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Drowning Inquest Chronicles and Local Notices From Ohio River Era
Inquest records note a child about ten years old, 3 feet 6 inches tall, in a blue petticoat and red calico frock, among drowned victims near Capt. Sedam’s Sylvan House in Storrs township on June 17, 1850. Other inquests cover a 30-35 year old man found dead in a brick house on Columbia Street, June 19, 1850, and a violent death with a foreheaed wound. a woman with infant travels to Iowa by rail with conductor Marts, who pays her passage. Additional items mention public figures like Mr. Hubbard planning a tour of eastern institutions, praise for a quick rescuer, property sales, canal company debt issues, and various market reports including freight, animal, and agricultural goods with rough dates and locations.
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Craters
Jerry Lowry
S Man
Ohio River
Capt. Sedam
Sylvan
Storrs
Henry Lowry
An A
Columbia Street
Broadway
Rules Hubbard
House of Refuge
Cimeinnati House of Refuge
Depass
Hook and Ladder
Ne 1
Finn
J. H. Brandt
Third Street