The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-06

for the purpose before named. The first
emission of these bills of credit. which
We're somewhat in the nature of forced
loan, and similar in character to modern
ShinplaSterS. was authorized by the Act
of May, 1871, and John Dockery Thomp-
son, Henry iolling,wOith, Thomas
Hughes, benjamin Brevard. and John
Leach Knight. were appointed to super
intend the issuing of the bills in this
county. Several subsequent issues. Of
paper money were made, and the enact
ments in reference to them contain many
| illusions to red money and black money,
which can only be explained and properly
| understood, in connection with the fact
that some of these issues of paper money
were printed partly with red ink. while
others were printed wholly with black. A
| large quantity of this contiScated prop
city was in this county. Robert Alex
andcr, before mentioned. vino took re-
fuge on board one Of the vessels of the
| British fleet when it was in Elk River
in III, was the owner of nine hundred
acres Of land, upwards of one hundred
acres of which was that part of the tract
called Friendship. extending from the
| Hollow, i'll the town of Elkton. east
ward to the Big Elk Creek, He also
owned II part of "Bcllrconnell," and
some other land on the Glasgow road
Two-thirdS of his land was contiscatrd
and sold. rs We're also one-haIf his slaves,
| he having twenty-five of them. The
property of the Elk Forge Company.
| on account of the treason of John Rob-
erts. one of the principal members. was
also taken possession of hy the Commits
Sloncrs, but owing to the fact that the
company had not obtained IL deed for the
| land. the state never realized anything
| from 1t. Inis property consisted of up
| wards of thirteen hundred acres of land,
| upon which We're two FORCES aUl wal
liable griSt MILL" which is the old mill at
this time standing near Elk Mills cotton
factory, on the Ri" Elk and sixteen
negro slaves. This man Roberts resided
before the war i'll Lower Merton Town
ship. Philadelphia County.
He was member of the Society of
| Friends, and like some of his brethren in
in Pennsylvania. adhered to tIr royal
| lists. He was accused of pcrSlIading
people to enlist in the royal army. and
was captured while on his way to the
Head of Elk to commitment" Informal
ton to certain Mr. Galloway who had
gone over to the enemy" During Il part
or all of the time that the British army
occupied the city of Philadelphia. he re-
sided there and showed much Kindness to
many of those who were 30 itrally OBJ
posed to him. He was the frtncr of nine
children and of highly respectable
| family who made every rXrrton to save
him. Notwithstanding which he was
hanged ut Philadelphia, November 18th.
ITS.
The property Of the Principle Iron
Company, excepting the part belonging
to Thomas Russell and one of his loyal
brothers, and one-twelfth part belonging
to the heirs of Augustine Washington.
of Virginia, brother of General Washing
ton, was also contiScatcd. This COM
pany owned the Principle Furnace and
North East Forge. together with up
wards of seven thousand six hundred
acres Of land in this county much of
which is owned mt this time by George
y. Whitaker and the Mccullough Iron
| CompAny. together with fory-two negro
| slaves. Thomas Russell was the only
member of the company who resided in
| this county at this time. He being in
| charge of the Iron Works mt the time of
the passage If the act of contiScation,
| asked that enough of the negroes. uten-
sis and stock be set apart to enable him
to carry on the business. His request
was granted. In 1IS2 the property was
| appraised by Archibald job. Thomas
May, and Stephen lIyland. who valued
| 1t ut tI,JJO. Is. I'd. and the next year
the Commissioners conveyed it to ThoS.
Russell. he ohlgatng himself to pay the
State the difference between that sum
| and the value of his own share of the
property which was to be subsequently
asccrtained Clement Holiday and Nnth-
aniel Ramsay. Commissioners appointed
to take charge and dispose of contisc-
ated property. laid out that part of the
town of Elkton east of the Hollow. upon
land before described uS belonging to
Robert Alexander. and in October. 11S2.
sold the building lots at public sale. Al
though the village of the Head of Elk
had been in existence for many years
before this time. it was quite small and
consisted of only few struggling houses.
Henry IlolingSworth became the pur-
chaser Of considerable quantity of this
land adjacent to the town. Joseph Gil
pin bought that part Of Bcllcconnrll con-
,igiou$ to his mill property. Tobias Ru-
huipl noNSHl the lahi on the GLASGOW
road, which at this time is in the posses
sion of his grandson of the same name.
Joseph Gilpin. Tobias Ituuluh Henry
llollingSworth, and Thomas HugginS
purchased the lot upon which the Court
House stands for the Use of the town.
being authorized by the inhabitants. who
had invested them with power to do so,
and also to hold the lot in trust for the
purpose of erecting on it Il arkpt house
or court house, til" Town Commissioners
agreeing to build the former within three
years after the sale
About $4,000 were realized from the
sale of AlcXanders property. The title
to much of Susqurhanna Manor. which
had reverted to the lord proprietary.
was Row in Henry Hartford the legal
heir and representative of the last Lor.l
Baltimore. All that part of this Manor
included between the Susuuchanna River
and Principle Creek and the Noting