The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-11-20
FROM BALTIMORR.
Correspondence Somerset Pro,s.I
BALrIMonr, MD., Nov. l4. -


several days since, but being 20 pressed
for time, the Press has been neglected
per force Of circumstances, and now an
interval Of rest would to me, therefore,
be far preferable TO that OF playing the
Bohemian's vocation, a. By continued
close application 10 my subject under
consideration, feel extremely wearied,
and could obtain a short respite, il
would be highly appreciated By your
humble correspondent, as we'll, peFnapa,
BY the the unlucky disciple Of Faust, into
whose hands this manuscripts may fall.
find many obstacles 10 retard the pro-
gress Of the important work In which
am engaged, Of which the reader can
have but the faintest conception; and
will venture the assertion that no one
but he that has like experience 70 my
own, would form anything like an ade-
quate estimation as 70 its magnitude;
and, "the end Is not yet" But have
30 far succeeded in establishing John
C.'s right and title 10 over one hundred
acres of exceedingly valuable real estate,
the evidences Of which will try and
give our friends in some future .commu-
nication. Suffice it to say at present
that have exhausted every available
source Of record TO disprove his riRhtful
claim to the same, and not the Least evil
dence whatever occurs that II ever pass
ed out of his or his successors' hands.
The records show clearly that the tradi-
tion OF the older members Of the family
is correct in nearly every particular. We
learn by this tradition that old James
ChilcOte died without issue, and I find
upon record indisputabIe evidence that
such is the fact; and be left besides his
chattels or personal effects over 40 acres
of valuable land, to which our folks
have an undispnted right of title James,
it seems, lived about 35 yerrs after his
brother Johns death, which must have
occurred about 1882 or 1873, and accu-
mulated some property in the meantime.
John. the nephew Of james, IL seems
never received any endowment whatever
at the hands Of his uncle, but obtained
through his own industrious and frugal
habits, quite a competency, and was able
to give his four boys each httle start
in life, among whom was John, the
mighty hunter" Of whose exploits ]
gave brief sketch.in a former letter,
and who, il seems, inherited from his
grand. uncle James, not his worldly pos
sessions, but prodigality second only to
that of which certain evangelist makes
mention some 1900 years ago. From
the earlier records discover that our
ancestors crossed the "briny deep" at a
somewhat more remote period than our
traditions seem TO imply, and one Of
them, at least, did so from no choice Of
his own, but was nolens Uolens transported
in "ye guide shipp John Friggat,' Of
BRISTOL, Capt. VIM. Stoakes, command
er, in 1856, togather with list Of seav-
enty seamen, convicted Rebells, who
were engaged in ye Lord Monmouth in
surrection."
This item / find in the Historical So
ciety, and is portentous Of more than
the mere mentioning Of the fact would
seemingly imply, as there il a history
connected with this worthy the attention
of the "Rebell's" successors: We have
not yet given james very much aiten-
tion, for the simple reason that we sup
posed that he had his own line of sue
cessors; but by an investigation Of the
Orphan Court Records, We find James
leaves no children, although he doubt
less had married the second time ere he
died. His death occurred in the year
1853, and we would infer he WAS we'll up
in years ere he was gathered unto his
fathers. From what we can gather from
our history, John, the brother Of this
James, was about 65 years old when be
died, leaving an only son, named john,
a minor, in the care Of the surviving
brother, who, it appears appropriated
his wards effects to his own use, as he
was at that period, il seems, addicted to
demoralizing habits; but we infer he
corrected these to n great extent in later
years. He died at a very advanced age.
Here / must close, as the morning light
reminds me / have business other than
that of letting my friends hear from
J. G. G.