History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . to Samuel Newell, accompanied him as a mission-ary to India, one of the first women to enter that countryon Christian work. Moses Atwood, Sr. was born inHaverhill, Mass., March 11, 1801, and died in April,1848. As a young man he was of roving disposition andfor a time followed the sea, making one voyage to theWest Indies in a sailing vessel with a cargo of ship was becalmed for days in the tropics and themelting cargo was in danger of spoiling entirely, buthe finally reached port
History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . to Samuel Newell, accompanied him as a mission-ary to India, one of the first women to enter that countryon Christian work. Moses Atwood, Sr. was born inHaverhill, Mass., March 11, 1801, and died in April,1848. As a young man he was of roving disposition andfor a time followed the sea, making one voyage to theWest Indies in a sailing vessel with a cargo of ship was becalmed for days in the tropics and themelting cargo was in danger of spoiling entirely, buthe finally reached port and made a good profit on thecommodity. Mr. Atwood was later a business man ofNew Castle, Henry county, Ky., and was there 1831 he came to Pittsburgh, Pa., then a small town,making the journey by boat, and there became a com-mission merchant, with a warehouse on Water street,running through to First street. He was also the localagent in fire insurance for the Insurance Company ofNorth America, the business in this line being conductedafter his death by his partner and brother-in-law, Wil-. ^?!j-!- 4, .^.-/At^ ?ftf/^^,,^Br^.n-
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