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Minutes of the Committee for the Celebration of the Fourth of July 1809

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Title	Minutes of the Committee for the Celebration of the Fourth of July 1809
Subject	Daily Life Arts and Entertainment Fourth of July celebrations Celebrations
Place	Chillicothe (Ohio) Ross County (Ohio)
Description	Samuel Williams recorded the "Minutes of the Committee for the Celebration of the Fourth of July 1809." The committee met several times between June 20 and July 3 to plan the festivities. Subcommittees were appointed to procure food, beverages, utensils, and tables. Resolutions were passed to select an orator for the occasion and to make "bombs" to be set off at sunrise, noon, and sunset in celebration of the holiday. A resolution was passed to send invitations to the ladies of Chillicothe, but this measure was rescinded to allow married men to bring the female members of their families and for single men to bring a guest. The committee met following the celebration to decide what to do with the remaining funds. The document is sixteen pages long and measures 7 by 8.25 inches (17.8 by 20.96 cm) Samuel Williams (1786-1859) was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants. The family made a number of moves westward, finally arriving in Chillicothe in 1807. Williams worked in his father's hat shop after arriving in Ohio. He served in the War of 1812 and wrote an account of his experiences that was published posthumously. Williams also wrote for several newspapers. He held several government offices including deputy marshal for Ohio at Chillicothe and clerk of the General Land Office in Washington, D. C. A devout Methodist, Williams was involved in the Wesleyan Female College at Cincinnati and Ohio Wesleyan University. He served as secretary of many civic groups in the Chillicothe area.
Creator	Ohio State Colonization Society
Date of Original	1809
Collection	Samuel Williams Collection
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts) 1990.151.759
Submitting Institution	Ross County Historical Society
Type	Text; 1809
Format	manuscripts

Title	Om720_1047955_018
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om720_1047955_018.tif
Image Height	4113
Image Width	3436
File Size	3225.708 KB
Full Text	Minutes of the Committee of Arrangements for the Celebration of the Fourth of July 1809

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