1797 - Court of the General Quarter Sessions, Hamilton County

Appointment of D. Zeigler as Supervisor of Cincinnati Township Highways.
Document, single sheet. 8 7/8" x 7 1/2", endorsed on reverse.
Headed: Territory of the United States North West of the River Ohio.   Hamilton County, February Sessions, 1797.   "by the court of General Quarter Session of the peace of the County, etc., David Zeigler of the Township of Cincinnati in said county is appointed to the office of Supervisor of Highways in the Township of Cincinnati aforesaid, and is required the duties of that office for the term of one year."   Signed by John Gano, Clerk.   Endorsed:   David Zeigler's App., etc.   [John Stites Gano was one of the first purchasers of land from John Cleve Symmes.   He was afterwards Major Gano, and in the War of 1812, a general.]       (62)

Note for 437.12.5 pounds to Jacob Gettig
Document Note, single sheet, 8 5/8" x 8 1/8", marked "copy".
Promise by Pugh & Canby to pay Jacob Gettig 437.12.5 pounds on order.   Baltimore [Md.], 20 May, 1807.   Endorsed:   Pay to order of Messrs. Bickham & Reeve, Cincinnati, Nov. 5, 1807.   Received of Bickham & Reeve, Messrs. Pugh & Canby's note as per copy above for collection and for the use of said Bickham & Reeve, which is to be remitted to them in cash for said note.   Signed: David Zeigler.   On reverse: Deliver note of Pugh & Canby, left in hands of Mr. D. Zeigler as per within receipt to the bearer Mr. John Satterthwaite for value received.   Philadelphia, April 16, 1812.   Signed Lewis Neill, acting Executor to Estate of George Bickham, deceased.   Mr. Peirce, please deliver to David Pugh, the balance of Pugh & Canby to Bickham & Reeve and oblige yours truly,   John Satterthwaite.

Received the above described note for two hundred nineteen dollars and thirty-six cents, dated from Jan. 1812, May 12, 1812,   $219.36.
Endorsed crosswise:   David Zeigler's receipt for Pugh & Canby's note.     (63)

1812 - Sumralls & Co.

Receipt for goods received of Thomas and John Cromwell.
Document, 7 3/8" x 12 3/8".
Cromwell & Barber, Pittsburgh, Feb. 4, 1812.   Receipt for goods received of Thomas and John Cromwell.   Signed by Sumralls & Co., with promise to deliver to Mrs. Zeigler.   Note signed:   T. J. Cromwell, D. Barber.                 (64)

1817 - Zeigler, Lucianna, and Robbins, David

Lease of farm, Columbia, Hamilton County, 1817.
Document, double sheet. 9 1/2" x 8 3/8", endorsed on reverse, L. Zeigler and David Robbins.

Lease of farm, March 10, 1817.   Articles of agreement between Lucianna Zeigler and David Robbins for lease of farm at Columbia for three years.   L. Z. to put fences in repair, and D. Robbins to pay $350 cash rent a year, to pay all except state taxes, to protect fruit trees, not to cut timber and at expiration of lease, to leave fences, house and premises in as good repair as L. Z. places them in.   Lease not to be assigned without consent of L. Zeigler.   Witnessed by Joseph Peirce.                       (65)

1820 - Obituary

Document, printed, 7 5/16" x 5".   Obituary, Mrs. Lucianna   Zeigler.
SACRED to the memory of Mrs. LUCY ANNA ZEIGLER, the relict of Major DAVID ZEIGLER.     She departed this life, Nov. 18th 1820, in the 59th year of her age.   She was among the first settlers in the state.   In domestic life, a judicious economy, habits of industry, kind, affectionate and benevolent feelings distinguished her character.   The poor and needy found in her a friend to whom their petitions for relief were never presented in vain.   In her a charitable disposition was united with the means of gratifying it.   Unostentatious, she was a woman of sincere piety.   She had been a member from its commencement of the first Presbyterian church of Cincinnati.   Sensible of the importance of religion in laying a solid foundation for our happiness in this life as well as hereafter, she contributed liberally to the support of the pastor of the church, to which she belonged, and generously aided every effort that was made for the diffusion of the gospel.   In her friendships she was firm and constant and sought to promote the happiness of her friends equally when the clouds of adversity were suspended over them as when the sun of prosperity shone upon them.   This monument, that is erected as a tribute of grateful respect to her memory will be effaced by the inroads of time, but we trust that her worth is recorded in characters in another world, that are unalterable and on which time can make no impression.     (66)