[OH-FOOTSTEPS] Fw: Know your Ohio -- Tid-bits -- Part 104

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March 11, 2008

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Historical Collections of Ohio
And Then They Went West
Know your Ohio
Tid-bits -- Part 104
by Darlene E. Kelley
+notes by 
S Kelly

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            Ohio's Great Scheme

It was the year 1807 that the great scheme began for opening
communication between Erie and the Ohio river was put before the public.
Resolutions had been offered by Joshua Forman in the New York
Legislature, for survey for a canal to connect Hudson river with lake
Erie. The improvement of the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas was then a great
idea, of their part of the counrty and of Ohio.

It was thought that twelve hundred dollars could by some means be
raised, the channels of those streams could be cleared of logs and
trees, and the Portage Path made possible for loaded wagons. Thus goods
might ascend the Cuyahoga in boats to the Old Portage, and be hauled
seven miles to the Tuscarawas, near New Portage, and thence descend that
stream in batteaux. This great object excited so much attention, that
the Legislature authorized a lottery to raise the money. 
The ticket show as this;

        Q No 11441

Cuyahoga and Muskingum Navigation

         LOTTERY

This ticket entitles the bearer to such Prize as shall be drawn against
its number ( if called for within twelve months after the drawing is
completed.)
subject to a deduction of 121/2 per cent.
No. 11441
        
             J. Walworth

Agent for the Board of Commissioners


             THE SCHEME:


The Legislature of the State of Ohio, having at their last session,
granted a Lottery to raise the sum of Twelve Thousand Dollars, for the
above mentioned purpose, and appointed the subscribers Commissioners to
carry the same into effect. They offer the following SCHEME to the
Public

           FIRST CLASS

12,800 tickes    at $5 each      $ 64,000

1 prize of          $5,000            $  5,000

2 do.                $2,500 is         $ 5,000

5 do.                $1,000            $5,000

10 do               $  500             $5,000

50 do               $  100             $5,000

100 do              $   50             $5,000

3400 do            $   10            $34,000

                          3568           $64,000


Prizes subject to a deduction of twelve and a half percent. 

The drawing of the First Class will commence at Cleveland on the first
Monday of January, 1808, or as son as three-fourths of the Tickets shall
be sold; and the Prizes wll be paid in sixty days after the drawing is
completed.

Holders of Tickets, drawing prizes of Ten Dollars, may, at their
election, receive the money or two Tickets of Five Dollars each in the
Second Class/

For the convenience of the owners of fortunate numbers, Persons will be
appointed in Boston, Hartford, New York and Albany, to pay prizes. Their
names, together with a list of Prizes, will be published in some
Newspaper printed in each of those places, and in three of the Newspaper
printed in each of those places, and in three of the Newspapers printed
in the State of Ohio. Persons will also be designated to pay Prizes in
Zaineswille and Steubenville.

The subscribers have taken Oath and given the Bonds required by Law, for
the faithful discharge of their trust, and they flatter themselves that
an object of such extensive importance, will not fail to attract the
attention and patronage of many, who are not allured by the advantageous
prospects held out in the Scheme.

John Walworth, Esq., of Cleveland, is appointed Agent of the
Commissioners, to sign the Tickets, and transact the business of the
Board in their recess.


Samuel Huntington     Zaccheus A. Beatty
Bezaleel Wells           Lorenzo Carter
Jonathan Cass           John Shorb
Seth Adams               James Kingsbury
Amos Spafford           Turhand Kirtland
John Walworth           Timothy Doane


                Board Of Commissioners

Cleveland, May 23d, 1807

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The drawing never came off. Those who had purchased tickets, many years
afterwards received their money back without interest. Leonard Case was
the sole owner of one of those tickets.

Note++  
The paper on which the copy of Judge Walworth's letter is written, is of
the old fashioned course brown sort, made by hand. It bears the name
OHIO,C.B. & B., in water lines, and was made within the State. This I
have seen. 

Judge Huntington was elected Governor of Ohio, succeeding Edward Tiffin,
who became a member of the United States
Senate. Another large draft took place April 2d, 1807, including most of
the Company's land west of the Cuyahoga.

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Tid Bits continued in Part 105 

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