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$113,000; value of stock in trade, $73,450; money at in- 

 terest, $192,492. 



Religious Sects, Education. — Methodists, Baptists, Pres- 

 byterians, and a few Episcopalians and Roman Catholics. 

 There is a fund for the education of poor orphan children left 

 by Mr. Bracewell, amounting to $20,000 ; the interest of 

 which is annually applied to the objects specified. There are 

 as many well educated gentlemen and ladies in Madison as in 

 any portion of the State. Number of poor children, 210; 

 educational fund, $182 13. 



Character of the People, Amusements. — Morgan is set- 

 tled by an intelligent population. Many of the citizens are 

 wealthy, and live in much style. The ladies, especially those 

 of Madison, are remarkably pretty, and many of them highly 

 accomplished. The amusements are dancing, hunting, fish- 

 ing, &c. 



Name. — This county derives its name from General Daniel 

 Morgan, who occupies a high place upon the list of our 

 revolutionary worthies. He was born in New Jersey, in 

 1736; and, like many of the illustrious men in every country, 

 was the maker of his own fortune. At the age of seventeen 

 years he left his parents, came to Virginia, and engaged him- 

 self as a wagoner. When the time for which he was 

 employed had expired, he joined Braddock's expedition. Dur- 

 ing this campaign he endured many hardships. In one in- 

 stance he was unjustly and severely punished by being 

 brought to the halberd on a charge of disrespect to a British 

 officer, and received 500 lashes. The military knowledge 

 which he had acquired during Braddock's expedition probably 

 pointed him out to the influential men of his neighbourhood as 

 qualified to take command of a rifle corps ; and so great was 

 his popularity, that in a short period 96 men enrolled them- 

 selves under his command. With this company he hastened 

 to Boston, and shortly afterwards was detached by the Com- 

 mander-in-Chief with Arnold in his expedition against 

 Quebec. No officer displayed more gallantry than Capt. 

 Morgan. Here he was taken prisoner ; and upon being ex- 

 changed, he repaired to the army, and was appointed hy 

 Washington to the command of a regiment. He was with 



