. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. Iff;^;.^.i '^^M "V*. Chas. CHARLES N. HART, ESQ. was born in Stillwater, Saratoga County, N. Y., Nov. 18,1803. In the year 1826 he came with his wife, Eliza Allen, to whom he had been married May 1,1824, and settled in that part of Hornellsville known as Hartsville, and purchased the farm which still remains in the hands of the family. At an early day he gave his attention to lumberi
. History of Steuben County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. Iff;^;.^.i '^^M "V*. Chas. CHARLES N. HART, ESQ. was born in Stillwater, Saratoga County, N. Y., Nov. 18,1803. In the year 1826 he came with his wife, Eliza Allen, to whom he had been married May 1,1824, and settled in that part of Hornellsville known as Hartsville, and purchased the farm which still remains in the hands of the family. At an early day he gave his attention to lumbering, and was the first to send lumber from this place direct to the Albany market. Soon after his settlement a new town was formed, which by petition of the citizens to the county board was named Hartsville, in honor of their much respected citizen. Mr. Hart was the first supervisor of that town, and served the commu- nity for years as postmaster and magistrate. He was one of a few of his day who succeeded in the manufacturing and purchasing of lumber. It was then so thoroughly impressed upon the minds of the people that no one could succeed in this business, that at one time when Mr. Hart had not the money to purchase a few articles that he wanted, he asked the late Ira Davenport to give him a few days' credit, when Mr. Davenport immediately replied, '' No sir I No man can succeed who runs a ; In the year 1847 he removed to this village, having purchased the fine property now occupied by his sons on Main Street, and for the last few years prior to his death was engaged with his sons in the care of his farm, and in the purchase and sale of cattle for the market. His finest property was a farm of some five hundred acres, situated about two miles south of the village, which he used for raising stock and hay, often cutting from three to five hundred tons, most of which he sold here to go to an eastern or southern market. It may here be mentioned that Mr. Hart brought
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