| Author | Beatty family.
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| Title | Beatty family scrapbook, 1790-1850 (1849-1850) [microform].
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| Description | 1 roll of microfilm.
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| Summary Note | Summary: A scrapbook, consisting primarily of newspaper clippings (ca. 1840s and 1850s) detailing the role of the Beatty family in the development of Cambridge, Ohio, and Guernsey County during the early nineteenth century. Many clippings provide a firsthand account of Zaccheus Beatty's expedition to California as one of the original delegates of the Cambridge California Mining Company. The scrapbook also includes John Beatty's financial records, ca. 1790s.
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| Reproduct. Note | Microfilm. Cleveland, Ohio : Western Reserve Historical Society, 1983. 1 microfilm reel : positive; 35 mm.
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| Historical Note | The Beatty family was one of the first families to settle in present day Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio. John Beatty emigrated to Cambridge from Loudoun County, Virginia in 1803. In 1809 he became Cambridge's first schoolmaster. His son, Zaccheus A. Beatty, was a landowner and was instrumental in settling Cadiz Township, Harrison County, Ohio. Many family members held local, state, and federal public offices. Zaccheus Beatty headed the formation of the Cambridge California Mining Company, organized in 1849.
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| Cum. Index Note | Finding aids: Register available in the library.
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| Subjects | Beatty family.
Beatty, John.
Beatty, Zaccheus A., 1774-1835.
California -- Gold discoveries.
Cambridge (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
Cambridge (Ohio) -- History.
Cambridge California Mining Company.
Guernsey County (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
Guernsey County (Ohio) -- History.
Harrison County (Ohio) -- History.
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| Other Authors | Beatty, John.
Beatty, Zaccheus A., 1774-1835.
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| Call Number/Copies | |
| | WRHS Research Library: MS. 4751 Microfilm Cabinet 53 Drawer 1
mq82868: Positive microfilm, microform room [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 48962] |
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