The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-08-03
COrrick's Ford and Car ri.
fa1's Ferry.
LETTER FROM HON. G. l, G M.
DEN.
CIAI,xsDvEo, Ja,r Il.
A. II. Campbell, Esq.

A. IT. Campbell, Esq:
l see by the Intelligcnctr Q! a reera,
date TINT you hare been engaged in
the lpudab!G work CT aiding in pcrrc;.
uatiug important historical everts cog.
nectcd with our State by writing .
communication 10 Mr.. John S. Herr 10
DO deposited in The cornerstone Of the
Masonic Hal! at Grafton aad feeling
certain that you desire that the scraps
of history that were irtaudcl to be
preserved for future generations be
entirely correct, and pcrcciying that
you have ruwittingly fallen into on
error as to the name Of an important
place conn cctcd with the late war, it
referring to where the Confederate
General Ga:nctt was Killed, l have
deemed it worthy Of writing to make
the proper correction. The place you
refer to as the scene Of General Gar.
nctt's death is "Corrick's Ford" and
not "Carrick's Ford" The error cid
not originate with you, but was fallen
into sooa af;c: the place become noted;
but how the error originated it is uow
difficult to tell, us have been acquaint-
ed With the C0rrick family residing
there for long time, and have never
in any instance heard tho name pro.
uoupced "Carrick." William Corrick
has resided at tho ford Of Cheat river
fos near haIfa century. He married u
daughter Of William Marteny, Of Ger.
man descent, who removed from Fred.
crick county, Maryland, to Randolph
county in q very carly day, aud repre-
ssn,ct' tho county for about twenty
years in the House Of Delegates Of Viz
GINA. Mr.. Corrick and his wife arc
still living, and have had family Of
twenty.fOur children, twenty-five #
whom orc still living. Their grand
and grcat.gtaudchildrcn are almost too
numerous to be counted, SO you sec the
place is notorious, Independent Of the
death Of GurnOtt there, and is worthy
Of pcrpctuution rs showing the unpur.
a'lelcd hcathGulncss uf our State. |
have freq acntly been a, Mr.. CorTick's,
and enjoyed his hospitality, aud 'nar,
yelled to sec the patriarch surrounded
with such progeny. If u stranger
should pass tina, way and inquire for
"Currick's Ford Of Cheat" no deniz:n
would know where 10 direct him. Ii
this missioner is continued you perceive
the effect would be, to some extent, to
change the names Of large number Of
citizens.
And whilst on tho subject Of misno.
mcrs Of tho places where important
events have occurred, deem it proper
to mention another place, the scene Of
uu important battle, which the public
prints almost without exception have
miscullcd. l ulIulO to what is gcncr-
ally called ''Carnifax's Ferry" which
should properly be "CarniGx's At
an carly day l knew well William Car
MIX, who resided there. lilo re-
moved from Eastern Virginia cGL re-
sided at the Ferry, and was the Prc@i-
dent Of the County Court Of that county
for many years, whcrc | occasional.
y attended court, travelling on horse
back seventy miles at the commence.
mcnt Of my professional career. l
SD Ill n,vCr forget that on one Of nj
trips there my ouly horse. with scanty
means to Procure another, fell dead
with INC 10 little Birch river, and !
was left in the wilderness niuo miles
from any house, and was compelled to
walk 10 the rain that distance. the
lion. Lewis Maxwell, who afterwards
represented that lli1trict 10 Congress,
being kind enough to carry my suddlc.
Mr., CarniIix was very kind aud
urbauC gentleman, aud l remember
him very distinctly. l do not wonder
at the error in this instance, for he
was frequently miscalled Carnifax.'
| do not suggest the manner Of cor
rccting the error into which you have
fallen. but leave it to your own good
judgment.
| hope our State Historical Society
will have such errors corrected.
Yours Truly,
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