Washington County OhArchives News.....Old Marietta Papers:  Henry P. Willcox & Benjamin P. Putnam January 22, 1864
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The Marietta Register, Pg. 3, Col. 2 January 22, 1864
Old Marietta Papers
Number XVIII

Marietta, in January 1825, lost two of its rising young men.  One – Henry P. 
Willcox – left suddenly and somewhat mysteriously for parts unknown, the 
other – Benjamin P. Putnam – was cut off by the “fall destroyer”, consumption.

The exact d ate of the disappearance of Mr. Willcox we do not know, but it was 
about New Year’s.  He was the son of Gen. Joseph Willcox, who died just 8 
years before and who lived in the house since known as that of the Ward 
family.  He built the house in which Col. Mills has lived for the last quarter 
of a century; also the store building corner of Front and Putnam sts. now 
occupied by J. L. Stephens.  The Friend makes no mention of his departure but 
he was Postmaster, and on the 7th of January the name of David Morris, 
Postmaster pro tem is published.  January 24th notice was published by Dr. S. 
P. Hildreth and A. V. D. Joline, that they had been appointed by Mr. Willcox, 
as his agents to settle his business.  Why he left we have heard attributed  
to some purloining of money from letters in connection with the Post office, 
the precise nature of which was, we believe, never fully developed to the 
public.  He went to Canada but subsequently came into Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., 
where he practiced medicine; and it is said that he went to Albany, where he 
had some prominence, being at one time Secretary to the Governor.  He started 
out in Marietta with dashing prospects, married a daughter of Rev. Joseph 
Willard, lived in style, but his career ended here as above related.  He once 
came here, but kept out of public view.  David Morris was appointed to succeed 
him as Postmaster.

Benjamin P. Putnam, was the oldest brother of our fellow citizens Douglas and 
David Putnam.  He died on Sunday evening, Jan. 2, 1825, in his 25th year – 
young, yet he had accomplished “the work of a lifetime”.  No man, at his age, 
has ever done so much, in Marietta.  He was twice married, first to a sister 
of the late J. W. Dana of Waterford, afterwards to a sister of the late Nahum 
Ward.  

(There is a little more but I don’t have the copy of that.)


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