Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-01-06
PROM A rORnEH MARYLAA DEE.
Reminesees 0lesasd Fron the
History Of Cecil County.
u rrespond ence of the RHPupLICAE

MRssRs. EDITORS Having recently
been ON visit down through Maryland,
and while there met Mr.. George John
son, of Elkton, who called on my host
for the purpose Of delivering book,
entitled the "History of Cecil County,"
of which he was the author, ana think
ing brief synopsis of the conteuts
would lie of interest TO your readers, l
send you the following
In the book we found the most honor
able mention Of one of the grandsires OF
one Of your editorial staff, Solomon
Hersev, at whose house Bishop Asbury
preached and put up on Bohemian
Manor, and in whose house was organ.
lied, by Rev. Richard Wright, the first
Methodist society inc tho county, in
l77l, and the first on the Eastern shore
of Maryland. Again preaching is spo-
ken of at Hersey's mill. The book is
very interesting one an affords much
information of the settlement of this
country; tracing events, names, fami-
lies and government extending to Della
ware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and
Carolina, as well as Maryland. The
author, we soon saw, WAS modest,
educated gentleman, who had ore in
the mine and, In the book, 1t was gold
brought out, coined, stamped and made
reaoy v for use. In his History he quotes
and makes honorable mention OF your
Delaware historian, Francis Vincent,
Esq. was glad to hear the author had
o nu Der Of subscribers in your city of
your prominent men. In our Old age,
and reading, we meet with many reni-
niscences of early histery which is like
an oasis In the desert, or r green spot
in memory's waste. Here we can trace
and see on what branch we perched.
From where now writell see the farms
taken up by men of the early time, and
they called them after their own names.
Bohemia Manor, whore is the monu-
mental stone inscribed, "Augustine
Herman, Bohemian, first founder and
scatter of Bohemia Manor" The vault
In which were deposited the remains of
the memb bers Of the families of the Bas-
IL it's and Bayards', and over Elk river,
yonder in Elk Neck, | see two giant
mount utains, called after their original
possessors-Bllls Mountain and Maui
diu's Mountain, rendering their names
more durable than marble or brass,
lasting as the everlasting hills. The
last mountain Is still in the hands of
the descendants Of the family, and the
tom bs of their forefathers; but, however
sacred to memory or dear to affection,
we are compelled to inscribe over their
tombs
How loved, how valued once, ,lavsils thee not,
To whom related or by whom bcgot,
A heap Of d ust alone remains Of thee,
TITS all thou art and all the proud shall bs.
Here are the Wilson's, the Lusbys,
the Hyland's, the Crouch's, &c. We
repair to their tombs and engrave their
names afresh; we miss them from their
acoustic med places along the mountain,
IN the field, and in the house.
Hart's meeting house is mentioned in
this book, and from It's burial ground
and yard the landscape descending to
Elk river and over TO Bohemia, is one
of the most beautiful ever saw. Our
feet have traversed these hills with de-
light and eyes looked upon the head of
the bay and down the Chesapeake to
the far off Susquehanna, Havre de
Grace, and Hartford county. On these
mountains vast fort, in revolutionary
times, for defense and observation of
the red coats approaching. Col Hy-
lands grant of land he named after
himself and wife, John and Mary Hy-
land, and when the Hessians were fro
zen up In Elk river and lands, he spread
a large amount of carpeting from the
river, over the elevation of land to his
house, for the Hessians to walk on.