The History of Cayuga County 1789-1879 page 461|
Village of Moravia

L S. Amerman & Son, (W. J.,) general merchants, commenced business in May, 1877. W. J. came in from Syracuse. I. S. is a resident of Skaneateles. M. L. Jennings & Bro., general merchants, commenced business June 1st, 1877. Geo. B. Clary, jeweler, a native of Auburn, came in from Cairo, Illinois and commenced business in June, 1877. John P. Wood & Co., (Grace Wood,) dealers in books and stationery; John V. Peacock, furniture dealer, from Corning, Steuben county; and E. F Butterfield & Co., (Fred. S. Hawley,) druggists, commenced business in September, 1877. Butterfield is a resident of Rochester. Hawley came in from Syracuse. W A. Goodwin, druggist, commenced business October 1st, 1877, in company with G. F. Butler, whose interest he bought after about six months. John Wood, jeweler, from Venice, commenced business, which he carries on under the name of Austin Wood, in February, 1878. E. R. Wands, confectioner, from Madison county, and J. & C. P. Moore, boot and shoe dealers, from Binghamton, commenced business April 1st, 1878. DeWitt C. Henry, proprietor of the 99 cent store, from Auburn, commenced business in July, 1878.

POSTMASTERS. - The first postmaster was Deacon John Stoyell, Sr., who was appointed about 1800, and held the office till about 1812. The first mails were carried by Jabez Long Bottom, and from 1817 to 1825, by Bliss Furbush, on horseback, once a week. Rowland Day succeeded Stoyell to the office and held it till 1823, when he took his scat in Congress, and was succeeded in the office by his brother Frank Day, who held it during his brother's Congressional term, till 1825, when the latter was reelected. He was succeeded by Samuel E. Day, who held the office several years. Henry Day was postmaster under Tyler. Leonard 0. Aiken held it two years under Tyler's administration, and was succeeded by Orsamus Dibble, who held it one year. Isaac Cady next held it about four years. A. B. Hale was appointed in 1849 and held it till 1853, when Rowland Day was appointed. Wm. Wade held the office a short time, and was succeeded by Chas. R. Aiken. Wright Tourtellotte held the office from 1856 to '6o, and was succeeded by Hiram H. Alley, who held it about six years. Henry Cutler next held it till April, 1869, when Elias Mead was appointed and has held it continuously since.

PHYSICIANS. - The first physician was James Stoyell, brother of John and Amos Stoyell. He came in 1790, practiced five or six years, then removed to Horseheads and died there.

Daniel Wood, father of Ex-Gov. John Wood, of Illinois, was a surgeon in the Revolutionary army. He came in from Orange county about 1795, and settled two miles east of Moravia, on a lot granted him for military services, where he remained till his death, about 1841, at the age of

92. He practiced in difficult cases some ten or twelve years, but received no compensation therefor.

Silas Holbrook was licensed to practice by the County Judge in September, and joined the County Medical Society, August 7th, 1806. He settled upon a farm one mile north of Moravia, and practiced a few years. He afterwards removed to the Sand Beach at the foot of Owasco Lake, and died there.

David Annable settled in Moravia, in 1806, and joined the County Medical Society August 7th of that year. He had an extensive practice here till about 1830, when he removed to Beardsley's Corners, in Tompkins county, and died there of apoplexy not long afterwards. He built the old north brick tavern in 1814.

Thos. L. Hewitt was licensed to practice in May, 1808, by the County Judge, and became a member of the County Medical Society the 8th of that month and year.

Royal N. Powers and Lemuel Powers, brothers, and uncles of Dr. Cyrus Powers, of Moravia, studied medicine with Dr. Annable, and joined the County Medical Society, the former August 4th, 1808, and the latter August 6th, 1812, but they did not practice long here. Royal N. removed to Mississippi and died there about 1825. Lemuel practiced several years at Beardsley's Corners, then removed to Ohio, where he died about 1833.

Ichabod Benton came in from Ulster county about 1810 or '11, and practiced some three years with Dr. Annable, with whom he previously studied. Levi S. Goodrich joined the County Medical Society November 2(1, 1815, about which time he came here from Vermont. He practiced about three years with Dr. Annable, and removed to Howard, Steuben county, where he died about 1870. Gershom Jayne studied with Dr. Annable, and was licensed to practice May 7th,

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