Richard Clough Anderson Papers (1784-1904)
Bound Volumes and Folders 1-169

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Bound Volumes: Original Records of the Virginia Military District

  1. (Colonel Richard C. Anderson) Leather bound account book 10 x 17. Surveying accounts with index, 1796-1811. 271 double pages plus index.
  2. (Colonel Richard C. Anderson) Leather bound account book 10 x 17. Surveying accounts with index, 1811-1826. 310 double pages plus index.
  3. (Colonel R. C. Anderson) Leather bound volume stamped on backbone "lands delinquent for taxes" and reversed "A. Latham." 10 ¼ x 6 ½. List of proprietors in Virginia Military District, 1804-1811, and list of lands twice returned delinquent for taxes, 1811-1812. 245 double pages. Reverse "A. Latham," ledger of surveying fees, 1829-1840. 54 double pages.
  4. Leather bound volume 6 ¾ x 16. Stamped on backbone "A. Latham." List of surveys arranged alphabetically by owner.
  5. (Col. Richard C. Anderson) Leather bound volume 9 ¾ x 15 ¼. Cash account book, 1784-1799. 181 double pages. [NOTE: Names of those having accounts in bound volume 5 were transcribed by Clifford Neal Smith in "Virginia Land Grants in Kentucky and Ohio, 1784-1799," National Genealogical Society Quarterly 61 (1973): 16-27]
  6. (Col. R. C. Anderson) Leather bound volume 10 ¼ x 15. Backbone stamped "record book." List of persons making entries in Virginia Military District arranged numerically. Entries numbered 102 through 15763 (volume continues into Allen Latham’s administration). [NOTE: Bound volume 6 was transcribed by Clifford Neal Smith in Federal Land Series, Vol. 4, Parts I and II, with consultation of bound volumes 9 and 10 below.]
  7. (Col. R. C. Anderson) Leather bound volume. Survey record book description of survey with maps, 1815-1822. In reverse are listed entries, memoranda of land surveyed, list of taxable lands, etc., 1818-1824.
  8. Leather bound volume. Stamped "Index of Surveys in Ohio."
  9. Leather bound notebook 4 ½ x 7 ½. Stamped "A. Latham." Contents: names of persons, 1 through 3115, with number of acres granted, to whom transferred, etc.
  10. Leather bound notebook 4 ½ x 7 ½. Stamped "A. Latham" (but falls in administration of Col. R. C. Anderson). List of persons, numbers 1840 through 1939, 3116 through 6729.
  11. Cardboard bound volume, 1800-1812. Labeled "Benjamin Hough’s book." A statement of the Military District as divided into quarter townships, with the contents of each, showing also those quarter townships settled, by whom and those remaining unlocated, March 31, 1804. Also a list of lands located for the refugees of Canada and Nova Scotia by act of Congress, February 1, 1801.
  12. (Col. R. C. Anderson) Alphabetical index of Virginia officers and men entitled to Virginia Bounty Land Grants, names beginning with A and B.
  13. Cardboard bound volume. List of non-resident’s lands entered by the auditor by territorial tax for the year 1802. Copy by John Carlyle, Collector of Virginia Army Lands.
  14. Cardboard bound volume. Cash book, 1853-1855.
  15. Cloth bound journal. Letter book of John R. Anderson, Chillicothe, 1851-1852.
  16. Leather bound volume 19 x 12. Stamped on backbone "Copies of Entries Virginia District B." Listing entry numbers 386 through 7896, with original proprietor, acreages, warrant, water courses and other data, 1787-1814.
  17. Field notebook 4 x 6 ½. A. C. Looker. Ohio Surveys 1818-1821 (May 12, 1818, to January 1821).
  18. Field notebook (Allen Latham?) 4 x 6 ½. Ohio Surveys May 1817-April 1819.
  19. Ross Co., OH. Miscellaneous notebook (Allen Latham?) entries by Post Office. Pasted inside front and back covers printed list of names headed "August 8, 1838." Many pages blank.
  20. Field notebooks hinged 4 x 6 ½. Allen Latham.
  21. Allen Latham pocket notebook, 1822. Printed section plus blank pages. "No. 1 Ohio Lands Registered for sale at Allen Latham’s Office…Chillicothe." Calendar for 1822 pasted inside covers. Entries in Latham’s hand.
  22. Allen Latham (handwriting). Field notebook, 1817-1818.
  23. Allen Latham (handwriting). Pocket notebook with entries by name of various land parcels with many notes on persons with relation to transfers of titles. Indexed. 1801-1840.
  24. Allen Latham (handwriting). Entry book "second copy" 4 x 8 paperbound, township 10, range S. 1805.
  25. Allen Latham (handwriting). Entry book 4 x 8 paperbound, township 9, range S. 1805.
  26. Allen Latham (handwriting). Notebook, leather cover, 4 x 5. List of land entries by township.
  27. John M. Moore, Clerk, General Land Office. Washington City Account book. June 9, 1819. 4 x 7. No cover.
  28. Cardboard bound volume entitled "A. Latham Library" (handwriting). List of his books under general subject areas. 63 numbered pages, many blank. 10 ¼ x 8 ¼.

 

 

Folder 1: [Acquisition Correspondence]

This folder contains correspondence of the Illinois Historical Survey, 1912-1914, regarding the purchase of the collection.

 

Folder 2: Court Documents

Item No. 1. James McDonald vs. James Galloway Jr. et al. Brief for complainant in Circuit Court of U.S., Ohio District. Thomas Scott for complainant. (Printed) bill made August 24, 1787.

Item No. 2. Penciled notes, probably an affidavit. Memorandum by John R. Anderson, Chillicothe, OH, in case of Sarah A. Kimmel vs. Estate of Andrew D. Kendricks.

Item No. 3. Deposition. The State of Iowa Muscatine County. S.A.K. vs. A.D. Kendricks.

Item No. 4. Law note.

Item No. 5. Law note.

Item No. 6. James McDonald vs. James Galloway, et al. Brief in manuscript in Circuit Court of U.S., Ohio District.

Item No. 7. Depositions of witnesses in a case against Lancaster (?) Bank.

Item No. 8. John Gibson vs. Duncan McArthur et al. James Taylor’s deposition.

Item No. 9. Andrew Hustin vs. Duncan McArthur. Defendant’s answer.

Item No. 10. Andrew Hustin vs. Duncan McArthur. Draft for Defendant’s answer.

Item No. 11. Account of Allen Latham, addressed to Judges of Court of Common Pleas. Ross Co., OH. 1825.

Item No. 12. Receipt by James W. Horton, clerk of the county, Saratoga Co., NY.

Item No. 13. Court of Common Pleas, Green Co., OH, in chancery sitting. Copy of Bill addressed to Court of Common Pleas. Bill to clear title land bought by William Lyon et al vs. estate of Richard C. Anderson.

Item No. 14. Chillicothe, OH. Samuel Kendrick vs. A. D. Kendrick, deceased, a series of questions by complainant’s attorney Daniel Gregg, and Daniel Gregg’s answers. July 14.

Item No. 15. Descendants or heirs of Orris Parish, deceased. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, by testimony of Luke Douglas and Albert Douglas, State of Ohio.

Item No. 16. The answer of Allen Latham to the bill of complaint exhibited against him in the Court of Common Pleas, Brown Co., OH. 1822.

Item No. 17. Ross Co., OH. Samuel Swearengen named guardian for Ruth Hough et al. Description of estate. July 24, 1818.

Item No. 18. The matter of heirship of Thomas H. Moore, deceased, son of Capt. Thomas Moore, of Harrison Co., KY. Description of land issued to Capt. Thomas Moore by the Commonwealth of Virginia for his services in the Revolutionary War. Virginia Military Continental Land Warrant No. 5895.

[No Item No. 19 listed]

Item No. 20. Description, place, etc., of Thomas Moore’s estate.

Item No. 21. A list of the rightful heirs of Thomas Moore of Harrison Co., KY. Land granted by Virginia Military Continental Land Warrant No. 5895.

Item No. 22. Circuit Court of the United States, Ohio. Joseph T. Spangler vs. Jessie McKay. Bill of complaint.

Item No. 23. Powhatan Co., VA. Will of Littleberry Mosley, admitted. 1812. [See Folder 10, Item No. 26]

Item No. 24. Deposition of Littleberry Mosley’s Will. [See Folder 10, Item No. 26]

Item No. 25. The assignment of Elbert Mosley’s interest in his estate to Tennison B. Anderson.

Item No. 26. A series of 17 questions asked concerning William Finch’s heirs.

 

Folder 3: Contracts, Petitions, and Memorandums

Item No. 1. Paxton township, Ross Co., OH. Allen Latham’s bill of sale. Brief description. 1855.

Item No. 2. Description, title, and purchase of land sold by Allen Latham and wife to Lafayette Rose.

Item No. 3. Copy of agreement made by W. Jones and A. Latham. Signature by W. Jones.

Item No. 4. (OS) Petition of 70 citizens of Gallia Co., OH, urging the immediate recharter of the sound specie paying banks of this state with certain restrictions—and this chartering of such others may be necessary to supply the place of expiring banks. (The signatures show names of citizens and their party affiliations such as the Democrats and the Whig Parties.)

Item No. 5. (OS) An act to provide for the incorporation of banks, to regulate banking and enable banks to close their concerns. Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio. Brief description of the acts.

Item No. 6. List of names, and notes.

Item No. 7. List of figures (?).

Item No. 8. List of figures (?).

Item No. 9. Statement of printing from Mr. Hough and Mr. Bourne to John Melish. 1814-1815.

Item No. 10. Statement of accounts against M. W. Leonard. 1823.

Item No. 11. Statement of account from John Clifford to M. W. Leonard. 1824.

Item No. 12. Bill against William H. Skerrit for $49.18¼.

Item No. 13. Chillicothe, OH. Account against M. Leonard from Gilmore & Montgomery for clothing. August 20, 1824

Item No. 14. An inventory of debts due from the estate of Benjamin Hough.

Item No. 15. A list of tax assessments showing range, town, and section.

Item No. 16. East Bridgewater, MA. Notes of Wallace Rust, Esq.

Item No. 17. Survey of land (?) showing a group of figures.

Item No. 18. Copy of McMichael’s accounts from 1850 to 1853.

 

Folder 4: Maps

Item No. 1. Map. (Pencil sketch) survey of lots made by Daniel Gregg.

Item No. 2. (OS) Survey (?). Map in very poor condition.

Item No. 3. Map of Ohio (made on tissue paper).

Item No. 4. (DOS) Map of townships between the Scioto and Ohio Rivers.

Item No. 5. (OS) Map of Green, Warren & Clinton Counties. Shows the names of each to whom were given Land Grants by the Virginia Military Districts.

Item No. 6. Map showing land grant numbers, names of persons receiving land grants.

Item No. 7. Plat showing range, township, and section numbers. Survey made by J. Windal. April 19, 1860.

Item No. 8. Map showing names of lots, and lot numbers.

Item No. 9. Map. Survey of lots.

Item No. 10. Map showing land grant number, and names of persons receiving land grants from the Virginia Military Districts.

Item No. 11. Map of the land granted to Smith Snead.

Item No. 12. Map of the land granted to Charles Harry (1200 acres).

Item No. 13. Map of the land granted to Rudolf Sebean and Lewis Sebean by the Virginia Military Districts.

Item No. 14. Copy of a small survey made for Thomas Worthington.

Item No. 15. (OS) Survey of Solomonstown.

Item No. 16. (OS) Survey of Scioto County Land.

Item No. 17. (OS) Another copy—Survey of Scioto County Land.

Item No. 18. (OS) Collected surveys of land situated in Montgomery County in the State of Virginia.

Item No. 19. (OS) Plat of the tract of 2400 acres granted by the Congress of the United States to the French Inhabitants of Gallipolos to be divided according to the instructions of General Rufus Putnam. March 1, 1795.

 

Folder 5: Maps and Surveys

Item No. 1. (OS) Survey of townships, showing ranges 17 and 18 and townships 9 and 11.

Item No. 2. (OS) Survey of townships, showing ranges 20, 19, and 18 and townships 9 and 11.

Item No. 3. Copy of a draft belonging to Doctor Monroe.

Item No. 4. (OS) Plat of the Brown’s estate.

Item No. 5. Survey of some kind (?). [Marked as missing.]

Item No. 6. (OS) Plat (sketched on tissue paper) showing sections of land, number, and to whom each section belongs.

Item No. 7. (OS) Survey of range 19, township 9.

Item No. 8. Survey of township 8, range 18 [township 18, range 8?].

Item No. 9. Survey No. 3621.

Item No. 10. Survey showing range 18, township 8, section 8.

Item No. 11. Map (?). [Marked as missing.]

Item No. 12. (OS) Plat of part of section 8, range 18, township 8.

Item No. 13. Survey of rivers and roads. [Marked as missing.]

Item No. 14. (OS) Survey of the Ohio River about the mouth of the Little Miami River.

Item No. 15. (OS) Survey of the east part of township 9, range 17. Surveyed by Levi Whipple. June 1798.

Item No. 16. (OS) Plat of the addition to Bainbridge.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

17

W. V. Russell

2000

425

18

William Smith

666 2/3

369

19 (OS)

Addison Lewis

4000

253

20

Walter E. Strong

1000

1442

Item No. 21. Plat by H. Morton.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

22

Thornton Taylor

455

1813

23

William Pearl

500

1923

24

James Hamilton

400

1884

25

Thos. Bourne

1000

340

26

Rob’t Higgin

1000

336

27

Mayo Carrington

600

355

28

Jacob Springer

1366 2/3

356

29

William Campbell

1000

358

30

Burgess Ball

1200

370

31

Theodorick Bland

1333 1/3

360

32

L. Powell

683

1997

33

Posge (?)

134

365

34

Mayo Carrington

1000

383 & 385

35

Francis Smith

666 2/3

356

36

James Craig

2000

458

37

Henry Baker

66 2/3

483

38

John Roberts

1200

382

39

William Emming

200

643

40

Pat Fennigan

200

648

41

Jessie Farmer

100

643

42

Sarah Humphries

1000

689

43

Capt. Frederick Paschke

666 2/3

697

44

George Blackmore

1000

731

45

Gen. George Weedon

1666 2/3

869

46

Thomas Worman

1000

857

Item No. 47. Plat showing several land grants. [Marked as missing.]

Item No. 48. Survey, Thomas Massie, 1433 2/3 acres, warrant no. 130.

Item No. 49. Plat (colored) showing land grants. [Marked as missing.]

Item No. 50. Plat showing range 18, township 9, section 34.

[Handwritten note: "Plus: 4 miscellaneous, unidentified items."]

 

Folder 6: Maps and Surveys

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

1

Joseph House

1000

1399

2

Robert Vance

1000

61

3

William Gray

1666 2/3

67

4

James Barton

100

66

5

Rob’t Gamble

1000

66

6

William Darke

1000

78

7

John Payton

1000

75

8

David Ross

1000

70

9

Peter Johnson

1000

77

10

Charles Erskine

1000

80

11

Lawrence Keene

1000

81

12

John Morrison and James Johnson

1000

82

13

Richard Jones

100

86

14

Archibald Campbell

1000

84

15

Ross Reynolds

816

87

16

Ross Reynolds

816

87

17 (OS)

Andrew Nixon

4000

90

18

Henry Bell

1666 2/3

93

19

George Gray

1000

94

20

George Hite

171

95

21

Wm. B. Harrison

666 2/3

113

22

Sarah Humphreys

666 2/3

101

Item No. 23. (OS) Plat of township 7, range 4.

Item No. 24. Survey. Connection on the Scioto River above Darby.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

25

George Lewis

1000

18

26

John H. Norton

1000

1416

27

William Nelson

640

2312

Item No. 28. (OS) Plat (made on linen) of Chicken Creek near Muscatine, IA.

Item No. 29. (OS) Plat (made on linen) of Louisa Co., IA.

Item No. 30. (OS) Plat (made on linen) of various lands in Iowa.

Item No. 31. (OS) Plat of Taylor land.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

32

John Linton

1000

154

33

John Catlett

2000

162

34

Hezekiah Morton

1000

163

35

John Griffin

1000

180

Item No. 36. Survey of Trade Water River.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

37

William Grey

666 2/3

666 2/3

632

245

38

John Hackley

1000

74

39

John English

200

86

40

Benj. Hughs

100

86

41

Carrington and Watkins

485

96

42

Carrington and Watkins

500

96

43

Daniel Morgan

2666 2/3

111

44

Will Russell

666 2/3

118

45

Tho. Ewell

100

119

46

James Ewell

100

119

47

William P. Quarles

2000

134

48

Clemment Biddle

1200

141

49

Ballard Smith

666 2/3

145

50

Christian Carpenter

200

148

51

Wm Clarke

100

148

52

John Cardwell

100

148

53

Robert Crawford

200

148

54

Robert Carter

200

148

55

Robert Gibbins

1333 1/3

32

56

Allen Parker

1000

23

57

John Sears

200

51

58

Holman Minnis

1000

56

Item No. 59. Plat (?).

Item No. 60. Plat.

Item No. 61. Plat of Hardin Co., Dully Township.

 

Folder 7: Maps and Surveys

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

1

John T. Greffin [Griffen?]

1022

372

2

Edmond Taylor

1000

1012

3

John H. Norton

1000

1091

4

Andrew Waggonner

1400

944 & 1103

5

James Simmel

600

[blank]

6 (OS)

Rob’t Hollingsworth

2666 2/3

1186

6a

Richard Eastin

1000

1109

7

Thos. Warman

2000

1212

8

Ed. Clarke

1000

1245

9

W. E. Strong

1000

1247

10

Richard Eastin

1290

1290

11

Thos. Warman

1000

1258

12

R. H. Timberlake

300

1312

13

Edmond Clark

666 2/3

1369

14

Edmond Taylor

1333 1/3

1363

15

J. W. Norton

1398

[blank]

16

John Ryland

400

1409

17

Thos. Parson

100

1409

18

Will Perry

100

1409

19

Joseph Scott

1000

161

20

Miles King

1000

170

21

Thos. Dix

1000

185

22

Peter Garland

1000

191

23

John T. Friffen [Griffen?]

200

193

24

Alex Breckinridge

1000

201

25

Lipscomb Norvell

1333 1/3

197

26

John Winston

1000

196

27

Isaia Macks

1000

206 & 702 & 1076

28

John W. Horton

102

222

29

Albert Russell

1000

218

30

Henry Heth

1000

217

31

John Gibson

1000

224

32

Rob’t Richeson

1200

236

33

Wm Croghan

1000

231

34

William Davies

3777 2/3

243

35

Richard Blanson

200

246

36

Wm Morgan

400

246

37

Richard C. Waters

2000

254

38

Chis. (?) Barrett

1000

259

39

John Barnet

200

266

40

John Overton

1000

120

41

Samuel Blackson

200

266

42

Wm Baynhan (?)

100

266

43

Simon Morgan

1000

262

44

Thos. Edmonds

1000

289

45

Rich. James

2000

288

46

Edward Dawse (?)

1000

[unknown]

47

Nat. Gist

1000

321

48

M. Carrington

1500

338

Item No. 49. (DOS) Survey of various land grants located in Union Co., OH.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

50

John F. Mercer

1000

110

51

Francis Brooke

1000

7

52

White Head Coleman

1000

8

53

Will Fitzhugh

666 2/3

11

54

Edmond Brook

1666 2/3

17

55

Clement Carrington

666 2/3

21

56

James Robertson

1000

24

57

Alex Fowler

1000

26

58

John Griffin

1000

30

59

Henry Moss

1000

35

60

Robert Higgins

1000

48

61

Thos. Hord

2666 2/3

54

 

Folder 8: Letters and Memorandums

Item No. 1. Letter addressed to Allen Latham, Esq., from Henry Stipp. Undated.

Item No. 2. Letter addressed to A. Latham of Chillicothe from James Brown. Undated.

Item No. 3. Letter addressed to M. Anderson from A. Jones.

Item No. 4. Letter addressed to Allen Latham from W. H. Todd. Undated.

Item No. 5. Letter addressed to Daniel Gregg from M. S. Cook. Undated.

Item No. 6. Bill sent to John McFarland Sr. from Luther Edson.

Item No. 7. An invitation sent by Mr. & Mrs. Waddle to Mr. & Mrs. Latham. Undated.

Item No. 8. Memorandum addressed to Benj. G. Leonard, Esq., from Capt. Wallace. Undated.

Item No. 9. Letter addressed to Mr. Francis Campbell from S. M. Tracy.

Item No. 10. Letter addressed to Mr. Allen Latham of Chillicothe, Ross Co., OH. Signed S. A. G. Undated.

Item No. 11. A letter addressed to Editor. (This letter is in very poor condition.) December 19, 1846

Item No. 12. Letter addressed to Mr. Daniel Gregg from Dennis Ogle. Undated.

Item No. 13. Letter addressed to Mr. Latham from A. D. Kendrick. 1802.

Item No. 14. Part of a destroyed letter from Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 15. Sam L. Deleplane (?) to Allen Latham, Esq.

Item No. 16. Chillicothe, OH. B. G. Leonard to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 17. (OS) Chillicothe, OH. B. G. Leonard to Norman F. Jones, Esq., Washington, Fayette County (?).

Item No. 18. Bill sent to E. P. Kendrick, Esq., of Chillicothe, OH, from Otis Brooders & Co., Boston, MA. Undated.

Item No. 19. Bill sent to E. P. Kendrick of Chillicothe, OH, from Otis Brooders & Co., Boston, MA. Undated.

Item No. 20. Washington, PA. Samuel Stokeley (?) to Allen Latham, Esq., of Chillicothe, OH. March 28.

Item No. 21. Boonville, MO. E. E. Buckner to Allen Latham. January 23, 183?.

Item No. 22. Part of a letter sent to Mr.Anderson. Undated.

Item No. 23. Hillsboro, OH. Timothy H. Parker, Postmaster, to Allen Latham. January 31.

Item No. 24. Wheeling, VA. B. G. Leonard, Postmaster, to Allen Latham. February 3.

Item No. 25. Chillicothe, OH. Allen Latham to Mt. Wood. Undated.

Item No. 26. J. M. Jordon to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 27. Lebanon, NH. Samuel Tilden to Allen Latham. April 28.

Item No. 28. Zanesville, OH. J. J. Cox to Allen Latham. January 24.

Item No. 29. John Watts to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 30. Columbus, OH. Harry (?) S. Evans to Allen Latham. November 18.

Item No. 31. Washington, DC. N. D. Coleman to Joseph G. White. January 22.

Item No. 32. P. N. White to Allen Latham.

Item No. 33. Harry L. Evans to Allen Latham.

Item No. 34. J. Dilafield (?) to Allen Latham, or E. P. Kendrick.

Item No. 35. David Smith to Allen Latham, Esq. Undated.

Item No. 36. B. Latham to Allen Latham, Esq. Undated.

Item No. 37. P. N. White to E. P. Kendrick, Esq., Postmaster of Chillicothe, OH. Undated.

Item No. 38. Wm. Matthews to Latham, Esq. Undated.

Item No. 39. New York. Wm Wolsey to Allen Latham, Esq. Undated.

Item No. 40. Letter addressed to Allen Latham. (Letter has been destroyed.)

Item No. 41. John Taylor, Jr., to E. P. Kendrick, Esq., Postmaster, Chillicothe, OH. Undated.

Item No. 42. Elijah Anderson to Mr. R. R. Chancellor, Chillicothe, OH. Undated.

Item No. 43. P. N. White to E. P. Kendrick, Esq., Postmaster of Chillicothe, OH. Undated.

Item No. 44. E. Demming to Allen Latham, Esq. Undated.

Item No. 45. Nathan Carry (?) to Allen Latham, Esq. Undated.

Item No. 46. Tho. (?) Elliot to Col. R. C. Anderson. December 27, 1875 [?].

Item No. 47. J. (?) to Allen Latham, Esq. Undated.

Item No. 48. D. C. (?) to Daniel Gregg, Esq. Undated.

 

Folder 9: [Letters and Memorandums]

Item No. 1. A. C. Looker to Allen Latham, Esq., Chillicothe, OH. Undated.

Item No. 2. Thos. Holt, Harrison County, to Allen Latham. April 10.

Item No. 3. Chillicothe, OH. John Hough to Allen Latham, Esq. Sunday evening.

Item No. 4. Part of a letter concerning a lottery ticket from Jessie Sissley (?).

Item No. 5. Sugsville, Athens Co., OH. D. G. Norris to Allen Latham.

Item No. 6. Note. Thos. Janny (?) to Massie Kelsey, Columbus, OH, to Daniel Gregg. February 18.

Item No. 7. Chillicothe, OH. L. Ross to Allen Latham. March 19.

Item No. 8. A. Langworthy to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 9. Bainbridge, OH. Joshia Yea to B. G. Leonard, Esq., Chillicothe, OH. Undated.

Item No. 10. Bainbridge, OH. J. Yea to B. G. Leonard, Esq., Chillicothe, OH. Undated.

Item No. 11. Part of a letter. (Poor condition.)

Item No. 12. The case of Crockett vs Ferguson.

Item No. 13. Part of a letter. (Poor condition.)

Item No. 14. Part of a letter concerning the taxes on the Coleman Land.

Item No. 15. John P. Pleasants to Allen Latham. November 27, 181?.

Item No. 16. Chillicothe, OH. Allen Latham to John Laidley (?). Undated.

Item No. 17. Memorandum of C. Wallace concerning a survey.

Item No. 18. Philip Gatch to Col. Richard C. Anderson. Undated.

Item No. 19. Part of a letter. Nathan Ellis to Richard Anderson. Undated.

Item No. 20. Joseph Gill to Benj. G. Leonard, Esq., Chillicothe, OH. Undated.

Item No. 21. Duncan McArthur to Col. Richard C. Anderson, near Middletown, Jefferson Co., KY. Postmarked September 11.

Item No. 22. Duncan McArthur to Col. Richard C. Anderson. Undated.

Item No. 23. Duncan McArthur to Col. Richard C. Anderson. Undated.

Item No. 24. Frankfort (?). J. W. Irwin, to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 25. Harry L. Evans to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 26. John M. Jacobs to A. Latham. Undated.

Item No. 27. Columbus, OH. McKee (?) telegraph office to Allen Latham, Esq. April 16, 9 A.M.

Item No. 28. Letter addressed to Friend Dan. from W. Tom Mathews.

Item No. 29. Letter addressed to the Editor of Scioto Gazette from Rufus Putnam. Undated.

Item No. 30. Dublin, OH. Dan Wright to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 31. Samuel Bell to Allen Latham. Parts of this letter have been destroyed.

Item No. 32. Draft on Farmers (?) Bank.

Item No. 33. Part of a letter from J. Watson. Poor condition.

Item No. 34. H. Yook (?) to Col. Richard Anderson. Undated.

Item No. 35. A letter addressed to Latham & Leonard, sender unknown.

Item No. 36. N. F. Jones to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 37. Part of a letter. Jacob Jameson to Mr. Latham. Undated.

Item No. 38. Northampton, MA. Letter addressed, "Dear Father," signed L.A.L. to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 39. Northampton, MA. Signature L.A.L. to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 40. Allen Latham to Clark Higgins, Columbus, OH. Undated.

Item No. 41. Sarah McLesse (?) to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 42. Duncan McArthur to Col. Richard C. Anderson. Undated.

Item No. 43. Chillicothe, OH. W. Wallace to Allen Latham. March 13, 18??.

Item No. 44. Virginia. James M. Harry (?), person unknown. August 23, 1836.

Item No. 45. Part of letter from Allen Latham to Charles (?). Undated.

Item No. 46. Pike, OH. Wm. Christman to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 47. Part of a letter signed Geo. Mathews. Undated.

Item No. 48. Letter from Wm H. Latham addressed "Dear Uncle" to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 49. Note. Endorsed by Benj. Thompson. May 30, 1856.

Item No. 50. Mortgage (?).

Item No. 51. Geo. Ewing to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 52. Providence, RI. Postal Card. J. C. Kelley to R. G. Lewis, Esq., Marietta, OH. April 15.

Item No. 53. F. G. McDonell to R. G. Lewis. February 7.

Item No. 54. St. Louis, MO. K. M. Stilt to R. G. Lewis. Undated.

Item No. 55. F. B. Wright, Editor, to R. G. Lewis. Undated.

Item No. 56. Lancaster, OH. Semi-Weekly Gazette. 188? to (?).

Item No. 57. F. Grinke to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 58. Part of a letter addressed Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 59. Part of a letter (?).

Item No. 60. Wm. McNel (?) to Allen Latham. November 19, 1818.

Item No. 61. Letter addressed to Allen Latham from unknown sender.

 

Folder 10: [Miscellaneous]

Item No. 1. Statement to B. Hough, Esq., from Hough and Jennings.

Item No. 2. Part of a survey of David Walker.

Item No. 3. List of names of Revolutionary War Veterans.

Item No. 4. Corporation of Chillicothe in account with B. Hough, treasurer.

Item No. 5. Amount of debts due from the estate of Benjamin Hough.

Item No. 6. (OS) Numerical abstract of Virginia Military Land Warrants showing number and for whose service issued.

Item No. 7. Mr. A. Latham account with Wm. Kell.

Item No. 8. Memo of notes. John R. Anderson.

Item No. 9. Statement to Allen Latham from Peter Hitchens.

Item No. 10. Statement to Allen Latham.

Item No. 11. List of creditors to receive dividends.

Item No. 12. Description of property.

Item No. 13. Description of property.

Item No. 14. Description of property.

Item No. 15. List of names?

Item No. 16. Bills from January 5, 1816, to November 11, 1817.

Item No. 17. Printing of laws of the Northwest Territory from 1742-1808. (3 sheets)

Item No. 18. Outline of a title.

Item No. 19. List of creditors from 1817-1818.

Item No. 20. Names of various persons showing their business and locations.

Item No. 21. List showing lots and out lots for sale at auction.

Item No. 22. Allen Latham’s statement to David Gregg.

Item No. 23. Statement of the charges for taxation and sales.

Item No. 24. Part of a ledger from 1809-1823.

Item No. 25. Schedule of claims on the estate of Benj. Hough.

Item No. 26. Statement of descent. [Undated handwritten notes. Warrants 6554 through 6557 for 1000 acres each. Nine heirs of [Littleberry Mosley or Mosby]: Robert Mosley d. 1837 leaving Jas L. Mosley heir; Elbert Mosley; Benjamin Mosley; Dewit Mosley; John Wade Mosley; Martha F. Booker; Sally Munford (or Mumford); Mary Page; Lucy Ann Frierson [or Friesen]; Littleberry Mosley, who first assigned his land to Merrit H. Booker. NOTE: The name of the soldier is not stated in this document but related ones in Folder 2, Items 23-25, say this is Littleberry Mosley of Powhatan Co., VA, and give two more children: Edward (who had no interest in the claim) and Elizabeth Truehart, deceased. However, an initial scan of Powhatan records, while having both Mosby and Mosley in their records, seem to indicate that this was Col. Littleberry Mosby. However, the names Mosley and Mosby may still have been used interchangeably at this point.]

Item No. 27. List showing warrant numbers. [See abstract above.]

Item No. 28. (OS) A. D. Kendrick accounts with J. N. McMichael.

Item No. 29. List showing warrant numbers.

Item No. 30. Scioto Township. Entry list.

Item No. 31. List of lots.

Item No. 32. List of entries north of Indian boundary line.

Item No. 33. Statement of descent. [Undated handwritten notes (appear to be in two different styles of handwriting with additions made at a later date). Mary Moore widow of Capt. Thos., her estate administered by her son Thomas H. Moore, March term of 1836. Heirs: Catherine (a widow) wife of James Rankin (Lewis Co., MO); Mary wife of Johnson (Lewis Co., MO); Elizabeth (a widow) wife of John Tilton; Nancy wife of [John changed to James] H. Ross (Boone Co., PA); Sarah wife of 1st [blank] Moore and 2nd William Thompson (Harrison Co., KY); John Moore left 2 sons, Alfred D. Moore (deceased) and Thomas C. Moore (CA); Thomas Moore left 2 children, Thos Moore (Henderson, KY) and Mary E. Waits (Harrison Co., KY).]

Item No. 34. Statement of descent. [Undated (land sale dates are from 1851 to 1856). Entitled "Drumgoole's sold to Stephen Wilson's Heirs": Mary wife of James Kelley; Elizabeth wife of Henry Barkley; Noah Wilson, Stephen Wilson; James Curtis Wilson, Daniel C. Wilson; Joseph Wilson; Miranda wife of Geo W. Woodland; Deborah wife of Jacob Barkley; Maria d. 1852 wife of Benjamin Wilson; and Martha Ann wife of John Black.]

Item No. 35. List of names. [Undated sheet with two short newspaper clippings of names of unknown origin pasted onto one side. Beside each name is listed in ink an occupation and occasionally a relationship or reference to place. I have listed only those.

John Boggs jr- Col Evans son in law, farmer

[P]ayton Willshire-cooper near H. Fullerton's store

Daniel McCollister-son of James, tinner

David Veal-tavern keeper at Dowdle's old stand

George Veal-son of David

William Fulton, jr-grandson of John A.]

Item No. 36. List of unsettled claims.

Item No. 37. List of entries.

Item No. 38. Benjamin Hough, Esq., account with H. Fullerton.

Item No. 39. Thomas Gray’s bill for building a house.

Item No. 40. List of accounts?

Item No. 41. Part of a schoolmaster’s receipt for $2.50.

Item No. 42. Receipt of Robinson & Archbridge.

Item No. 43. Receipt of Allen Latham.

Item No. 44. Receipt of Allen Latham.

Item No. 45. Receipt of Allen Latham.

Item No. 46. Statement to Allen Latham.

Item No. 47. List of accounts.

Item No. 48. List of accounts.

Item No. 49. Memorandum of Mr. Latham.

Item No. 50. A. G. Thurman to Allen Latham. Undated.

Item No. 51. Wm. Sullivant to Allen Latham. Undated.

 

Folder 11: Miscellaneous

Item No. 1. Data concerning Allen Latham’s life.

Item No. 2. Mr. & Mrs. Green’s compliments to Mr. & Mrs. Latham.

Item No. 3. Elevation and plan of the Earl of Butes House in Luton Park, Bedfordshire.

Item No. 4. (OS) General Warranty deed of Daniel Gregg.

Item No. 5. (DOS) Diagram of a monument drawn on drafting paper.

Item No. 6. (DOS) Diagram of a monument drawn on tracing paper.

Item No. 7. Articles published on prohibition. Published 1861.

Item No. 8. (DOS) Petition from Highland Co. concerning a system of banking.

Item No. 9. Articles taken from some newspaper concerning a white camp attacked by a party of Indians. 1785.

Item No. 10. Blank application of a warranty deed. [Marked as missing.]

Item No. 11. Names of various rivers and creeks listed by Walter M. Dawley, civil engineer and architect, Chillicothe, OH. 189?.

Item No. 12. Chillicothe, OH. List of various kinds of trees named in entries and surveys. 189?.

Item No. 13. Chillicothe, OH. Initials, etc., cut on trees and noted in entries and surveys. 189?.

Item No. 14. Plans for a bridge.

Item No. 15. Sketches of several temples (various types).

Item No. 16. Albany, NY. Descriptions of the "County Gentleman" and the "Cultivator," a weekly and monthly journal.

Item No. 17. Chillicothe, OH. List of Ohio Mexican War Veterans. 188?.

Item No. 18. Compliments of Mr. & Mrs. Jacobs.

Item No. 19. Funeral notice of Allen McArthur.

Item No. 20. Play bill of Wallace Sisters Show.

Item No. 21. Three United States Postal cards. [Handwritten addition: "Wanted heirs of Robison Lovett Broome."]

Item No. 22. Jackson electoral ticket (for president of U.S.).

Item No. 23. Jackson electoral ticket (for president of U.S.).

Item No. 24. Play bill of Canvas Pavilion, hand-bill, printed by Gray & Wood, Plaindealers Press.

Item No. 25. Receipt of P. N. White.

Item No. 26. Note on a debt. 1797.

Item No. 27. Note to Mr. Latham from Margaret McKay.

Item No. 28. Note to Benjamin Huff from James Phillips, Chillicothe. March 21, 18??.

Item No. 29. Receipt of Allison C. Looker from Benjamin Wentworth.

Item No. 30. Receipt of Levi Sidwell from Arch. McClean.

Item No. 31. Letter to Mr. Ashbridge.

Item No. 32. Letter to Robert Gibson from Jess D. Skiff (?).

Item No. 33. Receipt from J. Sill (?).

Item No. 34. Note addressed to Mr. Kendrick from A. Latham.

Item No. 35. Statement to Allen Latham from A. Looker. 1846.

Item No. 36. Receipt of Allen Latham from J. Mading.

 

Folder 12: Miscellaneous

Item No. 1. Listing the names of Jeremy Taylor and Alfred Tennyson.

Item No. 2. Sheet of blank paper with the name James Taylor written.

Item No. 3. Part of a letter addressed to Allen Latham, Esq., Chillicothe, OH.

Item No. 4. Part of a letter addressed to Allen Latham, Esq., Chillicothe, OH.

Item No. 5. List of various persons’ names.

Item No. 6. Drawing of nose glasses.

Item No. 7. Part of a letter addressed to Allen Latham, Esq., Chillicothe, OH.

Item No. 8. Part of a letter addressed to Doctor David Holt, Paris, KY.

Item No. 9. Invitation to Mr. A. Latham for a dancing party to be given by Mr. R. Russell.

Item No. 10. A picture or sketch of the Mohawk and Hudson Iron Works, Waterford, NY.

Item No. 11. (OS) Coloring chart on how to mix colors. (This chart was written in long hand.)

Item No. 12. Memorandum addressed to Mr. Anderson.

Item No. 13. Memorandum concerning Bishop Hurd on religion.

Item No. 14. Part of surveys made in Ohio with signatures of McArthur, Wallace, Dun, Hough.

Item No. 15. Allen Latham’s pension claims.

Item No. 16. Memorandum to Thos. F. Jacobs, concerning a bill for rent. 1854.

Item No. 17. A letter concerning rental of property.

Item No. 18. (OS) Plans for building a house.

Item No. 19. Plans for a garden.

Item No. 20. Poems.

Item No. 21. Part of a play, called "Old Wilding in the Liar."

Item No. 22. Outline of procedure of locating and surveying a land grant.

Item No. 23. Letter to the Ohio Legislature.

Item No. 24. Memorandum on the description and course of a new route.

Item No. 25. Part of a poem.

Item No. 26. A poem.

Item No. 27. Notice called "To all true Democrats!"

Item No. 28. Election song called "Song of the Eagle."

Item No. 29. A political speech.

Item No. 30. Resolutions of the Virginia Democratic Party.

Item No. 31. Election propaganda.

Item No. 32. Part of a letter?

Item No. 33. Letter of acquaintance from Thomas Franklin concerning Mr. Allen Latham.

Item No. 34. Resolutions by the city council of the city of Chillicothe, OH.

Item No. 35. A song written by James Heminway.

Item No. 36. Promissory note by Joseph Redman to Allen Latham. 1860.

Item No. 37. Fractional currency, 6 ¼ cents on the Lancaster Ohio Bank, Lancaster, OH. May 26, 1827.

 

Folder 13: Memorandum Books

Item No. 1. (Kept in a package) Memorandum book belonging to A. C. Looker. May 20, 1819.

Item No. 2. (Kept in a package) Memorandum book belonging to John Randolph (?) showing maps.

 

Folder 14: Land Patents

Item No. 1. (DOS) United States land patent. Warrant no. 6555 issued to Rob’t Mosley. Assigned to Allen Latham and heirs. Granted by Franklin Pierce, President of the United States. Recorded November 19, 18??.

Item No. 2. (DOS) United States land patent. Warrant number destroyed. Original warrant granted to John Walker. Granted by Zachary Taylor, President of U.S. Date destroyed.

Item No. 3. (DOS) United States land patent. Original warrant granted to John Walker and James Carney. Assigned to Allen Latham. Granted by Zachary Taylor, President of the U.S. Date destroyed.

Item No. 4. (DOS) United States land patent. Warrant nos. 6462 and 852. Granted to Thomas Holt and John Beck. Granted by John Tyler, President of U.S. Date destroyed.

Item No. 5. (DOS) United States land patents. Warrant nos. 6400, 6402, 6403, 6405, and 6415. Granted to Thomas McLane. Granted by James K. Polk, President of U.S. Date destroyed.

Item No. 6. (DOS) Parts of United States and patent to Griffin Fauntleroy and (?). Granted by President James Monroe. (This document is in very poor condition.)

Item No. 7. (DOS) United States land patent. Warrant number destroyed. Granted to Allen Latham. Granted by Zachary Taylor, President of U.S.

Item No. 8. (DOS) United States land patent. Granted to Allen Latham. (This document is in very poor condition.)

 

Folder 15: Land Patents

Item No. 1. (DOS) United States land patent. Warrant nos. 5549, 6381, and 6647. Granted to William Christian. (Part of this document destroyed.)

Item No. 2. (DOS) United States land patent. Granted to Allen Latham by Zachary Taylor, President of U.S. (This document is in poor condition.)

Item No. 3. (DOS) United States land patent. Granted to Allen Latham by Zachary [Taylor]. (This document is partly destroyed.)

Item No. 4. (DOS) United States land patent. Warrant nos. 8603, 3301, and 8610. Granted by Zachary Taylor, President of U.S. (Parts of this document destroyed.)

 

Folder 16: Surveys

Item No. 1. List of entries upon which surveys have not been returned, showing warrant numbers and description of land.

Item No. 2. Survey of land patent issued to Allen Latham.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

3

Charles Stokely

2666 2/3

2132

4

Drury Holland

100

2139

5

Henry Price

200

2142

6

William Grogham [Croghan?]

400

1900

7

Robert Craddock

200

1940

8

William Reynolds

200

1849

9

John Cobb

Joseph Taylor

1000

1000

1217

1347

10

John Downing

900

1740

11

William Grogham [Croghan?]

666 2/3

1739

Item No. 12. Listing of lands for sale by Wade Loffis (?).

Item No. 13. Survey, Thomas Lewis, Nicholas Taliafero (?), Francis Muni (?), George Clark, and James Taylor, 994 ½ acres, warrant no. 9889.

Item No. 14. Nine different surveys on one sheet of paper: Abraham Bowman, 200 acres, warrant no. 7093; Andrew Nance, 45 acres, warrant no. 5962; John Mancarrow, 500 acres, warrant no. 9534; John Mancarrow, 300 acres, warrant no. 9536; John Mancarrow, 206 acres, warrant no. 3792; John Hoffman, 138, 206 acres, warrant nos. 7521, 9739, and 10.

Item No. 15. Survey, William and Isaac Caruthers, 2400 acres, warrant no. 7008.

Item No. 16. Survey of lands belonging to Andrew Ellison with warrant nos. 9090, 9091, 9092, 9093, 9094, and 9095.

Item No. 17. Letter addressed to Col. Richard Anderson, Middleton, KY. Request asking for a survey by Cadwallader Wallace. Undated.

Item No. 18. (a) Joseph and Benjamin W. Land (?) [Ladd?], 30 acres, warrant no. 9041 (b) Joseph and Benjamin W. Land (?) [Ladd?], 220 acres, warrant no. 9442 (c) Cadwallader Wallace, 400 acres, warrant no. 9043 (d) Cadwallader Wallace, 100 acres, warrant no. 9044 (e) Cadwallader Wallace, amount of land grant unknown, warrant no. 9476 (f) Cadwallader [Wallace], 50 acres, warrant no. 9045 (g) Cadwallader [Wallace], 317 (?) acres, warrant no. 9046. Plat giving a brief description.

Item No. 19. Survey for the Cincinnati Furnace Company, under the supervision of Mr. Petuz.

Item No. 20. Claim for land by Charles Deacon and his heirs.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

21

William Green

66 2/3

245

22

Clement Biddle

1033 1/3

753

23

John Phillips

1000

184

24

Nathaniel Pendleton

1666 2/3

186

25

Phillips Clayton

1700

192

26

W. Robertson

618

Unknown

27

James Fleming

400

52

28 (OS)

Nathan Read

2333 1/3

72, 1190, and 1228

29

John Graham

727

4706, 327 and part of 2938

Item No. 30. Entries made for military land grants. Entry nos. 9717, 1918, 1719, and 9720.

Item No. 31. Entries made for military land grants. Entry nos. 9058 and 9439.

Item No. 32. Entries made for military land grants. Entry nos. 9059, 9430, 9619, and 9424.

Item No. 33. Letter addressed to Henry Massie, Esq., Middletown, Jefferson Co., KY, from Duncan McArthur. Undated.

Item No. 34. Entries made for military land grants. Entry nos. 5290, 842, 6251, and 5637.

Item No. 35. Survey, Alex Fowler, 333 ½ acres, warrant no. 1125.

Item No. 36. Part of a land survey. This survey has been partly destroyed.

Item No. 37. Part of land survey. This survey has been partly destroyed.

Item No. 38. (OS) Plat. Survey of 2500 acres.

Item No. 39. Survey made for Jeremiah Ashley on the Northfork of Paint Creek.

Item No. 40. Survey on the Miami and Scioto Rivers. Northwest of the Ohio River.

Item No. 41. (OS) Survey, Robert Means (?), warrant nos. 10030, 10031, 10064, and 12190.

Item No. 42. Survey, Orris Primhors (?), 75 acres, warrant no. 9264.

Item No. 43. Field notes for a survey of 171 ¾ acres.

Item No. 44. Field notes for a survey.

Item No. 45. Letter addressed to Allen Latham, Esq., Chillicothe, OH, from Wm. H. Latham. Undated.

Item No. 46. Survey in very poor condition.

Item No. 47. Notes (5 small cards).

Item No. 48. Survey, John Genauass (?), 80 acres, warrant no. 3832.

Item No. 49. Certified plat of David Armstrong’s land. November 21, 1835.

Item No. 50. Survey of 352 sections of land.

Item No. 51. Memorandum?

Item No. 52. Survey on A. Latham’s 349 acres. Surveyed into lots.

Item No. 53. Survey of a tract of land belonging to John H. Cole.

Item No. 54. Description of land belonging to Capt. Kosvisco (?).

Item No. 55. Survey, Col. Davis, 1000 acres, warrant no. 506.

 

Folder 17: Surveys

Item No.

Surveyed for…

Acres

Warrant No.

1

John L. Griffin

2000

309

2

Thomas Christie

1400

315

3

Larkin Smith

1000

322

4

Charles Scott, Junior

1666 2/3

330

5

Bazle (?) Middletown

1200

283

6

Abraham Mauray

800

283

7

Chiswell Barrett

1000

283

8

Joseph Wilson

200

295

9

William Smith

100

295

10

George Mathews

1500

300

11

Sam Booker

1000

279

12

William Pugh

500

2170

13

Gabriel Mompain or Maupin

666 2/3

1759

14

James Purvis

2200

1607

15

James Hurst

200

1608

16

John Hughes

850

316

17

Gabriel Long

575

1945

18

Augustus Compton

100

2137

19

Samuel Lemon

200

331

20

Peter McCartney

200

331

21

William Grayson

1500

341

22

John Green

1500

344

23

Michael Gold

233 1/3

356

24

James Lowe

200

331

25

Isaac Mooney

100

331

26

Joseph Carrington

1000

349

27

Alexander Balmain

1200

394

28

James Williams

1000

376

29

Henry Baker

900

124

30

James Dunbar

200

643

31

Abraham Shepherd

100

1077

32

William Robertson

834

1052

33

William Robertson

666 2/3

1334

34

Richard Taylor

1000

1443

35

John Crawford

100

148

36

John Roney

1000

146

37

Burgess Ball

1500

153

38

James Curry

1000

173

39

Everard Mead

2000

181

40

Joseph Dean

2000

187

41

John Woodford (heir)

2500

205

42

John Marshall

1000

207

43

Isaih Marks

1000

226 (?)

44

William Heth

1777 2/3

223

45

James Blue

300

246

46

Henry Bailey

100

266

47

John Bell

100

277

48

William Kerford

200

277

49

Vincent Tapp

100

277

50

George Smith

100

277

51

Rowley Jacobs

100

277

52

Jesse Thomas

100

295

53

Thomas Lipscomb

100

331

54

Thomas Pemberton

1000

323

55

James Currie

1000

2

56

Hughes Woodsone

950

19

57

Richard Edwards

200

119

58

Patrick Dougherty

200

119

59

Wm Pamill (?)

400

119

60

Christian Febbeger (?)

1500

1785

 

Folder 18: Surveys

[NOTE: Items 37-40 are handwritten into the inventory.]

Item No. 1. Postmarked Chillicothe, OH. B. Hough to Col. Richard C. Anderson, near Middletown, Jefferson Co., KY. October 20.

Item No. 2. West Union, OH. Andrew Ellison to Col. Richard C. Anderson. Undated.

Item No. 3. Entry of Allen Latham. Land grant warrant no. 10952.

Item No. 4. Survey for E. Watkins.

Item No. 5. Washington, KY. E. Langham to Col. Richard Anderson. June 19.

Item No. 6. Entry of Robert Townsby, 8 acres, survey. Signed by William Lytle.

Item No. 7. Entry of John Hobson. Entry no. 9141. Signed by G. Langham.

Item No. 8. Entry of Moses Lockhart. Entry no. 5409.

Item No. 9. Various entries. All signed by Benjamin Hough.

Item No. 10. Various entries.

Item No. 11. Various entries. All signed by Duncan McArthur.

Item No. 12. Memorandum relative of Robert Grattan to Ohio land.

Item No. 13. Survey of Allen Latham for William Willson, warrant no. 539.

Item No. 14. Survey for Edward Tiffin by Richard S. Anderson, warrant no. 2954.

Item No. 15. (OS) Various surveys of Kanawha Co., VA, OH. [?]

  1. Survey for John Childress, 700 acres, assignee of William Morris, and preemption warrant no. 1619 and state warrant no. 131103 (dated August 3, 1782). February 3, 1790.
  2. Survey for William Morris, 660 acres, heir at law for Michael See, 400 acres.
  3. Survey for John Morris, 400 acres.
  4. Survey for John Young, 200 acres, warrant no. 1056.
  5. Survey for Leonard Morris, 492 acres, warrant no. 1056. William Morris assignee of Jonathan Catchain.
  6. Survey for Joseph Carroll, less than 400 acres.
  7. Survey for Andrew Donnally, 1000 acres, warrant no. 16836.
  8. 400 acres.
  9. William Prior, 300 acres.
  10. William Gallatin and Savarry (?) D. Valconton, on Land Office treasury warrant no. 15240, dated April 2, 1783, issued in name of Michael Ryan.
  11. William Morris, 530 acres, survey, warrant no. 12585.
  12. John Jones, 430 acres, warrant no. 1615 issued to Jonathan Catchum (or Mooney) and treasury warrant no. 8715 assignee of Hugh Young.
  13. Andrew Donnally, 359 acres or treasury warrant no. 8715, issued to Hugh Young.
  14. William Morris, Junior, 500 acres.
  15. James Armstrong, 200 acres.
  16. James Armstrong, 200 acres.
  17. William Banks, 50 acres, survey in Greenbriar Co.
  18. Edden Morris, 540 acres, survey part of treasury warrant no. 17664 for 300 acres, issued to William Morris.
  19. William Morris, 400 acres, survey.
  20. William Morris and Andrew Donnally, 200 acres, survey, on treasury warrant no. 16912 for 1000 acres.
  21. William Morris, 400 acres, survey.
  22. Joseph Childres, 400 acres, survey.
  23. Shadrach Childres, 400 acres, survey.
  24. Andrew Donnally, 440 acres, survey.
  25. John and Barbara Belew (heirs), 400 acres, survey.
  26. Andrew Donnally and William Morris, 45 acres, survey.
  27. Zachariah B. Thomas, 110 acres, survey.
  28. Zachariah B. Thomas, 45 acres, survey from treasury warrant no. 4567.
  29. Joseph Kerr, Thomas Scott, and Amaziah Davison, enter 5480 acres from treasury warrant no. 6343.

Item No. 16 (OS)

  1. An old military survey for Thomas Bullitt, 1030 acres.
  2. Daniel Ruffour, 200 acres, warrant no. 991.
  3. Abraham Baker, 100 acres, warrant no. 5007.
  4. Alexander Welch, 100 acres, unknown warrant number.
  5. John Wilson, 200 acres, warrant no. 5167.
  6. John Dickins, 502 acres, unknown warrant number.
  7. George Alderson and James Jerrett, 428 acres, unknown warrant number.
  8. Andrew Lewis and George Washington. "Old Military Survey" of 250 acres, unknown warrant number.
  9. John Dickenson, 704 acres, unknown warrant number.
  10. Shadrach Harriman, 170 acres, unknown warrant number.
  11. Abram Mathews, 214 acres, survey part of land certificate granted June 3, 1782, to Barmaba Mathews.
  12. Joseph Carroll, 360 acres, by virtue of a settlement right granted to Joseph Carroll, on unpatented lands.

[Skips numbers 13-18]

(19) Alexander Welch, 75 acres, warrant no. 2335.

(20) Albert Gallatin and Savory (?) D. Valconton, 3000 acres, warrant no. 21941 for 5000 acres, assignee of James Hawkins, assignee of David Anderson.

(21) John Huddleston, assignee of Joseph and Gabriel Huff, 100 acres, by virtue of part of land warrant no. 991 for 2081 acres, assignee of William Moore.

Item No. 17. (OS)

  1. (177-A) Surveys for Abraham Buford, 1111, acres, one for Thomas Bowyer for 666 2/3 acres, one for Jesse Borne for 100 acres, one for Thomas Martin for 1555 2/3 acres, one for Thomas Pearson for 444 2/3 acres, two for James Taylor for 666 2/3, two for John Tibbs, 1000 acres, Whitehead Coleman, 510 acres.
  2. (180-A) November 12, 1808.
  3. David Anderson, 2066 2/3 acres.

    Peter Higgins, 90 acres.

    Messemer D. Lytle, 100 acres.

    Launren (?) Butler, 120 acres.

    James Taylor, 300 acres.

    3 for Lewis Thomas, 585 acres.

    William Tibbs, 80 acres.

    Daniel De Benneville, 100 acres.

    James Johnson, 682 acres.

    William Lytle, 100 acres.

  4. (186-A) November 12, 1808.
  5. Benjamin Temple, 1000 acres.

    William Lytle, 100 acres.

    Heate D. Taylor, 500 acres.

    2 for James Taylor, 500 acres.

    Peter Thomas, 600 acres.

    John Sutton, 100 acres.

    John Steel, 100 acres.

    Cornelius Kenner.

  6. (194-A) May 24, 1811. Various persons to whom land grants were issued from 1811-25.
  7. No. 1B. August 17, 1820. (Ditto)
  8. No. B. August 28, 1820. (Ditto)
  9. No. 2B. August 28, 1820. (Ditto)
  10. B. May 17, 1825. (Ditto)
  11. B. December 2, 1825. (Ditto)

Item No. 18. Survey of C. Barritt (?).

Item No. 19. Survey of John Harris Price, heir of William Price, Warrant No. 2834.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

20

Sarah Humphries

1000

2106

21

Walter Edward Strong

348 2/3

1118

22

William Taylor

200

1077

23

William Robertson

166

414

24

David Jackson

1000

632

25

Pressley Thornton

1000

846

26

Elisha Estes

200

643

27

Wm. Kid

100

1270

28

Stephen Petterse (?)

637

2486

29

John Perkman

1000

412

30

Wm. Grayson

1500

1005

31

Benjamin Lawson

1000

761

32

Thomas Bell

1000

305

33

William Floyd

200

2046

34

James Shields

100

1240

35

Assignee John Paage

99 1/3

1901

36 (OS)

Bernard Lipscomb

4000

81

Item No. 37. (DOS) Map. Beck vs. [Bane or Bone?].

Item No. 38. (OS) Map. Thomas W. Wilson.

Item No. 39. C. Wallace to Anderson.

Item No. 40. Blue sheet.

 

Folder 19: Surveys

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

1

William Brownlee

1000

681

2

Copy of warrant of John Mills

1300

230

3

Ambrose Bohannon

4666 2/3

285

4

David Williams

2666 2/3

860

5

Michael Buckley

233 1/3

Unknown

6

William Johnston

2000

1825

7

William Johnston

2000

1826

Item No. 8. Commissioner Josiah Meigs to Allen Latham. October 20, 1783.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

9

Brig. Gen. Robert Lawson

10,000

1921

10

Abraham Bohannon

4666 2/3

285

11

John B. Johnson

1000

2117

12

Brig. Gen. Robert Lawson

10,000

1921

13

John Fowler

1000

2158

14

John Robertson representative of Arthur Lind

1000

345

15

David Miller

1000

310

16

Latham’s report on survey for William Bigbie

200

1601

17

Latham’s report on survey for John Green

200

1600

18

A. Savvory (?) D. Volcondon survey for Albert Gallatin

3000

21941

19

John Fauntleroy heir at law of Griffin Fauntleroy

4000

8221

20

William Butler

100

3458

21

Survey for Geo. Lewis

1000

367

22

Robt. Beal

1666 2/3

190

23

Jonathan Clark

2000

172

24

Edmund Clark

1000

2359

25

Burgess Ball

1777 2/3

905

26

Edward Paul

200

1061

27

Alexander Skiner

1200

736

28

William Morris

400

Unknown

29

Andrew Donnally

440

Unknown

30

William Morris

934

Unknown

31

Shadrack Harriman

170

Unknown

32

Elias Langham

1000

1400

33

Joseph Swearengen

1200

341

34 (OS)

Walter E. Strong

685

1010

35 (OS)

Walter E. Strong

1200

268

36

John Dickinson

502

Unknown

37 (OS)

Frederick Paschke

666 2/3

220

38 (OS)

David Jackson

610 2/3

632

39

Patrick Welch

200

2364

40 (OS)

Drury Scott

200

2363

41

John Dickinson

502

Unknown

42

Joseph Carrol

360

Unknown

43

Reubin Long

666 2/3

1570

44 (OS)

Uriah Springer

1000

222

45

Alexander Parker

1500

735

 

Folder 20: Surveys

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

1

Innes Hardin

100

720

2

Richard Jones

100

2258

3

Alexander W. Lardy

200

1183

4

John English

200

1106

5

Col. Wm. Dark

1000

82

6

Clough Shelton

1200

111 (?)

7

Joseph Vanmeter

1333 1/3

744

8 (OS)

Lt. William McGuire

666 2/3

2499

9

Andrew Waggoner

1000

1003

10

Peter Casey

1000

740

11

Robert White

1000

303

12

Andrew Waggoner

1400

1003

13

Alexander Skiner

1200

736

14 (OS)

Samuel K. Bradford

400

Several

15

Wm. Brown

100

Unknown

16

Henry Bedinger

300

Several

17

William Fitzhugh

44

2547

18

Samuel K. Bradford

400

1213, 1215, 1218, 1219

19

Charles Yarborough

666 2/3

1730

20

Peter Johnston et al

948 2/3

Several

21

Thos. Gaskins

1500

765

22

Francis Muer

1000

1474

23

Whitehead Coleman

1000

1186

24

William Taylor

1000

132

25

William Sterling Smith

1000

146

26

Daniel Bedinger

1000

2211

27

George Gray

1000

242

28 (OS)

John C. Carter

1666 2/3

306

29

Wm. Hanshaw

100

Unknown

30

George F. Norton

1333 1/3

2183

31

Wm. McMechin

200

18

32

William Marshall

200

Unknown

33

Isaiah Marks

1000

1695

34

John Crute

666 2/3

188

35

Clement Biddle

966 2/3

Unknown

36

Dr. Robert Rose

1500

1850

37

Clement Read

1333 2/3

1652

38 (OS)

Joseph Mowse, assignee

1000

20

39

Joseph Carrington

1000

2073, 2074, 2075, 2078

40

Robert Yancy

1000

202

41 (OS)

Robert Henry

1966 2/3

Several

42

David Ross & Co.

1640

332, , 750, 1234, 1899

Item No. 43. List of surveys on military warrants and patents, which has no connection pertaining to this folder (No. 20). There are 12 sheets.

Item No. 44. Receipt against the estate of Benj. Hough. A. C. Looker, Administrator. June 2, 1824.

Item No. 45. Contract of indenture between William Harvey and Nicholas Devault, overseers of the poor, for the binding out of Edward Bannin to Thos. Johnson. May 3, 1824. [Indenture dated 03 May 1824. Wm Harvey and Nicholas Devault, overseers of the poor of Concord Twp, Ross Co., OH, with consent of Gaspar Devault, Justice of the Peace, to bind out Edward Bannin (or Banning), a poor boy aged 12 years on 04 Apr 1824, to "live with and serve" Thomas G. Johnson of said place until age 21 (on 14 Apr 1833). Johnson to "train him up to the habits of obediance industry and morality." At expiration, Bannin to receive a set of good clothes and a horse worth at least $50. Attest: John S. Cook, Hendrich Roseboom [?], John Q. Michie [?]. Signed: William Harvey, Nicholas (his X mark) Devault, and Thos G. Johnson.]

Item No. 46. Blank deed of Richard C. Anderson. Blank affidavit on back, dated May 14, 1824, signed Wm. Creighton, J.P.

Item No. 47. (OS) Deed of heirs of Benjamin Hough, signed by Aleson C. Looker, agent for the heirs. June 1824.

 

Folder 21: Surveys (January 20 to February 9, 1785)

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

1

Will Lindsay

1000

1199

2

Peter F. Archer

1000

50

3

Richard Call

1000

2260

4

Christian Huffman

1000

177

5

Robert Gamble

1000

1494

6

Nat Pendleton

1000

1391

7

Robert Gamble

1000

1496

8

Presby Thornton

1000

846

9

Thomas Buckner

1000

2273

10

Robert Harvey

1000

Unknown

11

Benjamin Mosley, infant

1000

75

12

Wm. Barret

1000

2256

13

Francis Brooke

1000

2265

14 (OS)

Addison Lewis

4000

396

15

John Watts

1000

Unknown

16

Andrew Waggenor and John Scott

1333 2/3

1003 and 2609

17

David Ross

1000

Unknown

18

Joseph Scott, Jr.

1000

1887

19

Prestley Neville

1400

Part of 18

20

John Taylor Griffin

1000

783

21

Thomas Edmunds

1000

40 (?)

22

Henry Fauntleroy (Heirs)

1000

1967

23

John Jordan

1000

2509

24

Jevin Miller

1000

1623

25

John Spotswood

1000

597

26

John McDowell

1000

827

27

John White

1000

Unknown

28

Hughes Woodson

1000

1751

29

William Meredith

1000

2319

30

Wm. B. Wallace

1000

702

31

Henry Fauntleroy (Heirs)

1000

1967

32

Wm. Peirce

1000

2443

33

Gabriel Long et al

1000

Unknown

34

Drury Ragsdale

1000

397

35

Thomas Gaskins

1000

Unknown

36

Thomas Gaskins

1000

765

37

George Francis Norton

1000

2183

38

John Gillison

1000

580

39

James Hackerday (Heirs)

666 2/3

2000

40 (OS)

John Gillison

1000

588

41

John Jamison

1200

192 (?)

42

James Hockerday (Heirs)

Unknown

2000

43

James Morton

1000

74

44

George Gray

1000

242

45

William Brownlee

1000

681

46

William Brownlee

1000

681

47

Walter E. Strong

1000

Unknown

48 (OS)

Benjamin Ashby

2666 2/3

2197

49

Christian Huffman

1000

177

50

Christian Huffman

666 2/3

177

51

Joseph Scott

1000

1887

52

John Slaughter

666 2/3

Unknown

53

Pierce Knowland

2666 2/3

1835

54

John Slaughter

666 2/3

2498

55

John Slaughter

800

Unknown

56

Thos. Shaw

1000

285

57

Henry Bedinger

1000

291

58

William Fitzhugh

324

2547

59

Mayo Carrington

1500

24

60

George Rice & Benjamin Ratcliff

1000

Unknown

61

Joseph Mosley et al

1000

Unknown

62

William Heth

1000

2161

 

Folder 22: Surveys (February 20 to September 20, 1785)

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

1

Geo. F. Norton

1000

2133

2 (OS)

Francis Coleman

2000

2240

3

Leroy Edwards

1000

1476

4

John Slaughter

600

2498

5

Drury Ragsdale

1000

397

6

Wm. Poythress

1000

Part of 1878

7

James Cave

100

2031

8

Edmund Brook

1000

Part of 2541

9

Joseph Dean

100

912

10

William Copeland

200

1696

11

Henry Oram

100

981

12

Dedrich Lemon

100

2041

13

Mace Clements

2000

738

14

James Currie, assignee

1000

1401 for 400 acres; 1422 for 400 acres; 1735 for 200 acres

15

Richard Clough Anderson

1000

48

16

Thomas Parker

1000

732

17

William Harford (?)

900

986

18

Thomas Edmonds

1000

40

19

James Lowe

200

1124

20

Roley Jacobs

100

933

21

Vincent Topp

100

921

22

Corneluis Baldwin

1200

289

23

James Broadus

1000

2518

24

Thomas Hoard

1000

600

25

Peter Johnston

1000

2586

26

Francis Brooke

556

2265

27

John Peyton

300

965 and 970

28

John Scott

1000

2609

29

John H. Foster

666 2/3

2610

30

Andrew Donnally and Wm. Morris

45

Unknown

31

John Hurt

1400

2247

32

Thomas Pearson

1333 1/3

904

33

James Fleming, assignee

600

Several

34

David Chambers

100

1239

35 (OS)

William Mercer (Heir)

5000

1159

36

David Stephenson

1200

347

37

Stephen Pellus (?)

1000

2424

38

Edward Douse, assignee

1000

28

39

Alex Welch

100

Unknown

40

William Campbell

666 2/3

16

41

Edward Douce

1000

652, 2593, 2596, 2654, 2727

42

William Russell

2000

2023

43

Henry Banks

50

Unknown

44

Joseph Parker (Heir)

2666 2/3

558

45 (OS)

Samuel P. Pleasants

3000

Unknown

46

Thomas House

1000

600

47

William Campble

1000

16

48

Peter Muhlenberg

984

176

49

Joel Reise

1400

870, 1862, 879, 895, 2295, 2277, 2298

50

George Hite

1000

2608

51

William Thompkins

1333 1/3

404

52

Zachariah Tallum

800

2648

53

Alexander Skinner

1200

736

54

Zachariah Tallum

1066

2648

55

Henry Lee

1500

1937

56

Henry Lee

1500

1937

 

Folder 23: Surveys (October to December 1785)

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

1

Henry Lee

2000

1937

2

Alexander Skinner

1200

736

3

Edward Douse, assignee

400

2431 and 2432

4

Reubin Long

1000

1570

5

Charles Jones

244

2721

6

Edward Douse, assignee

866 2/3

1334

7

William Croghan

1400

Unknown

8

William Croghan

195

Unknown

9

John and Barbara Belew (Heirs)

400

Unknown

10

Andrew Waggoner

1400

1003

11

William Croghan

888 2/3

1922

12

Joseph Childres

400 in Greenbriar Co.

Unknown

13

Robert Craddock

1000

1897

14

Unknown (Part of Henderson’s grant)

500

Unknown

15

Unknown (Part of Henderson’s grant)

500

Unknown

16

Unknown (Part of Henderson’s grant)

500

Unknown

17

Unknown (Part of Henderson’s grant)

500

Unknown

18

Unknown

500

Unknown

19

Unknown

500

Unknown

20

Unknown

500

Unknown

21

Unknown

500

Unknown

22

Unknown

500

Unknown

23

Henderson

522

Unknown

24

Samuel Lapsley (?)

500

387

Item No. 25. Part of a letter signed James Wilkinson concerning a copper and lead mine. May 8, 1787.

Item No. 26. Survey of Peter Wagterfield, Robert Wallerson, William Wolfolk, et al.

Item No. 27. William Bigby, James Brooks, Thomas Barnard, and George Bruce, 1000 acres, warrant no. 1001.

Item No. 28. Letter addressed to Abraham Kirkpatrich, Fort Pitt, from Richard Anderson, concerning a land survey.

Item No. 29. (2 sheets) Brigadier Gen. Robert Lawson, 1000 acres, warrant no. 1921, survey nos. 1715 and 1716.

Item No. 30. Letter addressed to Richard C. Anderson, Louisville, KY, from Thomas Holt. Surveys. November 5, 1788.

Item No. 31. Letter addressed to John Mumford, Salem, OH, from H. Shaw. January 7, 1789.

Item No. 32. Letter addressed to Col. Richard C. Anderson from W. Croghan, concerning shipment of tobacco down the Ohio river to New Orleans. March 13, 1789.

Item No. 33. Note of John Jones to Col. Anderson, informing him he had conveyed his military lands to Col. Wm. McWilliams. July 13, 1789.

Item No. 34. Thos. Holt to Col. Anderson, concerning amount of land he wished to retain in Ohio and surveying costs. October 31, 1789.

Item No. 35. A legal note on an act to accept Judicial records, passeed 1790.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

36

John Childres

700

13103

37

William Prior

60

Unknown

38

William Morris

660

1606

39

John Young

200

1056

40

Leonard Morris

492

1056

41

William Morris

530

1056

42

John Jones

430

8765

43

Andrew Donnally

359

Treasury 8715

44

Martin Hardin

866 2/3

3944 and 4027

45

William Pennoch

600

1975, 1919, 1997, 1998, 1999

46

Martin Hardin

666 2/3

4107

47

John Cobb

666 2/3

2674

Item No. 48. Statement of indebtedness of John Clark and George R. Clark.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

49

Levin Joinor (?)

556

3015

50

John Givens

100

1903

51

John Fowler

750

345

52

Joshua Vanmeter

350

2088

Item No. 53. Letter addressed to Col. Richard C. Anderson from Livin Teackle. June 5, 1792.

Item No. 54. Letter addressed to Col. Richard C. Anderson from John Steele. October 13, 1792.

Item No. 55. Smith Snead’s will. October 18, 1792.

Item No. 56. Survey for land in Virginia, for John Munford Gregory, warrant no. 4994.

Item No. 57. John W. Johnston, 2666 2/3 acres, warrant no. 4594.

 

Folder 24: [Miscellaneous]

Item No. 1. Warrant. Patrick McFeeters owes 5 pounds claim goods and chattels equal to that amount and sell them and send the amount due and pay costs accruing. Directed to the Constable of West Nottingham. March 30, 1793.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

Survey No.

2

John McAdam

1333 1/3

3286

1955

3

John McAdam

1333 1/3

3286

2247

4

Reubin Field

500

244

1954

5

Reubin Field

500

244

894

6

Reubin Field

1000

244

1952

7

John Keith

100

3699

1972

8

John Hunt

1000

2247

363

9

Philip Alston

200

237

1322

10 (OS)

Alexander McClanahan

6666 2/3

3289

1806

11

Lachariah Askey

100

1839

1929

12

Marks Vandeanvall

300

139

1221

13

Marks Vandeanvall

207

139

1221

14

Marks Vandeanvall

135

139

2143

15

Marks Vandeanvall

228

139

1221

16

William Rock

200

2720

2125

17

Pickeron and Hogdon

1000

1562, 1472, 244

488

18

Levin Joines

300

3015

2183

19

John Perkman

1066 2/3

371

728

20 (OS)

William Reynolds

5000

4370, 4371, 4372, 4377, 4378, parts of 2930, 4264, 4376

2004

21

Major Lipscomb

200

4089

1881

22

Abraham (torn manuscript)

100

3085

1849

23

Samuel Lamme

100

2806

1858

24

Charles Stokely

380

1569

2133

25

Henry Price

200

3847

2142

26

Benoni Swearenger

600

4390 and 3545

1782 and 2005

27

John McAdams

100

4091

2082

28 (OS)

Capt. Thomas Bowyer (On back: Copy of a certificate of the entries and survey and sales for taxes in the name of Thomas Bowyer, original given to H. Boush, Esq.)

1000

659

781

29

Spencer Morgan

2000

2845

1803

Item No. 30. Assignment of title to one thousand (torn manuscript) hundred eleven acres, which is 1/3 part of his military warrant nos. 671, 2184 and (torn manuscript) in the name of John Phillips, another in name of Benjamin Wynkoop and David W. (?)

Item No. 31. Survey, Francis Smith, 1000 acres, warrant no. 70, survey no. 560.

Item No. 32. One-third of Robt. Richardson grant of 3600 acres, given to Richard Anderson for surveying land, fees, markers, claims, etc. July 5, 1794.

Item No. 33. Survey, 70 acres, Joseph Carroll, given by virtue of part of a certificate of settlement right granted to Joseph Carroll by the commissioners for adjusting titles to unpatented lands in the district of Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbriar. July 17, 1794.

Item No. 34. Albert Gallaten, 2000 acres, by virtue of a land office treasury warrant no. 15240 dated April 20, 1783, issued in the name of Michael Ryan.

Item No. 35. Robt. Lawson assigns 2000 acres of his military warrant land to Nathaniel Massie. January 20, 1795. Robt. Lawson assigns 1000 acres of his military warrant land to Nathaniel Massie. June 10, 1795. Signed and sealed by E. M. Huntington, commissioners of General Land office. July 23, 1841.

Item No. 36. (OS) List of entries made on Lieutenant Robt. Jouitts warrant no. 2675 for 2266 2/3 acres.

Item No. 37. Receipt of four pounds, sixteen shillings in full, signed Hugh Ramsey. April 1795.

Item No. 38. Survey, Robt. Lawson, 2000 acres, warrant no. 1921, survey no. 2523.

Item No. 39. Survey, Robt. Lawson, 2000 acres, warrant no. 1921, survey no. 2523. (On back: Copy of Robt. Lawson’s survey no. 2523, 2000 acres, and the assignment thereafter Daniel Feagins.)

Item No. 40. Letter to Colonel Richard C. Anderson, Richmond, VA, from W. Croghan. Contains a great deal of personal views written October 27, 1795.

Item No. 41. Certificate of 1200 acres to Henry Bedingers, warrant no. 291. (On back: Arthur Fare D.S. Examined and recorded June 10, 1794, Richard Anderson, S.)

Item No. 42. Letter to Richard Anderson, Jefferson Co., asking for information about land warrants of Thos. Perkins deceased, and the name of the man in Boston for whom you located some land. Signed Ezekiel Whitman, Danville. July 24, 1796.

Item No. 43. Unreadable. August 1796.

Item No. 44. Survey, Henry Rhoads, 150 acres, warrant no. 1928, survey no. 2015 or 2016.

Item No. 45. Letter. Jefferson Co., KY. Col. Rich. C. Anderson to locate and survey a tract of military land and he is to receive 1/3 of the grant for services with all expenses paid. Signed John Hooper, his (x) mark. August 14, 1795.

Item No. 46. Letter. Philadelphia. To Col. Richard Rich. C. Anderson urging him to settle the land business of Reed & Norton (?) with Major Craigh and Mr. George Wilson. September 23, 1796.

Item No. 47. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from W. Croghan, concerning the memorial to the assembly of Virginia expecting prolonging the time for Spring Deeds for lands in the Illinois Grant. October 7, 1796.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

Survey No.

48

Abraham Buford (dated November 15, 1796)

1000

670

1086

49

Andrew Donnally, assignee of Malcolm Hart

1000

Treasury warrant no. 16836

Unknown

50 (OS)

Nathaniel Massie

1900

2675, 3298, 4642

2462

51

Wm. Lytle (dated May 10, 1797)

100

Part of 4774

Unknown

52

Robt. Nicholson (On back: Survey of Robt. Pollard, 1000 acres, part of warrant no. 4494, survey no. 3016)

1000

3373, 3358, 1678, 3359, 3369

2429

53 (OS)

Robt. Pollard

Nathaniel Massie

1000

1290

4494

2319

3017

5071

Item No. 54. Letter. Paris. To Col. Anderson from Lucas Sullivant. Enclose 2 plats in the name of Col. John Gipson. June 6, 1797.

Item No. 55. John Wilson.

Item No. 56. Thomas Drake.

Item No. 57. Richard Taylor.

Item No. 58. John Robertson.

Item No. 59. Clement Reid.

Item No. 60. Letter. Col. Anderson to Lucas Sullivant.

 

Folder 25: [Miscellaneous]

Item No. 1. Survey, John McAllistor, 200 acres, 200 acres, warrant no. 4360, survey no. 1874.

Item No. 2. Survey, Thomas Drake, 1666 2/3 acres, part of warrant no. 4327, survey no. 1777.

Item No. 3. Receipt. Received of Lery (?) Sidwell the sum of four shillings and four pence for mending shoes Daniel Richards. September 26, 1797.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

Survey No.

4

Richard Anderson

1000

Part of 60

249

5

Peter Casey

100

3303

2012

6

Peter Casey

100

3302

2010

7

Joseph Jones

100

1192

2009

8

Enos Hardin

100

3553

2011

9

Peter Casey

100

4274

Unknown

10

John Dabney

400

3584

1879

11

John Sutton

100

3818

2101

12

Jacob Regar

1300

2902, 2864, 2853, 2862, 2865, 2867, 2866, 1119, 1131

1754

13

Thomas Coleman

400

2797, 2928, 2810

1819

14

Thomas Reddick

1000

Part of 3140

2179

15

Wm. Smith

1000

Part of 1843

79

16

John Cropper

2666 2/3

Part of 995

2063

17 (OS)

John Cropper

4000

Part of 995

2064

18

James Pendleton

1666 2/3

Part of 113

33

19

James Durham

100

1846

2119

Item No. 20. Letter. Addressed to Doctor (?) to remove my entry of 100 acres entered on no. 2156 and later it agreeable to location that Mr. Lawson will present you. Benj. Goodin. December 27, 1797.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

Survey No.

21

George Rogers

1100

Part of unknown treasury warrant

Unknown

22

Joseph Blackwell

1000

329

88

23

Hazakiah Morton

1000

660

313

24

Nathan Reid

1000

601

267

25

John Crawford

444

2562

200

26

Leven Joines

556

Part of 3015

2164

Item No. 27. Letter. Chillocothe. Col. R. C. Anderson from E. Longham, asking Anderson to make some entries for him. June 4, 1798.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

Survey No.

28

Samuel Hunt

233 1/3

2241

1233

29

Wm. Robertson

275

Part of 2028

2128

30

James Lanier

100

4271

1924

31

Tarlton Woodpan

160

Part of 1928

2111

32

Spencer Morgan

666 2/3

Part of 1791

1802

33

James Jenkins

1000

639, 654, 666, 676, 1819, 1857, 2777, 2778

3348

34

Jacob Miers

100

1443

1783

35

Thomas Stolt

666 2/3

4640

2674

36

John Clark

650

Part of 307

3031

Item No. 37. (OS) Deed of Conveyance. Hedgeman Triplett and his wife to Benj. and Thomas Hough for 20 acres lying in Mongohala [Monongalia?] County.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

Survey No.

38

Unknown

Unknown

2316

Unknown

39

Nathaniel Massie

1580

4328, 3206, part of 4642, 1089

2462, 3037, 357A

40

Thomas Waring

133 1/3

Part of 4182

3645

41

Wm. Pierce

Leroy Edwards

116

200

Part of 2443

Part of 1476

3634

3635

Item No. 42. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Hickman Spiller. Lands surveyed for Benj. Spiller, have been lost, asking for Anderson to take care of it. May 25, 1799.

Item No. 43. (OS) Survey, Nathaniel Massie, 1370 acres, warrant nos. 4802 and 2006, survey nos. 2532, 3361, and 3658.

Item No. 44. Survey, Levi Hollingsworth, 1000 acres, warrant nos. 1122, 1489, 1880, 1881, and 1882, survey no. 3158.

Item No. 45. Note. To pay $9.00 on or before November 21, dated October 17, 1799. Benj. Gooden to pay Sam’l Jones.

Item No. 46. Survey, Abram Mathews, 214 acres, granted by commissioners for the district of Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbriar.

Item No. 47. Lessee of Nathaniel Massie.

Item No. 48. Note. To pay $10.00 Jerimiah Armstrong, signed Benj. Gooden. To pay 11.00 to Jerimiah Armstrong, 2 months after date, December 14, 1799, Benj. Gooden.

 

Folder 26: [Miscellaneous]

Item No. 1. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Thomas Gibson, Auditor, asking for copies of entries and certificates of surveys. January 12, 1800.

Item No. 2. Letter to R. C. Anderson from N. S. Nelson about land, 1/3 of which has been collected by Anderson for surveying, etc, and Major Massie expecting the same for similar work. January 22, 1800.

Item No. 3. Certificate. Three hundred acres of warrant sold was not included in the Deed of Trust executed by Robt. Lawson. Made by Joshua Lewis.

Item No. 4. Cincinnati. Letter. To R. C. Anderson from Thos. Gibson, thanking him for the entries and discussing taxes. July 1800.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

Survey No.

5

George Mathews

1382

4795

3716

1000

4795

3717

1085 2/3

4795 and 1934

3718

765

4795

3701

545

4795

3702

300

4795

4145

Item No. 6. Letter designating P. C. Anderson to survey lands belonging to Richard Osborn, Thomas Kennon, and Dawson Burggs, signed William George. October 15, 1800.

Item No. 7. Letter signed, "your affectionate nephew" (signature not readable). December 12, 1800.

Item No. 8. Receipt. Levi (?), four pounds seven shillings in full, rent of sawmill, Wm Arberry. December 31, 1800.

Item No. 9. Washington. Receipt, Benj. Hough, 1.00 for 1 yearly payment in support of the Frederick town library, Isaac J. Jenkinson. February 25, 1801.

Item No. 10. (OS) Indenture between John Athinson and his wife and John Johnson and Henry Johnson. March 11, 1801.

Item. No. 11. The President (Thomas Jefferson signature) of United States to Nathaniel Massie (copy of patent). Survey No. 2466 and 3360 for 1430 acres.

Item No. 12. Note to Col. Anderson from Thos. Gibson. Send his plat certificate of 1000 acres. Land entered by May Bessley. August 30, 1801.

Item No. 13. Note signed by John Vaneman. August 30, 1801.

Item No. 14. Survey, Don Ruffner, 200 acres, treasury warrant no. 991 for 2081 acres.

Item No. 15. Richard Taylor sold 40 acres to James Stewart.

Item No. 16. Survey, Alex. Welch, 75 acres, part of treasure warrant 2335 for 200 acres.

Item No. 17. (OS) Indenture between Henry Abrams and wife and Alex. M. Laughlin. Deed of two lots to Abrams for $600.00. December 3, 1801.

Item No. 18. Wm. Lamb (signature) certifies that Levi Ledwell to have lots 112 and 111 for the term of two years. December 11, 1801.

Item No. 19. Survey, Cornelius R. Sedam, 100 acres, warrant no. 3710, survey no. 2918.

Item No. 20. Receipt, signed Terall Gregg, 66 pounds, 14 shillings, three pence, part payment of wife’s share of Amos Hough esate, sent by Benj. Hough. March 20, 1802.

Item No. 21. Receipt. Received of Benj. Hough, 2 pounds, 3 shillings, 4 pence, in full, account against Eliz. Hough for schooling two children for her. Received by Wm. Jackman. March 31, 1802.

Item No. 22. Receipt of note received of Robt. Carson by John Moodey. April 7, 1802.

Item No. 23. Due Samuel Holton, $3.00 for value received, John Gibson. April 14, 1802.

Item No. 24. Description of survey sent to Col. R. C. Anderson from John Armstrong.

Item No. 25. Authorize R. C. Anderson to find 950 acres of land on warrant unappropriated. Signed Robt. Higgins. June 10, 1802.

Item No. 26. Receipt for taxes, $1.01 received of Geo. Sly by Jos. Kerr, signed Henry Massie.

Item No. 27. Receipt. Adam Holler (signed) received $2.23 2/3 in full paid by Levi Lidwell. November 30, 1802.

Item No. 28. (OS) Deed. Wm. Murphy to Allen Latham. Eighty acres in Pike Co.

Item No. 29. Letter. Chillicothe. To R. C. Anderson from Thos. Gibson. When to send for copies of entries and surveys. February 15, 1805.

Item No. 30. Survey, George Rogers, 200 acres.

Item No. 31. Deed. John Rector to Andrew McNight for $40.00 a tract of land. June 8, 1803.

Item No. 32. Receipt for skins from Abraham Crabs and David Lion. Signed Patrick Mandeville.

Item No. 33. (OS) Resurvey of land. Surveyed in August 1785.

Item No. 34. Letter from Thomas Gibson telling of having paid taxes for receiver of letter. Chillicothe. October 20, 1803.

Item No. 35. Certificate certifying sale of 1200 acres to Joshua Hall of a tract of Wm Dallerferro (?). John Carlisle (collector). November 10, 1803.

Item No. 36. Letter from Duncan McArthur to Col. R. C. Anderson concerning land. (Letter not very readable.)

Item No. 37. Note to principal surveyor, 1000 acres to Jesse Davis, warrant no. 5052.

Item No. 38. Deed. Hutt & Edmondson to J. M. Lem, 220 acres. April 10, 1804.

Item No. 39. Col. R. C. Anderson’s order for $400.00 to Nicholas Clarke. April 15, 1804.

Item No. 40. (OS) Deed. James and Henry Johnson to James Steward. Land for $210.00.

Item No. 41. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from James Galloway, Jr., concerning resurveying work in and around Chillicothe. July 2, 1804.

Item No. 42. Deed. Nath. Massie and wife to Thomas James. Tract of land for $120.00. July 14, 1804.

Item No. 43. Bond. James Galloway, Jr., James Galloway, Sr., and Geo. Pumroy to R. C. Anderson.

Item No. 44. Survey, Leven Joines, 346 acres.

Item No. 45. Various surveys and records for Jefferson Co., KY.

Item No. 46. Receipt for draught of Daniel Higgins.

Item No. 47. Survey, Benj. Goodin, 300 acres, warrant nos. 230 and 231, survey no. 3824.

Item No. 48. Various receipts from R. C. Anderson and others received by John Carlisle (collector V. [?] Lands).

Item No. 49. Receipt. John McKnight. Estate of Amos Hough (dec).

 

Folder 27: [Miscellaneous]

[NOTE: On the second page of listings in this folder is the following notation in the margin: "June 25, 1806, T. Washington [or Worthington] to Col. Richard C. Anderson." It does not appear to be connected to any particular item listed and therefore may be a separate (unnumbered) item in the folder. Also, another notation at the bottom of this same page says: last 11 items missing. However, it is unclear if this refers to Item Nos. 30-40 or to the extra items Nos. 41-50 added in by hand.]

Item No. 1. State tax receipt. Jacob Neply. Thos. Scott (collector).

Item No. 2. Receipt. From $8.90, fee as sheriff, from estate of Amos Hough (dec). John McKnight (coroner).

Item No. 3. Receipt. Samuel Hunter of Chas. Daniels. Fine $1.00 for Sabbath breaking.

Item No. 4. Receipt. James Lee for Charles Maxwell.

Item No. 5. Receipt. Jacob Miller’s assignment on sundry judgments.

Item No. 6. Receipt. Dan’l L. McClure (?).

Item No. 7. Receipt. Samuel McCollum.

Item No. 8. Letter to R. C. Anderson from James Galloway, Jr., asking to have some errors corrected. February 9, 1805.

Item No. 9. Survey, Thomas McClanahan, warrant no. 1863, survey no. 3112.

Item No. 10. Articles of agreement. Robinson, Baird, and Heddleston.

Item No. 11. Receipt. Wm. McFardland for $150.00.

Item No. 12. Receipt. John Galbraith for $10.00.

Item No. 13. Jacob Myers, Esq., order to call on Mrs. Hough for fee.

Item No. 14. Letter from James Galloway, Jr., probably to R. C. Anderson about his work as a surveyor. August 5, 1805.

Item No. 15. Moses Kimbal’s order and receipt. October 12, 1805.

Item No. 16. Receipt. N. Willis for J. Mulligan. $2.50.

Item No. 17. Receipt. Charles Maxwell. $40.00.

Item No. 18. List of sales for taxes on land for 1806.

Item No. 19. Receipt. N. Willis.

Item No. 20. (OS) Deed. John Edmiston and wife to Wm. E. Dickenson.

Item No. 21. Receipt. Aaron Irvin (?). $11.00.

Item No. 22. Survey, James Denny, 300 acres, warrant no. 275, survey no. 1502.

Item No. 23. A connection of the interference between Watkins & Warfields on Clover Sick Creek, State of Ohio.

Item No. 24. Receipt. Wm. Lowry. $1.00.

Item No. 25. Plan for town of Bainbridge by Nath. Massie.

Item No. 26. Receipt. John G. Macon. $8.15.

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

Survey No.

27

Hughes Woodson

250

1751

5035

700

1352

785

5008

265

5009

Item No. 28. Receipt. Benj. Hough’s note, signed Jesse Townsend, Keith Humphreys. October 22, 1806.

Item No. 29. Receipt. Scott to Dougherty. $2.60.

Item No. 30. Receipt. Scott to Booker. $15.16. 1806.

Item No. 31. Letter. Fain Hopkins to R. C. Anderson to send survey made by Beasly in Hopkins name. October 18, 1806.

Item No. 32. Receipt. L. Sedwell.

Item No. 33. Letter from Nath. Massie to R. C. Anderson, asking him to record two surveys. November 24, 1806.

Item No. 34. Letter from Lucas Sullevant to R. C. Anderson, to send a record of all entries sent by Sullevant by Mr. Wallace to Anderson. November 24, 1806.

Item No. 35. Surveys, Strother Jones, 1000 acres, warrant no. 88, survey no. 4120; Robert Vance, 260 acres, warrant no. 850, survey no. 4995.

Item No. 36. Receipt. Wm. S. Hutt (collector).

Item No. 37. Indenture. Jos. Colens, Wm. Reitledge, Levi Sidwell bound to John Hutt and Wm. Nunar as brickmaker and bricklayer apprentices. 1806.

Item No. 38. Receipt. Levi Sidwell. $29.50. December 23, 1806.

Item No. 39. Receipt. Levi Sidwell. $3.25.

Item No. 40. Letter. Edm’d. Rogers to R. C. Anderson about warrants in office.

Item No. 41. (OS) Indenture. William Dickinson. February 9, 1807.

Item No. 42. Letter. To J. Dunlap from Samuel (?). February 13, 1807.

Item No. 43. Letter to R. C. Anderson from E. Langham (?). February 21, 1807.

Item No. 44. (OS) Indenture. James Clark. February 25, 1807.

Item No. 45. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Bluslof (?). March 9, 1807.

Item No. 46. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Thomas Carneal. March 15, 1807.

Item No. 47. Receipt. Ben Hough. 7.00. March 19, 1807.

Item No. 48. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Thomas Chitton (or Chilton). March 19, 1807.

Item No. 49. Receipt. Survey. John O’Conner. March 21, 1807.

Item No. 50. Letter to R. C. Anderson from James Taylor. March 28, 1807.

 

Folder 28: [Miscellaneous]

Item No. 1. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from Robert Means to forward the survey to Col. D. McArthur. Duncan McArthur to Col. R. C. Anderson, concerning surveys.

Item No. 2. Letter from Henry Massie to R. C. Anderson. Personal news and also about surveys.

Item No. 3. Receipt. John Hutt.

Item No. 4. Letter from Henry Massie to R. C. Anderson, telling of an opportunity to buy Mrs. Brown’s land.

Item No. 5. Letter from James Galloway, Jr., to R. C. Anderson, concerning surveys.

Item No. 6. Letter from Henry Massie to R. C. Anderson, thanking him for entry of 300 acres.

Item No. 7. Letter from Thomas Carmeal to (?) about surveys.

Item No. 8. Survey, James Denny, 100 acres, part of warrant no. 2755, survey no. 4977.

Item No. 9. Deed. Robt. Steele and M. McLean.

Item No. 10. Description of surveys.

Item No. 11. Survey, James Mabin, 212 acres, warrant no. 196, survey no. 160.

Item No. 12. Letter from James Galloway, Jr., to R. C. Anderson, transfer of land. Purchased 11,382 acres from Mr. W. Lardy, also a warrant to check as to entry.

Item No. 13. Letter from Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson, to file surveys.

Item No. 14. Receipt. John Machin.

Item No. 15. Receipt. Charles Maxwell.

Item No. 16. (OS) Deed. John Kerr to Mike Baldwin. Land for $2000.00.

Item No. 17. List of delinquencies in land for 1808 property. Duplicate.

Item No. 18. Discharge from military service of Levi Sidwell due to loss of sight in his right eye.

Item No. 19. Receipt. Joseph Loffen.

Item No. 20. Receipt (or patent). Jesse Spencer.

Item No. 21. Order. Brice Vines order and Wm. Baker’s receipt.

Item No. 22. Receipt. R. D. Richardson.

Item No. 23. Receipt. E. Glover.

Item No. 24. Order. J. W. Dolyal.

Item No. 25. Receipt. Samuel Todd. $37.50.

Item No. 26. Receipt. John C. Gilkison.

Item No. 27. Letter from James Taylor to Col. R. C. Anderson, sending two land warrants to get entries.

Item No. 28. Survey, 50 acres, Shadrock Childres, land office treasury warrant.

Item No. 29. Receipt. Thos. Steel. $10.00 for subscription.

Item No. 30. Survey, Strother Jones, 955 acres, part of warrant no. 88, survey no. 4210.

Item No. 31. Receipt. R. D. Richardson. $3.00 for the Fredonian. December 30, 1808.

Item No. 32. Receipt from Levi Sidwell. $7.74 state, count, and poor tax for 1808. Wm. Huth receipt.

Item No. 33. Order. Joshua Worthington to pay David Gusty $5.50.

Item No. 34. Deed. John Helt and wife to Hugh Flyn for $88.00 land.

Item No. 35. Order. Sam’l McAdam.

Item No. 36. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from Duncan McArthur, concerning a warrant for 100 acres, to have it entered.

Item No. 37. Bill and receipt. T. Worthington. $74.00.

Item No. 38. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from Andrew Woodson about 30 acres that have been entered.

Item No. 39. (OS) Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from (looks like) John Kerr. A protraction of the land by course bonded him by Gen. Sam Finley.

Item No. 40. Deed. Valentine S. Peyton to Timothy Peyton. Signed by Richard C. Anderson. (Ink quite faded.)

Item No. 41. Order. Isaac Beaver. $2.50.

Item No. 42. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from N. G. Beasley, asking to send a copy of warrant no. 3474 for 700 acres.

Item No. 43. Letters, to Col. R. C. Anderson from Benj. Hough, asking to have copies of the entries sent; to Col. R. C. Anderson from Cadwallader Wallace, asking if a warrant granted to Presley Saunders for 200 acres has been received.

Item No. 44. A warrant to survey for Benj. W. Ladd assigned of Wm. Price. Five hundred acres due Ladd in consideration of Wm. Price’s 3 years service in continental line. November 23, 1810.

Item No. 45. Receipt. John Preble. $25.00 rent.

Item No. 46. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from E. Langham, asking to have entries sent.

Item No. 47. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from James Galloway, Jr. Has been authorized by Sam’l Shepard to remove and reenter some entries. The blanks are to be filled in by Anderson.

Item No. 48. (OS) Deed. Massie to Holliday.

Item No. 49. Order. S. Merrels order to N. Johnson and his receipt for $50.00.

Item No. 50. Entries, N. Massie, 50 acres, warrant no. 5647, survey no. 6458; N. Massie, 127 acres, warrant no. 5647, survey no. 6459. To withdraw 277 acres on part of warrant no. 5647 and enter 177 acres. The remainder of said warrant he has assigned to Chas. A. Stuart.

Item No. 51. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from James Denny. A warrant enclosed to have an entry made of it. November 1, 1809.

Item No. 52. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from John McDonald, enclosing a dollar and a 100-acre land warrant to enter.

Item No. 53. Receipt and order. Wm. Valentine order and Martin Andrews receipt. $140.00.

Item No. 54. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from Duncan McArthur, containing description of two warrants to be entered and asking for copies of other warrants he has sent to the office.

Item No. 55. Letter to R. C. Anderson from James Galloway, Jr., to be delivered by Andrew Alexander and containing four warrants.

Item No. 56. Letter to R. C. Anderson from James Taylor, containing an entry.

Item No. 57. Letter and entries to R. C. Anderson from Duncan McArthur, concerning land warrant for 6666 2/3 acres, sent in previous letter, 5166 2/3 to Edw. Stubblefield and 1500 acres to Dr. McArthur.

Item No. 58. Letter to R. C. Anderson from James Galloway, Jr., concerning entries.

Item No. 59. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Duncan McArthur, asking if he rec’d letter sent containing $70.00 and warrants, and to make entries for warrants he is sending.

Item No. 60. Letter to R. C. Anderson from John A. Fulton, asking to make the entry (enclosed).

 

Folder 29: [Miscellaneous]

Item No. 1. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from James Galloway, Jr., asking him to enter warrants listed in letter.

Item No. 2. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from Duncan McArthur, enclosing in letter a warrant to enter along with $2.00 in bank notes. Tells of an extension of time in location of military districts passed by Congress.

Item No. 3. (OS) Deed. Massie to Jones.

Item No. 4. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Andrew Woodrow to make entries enclosed in letter.

Item No. 5. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Nath. Massie, to make entries as stated.

Item No. 6. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Duncan McArthur, asking to send certificate of warrant for Mr. Godrell Lively.

Item No. 7. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Walter Dun, enclosing an entry to record.

Item No. 8. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Duncan McArthur, telling of letter sent the week before, if it had been received.

Item No. 9. Letter to R. C. Anderson from E. Longham, asking for details of entries for Flints & Robinson.

Item No. 10. Letter from R. C. Anderson from Nath. Massie, concerning entry of John Nicholas. February 23, 1810.

Item No. 11. Entry for Epram Ralph for 150 acres sent in by Peter McArthur. February 22, 1810.

Item No. 12. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Duncan McArthur, concerning entries.

Item No. 13. Warrant no. 5828 for Wm. W. Cunningham. [Dated 03 Mar 1810. Copy of Land Office Military Warrant No. 5828 to survey lands for Wm W Cunningham, one of the legal representatives of William Cunningham, dec'd, and assignee of Jack Cunningham, Polly Cunningham, Susannah Hamilton (late Susannah Cunningham), Meritt Cunningham, James Cunningham, Lucy Cunningham, Elizabeth

M----y (late Elizabeth Cunningham), and [Nancy or Naresy?] Alexander (late [Neresy?] Cunningham), the other heirs and legal representatives of William Cunningham, dec'd, who served 2 years and 2 months more than 6 years as a Major of the Continental line. Assigns warrant to Joseph and Ben W. Ladd and Thom Norvell. Signed: William Walker Cunningham. Testators: Saml Bigham and Saml [?]son. Seal (obscures some of the writing).]

Item No. 14. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from Duncan McArthur, containing a survey and warrant to enter.

Item No. 15. Entries to be recorded sent by Duncan McArthur.

Item No. 16. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Duncan McArthur, enclosing a land warrant to make entry.

Item No. 17. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Duncan McArthur, enclosing seven land warrants to make entries.

Item No. 18. Survey, Wm. Hickman, 100 acres, warrant no. 1037, survey no. 6656.

Item No. 19. (OS) A survey made in consequence of a sale made to the widow Thatcher.

Item No. 20. Survey, Geo. Hoffman, 180 acres, warrant no. 5543, survey no. 6165.

Item No. 21. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from Duncan McArthur (letter torn – first page).

Item No. 22. Receipt. D. Jennings for Derkin & Morton deed.

Item No. 23. Receipt. Sam’l McKee.

Item No. 24. Receipt. Thos. James to Thos. M. Bagly for 128 2/3 acres of land warrant.

Item No. 25. Warrant no. 5888 of David Wallace for 2666 2/3 acres.

Item No. 26. (OS) Deed. Aeneas Foulk and wife to Christian Benner.

Item No. 27. Receipt. Aaron Goforth receipt $162.25. Col. J. W. Taylor’s money.

Item No. 28. John McCoy. $19.60.

Item No. 29. Receipt. W. A. Dow.

Item No. 30. Receipt. John McClean, adm. of Moses McClean.

Item No. 31. Letter to R. C. Anderson from W. Dun about an entry for 63 acres not reached office. He is sending a copy and asks to have it recorded. February 16, 1811.

Item No. 32. Survey, Eli Genett, Joseph Fletcher, and Andrew Slaughter, 80 acres, treasury warrant no. 1551, part of 2850 acres.

Item No. 33. Agreement. Jacob Funk and Wm. Reynolds. 20.00 to keep in repair a will.

Item No. 34. Order. Sam’l Tods to Doct. Hanum. 8.00.

Item No. 35. Receipt. I. Greggs. Receipt in favor of Thos. Hough.

Item No. 36. Receipt. Sam’l Finley.

Item No. 37. Treasury report of Franklin Co.

Item No. 38. Warrant no. 107 of John Green for 7777 2/3 acres.

Item No. 39. Notice of payment of fees pertaining to work connected with surveying 200 acres of land of Jesse McKay.

Item No. 40. (OS) Deed. Henry Massie and wife to legal representative of Robert Park Dee.

Item No. 41. (OS) Deed. Henry Massie and wife to Henry Buchannan.

 

Item No.

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

Survey No.

42

James Galloway, Jr.

1000

5661

7117

Wm. Townsley

100

1771

7143

James Galloway

100

5661

7141

100

5661

7142

250

Part of 5874, 5875, 5827

7140

 

Folder 30: [Miscellaneous]

Item No. 1. Deed. Solomon Moore to Charles Springer. August 15, 1811.

Item No. 2. (OS) Deed. Samuel Shaw and wife to Wm. Lunback. August 30, 1811.

Item No. 3. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson to Thomas Lewis, concerning land belonging to Richard Call (dec.) on a military warrant.

Item No. 4. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from John Kerr, concerning land that was entered in July 1810 that will have to be withdrawn and reentered. Descriptions of land are included.

Item No. 5. Receipt. Webster to Wright.

Item No. 6. Survey, George Dawson, 1050 acres, warrant nos. 5421, 5810, 5809, survey no. 7227.

Item No. 7. Receipt. Christian Spangler. $18.93.

Item No. 8. Survey, James Denny, 167 acres, part of warrant no. 5052, survey no. 7221.

Item No. 9. Sales made for taxes on Robt. Woodon land.

Item No. 10. Survey, Hugh Stewart, 250 acres, warrant no. 5956, survey no. 7271. Four entries belonging to Hugh Stewart.

Item No. 11. Letter to [R. C. Anderson?] from E. Longham [Langham?], asking for an amendment to an entry sent in.

Item No. 12. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from James Galloway, Jr., a few warrants and some entries to be made.

Item No. 13. Survey, John Huddleston a piece of Jos. and Gabriel Huff’s, 100 acres in Kanawha Co. on west side of Kanewha R. at and below the great falls by virtue of a land office treasury warrant no. 991 for 2081 acres.

Item No. 14. (OS) Deed. Thomas Henderson and wife to Joseph Pentecost, 1000 acres.

Item No. 15. Entries and list of warrant no. 4671 and how it is divided and satisfied in 1840.

Item No. 16. Receipt. James Vickers (collector). 5.00.

Item No. 17. Entries and withdrawals made by Thomas Scott.

Item No. 18. Receipt. John Hamms, doctor. $10.00.

Item No. 19. Receipt. Sawyer & Chamber. Receipt and five maps, $3.00.

Item No. 20. Printed report sent from War Dept. called "An Act to provide for designating, surveying and granting Military Bounty Lawes." One of the papers is addressed to Thomas McKnight, the other to Robert K. Grey.

Item No. 21. (OS) Deed. Peter Spurck and Levy Sidewell.

Item No. 22. Deed. Richard C. Anderson by Wm. Lytle his atty. to Benj. Perru.

Item No. 23. Receipt. Archd McClean. $535.00. July 1812.

Item No. 24. Bill and receipt. Joseph Miller. $39.40.

Item No. 25. (OS) A list of second rate lands belonging to John Baird of the town of Petersburg in the state of Virginia, lying and being in the state of Ohio.

Item No. 26. Copy of a statement of the sales of John Scarborough lands.

Item No. 27. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from James Galloway, Jr., sending surveys and entries to be entered and news heard about Gen. Hull turning traitor and surrendering to the British.

Item No. 28. (OS) List of John Baird land, per Wm. Ruffin.

Item No. 29. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from Wm. Roberts about men who worked with him surveying.

Item No. 30. Certificate. C. Jones, no. 621.

Item No. 31. (OS) Land grant to James Scott, 500 acres, for military service of David Scott (dec), signed James Madison. (Written on parchment.) November 27, 1812.

Item No. 32. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from W. Dun, asking to send John Graham surveys to him (Dun).

Item No. 33. Account. Benjamin Hough. Account and receipt John Carlisle. December 22, 1812.

Item No. 34. Report of work done by commissioners of the General Land Office of the U.S. to mark the western boundary line of the Virginia reservations between the Miami and Sciota R.

Item No. 35. Receipt. Samuel McCollach. 8.00.

 

Folder 31: [Surveys]

[NOTE: Item 1 is listed as being all the way through Robt. Green’s 333-acre survey on warrant no. 323. From there, the list is as given and has no item numbers, so it is unclear whether they are separate items or not.]

Survey for…

Acres

Warrant No.

Survey No.

Henry Bayles

466 2/3

3548

1618

Walter Dun

80

6075

7771

220

7754

220

7753

70

5863

7535

447

6075 and 6076

7751 and 7774

310

6075

7752

83

6075 and 6076

7772

Walter Dun and John Graham

226

5791 and 5493

7379

Walter Dun and James Johnson

235

5784 and 5862

7548 and 7637

197

5547 and 5792

7243

Walter Dun and Gross Scrugg

100

5916 and 5493

7757

John Graham

400

5787, 5784, 5753, 5791

7832

246

5783

7560

200

5791

7826

190

7528

145

7529

112

7825

31 1/2

7500

90

7530 and 7827

190 2/3

5791, 5755, 5792

7432 and 7756

Gross Scruggs and John Graham

216 1/3

5916, 5881

7814

James Johnson

88

5792

7636

John Graham and Gross Scruggs

345

5765, 5916, 5758

7829

168

5791, 5916

7758 and 7830

James Johnson

135

5792

7824

880

7833

260

7823

113

7428

Wm. Kendall

34

6035

7732

69

8183

144

8182

Jacob Brown

14 3/4

3349

8142

Wm. Lucas, Jr.

50

4886

4009

Elias Langham

52

3749

5572

Thomas James

50

5555

7174 (?)

Cadwallader Wallace and Layton Yancey

681 1/3

5961, 6008, 4894, 6074

8171

Cadwallader Wallace

50

6008

8017

25

8172

Elisha Wirm

133 1/3

4792

7865

Joseph Harness

695

5187

5532

1133 1/3

5532, 5797, 5798, 8212

157

5531

280

Joseph Hoffman

102 2/3

5542, 5940, 6130

8127, 6960, 7765

Wm. Wilson

19 1/3

5564

7116

Nathan Haines

100

6016

7889

Reuben McDaniel

100

5839

8213

Jesse McKay

257

5531

7519

John Fisher

69

6041

8228

George Clark

1892

5505, 5476, 5473, 5606, 5420

6840

David Walker

323

814

8230

Duncan McArthur

200

5162

5521

Henry Massie

1150

5989

8231

Duncan McArthur

880

5752

6563 and 6776

200

6560

1200

5731

5195

200

5743

6797

175

5676 and 5636

6337 and 7340

130

5681, 5677, 5678

6342

110

1410

6038

100

5933

7422

15

5743

6298

Singleton Foster

195

5554

6383

Duncan McArthur

73 1/3

5752

6561

Walter Dun

57

6148

8326

Albridgeton Jones

752

2126

2706

Nathan Haines and Walter Dun

90

6014 and 6148

8237

David Holmes

600

215

4061

600

4469 and 8259

73

8256

100

4342

50

4341

Andrew Ellison

200

5555 and 3105

7200 and 8258

100

1050

7000

150

1691, 1050, 3986

3118 and 6460

156

3105

7716

50

8161

50

8254

50

1696 and 5578

7725

100

1696

5344

50

1114

7007

54

5841

7201

75

5577 and 5578

7173

50

5761

7351

50

7349

50

7348

72

5768

7511

50

5760

7517

50

7514

100

4341

3774

131

5768

8263

107

8252

74

8250 (?)

70

5871

8166

68

5577 and 5768

7128 and 8257

200

1145

4051

50

3987

6465

150

4050, 5841, 5356

8261

50

5356

6660

50

5354

7028

55

5356 and 5947

7127 and 7439

100

4325

8255

100

4947

7505

John Elleson, Jr.

25

5871

7939

100

7578

100

4094 and 5972

6467 and 7715

Israel Donaldson

150

5614 and 5611

6471

James Davis

13

5947

8177

David Bradford

21

5946

7440

Paul Kerr

40

4740

5662

Wm. Seedom

200

6102

8057

Jonathan Pollard

50

5947

7515

John Machen

176

290

8160

50

7727

59

7724

Simon Morgan

142

4738

3255

Wm. McClarin

100

4992

8266

John Stickles

50

5871

7554

Jesse Stout

112

5871 and 5768

7589

Elijah Walden

200

3105

8268

Thos. McClanahan

100

1863

3112

Jesup N. Couch

100

6146

8265

Andrew Wolf

100

958

4686

John A. Fulton

70

5539

7238

200

6129

8136

100

8124

50

8145

John A. Fulton and Matthew Hobson

166 2/3

5944 and 6129

7998 and 8164

James Galloway, Jr.

120

4305

8274

325

5960, 5955, 5962

8070

Samuel Harrod and James Hillis

2000

4305

8214

Joseph Conway

710

1627

2290

David Walker

500

814

6845

Cornelius Skinner

2666 2/3

3788

1552

Joseph Kerr

150

5706

6987

100

Joseph Scott, Isaac Medley, and Berrymen Green

80

5987

7571

Andrew Ellison

50

5112

5339

John Fulton, Wm. Fulton, and Wm. Robinson

516 2/3

5978, 6127, 5539, 6129, 5950

7514, 7671, 8222

Robt. Green

333

323

922

Richard Waters

60

2854

5026

40

5028

Lewis Thomas

95

2753

1989

Berryman Green

115 ½

5549

8026

Nathan Haines

18

6016

8164

Benjamin Cheney

94

5570

8148

6

8141

Jesse Baldwin

200

5555

7188

Wm. Robinson

250

5945

7899

John A. Fulton

800

6129

8121

Anthony Walks

3337

2126

7822

Wm. Kendale

34

6035

7631

John A. Fulton

400

6117

8044

Wm. Kendale

706

6033

7630

254

6030

7650

76

6035

7669

40

6033

7674

Gross Scruggs

200

5916

7628

90

7759

500

7835

550

7828

400

7831

100

7813

117

7812

Edw. Carrington, John Marshall, Henry Heth and Henry G. Heth, exec. of McHethdey

695

5852

7693

Joseph Parrott

800

6076

7789

Henry Whiting

740

2349

102

Benjamin Hough

222

5836 and 6006

7472 and 7677

Anthony Walke

95

6050

7790

Cadwallader Wallace

250

6008, 4792, 4793

7742

126

5971

7250

150

7251

224 ½

5788, 5971, 5732

7577

300

6008

7821

John Turner

100

5938

7588

Richard Claiborne

1250 2/3

2347

220

416

John Beasley

266 2/3

290

7854

50

7855

Abraham Bibby

79

4145

7125

John Beasley

18 ¼

290

7856

Abraham Bibby

21

4145

7126

Joseph Evans

200

4512

5185

Alex. Parker

357

4254

3181

Lawrence Ward

100

3313

5186

John Tench

400

2377

456

John Gibson

400

5482

7869

400

John Gibson and Henry Massie

500

5482 and 5989

7868

John A. Fulton

100

5963

7273

Benjamin Adamson

1055

5746 and 5571

7253 and 7607

Jos. Scott, Isaac Medley, and Benj. Green

1100

5987

7568

1000

7569

260

7570

306

7574 (?)

300

7572

134

7573

150

7777

100

7667

65

7682

100

7778

100

7875

Israel Donaldson

70

5946

7379

Elias Longham

100

5740

6519

John Shearer

100

5483

6525

Berryman Green

100

5549

6379

Jos. Scott, I. Medley, and B. Green

305

5987

7681 and 7891

Jesse McKay

200

5539

7122

133

5495 and 5531

6147, 6148, 7887

Cadwallader Wallace and Jno. Hoffman

150

5972 and 6008

7817 and 7879

Wm. Robinson and Wm. Creighton Jr.

1517

5398, 5402, 5978, 5953

6050, 7263, 7799

Cadwallader Wallace

100

5972

7878

John Clark

400

307

6410

Henry Massie

100

5989

6409

100

7898

96

4865

100

4994

John Hoffman

100

6008

7763

John Hoffman and Cadwallader Wallace

100

7781 and 7782

100

7886

John Hoffman

100

7786

Anthony Walke

284

6050

7770 and 7836

Thos Worthington

100

5111

[blank]

2738 ½

5006, 5639, 5736, 5738, 5739, 5917

5456, 6824, 7172, 5612

60

5846

7113

Benjamin Hough

150

5801

6868

678

5692, 5693, 5698, 5836, 4793, 5131

[blank] and 7484

Wm. Fulton

60

6014

7493

60

7270

Wm. Robinson

100

5954

7491

Thos. Moore

1500

5890, 5894, 5896

4889

Michael Feagle

25

3727

5225

Philip Feant

136

3740

7620

Philip and Geo. Feant

239

3740, 3742, 3727

7235

John Fulton

50

5820

7435

66 2/3

5963

7913

200

5963 and 5978

7256

Wm. Keys

150

5941

[blank]

Mathew Hobson

100

5944

7861

Wm. McKee

200

5131

5899

145

5899

John McDonald

60

4866

4438

James Mabin

212

196

160

John Pride

282

1500

5137 and 7964

Nathaniel Tyler

889

3301

4608

888 2/3

4609

85

4607

Benjamin Hough

200

5801

6757

Peter Manifold and Duncan McArthur

446

4583, 5636, 5162

6512, 7341, 7342, 7969, 7970

John Hoffman

500

6008

7766 and 7762

Cadwallader Wallace

300

6089 and 6008

7944

Leighton Yancey

1251

4894

7555

Layton Yancey

285 1/3

6074

7956

Nathan Reeves

100

5989

7986

Gross Scruggs

580

5916

7576

John A. Fulton

999

5978, 6045, 5932

7948 and 7997

Henry Massie

100

5989

8018

50

8019

Robert Moore

200

5947

7347

John Ellison

35

1914

7352

John Green

250

107

5297

Wm. Lindsay

1000

1199

1351

Beasley (?) Roy

175

154

4060

Robert Green

195

323

1967

526 2/3

7966

James Galloway, Jr.

150

5975

7330

James Galloway, Jr., and John Crawford

150

5962 and 308

7905

James Galloway, Jr.

100

5962

7734

James Galloway, Jr., and John Crawford

35

5575

8041

John Obannon and Alex. Parker

68 ¾

1706 and 1892

2076

200

1921

2794

James Wilson

16

1519

3396

Nathan Haines

3200

6016

7791

George Dawson

300

5810

6965

James Galloway, Jr.

600

5960, 5955, 5962

8070

John Pride

51

1500

7965

Robt. Green

280

323

8008

John Evans

117

5940

7776

325

5542 and 5961

6959 and 8022

100

5949

7361

John Evans and Edw. Owings

796 2/3

5968, 4940, 5542, 5949

6258, 6477, 7306, 8025

380

5542, 5961, 5532

7114, 7115, 8024

286

5532 and 5968

6962 and 7305

Elizabeth Evans

200

5968

7424

Benjamin Green

254

5549

7427

Berryman Green

49 ½

7149

85

7545

Daniel Keith

50

6002

8010

Henice (?) Baker

1067 1/3

5932

7947

Wm. Fulton

50

6014

7801

Edw. Tiffin

200

5789 and 5581

6799

Thos. Scot and Geo. Vinsonhaler

100

5948 and 5708

7691

Geo. Vinsonhaller

98

5708

8100

100

5913

8101

116

5948

8102

53

5948 and 5708

8103

Benjamin Hough

150

6130

8114

John A. Fulton and Wm. Fulton

500

5851 and 6129

7610 and 8120

Benjamin Hough

150

6118

8054

100

6006

7846

Mathew Hobson

220

5944

7265

John Kore

300

5389 and 5390

6097

400

5391

6159

Duncan McArthur

268 ¾

1906 and 1984

5232, 6112, 6113

John McDonald

120

2019, 4866, 5391

6158

John Kore

25

5391

6160

Cadwallader Wallace

220

6065 and 6066

7974

 

Folder 32: [Miscellaneous]

Item No. 1. Note. Jacob Pontious received of Jos. Kerr flour to deliver to military agent and receive $10.00 per bbl.

Item No. 2. (OS) Article of Agreement. E. Tiffin and B. Hough.

Item No. 3. Receipt. Michael Hufnagle. $37.28. February 15, 1813.

Item No. 4. Note. Wm. Dixon received of Jos. Kerr 30 bbl. of flour to deliver to military agent and receive $8.00 per bbl.

Item No. 5. Listed account and receipt. David Thinhead.

Item No. 6. Survey, Thos. Bowelle, 100 acres, warrant no. 5968, survey no. 7309.

Item No. 7. Survey, Abraham Baker, 100 acres, treasury warrant no. 5007.

Item No. 8. Levi Sidwell (dec). Letters of administration to Benj. Hough and Thos. V. Sweeinger.

Item No. 9. Receipt. Archibald McClean. $125.06.

Item No. 10. Receipt. Lewis Voil. $440.00. April 16, 1813.

Item No. 11. Receipt. Paymasters receipt of militia fine.

Item No. 12. Certificate to withdrawal, 160 acres of land lost of Daniel Duwall because of interfering with other surveys listed.

Item No. 13. Thomas Hinde to John A. Fulton. Power to locate 2260 acres.

Item No. 14. Receipt. Humphrey Fullerton. $10.50.

Item No. 15. (OS) Deed. John Kirkpatrick and wife to Thos. Taylor.

Item No. 16. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from E. Longham, asking to have an entry made.

Item No. 17. (OS) List of John Baird land.

Item No. 18. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Wm. Robinson to enter the survey sent.

Item No. 19. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Cadwallader Wallace about entries and why sent them.

Item No. 20. Letter to Col. R. C. Anderson from John Evans about entries and amendments to some entries.

Item No. 21. Warrant no. 139 of Macker Vandewall.

Item No. 22. Entry of 150 acres for Henry Massie. Survey, 100 acres, Henry Massie, warrant no. 5989, survey no. 6410. Survey, 100 acres, Henry Massie, warrant no. 5989, survey no. 6409.

Item No. 23. Original field notes.

Item No. 24. Survey, Wm. Lindsey, 1000 acres, warrant no. 1199, survey no. 1351.

 

Folder 33: [Miscellaneous]

Item No. 1. Original field notes.

Item No. 2. Conveyance for right to use patent.

Item No. 3. (OS) Deed. John Barrett to Allen Trimble. 900 acres.

Item No. 4. Letter to Mr. Latham from Jacob B. Winchester, asking if land warrant can be sold as to net $100.00 in U. S. bank bills and, if so, to do it.

Item No. 5. (OS) Statement showing the situation of land of Walker Baylor.

Item No. 6. Note to R. C. Anderson to withdraw entries of Layton Yancey.

Item No. 7. Letter to R. C. Anderson from T. Worthington, thanking for surveys sent.

Item No. 8. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Duncan McArthur to send a survey of McArthur neighbor, Maj. John Perrel.

Item No. 9. Agreement between Daniel Gregg and Joseph Renger. [Agreement dated 12 Dec 1853 between Daniel Gregg of Chillicothe and Joseph Ringer of Noble Co., OH. Gregg sells to Ringer 100 acres, part of survey no. 15357 on the waters of Crooked Creek in Ross, Co, OH, with a boundary line of Nathan Delong's land. Assigns note dated 10 Dec 1853 by Vincent Wilson plus payments of $15, $117, and $116. Signed: Daniel Gregg and Joseph Ringer. In faint pencil on reverse: "John Rush wants what lays above Ringer, lives on Duns land near Hopetown"]

Item No. 10. Letter to R. C. Anderson from John A. Fulton about money to be paid.

Item No. 11. Letter to R. C. Anderson from Henry Massie, sending in a survey for Nathen Reeves.

Item No. 12. Surveys 1814-16.

Item No. 13. (OS) Map of Montgomery Co. from actual surveys by B. Van Cleve.

Item No. 14. (OS) Copy of a power of attorney. The heirs of Moses McClean to John McClean.

Item No. 15. Letter to Richard C. Anderson from W. D. Simms, asking for surveys of father’s lands.

Item No. 16. Deed. Benj. Hough to John Bond. 150 acres. January 21, 1814.

Item No. 17. Receipt. Benj. Hough., Esq., 1 ream paper. $4.50. By David Kimkead.

Item No. 18. Two surveys and three entries sent to Richard C. Anderson to be recorded and returned. Sent by Hen. Massie. January 1814.

 

Folder 34: [Miscellaneous]

Item No. 1. Surveys, William Kendall, 254 acres, warrant no. 6035, survey no. 7650; 78 acres, warrant no. 6035, survey no. 7669, 40 acres, warrant no. 6035, survey no. 7674. All above done by Walter Dunn D.S.

Item No. 2. (OS) Copy of Nancy Flyn’s memorial sent to Wm. Creighton in Washington.

Item No. 3. Receipt. Andrew Poe from Benj. Hough. $60.00.

Item No. 4. Entry, warrant of 1000 acres, from Jos. M.Gene to Richard C. Anderson.

Item No. 5. Letter to Richard C. Anderson from James Morrison, asking for information concerning question on ownership and locator of land.

Item No. 6. Deed. Amaziah Beeson to James Grant. 50 acres. Affidivat of Jno. S. Stewart of signature of deed by Amaziah Beeson. Assignment to Allen Latham of title and claim on Amaziah Beeson by James Grant.

Item No. 7. Entry of 12 surveys, warrant no. 5961, sent by John Evans to Richard C. Anderson.

Item No. 8. Letter requesting conveyance of deeds by Richard C. Anderson by subscribers and claimants of land.

Item No. 9. Entry of five surveys to Richard C. Anderson by James Dermy [Denny?].

Item No. 10. Receipt. $1.50 from Benjamin Hough for muster fine (not attending battalion muster) by Frederick Fisher (?), constable and collector.

Item No. 11. Receipt. $61.12½ for tuition, paintings, wood, balance, from Mr. Hough by Sarah B. Adamson.

Item No. 12. Survey, John Wilson, 200 acres, treasury warrant no. 5167.

Item No. 13. Letter to Richard C. Anderson by L. Sommers, acknowledging receipt of letter and enclosing fee of $30 for patents of survey of 1300 acres, survey no. 1535.

Item No. 14. Receipt of Hugh Flin (deceased) administrators, 75 cents by Humphrey Fullerton Clark.

Item No. 15. Letter enclosing two surveys for Richard J. Waters, by Sam’l Shepard, to R. C. Anderson.

Item No. 16. Group of surveys dated May 24 to December 10, 1814.

Item No. 17. Letter correcting survey sent in by T. Washington [Worthington?] to Richard C. Anderson.

Item No. 18. Letter requesting return of survey of Peter Waterfield, no. 753, warrant no. 21435, sent to Richard C. Anderson by Benj. F. Hough.

Item. No. 19. Letter sending entries and requesting copies of these and former surveys. Sent by John A. Fulton to Richard C. Anderson.

Item No. 20. Letter accompanying surveys and entries by Wm. Kendall to Richard C. Anderson.

Item No. 21. Receipt. $20.32 from Benjamin Hough to John Scott. Payment for tombstone of James Pritchard.

Item No. 22. Copies of three entries from Richard C. Anderson to Benj. Hough.

[No Item No. 23 Listed]

Item No. 24. Letter accompanying survey of 695 acres, survey no. 5532, Col. Longham, letter, concerning return of surveys. Walter Dun.

Item No. 25. Letter to Messrs. Hough and Bourne. (2 pp. printed circular or broadside and 2 pp. written by hand). Asking for subscription of above to printing of manuscript and state and local maps by John Melish of Philadelphia and explaining costs of engraving, printing, and paper.

Item No. 26. Letter from A. Bourne to Benj. Hough, Esq. (auditor of state of Ohio). Letter is written from Philadelphia where Mr. Bourne was sent to arrange for engraving and publication of a map. Publication to be done by Mr. Melish. He is surprised at the expenses of engraving, which he quotes, and suggests that Mr. Hough get as many subscribers as possible. He asks for information concerning arrangements for a cash supply and asks for orders on what he is to do.

Item No. 27. Letter from A. Bourne to Benj. Hough, reporting progress on his work in Philadelphia and describing his life there.

 

Folder 35: [Miscellaneous]

Item No. 1. Authorization by Tompkins heirs to Samuel Shepard to receive and receipt for any surveys in the name of Wm. Tompkins that lie in the office of Richard C. Anderson.

Item No. 2. Letter accompanying entry to be corrected. Sent by W. Warfield to R. C. Anderson.

Item No. 3. Entry, no. 229, from R. C. Anderson to B. Hough.

Item No. 4. Receipt. Collector’s Office. Chillicothe. Received of Ralph Phillips by Benj. Hough, Esq., 56 dollars, 36 cents, 5 mills, charged on tracts of land.

Item No. 5. Letter accompanying survey withdrawing 150 acres of survey no. 5149. By James Galloway, Jr., to Col. Richard C. Anderson.

Item No. 6. Letter withdrawing 152 acres from entry no. 7930, warrant no. 6016, by Walter Dun, to R. C. Anderson.

Item No. 7. Copies of four entries. B. Hough and G. Greenway by R. C. Anderson.

Item No. 8. Letter asking for information about warrants sent by John Evans to Col. R. C. Anderson.

Item No. 9. Receipt. $59.57½ of Benjamin Hough to Joseph H. March for rent.

Item No. 10. Letter correcting entries of James Mahan, by Benj. Hough to Richard C. Anderson.

Item No. 11. Receipt. $4.00 of Benj. Hough for all demands for The Ohio Republican to Addison Smith.

Item No. 12. Letter from Benj. Hough to Richard C. Anderson, concerning change on entry no. 5299.

Item No. 13. Entry, 75 acres, warrant no. 6128, by Jermiah M. Line (?).

Item No. 14. Letter. An act further extending the time for locating Virginia military land warrants and for returning the surveys thereon to the general land office (approved November 3, 1814). Sent with attest by Elias T. Longham, sealed with District of Ohio Seal. Also a note with above by Walter Dun whose entries are not accepted because of time difficulty. Sent to Richard C. Anderson to show him the law on the matter. Anderson is Recorder of lands.

[No Item No. Given] Letter sent by Duncan McArthur to [R.] C. Anderson, concerning entries and surveys to be sent for use in a suit, correction of former entries, and request for information about entries. Entry, 300 acres, warrant no. 5869, by Abraham Bowman. [NOTE: It is unclear whether the entry listed here is a separate item from the letter.]

Item No. 15. Entry for George Dawson, entry no. 8977, also change on entry no. 7996. Sent by Walter Dun to Richard C. Anderson.

Item No. 16. Letter accompanying survey. By David Walker to Richard C. Anderson (on outside: attention of W. Breckenridge [?]).

Item No. 17. Letter asking for information on incorrectly made survey from Thomas Scott to Col. R. C. Anderson.

Item No. 18. Entries on warrant no. 6061 for William Conner. Located by Robert Lucas, who is assigned 100 acres for himself. From Robert Lucas to R. C. Anderson.

Item No. 19. Letter from Cadwallader Wallace (?), concerning sales for taxes of Peter Casey’s (?) survey no. 572. Sent to R. C. Anderson.

Item No. 20. Letter accompanying two surveys, one in the name of James Curry and the other Solomon Tracy. Sent by Thos. McDonald to R. C. Anderson.

Item No. 21. Entries from no. 8294 to 8309, giving name of owners and information about each.

Item No. 22. Receipt. $198.99 by James Perry from Benj. Hough.

 

Folder 36: [Entries]

[NOTE: The 53 items in this folder appear to be leaves or pages out of an entry book.]

Item No./ Page Nos.

Entry No.

Entered for…

Acres

Surveyor

1/5-6

6191

Heirs of William Phillips (warrant no. 521)

   

7738

Joseph Ladd (warrant no. 6008)

2/9-10 (OS)

8565

Walter Dun and Nathan Haines

500

Walter Dun

8780

Representatives of John Williams

50

8605

Cadwallader Wallace (survey has an "X" in red pencil over it)

37

Cadwallader Wallace

8774 and 8841

Ann Garnett

100 2/3

3/21-22

6405

Benjamin Goodwin

150

Benjamin Hough

7663

Jesse McKay

150

9048

Jesse Spencer

100

4590

James Harris

13

4/23-24

6325

Daniel Brown

204

Cadwallader Wallace

788

John Finch

100

9333

Cadwallader Wallace

19

6681

John Rose

350

9441

Robert Parterfield [Porterfield?]

14 ½

5/25-26

8793

William Bonniface

300

9401

Clough Shelton

150

9338

9403

George Hoffman

50

9273

William Royale

100

6/28-29

8373 and 9485

James L. Markham

400

9472

Cadwallader Wallace

110

9471

68

9473

225

7/30-31

9940 and 9479

Robert Porterfield

160 ½

8505

Charles Brydic and Merwether Hurt

266 2/3

Richard C. Bacon

66 2/3

8039

Heirs of Thos. Hill

261 ½

9277

Cadwallader Wallace

60

8/32-33

(OS)

9656

Walter Dun

100

Walter Dun, D.S.

9665

William Keys and Walter Dun

150

4570

Richard Kennon (above sent to Richard C. Anderson)

3000

9/34-35

(OS)

3874

Peter Muhlinberg

90

Cadwallader Wallace

9721

John Baldwin and Cadwallader Wallace

2160 1/3

10/36

8878

James Clark

100

9782

Wm. McKee

57

6052 and 9803

Representatives of Wm. Sundford and Wm. Robinson [Unclear as to which entry the Sundford representatives goes with]

781

11/38

5901

David Countz and William McKee

175 1/3

9571

Cadwallader Wallace

350

7900

Thomas Worthington

100

8137

300

12/40

6520

George Renick

100

6524

60

6114 and 6529

John McDonald and Joshua McFurlin

75

13/44

7578

Benj. and Joseph Ladd

75

7653

John Graham and Walter Dun

145

7788

Elias Longham [Langham?]

140

5223 and 7370

Silvester Ralston and Elias Longham [Langham?]

150

14/46 (OS)

9757

Joseph Evans

250

9821

Strother Suttle and John Branhams

1240 2/3

9822

John French

1400

15/49 (OS)

2407

Joshua Walker

775

9820

Cadwallader Wallace and James Dunlap

115

9879

Thomas Pemberton

380

9759

John B. Johnson

666 2/3

9780

Martin Baker

100

16/53

6579

Solomon Smith

66 2/3

9751

Gabriel Coil

18

9756

Joseph Evans

100

8036

William Fulton

100

8002 and 8003

Hugh Young

100

9760

Joseph Evans

150

17/57

9657 and 9740

Walter Dun

330 2/3

Walter Dun, D.S.

4569

Maria Bella Scott and Bernard Scott

500

9793

Walter Dun

70

18/59

9755

Walter Dun

60

8013

Representatives of Richard Kennon (?)

191

19/[?]

8576

Thos. Mountjoy, Jr.

59

John Ellison, D.J. [D.S.?]

7710 and 10157

Thos. Mountjoy, Jr.

350

7940

Thos. Mountjoy, Jr.

50

20/64

5661

Robert Means

50

Benj. Hough, D.S.

5400

Anthony Sheriff

239

5731

Benj. Hough

150

5239

150

21/66

5203 and 5205

George Greenway

[?]

5241

450

22/71

6263

George Clark

190

5697

Thos. Christie

125

6755

Thos. Janus

45

4570

Nathaniel Massie

577

23/74

9276

Cadwallader Wallace

90

Cadwallader Wallace, D.J. [D.S.?]

9178

Robert Porterfield

50

6240

George Hoffman

400

7303

David Brown

150

24/76

9274

William Royall (?)

304 1/3

6242

George Hoffman

200

9876

Thos. Hideck (heirs)

181

9224

Cadwallader Wallace

200

25/78

9306

Joseph and Benj. W. Ladd and Thos. Norvell

500

9305

Thos. Worthington

50

6165

George Hoffman

125

7228

Moses Dennis

125

9303

Heirs of Thos. Hill

181

9304

181

5896

Robert Sharp

150

6739

Representatives of Wm. Sass

100

26/82

9256 and 7903

Aaron (?) Garnett

130

9757 (?)

Cadwallader Wallace

55

(?)

30

8985

Mark Vandewall

100

27/84

9259

Thos. Worthington

47

9260

153

8886

100

28/86

8876

Heirs of Thos. Hill

181

9176

Joseph Conway

400

8978

Thos. Worthington

75

8977

25

606

Robert Porterfield (?)

450

29/90

7079

Daniel Badinger [Bedinger?]

492 ½

8743

George Hoffman

190

6780

David Ross

640

8864

Joseph Harness (?)

280

5429 and 8744

Peter Muhlenberg

650

8723

410

8371

George Hoffman

70

30/94-97

6738

Representatives of Wm. Sanford

100

7466

James Dunlap (?)

100

8887 and 9962

Thomas Worthington

410

8919, 9017, 9263

537

6522

George Renick (?)

100

6521

100

6735

Gabriel Coil

82

31/98

2741

Thomas Pemberton

400

6189

Heirs of Wm. Phillips

750

3077

Benj. Temple

666 2/3

8984

Mack Vandewall

66 2/3

9109

Cadwallader Wallace

725

8819

Cadwallader Wallace

50

[?]

William Bonniface (?)

100

8227

Samuel Lapsley

510

32/102

9139

Heirs of Wm. Phillips

500

9334

Clough Shelton

150

9335

175

9177 and 9179

Robert Porterfield

165

9180

200

33/104

9336

Clough Shelton

161

9337

500

5543

Charles A. Stuart

100

9301

George Hoffman

205

34/106

3605

Representatives of Nelson Corbey

200

4872

Wm. Vance

100

9339

Thomas Worthington

100

9109 and 9362

Cadwallader Wallace

730

35/205

9724

Susannah Clark, wife of James Clark, Newton Forsythe and Charlotte Forsythe

500

9489

Clough Shelton

139

36/209

9360

Walter Dun

50

Walter Dun, D.S.

9231

208

9200

37

9232

90

9162

300

37/211

9154

82

9153

17

8425

221

8499

240

38/213

9484 and 9574

Cadwallader Wallace

220

Cadwallader Wallace

9481, 9484, 9575

165

9482

250

9481

45

39/217

(OS)

9465, 9577, 9580, 9581, 9502

2633 2/3

9579, 9646, 9666

1417

40/219

9492

Walter Dun

210

Walter Dun, D.S.

9491

110

9389

50

8926, 8927, 9391

347

9390

95

9490

56

9493

120

9495

160

41/223

9095

Cadwallader Wallace

80

Cadwallader Wallace

9273

200

9569

50

9624

300

42/225

9500

Walter Dun

380

Walter Dun, D.S.

9502 and 8425

138

7676

John Erwin (?)

100

8989 and 9189

Walter Dun

157

43/227

8826

Joseph Gregory

90

8550

Walter Dun

50

8964

120

44/229

9585 and 9660

Cadwallader Wallace

563 1/3

Cadwallader Wallace, D.S.

8829

150

5900

William McKee

172 1/3

7467

James Dunlap

800

7893

John Baldwin

225

9474

Cadwallader Wallace

59

45/233

9584

380

6908 and 6909

George Hoffman

570

5823

David Stephenson

64

9302

Moses Demitt

125

46/237

8881

Cadwallader Wallace

30

9476

100

9123

20

8996 and 9649

Cadwallader Wallace and Robert Porterfield

263 1/3

8326

Conrad Kremer

200

47/239

8888

Thomas Worthington

75

8922

200

8880

Cadwallader Wallace

270

8881

30

8921

Thomas Worthington

75

48/241

8844

(?) Garnett

25

8890

Thomas Worthington

33

8994

Cadwallader Wallace

13

49/243

8965, 9230, 9092

Walter Dun

724 1/3

Walter Dun, D.S.

8082

John Graham and Walter Dun

200

9494

Walter Dun

400

9199, 9358, 9380, 9497

Walter Dun and John Graham

923 1/3

50/249

9647 and 9663

Cadwallader Wallace

340

Cadwallader Wallace, D.S.

9661

Clough Shelton

60

9612

100

8845

Henry Bedinger

200

3077

Benjamin Temple (?)

666 2/3

51/253

6290

Andrew Poe

100

9627

Cadwallader Wallace

90

9180

Robert Porterfield

140

9628

Cadwallader Wallace

400

9570

400

52/257

8823

William Wilson

356

Benj. Hough, D.S.

8974

Wm. Harrison

60

8461

Jesse Spencer

200

8463

200

53/259

8782

John Ellison, Jr.

30

John Ellison, Jr., D.J. [D.S.?]

9601

Andrew Ellison, Jr.

35

9600

65

 

Folder 37: January to November 1815

Item No. 1. Fruit Hill. Letter from Duncan McArthur to Richard C. Anderson. January 9, 1815.

Item No. 2. Agreement of James Penick to withdraw suit against John R. Stokes. January 9, 1815.

Item No. 3. Survey, Tarlton Woodlon [Woodson?], 400 acres, warrant no. 1928. Surveyor: Richard C. Anderson. January 22, 1815.

Item No. 4. Duncan McArthur to Richard C. Anderson. January 25, 1815.

Item No. 5. Duncan McArthur to Richard C. Anderson. January 26, 1815.

Item No. 6. Noble Melvin to Richard C. Anderson, concerning entry of 31 acres on warrant no. 6041. February 4, 1815.

Item No. 7. Duncan McArthur to Richard C. Anderson. February 11, 1815.

Item No. 8. Receipt of Andrew Poe to Benjamin Hough for $5.75. February 13, 1815.

Item No. 9. Survey, James S. Unkhamap (?), warrant no. 8047, survey no. 8003. Surveyor: Richard C. Anderson.

Item No. 10. Copies of three surveys by Richard C. Anderson for Thomas Norvell, assignee, 1200 acres (each), warrant no. 5885. Letter Walter Dun to Richard Anderson. February 18, 1815.

Item No. 11. Letter from James Galloway to Richard C. Anderson, giving permission for entries and surveys to Wm. Townsley. Also stated enclosure of cash $230.

Item No. 12. Letter from Benjamin Hough to Richard C. Anderson, correcting entry of survey no. 8053. February 27, 1815.

Item No. 13. Letter from Thomas Scott to Richard C. Anderson, concerning corrections of entry of warrant nos. 5889, 5670, 5671, 5672, and 5557. February 27, 1815.

Item No. 14. Walter Dun to Richard C. Anderson. Entry and withdrawal of warrant no. 6125 for 175 acres. March 2, 1815.

Item No. 15. Letter from James Hoaney to Richard C. Anderson, inquiring for deed of 135 acres.

Item No. 16. Abraham Bibbey to Richard C. Anderson, granting two entries to Wm. John Ellison, 100 acres each. March 8, 1815.

Item No. 17. Wm. Rusell to Richard C. Anderson, granting 100 acres to Wm. John Ellison.

Item No. 18. Receipt for $3.00 to Thomas Reynolds from Benjamin Hough.

Item No.19. John A Fulton to Richard C. Anderson, concerning entry of withdrawal of 100 acres on warrant no. 6099. May 13, 1815.

Item No. 20. Isaac Davies to Richard C. Anderson, sending survey of 200 acres. Also inquiry of owner’s name of warrant no. 2638. May 19, 1815.

Item No. 21. Note to Richard Anderson by John Holliday for $1,225 payable on or before June 1, 1818. Richard Anderson’s note agreement. Witnesses: Cecelia Anderson, Elizabeth Anderson, and Sally Anderson.

Item No. 22. Thomas McDonald to Richard C. Anderson, 75 acres, warrant no. 5849, entry requested.

Item No. 23. Contract dated June 21, 1815, between Reubin Fields, Jr., and William Oldham. $105 cash for Reubin Field senior’s estate, real or personal. Clerk of Court of Jefferson Co., KY, Wordan Pope, witnessed and approved above contract on August 9, 1815.

Item No. 24. Harrisburg. Letter from Soloman Ryan to Richard Anderson, concerning purchase of 1000 acres of land of a Mr. Williams. July 4, 1804.

Item No. 25. Chillicothe. Receipt of $1.25 from James Barnes to John Parrill for publishing an advertisement for the estate of Hugh Flin, deceased. July 5, 1815.

Item No. 26. Chillicothe. Letter to Richard Anderson from Wm. Key Bard, attorney for D. McArthur. Requesting copies of entry no. 3310 for 300 acres, warrant no. 4165. Also entry no. 3717 for 1000 acres made on September 19, 1799. Also requesting a copy of Ralph Morgan’s entry no. 3665 for 1000 2/3 acres. And a copy of survey no. 3717 for 1000 acres in name of Geo. Mathews. All copies requested to be taken before a Justice of the Peace and properly certified. August 16, 1815.

Item No. 27. Wilmington. Letter to Benjamin Hough from Isaiah Morris, ordering a map of Ohio. August 22, 1815.

Item No. 28. $75.00 bond between Benjamin Hough and Alexander Dixon. September 12, 1815. Mathew Littleton and James W. Collister bind themselves jointly to pay for improvements on premises.

Item No. 29. Letter to Mr. Hough Bourne from a map salesman, John Melish, requesting price of maps be lowered so that more sales might be made. September 21, 1815.

Item No. 30. Receipt for $25.00 from W. Sytte to Benjamin Hough.

Item No. 31. (OS) Survey, Wm. Johnston, 1200 acres, entry no. 1329. September 22, 1815.

Item No. 32. Philadelphia. Letter from Mr. Hough Bourne to John Melish, regretting dull period of times of selling maps. October 17, 1815.

Item No. 33. Chillicothe. Letter from Walter Dun to Richard Anderson. Entry of 300 acres of warrant no. 6098, survey no. 1622. Requests withdrawal of survey no. 8221 to Mr. Wallace. October 14, 1815.

Item No. 34. Chillicothe. To Richard Anderson from Walter Dun, concerning withdrawal of nine entries, 921 1/3 acres. October 21, 1815.

Item No. 35. Chillicothe. To Richard Anderson from Cadwallader Wallace, notifying number of acres of warrant no. 9098 necessary to make entries. Also gives notice of a new map of Ohio soon to be sent out. October 29, 1815.

Item No. 36. Copy made of survey dated October 31, 1815, to Eddin Morris, 540 acres, warrant no. 17664 (dated July 5, 1783) for 3000 acres. Signed Reuben Slaughter, Surveyor. August 28, 1818.

Item No. 37. Survey, 400 acres, warrant nos. 5669, 5670, 5671, and 5672. Joseph Kerr, D. S. November 3, 1815. Entry of warrant no. 5871 requested of Richard Anderson by Thomas Mountjoy, Jr. Also warrant for 50 acres assigned to Nehemiah Walls for value received and 60 acres to Thomas Bivens for value received. Also request for copies of warrant no. 7940 to be entered in Nehemiah Wall’s name.

Item No. 38. Middletown. Letter from Robt. Serot M. Whits to Gen’l Duncan McArthur, enclosed $10 for land tax of Ohio. November 10, 1815.

Item No. 39. Letter to Richard Anderson from Walter Dun. Survey no. 8577 entry. Withdrawal of entry no. 7904 and 181 acres from entry no. 8219.

 

Folder 38: December 1815 to August 1816

Item No. 1. Chillicothe. To Richard C. Anderson from Robert Lucas. Entry of warrant no. 6061. December 12, 1815.

Item No. 2. Chillicothe. To Mrs. Sarah T. Snead of Richmond, VA, from T. S. Hinds. Remittance to be given Col. John Taylor. $15.00. December 12, 1815.

Item No. 3. Receipt. Wm. Perret to David Scott for $24.18 and 3 mills on 900 acres of second rate land. December 2, 1815.

Item No. 4. To Benjamin Hough from Richard Anderson, copy of survey no. 589, entry on warrant no. 5800 for 110 acres. December 13, 1815.

Item No. 5. Philadelphia. John Melish to Alex Bourne, Chillicothe. Balance sheet, dates July 1, 1815, to December 20, 1815. Letter thanking for assistance in billing creditor Mr. Foster. Requests payment of overdue bill. States need of money especially because of five weeks illness with influenza. Also gives account of Ohio maps sold and on hand. December 20, 1815.

Item No. 6. Philadelphia. To Mr. Alexander Bourne from J. Melish, requesting suit to be brought against Mr. Foster and collect balance of goods on hand. Denies postponement of payment with regret; suggests aid from Mr. Spencer by notes. Amount due $1070.77. December 26, 1815.

Item No. 7. Samuel F. McCrasckin [McCrackin?] vs Samuel H. Smith. Defendant failed to appear in court after three summons so was in default for $327 damages and $9.25 in costs. January 5, 1816.

Item No. 8. Payment to Benjamin Sells for 11 acres of land warrant, entry no. 7209, originally on 300 acres. Benjamin Sells enters 11 acres of land on warrant no. 5265, survey no. 2543, signed Lucas Sullivand [Sullivant?]. June 7, 1815.

Item No. 9. Chillicothe. From Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson. Entry of 80 acres, warrant no. 5718. Survey no. 8610, entry of 55 acres, warrant no. 5718. Survey no. 8611, entry of 140 acres, warrant no. 5718. Survey no. 8612 withdraw entry no. 7604. January 11, 1816.

Item No. 10. Chillicothe. Benjamin Hough to Col. Rich. C. Anderson. Enclosing two surveys inaccurately done by a young man while he was busy in the senate. Requests surveys to be recorded. Requests necessary plats and certificates to obtain patents on same. January 27, 1816.

Item No. 11. William Elliott, Jefferson Co., KY, agent for Anna B. West. No. 950 (survey dated July 5, 1810, 150 acres, warrant no. 5158). Bound to Philip Dailey of Washington City, PA. $475 cash by Anna B. West. $150 balance due. February 28, 1817.

Item No. 12. (OS) Deed. I. Scott and wife to A. Bourne. Land adjoining Chillicothe. March 11, 1816.

Item No. 13. Survey, Jesup N. Cocux, 200 acres, warrant no. 6016, survey no. 1201. 100 acres on warrant no. 131. Entry request to R. C. Anderson. $5 fee enclosed. March 28, 1816.

Item No. 14. $300 note due April 1, 1818. Made out November 2, 1816. Signed James Young, William N. Kim, Richard Elliot.

Item No. 15. Philadelphia. To Alex Bourne from J. Melish, requesting remittance on account past due. April 12, 1816.

Item No. 16. Fruithill. To R. C. Anderson from Duncan McArthur. Survey no. 6038 for 110 acres, correction of a mistake made. Also one on survey no. 6494 for 450 acres in name of Francis Smith. Richard Charlton questioning of right to assign warrant no. 5021. Survey no. 4829 for 650 acres patented February 9, 1807, returned to Anderson’s office with certificate that was lost by an interference with William Carter’s survey no. 2609. Withdraw entry no. 6494, 110 and 250 acres, and reenter. Withdraw 78 acres of entry no. 6797 for 200 acres. Enters 110 acres of warrant no. 1451, entry no. 6038. Frances Smith enters 250 acres on warrant no. 70. April 15, 1816.

Item No. 17. Benjamin J. Hough. Survey no. 5061 for 50 acres on warrant no. 5169 for Robert Means. Surveyed for Anthony Sheriff 239 acres on warrant no. 6017, survey no. 8400. Surveyed for George Greenway 450 acres, warrant no. 6116, survey nos. 8203 and 8205. Also 78 acres on same warrant, survey no. 8204. 150 acres on warrant no. 4800, survey no. 8731. Two surveys crossed out. April 18, 1816.

Item No. 19. Chillicothe. To Joseph Tiffin, note to pay Wm Hough or bearer $11, amount due for tuition. Signed Catherine Adarnson. April 20, 1816.

Item No. 20. Character recommendation for Mr. Allen Latham by John Fairfield, Justice of the Peace, Grafton Co., NH. April 29, 1816.

Item No. 21. Character recommendation for Mr. Allen Latham by Augustus Burgoyne, M.D., Lime, Grafton Co., NH. States bearer studied law at Dartmouth College. May 1, 1816.

Item No. 22. William Smith, attorney for Supreme Court of New Hampshire, signs that Mr. Allen Latham had been under his tuition as a law student since September 10, 1815, to date. May 4, 1816.

Item No. 23. (OS) Rough plat and calculations of Joseph Watkins two tracts, nos. 1129 and 1456. Signed B. Hough. May 16, 1816.

Item No. 24. Agreement. Jesse McKay and R. Douglas. $5,500 for buildings and property in Midtown (no. 67). J. McKay purchasing. Witness: John Hellings. May 25, 1816.

Item No. 25. (OS) Walter Dun, June 1, 1816; May 31, 1816; May 5, 1816. (1) Survey no. 8703, 330 acres, warrant nos. 6093, 6098, 5718 (for Walter Dun); (2) Survey nos. 8703 and 8704, 194 acres on above warrants; (3) Survey no. 8699, 315 acres on warrant nos. 6098, 6125, 6126; (4) Survey no. 8702, 50 acres on warrant no. 6120; (5) Survey no. 8708, 306 acres on warrant nos. 6062, 6038, 6044, for Geo. Dawson.

Item No. 26. Receipt to Mr Hough. $8.50. Signed Mary Reynolds. June 10, 1816.

Item No. 27. Title bond. B. Hough to J. Hewett. $56 for 14 acres, part of survey no. 8591. (Signature torn off.) June 10, 1816.

Item No. 28. Chillicothe. B. Hough to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw Benjamin Goodwin’s entry no. 6405 and reenter. Also withdraw Anthony Sherriff entry no. 8400 and reenter. June 18, 1816.

Item No. 29. Chillicothe. Ben Hough to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw Geo. Greenway’s entry no. 8205 and reenter. 150 acres on warrant no. 6116. June 21, 1816.

Item No. 30. Account of T. W. Claxton. Receipt $53.00. Mr. Hough. July 6, 1816.

Item No. 31. Washington, Mason City. Thomas Mountjoy, Jr., to R. C. Anderson. Second letter requesting necessary papers to obtain Shilpman’s Pattern. Also lists two entries of 40 acres each. Also requests field notes of Mellanes Survey. July 8, 1816.

Item No. 32. Ben Hough paid $5.00 for 13 1/3 pounds of coffee from Dun & Waddle. July 9, 1816.

Item No. 33. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 8800 of Tarlton Woodson, 1277 2/3 acres, warrant no. 5568. Withdraw all entries made on Tarlton Woodson’s warrant no. 5568 except for entry no. 6939 for 500 acres. Withdraw Geo. Handy’s entry no. 7618 for 566 2/3 acres. No. 8801 George Handy, 1166 2/3 acres, warrant no. 5536.

Item No. 34. Chillicothe. John A. Fulton to R. C. Anderson. Encloses $24.00 for John Sheren four surveys. Requests plats and certificates. 100 acres in name of John McDonald but belongs to a "Poor Dutchman" named Phily (assigned to J. Fulton).

Item No. 35. John Mathew’s order in favor of B. Hough to Wm. Creighton, Jr. August 5, 1816.

Item No. 36. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw 100 acres, part of entry no. 7614 for 1109 acres in name of Robert Means, warrant no. 5470. August 8, 1816.

Item No. 37. Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson, Chillicothe. Sending assignment from John Hotronte (?) to E. T. Langham for 2566 acres, from Langham to John Hoffman. August 11, 1816.

Item No. 38. Hough entry no. 8821, 150 acres (copy). All but 80 acres withdrawn to date. Signed W. Anderson. August 12, 1816.

Item No. 39. Copy of bill of agreement between Walter Dun and Wm. Anderson to Wm. Key Bond, Attorney, Chillicothe, OH. Dun sold 380 acres $855. August 14, 1816.

Item No. 40. Abijah O’Neall to R.C. Anderson, $1800 sent by son, giving reasons of health and old age as cause of delay in carrying out his business. August 17, 1816.

Item No. 41. Fruit Hill. Duncan McArthur to Richard C. Anderson, requesting copy of Henry Massie’s entry no. 3925 for 531 1/3 acres. August 17, 1816.

Item No. 42. Chillicothe. Ben Hough to R. C. Anderson. Plat showing interference of prior claims with John Harris, survey no. 2442. Thomas James inquires what parts and how much of entry no. 7169 for 422 acres have been withdrawn and in whose name reentered. August 21, 1816.

Item No. 43. Receipt. $9.00 for pump repairs (twice) for Ben Hough. Signed Jacob Eikelbergen. August 22, 1816.

Item No. 44. London, OH. E. August 31, 1816. Langham to R. C. Anderson. Connection of entry no. 7277 of Henry Brush. January 25, 1817, note added to above, stating letter was returned to sender. Wishes correction to be made before survey becomes recorded.

 

Folder 39: January to June 1817

Item No. 1. Chillicothe. William L. Murphy, attorney in fact for Frances Helm, widow of Merideth Helm, to R. C. Anderson, authorizing Cadwallader Wallace to withdraw and reenter entry no. 4983 of warrant no. 2858. Richard Snyder, entry no. 8002 for Lecother Little, 210 acres on warrant no. 2858, survey no. 7596 and warrant no. 1232, Cadwallader Wallace. Entry no. 8995, Cadwallader Wallace, 12 acres on warrant no. 1232. Entry no. 8998, 208 1/3 acres, same warrant. January 3, 1817.

Item No. 2. London, OH. E. Langham to R. C. Anderson. Enclosure of $5 on account, survey no. 6324, 146 acres, Jesse McKay. Inquiry of William Creighton’s 300 acres, no. 5670. Entry no. 8038, Charles Langham, 38 acres, warrant no. 3749. Entry no. 8087, Charles Langham, 27 acres, warrant no. 5200. Copies requested. January 9, 1817.

Item No. 3. (OS) Deed. Henry Buchanan and wife Elinor to Austin Buchanan, $6000 paid, for fraction (section?) 20, township 8, range 20. Witnesses: Arch. W. Clean [Archibald McLean?] and Samuel Hardy. January 14, 1817.

Item No. 4 Chillicothe. Survey no. 3426, 100 acres, for John Smith. Seven surveys for Geo. Hardy: no. 8898 for 170 acres; no. 8970 for 155 acres; no. 8900 for 150 acres; no. 8896 for 100 acres; no. 8971 for 170 acres; no. 8973 for 25 acres; no. 8954 for 16 2/3 acres. Requests survey nos. 8718, 8892, and 8869 in name of Francis Smith and Geo. Handy. January 23, 1817.

Item No. 5. Chillicothe. January 23, 1817. Receipt to Henry Doan for notes for collection: (1) Against Hall (Basil), Chillicothe, October 8, 1816, to Samuel Monnett for $128.00; (2) Basil Hall, February 22, 1815, by Mail Crowe and Samuel Monnett for $125.00; (3) Joseph Warnsler’s note, December 11, 1816, endorsed by Samuel Monnett payable on demand for $200; (4) H. S. Fernander note Chillicothe, Dcember 24, 1816, payable 9 months for $500. John McDonly A (illegible) (?).

Item No. 6. London. E. Langham to R. C. Anderson. Two surveys for recording. Writer lost a large packet. Request copies of last entries sent. January 25, 1817.

Item No. 7. Xenia. James Galloway, Jr., to R. C. Anderson, acknowledging power of attorney to convey the land sold to Mr. Van Ness. Survey no. 6917, 460 acres, warrant no. 5633 (500 acres) 40 acres in survey no. 6918. Withdraw survey no. 6917 and 40 acres and reenter. No. 9019, Joseph and Benjamin Ladd and Thomas Norvell, 380 acres of warrant no. 5633. No. 9020, Joseph and Benjamin Ladd and Thomas Norvell, 120 acres, warrant no. 5633. February 1, 1817.

Item No. 8. Benjamin Hough, held to James Burk, $220 for 60 acres. Signed A. C. Looker, agent for B. Hough. Witnesses: Wm. Rutledge and Abram Blue. February 3, 1817.

Item No. 9. Fruit Hill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 5214, 266 2/3 acres, in name of David Williams, lost reentry request. Warrant no. 860. February 3, 1817.

Item No. 10. Portsmouth. Wm. Kendall to R. C. Anderson. Withdrawal of entry no. 7668, 50 acres, warrant no. 6035. February 4, 1817.

Item No. 11. Chillicothe. Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson. Inquiry of entry no. 6608, 500 acres; nos. 7522 and 6099 adjoining no. 1407 and entry no. 8874. Withdrawal of 9 2/3 acres from warrant no. 5878. Reenter. February 8, 1817.

Item No. 12. The State in September 1814 ordered that Benjamin Hough be appointed guardian of Bazil Flinn, born September 1, 1802; Dennis Flinn, born March 10, 1804; Hiram Flinn, born August 15, 1806; Hugh L. Flinn, born July 14, 1809; Nancy Flinn, born November 1, 1811; and Creighton Flinn, born March 26, 1814. B. Hough entered with Samuel Swearingen and Geo. Nashee. $1000 securities. Humphry Fullerton, clerk of Court of Common Pleas, signature and seal of copy. February 8, 1817.

Item No. 13. Chillicothe. B. Hough to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw Wm. Willson’s entry no. 8823 and reenter. Requests plats and certificates. February 10, 1817.

Item No. 14. Portsmouth. Jerimiah Kendall to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw entry of 40 acres on warrant no. 6059. Reenter. February 12, 1817.

Item No. 15. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Thomas James and writer. Suit pending in Court of Common Pleas, to be tried March 10, will need copies of David Miller’s entry and survey no. 1414. Requests copies certified to become legal evidence in court. February 22, 1817.

Item No. 16. Ben. Hough bound to Geo. Grove, $200, 50 acres of land. Payable on or before March 3, 1818. Witness: A. C. Looker. March 3, 1817.

Item No. 17. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Requests copies of entry no. 3562 for 666 2/3 acres, James Taylor; entry no. 5232 for 200 acres; entry no. 5521 for 200 acres; entry no. 5847, 444 2/3 acres, in name of Robert Means; Lawrence Trent’s survey no. 942; Thomas Worthington survey no. 3703; Robert Means survey no. 5847; and John Barritt’s survey no. 3402 for 500 acres (withdrawn). Requests certification of same for use as evidence in a Supreme Court Case on April 29. March 5, 1817.

Item No. 18. Chillicothe. Ben Hough to R. C. Anderson. Warrant no. 5888 in name of David Wallace for 2666 2/3 acres: entry no. 9074, 1000 acres; entry no. 9675 for 500 acres; entry no. 9076 for 200 acres. Requests necessary plats and certificates for survey no. 8980, 45 acres, in name of John Harrison, and no. 8930, 36 acres, in name of S. Harrison. March 8, 1817.

Item No. 19. Samuel McKee to Benjamin Hough, agreeing to give 1/5 of land for payment of survey. Warrant no. 5888 for 2666 2/3 acres. March 10, 1817.

Item No. 20. Chillicothe. John A. Fulton to R. C. Anderson. Amends entry no. 8936 of 467 acres of John A. Fulton and William Robinson. Requests plats and certificates and sends $8.00. March 10, 1817.

Item No. 21. (OS) William Lunbeck and Joanna his wife for $1800 from Benjamin Hough. Easterly half of lot no. 277. Witnesses: A. M. Clean [Archibald McLean?] and Lilvs [Silvanus?] Bourne. March 12, 1817.

Item No. 22. Joseph Penticost authorizes Allen Latham to sell 1000 acres. March 13, 1817.

Item No. 23. Chillicothe. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Requests sworn copies of entry of Thomas Ball, survey no. 1354 of 1000 acres, and of David Miller, survey no. 1414 of 1000 acres. Assures payment of expenses incurred with sworn copies. March 19, 1817.

Item No. 24. Chillicothe. Water Dun to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9099, Gross Scruggs, 80 acres, warrant no. 5916. Period for making location expires November 3; may be prolonged by Congress. Entry no. 9090, William Barrett, 60 acres, warrant no. 3614. March 24, 1817.

Item No. 25. (OS) Jeremiah Coffin printed 566 maps of state of Ohio for John Melish. Account of map sales from July 20, 1815, to March 1, 1817. Hough Bourne and Benjamin Hough. Balance due $371.46. March 24, 1817.

Item No. 26. B. Hough bond to David Shots, 290 acres, payable on or before April 1, 1818. March 26, 1817.

Item No. 27. Chillicothe. Ben Hough receipt of John McFarland. $7.50. Signed by L. Edson. March 27, 1817.

Item No. 28. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. George Handy and Abraham Bowman, 800 acres, entry no. 9158. Handy 500 acres on warrant no. 5536 and Bowman 300 acres on warrant no. 5869. Robert Means enters 709 acres; 200 acres on warrant no. 5147 and 509 acres on warrant no. 5367. Entry no. 9137.

Item No. 29. John Ellison, Jr., to R. C. Anderson. Warrant no. 5781 for 200 acres entered. John W. Campbell named as owner. Ellison sold 60 acres for $115.00 to James Holmes, 200 acres to Wm. McClenahan for $200.50. Sam Beasley; stated to writer he would not bring suit against R. C. Anderson. April 2, 1817.

Item No. 30. Auditor’s office, Columbus. R. Osborn to R. C. Anderson. Authorized to procure margins notes of entries of Virginia Military district, of withdrawals. Inquires if plats and certificates were granted of three tracts of land entered in name of John Phillips, nos. 2989, 2990, 2991. Requests copies. Washington, Fayette Co., OH. Jesse Millikan to R. C. Anderson. Survey of 165 acres on entry nos. 8074 and 8432 forwarded by Walter Dun, of Chillicothe, enclosing $5.00. Requests certificates for procuring patent. April 2, 1817.

Item No. 31. Sciola Township. Judgment against John Butler by William Robinson for $2.50 and $1.27 in costs. Signed Arch. McClean, J.P. April 3, 1817.

Item No. 32. Mrs. Helen Godfrey, wife of William Godfrey; Mrs. Mary Croby; Mrs. Sarah Gilbert, wife of James Gilbert; Mrs. Amy Sovett [Lovett?]; and Mrs. Fanny Steed, wife of Robert E. Steed, are all of lawful age and only legal representatives of Dr. John Kamsay deceased. Assigned Anthony Walke a (duplicate) warrant no. 5803 for 6,000 acres. Original warrant was dated February 6, 1810 (lost). Duplicate dated October 6, 1815. Certified at Norfolk, April 5, 1817. Signed Wm. Sharp, clerk of Court of Borough of Norfolk. Mayor John E. Holt certifies that above signed "Wm Sharp" is lawfully qualified and admitted as clerk of court.

Item No. 33. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. States time for making entries not expired. Withdraws entry no. 8955 for 200 acres in name of Robert Means and 100 acres from Geo. Handy’s original entry no. 6690 of 2666 2/3 acres. Entry no. 9122. April 5, 1817.

Item No. 34. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw 300 acres of Geo. Handy’s entry no. 6690 of 2666 2/3 acres. Also should William Robinson’s survey no. 8337 for 200 acres reach office, detain it until Mr. Walter Dun notified. Requests sworn copies of entries and surveys earlier requested. Reminds that court convenes on 20th. Entry no. 9131, George Handy, 255 acres, warrant no. 5536. Entry no. 9132, George Handy, 45 acres, warrant no. 5536. April 7, 1817.

Item No. 35. London. E. Langham to R. C. Anderson. Enclosed "jumbled" papers to be examined. Requests copy of entry no. 3405, 529 acres. David Brown’s entries requested. April 12, 1817.

Item No. 36. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw 566 2/3 acres of Joseph Hite’s entry no. 6932. Reenter no. 9142, 470 2/3 acres, warrant no. 5805, entry no. 9143, 96 acres, warrant no. 5805.

Item No. 37. Bridgewater, MA. Nahum Mitchell and Barth Brown to Mr. Allen Latham. Recommendation of studies and character. April 16, 1817.

Item No. 38. Chillicothe. Mrs. Sarah T. Snead from Th’s. Hinde. Sends four notes, $50 each, nos. 2146, 2147, 2148, 2150 on Farmer’s Mechanics and Manufacturer’s Bank of Chillicothe, payable to William R. Southward on order. Endorsed by Will. R. Southward; money twice refused before because it was "Western Money." April 1816-1817.

Item No. 39. Chillicothe. Walter Dun to R. C. Anderson. Encloses payments of entry no. 7384 on warrant no. 5963. April 19, 1817.

Item No. 40. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Mistake on entry no. 9122. Requests copies of entries from no. 9059 and no. 9069 and between no. 9073 and no. 9077. Also no. 9122 and entries made after it. Inquires cost of entry. April 24, 1817.

Item No. 41. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Withdrawn 500 acres of entry no. 6932, name of Joseph Hite, and reenter no. 9182. Warrant no. 5805. April 25, 1817.

Item No. 42. Chillicothe. Wm. G. Mayhough to Mr. Hough requests $8 or $10 "this evening." April 29, 1817.

Item No. 43. Xenia. James Galloway, Jr., to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw survey nos. 8882, 9008, 9019, and 40 acres of no. 6918 in Ladd and Norvell’s name. Warrant no. 5633. Entry no. 9195, James Galloway, 180 acres, warrant no. 5902. Entry no. 9196, James Galloway, 200 acres, warrant nos. 5899 and 6025. Entry no. 9008, Joseph and Benjamin Ladd and Thomas Norvell, 130 acres, warrant no. 5880. Entry no. 9197, Joseph and Benjamin Ladd and Thomas Norvell, 280 acres, warrant no. 5633. Entry no. 9198, Joseph and Benjamin Ladd and Thomas Norvell, 100 acres, warrant no. 5633. May 1, 1817.

Item No. 44. Mortgage deed. Uel Hurd and Joseph Hurd, Jefferson, Morris Co., NJ, held to John Benedict of [Bradsport,] Addison Co., VT. $200 on or before May 1, 1817. Yearly pay interest. [Witness: Charles F. Randolph] April 20, 1815.

 

Item No. 45. Bond title deed. B. Hough to Hiram Hardin for $308. A. C. Looker, agent for B. Hough, 77 acres. Witness: John Stephen. May 1, 1817.

Item No. 46. Bond title deed. B. Hough to Isaac Devos for $160 for 41 acres. May 1, 1817.

Item No. 47. Receipt to Ben Hough. $20.00 on account of Wm. Lunback to pay on bank for him: Jas. M. Clintick. May 9, 1817.

Item No. 48. John Ellison, Jr., to R. C. Anderson. Sold 35 acres for $200. Forwarded $50 by father for part pay of Hills Survey. Sold William Robins 116 ½ acres at $4 per acre. 116 ½ acres also to James Alexander. Joseph Patton orders 100 acres. Horse 14 ¾ hands high for sale $50. Unable to purchase stockings wanted. Entry no. 9783, John Ellision, 20 acres, warrant no. 3076. May 12, 1817.

Item No. 49. Pittsburgh. Mr. E. P. Kenovick to Mr. Allan Latham. Please pay to Foster Doane on order $53.19. May 13, 1817.

Item No. 50. Private. Columbus. I.D.E. to Allen Latham. Rec’d Dr. Coates specie on specified conditions. By June 28 will give him secretary’s approbation. Hard times East and South. All U. G. Bks suspend specie payment. May 15, 1817.

Item No. 51. Chillicothe. Receipt of D. W. Hearn to Ben Hough. $5.81 ¼ for schooling. May 16, 1817.

Item No. 52. Chillicothe. John Evans to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9213, John Evans, 10 acres, warrant no. 5952. Entry no. 9214, John Evans, 203 acres, warrant no. 5952. Withdraw entry no. 8770. Requests copies of entry no. 8500 of 168 1/3 acres in name of Cadwallader Wallace and John Woodridge. May 19, 1817.

Item No. 53. Joseph Darlinton, short extract of three deeds, Joseph Kerr, addressee. David McDermit, Joseph Moore, Samuel Thoroman. May 20, 1817.

Item No. 54. Receipt of Ephraim Doolittle. $35.62 to Ben Hough for oil and bacon.

Item No. 55. David Collins to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9183, Daniel Duvall, 50 acres, warrant no. 2483. Entry no. 9184, Daniel Duvall, 290 acres, warrant no. 2483. Entry no. 9185, Charles Cutts, 250 acres, warrant no. 6182. $3.00 enclosed. May 27, 1817.

Item No. 56. Survey for J. L. and B. W. Ladd and T. Novell, 110 acres, warrant no. 5828. May 28, 1817, 35 acres, two surveys, no. 9243. (Pencil writings about anarchy on reverse side.)

Item No. 57. Chillicothe. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Two land warrants, 250 acres, nos. 6178 and 6179. Sarah Easton and Dorothy Slorer; daughters of Robert Hanson Harrison. $5 enclosed. Sworn copies of entries and surveys again requested. Also Phillip and Geo. Feants, entry no. 5225 of 300 acres and entry no. 7620 of 239 acres, and survey no. 5225 of 136 acres. Also entry no. 102, Henry Whiting. Entry no. 160, James Mabin, no. 9071, Jos. and W. Ladd and Thomas Norvelle. Nos. 9056 and 9057, 150 acres each, Walter Dun. May 29, 1817.

Item No. 58. Title bond. B. Hough to Benning Wentworth. $440 for 235 acres. A. C. Looker, agent for B. Hough. Witness: Peter Lightel. May 29, 1817.

 

Folder 40: September to December 1817 [1816?]

Item No. 1. Chillicothe. Benjamin Hough to Mr. Charles L. Harrison. Mistake on patent for tract of land. 620 acres instead of 444 2/3 acres. Note of Col. Dunlop to Creighton & Bond to commence suit. Gambling debt and not collectible by law. September 5, 1816.

Item No. 2. General Land Office. Warrant no. 10039, 100 acres, was February 11, 1800, registered by and for John G. Macan, plus others equaled 1000 acres on third lot of township 1, range 17, in favor of S. Mosher. Josiah Maigs, Commissioner. September 5, 1816.

Item No. 3. General Land Office. Josiah Maigs to Col. R. C. Anderson. Act of Congress, February 22, 1815. Change of writing on certificate of survey. Enclosed survey no. 7955, Leighton Yancey, for 1251 acres, and copy of warrant no. 4894. Copy of an act extending time to complete surveys of Virginia land grants. Signed: Langdon Cheves, House Speaker. John Gaillard, Pres. of Senate, February 22, 1815, approved by James Madison. September 18, 1816.

Item No. 4. Picketon. Robert Lucas to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw entry no. 8398, 50 acres, no. 8660, 50 acres, no. 8875, Robert Lucas, 75 acres, warrant no. 6061. Copy requested. September 15, 1816.

Item No. 5. (OS) Ben. Hough surveyor. John Swan, 250 acres, warrant no. 3039. Survey no. 1510, George Greenway, 550 acres, warrant no. 6114. Survey nos. 8240 and 8869, William Creighton, 300 acres, warrant no. 5138. Survey no. 5670, John Swan, 1700 acres, warrant nos. 3039, 1509, 1991, 2023. September 25, 1816.

Item No. 6. Title bond. Benjamin Hough to John Barkley. $26. Witnesses: L. Bourne and I. M. Pike. September 28, 1816.

Item No. 7. Fruit Hill. Duncan McArthur to Col. R. C. Anderson. Withdraw 350 acres, John Beck’s entry no. 3602 and 50 acres, no. 5313. October 1, 1816.

Item No. 8. Chillicothe. Withdraw 309 2/3 acres, Cadwallader Wallace, warrant no. 5878. Entry no. 8080, Cadwallader Wallace, 279 2/3 acres, warrant no. 5878. Entry no. 8881, Cadwallader Wallace, 30 acres, warrant no. 5878. Entry no. 8870, Thomas Hill, 362 acres, warrant nos. 5774 and 5775. Entry no. 8877, Thomas Hill, 362 acres, warrant nos. 5776 and 5777. Withdraw entry nos. 5396 and 5397, Thomas Worthington to Wm. Creighton, Jr. Entry no. 8878, Wm. Creighton, 140 acres, warrant no. 5026. Entry no. 8879, Thomas Mathew, 50 acres, warrant no. 5980. October 5, 1816.

Item No. 9. Survey by Duncan McArthur for John Beck, 200 acres, warrant no. 852, survey no. 8870. Survey no. 8882, 380 acres for James Galloway, warrant no. 5899.

Item No. 10. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw 700 acres of Geo. Handy entry no. 8801 of 1166 2/3 acres. No. 8891, Geo. Hardy, 250 acres, warrant no. 5536. No. 8892, Geo. Hardy, 450 acres, warrant no. 5586. October 11, 1816.

Item No. 11. Philadelphia. Receipt of Mr. Alexander Bourne. $10.00. Signed William Harrison. October 13, 1816.

Item No. 12. Jeremiah McLene to R. C. Anderson. Withdraws entry no. 8808 of 200 acres. Withdraws entry no. 8218, warrant no. 6198. October 13, 1816.

Item No. 13. Chillicothe. $8.59 received of B. Hough by Geo. Wood for John McDougal. October 20, 1816.

Item No. 14. Near Westunion. Andrew Ellison to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 7438, 10 acres, John Ellison to Andrew Ellison Jr. Copies requested.

Item No. 15. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Requests surveys, becoming impatient from continued delays. Withdraw 466 2/3 acres, reenter no. 8890, George Handy, warrant no. 5536. No. 8897, Geo. Handy, 66 2/3 acres, warrant no. 5536. No. 8898, Geo. Handy, 170 acres, warrant no. 5536. No. 8899, Geo. Handy, 130 acres, warrant no. 5536. October 24, 1816.

Item No. 16. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. 198 acres lost by interference with Thomas Scott and Geo. Vinsouhallers. Entry no. 7691 of 100 acres and no. 8100 of 98 acres. Requests copies of all entries made after July 25. No. 8900, George Handy, withdraws 198 acres. No. 5211, David Williams, 200 acres, warrant no. 860. No. 5212, David Williams, 200 acres, warrant no. 860. October 26, 1816.

Item No. 17. Survey no. 8176, 675 acres, by Walter Dun for Richard Kennon. Survey no. 9014, 220 acres, by Walter Dun for Richard Kennon. October 26, 1816.

Item No. 18. Pamphlet dated October 29, 1816, to June 30, 1817. (Hand ruled.) Notice to soldiers: information of patents to land grants obtained from Latham & (?) Vermont. Pants, vests, ties, hose, handkerchiefs, sundries listed.

Item No. 19. Chillicothe. Title bond. Benjamin Hough to James Young and Wm. McKimm and Richard Elliott, no. 2400, 552 ½ acres, survey no. 8840. November 2, 1816.

Item No. 20. Note $300 to Benjamin Hough. Due April 1, 1819. Signed James Young, Wm. McKimm, Richard Elliott. Witnesses: A. C. Looker, D. C. Grier. November 2, 1816.

Item No. 21. Note same as above. Due April 1, 1817.

Item No. 22. London. E. Langham to R. C. Anderson. Requesting copies of all entries in writer’s name and in name of August Langham. November 7, 1816.

Item No. 23. Survey no. 3667, 51 2/3 acres, warrant no. 67, April 24, 1830, Allen Latham, surveyor. November 8, 1816, signed by R. C. Anderson.

Item No. 24. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw 25 acres of 66 2/3 acres of Geo. Handy. Reenter no. 8937, warrant no. 5536. November 13, 1816.

Item No. 25. Chillicothe. John McDonald to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw entry no. 6885, 10 acres, $15.00 enclosed. Assignment from Joseph Ladd, 60 acres, warrant no. 5838, survey no. 6884. November 16, 1816.

Item No. 26. Chillicothe. Walter Dun to R. C. Anderson. No. 8942, Walter Dun, 90 acres, warrant no. 6098. No. 8943, Walter Dun, 24 acres, warrant no. 6098. Withdraw 114 acres of entry no. 8709. November 21, 1816.

Item No. 27. Title bond deed. Benjamin Hough to Peter Shank for $400, 100 acres. Witnesses: A. C. Looker, A. Bourne. November 22, 1816.

Item No. 28. Chillicothe. Receipt to Benjamin Hough. $344 sent to John Melish of Philadelphia. Signed Jesse Spencer. November 22, 1816.

Item No. 29. Chillicothe. Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson. Difference in lists for taxes. Requests explanation. Sending survey no. 3789, warrant no. 5581. Entry no. 8944, Thomas Pimberton, 588 acres, warrant no. 2742. Entry no. 8945, Thomas Pimberton, 195 1/3 acres, warrant no. 2742. Henry Bedinger withdraws no. 8845, reenters no. 8845, 200 acres, warrant no. 2856. November 27, 1816.

Item No. 30. Deed. Ben. Hough to James Tallman. 50 acres for $200. Witnesses: Geo. Bohrer, Isaac Tallman. November 30, 1816.

Item No. 31. Deed. Ben Hough to James Tallman, 100 acres, for $400. Witnesses: A. C. Looker, James Newland. November 30, 1816.

Item No. 32. Thomas Steele, guardian of Levi Jones, Chillicothe, 15 years old, to be apprentice in house building and cabinet making for James Bonner until October 1, 1821. Signed Wm. Creighton. December 6, 1816.

Item No. 33. Columbus. Ben Hough to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 8972, B. Hough, 65 acres, warrant no. 6082. Entry no. 8973, B. Hough, 35 acres, warrant no. 6082. December 10, 1816.

Item No. 34. Copy entry no. 8940, Jeremiah McLene, 50 acres, warrant no. 6198. Transferred to Orris Parish for value received by J. McLene. Also 75 acres of entry no. 8071 of warrant no. 6128. July 5, 1817.

Item No. 35. Highland Co., OH. Thomas M. Sanders to R. C. Anderson. Inquiry of appointment as deputy surveyor. Bond sent in earlier. December 16, 1816.

Item No. 36. Chillicothe. Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 8977, Thomas Worthington, 25 acres, warrant no. 5802. Entry no. 8978, Thomas Worthington, 75 acres, warrant no. 5802. December 19, 1816.

Item No. 37. Chillicothe. Walter Dun to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 8634, Walter Dun, 100 acres, military warrant no. 5718. Record and withdraw entry no. 8634 of 100 acres, survey no. 8796. December 19, 1816.

Item No. 38. Cincinnati. George C. Light to R. C. Anderson. Requests power of attorney for sale of land. Entry, William Moseley and Thomas Overton, 230 ¾ acres, warrant nos. 5336 and 83. December 20, 1816.

Item No. 39. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Survey for correction, no. 7641. Requests surveys to grant titles to land sold. December 25, 1816.

Item No. 40. Senate Chamber. Ben Hough to Charles Harrison. Sends $50 for assignment on 166 2/3 acres, to send balance in 2 or 3 weeks ($116.67 total). Enclosed note payable January 1, 1818. December 25, 1816.

 

Folder 41: June to September 1817

Item No. 1. Survey nos. 2933 and 3042, 200 acres, Nathaniel Massie, by R. C. Anderson. June 1, 1817.

Item No. 2. Chillicothe. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Requests copies of all entries since April 22. Also sworn copies of Philip Feant and Geo. Feant’s entry no. 5225, 136 acres, and entry no. 7620 of 239 acres, needed for trial in Fayette County. Requests plats and certificates of no. 1147, 1000 acres, no. 1148, 500 acres, no. 5209, 500 acres for Benjamin Biggs. June 16, 1817.

Item No. 3. Chillicothe. Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson. Warrant no. 6181, 250 acres, survey no. 7903. Entry no. 9261, Charles Butts, 250 acres, warrant no. 6181. Entry no. 5429, Peter Mulenbert, amends entry. Entry no. 9250, Ann Garnett, 5 acres, warrant no. 5900. Entry no. 9257, Cadwallader Wallace, 55 acres, warrant no. 5873. Entry no. 9258, Cadwallader Wallace, 30 acres, warrant no. 5873. Entry no. 9259, Thomas Worthington, 47 acres, warrant no. 5802. Entry no. 9260, Thomas Worthington, 153 acres, warrant no. 5802. June 23, 1817.

Item No. 4. West Union. George Vinsonhaler to Richard C. Anderson. Purchased 1000 acres of warrant no. 2199 of Mr. Thomas John who purchased it of Williams C. Todd. Entry no. 8911, 100 acres, to Joseph Moor. June 24, 1817.

Item No. 5. Chillicothe. James Dunlap to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 6739, William Sandford, 100 acres, warrant no. 5401. Entry no. 788, Elias Langham, amended entry. June 30, 1817.

Item No. 6. Pittsburgh. H. Doane to Allen Latham. Power of Attorney to get note from Monnett without interference from McDougall, when papers were delivered for Baxters endorsements. July 1, 1817.

Item No. 7. Chillicothe. Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9205, Joseph and Benjamin Ladd and Thomas Norvell, 90 acres, reenter, warrant no. 5725, 100 acres on part of no. 5728. July 2, 1817.

Item No. 8. Cadwallader Wallace. Entry no. 9174, Hough Shelton, 150 acres, warrant no. 111. No. 9266, Cadwallader Wallace and Thomas Worthington, 89 acres, warrant no. 5873. No. 9207, Thomas Wortington, 150 acres, warrant no. 5802. July 9, 1817.

Item No. 9. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw 700 acres from entry no. 6932, name of Joseph Hite. Withdraw 80 acres from entry no. 9157, name of Robert Means. Withdraw 800 acres from entry no. 7640, name of George Dawson. Entry no. 9269, Joseph Hite, 400 acres, warrant no. 5805. Entry no. 9270, Joseph Hite, 300 acres, warrant no. 5805. Entry no. 9271, Robert Means, 80 acres, warrant nos. 5147 and 5240. Entry no. 9272, George Dawson, 800 acres, warrant no. 6034. July 11, 1817.

Item No. 10. Chillicothe. David Collins to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9278, Alexander Kerr, 250 acres, warrant no. 6186. Entry no. 9039, William Champ, 100 acres, warrant no. 6168. Entry no. 8084, William Ervin, 100 acres, warrant no. 6042. July 15, 1817.

Item No. 11. Andrew Woodrow to R. C. Anderson, change entry no. 9279, 6 acres, warrant no. 1141. Enter no. 9280, Thomas James, 326 2/3 acres, warrant nos. 5796, 5593, 5711. July 16, 1817.

Item No. 12. Chillicothe. Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9273, 200 acres, warrant no. 1231. Entry no. 9274, William Ragall (?), 304 1/3 acres, warrant no. 6165. Entry no. 9275, William Ragall, 100 acres, warrant no. 6165. Entry no. 9276, Cadwallader Wallace, 90 acres, warrrant no. 5873. Entry no. 9277, Cadwallader Wallace, 60 acres, warrant no. 5873. July 16, 1817.

Item No. 13. Receipt. $10.00 of Benjamin Hough for subscription to dig a road. Subscription payable to William Sterret [Skerrett?]. Receipt signed by William Robinson. July 18, 1817.

Item No. 14. Xenia. James Galloway, Jr., to Richard C. Anderson. Withdraw 150 acres of Ladd and Novell’s entry no. 9004. Entry no. 9285, Archibald E. Mickle, 100 acres, warrant no. 5910. Entry no. 9286, Joseph and B. Ladd and T. Norvell, 100 acres, warrant no. 5880. Entry no. 9287, Joseph and B. Ladd and T. Norvell, 25 acres, warrant no. 5880. July 22, 1817.

Item No. 15. Charlottesville, VA. John H. Carr to Allen Latham. Inquiry of land owned in Ohio about 40-45 miles from Chillicothe. Desires to sell. Plans to visit it in September. July 24, 1817.

Item No. 16. (OS) Deed. Alex. Bourne and wife to Ben. Hough, $300 for land. Witnesses: Silvanus Bourne and Preslay Morris. July 25, 1817.

Item No. 17. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw 212 acres, Abraham Bowman, entry no. 9111. Reenter no. 9284, Abraham Bowman, 212 acres, warrant no. 5869. July 27, 1817.

Item No. 18. Receipt $18.18 ¾ of Benjamin Hough to Scott & Hays. Signed Baron Leffingwell. July 29, 1817.

Item No. 19. Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9115, Joseph and Benjamin Ladd and Tho. Norvell, 200 acres, warrant no. 5626. Entry no. 9298, Joseph and Benjamin Ladd and Tho. Norvell, 100 acres, warrant no. 5798. Entry no. 9277, Robert Parteifiels (?), 135 acres, warrant no. 57. August 2, 1817.

Item No. 20. (OS) Indenture between Christian Benner and wife Mary for $300 from James Miller, land in Chillicothe. Witnesses: Elisha Fully and Julia Clentuck (?). August 5, 1817.

Item No. 21. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Remarks that all writing is not clearly distinguishable in copies of entries received. Mr. Henry Massie to procure sworn copies of Philip and George Feant entry no. 5225, 300 acres, and of Philip Feant’s survey no. 5225 for 136 acres. And also a copy of Philip and George Feant and Michael Feagle’s entry no. 7620 for 239 acres. Sending two packets of 16 surveys to be recorded. To be gone 5-6 weeks then plans to close his business. August 8, 1817.

Item No. 22. (OS) Deed of Conveyance of Benjamin Hough for $440 from James Davis. Part of entry no. 9128, 110 acres. Witnesses: Anthony Potts and William Potts. August 11, 1817.

Item No. 23. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to Richard C. Anderson. Withdraw 212 acres of entry no. 9284 of Abraham Bowman. Withdraw 18 acres of entry no. 9111 of Abraham Bowman. Withdraw 96 2/3 acres of entry no. 9142 of Joseph Hite. Reenter no. 9320, Abraham Bowman, 230 acres, warrant no. 5869. Reenter no. 9321, Joseph Hite, 96 2/3 acres, warrant no. 5805. August 11, 1817.

Item No. 24. Clinton Bank of Columbus. I. Delofield, Jr., to A. Latham. Anxiety expressed over proceedings in Washington, no letter yet received. August 15, 1817.

Item No. 25. August 18, 1817. Samuel Monett obtained judgment against Thomas Davidson for $25.50.

Item No. 26. Chillicothe. Walter Dun to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9329, Thomas Norvell, 500 acres, warrant no. 5885. Entry no. 9330, Thomas Norvell, 1200 acres, warrant no. 5885. Entry no. 9160, withdraw 1700 acres. Inquires if James Fitzpatrick is in neighborhood. Inquires if James Bennip entry no. 8490 was withdrawn. August 20, 1817.

Item No. 27. Baltimore. Edward Hinkley to Allan Latham. Letter of introduction of bearer to Mr. Carpenter, who was "on a tour of enterprise." August 21, 1817.

Item No. 28. Chillicothe. James Shield’s order on Benjamin Hough to pay $24.00 to B. Campbell. August 24, 1817.

Item No. 29. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 3462 for 223 acres of John Scarborough. Withdraw no. 8979 for 108 acres of Geo. Handy and Duncan McArthur. Withdraw no. 9182 for 130 acres of Joseph Hite. Entry no. 8979, George Handy and D. McArthur, 108 acres, warrant nos. 5536, 1451, 5743. Entry no. 9331, Joseph Hite, 130 acres, warrant no. 5805. Entry no. 9332, David Bradford, 540 acres, warrant no. 3843. August 25, 1817.

Item No. 30. Survey of August 8, 1817, copied on August 28, 1818. By Reuban Slaughter for Zachariah B. Thomas, 110 acres, warrant no. 4567.

Item No. 31. Survey of August 8, 1817, copied on August 28, 1818. By Reuban Slaughter for Zachariah B. Thomas, 45 acres, warrant no. 4567.

Item No. 32. Benjamin Hough [of Chillicothe, Ross Co., OH] and Payton Mason [of Prince George Co., VA]. John Watts [of Dinwiddie Co., VA] attorney for Mason. Mason places land warrants [issued to John Verill, assignee of Robert Bolling the son of Robert Boling deceased] to B. Hough for purpose of location: no. 6210, 33 1/3 acres; no. 6211, 100 acres; no. 6212, 100 acres; no. 6214, 100 acres; no. 6215, 100 acres. $1000 by Ben Hough; Mason obligated for 1/5 of land for services. [Signed: Peyton Mason by attorney John Watts, and Bm F Hough. Witnesses: A. C. Looker and D. L. Grier] August 29, 1817.

Item No. 33. E. Langham to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9352, Daniel Brown, 114 acres, warrant no. 5474. Withdraw balance of entry no. 6101, being 64 acres of entry no. 7299. August 30, 1817.

Item No. 34. Indenture between Charles L. Mathews, special agent for Geo. Mathews, deceased, and Jesse McKay. $5,250 willed and 2000 acres of warrant no. 1934. September 10, 1817.

Item No. 35. Chillicothe. John A. Fulton to R. C. Anderson. William Robinson withdraws 200 acres of entry no. 9143, warrant no. 5403. Entry no. 9353, William Robinson, 200 acres, warrant no. 5403. Entry no. 9050, withdrawn 50 acres, Geo. Dawson, warrant no. 5810. Entry no. 9354, John A. Fulton, 50 acres, warrant no. 5810. Entry no. 9281, James McManamy, withdraws on warrant no. 5922. Entry no. 9282, James McManamy, withdraws on warrant no. 5922. Entry no. 9283, James McManamy, 200 acres, warrant no. 5922. Entry no. 9289, Wm. H. Beard, withdraws 600 acres. Entry no. 9356, Wm. H. Beard, 300 acres, warrant no. 6195. Entry no. 9357, Wm. H. Beard, 300 acres, warrant nos. 6194 and 6195. September 13, 1817.

Item No. 36. Chillicothe. Check for $17.25 on Ben. Hough in favor of Alen Rogers. September 22, 1817.

Item No. 37. Receipt of $6.75 of Benjamin Hough for rent from Mrs. Sidwell for home Mrs. Black lived in awhile. Signed Dennis McConnell. John McAlister (?) to Allen Latham. Sending land warrant copies to be located and sold. September 27, 1817.

Item No. 38. St. Louis. A. F. Cook to Allen Latham, requesting information of soldier’s bounty lands. Buried at 9 a.m., Charles C. Lucas, attorney who died in duel "yesterday" with Col. Benton. September 28, 1817.

Item No. 39. Benjamin Hough deed to John Farnslear for $240. Sold entry no. 9100. September 29, 1817.

 

Folder 42: October 1817 to January 1818

Item No. 1. Boston. Thos. Kendrick to E. P. Kendrick, brother. Shipping goods to Baltimore to go to Pittsburgh. Promises to write more in three days when he arrives home, to also send bill then. October 4, 1817.

Item No. 2. Receipt of Benjamin Hough for $60 by Jesse McKay. Signed John Watson. October 10, 1817.

Item No. 3. Fruithill. Requesting copies of Robert Means entry nos. 6490 and 6491, with note of withdrawals. Quotes mistake in copy of entry no. 6490 sent to auditor. October 11, 1817.

Item No. 4. (Pasted to Item No. 3) Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson, listing entries of Joseph and Benjamin W. Ladd and Thomas Norvell to be withdrawn. Total of 863 1/3 acres.

Item No. 5. Check for $60.00 to "myself" on bank of Chillicothe. Benjamin Hough. October 14, 1817.

Item No. 6. Check for $3.00 to Philip Linn on bank of Chillicothe. Benjamin Hough. October 16, 1817.

Item No. 7. Survey no. 9383, 250 acres for George Clinton Vanzant and John Benjamin Mergras (?) by R. C. Anderson on October 25, 1817. Certification of same, warrant no. 6180, signed April 26, 1830, by Allen Latham.

Item No. 8. Cincinnati, OH. Col. Light to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9444, John Hancarr’s 300 acres on warrant nos. 3980 and 3933. October 23, 1817.

Item No. 9. Chillicothe. John McDonald to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw entry nos. 6580, 33 1/3 acres, and 8655, 6 ¼ acres. Reenter no. 9458, John McDonald, 39 acres, warrant no. 5731. October 25, 1817.

Item No. 10. Pittsburgh. Henry Doane to Allan Latham. Notifies of W. Dougall refusing to pay money collected for writer, and other unfair dealings. States he will bring suit and remove power of attorney if he doesn’t do what is requested. October 27, 1817.

Item No. 11. Judgment against James Purdurie for $26.50 by James Inglish. November 1, 1817.

Item No. 12. Collector’s office. Chillicothe. Receipt of John T. Mason by Wm. Creighton. $239.25 and 9 mills for land. November 4, 1817.

Item No. 13. Survey no. 9067, Joseph and Benjamin W. Ladd and Thomas Norvell, 40 acres of warrant no. 5631. Ben Hough, surveyor. November 5, 1817.

Item No. 14. Chillicothe. Check. Farmers, Mechanics, and Manufacturers Bank. Pay Henry Bruick $40.00. Signed Ben. Hough. November 14, 1817.

Item No. 15. Xenia. Note $250. 60 days. James Fowler to Thomas Constant. To Ben Hough. November 25, 1817.

Item No. 16. Receipt. Elizabeth Snyder paid Benjamin Hough $3.50 for "schooling her son." Signed John Silkin. November 15, 1817.

Item No. 17. Boston. R. Williams to A. Latham. Edinburgh Encyclopedia volumes ready to be called for. November 25, 1817.

Item No. 18. Pittsburgh. T. Doane to A. Latham. Suit of Judgment against W. Dougall if he does not pay note when due. November 29, 1817.

Item No. 19. Philadelphia. Sam Ewing to A. Latham. Alan Latham recommended to manage business for a widow and child. 100 acres. Lot no. 3 inherited but sold. Now wish to claim land. December 1, 1817.

Item No. 20. Chillicothe. Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson. Requests copy of P. Carnes survey of 1000 acres in Kentucky. December 7, 1817.

Item No. 21. (OS) Auditor’s office, Columbus. Statement of taxes and sales made on land of Frederick Paskey. 907 acres from November 1801 to December 1806.

Item No. 22. Deed. Benjamin Hough to David Ogden. $480 for 280 acres of entry no. 9159. December 15, 1817.

Item No. 23. Jonesboro. John M. Alyters (?) to Allan Latham. Will pay fee for location of warrant later. December 25, 1817.

Item No. 24. Arch. McClean obtained judgment from John Harley. $4.18 ¾ and $1.00 in costs. December 27, 1817.

Item No. 25. Survey no. 6405, 150 acres, for Benjamin Goodin, warrant nos. 230 and 231. Richard C. Anderson, surveyor, December 30, 1817. Certification of warrants and survey, April 24, 1830, by Allen Latham.

Item No.26. Receipt to Thomas Littleton on account of Matthew Littleton. $18 for Benjamin Hough. Signed D. L. Grier.

Item No. 27. J. B. Beverly to A. Latham. Inquiry of validity of land sold for taxes. P. R. Beverly deed to land, 1333 1/3 acres. 1039 acres sold. January 2, 1818.

Item No. 28. (OS) Deed. Benjamin Hough to John Peuhtole. $120 for 60 acres. January 5, 1818.

Item No. 29. Columbus. Osborn & Swan, 2000 acres, $6 per acre, nos. 2992 and 2993 for sale. To excellency Thomas Worthington: recommended to the general assembly an alteration in the law. January 6, 1818.

Item No. 30. Calculation of J. P. Tiffin survey no. 4395 made for John Carlisle.

Item No. 31. Springfield. O. Simpson to Allan Latham, quoting prices for land, promises commission for any sales made. Offers a quarter section for $3000 cash if paid by April 15, 1818. January 13, 1818.

Item No. 32. James Beard received $5 from Allen Latham, special agent for Joseph Penticost deeds 1000 acres originally in name of Samuel McCullough, entry no. 2633. January 14, 1818.

Item No. 33. Agreement between Joseph Penticost and James Beard. $511.50 on or before January 14, 1820, 1820 grant two tracts of land, original survey 1000 acres, entry no. 2633. January 15, 1818.

Item No. 34. Chillicothe. Note. $450 on Farmers, Mechanics, and Manufacturers Bank of Chillicothe. Benjamin Hough. January 16, 1818.

Item No. 35. (OS) Benjamin Hough and Jonathan Johnson, $224, entry no. 9243, 112 acres, bond for deed. Notation dated April 24, 1834: make a deed to John Clark, signed Ben. Elliot, to Allen Latham, agent for heirs of Benj. Hough. January 17, 1818.

Item No. 36. (OS) Bond for deed of Ben Hough to Frederick Mitchele, 75 acres, $150. January 2, 1818.

Item No. 37. Cincinnati. J. Curbree (?) to A. Latham. Inquiry of arrival of remittance sent for land tax of Capt. Symmes. January 28, 1818.

 

Folder 43: February to May 1818

Item No. 1. Baltimore. William Scott to Mr. Frk. Campbell. Inquiry if taxes have been paid on 550 acres, purchased in 1811 from Col. Elias Langham. Wm. Brush, agent. February 3, 1818.

Item No. 2. Cincinnati. Mr. Garland states land values increasing so would not sell $2 per acre, asking $3.50 and $4.00. February 10, 1818.

Item No. 3. Benjamin Hough and David Green, 110 acres, no. 8952, $247.50. February 11, 1818.

Item No. 4. Pittsburgh. Henry Doane to Mr. Allen Latham. Received Mr. Gilland’s draft on Mr. Dougall, $195.62 for balance of account. Attorney’s fees paid. February 18, 1818.

Item No. 5. Ephrium Doolittle judgment on William Jones, $5.50, $1.00 costs, Arch. McClean, J.P. February 18, 1818.

Item No. 6. Receipt. $8.00 of Ben. Hough. Signed Wesley Lee. January 20, 1818.

Item No. 7. Received of Ben Hough $19.65 for F. Meeker. Signed R. E. Vost (?). February 24, 1818.

Item No. 8. Jonesboro. John McAlister to Allen Latham. Doesn’t send remittance by mail, will be in Baltimore in April, will deposit money to Talbot Jones to order of Mr. Allen. Requests taxes to be paid. March 8, 1818.

Item No. 9. Chillicothe. Received of Wm. Dailey, $7.00, on account of Benjamin Hough. Signed Fanny Thompson. March 12, 1819.

Item No. 10. Pittsburgh. Henry Doane to Mr. Allen Latham. Had inserted advertisement in two newspapers, four times each. March 14, 1818.

Item No. 11. New York. F. Feuenden to Allen Latham. Inquiry for list of lowest prices owners will accept for lands for sale and also if mortgages or property will be acceptable. Requests general power of attorney. March 18, 1818.

Item No. 12. John Neely obtained judgment against Conrad Fultz, $1.55, costs $1.12 ½. Arch. McClean, J.P. Samuel Hardy, Constable. March 23, 1818.

Item No. 13. Benjamin Hough bound to John Bond, $800 on or before April 1, 1819. 150 acres land on Lick Run. April 21, 1818.

Item No. 14. Receipt. Ben Hough to E. P. Kendrick, $4.75 on account. Signed E. P. Kendrick.

Item No. 15. Lewiston, NY. From N. T. Leonard (?) to Benj. G. Leonard, Chillicothe. (Poor condition: crumpled and practically illegible) April 29, 1818.

Item No. 16. Auditor’s office, Columbus. Ralph Osborn to R. C. Anderson. Mr. Hough furnished marginal notes of the Virginia military lands. Requests surveys not returned. Last survey in name of George Clark, no. 9083, 200 acres, surveyed March 26, 1817, recorded March 28, 1818. April 1, 1818.

Item No. 17. Walter Dun: Mr. Latham will serve copies on each person applying for a confirmation of title in the Court of Common Pleas. April 3, 1818.

Item No. 18. Survey nos. 6731 and 7314, 400 acres for Agnes L. Langham and Wm. Robinson by R. C. Anderson. April 4, 1818.

Item No. 19. Ephreine Doolittle judgment against Isaac Essex and John Neely, $14.27, $1.00 costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. April 6, 1818.

Item No. 20. Baltimore. Philip Wallis to Allen Latham, Chillicothe. Land of Mrs. Hackle, 5221 acres but assigned 4000 acres. Copy of letter believed miscarried, eight pages, four legal questions asked. April 10, 1818.

Item No. 21. Chillicothe. Wm. McFarland to Benjamin Hough. Statement of account: $1,014.50. Estate of Levi Sidwell account due October 20, 1812, $6.81 ½, $2.24 ½ interest to April 20, 1818, total $9.06. April 10, 1818.

Item No. 22. Hammond to Allen Latham, sends Bill in case of Jouett’s heirs. Entry no. 1630. Asks names of persons occupying land in Lawson’s case. April 13, 1818.

Item No. 23. Copy of survey made for Lewis Rogers. 100 acres, station [section?] 1, township 9, range 21. April 13, 1818.

Item No. 24. Mr. Allen Latham from John Pleasants. Military tract no. 1473, 1000 acres to sell once offered $1500 by a "Yankee." April 14, 1818.

Item No. 25. Survey for Jeremiah Ashby, 252 ¾ acres. April 15, 1818.

Item No. 26. Pittsburgh. Foster Doane to A. Latham. Quality taxes, settlements, advance, terms, questions about six tracts of land. May 1, 1818.

Item No. 27. Uel Hurd and Joseph Hurd, New Jersey, bound $200 to John Benedict; $100 to be paid on or before May 1, 1818.

Item No. 28. Chillicothe. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw Joseph Hite’s entry no. 6930, 596 acres, and Robert Means entry no. 9407, 400 acres. Enter no. 9098, Joseph Hite and Abraham Bowman, 996 acres, warrant nos. 5805 and 5867. Enter no. 9407, Robert Means, 400 acres, warrant no. 5383. May 2, 1818.

Item No. 29. Copy of Will of Benjamin Forsythe, 50 acres, land, two horses, household furniture to wife. Land divided among children, Susanah and James Clark. James Clark and Daniel Duncan, executors. May 4, 1818.

Item No. 30. Baltmore. John Pleasants to Allen Latham, 1160 acres surveyed by Al Looker, would accept $2 per acre or less. May 6, 1818.

Item No. 31. Jeremiah McLene to R. C. Anderson, withdrawing 25 acres of entry no. 8071. Reenters no. 9599. Requests copy. May 8, 1818.

Item No. 32. No. 9158, George Handy and Abraham Bowman, entry no. 9158, 800 acres, Duncan McArthur.

Item No. 33. Indenture between Charles Barret, John Barret, Mary Barret, William B. Sims and sold to Eleazer P. Kendricks, $2,300 for 1150 acres, warrant no. 2256. May 9, 1818.

Item No. 34. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Amends entry no. 9158, George Handy and Abraham Bowman. Sends survey for entry no. 9158 to be recorded. May 19, 1818.

Item No. 35. Walter Dun to R. C. Anderson. C. Wallace, Ben Hough, W. Dun, and D. McArthur have drawn for priority of entry. Requests entries kept out of reach of Parson Hinde. Entry no. 9590, Walter Dun, 380 acres, warrant no. 5885. Entry no. 9381, Nathaniel Massie and Ben. Goodin, 686 2/3 acres, warrant nos. 4672 and 231. Entry no. 9507, Walter Dun, 250 acres, warrant nos. 5998 and 5999. Entry no. 9597, Walter Dun, 392 acres, warrant nos. 6202 and 2162. May 21, 1818.

Item No. 36. Chillicothe. Copy of letter to John Melish from Ben Hough. Two proposals for selling plates of the map of Ohio. May 25, 1818.

Item No. 37. Solomon Seery [Leery?] judgment against Thomas Asher, $4.00, $1.37 ½ costs, Arch. McClean, J.P. May 27, 1818.

Item No. 38. Receipt to Ben Hough for $1.20. Signed Samuel Handy, Constable. May 20, 1818.

 

Folder 44: June to July 1818

Item No. 1. Columbia, PA. John Gonter to postmaster of Chillicothe, OH. Has lands in vicinity, taxes accrued, sends money for land agent.

Item No. 2. James Miller judgment against Thomas Davidson, $8.73, $1.12 ½ costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. June 1, 1818.

Item No. 3. Zebulon Hukell (?) judgment against Absolom Games, $3.25, $1.00 costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. June 1, 1818.

Item No. 4. Andrew Poo judgment against Andrew Neelings, $1.50, $1.12 ½ costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. June 1, 1818.

Item No. 5. John W. Collet to Polue P. Pratt, $3.50 received. June 3, 1818.

Item No. 6. Receipt of Benjamin Hough for $2.50 for cleaning clock. Signed Polue P. Pratt. June 5, 1818.

Item No. 7. Steubenville. D. R. Edsow (?) to Allen Latham. Tracts of land half mile wide. Sell at least $8 per acre. Pay Evans $25 on account. June 6, 1818.

Item No. 8. Michael Graham to Allen Latham. States A. Jones not trustworthy and fond of drink, land owned by him "not worth the taxes." June 7, 1818.

Item No. 9. James Robinson judgment against John and Clement Batemen $25.00, interest $1.25, costs $0.82 ½. Signed Arch. McClean, J.P. June 9, 1818.

Item No. 10. Chillicothe. Benjamin Hough to Lieut. Charles L. Harrison, 394 acres near Franklinton to sell for $3000, too high a price but will attempt a sale. Creighton Bond secured judgment against Col. Dunlop, execution was stayed for bill of injunction in order to make it appear as a gambling debt. Execution issued against Mr. Doherty. Describe land no. 1347 qualifies, worth between $2 and $4 per acre. Requests power of attorney from William Throckmorton to Robert Gibson authorizing him to assign to Harrison’s father the right to Throckmorton to warrant no. 4798. June 10, 1818.

Item No. 11. Receipt of Benjamin Hough tools of corporation of Chillicothe. Signed by James M. Dougal, street commissioner. June 12, 1818.

Item No. 12. Warrant no. 6248. Wm. H. Nelson to Allen Latham to survey for John Garland, and Fanny Taylor Garland, 1000 acres. (Copy) William Nelson wishes to purchase part of the land; wonders if it may be located in Ohio. June 13, 1818.

Item No. 13. Survey for Thomas M. Bagly, 33 acres of warrant no. 5733, survey no. 8089. June 13, 1818, by R. C. Anderson. Certified March 28, 1814, entry was made April 22, 1830. Signed Allen Latham.

Item No. 14. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson, enclosing two surveys in name of Joseph Hite for part of entry nos. 9269 and 9270. First, 80 acres; second, 75 acres. Entry no. 9619, Joseph Hite, 155 acres, warrant no. 5805. June 19, 1818.

Item No. 15. Indenture between Agnes Park, Peter and Elizabeth Clark, John and Elizabeth Park, David and Mary Murphy, Lewis and Sally Wheaton, Benjamin and Agnes Wentworth, William and Martha Parks, for $1000 from Benjamin Hough. Sell survey no. 4642. Frederick Bishop, J. P. June 20, 1818.

Item No. 16. Article of agreement between heirs of Robert Park, $200 in case James Arnold should obtain judgment against estate of Robert Park. Heirs: Agnes Park, Peter Clark, John Park, David Murphy, Lewis Wheaton, Benjamin Wentworth, William and Martha Park. June 20, 1818.

Item No. 17. Xenia. James Galloway, Jr., to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9623, 100 acres, warrant no. 5487. Requests survey nos. 8950, 9285, 9370, 9371, 9226 and in name of J. and B.W. Ladd and Tho. Norvell. June 20, 1818.

Item No. 18. Zebulon Hukill judgment against Judiah Ellsworth, $5.75, $1.12 ½ costs. Signed Arch. McClean, J.P. June 22, 1818.

Item No. 19. Article of agreement Benjamin Hough sells to Hezekiah Copsey, 56 acres, $118.29, northerly end of survey no. 8731. June 23, 1818.

Item No. 20. Georgetown. J. B. Bevaky to Allen Latham: communicated contents of letter received of Uncle, no instruction from him. Had supposed land in Highland County to be valued more than $5 or $6 per acre. June 24, 1818.

Item No. 21. To Pleasants, requests copies of surveys of land along Mud River, states value higher than expected. June 24, 1818.

Item No. 22. Philadelphia. Rich Peter Jew(?) to Allen Latham. Mrs. Stowers, widow of John Stowers, offers power of attorney to regain property, township 6, range 3, lot 3, range XX. Land was sold for taxes. June 24, 1818.

Item No. 23. Receipt of Benjamin Hough, $54.53 for execution in favor of Eli Harrison, including principle, interest, and costs. Signed Edward Scott. June 24, 1818.

Item No. 24. (OS) Article of agreement between Benjamin Hough and Daniel Shous, $212 for land entry no. 8731. Daniel Shous, buyer. June 25, 1818.

Item No. 25. Cambridge. Geo. Metcalf to Allen Latham, informing that certain piece of land is located in a good settlement, may bring $2 an acre in sale. Another tract locates about two miles from a salt works. June 27, 1818.

Item No. 26. Marietta. N. A. Ward to Allen Latham. Answers questions of letter received. H. P. Wilcox known of fair standing, working in general post office in Washington. Newton’s title good but character not dependable. Inquires of quality of land, 560 acres. June 29, 1818.

Item No. 27. West Union. James Baind [Baird?] to Allen Latham. Note due of Mr. Moore, will pay if Mr. Moore refuses. States wish that Mr. Latham would bring suit against Mr. Moore for the debt. July 4, 1819.

Item No. 28. John Pleasants to Allen Latham. Sending copies of two old surveys, nos. 7 and 8. May employ Mr. Looker. Value the land after seeing it. July 6, 1818.

Item No. 29. Laban D. Mayhugh judgment against Conrad Fultz, $3.00, $1.12 ½ costs. S. Handy, constable; Arch. McClean, J.P. July 6, 1818.

Item No. 30. Adams Co., OH. James Lawson to Col. R. C. Anderson. 133 acres, warrant no. 2199 of William Johnston assigned by Grange Vinson, again assigned by Thomas Ellrod, made in two entries. July 7, 1818. W. Ellrod to R. C. Anderson. Add 50 acres to former entry: no. 9543, 100 acres, Wm. Johnston, warrant no. 2199. No. 9631, 20 acres, survey no. 1687. July 14, 1818.

Item No. 31. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to withdraw 10 acres of entry no. 9619 of Joseph Hite and reenter no. 9629, Joseph Hite, 10 acres, warrant no. 9598. July 7, 1818.

Item No. 32. Chillicothe. James Dunlap authorizing John A. Fulton to withdraw an entry in his name, no. 7468, 100 acres, warrant no. 5942, and reenter. Attest: William Fulton. July 8, 1818.

Item No. 33. Receipt of Benjamin Hough for $6.50 from Alexander Johnston for land taxes of James Johnston of Chillicothe. Signed D. J. Marsle. July 10, 1811.

Item No. 34. Lexington. Benjamin Hough to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9130, Francis Muir, 70 acres, warrant no. 1474. July 13, 1818.

Item No. 35. West Union. Sam Leah to A. Latham. Land offered him partly sold. 100 acres to McWright. 100 acres to "an old maid." Land in poor condition and bad neighborhood. July 15, 1818.

Item No. 36. Belmont. C. Hammond to Allen Latham, requesting names of persons in possession of land of Bouldin and wife. Entry no. 1517 for 215 acres; survey no. 1629 of 400 acres. July 14, 1818.

Item No. 37. Elizabethtown, NJ. Jona. Dayton to Allen Latham. Lists lands for sale: 11,430 acres to sell $3 per acre, 1/3 cash down. Suggests advertising in Janesville and Columbus, OH, in addition to Chillicothe. July 16, 1818.

Item No. 38. Liberty, VA. Encloses R. Anderson’s letter. R. Anderson moved "a year ago" to Kentucky. Writer informed he was dead. Phar Markle, P.M. July 17, 1818.

Item No. 39. Chillicothe. Benjamin Hough to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw 50 acres from entry no. 8821 and reenter no. 9632, B. Hough, 50 acres, warrant no. 1984. July 18, 1818.

Item No. 40. Xenia. James Galloway, Jr., to R. C. Anderson, requesting surveys. $40 paid. July 20, 1818.

Item No. 41. [and Item No. 42?] Chillicothe. John Dean. Lands in Kentucky belonging to John P. Pleasants, Baltimore. July 23, 1818.

Item No. 43. Benjamin Hough sold to John Mitchell, 50 acres, for $2 an acre within three years from date. $35 already paid on October 24, 1827 [1817?]. For value received, assigns and releases right and interest to within. Signed John Mitchell. July 31, 1818.

 

Folder 45: August to October 1818

Item No. 1. John Watts, attorney in fact for Peter Binford, assigned Benjamin Hough warrant no. 6218, 1000 acres to locate, sell, and convey. Bound for $2000. August 3, 1818. Peter Bins, May 4, 1822, assigns rights and title of land to E. P. Kendrick.

Item No. 2. [and Item No. 3?] Warrant no. 6237 for 500 acres to be located and sold for John Verell. Nos. 6238 and 6239 for benefit of Joel Traylor. Warran [?] John Verell assigns Ben Hough warrant no. 6237 for 500 acres, nos. 6238 and 6239. For value received, John Verrill assigns rights to E. P. Kendrick. August 3, 1818.

Item No. 4. John Waddle, Humphrey Fullerton, John Carlisle bound to John C. Collett for $10,000. Arbitrators: John A. Fulton, James McDougal, and John Bailehache. April 6, 1818.

Item No. 5. Chillicothe. Ben Hough to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9636, John Watkins, 299 acres, warrant nos. 6253 and 6254. Entry no. 9637, John Watkins, 100 acres, warrant nos. 6255. Entry no. 9638, Ann Gholson, 70 acres, warrant no. 6234. Entry no. 9639, Ann Gholson, 45 acres, warrant no. 6234. Entry no. 9640, Ann Gholson, 85 acres, warrant no. 6234. C. Wallace sending a young man; requests an official copy of assignment made by Benjamin Ladd for himself and John Ladd and Tho. Norvell to C. Wallace and Walter Dun. August 7, 1818.

Item No. 6. Columbus. R. Osborn to R. C. Anderson, requesting surveys from March 28, 1818. Last survey forwarded was no. 9083 for 200 acres in name of George Clark. August 7, 1818.

Item No. 7. Chillicothe. Walter Dun to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9633, Walter Dun, 120 acres, warrant no. 5885. Entry no. 9634, Walter Dun, 100 acres, warrant no. 5885. Entry no. 9635, Walter Dun, 20 acres, warrant no. 5885. August 8, 1818.

Item No. 8. Chillicothe. Enclosed warrant no. 6218, 1000 acres. Requests entries recorded. Entry no. 9650, Walter Dun, 980 1/3 acres, warrant nos. 5723 (100 acres), 5638 (169 ½ acres), 5877 (168 1/3 acres), 5631 (30 acres), 5621 (12 ½ acres), 5828 (500 acres). Entry no. 9651, Cadwallader Wallace, 980 ½ acres, warrant nos. 5723 (100 acres), 5638 (169 ½ acres), 5877 (168 1/3 acres), 5631 (30 acres), and 5828 (500 acres). Entry no. 9647, Cadwallader Wallace, 200 acres, warrant no. 6218. Entry no. 9648, John Watts and C. Wallace, 100 acres, warrant no. 6231. Withdraw entry no. 9181, 60 acres. Reenter no. 9649, Robert Porterfield, 60 acres, warrant no. 57. August 11, 1818.

Item No. 9. Wm. Sunbeck, receipt for title to 15 acres of land. Survey no. 8517. August 12, 1818.

Item No. 10. West Union. J. R. Fitzgerald to Allen Latham. Entry of John Hamilton, 400 acres, no. 866. Requests copy of entry and other names entered. August 12, 1818.

Item No. 11. Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson. No. 9652, David Aiken, 500 acres (400 acres on no. 6010 and 100 acres on no. 6009). August 13, 1818.

Item No. 12. Indenture. William Oldham and wife to Willis Field, $1, convey two eighths parts of lands. August 14, 1818.

Item No. 13. Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson. Permission given to Silvanus Bourne to withdraw and reenter entry no. 9474. August 15, 1818.

Item No. 14. London. E. Langham to Col. Anderson. Requests James Gatts plat and certificate for 600 acres of land, and surveys recorded. Arranged for Col. Peterson’s son and self to go to Williamsburg on September 30 to see Mr. Gatt. Enclosed $6 office fees. August 18, 1818.

Item No. 15. Charlottesville, VA. John H. Carr to Allen Latham, giving power of attorney. For persons interested requests speedy division and sale of lands. Sold Sarah Smiley of Adams County 83 1/3 acres. Warranted title to it. August 19, 1818.

Item No. 16. Xenia. James Galloway, Jr., to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9653, Benjamin Cheny, 30 acres, warrant no. 6242. Entry no. 9654, Benjamin Cheny, 70 acres, warrant no. 6242. August 19, 1818.

Item No. 17. Chillicothe. Benjamin Hough to Richard C. Anderson. Requests entry recorded and warrants filed. Entry no. 9655, Benjamin Hough, 200 acres, warrant nos. 6238 and 6239. August 22, 1818.

Item No. 18. Survey no. 8090, 162 acres for Thomas M. Bagly, warrant no. 5753. Richard Anderson, surveyor. August 12, 1818. Certification of survey by Allen Latham on April 22, 1830.

Item No. 19. Stephen Beach to Richard Anderson. Reenters 10 acres entered March 10, 1817. Warrant no. 9068. Requests copy sent soon as the business was "urgent." August 25, 1818.

Item No. 20. Memorandum of an agreement made August 27, 1818, between Benjamin Hough and A. C. Looker to be partner surveyors. All entries not yet surveyed to be joint expenses and joint profits. Entries listed which were surveyed by Hough and Looker (59).

Item No. 21. General Land Office. Josiah Meigs to Richard C. Anderson. Requests survey and warrant of Young F. Gresham; warrant no. 6196 for 500 acres in order to obtain a patent. August 27, 1818.

Item No. 22. (OS) Article of agreement for partnership surveying business between Benjamin Hough and Allison C. Looker, 1/5 of land located to be share taken. August 7, 1818.

Item No. 23. Chillicothe. Walter Dun to R. C Anderson. Withdraws 380 1/3 acres from entry no. 9650 on warrant nos. 5723, 5038, 5877, 5631, and 5621. Entry no. 9656, Walter Dun, 100 acres, warrant no. 5723. Entry no. 9657, Walter Dun, 280 1/3 acres, warrant nos. 5638, 5631, 5621, and 5877. August 28, 1818.

Item No. 24. Chillicothe. Walter Dun to R. C. Anderson, withdraws 150 acres from entry no. 9650 on warrant nos. 5877 and 5828. Entry no. 9664, Walter Dun, 100 acres, warrant no. 5877. Entry no. 9665, Walter Dun, 50 acres, warrant no. 5828. August 29, 1818.

Item No. 25. Cadwallader Wallace withdraws entry nos. 9580 and 9645 if entry nos. 6094 and 8006 remain as originally located. Entry no. 9662, Cadwallader Wallace, 260 acres, warrant no. 6217. Entry no. 9663, Cadwallader Wallace, 140 acres, warrant nos. 6217, 6218, and 6237. August 31, 1818.

Item No. 26. Cadwallader Wallace withdraws 41 acres (balance) of entry no. 9644 and 159 acres from entry no. 9643. Reenter no. 9666, Cadwallader Wallace, 200 acres, warrant no. 6237. September 1, 1818.

Item No. 27. Silvanus Bourne. Henry Bedinger withdraws entry no. 8845 and reenters no. 8845, Henry Bedinger, 200 acres, warrant no. 2856. Clough Shelton withdraws 60 acres of entry no. 9613 and reenters no. 9661, Clough Shelton, 60 acres, warrant no. 111. September 4, 1818.

Item No. 28. S. Handy, constable. William Beal, for use of Jac Cooper, Judgment against John Butter for $1.37 ½ and $1.37 ½ costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. September 5, 1818.

Item No. 29. Pittsburgh. Henry Doane to Allen Latham, inquiring of prospects of collecting two judgments and how soon collection might be made. September 5, 1818.

Item No. 30. James Dunlap, Daniel Countz to Col. R. C. Anderson. Withdraw entry no. 5901 and reenter as directed by Cadwallader Wallace. September 9, 1818. No. 5901, Daniel Countz and Wm. McKee enter 175 2/3 acres land. Countz 116 2/3 acres on warrant no. 5229, McKee 59 acres on warrant no. 5131, signed Cadwallader Wallace. No. 9675, John Baldwin, 500 acres, warrant no. 6019. September 12, 1818.

Item No. 31. Charlottesville, VA. John H. Carr to Allen Latham. Has an order drawn by Lewis Carr, Willis Carr, and Lucy Carr to pay all money from the sale of their land to written (?) addressed Mt. Sterling, KY. September 9, 1818.

Item No. 32. Clough Shelton withdraws 215 acres of entry no. 9613 and Cadwallader Wallace and John Watts withdraw entry nos. 9648 and 9576, each 100 acres. Entry no. 9667, Cadwallader Wallace and John Watts, 415 acres, warrant nos. 6224 and 6231.

Item No. 33. Assignment from Jr. [John?] Verrell to Joel Traylor of two land warrants: no. 6238, 100 acres, and no. 6239, 100 acres. October 1818.

Item No. 34. Chillicothe. Walter Dun to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw entry no. 8837 of 425 acres and 185 acres of entry no. 9392. No. 9627, Henry Bayles, 110 acres, warrant no. 3548. No. 9673, Henry Bayles, 500 acres, warrant no. 3548. No. 9674, Walter Dun, 1000 acres, warrant nos. 5828 and 5825. States an advertisement in the paper reports the Governor and Council plan to appoint a surveyor of Continental line, and books and papers needed in such an office would need to be obtained from Mr. Anderson. Dun believed it unfair. E. Langham and Benjamin Hough were named prospective applicants. September 14, 1818.

Item No. 35. Philadelphia. Wm. H. Nelson to A. Latham. Introducing a friend, John Harper, who goes to Chillicothe in order to ascertain situation of a patent of 4,000 acres of land. September 14, 1818.

Item No. 36. Lexington office. Daniel Payan (?) to Allen Latham. Was told by Ben Hough that Latham wanted someone to help him in his land agency and Mr. Payan is applying. September 15, 1818.

Item No. 37. Xenia. James Galloway to Col. Richard Anderson. Entry no. 9676, Edward Watts, 80 acres, warrant no. 6203. No. 9777, Edward Watts, 253 ½ acres, warrant no. 6203. No. 9678, J. and B. W. Ladd and T. Norvell, 80 acres, warrant no. 5880. No. 9679, J. and B. W. Ladd and T. Norvell, 500 acres, warrant no. 5880. No. 9680, J. and B. W. Ladd and T. Norvell, 33 acres, warrant no. 5880. No. 9681, J. and B. W. Ladd and T. Norvell, 22 acres, warrant no. 5880. No. 9682, J. and B. W. Ladd and T. Norvell, 35 acres, warrant no. 5880. Certifies James Galloway Jr.’s survey no. 7148 for 250 acres and B. W. Ladd and James Barnett’s survey no. 7217 for 157 acres lost by interfering with a prior entry no. 4948 for 800 acres made for Robert Means. September 15, 1818.

Item No. 38. David Bradford to R. C. Anderson, requesting entry to be made to Israel Donalson name if written assignment by Donalson is not sufficient to authorize him to make entry in own name. Israel Donalson to R. C. Anderson permitting David Bradford to title the warrant of entry no. 8686. September 21, 1818.

Item No. 39. Chillicothe. Ben Hough to R. C. Anderson. Withdraws 120 acres from entry no. 6731. Enter no. 9666, Angus L. Langham, 120 acres, warrant no. 5719. September 8, 1818.

Item No. 40. Receipt of Benjamin Hough $20 for note to William Lunbeck. Signed Isaac Lunbeck. September 20, 1818.

Item No. 41. Adams Co., OH. To R. C. Anderson. No. 9684, William Johnston, 50 acres, warrant no. 2199, from W. E. Elrod. September 23, 1818.

Item No. 42. Nathan Carey to Allen Latham. Desire to dispose of lands and requests terms of sale. September 28, 1818.

Item No. 43. Baltimore. Jno. Pleasants to Allen Latham, waiting for letter regarding lands. October 1, 1818.

Item No. 44. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson, requesting sworn copies of entries. Gives form for Justice’s certificate to be filled and signed. October 1, 1818.

Item No. 45. Withdrawals and reentries. No. 9696, Cadwallader Wallace, 400 acres, warrant no. 6237. No. 9697, Cadwallader Wallace, 160 acres, warrant no. 5873. No. 9698, Cadwallader Wallace, 370 acres, warrant no. 5723. No. 9698, Cadwallader Wallace, 143 1/3 acres, warrant nos. 5825 and 6217. October 1, 1818.

Item No. 46. Receipt of Benjamin Hough on account for tract of land. $105.00. Signed Wm. Murphy attorney in fact for Hance Baker. October 6, 1818.

Item No. 47. Article of agreement. Benjamin Hough sold 50 acres for $100 to Alexander Connell to be paid on or before January 1, 1821. October 6, 1818.

 

Folder 46: October 7 through October 31, 1818

Item No. 1. (DOS) Indenture. $1500 paid by Benjamin Hough to Harry Buchanan and Elinor, wife, for 73 acres. October 7, 1818.

Item No. 2. (DOS) Indenture. $9000 paid by Benjamin Hough to Austin Buchanan for land with saw and grist mill. October 7, 1818.

Item No. 3. Chillicothe. Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson. Surveys from office found correct except for two items: Peter Muhlberg’s and Hough Shelton’s accounts; the first $149.44, second, $118.93. Inquires if either paid any or all of amounts. October 8, 1818.

Item No. 4. Cincinnati. Wants tract no. 5773 of Robert Means; offers for sale two tracts, John Beard, no. 5583, for 888 acres, and no. 5808 of 200 acres for $4 each. Signed W. Lytte. October 9, 1818.

Item No. 5. Thomas M. Sanders to R. C. Anderson. Sends survey, requests copy; also copy of William Weckerham’s 200 acre survey. October 10, 1818.

Item No. 6. Benjamin Hough to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9709, Angus L. Langham, 40 acres, warrant no. 5719. October 14, 1818.

Item No. 7. Benjamin Hough to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9708, Francis Muir, 330 acres, warrant no. 1474. October 14, 1818.

Item No. 8. Philadelphia. C. H. Chauney to Allen Latham to secure information whether prior to July 30, 1816, there was an Act of the Legislature of Ohio, protecting in any way the subscribers to the Worthington Manufacturing Co. If so, desires a copy of the act and a copy of the company’s charter. October 15, 1818.

Item No. 9. Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9705, Strather Suttle, 840 2/3 acres, warrant no. 2858. Entry no. 9667, Cadwallader Wallace and John Watts and Clough Shelton. Entry no. 9706, John Perch, 200 acres, warrant no. 2377. Entry no. 9707, John Perch, 1200 acres, warrant no. 2377. October 15, 1818.

Item No. 10. Article of agreement. Benjamin Hough sold to Samuel Cole, 40 acres, $80. October 16, 1818.

Item No. 11. Note, $83.33 1/3, Henry March to Benjamin Hough. Due on or before October 17, 1820. October 17, 1818.

Item No. 12. Note, $83.33 1/3, Henry J. March to Ben. Hough. Due on or before October 17, 1819. October 17, 1818.

Item No. 13. Benjamin Hough sold 50 acres at $5 an acre to Abigail and Henry J. March, no. 5661. October 17, 1818.

Item No. 14. Chillicothe. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9174, Joseph Hite, 85 acres, warrant no. 5805. Entry no. 9175, Joseph Hite, 60 acres, warrant no. 5805. Entry no. 9416, George Handy, 20 acres, warrant no. 5536. October 17, 1818.

Item No. 15. Pittsburgh. Henry Doane to Allen Latham. Letter mislaid by moving. Suggests writing M. W. B. Simms, Alexandria Dis, Col. respecting land. Call upon Major Kincaid’s about a note drawn by Fernandez, $500. Suggests suing soon if Mr. Monnet (who promised to pay it) doesn’t pay. October 19, 1818.

Item No. 16. Article of agreement. Ben. Hough sells William Gallant 100 acres, entry no. 9313, for $300. October 20, 1818.

Item No. 17. Article of agreement. Ben Hough sells James Bryon 55 acres for $2 an acre. October 20, 1818.

Item No. 18. John Ellison, Jr., to R. C. Anderson. Entry no. 9710, John H. Norton, 100 acres, warrant no. 352. Entry no. 9711, John Ellison, Jr., 50 acres, warrant no. 5781. Entry no. 9712, John Ellison, Jr., 40 acres, warrant no. 5781. October 21, 1818.

Item No. 19. Chillicothe. Duncan McArthur to Col. Richard Anderson. Dislikes having business entrusted to Joseph Kerr, believing him not trustworthy. Requests copies of survey no. 9598 and warrant no. 5805, survey no. 503. October 22, 1818.

Item No. 20. Francis S. Muhlenberg withdraws entry no. 3874 of 90 acres in name of Peter Muhlenberg and reenter as Cadwallader Wallace directs to R. C. Anderson. No. 3874, Peter Muhlenberg, 90 acres, warrant no. 176. No. 9721, C. Wallace and Jno. Baldwin, 2160 1/3 acres, warrant no. 6019. October 20, 1818.

Item No. 21. Chillicothe. Ben Hough to R. C. Anderson. No. 9724, Angus Langham and William Robinson, 225 acres, warrant nos. 5719 and 5354. No. 9730, John Watkins, 70 acres, warrant no. 6257. October 22, 1818.

Item No. 22. Withdraw no. 7150 of 777 ½ acres on warrant no. 5850, name of Benjamin Forsythe. C. Wallace to R. C. Anderson. No. 9724, Susannah Clark, 500 acres, warrant no. 5850. No. 9725, Susannah Clark, 277 ½ acres, warrant no. 5850. No. 9726, James Denny, 65 acres, warrant no. 107. No. 9727, James Denny, 167 acres, warrant no. 107. No. 9728, James Denny, 778 acres, warrant no. 107. No. 9729, James Denny, 40 acres, warrant no. 107. October 24, 1818.

Item No. 23. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson, referring to Joseph Kerr not delivering papers entrusted to him. Requests sworn surveys by first of the month. Withdraw 22 acres from Joseph Hite’s entry no. 9331. Withdraw 200 acres from John Smith entry no. 3426. Entry no. 9722, Joseph Hite, 22 acres, warrant no. 5805. Entry no. 9723, John Smith, 100 acres, warrant no. 3886. Entry no. 9738, John Smith, 100 acres, warrant no. 3886. Entry no. 9659, Duncan McArthur, amends entry no. 9659. October 24, 1818.

Item No. 24. Franklinton, OH. Lucas Sullivan to R. C. Anderson, referring to money sent and request for certified plat and certificate not received. Asks immediate attention to prevent loss and possible lawsuit. October 25, 1818.

Item No. 25. Portsmouth. Rubon Ela to Allen Latham, writing for Gov. Langdon in answer of letter of Aug. 10. Thanks for offer to dispose of lands; requests information as to whether he owns any lands in that part of the country. October 26, 1818.

Item No. 26. Nathaniel Beasley enters 200 acres of warrant no. 6225. October 28, 1818.

Item No. 27. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Informs of Joseph Kerr taking possession of original surveys of Duncan McArthur and refusing to give them up. Desiring a patent for land; asks if duplicates will obtain it if it is known the original exists. October 28, 1818.

Item No. 28. Cincinnati. James Chute to Allen Latham. Sends petition to be presented to next legislation of state. The Franklin Mfg. Co. started building a mill. A dam was necessary but a land owner refused to permit one made, refused to sell his land, refused to build a mill, refused any compensation for any probable damage. October 30, 1818.

 

Folder 47: November 1818 to February 1819

Item No. 1. Xenia. James Galloway to R. C. Anderson. Certifies survey no. 7217 for 157 acres in name of Benjamin W. Ladd and James Barnett and patented in name of James Galloway; both lost with interference with Robert Means’s survey. Entry no. 9730, James Galloway, Jr., Benjamin W. Ladd, and James Barnett, 407 acres on part of three warrants: 5874, 5875, and 5789. November 2, 1818.

Item No. 2. Wilmington, DE. S. Monro to Allen Latham. Wishes to know location of land no. 1121. Wants information if settlers are on land, and what the laws are governing them. November 4, 1818.

Item No. 3. Steubenville. Ephraim Root to Allen Latham. Inquires if deed is ready to be executed on estate of D. Redick. Barnie H. Warfield appointed administrator. November 16, 1818.

Item No. 4. (OS) Indenture. Thomas Steele and wife Elizabeth sold James Wells land for $120.00. November 7, 1818.

Item No. 5. Cincinnati. Henry Anderson to Allen Latham. Received letter from Jill Allister with $100 note on the M. E. Co. which was in Latham’s pocketbook when lost, dated December 4, 1813, signed Martin Baum, Pres. Change in bank payments made. November 8, 1818.

Item No. 6. Auditor’s Office. Columbus. R. Osborn to R. C. Anderson. Requests survey no. 9083 for 200 acres in name of George Clarke. Last entry furnished is no. 9565, 170 2/3 acres, in name of Henry Lee. November 9, 1818.

Item No. 7. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw entry no. 3426 for 200 acres. John Smith, sold land for taxes. Asks if Joseph Kerr took duplicates of Robert Powell’s survey no. 503. Harassed by Col. Watts. Doubts to establish title or give Massie’s title to Powell’s claim. November 9, 1818.

Item No. 8. Cincinnati. B. Stener to Allen Latham. Claim against Hynde Hellins. Sold land for $300, $15 yet due. November 12, 1818.

Item No. 9. Benjamin Hough sold 90 acres to James D. Cole. $360. November 16, 1818.

Item No. 10. Benjamin Hough sold 150 acres to William McKimm for $500. November 18, 1818.

Item No. 11. Baltimore. Chas. L. Boetuns to Allen Latham. Wishes to sell land but doesn’t know for what price. Asks practical amount to sell for cash. No. 5978, 870 acres; no. 5507, 380 acres, warrant no. 96; no. 5585, 199 acres; no. 946, 230 to 283 acres; no. 5724, 295 acres; no. 6201, 131 acres; no. 6199, 400 acres. November 20, 1818.

Item No. 12. In Council. Wm. Robertson to R. C. Anderson. Notified to keep office in town of Chillicothe, OH, by act of assembly passed February 25, 1818. Wm. Robertson directed by the acting governor to send copy of the notice. November 20, 1818.

Item No. 13. Chillicothe. Allen Latham to Stover Saw. Mr. Collins in regard to claim, also Mr. Armstrong who intends to pay as soon as he obtains his deed from Mr. Hinde, only person authorized by Mr. Davis to make the conveyance. Mr. Hinde now living in Kentucky to be in Chillicothe in December. November 24, 1818.

Item No. 14. Pittsburgh. Henry Doane to Allen Latham. Order on Maj. Kincaid to be collected as soon as possible or begin suit. Begin suit for balance against Endora Monnett. Inquires of judgment against Hallzbrowne. Received advertisements and put them up in the Tavern. November 5, 1818.

Item No. 15. Article of agreement. Benjamin Hough sold to James Slaughter, 45 acres, $90. For value received, title assigned to Samuel Slaughter. For value received, title assigned to Allen Latham. November 26, 1818.

Item No. 16. Chillicothe. Creighton & Bond to Allen Latham. Call on Gen. N. Beasley in Decatur, Adams Co., who will inform of Samuel Huey’s address. Serve him with copy of ejectment enclosed. November 28, 1818.

Item No. 17. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to Richard C. Anderson; glad the council did not appoint a surveyor for the Virginia Military District. Believed own influence on member of the council, Mr. Dudley, aided in postponement of assignment. Received survey no. 503 from Mr. Kerr, who kept plat and certificate of patent. Notes correction to be made on survey. Record survey no. 9719, Duncan McArthur, 275 acres. Record survey nos. 8309 and 8707, Thomas McDonald. November 28, 1818.

Item No. 18. Concord, NH. Michard Musell to Allen Latham. Entered two military tract claims in Washington. Has more to send and wishes Mr. Latham to be his agent or find someone suitable. Has a patent dated January 1, 1805, on land, inquires if it has been sold for taxes. November 29, 1818.

Item No. 19. Pittsburgh. H. Doane to A. Latham. $253.08 to be collected from Hallbut Hall for Creighton and Bond. Judgment to be paid over to Doane. When raft of lumber of Monnet comes down the river, Doane plans to seize it. River rose, releasing boats of embargo. November 29, 1818.

Item No. 20. Cincinnati, OH. N. B. Stover to A. Latham. Finish business with Mr. Hinde and Armstrong when former returns from Kentucky. Copy of claim, $200. December 2, 1818.

Item No. 21. Article of agreement. Benjamin Huogh sold Alexander Scantting 55 acres for $2 per acre. December 5, 1818.

Item No. 22. Article of agreement. Benjamin Hough sold Jeremiah Slaughter 47 acres at $2 an acre. On August 2, 1822, rights signed over to Henry Waldon. December 5, 1818.

Item No. 23. Judgment against Wm. Wingate by John Maccur for $3.12, $1.12 ½ costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. December 7, 1818.

Item No. 24. Xenia. James Galloway, Jr., to Richard C. Anderson. Survey 37 ½ acres, entry no. 4087, for Samuel Lafferty to be recorded and returned. December 9, 1818.

Item No. 25. New York. Wm. Elling to Mr. A. Latham. Gave power of attorney to collect a debt of John Smith against Picket. December 10, 1818.

Item No. 26. Receipt of $78.53 from J. W. Collett to James McDougal. Signed E. Scott. December 14, 1818.

Item No. 27. Samuel Hodson, power of attorney to A. Latham. December 16, 1818.

Item No. 28. Joseph Johnston judgment against Wm. Rutledge for $46.25, $1.37 ½ costs, Arch. McClean, J.P. December 21, 1818.

Item No. 29. (OS) Court of Common Pleas notifying Nancy Thompson, Wm. Harry Thompson, John Smith Thompson, Benjamin and Elizabeth Thompson, infant heirs of Benjamin Thompson, deceased, vs., in Chancery, James D. Bouldin and Alice R. Bouldin. Defendants of suit are on January 2 to be in Richard Anderson’s office for evidence, hearing, and questions. December 22, 1818.

Item No. 30. Title bond. Ben Hough to Thos. Shanks, $180 for 45 acres. December 22, 1818.

Item No. 31. Benjamin Foster to Allen Latham. 200 acres of Mr. Sims may buy. December 24, 1818.

Item No. 32. Pittsburgh. James Butler to A. Latham. Location, quality, and taxes of lands of Gen. Jno. Wilkins. December 26, 1818.

Item No. 33. Philadelphia. George Blinkie to A. Latham. Wrote Mr. McCoy respecting payment of taxes on Ohio lands. Also wishes to sell 320 acres which cost $25 per acre. December 30, 1818.

Item No. 34. Estate of Benjamin Hough to Hyram Harden, $29.50, interest $1 per year. (1819)

Item No. 35. Stephen Beach to Richard Anderson. Withdrawal and reentry: no. 3906, 10 acres. January 5, 1819.

Item No. 36. Frankfort. Daniel Epes to Richard C. Anderson. Granted power of attorney by Mr. George May to sell two tracts of land, 1000 acres and 2124 acres. Wishes to learn if R. C. Anderson will convey titles of lands. January 6, 1819.

Item No. 37. Chillicothe. Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson. Sent receipt of taxes for 1818, $189.12 paid. Withdraw 100 acres and reenter. No. 9801, Cadwallader Wallace, 100 acres, warrant no. 3879. No. 9735, David Aiken, 100 acres, warrant no. 6010. January 9, 1819.

Item No. 38. Hugh Herrin to Allen Latham. Inquiry of land tenanted, and if a lease is available. Requests answer by bearer of letter. January 16, 1819.

Item No. 39. Land grant certificate for military services, 100 acres to Mead alias Medad Merrill. Signature of President James Monroe. January 18, 1819.

Item No. 40. Columbus. M. Trevett to Allen Latham, inquiring if there is on record a power of attorney from Carpenter Bardford [Bradford?] to Thomas Palmer. Power of attorney to sell 960 acres dated March 19, 1803. January 21, 1819.

Item No. 41. Columbus. R. Osborn to R. C. Anderson. Requests copies of entries made prior to January 1, and surveys, also for taxation purposes. Last entry no. 9565, 170 2/3 acres, survey no. 9083. January 22, 1819.

Item No. 42. Greenfield. Geo. Denny to Allen Latham. Inquires rate for pointing out land for another person to lay. Warrant of 200 acres, belonging to another. January 28, 1819.

Item No. 43. Columbus. M. Trevett to Allen Latham. Inquiry of date recording power of attorney to Thos. Palmer, and if power were given especially to sell. Persons now owning property deny his right to sell. January 29, 1819.

Item No. 44. Pittsburgh. Henry Doane to Allen Latham. Has received halves of 100 dollars, 5 or 6 since. Requests other halves. Has "good intelligence" of Monnet’s lumber due in 2 or 3 weeks; expects no difficulty in attaching. January 31, 1819.

Item No. 45. Delivered to Ben Hough corn and potatoes, $63.17 total. Thomas Robinson. Levin Belt, J.P. April 8, 1820.

Item No. 46. Nathan Ellis to Allen Latham. 150,000 acres for sale in office. Inquires if any are in Adams or Brown counties and if any are entered in the names of James and John McAllistor, John Stephenson, of John Banlet’s heirs, or Philip Slaughter. February 2, 1819.

Item No. 47. Cincinnati, OH. R. Itera (?) to Allen Latham. Orders to sell tracts of land for $4 or $5 an acre. February 2, 1819.

Item No. 48. Chillicothe. Cadwallader Wallace to R. C. Anderson. Requests survey nos. 4185 and 4542 of 200 acres each; also plats; also copy of warrant no. 5631 of Geo. Renick. July 4, 1819.

Item No. 49. Article of agreement. Benjamin Hough sold to William Hammond 62 acres at $3 per acre or $186 total. Balance to be paid on or before December 25, 1820. February 10, 1819.

Item No. 50. Article of agreement. Benjamin Hough sold to John Cofman 98 acres, $294 total, balance to be paid on or before October 1, 1820. February 10, 1819.

Item No. 51. McCay Hulbertson judgment against Harry Hitt for $5.72, $1.00 costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. February 10, 1819.

Item No. 52. Baltimore. Charles L. Boehme to Allen Latham, regarding land for sale and its worth; once was offered $3 per acre. February 11, 1819.

Item No. 53. Pittsburgh. Abner Ricken to Allen Latham. Will quote price wanted for land after seeing it in the Spring. February 12, 1819.

Item No. 54. Pittsburgh. Henry Doane to Allen Latham. Again requests other halves of bank notes. Offers 400 acres near Laurel Hill. Willing to trade for any land down the river or in Chillicothe vicinity. Turnpike soon to be made through land so price is expected to be good. February 14, 1819.

Item No. 55. Baltimore. John Pleasants to Allen Latham. Offers agency for the ascertainment of surveys of Mud River. February 18, 1819.

Item No. 56. General Land Office. Josiah Meigs to Thomas Kerr. Four patents transmitted: no. 7448, 100 acres to Aaron Freeland; no. 6709, 175 acres to John Burr’s heirs; no. 6717, 100 acres to Amaziah Davison; no. 6712, 200 acres to Amaziah Davison. February 18, 1819

Item No. 57. Philadelphia. Samuel Hodson to Allen Latham. Long letter about sale of land for $4,000 to Chase & Fowler. $500 had been paid down when it was discovered the land had been sold for taxes. Refund was offered but refused as purchasers believed land might later be secured through some legal loophole. February 22, 1819.

Item No. 58. Philadelphia. George Blaikie to Allen Latham. 1000 acres. Deeds to be sent by Major Th. Butler but cannot reach him. Attorney James Haggins can give address. February 25, 1819.

Item No. 59. New York. John Smith to A. Latham. Charles Pickett wrote that if sued, he would pay the money in a year; if not sued and permitted to pay at his leisure, it would be paid in a shorter time. Latham to use own judgment whether note to be procured now. February 25, 1819.

Item No. 60. Columbus. Joel Butler to Allen Latham. Sent Mr. Smith’s receipt for $3.50 for map sent Butler. Mr. Smith said taxes were paid on lands in question, but didn’t know residence of brother asked for. February 26, 1819.

Item No. 61. Chillicothe. Allen Latham to Macon Sampson. Regrets Sampson’s "gloomy spirits" and advises brightening up and patience to lead to success. Encloses a quizzical paper to be sent with a big seal and elegant handwriting to "Hon. Jenep. N. Couch, Chief Justice of the State of Ohio – Chillicothe." Says it will afford him a great deal of diversion. February 27, 1819.

 

Folder 48: March to May 1819

Item No. 1. Chillicothe, OH. Allen Latham to Wm. Nielson. Survey returned on entry near London in Madison County. Tenant in possession purchased it from E. Langham, but title is a defective one. Honest old man who won’t contend for title but desires to purchase. Sends memorandum of surveys. March 1819.

Item No. 2. Pittsburgh. Henry Doane to Allen Latham. Other halves of notes received. Requests Chillicothe Record of February 10, no. 28, respecting Mr. Holly. March 1, 1819.

Item No. 3. Robert Land judgment against Wm. Hackett for $4.04, $1.25 costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. March 4, 1819.

Item No. 4. Article of agreement. Benjamin Hough sold Charles Beatty 90 acres for $180. March 4, 1819.

Item No. 5. Pittsburgh. Henry Doane to Allen Latham, asking what may be done with $200 worth of Owl Creek notes. Purchase produce or bring suit against McDougal, stockholder. March 8, 1819.

Item No. 6. Columbus. M. Trevett to Allen Latham. Inquires of probable expense of a copy from Mouth of Derby Creek to head waters of Little Miami, may accrue purchaser. March 10, 1819.

Item No. 7. Marietta. Nahum Ward to Allen Latham. Requests information of land near Chillicothe. Quality, location, settled? March 12, 1819.

Item No. 8. Cincinnati, OH. Bellamy Strow to Allen Latham. Will procure patent from Mr. Davis as soon as possible. Inquiry of residence of Mr. Robert Gilman, formerly of Lubec, ME. Son possesses property; may be dead, known as a "warm federalist." March 12, 1819.

Item No. 9. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Received three instead of five surveys. No. 9437 for 260 acres, nos. 9435 and 9436 for 340 acres, no. 9132 for 45 acres. Requests two surveys of Tarlton Woodson, one for 500 acres and other for 1277 2/3, and one for 407 acres in name of Charles Woodson. Statement of fees for Geo. Dawson sent by R. C. Anderson, $76.88. Writer believed it too high possibly through mistake with fees of John Fulton’s business. March 16, 1819.

Item No. 10. Ross Co., OH. S. Hardy, constable. Daniel Miseal judgment against Elesha Petch for $1.50 and $1.12 ½ costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. March 13, 1819.

Item No. 11. Baltimore. Chas. L. Boehme to Allen Latham. Refused offer of $2 per acre for land, wants $3, cash down, and balance in 12-18 months. March 16, 1819.

Item No. 12. Clermont Co., OH. George Light to Richard C. Anderson. Collected $400 and had promises of receiving more. Will bring it all in May when down. Requests plat and certificate of survey no. 8907, 15 acres, in own name. March 17, 1819.

Item No. 13. Marietta. Nahum Ward to Allen Latham. When viewing 4-quarter town. 1, range 14, find kind of title holds lands, believed conveyed to Peter Mills. Will change Marietta money to silver or Virginia Bills for Mr. Latham. March 20, 1819.

Item No. 14. Pittsburgh. Henry Doane to Allen Latham; introducing old schoolmate, Cap. Wm. Beach to be in Chillicothe a few days; asks friendly civilities to him. Mr. Barker stated his business could not be accomplished at any time near the proposal. March 25, 1819.

Item No. 15. Burlington. Newton Hayes to Allen Latham. Patent ready for $25, please send to Samuel Hendrick to give upon payment of amount. Inquires of situation and value of land, selling price and taxes. March 26, 1819.

Item No. 16. Chillicothe. Walter Dun to Richard C. Anderson, objecting to proposal of leaving decision of two claims in arbitration of Judge Todd because (1) if arbitration decided against Anderson, would prevent and appeal the Supreme Court (2) too difficult for opposite party to agree upon points to be submitted in an arbitration. Entry no. 9860, Walter Dun, 75 acres, warrant no. 6173. Entry no. 9861, Walter Dun, 45 acres, warrant no. 5825.

Item No. 17. Account of Wm. Gorden, $40. Sworn by Arch. McClean, J.P. April 1819.

Item No. 18. Decatur. N. Beasley to R. C. Anderson. Plat and survey wanted. April 3, 1819.

Item No. 19. Due at the Bank of Chillicothe, $15 to Isaac Cook for B. Hough. April 7, 1819.

Item No. 20. Pittsburgh. Henry Doane to Allen Latham. Deliver Samuel Monnet on order H. S. Ternandez note for $500. Assign balance of judgments. Obtain receipt. April 5, 1819.

Item No. 21. Pittsburgh. Henry Doane to Allen Latham. Reports successful business with Dr. Monnett. Arrested him, paid $375 cash and giving boatload of lumber containing 45,000 feet. Mr. Barker was offered $2,000 for land; unwilling to sell before viewing it for himself. Mr. Doane will introduce him to Mr. Latham. April 6, 1819.

Item No. 22. Steubenville. E. Root to Allen Latham, requesting situation and number of acres of land for a petition for conveyance. April 7, 1819.

Item No. 23. Baltmore, MD. Chas. L. Boehme to Allen Latham. Will accept considerably less for lands now. Offers them for $7,000 in both money and approved Eastern drafts. April 7, 1819.

Item No. 24. Ashly Johnson to Allen Latham by I. J. Watkins. Desires to purchase tract of land lying on Anderson’s fork in Clinton county. Wants terms in price and payments. April 10, 1819.

[Repeated number] Item No. 22. West Union. G. R. Fitzgerald to Allen Latham. To receive payment from creditor three writer (?). Make out order on Chillicothe Bank. Accepts past offer to enter land business if still open. April 12, 1819.

[Repeated number] Item No. 23. Marietta. Nahum Ward to Allen Latham. $242 Marietta bills may be changed to any papers except U.S. and sent when other halves of notes remitted. April 16, 1819.

[Repeated number] Item No. 24. C. H. Cabell. I. Laidley. Regarding claims of heirs of S. Pleasants. All lands sold for taxes except one survey for 1,000 acres on Mud River. More information to be learned from Mr. Vaughter. April 20, 1819.

Item No. 25. West Union. J. R. Fitzgerald to A. Latham. Had not seen Murphy since last letter but expected to in a couple days and would inform him of contents of letter received regarding his business. Requests warrants for 200 acres. April 23, 1819.

Item No. 26. Survey no. 9798 of 1024 1/3 acres for Joshum Poythuss on warrant no. 6209 and 524 1/3 acres on warrant no. 5887. Walter Dun, D.S. April 23, 1819.

Item No. 27. Article of agreement. Benjamin Hough sold John Warren 50 acres for $100. $50 on or before April 1, 1820, and $50 on or before April 1, 1821. April 24, 1819.

Item No. 28. Article of agreement. Benjamin Hough sold John Warren 50 acres for $100. April 24, 1819.

Item No. 29. Entry copy, John Harrison, 55 acres, warrant no. 3221. Signed A. C. Looker, sent to Col. Anderson on April 26, 1819.

Item No. 30. Marietta. Nahum Ward to Allen Latham. Bank was out of kind of paper wanted for the $242. Lists bills obtained instead. April 26, 1819.

Item No. 31. Philadelphia. Geo. D. Blaikie to Allen Latham. Mr. McCrackins’ lands almost as unsaleable as those in Ohio, and liable to a great depreciation, consequently an exchange agreement is doubtful. Asks value of land at present and terms Mr. McCrackin might want. April 28, 1819.

Item No. 32. Marietta, OH. Nahum Ward sending other halves of bank notes, amount $152, and two $1 bills. Offers services at any time. April 29, 1819.

Item No. 33. Uel Hurd and Joseph Hurd. Note to John Benedict for $200 to be paid on or before May 1, 1819. April 20, 1815.

Item No. 34. Received of John Cochran $21.50 part of first payment on 100 acres of land, part of survey no. 550 made in names of Richard C. Anderson and Mayo Carrington, for 4000 acres. May 3, 1819.

Item No. 35. Cincinnati. W. Sytte to Caloner. Enclosed plats, Sytte and Porters for 344 acres and Green K. Hubbard of 100 acres to be recorded. Unable to find plat of Thomas Moment. May 9, 1819.

Item No. 36. Worthing. C. H. Riches to Allen Latham. Apologies for nonpayment of long-standing debt. Promises to pay immediately upon receipt of cash expected in next mail. May 11, 1819.

Item No. 37. Booklet of copies of letters sent by Allen Latham dates from December 14, 1818, to December 16, 1818. To Mr. Pentecost, Chave and Fowler, N. Lawyer, Mr. Glascock, John H. Carr, and Mr. Rusell. Short extract from Belas letter dated May 11, 1819. Description of trip from New Orleans to Alexandria.

Item No. 38. Pittsburgh. May 13, 1819. Daniel Chute to Allen Latham. Sent $55 bank notes of Chillicothe to returned in "United States Paper." May 25, Chas. Martin, assistant, Post Master signs statement that notes were enclosed and mailed.

Item No. 39. Chillicothe. A. C. Looker to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw 85 acres of entry no. 9640 and reenter no. 9640, Ann Gholson, 85 acres, warrant no. 6234. May 18, 1819.

Item No. 40. Thomas Moore Will dated May 20, 1819. Proved January Court 1824. All real and personal assets to wife Mary. Mary Moore, widow, no will found; letters of administration issued to son Thomas H. Moore, March term 1836. Heirs of Thomas Moore listed.

Item No. 41. Note Benjamin Hough to Henry Shy $750. 150 acres, survey no. 8504, sold. May 22, 1819.

Item No. 42. To Mr. A. C. Looker. Notice note due at office of Discount and Deposits, $2400, May 22, 1819. $300 required.

Item No. 43. Worthington. M. Trevett to Allen Latham. Leaving city, hopes for letter on return. Glad of success in making counter plats entries in Indiana. May 25, 1819.

Item No. 44. Baltimore. Chas. L. Boehme to Allen Latham. If payment for lands may be made in Baltimore money, will sell. May 25, 1819.

Item No. 45. Constable, S. Hardy. Thomas Hogan judgment against William Chesnut for $8.25, $0.57. Arch. McClean, J.P. May 27, 1819.

Item No. 46. West Union. G. R. Fitzgerald to Allen Latham, requesting entry copies. May 29, 1819.

 

Folder 49: June to October [1819]

Item No. 1. John W. Collet, $57.06, to David Kinkead note balance of debt. June 1, 1819.

Item No. 2. Philadelphia. Geo. D. Blaikie to Allen Latham. Wishes to sell lands, even at a low price. June 1819.

Item No. 3. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson, questions whether Anderson will keep office as principal surveyor or give it up. Withdraws entry no. 9719, originally of 275 acres. Reenters no. 9876, Duncan McArthur, 70 acres, warrant no. 5338. June 4, 1819.

Item No. 4. Creighton & Bond. Receipt to Henry Doane for $5. January 4, 1819.

Item No. 5. S. Handy. Nimrod Hutt judgment against Harry Hutt for $5.79, $1.12 ½ costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. June 10, 1819.

Item No. 6. S. Handy. William Jones judgment against James Wilkins for $1.31, $1.12 ½ costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. June 10, 1819.

Item No. 7. S. Handy. Swearingen and Gill judgment against Russell Asher, $11.99, $1.62 ½ costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. June 10, 1819.

Item No. 8. S. Handy. John Carlisle judgment against Michael Beyerly, $6.06 and $0.57 ½ costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. June 17, 1819.

Item No. 9. Article of agreement. Benjamin Hough sold to David Woollcute, 75 acres, for $150, to be paid on or before October 1, 1822. June 17, 1819.

Item No. 10. Salem. Jacob B. Winchester to Allen Latham. Sends land warrant, asks price for selling same. June 19, 1819.

Item No. 11. Received June 21, 1819, of Allen Latham, 13 land warrants for location, totals 6033 1/3 acres. Signed Cadwallader Wallace.

Item No. 12. Mt. Sterling. John H. Carr to Allen Latham. Urging to procure money from Murphy. June 24, 1819.

Item No. 13. Indenture between David Murphy and wife, deeded William Murphy 80 acres, August 18, 1826 (?). Received for recording. June 25, 1819.

Item No. 14. Received of Benjamin Hough a deed of conveyance for 40 acres to Mathew Littleton and James McCollister. Signed James McCollister. June 26, 1819.

Item No. 15. Putnam and Turner to Allen Latham, sending statement of account between Mr. Wm. Sterret and Mr. Townsend. June 30, 1819.

Item No. 16. Vermont. Beriah Loomis, Jr., to Allen Latham. Make inquiry for Oliver Allis, may live in Harrisville, near Pittsburgh. $600 debt against Allis. July 15, 1819.

Item No. 17. Article of agreement. Benjamin Hough sold Samuel Brown 50 acres, $112.50, total to be paid on or before January 1, 1821.July 16, 1819.

Item No. 18. Above, deeded to Jas. Gladstone.

Item No. 19. Agreement between Cadwallader Wallace and Allen Latham. Robert Neilson conveys to A. Latham 1/5 part of land for locating and patenting military tract 1000 acres, no. 6248. Wallace agreed to locate warrants and apply for grants, to receive half of all land acquired. July 20, 1819.

Item No. 20. Tarlton. H. H. Ashley to Allen Latham. Sends notes for governing purchases. Authorized to draw on Philadelphia Bank on writer for purchases. July 25, 1819.

Item No. 21. A. C. Looker sends entries to R. C. Anderson. John Harrison, 55 acres, warrant no. 3221. No. 9785, Angus L. Langham, 30 acres, warrant no. 5719. July 29, 1819.

Item No. 22. Richmond. Robert McKim to Tobias Rudulph. Sends warrant in favor of John Bennett as requested by John Kean. July 30, 1819.

Item No. 23. Received account in full. Signed Wm. Gillay-hugh. [3 pr. shoes $9.50] June 4 through June 21, July 31, 1819. Bill of Benjamin Hough. May 8, 1820.

Item No. 24. Ross County Pleas. August Term 1819. On motion of Israel I. Ashinage, ordered he be auctioneer for the county for 1 year. Clerk, Humphrey Fullerton.

Item No. 25. Philadelphia. Geo. D. Blaikie to Allen Latham. Anxious to sell lands, if only $1.50 and $10 for farm, cash in Eastern money. August 6, 1819.

Item No. 26. Chillicothe. Walter Dun to R. C. Anderson. Correction of earlier warrants mailed in haste. August 7, 1819.

Item No. 27. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Tried to prohibit Mr. Wallace from exercising the office of principal surveyor under authority of state of Virginia. Court doubted authority to act, not sitting in Ross County. Mistake in marginal note of copy of Robert Means, entry no. 5966. August 7, 1819.

Item No. 28. Portsmouth. Wm. Kendall to R. C. Anderson. Brother to make entries with advice from Anderson. Assigned 200 acres. Requests plat and certificate of survey no. 4009 in name of Wm. Lucas, Jr. August 8, 1819.

Item No. 29. Frankfort, KY. N. Sawyer to Allen Latham. Enclosed assignment for 100 acres now in Mr. Wallace’s office in name of John Brownlee. Offer 25 acres of land to locate 500 acres of military land warrants. August 10, 1819.

Item No. 30. Baltimore. Charles L. Boehme to Allen Latham. Will execute a deed for land upon receipt of check or draft for one tract of land. August 17, 1819.

Item No. 31. Elktom (?). T. Rudulph to A. Latham. Requests location of enclosed warrant of Jess Crosby’s heirs. Jese Thomas, power of attorney. August 18, 1819.

Item No. 32. Near Louisville. Henry Masie to Allen Latham. Had papers acknowledged and certified at cost of $2.50. Not requested to be done, but as they were to be used in a suit, believed it necessary after advice of Richard Anderson. Will collect payment in fall when in Chillicothe. August 19, 1819.

Item No. 33. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Requests new copy of a corrected entry to prevent legal difficulties of claim. Discusses suit pending between W. Connell and McArthur, relative to withdrawals of entries of Thomas Bowyers original entries in 1807, under direction of James Taylor. August 20, 1819.

Item No. 34. Soldier’s Retreat. Richard C. Anderson to P. Doddridge. Surveys in name of Conway Oldham certified (very illegible). August 21, 1819.

Item No. 35. Common pleas, August 10, 1819. David Mitchell & Co. vs. Johnstin Loyde. $236 damage from trespassing. August 23, 1819.

Item No. 36. Philadelphia. Coudy Ragall to Allen Latham. Inquires of amount of taxes due on lands since date of patent; inquires charge made on recording a deed. August 24, 1819.

Item No. 37. Chillicothe. McFarland received $3.32 ½ from David L. Grier for sugar, mustard, and wine. September 4, 1819.

Item No. 38. Cadis. H. H. Seavill to Allen Latham. Oliver Ellis resided in county until a few days hence, left for New York. In good circumstances owing [owning?] valuable land. Suggests attachment against land. September 4, 1819.

Item No. 39. Cincinnati. Henry Avery to Allen Latham. Has $5 - $6000 worth of goods to trade for land. Contains ¼ foreign goods and rest cotton and woolen materials. September 7, 1819.

Item No. 40. Frankfort, KY. N. Sawyer to Allen Latham. $25 in bills, one on George Town bank not redeemable. September 7, 1819.

Item No. 41. Cincinnati. Joseph Marsh to Allen Latham. Wrote at request of Mr. Mills, making inquiry about land, and selling price of it. Taxes unpaid. September 8, 1819.

Item No. 42. Receipt $10 Benjamin Hough paid to Rich. Pittenhouse as "boot" in horse trading.

Item No. 43. West Union. G. R. Fitzgerald to Allen Latham. Entry no. 450 in name of Wm. Russel or John Beasley interferes with Churchill Jones. Requests copy of entry and survey. September 13, 1819.

Item No. 44. Deed. James Mitchel and wife Mary sell 4 acres to John Carlisle for $616. September 16, 1819.

Item No. 45. Hillsborough, Highland Co., OH. Samuel Bell to Richard C. Anderson. Enclosed $5 for recording survey in name of Robert E. Sterrett for 200 acres. Requests plat and certificate. September 16, 1819.

Item No. 46. Chillicothe. Allen Latham to Richard Anderson. Questions of Mr. Dodridge. Major Kirkpatrick’s estate to Dodridge. James Halse, plat and certificate no. 2864, taken out by whom. September 25, 1819.

Item No. 47. Frankfort. N. Sawyer to Allen Latham. Writ of Error granted supreme court concerning Mr. Wallace’s appointment. Fears unfair results. September 28, 1819.

Item No. 48. Henry Masie and wife Helen sold 40 acres to Benjamin Hough for $540. May 11, 1819.

Item No. 49. General Land Office. Josiah Meigs to Joseph Kerr. Sending patents for two surveys: no. 6987 to John Gibler and no. 8283 to Daniel and Catherine Gibler. October 5, 1819.

Item No. 50. Deed. William Rutledge and wife Elizabeth sold Lot 56 to Peter Brown for $400. October 5, 1819.

Item No. 51. Article of agreement. Joseph Penticost to sell 162 ½ acres to John Barton for $325 in yearly payments. October 6, 1819.

Item No. 52. A. C. Looker. Notice of $2400 note due at office of Discount and Deposits, Chillicothe. $399 required (positively). October 9, 1819.

Item No. 53. Burlington. Newton Hayes to Allen Latham. Sends $2 land tax for land recently located. October 13, 1819.

Item No. 54. Philadelphia. Coudy Ragnel to Allen Latham. Deposited $154 in Bank of North America to be drawn for taxes with signature of Allen Latham. (Part of letter cut off.) October 18, 1819.

Item No. 55. Chillicothe. To Mr. Smith. Writer informed Smith holds a warrant for a lieutenant bounty (2,666 2/3 acres) granted in favor of Lt. Springer. Advises to have it located soon or to sell. (Unsigned.) October 20, 1819.

Item No. 56. Burlington. Newton Hayes to Allen Latham. Refers to letter of October 13 sending money for taxes, requests them paid and receipt and charges sent soon. October 23, 1819.

Item No. 57. Cincinnati. Bellamy Straw to Allen Latham. Information of state of lands. Inquiry of claim against Gilman and grandfather’s lands. October 24, 1819.

Item No. 58. Philadelphia. Geo. D. Blaikie to Allen Latham. Lands in Ohio no longer for sale because of opportunity for exchange with some in vicinity. Requests taxes be paid, and if exchange does not take place, to be disposed of as before directed. October 26, 1819.

 

Folder 50: November to December 1819

Item No. 1. Hillsborough, OH. Allen Trimble to Richard C. Anderson. Brother, J. A. Trimble, coming for necessary papers to obtain patents on lands in Ohio. Sent power of attorney. Asks situation of entries at mouth of Goose Creek on the Cumberland, whether may be held, its probable value, etc. November 1, 1819.

Item No. 2. John Watts to A. C. Looker. Because of death of Benjamin Hough, business is now in Mr. Looker’s hands. Detailed notation of lands to be located and agreements with B. Hough; hopes Looker will carry on with same arrangements. November 3, 1819.

Item No. 3. Wellsburgh. P. Dodderd to Allen Latham. Wishes business to soon be closed before he shall be out at Federal Court. Inquires if Col. Luluvanl (?) has surveyed tracts yet, desires to be surveyed. November 7, 1819.

Item No. 4. Franklin County. John Arnold to R. C. Anderson. Order to deliver to James Trimble the plats and certificates of 200 acres of land of warrant no. 1615, entry no. 5142. November 11, 1819.

Item No. 5. Newark. Th. B. C. Dayton to Allen Latham. Inquires if any conveyances are on record in Chillicothe for any land in the U.S. Military Tract made by John C. Simms. Notation on bottom of letter: John Simms to Mat. Dennen, 3000 acres, March 10, 1801. Received June 16, 1803, to John Dayton, 1000 acres. November 13, 1819.

Item No. 6. Transcript, Jese McKay vs. Lyne Sterling. Sterling in possession of lands questioned of true ownership. November 15, 1819.

Item No. 7. Bond dated May 9, 1818. Eleazer P. Kendrick bound to Charles Barret, John and Mary Barret, and William B. Sims, for $1533.34, $766.67 to be paid on May 9, 1819. $766.67 paid on May 9, 1819. $500 paid on June 16, 1819. $266.67 paid on November 17, 1819. Signed Walter Dun.

Item No. 8. Edward Sherlock note to Alison C. Looker $25.37 ½ to be paid one year after date. November 20, 1819.

Item No. 9. Farmington, NH. Nehemiah Cartman to Allen Latham. Inquiry of value of land just located. Requests patent. November 22, 1819.

Item No. 10. Burlington. Newton Hayes to Allen Latham. Third letter requesting taxes be paid on land and receipt and fee charges forwarded. November 23, 1819.

Item No. 11. Alen. W. D. Simms to Allen Latham. Cannot recall person’s name in Baltimore who made last payment of taxes on certain Ohio lands. States Foster clearing 750 acres but only purchased 500 acres. November 26, 1819.

Item No. 12. Philadelphia. M. Carey and Son to Allen Latham. Wants to know value and prospects of selling lands. Sends 17.00 from Mr. Philip Sheer (?) for taxes. November 16, 1819.

Item No. 13. John Watt judgment against Robert McCully for $6.90, $1.12 ½ costs. John Cryder, J.P.; Samuel Hardy, constable. November 26, 1819.

Item No. 14. S. Hardy, constable. Pros. Swearengen judgment against John Sornen & Son as bail for John Neely $13.75, Int. $1.12, costs $2.25. November 26, 1819.

Item No. 15. J. Heder McNeil of Petersburg, VA, appoints A. C. Looker as attorney to collect money due from George W. Barier. November 28, 1819. Authorized to sell and dispose of lands. John Brown, Mayor, gives certification. December 29, 1819.

Item No. 16. S. Hardy, constable. Jonathan Anderson judgment against John Bell $6.98, $1.25 costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. November 29, 1819.

Item No. 17. If true that Col. Anderson had been making entries and surveys without definite proof of authenticity, writer wishes proof of general looseness in business by two or three witnesses. December 1, 1819.

Item No. 18. Charlottesville. Chas. W. Carler to Allen Latham. Surprised land prices not declining, regretted taxes overdue but doesn’t trust sending money in mail, will send it by person. December 1, 1819.

Item No. 19. Marietta, OH. Ohio Company’s office. Benjamin P. Putnam to Allen Latham. Inquires if a printer named Edward D. Turner from Massachusetts now resides in Ross County. Information is from Mr. Orison, who wishes to procure from Turner a lot of land owned by him in this county. December 6, 1819.

Item No. 20. S. Hardy, constable. Amos Johnston owes $3.00 and $1.00 costs to Samuel McAdow, who has procured judgment for same. October 6, 1819.

Item No. 21. (OS) Land grant, 245 acres, by President Monroe (signature missing due to absence of end of sheet), November 1, 1817. Granted for military services of Nathaniel Morris, Captain for 7 years and 10 months; James Barnett, Lieutenant for 7 years and 9 months; Robert Green, private for 3 years. Elizabeth Hough, Rachel Looker (wife of A. C. Looker, formerly Rachel Hough), Amos Hough, Sarah Hough, John Hough, Ruth Hough, Martha Ann Hough, Mary Hough, Eleanor Margaret Hough, heirs of Benjamin Hough, by rights of assignment.

Item No. 22. Chillicothe. Thomas Scott to Wm. S. Foroke. $20 received from Smith, balance by February, obtained judgment against Bailey Littleton. December 16, 1819.


Item No. 23. Versaille. G. T. Cotton for John O’Bannon to Col. R. C. Anderson. Sends entries of Simon Ruder. Examine warrants to see if they were assigned to Boone by Major O’Bannon. Wants patent in name of Ruder. Ruder also entitled to 100 acres in name of Elizabeth Boone. December 16, 1819.

Item No. 24. Baltimore. John Pleasnts to Allen Latham. Letter by Douglas received, but he did not call to receive the money for taxes. Mr. Laidley so far has done nothing with the lands but promises to ascertain value and write. December 17, 1819.

Item No. 25. James Galloway, Jr., certifies that James Fowler’s survey for 100 acres, no. 4671, loses 42 acres by interference with Benjamin Spiller’s two surveys, nos. 3910 and 3911, both prior claims. Also, James Galloway, Jr., survey for 480 acres, no. 5654, loses 30 acres by interference with Benjamin Spiller, no. 3910, a prior claim. Also James Galloway, Jr., survey for 320 acres, no. 565, loses 45 acres by interference with B. Spiller’s survey no. 3911, a prior claim. December 17, 1819.

Item No. 26. Fruithill. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Withdraw 450 acres of Robert Means entry no. 9939, his entry no. 10019 of 100 acres, no. 10027 of 200 acres, no. 10128 of 650 2/3 acres, 20 acres from no. 10027, 30 acres from no. 10040. Withdraw Hite and Bowman’s no. 10129, 202 acres, David Williams entry no. 9961 for 1000 acres, no. 10058 for 536 ½ acres. December 17, 1819.

Item No. 27. Philadelphia. John Canell to A. Latham. Son delayed in Tennessee or would be in Chillicothe on their business. December 18, 1819.

Item No. 28. Article of agreement. Benjamin Hough sold to Daniel Devoise 80 acres for $2 per acre. December 19, 1819.

Item No. 29. To Nathaniel Sawyer, heirs of Robert Powell estate, for value received, sell 624 2/3 acres warrant no. 6286. N. Sawyer, for value received, assigns to Cadwallader Wallace 208 acres.

Item No. 30. Chillicothe. Duncan McArthur to R. C. Anderson. Sent Mr. Masie a blank notice relative to practice of permitting entries to be withdrawn after surveys were recorded. Object is to show probable number of surveys withdrawn as practiced by the officers who served for their warrant; many early surveys were made on worthless lands. Entry for land, requests survey number filled in. December 27, 1819.

Item No. 31. Deed. December 27, 1819. William Love sold for $1, 1500 acres to James Bristow. September 8, 1821, signed by Philp Taylor, J.P. Signed by S. Whitaker, court clerk. Achille Sneed signs deed was recorded.

Item No. 32. S. Hardy, constable. Thomas Hard and Wm. Lister judgment against Henry Brown for $7.25, $1.12 ½ costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. December 28, 1819.

 

Folder 51: January to March 1820

Item No. 1. Survey no. 8975 for 50 acres for John Hannon, part of warrant no. 3221, by R. C. Anderson.

Item No. 2. Washington. P. Beecher to Allen Latham. Letter brief as writer stated Latham no doubt had copy of instructions sent. Numbers on which B. B. was to be located not found. CC located, D not, E located. January 5, 1820.

Item No. 3. General Land Office. Josiah Meigs to P. Beecher. Sends three military revolutionary patents, two in favor of I. Cook, Jr., for 500 acres for lots 20, 21, 30, 31, and 32. Section 2, township 8, range 6. One in favor of heirs of Job Jenness for lot 12, section 2, township 9, range 7. January 5, 1820.

Item No. 4. Mr. E. P. Kendrick to Wm. H. Douglas. January 6, 1820. Account for $29.75 paid. Dates from August 18, 1819, to December 25, 1820.

Item No. 5. Nimoce Hute judgment against Robert McCully for $5.62, interest $0.57, $1.12 ½ costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. January 7, 1820.

Item No. 6. Swearengen and Gill judgment against Michael Byerly for $3.75, $1.12 ½ costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. January 7, 1820.

Item No. 7. Zebulon Hukell judgment against John McCune for $10.12, $1.12 ½ costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. January 7, 1820.

Item No. 8. List of lots and prices dated August 1812, December 1817, and January 1820.

Item No. 9. Estate of Ben Hough, deceased, to estate of Nathan Gregg, deceased. April 24, 1816, paid order of B. Hough in favor of Blue. $6.00. Arch. McClean, J.P. Wm. Creighton, J.P. January 11, 1820.

Item No. 10. Estate of Benjamin Hough to Josiah Heard. To the Muskingum Messenger from no. 325 to no. 468, from May 1816 to February 1819. $6.87 ½. January 12, 1820.

Item No. 11. Survey no. 9726, 65 acres for James Denny, warrant no. 107, by R. C. Anderson. January 15, 1820.

Item No. 12. Franklinton, OH. Lucas Sullivant to R. C. Anderson. Had requested Walter Dun to return survey no. 3481 for 135 5/6 acres. Land sold and patent necessary. January 7, 1820.

Item No. 13. Chillicothe. Allen Latham to James Barnett. Sends Auditory receipt for taxes. Has not sold lands yet because of "scarity and badness" of paper currency. January 18, 1820.

Item No. 14. Xenia. James Galloway, Jr., to Col. R. C. Anderson. Requests survey of Mr. Peter Vanevanter, 200 acres, no. 10095. Encloses $5. Requests numbers of last entries in order standing on the books. January 23, 1813.

Item No. 15. Philadelphia. David Dodge to Allen Latham. Inquiry of value of military warrant for 300 acres, where situated, and lowest possible price for cash for the deed. January 26, 1820.

Item No. 16. St. Louis. Henry Ashley to Allen Latham. Anxious to known of purchases of Missouri military lands. January 26, 1820.

Item No. 17. Columbus. James Galloway, Jr., to Philip Doddridge. William Moody’s warrant surveyed and 160 acres patented to himself, and balance to writer. Located by authority of Andrew Alexander, surveyor of Rockbridge Co., VA. Lists acreage to be withdrawn under direction of Lucas Sullivant. Wishes to purchase 400 acres of Thomas Bird and 400 acres of John Roberts. January 27, 1820.

Item No. 18. New York. James Watson to Allen Latham. Expected to sell enclosed land warrants, but will locate them. Inquires if he will purchase Missouri or Indiana lands. January 28, 1820.

Item No. 19. Ripley. Abraham Shepherd to R. C. Anderson. Believes entry made will be lost by prior claims, so wishes it removed to locate elsewhere. Cannot copy entry for lack of warrant number. Request aid to brother, John, to make an entry. Authority to act as agent for Capt. Shepherd was put into hands of Andrew Ellison and John Washier. January 28, 1820.


Item No. 20. Frankfort, KY. N. Sawyer to Allen Latham. Friend, Robert Powell, owns land claim of 850 acres in Virginia Military District, going over to investigate title. January 31, 1820.

Item No. 21. Jonesborough. John McAlister to Allen Latham. In regard to note on exporting company which was lost with purse of Latham’s, now property of young man who is anxious to be informed of it. Will return note if adjudged counterfeit. Inquires of taxes due on estate in Ohio. February 1, 1820.

Item No. 22. (OS) Surveys by Allen Latham no. 10698, 400 acres for Mary Stephenson, warrant no. 6440. Survey no. 10585, 605 3/5 acres for John Hackley, warrant no. 596. Survey no. 10583, 151 2/3 acres for John Hackley, warrant no. 596. Survey no. 10869, 100 acres for Nathaniel Sawyer, warrant no. 6460. Survey no. 10348, 216 acres for Mary and Mills Reddick, warrant no. 5921. Survey no. 12152, 200 acres for heirs of Jessel [Jesse?] Crosby, warrant no. 6329. Survey no. 10645, 100 acres for Mary Walker, warrant no. 6294. Survey no. 10454, 350 acres for (manuscript torn), warrant no. 6382. Survey no. 10579, 200 acres for George McCormick, warrant no. 6382. Dated February 4, 1820, to July 15, 1820.

Item No. 23. Chillicothe. Bill of articles purchased at a sale. Amos Hough gave payment in note for $124.68 ¾ to A. C. Looker, administrator of B. Hough’s estate. Note due one year from date. February 10, 1820.

Item No. 24. Xenia. James Galloway, Jr., to Allen Latham. Was informed by Mr. Doddridge Latham was employed to withdraw and relocate 11 entries in different names which belong to estate of Abraham Kirkpatrick. Had withdrawn 5 before seeineg Doddridge. Inquires which will finish the business. February 13, 1820.

Item No. 25. Auditor’s Office. Columbus. R. Osborn to R. C. Anderson. Prepare entry no. 9820 entered in the name of C. Wallace and I. Dunlap for 115 acres. Also requests survey no. 9847 for 144 1/3 acres in name of Henry Beatty. Paid Walter Dun for entries and surveys finished, who applied it to the payment of Anderson’s taxes last year. February 17, 1820.

Item No. 26. Philadelphia. David Dodge to Allen Latham. Only three rights to sections of Missouri lands found, and were only ones worthy of notice unless someone offers lands for sale because of fear of the Missouri question being decided against slaves. Believes himself well prepared to sell land because of certain creditors who will take land at a higher rice than risk getting paid later even if they need pay considerable more. February 17, 1820.

Item No. 27. Chillicothe. Allen Latham. States land claims are neglected, either warrants are not called for, or neglect to have lands located, and consequently being sold for taxes. Offers to aid in finding owners and expects compensation to mutual advantage. Unaddressed letter. February 17, 1820.

Item No. 28. Bill $18.50 against B. Hough estate to Robert G. Wilson, Nathaniel Masie, William Creighton Jr., Joseph Kerr, and Wm. Farret (?). Trustees for Mary H. Baskervine Tutosess (?).

Item No. 29. Power of attorney. Joel Taylor appointed A. C. Looker authorization to sell 400 acres. February 21, 1820.

Item No. 30. Lancaster. Jacob H. Lutz (?) to Allen Latham. Just purchased quarter section of Illinois Military lands, has variety of accounts of taxes on it; requests information when lands became taxable, rule of taxation, mode of collection, and if delinquency incurs forfeitures.February 23, 1820.

Item No. 31. Rossville Earl Tennessee. John Duffield to Allen Latham, answering advertisement in newspaper concerning estate of David Ross, deceased, of whom writer claimed ¼ inherited. February 27, 1820.

Item No. 32. Auditor’s Office. Ralph Osborn to Allen Latham. Asks terms for furnishing maps of all Virginia Land grants within each county. Februray 28, 1820.

Item No. 33. M. Loofbarinow to Allen Latham. Eastman in prison at Latham’s suit, will probably give up property in a few days. Inquires if he will support him should Eastman take the oath. February 29, 1820.

Item No. 34. Edwardsville. Chester Ashley to Allen Latham. Mr. Cook left St. Louis for the East some months since. Recorder preparing a new index which will give information to lands owned. Returns bill on Farmers & Merchants Bank of Indiana, credit not good. March 7, 1820.

Item No. 35. St. Louis. Henry Ashley to Allen Latham. Requests memorandum of all patents not listed in own memorandum as he may wish to purchase them. March 1, 1820.

Item No. 36. William Ross & Co. judgment against William Bennett for $26.79, $1.25 costs. Arch. McClean, J.P. March 4, 1820.

Item No. 37. Bill against Hough estate in favor of Scott & Grier and D. L. Grier, $8.92 balance. March 7, 1820.

Item No. 38. (OS) "Lost Discharge." John Whitside, citizen of Great Britain, served in United States Army. Had enlisted in British service under command of General Brock, 1801, Quebec, deserted and enlisted in the 29th regiment of Captain Scott in NY. Wants a military land grant. March 9, 1820.

Item No. 39. Wakefield. Iven Fisk to Allen Latham. Prefers to sell all of land and not just a part of it, asks $750 for 7 lots. March 13, 1820. Allen Latham to I. Fisk. Purchaser, Col. Northup, says scarcity of circulating medium and depreciation in the prices of lands, prevents buying in the present. May 20, 1820.

Item No. 40. John Watson judgment against Alexander Armstrong, $26.00, $1.37 ½ costs. S. Hardy, constable. Arch. McClean, J.P. March 13, 1820.

Item No. 41. Xenia. James Galloway, Jr., to Allen Latham. Has contract with Lucas Sullivant for locating 800 acres in 5 different names. Will survey them unless directed otherwise. Error in entry no. 4752 of Robert Patton, same area as Thomas Frazer’s survey no. 3695 for 666 2/3 acres. March 15, 1820.

Item No. 42. Halcyonville, VA. Dandridge I. Courtney to Allen Latham. Inquires situation, quality, and county of 180 acres located by Mr. Wallace in name of Hill’s representatives. Also asks what a selling price might be. March 23, 1820.

Item No. 43. Certification of George Saunders, clerk of county court, by Vin Bramham. Transcript from records of county court by George Saunders. Last will and testament of Charles Snead presented in court by Sarah T. Snead, January 3, 1814. March 28, 1820.

Item No. 44. (OS) Indenture. Charles Foulke and wife Eliza M. received one dollar, and for debts assign lands to John Ashley, and John Ella, Junior. $7,291.63 debts.

 

Folder 52: 1820 to 1825

Item No. 1. (OS) Deed. A. C. Looker to John Kirkbude [Kirkbride?], $300, 100 acres of land purchased of Benjamin Hough, deceased.

Item No. 2. Survey no. 6284 for Mathew Bonner. Survey no. 11063, 52 acres. Cadwallader Wallace, D.S. September 25, 1820. Survey no. 11066, 50 acres, warrant no. 4227. Cadwallader Wallace, D.S. September 26, 1822.

Item No. 3. Survey for Robert Young, 1000 acres, warrant no. 5267, survey no. 9970. Survey for John Blackwell, James Taylor, Alexander Beach, 1000 acres, no. 9922. Survey no. 9993, 1000 acres, James Taylor. Survey no. 9994, 1000 acres, James Taylor, Chas. Scott, and Francis Gray. Survey no. 9968, 999 1/3 acres, Churchill Jones and James Taylor. Survey no. 9975, 999 1/3 acres, William Miller.

Item No. 4. Survey no. 11008, 100 acres, for Walter Dun, warrant no. 6098. Survey no. 11012, 120 acres, for Walter Dun, warrant no. 5988. Survey no. 11007, 73 acres, for Walter Dun, warrant no. 5885. Survey no. 10860, 255 acres, for David Chapman, warrant no. 6428. Survey no. 10986, Walter Dun, warrant no. 5988.

Item No. 5. Survey no. 16977, 100 acres, for Thomas Elliott, warrant no. 5729. Survey no. 10978, 120 acres, for Thomas Elliott, warrant no. 5729. Survey no. 10784, 500 acres, for John Lindsey, warrant no. 6439. Survey no. 10979, 120 acres, for Thomas Elliott, warrant nos. 5729 and 6439. Cadwallader Wallace, D.S. May 4, 1822.

Item No. 6. Survey no. 10191, 600 acres, Levi Springer, warrant no. 6325. Survey no. 10232, 170 acres, J. and B. W. Ladd, and Tho. Norvell, warrant no. 5870. Survey no. 10190, 800 acres, John Hoy, warrant no. 6020. Survey no. 10790, 200 acres, John Hoy, warrant no. 6020. Survey no. 9728, 228 acres, James Denny, warrant no. 107. Survey no. 9727, 167 acres, James Denny, warrant no. 107. Survey no. 9976, 65 acres, James Denny, warrant no. 107. Survey no. 10137, 135 acres, Cadwallader Wallace, warrant no. 5873. Walter Dun, D.S. January 15, 1820.

Item No. 7. Survey no. 10199, 400 ½ acres, Joseph and Ben W. Ladd, Thomas Norvell, James Dunlap and Thomas Worthington on parts of warrant nos. 5870, 6130, 6160, 5619, and 5802, Walter Dun, D.S. Survey no. 10114, 84 acres, Joseph and Ben. W. Ladd, Thomas Norvell and James Dunlap, on parts of warrant nos. 5870 and 6130. Walter Dun, D.S. January 15, 1820.

Item No. 8. Survey no. 12257, 123 acres, William Withers, warrant no. 6539. Survey nos. 7169 and 10923, 276 acres, Thomas James and Henry Mase, warrant nos. 5555 and 5989. Cadwallader Wallace, D.S. June 18, 1823. Survey no. 6423, 325 acres, James Craig, warrant no. 2024. Survey nos. 12205 and 12258, 200 acres, John Evans and Wm. Withers, warrant nos. 6539 and 6534.

Item No. 9. Survey no. 12305, 300 acres, Peter P. Mayo, warrant no. 6537. Survey no. 12332, 425 acres, Peter P. Mayo, warrant no. 6537. Cadwallader Wallace, D.S. January 10, 1824. Survey no. 12607, 200 acres, Peter P. Mayo, warrant nos. 6537 and 6538. Survey nos. 12304 and 19406, 200 acres, Peter P. Mayo, warrant no. 6534. Survey no. 10990, 50 acres, Wm. Woodfolk, warrant no. 6475. Survey no. 10967, 40 acres, Wm. Woodfolk, warrant no. 6475. Cadwallader Wallace, D.S. March 10, 1823.

Item No. 10. Survey nos. 12268 and 12372, 225 acres, Peter P. Mayo, warrant nos. 5637 and 6538. Survey no. 12340, 75 acres, Peter P. Mayo, warrant no. 6537. Survey no. 12358, 577 ½ acres, Sally Winder, warrant no. 6545.

Item No. 11. Survey no. 12338, 345 acres, Peter P. Mayo, warrant no. 6537. Survey no. 12369, 75 acres, Peter P. Mayo, warrant no. 6537. Survey no. 12361, 25 acres, Wm. Withers, warrant no. 6539. Survey no. 12303, 50 acres, Wm. Withers, warrant no. 6539. Survey no. 12363, 50 acres, Wm. Withers, warrant no. 6539. Survey no. 2890, 48 acres, Harmon Nash, warrant no. 4559.

Item No. 12. Survey nos. 12197 and 12244, 232 acres, Alexander McCay, warrant no. 937. Survey no. 4849, 275 acres, Andrew Nixon, warrant no. 368. Survey no. 7443, 100 acres, Joseph Perr, warrant no. 5524. Survey no. 9622, 120 acres, Joseph Perr, warrant no. 4107. Cadwallader Wallace, D.S. September 20, 1822.

Item No. 13. Survey no. 10976, 75 acres, Richard Bennett, warrant no. 6360. Survey no. 12001, 222 acres, Mathias Huffnagle, warrant no. 937. Survey no. 3058, 250 acres, Nathaniel Massie, warrant no. 4801. Cadwallader Wallace, D.S. December 6, 1822.

Item No. 14. Survey no. 10960 and 12201, 360 acres, Timothy Wale and John Evans, warrant nos. 6232 and 6233. Cadwallader Wallace, D.S., January 6, 1823, and December 3, 1822. Survey no. 3667, 51 2/3 acres, William Giles, warrant no. 67. Survey no. 3819, 100 acres, Nathaniel Masie, warrant no. 697. Survey nos. 10922, 10923, and 7160, 314 acres, Thos., James, and Henry, warrant nos. 5555 and 5989.

Item No. 15. Survey nos. 12200 to 12202 (?), 160 acres, John Eveans, warrant no. 6532. Survey no. 12202, 50 acres, John Evans, warrant no. 6531. Survey no. 11004, 113 acres, Samuel Kercheral [Kercheval?] and Richard Bennett, parts of warrant nos. 6477 and 6370. Survey no. 11005, 262 acres, Samuel Kercheral [Kercheval?], warrant no. 6477. Cadwallader Wallace. June 1, 1822.

Item No. 16. Survey no. 10912, 90 acres, Silvanus Bourne, warrant no. 5887. Survey no. 12203, 45 acres, John Evans, warrant no. 6532 and 6533. Survey no. 12206, 40 acres, John Evans, warrant no. 6533. Cadwallader Wallace, D.S. January 10, 1823.

Item No. 17. Survey no. 12193 and 10871, Silvanus Bourne, warrant nos. 4349 and 6029. Survey no. 11051, 90 acres, Silvanus Bourne, warrant nos. 4349 and 6029. Cadwallader Wallace, D.S. February 21, 1823.

Item No. 18. Survey no. 10798, 125 acres, Mathew Bonner, warrant nos. 6374 and 6285. Survey no. 5781, 200 acres, John Gisner, no. 3747. Survey no. 10771, 20 acres, John Roberts, warrant no. 6275. Survey nos. 6854 and 8045, 66 acres, Henry Masie, warrant nos. 5104 and 5989. Cadwallader Wallace, D.S. September 22, 1821.

Item No. 19. Survey no. 10432, 686 2/3 acres, Walter Dun and Benjamin Graden, warrant nos. 3614 and 231. Walter Dun, Oct. 16, 1820. Survey no. 10816, 35 2/3 acres, Walter Dun, warrant nos. 6217 and 5226. Survey no. 10853, 135 acres, Walter Dun, warrant nos. 6240, 6241, and 6098.

Item No. 20. Survey no. 10731, 30 acres, Allison C. Looker, warrant nos. 4857 and 3479. Survey no. 9632, 40 acres, Ben. Hough, warrant no. 1984. Cadwallader Wallace. January 10, 1820.

Item No. 21. Survey no. 10199, 400 ½ acres, J. and B. W. Ladd and Tho. Norvell, warrant nos. 5870, 6160, 6130, 5802, and 6374. Survey no. 10795, 250 2/3 acres, Cadwallader Wallace, warrant nos. 6360 and 6375. Survey no. 10794, 300 acres, Cadwallader Wallace, warrant nos. 2275 and 6320. Survey no. 10797, 130 acres, Mathew Bonner, warrant nos. 6275 and 6313. Cadwallade