BEGINNINGS OF LITERARY CULTURE



                     IN THE




             OHIO VALLEY



HISTORICAL AND



BIOGRAPH ICAL



SKETCHES



BY



           W. H. VENABLE, LL.D.
Author of "A School History of the United States," "Foot-prints of the Pioneers,"
   "June on the Miami," " Melodies of the Heart," " The 'reacher's Dream," etc.

















                 CINCINNATI
           ROBERT CLARKE  CO.
                      1891