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Session 1905-E. B. Carlin, R. M. Cavendish.
Session 1907-S. Wise Stalnaker, T. M. Dean.
Session 1909-W. L. Brosius, P. H. Murphy.
Session 1911-L. J. Shock, Frank. H. Kidd.
Session 1913-M. T. Morrison, John L. Rhea.
Session 1915-John J. Bender, James C. Boone, L. T. Harvy, Lee Rader.
This, completes the list of representatives in Virginia Assembly and the House of Delegates of West Virginia. to this date.
At the time of the formation of Braxton County in 1836, the senatorial distriet in which Braxton County was included was composed of the counties of Harrison, Wood, Lewis and Braxton. Richie was formed in 1843 and added to the distriet, Taylor in 1844, Doddridge and Gilmer in 1845 and Wirt in 1848 and were all added to the district as formed, these counties being included within the original boundaries of the counties of Harrison, Wood, Lewis and Braxton. This district was continued until 1852.
About 1852 a new distriet was composed of the counties of Greenbrier, Nicholas, Fayette, Pocahontas, Raleigh and Braxton. Clay was added in 1859, a part of Webster in 1861 and all of Webster in 1863. Below appears a list of the members of the Virginia Senate who represented Braxton County for the sessions which precede their respective names.
1836-Waldo P. Goff of Harrison County.
1838-Thomas Bland of Lewis County.
1839-Thomas Bland of Lewis County.
1840-Thomas Bland of Lewis County.
1841-Wilson K. Shinn of Wood County.
1842-Wilson K. Shinn of Wood County.
1843 -- Wilson K. Shinn of Wood County.
1844-Wilson K. Shinn of Wood County.
1845-John G. Stringer of Harrison County. 1846-John G. Stringer of Harrison County.
1847-John G. Stringer of Harrison County.
1848-John G. Stringer of Harrison County. 1849-Matthew Edmiston of Harrison County.
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1850-Matthew Edmiston of Harrison County.
1852-Thomas Creigh of Greenbrier County.
1853-Thomas Creigh of Greenbrier County.
1855-Thomas Creigh of Greenbrier County.
1857-William Smith of Greenbrier County.
1859-William Smith of Greenbrier County.
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1861-Joseph A. Alderson of Nicholas County.
1863-Joseph A. Alderson of Nicholas County.
Under the constitution of West Virginia of 1863 the counties of Barbour, Tucker, Lewis, Braxton, Upshur and Randolph constituted the Sixth Senatorial District.
Under the constitution of 1872 the counties of Kanawha, Clay, Nicholas, Braxton and Webster constituted the Sixth Senatorial District. In the re-dis- tricting which followed, these same counties made up the Ninth Senatorial District, which continued until 1901. In the session of the legislature in 1901 the present Tenth Senatorial District, was formed, composed of the counties of Braxton, Calhoun, Gilmer, Webster and Pocahontas. Below will be found a list of members of the senate of West Virginia who represented the county of Braxton from 1863 to this date, the session in which they served preceding their respective names.
1863-W. D. Rollyson, Braxton County ; D. D. T. Farnsworth, Upshur County. 1864-W. D. Rollyson, Braxton County ; D. D. T. Farnsworth, Upshur County. 1865-James M. Corley, Lewis County ; D. D. T. Farnsworth, Upshur County. 1866-James M. Corley, Lewis County ; Ernest J. O'Brien,
1867-D. D. T. Farnsworth, Upshur County ; Ernest J. O'Brien,
1868-D. D. T. Farnsworth, Upshur County; Willis J. Drummond, Barbour County.
1869-D. D. T. Farnsworth, Upshur County ; Willis J. Drummond, Barbour County.
1870-D. D. T. Farnsworth, Upshur County ; Spencer Dayton, Barbour County. 1871-William C. Carper, Upshur County ; Spencer Dayton, Barbour County. 1872-William C. Carper, Upshur County; George H. Morrison, Braxton County.
1872-3-Winston Shelton, Nicholas County; Albert E. Summers, Kanawha County.
1875-Winston Shelton. Nicholas County: William T. Burdette, Kanawha County.
1877- Felix J. Baxter, Braxton County ; William T. Burdette, Kanawha County. 1879-Felix J. Baxter, Braxton County ; Albert E. Summers, Kanawha County. 1881-Albert E. Summers, Kanawha County; Harvey Samples, Clay County. 1883-Benjamin W. Byrne, Kanawha County; Harvey Samples, Clay County. 1885-Benjamin W. Byrne, Kanawha County ; J. W. Morrison, Braxton County. 1887-Robert S. Carr, Kanawha County; J. W. Morrison, Braxton County. 1889-Robert S. Carr, Kanawha County; J. W. Morrison, Braxton County.
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1891-C. C. Watts, Kanawha County ; J. W. Morrison, Braxton County. 1893 -- C. C. Watts, Kanawha County ; John E. Peck, Nicholas County. 1895-George W. Patton, Kanawha County ; John E. Peck, Nicholas County. 1897-E. G. Pierson, Clay County ; George W. Patton, Kanawha County. 1901 -- Walter L. Ashley, Kanawha County ; A. J. Horan, Nicholas County. 1903 --- R. F. Kidd, Gilmer County ; A. J. Horan, Nicholas County. 1905-R. F. Kidd, Gilmer County; Jake Fisher, Braxton County.
1907-R. F. Kidd, Gilmer County; Jake Fisher, Braxton County.
1909-R. F. Kidd, Gilmer County; Jake Fisher, Braxton County. 1911-R. F. Kidd, Gilmer County ; Jake Fisher, Braxton County.
1913-R. F. Kidd, Gilmer County ; Fred L. Fox, Braxton County. 1915-E. H. Morton, Webster County; Fred L. Fox, Braxton County.
In the apportionment of the Congressional District made under the census of 1830, what is now Braxton County was located in the two districts, the Nine- teenthi and Twentieth. The Nineteenth District was composed of the counties of Fayette, Nicholas, Greenbrier, Monroe, Kanawha, and Cabell. The Twentieth was composed of the counties of Harrison, Wood, Lewis, Mason, Jackson, Ran- dolph and Pocahontas. Braxton County having been made up of territory taken from the counties of Nicholas and Lewis, was therefore, in both of these distriets.
In the census of 1840, Braxton County was placed in the Fourteenth Con- gressional District of Virginia, composed of the counties of Kanawha, Jackson, Mason, Cabell, Wayne, Lewis, Harrison, Braxton, Wood, Fayette and Nieholas.
Under the census of 1850, Braxton County was placed in the Eleventh Congressional District of Virginia, composed of the counties of Lewis, Upshur, Harrison, Barbour, Randolph, Braxton, Doddridge, Richie, Gilmer, Wood, Wirt, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Cabell, and Kanawha. This apportionment contin- ucd until the formation of West Virginia. The names of the gentlemen who were elected to the House of Representatives from the district in which Braxton County was included appear below, the date of their election preceeding their respeetive names.
1836-Joseph Johnson of Harrison County ; Andrew Beirne of Monroe County. 1838-Joseph Johnson of Harrison County; Andrew Beirnc of Monroe County. 1840-George W. Summers of Kanawha County; Samuel L. Hays of (now) Gilmer County.
1842 -- George W. Summers of Kanawha County.
1844-Joseph Johnson of Harrison County.
1846 -- Robert A. Thompson of Kanawha County.
1848 -- James M. H. Bealle of Mason County.
1850-James M. H. Bealle of Mason County.
1852-John F. Snodgrass of Wood County; Charles S. Lewis of Harrison County.
1854 -- John S. Carlisle of Harrison County; Albert G. Jenkins of Harrison County.
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1858-Albert G. Jenkins of Mason County.
1860-John S. Carlisle of Harrison County; Jacob B. Blair of Wood County.
John F. Snodgrass died in office and Charles S. Lewis was elected for his unexpired term. John S. Carlisle was clected to the United States Senate in 1861 and Jacob B. Blair was elected to succeed him for the unexpired term.
After the formation of West Virginia, the state was divided into three Con- gressional Districts by an act of the Legislature passed September 10, 1863. Braxton County was placed in the Third district, composed of the countics of Kanawha, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Cabell, Clay, Wayne, Logan, Boone, Brax- ton, Nicholas, Roane, McDowell, Wyoming, Raleigh, Fayette, Mercer, Monroe and Greenbrier.
This district continued until 1882. On March 14, 1882, an act was passed dividing the state into four districts, Braxton was placed in the First District, composed of the counties of Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Tyler, Doddridge, Harrison, Gilmer, Lewis and Braxton.
In 1901, the state was divided into five districts. Braxton County was placed in the Fourth District, composed of the counties Tyler, Pleasants, Wood, Richie, Doddridge, Gilmer, Braxton, Calhoun. Wirt, Roane and Jackson.
In 1915 the state was divided into six districts, Braxton County was placed in the Third District composed of the counties of Harrison, Upshur, Lewis, Braxton, Nicholas, Webster, Doddridge, Gilmer, Calhoun, Clay and Richie.
Since the formation of West Virginia, the County of Braxton has been represented in the House of Representatives by the following named gentlemen, the dates of their election preceding their names.
1866-Daniel Polsley of Mason County.
1868-John S. Witcher of Cabell County.
1870-Frank Hereford of Monroe County.
1872-Frank Hereford of Monroe County.
1874-Frank Hereford of Monroe County.
1876-John E. Kenna of Kanawha County.
1878-John E. Kenna of Kanawha County.
1880- John E. Kenna of Kanawha County.
1882-Nathan Goff of Harrison County.
1884-Nathan Goff of Harrison County.
1886-Nathan Goff of Harrison County.
1888-George W. Atkinson of Ohio County.
1890-John C. Pendleton of Ohio County.
1892 -- John C. Pendleton of Ohio County.
1894-B. B. Dovenor of Ohio County.
1896-B. B. Dovernor of Ohio County.
189S -- B. B. Dovenor of Ohio County.
1900-B. B. Dovenor of Ohio County.
1902-Harry C. Woodyard of Roane County.
1904-Harry C. Woodyard of Roane County.
1906-Harry C. Woodyard of Roane County.
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1908-Harry C. Woodyard of Roane County.
1910- John M. Hamilton of Calhoun County.
1912-H. H. Moss, Jr., of Wood County.
1914-H. H. Moss, Jr., of Wood County.
1916-Stewart F. Reed of Harrison County.
In the fall of 1861 the Braxton county records were removed from the clerk's offices in Sutton to the residenee of the late Felix Sutton. They were kept there for awhile and then sent to Weston where they were kept until the close of the war. William Gibson, a citizen of Sutton, hauled the records out in a wagon drawn by oxen. It is fortunate that the records and papers were thus preserved from destruction.
BRAXTON COUNTY COURT RECORDS.
At a Cireuit Court held for the County of Braxton at the Courthouse thereof on Monday, the 9th day of October, 1865, present the Hon. Robert Ir- vine. Judge of the 5th Judicial Cireuit.
Grand Jury to-wit:
James W. Morrison, foreman, David U. Bright, Jesse Shaver, Arehibald Taylor, Samuel E. Rollyson, James Carr, Daniel B. Friend, Daniel Engle, Fred- eriek Gerwig, Christian F. Gerwig, Isaae N. Loyd, Craven Berry, George W. Mealy, John D. Armstrong, Ezekial (. Marple, Benjamin F. Fisher, Allen Skid- more, Washington H. Berry, and Franeis Carr, were empaneled and sworn a Grand Jury of Inquest for the body of the County who after receiving their charge, retired to their room to consider of their indietments and present- ments, and after some time returned into Court and presented an indietment against Marcellus B. Cogar for Trespass, Assault and Battery. "A true Bill," also a presentment against Thomas Cadie and Clark Cadle for Robbery, "A true Bill ;" and the said Grand Jury, having further business before them, aud it growing late, were adjourned until tomorrow morning. ten o'eloek.
Wm. Newlon, gentleman, is by the Court appointed Prosecuting Attorney, Protempore, of this County, thereupon the said Newlon appeared in open Court, took and subseribed the several oaths prescribed by law.
George H. Morrison, Sheriff of this County, with the consent of the Court, this day appointed Ephraim A. Berry, his Deputy, whereupon said Berry ap- peared in Court, and took the several oaths preseribed by law.
Addison MeLaughlon, Jos. A. Alderson, Homer A. Holt, Henry Brannon, Felix J. Baxter, Wm. Newlon, Gentlemen, who have been duly licensed to prae- tice law in the Courts of Virginia on their motion, have leave to practice in this Court, whereupon they appeared in Court and took the several oaths pre- scribed by law.
Ordered that this Court do now adjourn until tomorrow morning at nine o'clock.
ROBERT IRVINE.
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THE FIRST COURT RECORDS AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE CIVIL WAR.
West Virginia to-wit:
Whereas a vacancy exists in the office of Recorder for the county of Brax- ton, State of West Virginia, I, Robert Irvine, Judge of the 5th Judicial Cir- cuit, in vacation, do hereby appoint Gustavus F. Taylor, a citizen of Braxton county, Recorder, to fill the said vaeaney until his successor is qualified.
Given under my hand and seal as such Judge, as aforesaid, in vacation, this the 12th day of January, A. D., 1865.
ROBERT IRVINE. [SEAL]
William D. Baxter, having produced to the Recorder, credentials of his ordination as a Minister of the Gospel, in the Methodist Episcopal church, and of his being in regular communion with that Christian society, leave is given him to celebrate the rites of matrimony. agreeable to the forms and customs of said church, and thereupon the said William D. Baxter, together with Wesly C. Frame, his security, entered into an acknowledged bond in the penalty of fifteen hundred dollars, payable to the state of West Virginia.
G. F. TAYLOR, Recorder.
Given under my hand this 10th day of August, 1865.
William B. Rose, having produced to the Recorder, credentials of his or. dination as a minister of the Gospel in the Methodist Episcopal church, and of his being in regular communion with that Christian society, leave is given him to celebrate the rites of matrimony agreeable to the customs and usuages of said church, and thereupon the said William B. Rose, together with Franeis B. Stewart, his security, entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of fifteen hundred dollars, payable to the state of West Virginia.
Given under my hand as Recorder for said county, this 15th day of Sep- tember, 1865. G. F. TAYLOR, Recorder.
David Frame, having produced to the Recorder, credentials of his ordina- tion as a minister of the Gospel in the Baptist church, and of his being in regu- lar communion with that Christian society, leave is given him to celebrate the rites of matrimony, agreeable to the forms and customs of said church, and thereupon the said David Frame, together with Philip Troxell, his security, entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of fifteen hundred dol- lars, payable to the state of West Virginia.
Given under my hand as Recorder for said county, this 10th day of October, 1865.
G. F. TAYLOR, Recorder.
Know all men by these presents that we, Morgan H. Morrison, John Given, James Saulisberry, Elijah Perkins, James A. Boggs and Homer A. Holt are held and firmly bound to the state of West Virginia, in the penal sum of Three
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Thousand Dollars to the payment of which we bind ourselves jointly and sev- erally, and by each of us, binds his heirs, executors and administrators, wit- ness our hands and seals this 13th day of December, 1865. The conditions of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bond Morgan H. Morrison was on the 26th day of October, last, duly elected Clerk of the Circuit Court cf Braxton County, by the qualified voters of said county, to continue in office until his successor is elected and qualified. Now, therefore, if the said Morgan H. Morrison shall faithfully discharge the duties of said office during his con- tinnance in office, then shall his obligation be void; otherwise, it shall remain in full force and effect.
MORGAN H. MORRISON. [SEAL]
JOHN GIVEN. [SEAL]
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JAMES SALISBERRY. [SEAL]
ELIJAH PERKINS. [SEAL]
JAMES A. BOGGS. [SEAL]
HOMER A. HOLT. [SEAL]
The within bond was this day acknowledged before and approved by the undersigned Judge of the 5th Judicial Circuit of West Virginia, December 13, 1865.
ROBERT IRVINE.
A copy Teste.
M. H. MORRISON, Recorder.
WEST VIRGINIA.
At the close of the Civil war, as stated elsewhere, Robert Irvine, Judge of the 5th Judicial Circuit, in vacation, appointed G. F. Taylor, Recorder of Brax- ton county, on the 12th day of January, 1865, who served in that capacity until the 13th of December, 1865. He was succeeded by Morgan H. Morrison who was elected to the office of Recorder, and also Circuit Clerk, on the 26th of Oe- tober, 1865, and held the office of Recorder until January 1st, 1867. He was succeeded by John H. Cunningham who remained in office until April, 1868, when he was succeeded by N. B. Squires who remained in office until January 1st, 1873, at which time the office of Recorder ceased, and W. L. J. Corley as County Clerk succeeded to the duties of that office.
Francis C. Boggs was on the 24th day of May, 1860, elected to the office of Sheriff for a period of two years, and was the last Sheriff of Braxton under the Old State. George H. Morrison was on the 8th day of September, 1865, appointed by Robert Irvine, Judge of the 5th Judicial Circuit, Sheriff of Brax- ton county, to serve until his successor is elected and qualified, he being the first Sheriff of Braxton county after the Civil war, and was succeeded by James W. Morrison, Sr.
The last Board of Supervisors under the Constitution of 1863 was John Given, President, M. H. Morrison, Asa Greathouse and John H. Cunningham, W. F. Morrison, Clerk. Their last meeting was held December 20. 1872. The
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County Court, under the Constitution of 1872, held their first meeting at the Courthouse on the 28th day of January, 1873.
MINOR CIVIL DIVISIONS.
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On the 31st day of July, 1863, the legislature passed a bill entitled an "Act to provide for the division into townships of the various counties com- posing this State." The act also provided for the appointment of several gentlemen in each county, who should perform the work in their respective coun- ties. Those named for Braxton were Charles S. Hall, James W. Morrison, James .T. McCoy, Jacob Shaver, and Elmore Frame. These gentlemen, with the as- sistance of the county surveyor, proceeded to perform the work assigned to them, and divided the county into four townships (name changed to districts under the constitution of 1872) and named them as follows: Clay, Lincoln, Franklin and Washington.
By these names they were known until the July term of court, 1873, when, in accordance with a petition of the citizens of the county, their names were all changed on the 24th day of the above month. Clay was changed to Kanawha. Lincoln to Otter, Franklin to Holly, and Washington to Birch.
Thus they continued until the year 1875, when the citizens of Kanawha district petitioned the court asking that the said district be divided. The court at its .July term granted the request, and adopted the division line as presented in the petition, viz: Beginning at the three corners of Braxton, Gilmer aud Lewis counties and terminating at tlie Webster county line. The new district thus formed was named Salt Liek. The present districts are Kanawha, Salt Liek, Otter, Holly and Birch. Kanawha district has since been embraced in Salı Link.
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CHAPTER IV.
Mound Builders; Cliff Dwellers; Indians; Early Emigration; Defenses and Early Forts.
DEFENSES.
As the Indian method of warfare was an indiscriminate slaughter of all ages and sexes, it was necessary for the settlers to provide for the safety of the women and children as well as for the men, and each neighborhood generally combined together and built rude log structures called forts, in which they could take refuge when warned by the scouts that Indians were approaching the settlements.
The regularly constructed forts were rectangular in shape, the outside walls being in part cabins joined to one another by a stockade, which was com- posed of strong logs set on end firmly in the ground in contact with one another. The outer wall of these cabins werc from ten to twelve feet high with the roofs sloping inward. The doors of the cabins opened into a common square or Court. Blockhouses or bastions were sometimes erected at two or more corners of the fort and projected beyond the cabins and stockade, so as to sweep the outside walls.
A large folding gate made of thick slabs nearest the spring closed the fort. The cabin, walls and gates were pierced with port holes at proper heights and distances and the whole structure made bullet proof.
The block house was a square two story log structure, with port holes both above and below.
The walls of the upper story projected on all sides about two feet over those of the lower story, thus leaving an open place through which the inmates could fire from above and downward upon an enemy, attempting to force the heavy slab doors or to climb or set fire to the walls.
In some less exposed locality the cabins would be surrounded by a stock- ade enclosing them in a square. These were called stockades but generally the name of fort was applied to all of these different places of defense.
The families belonging to these forts were so attached to their own cabins on their clearings that they seldom moved into their fort in the spring until compelled by some alarm as they called it; that is, when it was announced by some murder that the Indians were raiding the settlements.
Dr. Doddridge says that the Fort to which his father belonged was, during the first years of the war, three-quarters of a mile from his cabin. He says: "I well remember that, when a little boy, the family were sometimes waked up in the dead of night by an express rider with a report that the Indians were
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at hand. My father seized his gun and other implements of war. My step- mother waked up and dressing the children as well as she could, and being myself the oldest, I had to take my share of the burdens to be carried to the fort. There was no possibility of getting a horse to aid us in removing to the fort. Besides the little children, we caught up what articles of clothing and provisions we could get hold of in the dark for we durst not light a eandle or stir the fire.
"All this was done with the utmost dispatch, and with the silence of death. The greatest care was taken not to waken the youngest child. As for the older ones it was enough to say 'Indian' and not a whimper was heard afterwards.
"Thus it often happened that the whole number of families belonging to a fort who were in the evenings at their homes, were all in their little fortress before the dawn of the next morning.
"In the course of the succeeding day, their household furniture was brought in by parties of the men under arms."
All of these works were built without the use of a nail, spike or any other piece of iron for the simple reason that such articles were not to be had.
Such places of refuge seem very trifling in a military point of view, but they answered the purpose in a frontier war, as the Indians had no artillery.
The Indians rarely made an attack on one of these rude fortresses and seldom captured one of them when a determined resistance was made. But at times the forest diplomats have lulled the garrison of one of them to a sense of false security to surrender under promise of protection, which was no sooner - done, than an indiscriminate slaughter was at once begun.
FORTS.
The following is a list of the forts or places of defense built by the settlers in what was originally Harrison county, between the years 1774 and 1795:
BELLEVILLE.
This fort stood on the Ohio river below Parkersburg on the site of the present village of Belleville, Wood county. It was built in 1785 and 1786 by Captain Joseph Wood, and was considered a strong fort.
BUCKHANNON FORT.
Buckhannon fort stood on or near the site of the town of Buckhannon, and when the settlement was abandoned by the whites, it was burned by Indians in 1782. The renegade Timothy Dorman was of this party.
BUSHES FORT.
This was situated on the Buckhannon river, one and a half miles northcast of the Upshur county court house on land first settled by John Hacker, and near where is now the Heavener cemetery.
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CURRANCE FORT.
A small fort in the upper part of Tygart's Valley, a half mile east of the present village of Crickard in Randolph county. It has sometimes been ealled Cassino's Fort.
COON'S FORT.
This fort was situated on Coon's run near the West Fork river below the town of Shinnston and now in Marion county.
EDWARD'S FORT.
This was a small place of defense built in Booth's creek district, now in Taylor county.
HERBERT'S BLOCK HOUSE.
Was situated on Jones run in Eagle distriet.
HADDEN'S FORT. ·
Was in Tygart's Valley at the mouth of Elk water, Randolph county.
JACKSON'S BLOCK HOUSE.
Was situated on Ten Mile ereek in Sardis district, exact location not known. MINEAR'S FORT.
This fort was located on Cheat river at the present site of St. George, Tucker county, and was built by John Minear, in 1776.
NEAL'S STATION.
Was situated on the south side of the Little Kanawha river, about one mile from its mouth in the Ohio river, now in Wood county. It was built by Captain James Neal and was a prominent place of defense in the Indian wars.
FLINN'S FORT.
Was situated on the Ohio river at the mouth of the Lee creek, Harris dis- triet, Wood eounty.
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