Historical Collections Volume 12

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...See the annexed report to Gov. Lucas. Copy. Perrysburg, May 1, 1835. To Robert Lucas, Esq., Governor of the State of Ohio: Sir: In discharge of the duties which devolved upon us as commissioners appointed by your excellency for re-marking the northern boundary line of this State, which is known and distinguished as Harris line, we met at Perrysburg on Wednesday, the first of April last, and after completing the necessary arrangements proceeded to the northwest corner of the State and there succeeded in finding the corner as described in the field notes of the surveyor, Harris, a copy of which we had procured from the surveyor general's office. There your commissioners proceeded eastwardly along said line which they found with little difficulty, and re-marked the same, as directed by law, in a plain and visible manner, to the distance of thirty-eight miles and a half, being more than half the length of the whole line. During our progress we had been constantlv threatened by the authorities of Michigan, and spies from the territory, for the purpose of watching our movements and ascertaining our actual strength, were almost daily among us. On Saturday evening, the 25th ult., after having performed our very laborious day's services, your commissioners, together with their party, retired to the distance of about one mile south of the line in Henry county, within the State of Ohio, where we thought to have rested quietly, and peaceably enjoy the blessing of the Sabbath, and especially not being engaged on the line, we thought ourselves secure for that day. But contrary to our expectations at about 12 o'clock in the day, an armed force of about fifty or sixty men hove in sight, within musket-shot of us, all. mounted upon horses, well armed with muskets, and under ...