In the year 1834 he undertook the erection of a valuable farm-house, and in excavating for the cellar, dug down an Indian mound which stood upon the spot selected. Hamilton soon surrounded himself by all the comforts that result from agriculture. A premium was offered for scalps at the county offices in Wooster, and a large number of wolves were caught in traps. Game was abundant in the forests, and the wolves were very destructive upon sheep, young swine and poultry. They were harmless and friendly, and often exchanged the products of the chase for corn and other food. At that period, the Delaware Indians made annual visitations during the seasons for making sugar and hunting. He erected a cabin and other buildings, and improved his farm. In 1820 he purchased of his brother Hugh Hamilton, the northeast quarter of section three, in Perry township, Wayne county, Ohio, and removed to it. Was born in York county, Pennsylvania, in 1777, and about the year 1800 removed to Washington county, Pennsylvania, where he remained until December, 1820.
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