A history of Cleveland and its environs; the heart of new Connecticut, Elroy McKendree Avery . f JamesKingsbury, Esq., for a township meeting, and proceed and chose, Amos Spafford, Esq., Chairman. Xathl. Doan. Town Clerk. Amos Spafiford, Esq., James Kingsbury, Esq., and Timothy Doan,Truatces. James Kingsbury, Es(i., and James Hamilton, Ocerseers of thePoor. Rodolphus Edwards and Ezekiel Hawley and Amos Spafford, Esq.,Fence Vieuers. Elijah Gun and Samuel Huntington, Esq., Appraisers of Houses. James Kingsbury, Esq., Lister. 64 CLEVELAND AND ITS ENVIRONS [Chap. V Wm. Elivin. James Kingsbury, Esq
A history of Cleveland and its environs; the heart of new Connecticut, Elroy McKendree Avery . f JamesKingsbury, Esq., for a township meeting, and proceed and chose, Amos Spafford, Esq., Chairman. Xathl. Doan. Town Clerk. Amos Spafiford, Esq., James Kingsbury, Esq., and Timothy Doan,Truatces. James Kingsbury, Es(i., and James Hamilton, Ocerseers of thePoor. Rodolphus Edwards and Ezekiel Hawley and Amos Spafford, Esq.,Fence Vieuers. Elijah Gun and Samuel Huntington, Esq., Appraisers of Houses. James Kingsbury, Esq., Lister. 64 CLEVELAND AND ITS ENVIRONS [Chap. V Wm. Elivin. James Kingsbury, Esq., and Tiraothj- Doan, Supervi-sors of Highways. Rodolphus Edwards. Constable. First Justices of the Peace In June, the electors again met at the same place and chose AmosSi>afford and Timothy Doan as justices of the peace. On the eleventhof October, the voters of the township of Cleveland met at the houseof James Kingsbury. When met, proceeded and appointed JamesKingsbury, Esq., Timothy Doan, Esq., and Nath. Doan judges, andRodolphus Edwards and Stephen Gilbert, clerks of the Judge James Kingsbury They were sworn in by Timothy Doan, Jiustice of the Peace. Ben-jamin Tappan was elected senator; David Abbott and Ephraim Quim-by were elected representatives in the general This Ben-jamin Tappan had come to the Reserve in 1799 and settled whereRavenna now is. According to the of the Rev. ThomasBarr, as quoted by Colonel Whittlesey, this was a healthy year,marked by increased emigration. Under date of this year, HarrisJournal of a four mentions Cleveland as a pleasant little town,favorably situated on the borders of Lake Erie, at the mouth ofCuvahoga River. 1802] THE FIRST MURDER 65 LejVding Business Men At this time, the leading business naen of Cleveland, other thanMajor Amos Spafford, who kept the tavern, were David Bryant, DavidClark, Elisha Norton and Alexander Canipboll. The Iniildiug ofBryants distillery has already been noted; the other th
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