Excerpts from Journal of Governor of Northwest Territory : Novr. the 1st. 1795 The Governour granted a License unto Ezekiel Beasley to establish a Ferry opposite the mouth of little Limestone across the Ohio river from Hamilton County at the place where he resides. June the 16th. 1796 Licenses for keeping Ferries this Day granted to George Edwards of the Town of Aberdeen and Hamilton County - and Heath of Clark'sville in Knox County from the Landings opposit the houses where they now reside across the Ohio river to the shore of Kentuckey and opposite their respective Landings -- to continue in Effect one Year. September the 16th. 1796 The Governour granted a License for a Ferry to James Lawson of the County of Hamilton, to be kept from his house nearly opposite to the mouth of Cabbin Creek, to the Kentucke Shore. Novr. 15th. 1796 Governour St. Clair absent, a License for keeping a Ferry over the Ohio river was granted to Nathan Ellis for the Term of one Year -- from the Landing nearly opposite the house where he now resides in Hamilton County to the mouth of Lime Stone Creek upon the Shores of Kentuckey, By the Secretary. December 5th. 1796 Robert Adams was licenced to keep a Ferry for one Year from the Land- ing near his dwelling house in Hamilton County across the Ohio river to the upper Side of Cabbin Creek on the Shores of the State of Kentuckey-- by the Secretary. May the 2d. 1797 - By the Secretary a Ferry License was granted unto William Fee of Hamilton County for the Term of one year, from his Landing where he now resides, above the mouth of Bull Skin Creek, to the Shores of Kentuckey (across the Ohio river) and opposite said Landing. June the 16th. 1797 George Edwards of Aberdeen in Hamilton County was authorised to keep a Ferry across the Ohio river from the Landing against the house of his residence to the Shores of Kentuckey and opposite the same for the Term of one Year from the Date. August the 30th. 1797 License to keep a Ferry for one Year was granted unto Joseph Darlinton, across the Ohio river from the Landing oppo- site Cabbin Creek, Adams County, to the op-posite Shore and Landing place. November the 27th. 1797 Ebenezar Zane was licen- sed to establish a Ferry for the Term of one year from the Northwest Bank of Indian Wheeling in Jefferson County across the Ohio river to the Shore of Virginia and opposite the said Bank; by the Secretary. November 16th. license was issued to Joseph Waters of the County of Hamilton to keep A ferry for one year A Cross the Ohio from his Piantation between Red Oak and straight Creek nearly opisit to Less creek Station. [Jan. 29, 1799] The Governor being at Cincinnati in the Cou- nty of Hamilton. A License was granted to William Forbes to Keep a ferry for one year from where he now lives at the Mouth of Red oak Creek in the County of Hamilton to the Oppi- site Kentuckey Shore. 1799 [Mar 23] License was Granted to William Fee to Keep A ferry for one year from the mouth of Bullskin Creek in the County of Hamilton to the Opposite Kentucky Shore. August 17th. 1799. -- Licence to Keep a ferry across the Scioto from where he Now lives for one year was Granted to Snowden Sargent -- also to James Tatman to Keep a ferry from where he now lives in the County of Hamilton across the Ohio to the opposite Bank. -- Oct. 1st. 1799. - Licence to Keep a ferry for one year from the date hereof was Granted to James Edwards from the mouth of a Gut nearly opposite Limestone to the opposite Kentucky Shore. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.8/37 - Release Date: 7/1/2005