History of McDonough County, Illinois : its cities, towns and villages, with early reminiscences, personal incidents and anecdotes, and a complete business directory of the county . ted in the holy bonds of matrimony thisyear. At the time Mr. Campbell came to the county there was nopostoffice within its limits, citizens obtaining their mail from Hush-ville, the nearest, office. He at once made arrangements with thePostmaster at that place to send him the mail belonging to citi-zens of this county, he becoming personally responsible for thepaj^ment of the postage, which at that time was scarcel
History of McDonough County, Illinois : its cities, towns and villages, with early reminiscences, personal incidents and anecdotes, and a complete business directory of the county . ted in the holy bonds of matrimony thisyear. At the time Mr. Campbell came to the county there was nopostoffice within its limits, citizens obtaining their mail from Hush-ville, the nearest, office. He at once made arrangements with thePostmaster at that place to send him the mail belonging to citi-zens of this county, he becoming personally responsible for thepaj^ment of the postage, which at that time was scarcely ever pre-paid, the price being twenty-five cents per letter. It is said ofMr. Campbell that on receiving the letters he placed them in hisbat in order that he miglit accommodate the people as he metthem on the streets or elsewhere. A. petition was sent to thePostmaster General for the establishment of an office at Macomb,and for the appointment of Mr. Campbell as Postmaster, whichwas granted, and his commission was received December 1, held the office for some fifteen years, save for a period ot threemonths, in 1841, when George W. Damron was appointed in OW OO QO HISTORY OF mdONOUGH COUNTY. 33 CHArTER During the years 1832 and 1833 but few matters of importancetranspired in the county. The seasons came and went—a fewfamiUes moved into the county, a few others moved out of it, be-coming dissatisfied with the hard life of the pioneer. And it wasindeed hard. Very few of the immigrants were possessed of anyconsiderable property; there was no market for what was raised ;money was held at a high rate of interest, and the securities otteredwere poor. Those who remained in the county were of twoclasses, those who were too poor to get away, and those who be-lieved there was millions in it. Up to this time no place had been provided for the conlincmentof prisoners, there being but little necessity for any. The wantnow began to be felt; accordingly, at
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