. History of Hamilton County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches. winterhe gathered much testimony as to the alleged com-plicity of high officials in a scheme of speculation inconnectionwith a proposition of our Government to pur-chase the island. This has been hitherto withheld fromthe public. In January, 1873, he was appointed United StatesConsul to Montevideo, in the republic of Uruguay, SouthAmerica. The United States Minister, Mr. Stevens,being absent, the work of the legislation devolved uponhim in addition to the duties of the consulate. As thecountry was cursed with con
. History of Hamilton County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches. winterhe gathered much testimony as to the alleged com-plicity of high officials in a scheme of speculation inconnectionwith a proposition of our Government to pur-chase the island. This has been hitherto withheld fromthe public. In January, 1873, he was appointed United StatesConsul to Montevideo, in the republic of Uruguay, SouthAmerica. The United States Minister, Mr. Stevens,being absent, the work of the legislation devolved uponhim in addition to the duties of the consulate. As thecountry was cursed with constant revolutions, it requiredall his energies in extending protection to American citi-zens; but the work was faithfully done. In 1874 hecame home for his family (wife and daughter) by way ofEurope, and with them returned by the same route tohis post of duty. His health failing he resigned his com-mission and came home by way of Europe in June, October or that year he removed to Mount Airy, andfinished his official life with six months service as mayorof that >tS;- V -rr^-x^^. fi^^i^eC 0*£^$?^«^^j;0 d-a^i-ai G. H. W. MUSEKAMP, M. D. G. H. W. Musekamp, a practicing physician ofCheviot, was born November 17, 1840. His father,George Henry Musekamp, was also a member ofthe medical fraternity, being a native of was born June 27, 1802, and is indebted to thatcountry for a good literary and medical education;also for a good, amiable, loving Christian wife andmother, formerly MissJohanna Goettenmul-ler. A few years aftermarriage the familyset sail for Americaand landed with threedaughters, one beingborn on the sea, in thecity of was in the year1837; but they soonleft that city, and in awagon made the tedi-ous journey over theAUeghanies, and inthe winter of that yeararrived in located first onAbigail street, onedoor east of Main, atwhich place the sub-ject of our sketch wasbdrn. They nextmoved to Race street, between Four
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