Mr. Burgess came down this morning and told us that Mr. John Newton who spent last night at his house told him that Rufus & his wife had arrived at Marietta. He is unable to use his foot but goes about on crutches.
Mrs. Terril here washing. The sickness on [unreadable] continued last week. Amos Delano, Alden Ellenwood, Alphonso Smith and Phebe Morrison died, and several others are not expected to recover. It is said to be a malignant kind of typhoid fever.
Mrs. Dawes came down on evening train & will spend the night. She is much occupied just now in collecting and arranging the Cutler family papers with a view to having them printed.
Peggy's comments:
Mrs. Dawes is Sarah Cutler Dawes, Julia's older sister. They were two of the children of Ephraim Cutler who died in 1853 and it may have been his papers that Sarah was collecting. The inscription on his tombstone describes some of his accomplishments:
Peggy's comments:
Mrs. Dawes is Sarah Cutler Dawes, Julia's older sister. They were two of the children of Ephraim Cutler who died in 1853 and it may have been his papers that Sarah was collecting. The inscription on his tombstone describes some of his accomplishments:
SON OF MANASSEH CUTLER, L. L. D. BORN IN EDGARTON MASS APRIL 13 1767 HE EMIGRATED TO THE TERRITORY NORTHWEST OF THE OHIO 1795 WAS APPOINTED JUDGE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS AND OF THE QUARTER SESSIONS 1797 WAS A MEMBER OF THE TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE 1801 AND OF THE CONVENTION WHICH FORMED THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF OHIO 1802 HE DIED JULY 8 1853 AGED 86 YEARS
Manasseh Cutler was Ephraim Cutler's father (and grandfather of Julia, William and Sarah Cutler). Some of his accomplishments include the following:
Pastor in Ipswich, MA, Sept. 11, 1771
Ordained 1773, Boston South Church
Theologian
Supporter of the Revolution
Chaplain for the Revolution
1778-studied medicine as it was difficult for the people to pay his salary as pastor.
Inoculated people against small pox
1782-started a private boarding school
Met at the Bunch of Grapes Tavern to discuss formation of Articles of Association of Ohio
Elected one of three directors of the Association
His task was to go to Congress to make a purchase of land
Went to NY June 24, 1787
Went the following October to conclude the contract
Raised money, purchased equipment
August 1788--went to Ohio and was much pleased
Massachusetts court--1800
Member of Congress 1801-1805
Sarah may have begun to collect and organize their papers but it was Julia who wrote and published their biographies:
Manasseh Cutler, Life Journals and Correspondence, Two Volumes by William P. Cutler and Julia P. Cutler, 1888
Ephraim Cutler by Julia P. Cutler, 1890
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