Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-09-19

Tic COUNrY-rhe fulluwing letters. com
munical d b. George s NoKiernsn. Esqs. To ths
September number OF The American Pioneer; Will
he read with interest by the old cilizeus oG this
county. and p~rIiculnrlyby toe descendants II those
named IN lis early hisI,ry. The county oi Ohm. il
vii be remembered, when found, embraced u ,er.
ii'oy now occupied 10y eight or ten Counties.
COMMITTEE Or ONO COUNTY"
JoHS 5. WILLIAMS, EsQ.-The fol
lowing documents a-r worthy, | think,
Of being preserved in the American Pi
oueer. The first is u letter from Charles
Simms, secretary Of the c~ommonweal. In
Of Virginia, in which Instructions are
given u organize the county of Ohio
the first in the whole valley Of the Mis-.
sissippi. The mex is the Journal orthe
Committee Of Ohio County, - in the
hand writing OF James McMecken, clerk
OF that body ana the last is an auto
graph letter of Patrick Henry, directed
10 tie chairman Of that Committee.
GEO. s. M'klERN An.
WILLIAMSBURG, November 9, l776.
DEAR SIR:-You will find by the en-
closed extracts from an act Of the present
general assembly, that the district OF
west Augusta Is divided into three dis
tinct counties. You vii, receive here
with your commission as Sheriff of the
county OF Ohio, and also the commission
of the peace and oyer and terminer for
the said county. You will Likewise End
by the printed act Of the assembly here.
with sent, that two Companies of men
are 10 be raised in Ohio county, aud tina;
The committee Of that county are to APP
point the captains ahd subaltern officers
Tor the said companies. Ii Is necessary
that these men should be raised with ali
expedition. You VIII, therefore, please
10 appoint some convenient place and
time Tor holding an election Of commit
tee men, and NOTIFY the same To the
~landholders III your county, by adver.
easements distributed in different parts
-Endeavor TO give as general
noIce as possible. There is a
battalion TO be raised in what was for.
merIy called West Augusta The men
now under MAJOR Nevilrs command
are to be augmented 10 a bat
talllon of troops to be raised in Fred.
erlck, &c. These two batIallions are 10
be stationed on the Ohio whilst anv dam
81 10 W bC dppIGllGluCU iIOil luC luIl-
ans They are 10 be on the continental
establishment.
You will see from the enclosed extracts
the act OF assembly for dividing the d s.
trict of West Augusta into three distinct
counties, that the landholders IN the
county of Ohio are 10 meet at the house
OF Ezekiel Dewitt, on the 9Th day OF
december next, TO vote for a place TO
hold courts in THAI county for the future.
The manner OF holding this election is
particularly specified in the act. hope
you will exert yourself in giving gene
raj notice TO the inhabitants Of This cleo.
ton. Before you can hold these cleo
lions II is necessary that you should take
The oath of your office. The deiimus
enclosed empowers Mr. David Shepherd,
Mr. David Rogers and Mr. Jas. Mcilahon
or any one Of them, to administer the
oath. When the election for holding
courts IS made, the justices named in The
commission must meet AT the place so
appointed on thu first MoniIy IN the
next month. You will receive with
this eight copies Of The act for raising
the troops; which are tc be given to the
captains and subalterns appointed by
the for raising The aforesaid
companies.
am, sir, your obedient,
humble servant,
Tu SlNVNgr