Adams County, Ohio - Chapter 6, 1880

Captivity Of Israel Donaldson. '

At the request of a number of friends I attempt to give you a brief account of my incidents, very many of which it is not in my power to relate, having kept no journal, I write entirely from memory which every day is growing more indistinct.

. I was born in the couuty of Hunterdon, State of New Jersey, on the 2d day of February, 1767. While quite small, my father moved to Cumberland county, in said State, where I was raised, received my education, aud where we had perilous times during the revolutionary struggle. I was too young to take any part in it myself but 6»pable of noticing passing events. I have known twto companies to deave the house of worship during the service of one Sabbath to face the enemy.

Ir the fail of 1787, 1 left my native State to seek my fortune in western wilds. My first etep was in Ohio county, State of Virginia, wliongi remained until the spring of 1790. Part of the time farming, part of the time teaching school and part of tho time I was among the rangers, slHllniinil iiy thoHldle-iif Virginia, at the old Mingo town, about eighteen or twenty miles above Wheeling, .

In May, 1790, ( took 'ias»:ige mi Ixmrd of a fl it-boat for Kentucky', amt arrived at jJincHtopo on the first night of June. I got into a public iiouse but was not able to procure food, tire or a bed or any other nourishment but whiskey. A number of us Unit bad landed tiint evoning s' cut the night sitting in the room which was a grand one for I hose days, (tjiiery it hat should wc nave done had the temp ranee laws existed at that lime)? Them had, during tho spring, been a great deal of mischief done on Ibo river, but we saw no Indians. There were, however, in company nineteen bonts. Major Parker, of Loxiugton, was our Admiral and Pilot. During the summer of that year 1 taught school in what is now called Haysville. During the winter of 1790 anil '91 I became acquainted with Nathaniel Massie. and in tlm spring of 1791 came to residi^u his little fort In the then coum v of Hamilton, north-western territory. At this time there tv. - very little or no gospel in the territory and the usual mode of sc tling disputes was by a game of fisticuffs, aud at tho close, son,. . times a part of n nose or ear would lio missing. A good stiff grog generally restored harmony and friendship

I am not sure whether it was the last of Marclt or the first of April I came to the territory to reside; but on the night of the 21stof April, 1791, Mr. Massie and myself were sleeping together bit our blankets for beds, when wo had to move on the loft of our cabin to get out of the way of the flees and gnats. Soon after lying down I began to dream of Iudians and continuod to do so through the uight; however, whether Mr.Massie waked himself or wether I woke him, I cannot now sav.Jhut I observed u him, "I did not know what was to be the consequences for I had dreamed more about Indians that night thau in all the ti^ 1 had been in the Western country before." As is common bo made light of it and we dropped again to sleep. Uo asked me the' next morning if I would go with him up the river about four or five miles to1 make survey stating that William Lytle, who was theu at the fort, was going along. We were both young surveyors and wore glad of the opportunity to' practice. Accordingly wo three and James Lytle, of Kentucky, who was about buying the laud, got on board of a canoe and was a longtime going up, the river being very high at that time. We commenced at tho mouth of a creek which from that day to this has boon called . Donalson's creek. Wo had progressed about one hundred and forty or ono hundred and fifty poles when our chain Itroko or parted, hut witli the aid of a tomahawk, wo soon repaired it. Wo were then close to a large mound and were standing in a triangle and Lytlo an myself wero amusing ourselves, pointing out to Lvtle the great conveniences lie would have in building his house ou that mound, when the one standing with his face np the river, spoke and said, "boys there are Indians!" "No," replied the other, "thoy are Frenchmen." By tills time I said, "they wore Indians," aud urged them to fire. I had no guii and from the advantage we had did not think of running until they started. The Indians were in two small hark canoes atfd where close into the shore and discovered us, just at the instant we saw them and before I startod to run I saw one jump on shore. We took out through the bottom and before getting to the hill came to aspring branch. I was in tlio rear and as I went to jump somctliiug caught my foot and I fell on the opposite side., Tbsywve then so dans I saw no chauoo of escape and did not offer to rise. Three warriors first came aud presented their guns all ready to fire, hut as I made no resistance they took them down and one of them gave me his hand jo help me up. At th'ri time Mr. Lytle was about a chain's length before me and threw away liis hat, ono of the Indians went-forward and picked it up. They then took me back to tho mouth of ihe river and set me down while they put up their stuff and pre|i"ivii for a march. While lotting ou the bank of the river, I i-oulJ . the men walking about the block house on the Kentucky sh.tr but they heard nothing of it, tho Indians went ou rapidly that t . ingand encamped on Eagle crock. Wo started next morning curi.. : it war raining hard, and one of them seeing my hat was somewhat convenient to keep off tho rain took it off rjy head ami put it on his own. By this time I discovered some friendship in a very lusty Indian. I tliitik it was the oneithat first came up to me. I made sigu to him that one had taken my hat. He went and took it off the other Indian's head and placed it again on mine, but we had not gone far before they toek It agmji. I complained as before, biSCbfv friend shook his head, took down ami opened his budget and took a sort of* blanket cap out aud put it on my head.

We wont on and Still it raiueJ hard and tho waters were very mnch swollen, and when my. -friend discovered that I was tim0rous,,he would lock his arm in totno and lead mo, through, and frequently in-open woods when I would pc' tired, I would no the .s4me thing with bim and walk for miles. Tlioy did not make me carry anything until Sunday or Monday. Tliev got into a. thicket of game and fclljed, I;. tWgMwo, h**r* "hl some doer. They then halted, "jerked" their meat, ate a large portion, .pooled som? bark, made a kind of tnx, filled it, and put it on me to carry. I Boon got tired of it and then aet it down. Tliev raised a great

of coni, iis cuivfiilly wiiipiiotl up iis people uso to wrap lip miinit's in olileii limes. This llicv pluntoA anil culled "stimiivs," sitfiiiiyiiift 10 mo Unit that would bo my employment with the stjuaws. Hut nolivillislaiitliujt my siliialiou at t lie time, I thought 1 1 icy would not cut much coni of my raising.

On Tuesday, as wo were traveling along, there eamo to us a white man ami an Indian on horseback. They had a long talk, and when they rode o!V, the Indian. I was with seemed considercrably alarmed. They immediately formed in Indian tile, placed me in the centre and shook a war club over my bead and showed mo by gestures that if I attempted to run away, they would kill me. We soon after arrived at the Shawnee camp, where wc continued until late in the afternoon ot the next da).

The Indians met with great formality when we came to the camp which was very /paeious. One side was entirely cleaned out for our use and the party I was with, passed the camp to my great mortification, thinking they were going on. Hut on getting to i!,c further end they wheeled short around and came into the camp. They then sat down not uttering a whispher. In a few minutes two of the oldest got up, went around, shook hands, came and sat down again. Then the Shawnccs, rising simultaneously, came and shook hands with them. A few of the first shook me by the band, but one refused and I did not oiler my band again, considering it no great honor. Soon after a kettle of bear's oil and some crackers were set before us and we began eating. They first chewing the mjgit then dipping it into the bear's oil, which I tried to be excused from, but they compelled me to it, which tried my stomach, although by this time hunger had compelled me to cat many a dirty morsel.'1*

Early in the afternoon an Indian came into the camp and was met by his party just outside, when they formed a circle and he spoke, I thought near an hour, and so profound was the silence that had there been a board floor I thought the fall of a pin might he heard. I rightly judged of the disaster, for the day before I was taken, I was at Limestone and was solicited to join a party that was going to the mouth of Snag creek, where some Indian canoes were discovered hid in the wdlows. The party went and divided, some came over to the Indian shore and some remained in Kentucky, and tlic)r succeeded in killing nearly tho whole party.

There was at this camp t.wo white men, one of whom could swear in English, but very imperfectly, having, I suppose, been taken young. The other, who could speak good English, told me he was from South Carolina. lie told me different names, which I have forgotten, except that of Ward. He asked me if I knew the Ward's that lived near Washington, Kentucky. I told him I did, and wanted him to leave the Indians and go to his brothers and take me with him. He told me he preferred staying with the Indians that he might rob the whites, lie and I had a great deal of chat and disagreed in almost everything. lie told me I hey hail taken a prisoner by the name of Towns that had lived near Washington. Kentucky, and that he had attempted to run away and they killed him. Hut the truth was they had taken Timothy Downing the da)' before I was taken, in the neighborhood of nine Licks and had got within four or five miles of their camp. Night coming on, and it being very rainy, they concluded to camp. There were hut two Indians, an old chief and son ; Downing watched Iiis opportunity, got hold of a squaw's ax, and gave the fatal blow. His object was to bring the young Indian in a prisoner. He said he had been so kind to him he could not think of killing him. Hut. the instant lie struck his father, the young man sprang upon his hack and confined him so it was with difficulty -lie extricated himself from his grasp. Downing made then for his horse and the Indian for the camp. The horse lie caught and mounted, but not. being a woodsman, struck the Ohio a little below the Scioto, just a9 a boat was passing. They would not land for him, until he rode several miles and convinced them he was no decoy, and so close was the pursuit, that the boat had hardly gained the stream when the enemy appeared on shore, lie had severely wounded the young Indian in the scuttle, hut did not know it, until I told him. Hut to return to my own narrative, two of the party, viz. my friend and another Indian, turned back from this camp to do other mischief, and .never before litrd I parted with a friend with the same regret.

We left the Shawnee carnf) about the middle of the afternoon ; they were under great excitement. What detaiucil them I know not, for they had a number of their horses up and their packs oil horn early in the morning. I think that they had at least one hundred of the best horses that Kentucky could afford. They calculated on being pursued and they were right, for the next da>% the 2Stli of April, Major Kentiui with about ninety moil were a t the camp before the tires were extinguished, and I have always believed it as a providential circumstance that the « nr: y had departed, as a defeat on the part of the Kentuckians, tt'Mild have been inevitable. I never could get the Indians in a podiimi to ascertain their precise number, hut concluded thcro

Were sixty or upwards, as sorightly looking men ;is ever I saw together, and well equipped ns they could wish, for the Major himself .agreed with me that it was a happy circumstance that they were gone.

We traveled tligt evening, I thought, seven miles, and encamped in the edge of a prairie, tho water a short distance off. Our supper that night consisted of a raccoon roasted undressed. After this meal I became thirsty and the old warrior to whom my friend had given me in charge directed another to go with me to the water, which. made him angry. He struck me and my nose bled. I had a great mind to return the strike, hut did not.

I then determined, he the result what it might, I would go no further widi them. They tied me and laid me down as usual one, of them lying on the rope on each side of me. They went to sleep and I to work gnawing and picking the rope (made of hark) to pieces, but did not get loose until day was breaking. I crawled oft' on my hands and feet to the edge of the prairie, and sat down on a log to put on my moccasins, and had put on one, and was preparing to put on the other, when they raised a yell and took the hack track, and I believe they made as much noise as twenty white men could do. Had they been still they might have heard me, as I was not more Ilian two chain's length from them at the time. Hut I started and ran, carrying one moccasin in my hand, and in order to evade them chose the poorest ridges I could find, and when coming to tree-logs lying crosswise, would run along one and then along the other. I continued on in that way until about ten o'clock. Then, ascending a very poor ridge, crept in between two logs, and being very weary soon dropped asleep, and did not awaken until the sun was almost down. I traveled on a short distance further and took lodging for the night in a hollow tree. I think it was on Saturday that I got to the Miami. I collected some logs, made a raft, by peeling hark and tying them together. But I soon found that too tedious, and abandoned it. I found a turkey's nest witli two eggs in it, each one having a double yolk; they made me two delicious meals for different days. I followed on the Miami until I struck the Hamer's trace, made the previous fall, and continued on until I came to Fort Washington, now 'Cincinnati. I think it was on Sabbath, the first day of May. I caught a horse, tied a piece of bark around iiis under jaw, on which was a large tumor-like wart. The hark rubbed that and lie became restless and threw me, not hurting me much, however. I caught him again and he again threw me, hurting me badly. How long l lay insensible I don't know, but when I revived lie was a considerable distance from me. I then traveled on very slow, my feet entirely bare, and full of thorns and briars. On Wednesday, the day I got in, I was so far gone that I thought it entirely useless to make any further exertion, not knowing what distance I was from the river. I took my station at the mot of a tree thoroughly despondent, and got into a state of sleeping, and either dreamt or thought that I should not he loitering away my time. However, the impression was so strong that I got up and walked on some dist ncc. I then took my station again us before and the same thought occupied my mind. I got up and walked on. I had not traveled far before I thought I could seo an openi ng for tho river, ami getting a little further on I heard the sound of a hell. I then started ami ran (at slow speed undoubtedly). A little further on, l began to porcicvc that I was coming to the river hill, and having got about, half way down I heard the sound of an axe, which was the sweetest music I had heard for many a day. It was in the extreme out lot. When I got to the lot I crawled over the fence with difficulty, il being so high. I approached the person very cautiously until about a chain's length undiscovered. I then stopped and spoke. The person I spoke to was William Woodward, tin* founder of the Woodward High School. Mr. Woodward looked up hastily, cast his eyes around and saw that I had no deadly weapon ; lie then spoke, "In the name of God who are you?'' I told him I had been a prisoner and had made my escape from the Indians. After a few more questions, he told me to come to him. I did so. Seeing my situation Ins fears soon subsided, lie told me to sit down on a log and he would go and catch a horse he had in the lot and take me in. He caught his horse, set me on him, hut kept the bridle in his own hand. When wc got into the road people began to enquire of Mr. Woodward, "who is lie? an Indian?" I was not surprised nor offended at the inquiries, for I was still in Indian uniform, and bare headed. My hair was cut off' close to the scalp, and fore top, which they Jjad put up in a piece of tin, with a huuclTof turkey feathers, which I could not undo. They had also stripped oil* the feathers of about (wo turkeys and hung them on the hail* of the scalp. These I had taken off' tho day I left them. Mr. Woodward took me to his hqusc, whore every kindness was shown me. They soon gave me other clothing. Coming from different persons they did not fit me very neatly ; but there could not he a pair of shoes got in the place that I could get on, my feet were so swollen. Hut what surprised me most was when a pallet was made down before the fire Mr. Woodward condescended to sleep with me. Tho next day soon after breakfast Gon. Hamer sent for me to come to tho fort. I would not go ; a second message came. I still refused. At length Cnpt. Sliamburg came; lie pleaded with mo ; told me I might take my own time and ho would wait on me. At length lie told me if I would not go with him, the next day a file of men would he

When I was ushered into the quarters of the Commander. I found the room full of people waiting my arrival. I knew nom* of them oxeopt Judge Symtncs, and lie did not know me, which was not surprising considering the fix I was in. The General asked me a great many questions, and when lie got through lie asked me to take a glass of liquor, which was all the aid lie offered. Meantime lie had a mind to keep me in custody as a spy, which, when 1 hoard it, raised my indignation. To think that the Commander of an American army should have no more judgment, when his own eyes were witnessing that I could scarcely go alone. I went out by his permission, and met Colonel Strong. Jle asked me if I was such a person ; I answered in the affirmative, and passed on. In going out of the gate I met his son. He recognized me at once, and after a few minutes chat he pulled a dollar out of his pocket and ottered it to me, saying it was all he hail by him, hut when I wanted more to call on him. I told him I did not think I should stand in need, people generally appeared so kind ; but he insisted on mytnking it, and I believe I brought it home with me, in the course of that day.

I got down to the river and went into the store of Strong & Bartlc, men that I had done business for previous to the campaign . For three or four weeks I was busy making out accounts and settlements. My office was asmoke-house about six or eight feet square, built o/ boat materials, and stood I think a little above Main street. In the course of the day Mr. Collin Campbell came in, and Bal tic asked him "if lie knew ine." He viewed ipe a considerable time, -and answered no. He then told him. hut lie could hardly believe him. But when convinced, nothing would do hut I must go home with him, to North Bend, that lie might nurse me up and send me home. Wc got down sometime in the night, and he had all his family get up and sec what a queer man he had brought home. After sometime wc got to bed and next morning just after daylight he came up into my chamber, or rather a loft, and wakened me up. I begged of him to let me lay a little longer. No, I must get up, and lie would have all who passed by to sec me, and wherever he went I had to go. I staid there about two weeks, gaining in health and strength every day. About this time there was a contractor's boat coining up the river. He hailed them, and made arrangement for me to go up with them ; put up provisions for the trip, and done every thing that a near relative could have thought necessary. About the time I left the Bend some of the citizens professed to believe me a spy, and said that if I did not leave there they would, and that I was only waiting a fair opportunity to biing the enemy in upon them. As I did not want to break their peace, I thought it best to leave them.

When I got on the boat I found two persons with whom I was well acquainted, and was treated very friendly. Nothing partieularoccurred on the boat. When we got up to Limestone I was greeted by almost every man, woman and child, particularly those who had been under my tuition.

The Capt. Bartlc above mentioned, was among the first settlers of Cincinnati. I had not seen him for forty years, until we met on the 20th of December, 1803, the time the pioneers were invited to the half centennial celebration at Cincinnati. We then met, and at his request lodged in the sanu room. We parted the next day. novel* more to meet in t h i< world, lie was ninety-four years of age, and lias since paid Iiis last debt.

In the spring of 171)0, the citizens of Manchester commenced clearing the out lots of the town, and while so engaged, an incident of much interest and excitement occurred. Mr. Andrew Ellison, one of the settlers, clear 'd a lot immediately adjoining the fort. He had completed the cutting of the timber, rolled the logs together and set them on lire. The next morning, a short time before day break, Mr. Ellison opened one of the gates of the fort, and went out to throw the logs together. By the time In* had finished this job, a number of the heaps blazed up brightly, and as lie was passing from one to the other, lie observed, by the light of theJiros, three men walking briskly towards. him. This did not ala in him in the least although, licisnid they were darkskinned fellows; yet lie concluded they were the Wade's, whos* complexions were very dark, going early to limit. He continued to right Iiis log heaps, until one of the fellows seized hjm by the arms, and called out in broken English: "How do: how do." He instantly looked into their faces, and to his surprise and horror, found himself in the clutches of three Indians. To resist was useless. He therefore submitted to Iiis fate without any resistance or attempt to escape.

The Indians immediately moved off* with him? in tlu* direction of Paint creek. When breakfast was read) , Mrs. Ellison sent one of her children to ask their father home; hut lie could not. he found at the log heaps. His absence created ;:o immediate alarm, as it was thought that ho might have started to hunt alter the completion of Iiis -work. Dinner time arrived, and Ellison not returning, the family became uneasy, and began to suspect sonid accident had happened to him His gnu rack was examined, nipt there hung his rifle and pouch in their usual place. Massie raised a party and made a circuit around the place, and

n«l. after some search. On' t r:iiln of four men, oim of whom lisul mi shoos : ami ns EllDon had shoes on. I ho truth, that Mm In- j iliaiK luul made him a prisoner, was unfolded. As it was almost | ninfiit at Mi-5 time the trail was discovered, the parly returned lo j Mu ir station. Next morning early, preparations were made by Ma.-io anil his party lo pursue the Indians. In doing Ibis they found great difficulty, that it was so early in the spring that the 1 vegetation was not of sufficient growth to show plainly the trail nl | lie Indians, who took the precaution to keep on hard and high --round, where, their iect could make little or no impression. .Massie and his party, however, were as unerring ns a pack ot well trained hounds, and followed the trail to Paint creek, then i hey found the Indians gained so fast on them, that pursuit was vain. They therefore, abandoned it, and returned lo (he station, j

The Indians took, their prisoner to Upper Sandusky, and compelled him to run the gauntlet. As Ellison was a large man, | and not very active, he received a severe Hogging as he passed mu: ihe line. From this place, he was taken to lower Sandusky, 1 . i.l w a ** again compelled to run the gauntlet, lie was then tak- I in to Detroit, where he was generously ransomed by a British , » i «;,*-' i* for one bundled dollars. lie was shortly afterwards sen! ' ii\ ids friend, the officer, to Montreal, from .whence he returned j li.tim> hr fare Ihe close of the summer of. the same year.

Death Ok ..Sahel Edgington

Another incident connected with the station d Manchester occurred some time after this event, which wc relate in this place. John Edgington. Asahcl, and another man, started out on a hunting expedition towards Brush creek. They camped out six miles in a northeast direction from where West Union now stands, and near where Trcbcr's tavern stood, on the road from Cbillicothc to Maysvillc. The Edgingtons had good success in bunting, having killed a number of deer and bears. Of the deer killed, they saved the skins and bams, alone. The bears they fleeced ; that is, they cut off all the meat which adhered to the hide without skinning, and left the hones as a skeleton. They hung up the proceeds of their hunt on a scaffold, out of the reach of the wolves and other wild animals, and returned home for pack horses. No one returned to the camp with the two Edgingtons. As it was late in December, no one apprehending danger, as the winter season was usually a time of repose from Indians incursions. When the Edgingtons arrived *at their old hunting camp, they alighted from their horses, and were preparing to strike a lire, when a platoon of Indians fired upon them, at the distance of not more than twenty paces. Asahcl Edgington fell to rise no more. John was more fortunate. The sharp crack of the rifles, and the horrid yells of the Indians, as they leaped from their places of ambush. frightened the horses, who took the track towards home at full speed. John Edgington was very active on foot, and now an occasion offered, which required his utmost speed. The moment the Indians leaped from their hiding place, they threw down their guns and took after him. They pursued him, screaming and yelling in the most horrid manner. Edgington did not run a booty race. For about a mile the Indians stepped in his tracks almost before the bending grass could rise. The uplifted tomahawk was frequently so near his head that lie thought lie felt its edge. Every effort was made to save lii.s life, and every effort was made by the Indians to arrest his flight. Edgington, who had the greatest stake in the race, at length began to gain on his pursuers, and after a long race, he distanced them, made his escape and safely reached home. This, truly, was a most fearful and well contested race. The big Shawnee chief, Captain John, who headed the Indians on this occasion, after peace was made and Cbillicothc settled, frequently told of this race. He said the while man who ran away was a smart fellow, that the ('white in run and I run, he run and run, at last the white man run ar off from me."

Il is believed that UcIkjii Smith, John 1 1 mu ill*, u. John Oliver, and tieorgo Seeresi. were Min first while families. Hamilton settled about two miles west of Tranquillity, the others, on George's creek, a mile or two below where I lie village now stand*.

llohert Elliott was, ul> », among the first to pilch his tent in this wilderness land, lie came here in 1801, made some improvement. planted an orchard, returned for his family, which lie brought out Mm next year, lie first owned IOU acres of land, and afterwards bought f>0 more. This farm is now owned by A. t\ ALe( 'ulloiigh.

This Air. Elliott was the first. Justice of Ihe Pcacc-in this section of the country. Mis commission is dated, Chillicothe, September 10, 1801. and signed by Edward Tiffin, (iovernor. The out ii of office was administered by David Edic, Associate Judge.

In 1802, there came in one company, four or live families named: Joseph Gaston, David AtcCreight. Matthew McCrcight, and Janies AIcCrcight. These people left South Carolina shortly after the revolutionary war, on account of slavery; they wont to Kentucky, where they remained a few years, and from there moved to Adams county, in 1802.

When the McOcighls came, they found living here, William and lolm McIntyre, who oct upieil, near where the village now stands, 000 acres of land, now belonging to Ihe Jlon. John F. Wilson. James Montgomery lived three-fourths of a mile south, while a Air. Kendall occupied the farm now owned by .lames Gaston.

'flic first store kept here, was started by the Hon. John T. Wilson. May 10, 1832 - when the country was new - almost an unbroken wilderness - while (ho doleful howl of wolves and the more shrill screams of the panther resounded at night through the forests on all sides.

When Air. Wilson commenced business, he rented a room in the stone dwelling house of John Smiley, that stands near (ieorge's creek, three-fourths of a mile above the village, where with a capital of $300, he commenced his career in life, which has been prospered, until it had been crowned with success. After some years he built his present brick residence, to which lie removed his store, in a room filled up for the purpose. Here he carried on a large mercantile business until Alay 1. 1850, when he sold his stock of goods to SSxlcol t Ac Matthews, who -carried on the business in the same room a few months, when, on August 25, 1850, they sold out to AF. A. Blair, who conducted the business at the same place, until the summer ul 1801, when he built his present storeroom in the village, and' late in the fall of that year, removed his goods into it, and has there since carried on his business.

In 1807, William AIc.Y'ey started a store in a house owned by Matthew Williams, on Ihe south hank of the. crock. After a few years, MoVcy sold his store to William*, who run it a few mouths and closed it out.

The first water mill was built by Peter »Siminons, on George's creek, two miles cast of Tranquillity. This mill still continues to run. The next one was built bv Levi Smith, on the west fork of Brush creek, four miles south-east of said village. This mill has gone down.

There arc at present, three mills in running condition, in the township, as follows : 1. The Simmons* mill, mentioned above, now owned -by James Parks. 2. The mill and saw-mill near the village. 3. A mill on Buck run, on the west side of the township, known as Campbell's mill, now owned by 1). II. Marsha.