Genealogy and recollections . rspersed. My very first memories are of thatplace and of an old walnut tree at the back porchfrom which John Perry, a hired man, plucked thegreen nuts to rub the rinds on my face for recall also my clothing (a blue drilling frock) andthe spring and the spring house, and the springbranch which then (but not now) was bordered bytall trees as it flowed through the meadow. I recallthe big fires and the oak and hickory logs and thetallow candles, and the pierced tin lantern, and hogkilling time with spare ribs, and sausage, the like ofwhich is now unknown; a
Genealogy and recollections . rspersed. My very first memories are of thatplace and of an old walnut tree at the back porchfrom which John Perry, a hired man, plucked thegreen nuts to rub the rinds on my face for recall also my clothing (a blue drilling frock) andthe spring and the spring house, and the springbranch which then (but not now) was bordered bytall trees as it flowed through the meadow. I recallthe big fires and the oak and hickory logs and thetallow candles, and the pierced tin lantern, and hogkilling time with spare ribs, and sausage, the like ofwhich is now unknown; also the old apple orchardand the cider press, and many other very pleasantthings and scenes. My grandfather John held a commission, theoriginal of which I have on my wall; it reads:William Henry Harrison, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of The John Moore, Gent. Greeting: Reposing special trust and confidence In your fidelity,courage and good conduct, I have appointed you a Lieu- [60] > 2 C Hj > KJ *i. t > ^ 4 ^ />?% C -T —> •z c o ^ O GENEALOGY tenant of a Company in the regiment of the militia of thecounty of St. Clair, and you are hereby appointed accord-ingly. You are therefore carefully and diligently to dis-charge the duty of a Lieutenant in leading, ordering andexercising the said Company in arms, both inferior officersand soldiers, and to keep them in good order and disci-pline; and they are hereby commanded to obey you as theirLieutenant and you are yourself to observe and follow suchorders and instructions as you shall from time to time re-ceive from me or your superior officers,—this Commissionto be in force during the pleasure of the Governor for thetime being, and you are to rank as Captain from the dateof your first Commission as such. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto caused the sealof the territory to be affixed, the Nineteenth day of Augustin the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred andtwo, and of the independe
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