnated, as to be quite unplea- sant to the taste, and can be smelled 30 or 40 feet from the spring. The use of the water is found very effica- cious in several complaints, particularly in autumnal bilious fevers. The people in its neighborhood say, that persons attacked with bilious complaints, by a single dose of Epsom salts, worked off with this water, in three or four days are entirely relieved and restored to health. The author cannot pretend to express his own opinion of the valuable properties of this water, merely having seen it as a transient passenger. But he has no hesitation in saying that it presents to the eye the appearance of by far the most valuable sulphur water he has ever yet seen. There is level land enough around it for the erection of buildings sufficient for the accommodation of a great many visitors. A fine and convenient road can be had to it from Lost river, a gap in the mountain leading to it being generally quite. level, and wide enough for the purpose. It is probably 23 or 21 miles southwest of Capon springs.


Paddy's gap, or Maurer's white sulphur spring. This is a small pure white sulphur spring, and is said to possess some valuable medicinal qualities. It lies in Paddy's gap, about half way between Capon and Solus springs.


Pembroke springs .- These are situated about one mile south of the residence of Moses Russell, Esq. 17 miles northwest of Winchester. The waters are con-


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sidered too cold to bathe in. A bath house has been erected, but it is little used. The waters are pure and salubrious, discharged from the base of the North moun- tạin, and if good accommodations were kept it would doubtless become a resting place for travelers in the season for visiting the Capon springs. Mr. George Ritenour has lately erected a tannery at this place, and it will probably become a place of business.


Williams's. white sulphur springs, formerly Du- vall's .- These are situated six miles northeast of Win- chester. A commodious boarding house has been érect- ed by Mr. Williams, who is going on yearly with addi- tional improvements, to meet the increasing popularity of the establishment.


There are three or four other sulphur springs which were formerly places of considerable resort, but they have fallen into disrepute. The author therefore con- siders it unnecessary to give them any particular no- tice in this work. Many chalybeate springs are to be met with in our mountains, but it is not deemed ne- cessary to describe them.


Gray earth .- The author will conclude with a brief notice of a light gray earth of singular texture, and probably containing some highly valuable properties.


A considerable bank of this earth or clay is to be seen about two miles below Salus springs. When dis- solved in water it makes a beautiful whitewash, and is said to be more adhesive than lime. It is remarkably soft, being easily cut with a knife, has an unctuous or rather soapy feel when pressed between the fingers, and when mixed with a small quantity of water. forms a tough adhesive consistence, very much resembling dough made of wheat flour.


The author, when he first heard of this bank of earth, concluded it was probably fuller's earth, so highly prized by the manufacturers of cloth, &c. in England but upon an examination of it, it does not appear to answer the description given by chemists of that earth. It is highly probable that it would be found a mnost


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valuable manure, and in all likelihood would on trial make a beautiful ware of the pottery kind for domestic use. It would, in the opinion of the writer, he well worth while for manufacturers and others to visit this place and examine for themselves. The author has no pretensions to a knowledge of chemistry. and therefore cannot give any thing like an analytical description of this singular and curious kind of earth.


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SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES.


FREDERICK COUNTY. Winchester. David W. Barton Lemuel Bent A. S. Baldwin


Robert T. Baldwin


Henry M. Brent


John M. Brome


John Bruce


Benjamin Bushnell


William L. Clark, 2 cop.


John R. Cooke


Robert Y. Conrad Jacob Cooper


Thomas B. Campbell Thomas Cramer John R. W. Dunbar Lewis Eichelberger John Everly John Heiskell Jacob Harmer Isaac F. Hite


John Hopkins John Hoover Joseph Kean


George W. Kiger Leonard Likins Lewis Lindsey Ellis B. Long John W. Miller James M. Mason


John S. Magill


Hugh H. M'Guire


Joshua Nowbrough Abraham Nulton


George Reed


James I. Randolph


James P. Riley


Margaret Ransdell


Warden W. Sperry


Thomas Sprint


John B. D. Smith


Jacob Senseney WV. G. Singleton John Smith (Gen.) 2 c.


Alexander S. Tidball


Thomas A. Tidball Bushrod Taylor


Obed Waite Henry P. Ward


Newtown.


John Allemong


Richard W. Barton


Alexander S. Brown


R. T. C. Boude Simon Carson


Gershom Drake


John C. Ewing Lewis Emett Benjamin Harman


William S. Jones Henry Jackson .. Joseph Kline


Daniel Krim


Anthony Kline


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Robert Lewright


Joseph Long


George Lynn


John S. Magill


John Ship


Jacob Mytinger


Jacob Shively


Thornton M Leod


Samuel Taylor


Edward Myers


William Taylor


Stephen Myers


Allen Williams


James M.Nair


Josiah W. Ware


J. B. M.Leod


John C. Poole, Jun.


Samuel U. Perry


Joseph S. Ritenour


Abraham Stickley


George Stephens Mager Steel


John B. Tilden


Richard Wells


Robert Widdows


Battletown.


David H. Allen


William Allen


E. C. Breedin


Daniel S. Bonham Alfred Castleman


L. C. Cordell Lewis Glover


John Kerfott William G. Kerfott


Henry D. Magill


Seth Mason


John W. Page


James Ship


James H. Sowers


Robert Vance


James Way


George Il. Norris


James W. Riley John Richardson


White Post.


Buckner Ashby Alfred D. Ashby J. Baker


James Bowen


Samuel Bryarly


William Cook


William Clark


Henry Catlett


Benjamin Criglar J. E. Deneale Benjamin Elliott


John B. Earle


Abraham Grove


John Gardiner


William Gardiner


Samuel Larue


George S. Lane


Dawson M.Cormick


Castleman & M'Cormick


Cyrus M'Cormick


Lucy M.Cormick


Benjamin Morgan Lewis Neill


Treadwell Smith Joseph Shepherd Lewis A. Smith


Middletown.


James Anderson Anderton Brown


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George Brinker David S. Danner J. Smith Davison John Delong


Henry Grant


Isaac Harrison


John Lodor Joseph Miller Alexander R. Newman Alexander Swany


Front-Royal.


Thomas Buck George N. Blakemore H. A. Cristman


J. R. Kline


George Raynolds M'Carty D. Roy Samuel Simpson - Wilford G. Settle


Millwood.


Nathaniel Burwell George H. Burwell Thomas Castleman James Castleman John E. Page


Philip Smith


Joseph 'Tuley


Francis B. Whiting


Cedar creek.


Nash L. Gordon Josiah Fawcett


Isaac Longacre


Cyrus W. Murray


Moses Russell


John Russell


Henry W. Richards


Richard M. Sydnor


Opequon.


William O. Bond Arthur W. Carter Robert D. Glass James M. Glass John Louthan


Apple-pie ridge.


Benjamin R. Barr


Thomas Clark William J. Clark


James Gibson


Joseph G. Gray Rees Hill


Brucetoun.


William P. Branson John Hay Taliaferro Stribling


Nineveh.


Jacob M'Kay Robert S. M.Kay


Elsewhere in Frederick.


James Bryarly Thomas Biyarly


H. F. Christian


Francis Glasscock


Robert M. Heterick


James B. Hall


T. A. Jackson


George Knight


A. R. Milton-


Robert Page


John Page, Jun.


Nathan Parkins


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Robert E. Randolph John Snapp, Sen. William Wood


JEFFERSON COUNTY. Charlestown.


James M. Brown


Richard A. Cromwell


Robert R. Conrad


John M. Chilton


John Davenport


George Eichelberger


Lorenzo D. Elbar


Edward H. Fry


Robert Fulton


John S. Gallaher


Thomas Griggs, Jun.


John Moler


Jacob K. Manning


Thomas A. Moore


Thomas Rawlins


James Thompson


John A. Thompson


Bushrod C. Washington William T. Washington Robert Worthington


Shepherdstown.


Alexander R. Boteler


Edmund I. Lec


Edward Lucas, Jun.


Daniel Morgan


William M'Murran


William Short


Harpers-Ferry. P. C. M.Cabe George Rust. Jun.


Gerard B. Wager C. G. Wintersmith


Smithfield.


James Griggs Barnet Littler


James Shirley, Jun. Benjamin Wilson


Elsewhere in Jefferson.


Christian Allemong George Wm. Fairfax


John J. H. Gunnell


William M. Hurst


Hierome L. Opie William Z. Sinclair


W. W. Throckmorton


H. St. G. Tucker


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BERKELEY COUNTY.


Martinsburg.


Samuel Baker


Henry Bedinger


Elisha Boyd


David H. Conrad


Thomas Davis


Washington Evans


Tillotson Fryatt


Charles Jas. Faulkner


Peter Gardner William Good '


James M. Hibbard


Isaac S. Lauck


Charles Magill


Smith Miller Jacob Myers


Matthew Ranson


John Sawvy


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Harrison Waite Elsewhere in Berkeley.


Dougal Campbell Hiram Henshaw Levi Henshaw John Hedges


P. Hollingsworth


Samuel M'Kown


Charles Orrick


William Pendleton


Thomas Russell


Thos. Van Swearingen Joel Ward


Richard C. Williams


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SHENANDOAH COUNTY. Woodstock.


William Carson


James H. Darlington


Philip Grandstaff, Jun. Joseph Irwin


Joel Pennybacker


Samuel Ridenour


Joseph H. Samuels


James H. Smoot Philip Williams, Jun.


Strasburg.


Isaac S. Bowman


William D. Eyster Isaac Funk


W ight Gatewood


Henry Grove William Henry .


George Hupp John C. Lee Joseph Lipop


William M'Cord Joseph P. Mahaney M. C. Richardson David Stickley


Mount Jackson.


Mark Allen


Daniel Gray


Reuben R. Jordan


Daniel Kenny


Anna Stuart


William Steenbergen


William Steenbergen, jr.


George H. Wetherall


Newmarket.


Alfred Merrill


John Newman


D. Pennybacker Jacob Savage


Gideon Salvage


Samuel Sivey


Jacob Strayer


Reuben Walton


Elsewherein Shenandoah.


Edward H. Berry


George W. S. Bowman


Chany Gatewood


Andrew Hoffman


John Hutcheson


John Morgan


Absalom Rinker


Philip Stover


Daniel F. Ward


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Mann Almond


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Thomas T. Blackford


Thomas Brittan


Mordecai Cloud


Henry Cullers


Samuel Forrer, Sen. James 'T. Fristoe


John Gatewood, Jun.


William A. Harris


William V. Henry


Wharton Jones Andrew Kizer, Sen. Noah Keyser


John M.Cullough


William F. Northcraft William MI. Robertson Benjamin Scanland F. W. G. Thomas Daniel F. Ward N. W. Yager


HAMPSHIRE COUNTY.


William Armstrong James Abernathy Samuel Cockerill Thomas J. Dewar William Harper John T. Hickman William Hunter John D. Milton Francis Murphy William Naylor Clarke D. Powell Garret Seymour Zebulon Sheetz Michael Smith John Stinip John B. White W. C. Wcdrow


HARDY COUNTY.


George S. Craigen


George Davis


Montgomery R. Elbon


James S. Hogeland


Felix Seymour William Seymour Simon Switzer


Charles A. Turley


Isaac Vanmeter


David Vanmeter Job Welton Benjamin Warden


ELSEWHEREIN VIRGINIA.


R. II. Henderson, Leesb'g. J. R. Annin, Loudoun. John Tutt, Fauquier. John B. Armstead, “


P. N. Nicholas, Richmond. William Smith, Morgan. Robert Grav, Harrisonb'g. Wm. B. King, Wheeling. J. & W. Riddle, Rich'd H. Field, Culpeper. Win. A. Broadus, Win. Withers, Sandy Hook. Wm. D. Alstott, Rock'hum.


MARYLAND.


George Eskridge, Oldtown. J. J. Jacob, .. . .


Joseph Harness, Benjamin Knight,


James Higgins, Jacob Lantz, Cumberland. John White,


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