Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-26
HISTORICAL
Papers of Governor HuntIngtOn.

One of the officers of the Cuyahoga County
Historical Society recently visited the old home
stead of Samuel Huntington, on the Grand
River, two miles below Palnesville, Ohio, with
a view to examine his papers in relation to our
early history.
The house in which he lived, and which was
built by himself, is occupied by his son, julius
c. Huntington, Esq 1t is beautifully situated,
On high bank of the river, with an extensive
view up the valley, in the back ground of which
rise the conglomerate hills of Geauga county
The old road passed between the house and the
river, but the encroachments of the stream have
carried the track away.
Some venerable tamaracks planted by the
Governor, still flourish along the northern front
of the house. From this front vista was cut
through the forest to the Lake, about two miles
distant, in order to give a view of the water
near FairpOrt.
Colburn Huntington, Esq, younger son OF
the Governor, resides on part of the home farm,
north of the present road.
private nature, were literally offered for ex-
animation They were well arranged and pre-
served, fact in excellent contrast with the pa
pers of many of the pioneers.
Among them is diary of Gov. HIS, begin
ming at Youngstown, July 25th, 1900, and
continued during his travels in Ohio that sea-
son, and thence to Connecticut in the fall
Here are some short extracts from it;
"Thursday. Oct. ID, IsOO.-Left Abbott's,
David Abbott's mill, Willoughby,) and came to
'Cleageland, through No. 9, Range 10, and
Euclid Road good. Land middling. Stayed
at Carters this night. Day pleasant and COOL"
Friday, 3d.-Explored the city and town of
| 'CleaueLand' Land high and fat-covered with
white oak On the west side of the river is a
| long deep pond of stagnant water, which pro-
duces fever and ague among those who settle
near the river. There are only three families
near the Point, and they have the fever"
Saturday, 4th.-In the morning sailed out
of the Cayahaga [this is uniformly the spelling
of this name up TO the survey of the cityl along
the coast to explore the land west of the river.
The channel at the mouth is about five feet deep.
| On the west side of the river is large prairie,
on which 100 tons of hay might be cut every
year.
ga little way back of the city is ridge,
! [Kingsbury's. Ridge,] from which the land de-
scends to the Lake, affording prospect inde-
seribably beautiful.
"In the afternoon went to Williams grist
and saw mill lat Newburg Fallsl that are nearly
completed"
"Sunday, 5th-Stayed at Williams"
Monday, 6th.--We ent from Williams through
Nos. z, 6 and 5, of Range IL, TO Hudson, No A.
in the 10th Range"
The next year Mr. Huntington moved to Ohio
with his family, and fixed himself at Youngs
town, but in the fall of 1901 removed to Cleve-
land. He rose rapidly as public man, being
first made Lieutenant Colonel of the lst Rcgi
ment of Trumbull County Militia by Gov. st
Clair, June 22d, ls0I-Justice of the Peace
January lS, ls02-Judge of the Common Pleas
January IA, ls02-a member of the Constitu
tional Convention, November, lsO2-Senator fol
Trumbull county, elected January, 1903, ant
Speaker pro TEN. at the close of the first ses
sion at ChilIcothe Judge of the frs
Supreme Court of Ohio, March, ls03-appoint
ed by President Jefferson United States District
Judge for the Territory of Michigan, Marcel
22d, 1905, (which he decEned)-ofered the Re
ceivership of the Land Office at Steubenville
May 2d, 1908, (declined,) and the same yea
elected Governor of Ohio.
He was elected in 1911 to the lower House
from Geauga county, having removed from
Cleveland to Painesville in 1907.
In the fall of 1912, Gov. Il. was appointed
District Paymaster to General Harrison army
acting as such during most of the war.
While working on the road between his house
and the Lake, in 1915 or 1916, he had the mis-
fortune to break, or rather to crush his leg in
such a manner that it never recovered, and ol
which he eventually died early in the veal
1917
We have the promise of extracts and memo
randa from the letters received by Gov. H, and
preserved by the family, which we shall cheer
fully publish.