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Title: History of the lower Shenandoah Valley counties of Frederick, Berkeley, Jefferson and Clarke, their early settlement and progress to the present time; geological features; a description of their historic and interesting localities; cities, towns and villages; portraits of some of the prominent men, and biographies of many of the representative citizens
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Norris, J. E., ed
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Publisher: Chicago (etc.) A. Warner & Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ens, ^^dwin Coppie, BarclayCoppie, Albert Haslett, John E. Cook, Stewart Taylor, William H.Leeman, William Thompson, Dolph Thompson, John H. Kagi, Charles.P. Tidd, Oliver Anderson, Jeremiah Anderson, Dangerfield Newly,Shields Green (called Emperor), John Copeland and Lewis Leary.The citizens confined in the engine-house were: Col. L. W. Washing-ton, John Alstadt, J. E. P. Dangerfield, A. M. Ball, Benjamin Mills,-John Donohoo, Terrence Byrne, Israel Russell and Mr. Schoppe.) Note.—A very affecting little incident, born in the brain of a versatile reporter,gained currency many years ago, to the effect that when Brown was on his way to thescaffold he stopped, and taking a negro babe from its mothers arms, kissed it. Therewas not the slightest chance for any one save his guard getting near the convictedman, as he was carried to execution, much less a negro, all of whom made themselvesparticularly scarce about that time. An outsider could not get within twenty feetof the convicted felon.
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448 HISTORY OF THE LOWER SHENANDOAH VALLEY. CHAPTER XXII. CEEATION OF CLARKE AND SOME EAELY MATTERS. Some Noted Early Settlers—Famous Old Families—Kich Lands andFine Scenery—Organization of the Courts—First Officers andLawyers—Building of Court-house— Prison Bounds Established—Where and What They Were—Curious Old Law—Anecdotes of theCustom—Swearing Out—List of Justices—A Blank From 1861 to1864—Military Rule—Reconstruction—List of Clerks and Sher-iffs—Gen.George Rogers Clarke—Gen. Daniel Morgan—AdditionalFacts about the Old Wagoner—Soldiers Rest—Morgans StonePile Forts—Washingtons Surveyors Office—G. W. Fairfax—TheSoldier-Parson, Rev. Charles Mynn Thruston—Sketch of the OldPatriot—Old Alexandria Road—Braddocks March—Hessian Pris-oners—The English Officer and Mrs. Ashby—Lord Dunmores Ex-pedition—The Old Chapel—Cunninghams Older Structure—TheAncient Graveyard. ALTHOUGH Clarke County was one of the last counties formedin Virg

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