april february american newspaper editor opponent slavery author historian real estate investor methodist minister founder city illinois members family prominent virginia kentucky ohio illinois sons shipping magnate father law judge active businessman pursuing real estate construction publishing opportunities kentucky ohio illinois early years publicly opposed slavery newspaper ohio highlight issues indian treaties conspiracy served war later years pioneer settlement indiana illinois expansion areas contributed noted historian biographer engaged real estate speculation dam construction company river property creating dam dam abandoned federal government ordained methodist minister traveled extensively advance interests church pioneering circuit rider early 1800s kentucky indiana illinois missouri wrote published religious articles leading publications bishops united_states considered important church frequently met mentioned journals spent years collecting documents family papers important figures trans west holds volumes personal papers donated family death early years born april virginia seventh children father english doctor served physician general little known early years family moved virginia newport kentucky father awarded land grant acres km2 services american revolutionary war letter president years later related walking school wilderness kentucky successfully fought wolf neighbors family lived kentucky men grew colleagues sisters married prominent lawyers politicians conversion mother mary older sister family including father converted christianity thomas delayed shortly afterward younger close friends prominent bishop church later described conversion youngest sister article published pen recounted visiting father home telling martha better find god meet dead bishop prophecy came true martha died having seen said converted death tried convert room deathbed shared letter sister tried convert close friends named daughter late sister martha immediately convert attended methodist camp meetings period life frequently wrote importance camp meeting bringing christianity democracy west got job deputy clerk husband older sister hannah assigned received good legal education clerk time acquainted state leading men acquired knowledge law developed reputation kentucky efficient businessmen wrote lawyer heard address court resided boarding house shared leading judges politicians day strengthened personal political contacts newspaper publisher early age opposed slavery parents owned slaves siblings slavery religious grounds opposition increased eventually friends outspoken critics institution kentucky slavery commonplace middle western parts state great awakening prominent opposed slavery converted slaves welcomed congregations kentucky joined methodist ministers abolitionist movement letter president madison attributed opposition slavery influence mother wrote wood street richmond found way kentucky friendly considerations led young friend virginia commenced paper published called western world strong slavery mother repeating infancy nurse songs composed designed impressions june great friends left kentucky prospects youth ohio connecting circumstances hints fell wood deep impression mind period fast approaching slavery issue moved kentucky free state ohio partnership brother law beginning edited published newspaper titled citizen united_states later years applied american inspired rebellion separate texas mexico early career fought projects collected published material related said conspiracy overthrow government sent evidence longtime friend family later secretary state papers disappeared working developed close relationship nephew wrote relation president provide information conspiracy political history president said writing madison denied project asked send copies include presidential papers sent newspaper issues dealing copies newspaper filed president papers moving ohio unanimously elected position clerk pro held position years shifting focus successful speculation military lands marriages family october minister age married daughter late ohio father law descendant plymouth colony killed defeat buried fort recovery children martha second son named friend nephew relative daughter martha married prominent illinois politician notable decision judge allow union free civil war died married children pioneer participated california gold rush death journals published charles business southern_california playing pivotal role development shipping expertise married successful newspaper editor owner later years held number political offices illinois conversion involved newspaper years converted decided operating political journal conflicted new religious views retiring newspaper business engaged locating military lands land speculation rest life published editorials newspapers religious publications organized camp meetings saying camp meeting unite different protestant denominations times ventured wilderness visit account states visited obscure western country wilderness told visited region order people know superintendent remarking shepherd ought know flock flock shepherd ought know man come nearly miles way writer inhabitants hills mountains long mention thee thought received license preach sermon people eager hear filled church sermon described having discourse sermon repeatedly stated according 19th century account preacher eccentric fluent gifted speaker power engaging attention successful useful revival religion entertained singular views subject orders ministry order holding true order consequence peculiar views consent ordained entered orders circuit rider early 1800s circuit varied years served large portions kentucky indiana illinois missouri territory covered generally violent dangerous circuit riders served numerous churches supposed plant new ones new communities critical development frontier avid writer wrote church songs wrote popular entitled choice collection spiritual songs said sold copies said earnest promoting interests church religion morality zeal kind usually took prominent trial accused offenses quoted saying god service indian affairs growing kentucky late learned danger indian attacks moving interested prehistoric indian sites letter president mentioned taking friends mound focused opposition slavery saying called attention surrounding scenery pursuits friends country prospects abandoned pride opinion slavery rising generation remember looks remarked pointing sun eclipsed spoke overshadowed future prospects purchased property near area indian contained numerous built cultures met chief indiana meeting met prominent reported local newspapers source says played crucial role negotiating early indian treaties signed united_states government defining actions war served war governor virginia families men close age responsible prisoners war starting years old served captain commander battle lake captain perry decisive victory ensured american control lake improved american morale series defeats compelled british fall detroit placed charge prisoners captured battle founding mount early 1800s purchased large land holdings illinois collectively founded city illinois men ministers chose biblical mount meant garden lord historic city palestine according source site chosen town point west bank opposite mouth miles southwest point selected available water power likelihood main roads east west pass town railroad manufacturing center justified wisdom founders elaborate circular called articles association city mount issued purpose association announced build city liberal principles constitute funds establishment learning religious purposes reserved fourth lots called lots fourth called private donation lots plan survey sale described follows lots poles half containing nearly half acre lots contain acres square poles acres range lots lots donated majority land city shortly incorporated gave permission city residents use land near livestock granted permission legislature establish ferry land river time primary survey work grand dam river according local history published believed reside house located bluff mount letters congress written 1820s said resided near dam wrote poem mount published ohio originally mount located drought killed majority settlers county seat moved time settled primarily english immigrants americans mount surrounding settlements tried return county seat mount force county seat location ran county commissioner receiving votes ran office narrowly lost december resolved county seat issue creating eastern half based newspaper accounts lots held sell quickly years having developed plans advertising lots sale national newspapers advertisement said place offer midway louisville improvement completion railroad connecting places dam great junction white giving greatest water power great west source notes founders construction laws theater play house shall built boundary city person shall guilty profanity breaking offenses greater magnitude etc shall subject trial court mayor conviction disqualified holding office city bank disqualified vote continue years commission called crimes settled leaving methodist circuit focus religious historical writing business founded churches town occasionally held methodist gatherings home september methodist ministers met upper room house largest gatherings time real estate disputes father died inherited real estate kentucky shortly began investing real estate ohio property titles frequently complicated period turnover military lands issues related acquisition native american lands ohio property disputes reached supreme_court united_states including johnson revolutionary war veteran fur trader investor military lands lived adjoining tracts land near site grand dam associated johnson chief justice acquaintance father case establish discovery doctrine ruled discovering people gain title indigenous peoples respect land title knew associate justice justice served court clerk case johnson claiming title property supreme_court ruled private citizens purchase land native americans johnson land purchases invalid land purchases federal government affirmed legal purchased portion property long litigation correspondence discussing land sales form documents favorable ruling case benefited greatly large land holdings area ruling settled ownership issues indians settlers founded towns illinois territory real estate disputes based property owned cincinnati dispute family known artist underworld giant cincinnati source described owning gambling empire including shops houses involved number fraudulent real estate schemes people ohio convicted stealing large sums money receiver public knew involved exposing conspiracy prominent ohio allegedly tried title piece property cincinnati owned family challenged court represented proceedings claimed tried use lot pay claiming bill sale title superior family years case reached court ruled took title property illegally property belonged children originally owned father law death property passed wife joined seventeen members company came prominent families indiana illinois company capital million company directors remained active death company charter eventually approved illinois indiana company built dam land owned letter congress stated goal connect flowed cited support opinion unnamed hunters traders george_washington hope connecting waters east ohio mississippi rivers declared seen wilderness west subdued wild prey civilization enterprise said navigate year essential connect river ohio suggested built proposed dam business partner friend men invested later joined children lawsuit company long death son james son law joined sued company entering land taking timber materials construction dam company charter permitted enter land construction material owner consent forcing owner seek legal court ordered compensation letter written submitted congress support dam project building stated owned acres km2 acres land proposed dam site additional information submitted congress stated town owned river addition mount location town clearly stated near dam original surveying dam wooden timber dam deteriorated needed replaced late nineteenth century september congress appropriated money construction new dam built report stated old dam partially washed away new dam raise water level feet according annual report secretary war mid-19th century lock dam substantial character rapidly deteriorated useless report said march expenditures dam government forced pay additional franchise purchase property later years legacy settled mount end life final years active letter writer watched business real estate interests prominent church illinois society compiled documents interviews later years shared information writers publications later writings espoused questionable theories hollow earth theory tradition published short sketches religion western country incomplete cincinnati writings described ing vague religious especially true making slight value dedicated substantial time investigating north_america according folklore welsh prince sailed america years voyage interviewed hundreds individuals topic wrote letter editor claimed testimony numerous sources said welsh people come america twelfth century years claimed remains soldiers dug near indiana containing welsh coats arms governor tennessee wrote alleged discovery skeletons brass armor bearing welsh coat arms claimed recounted american indians living mississippi_river welsh late letter stated returned east having visited atlantic cities generally time years pioneering wilderness west time citizen kentucky twice ohio twice illinois returning visit claimed eastern ministers unsuccessful people west said expect find crossing mountains people ignorant body instances disappointed happens self importance possesses heated imagination form wild men things minds ridiculous endeavor press thing mould shape possible manner custom operation world large collection diaries held diaries stated supported hollow earth theory life maintained correspondence prominent men day included death sick days dying winter fever buried mount daughter second wife wrought iron fence surrounding graves paid son charles early 1900s died relatively early age wife died shortly orphaned children forced live relatives fend martha married judge looked younger siblings married found work brother successful businessman captain captain accomplishments investing hotel del san_diego california grandson built family farm mount near grand dam
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