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110 HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
venience to the historian. Some quite wealthy business men were so
deeply involved in this business depression that they never entirely
recovered.
The Sandusky Clarion of Alay 26, 1824, contains the' following advertisement
of the sale of lots for the ToAvn of Huron:
Public Sale.
On the 15th day of June next, will be offered for sale at public
auction upon the premises, situated at the mouth of Huron River, the
one-half of a toAvn plat containing 120 acres of land, surveyed and
divided into small lots for the accommodation of purchasers. Said sale
will be kept open tAvo days if necessary, and the proceeds thereof appropriated
toAvai'ds making a harbor at the above mentioned place. Terms of
payment: One-fourth part in 30 days from the time of sale, and onefourth
part every 90 days thereafter until paid. Approved securing will
be exacted. Ten per cent deductions will be made for prompt payment
at the time of sale. Dated Milan, March 21,1824.
By order of
Jabez Wright
Benjamin Abbot
Philo Adams
N. Al. Standart
H. W. Jenkins
Huron Harbor Committee.
H. W. Jenkins, Acting Clerk.
Another item is taken from the Sandusky Clarion of Alay 26, 1824:—
Bank notes at present receivable at the Receiver's office for public
lands.
Bank of the United States and branches.
The chartered banks in the cities of Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Richmond, and the District of Columbia, (except the
merchants and the Franklin Bank of Alexandria, and the city bank of
Baltimore), and the Bank of Geneva in the state of New York, are also
taken; but no notes on any of the above mentioned banks, of a denomination
less than five dollars are intended to be taken.
The notes on the following bank in Ohio are at present also receivable
in said office, A'iz: Bank of Chillicothe, Dayton Manufacturing Company,
Franklin Bank of Columbus, Lancaster, Ohio, Bank, Bank of
Alarietta, Bellmont Bank of St. Clairsville, Bank of Alount Pleasant,
Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Steubenville, Bank of Steubenville, and
Connecticut Western Reserve Bank.
PIONEER PLEASURES
About the year 1814, the pioneers of Huron concluded they would
have a sail and cherry festival. Cherries grew on the peninsula. They
were to go on Abbot's boat and started before daylight; among them