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From: "Charles Johnson" <>
Subject: Re: [PAFAYETT-L] DANIEL COLLIER & The Old Pike
Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 10:21:21 -0500
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020429125635.036775c8@pop3.icubed.com>

hi Jane
glad you are feeling better. Is there some way you could send me a copy of
the picture of Daniel Collier? Is there a place where I could buy the book
"Old Path". thanks again for all your help
Charlie
Mo
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From: "Jane McCann Walsh" <>
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Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [PAFAYETT-L] DANIEL COLLIER & The Old Pike


> At 03:05 PM 4/28/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >Does anyone know who the parents of Daniel Collier were? He was b. 1790
> >died 1877.
> >he married Susan Seaton date ?. His son William C Collier lived in
> >fayette co. Pa. Don't know where parents lived.
>
> Hi, Charlie,
> I see that Bobbi has given you some excellent information from her
Newcomer
> files.
> Collier is one of the names I associate with the National Road.
> In Thomas Searight's book, "The Old Pike" pub'd in 1894, there's the
> following on p. 131:
>
> "John Collier, father of Daniel Collier, was a wagoner on the road when it
> was first opened up for travel. He had been a wagoner on the Braddock
road
> for years before the National Road was made. He lived in Addison,
Somerset
> County, Pa., as early as 1795, and was one of the foremost wagoners of his
> day. He was the grandfather of Mrs. Amos S. Bowlby, of Fayette Street,
> Uniontown."
>
> On p. 223, there's a photograph of Daniel Collier. And, on p. 222, there
> is more about John and Daniel Collier in a section covering the taverns of
> Henry Clay Twp:
>
> "The next old tavern site is Mt. Augusta (Site is used because the old
> brick tavern house that stood here for so many years was burned down some
> time ago, and has not been rebuilt.) It was one of the largest and most
> commodious houses on the road, with two large water troughs and extensive
> stabling among the appurtenances. In the palmy days of the road it did a
> large business. John Collier was the original owner and occupant of this
> property. At his death it fell into the hands of his son, Daniel who kept
> it for a number of years and sold out to Thomas Brownfield. Brownfield
> kept a tavern here for thirty years, and sold out to John O'Hegarty, the
> present owner and occupants. Daniel Collier moved from here to Georges
> township, where he died a few years ago., the owner of a large estate."
>
> Finally, on p. 241, Searight discusses The Seaton House, founded by James
> C. Seaton in 1820 and located on the NE corner of Main and Arch Streets
> . He mentions that Mr. Seaton came from Virginia and had three sons:
> Hiram, James and John. Finally,
> he states that "Daniel Collier, before mentioned as keeper of the old
> tavern at Mount Augusta, was a son-in-law of James C. Seaton."
>
> Regards,
> Jane
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