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Austin, Moses
1761 - Born in Durham on the 4th of October.
1784 - Moved to Philadelphia to enter the dry goods business with his brother.
1785 - He married into the affluent iron mining family of Mary Brown.
1796 - In December, Austin and a companion traveled to investigate the Spanish mines.
1798 - The Spanish crown granted to Moses one-league.
- He moved his family from Austinville and built his home, Durham Hall, an imposing southern-style mansion, in Potosi.
1808 - He founded the town of Herculaneum on the Mississippi River.
1813 - Austin petitioned the territorial legislature to create Washington County, with Potosi as the seat of government.
1820 - On the 11th of March, he was arrested at his house for his nonpayment of his debts.
1821 - Died on the 10th of June.
1784 - Moved to Philadelphia to enter the dry goods business with his brother.
1785 - He married into the affluent iron mining family of Mary Brown.
1796 - In December, Austin and a companion traveled to investigate the Spanish mines.
1798 - The Spanish crown granted to Moses one-league.
- He moved his family from Austinville and built his home, Durham Hall, an imposing southern-style mansion, in Potosi.
1808 - He founded the town of Herculaneum on the Mississippi River.
1813 - Austin petitioned the territorial legislature to create Washington County, with Potosi as the seat of government.
1820 - On the 11th of March, he was arrested at his house for his nonpayment of his debts.
1821 - Died on the 10th of June.
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