To David mlydeb@axs2k.net and other BALDWIN researchers in Crawford County. Here are the references to that surname I found in the "History of Crawford County, PA, 1885." On page 303, in the history of Crawford County: "Hon. Henry BALDWIN was a native of New Haven, Conn., and graduated at Yale College in 1797. He read law with Alexander Dallas, of Philadelphia, and was there admitted to practice. Early in the year 1800 he came to Meadville, and assisted in organizing the first court held in the county. Judge BALDWIN was twice married, his first wife bearing him one son - Henry - who subsequently located for a brief period at Meadville. On the 11th of June, 1805, our subject was married to Miss Sally Ellicott, a daughter of Andrew Ellicott, Secretary of the Land Office, who at that time was residing with her brother-in-law, Dr. Thomas R. Kennedy, of Meadville, whose widow married John Reynolds, Esq., in 1814. About 1804, Judge BALDWIN removed to Pittsburgh and in 1816 was elected to Congress, serving continuously in that body until 1828, where he signalized himself as the champion of domestic manufactures, being conspicuous as the chairman of that committee. In 1830 he was appointed a Supreme Judge of the United States by President Jackson, with whom he was on the closest terms of friendship, which position he occupied up to the time of his death. In 1842 he returned to Meadville, and the following year erected the residence on the Terrace now the home of Hon. William Reynolds, and died while at court in Philadelphia in April, 1844. Judge BALDWIN was a poor financier, accumulating little of this world's goods; but he was a jovial, generous and high-minded gentleman, an eminent lawyer, a rough but powerful and acute speaker, and was recognized as one of the greatest legal lights of his day." On page 309, in the same section: "Henry BALDWIN Jr., read law in his father's office in Pittsburgh, and came to Meadville about 1826. He was very gentlemanly in character and possessed the ability to become a fine lawyer, but after a couple of years at this bar he removed to Tennessee, thence accepted a position in the Patent Office at Washington, D.C., where he died, leaving two sons." On page 592, in the history of Linesville Borough, Pine Township: "The first newspaper venture was made at Linesville in April, 1875, by Britton & McCoy, under the appellation of the 'Leader.' It maintained a flickering existence with brief suspensions under the subsequent management of George W. BALDWIN and of R.H. Montgomery, until with a subscription of 149, it passed into the hands, in September, 1881, of H.D. and F.C. Lowing, the present publishers. Under their charge, the 'Leader,' re-christened the 'Linesville Herald,' has met with a large circulation, and proved a valuable property; since September, 1883, it has been issued seni-weekly Wednesdays and Saturdays. In politics it is Republican. Subsequent to the founding of the 'Leader' the 'Linesville Gazette' was launched into being by Frank McCoy. After a brief existence it was continued by L.L. Luce, under the name of the 'American Citizen.' A few months later its final issue was published." More to follow tomorrow night! Kathy Brubaker Volunteer Genealogist Linesville Historical Society kbrbkr@toolcity.net