▁peace , ▁judge , ▁post master , ▁re venue ▁collect or , ▁and ▁port ▁inspect or . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Company ▁of ▁Associ ates ▁upon ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁James ▁Mitchell ▁Var num . ▁He ▁also ▁spent ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁Bel pre , ▁Ohio ▁and ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁the ▁Far mer ' s ▁Castle ▁fort ification ▁during ▁the ▁North west ▁Indian ▁War . ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁his ▁trip ▁west , ▁Mer iw ether ▁Lewis ▁spent ▁September ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 0 3 ▁at ▁Mar iet ta ▁and ▁visited ▁with ▁Griff in . ▁Griff in ▁Gre ene ▁was ▁" a ▁man ▁of ▁intellig ent ▁aspect , ▁quick ▁app reh ension , ▁and ▁a ▁ready , ▁vig orous ▁application ▁of ▁his ▁mind ▁to ▁any ▁subject ▁before ▁him ." ▁" As ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁genius ▁and ▁intellect , ▁he ▁ranked ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Company ' s ▁sett lers , ▁ab ounding ▁as ▁it ▁did ▁with ▁able ▁men ." ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Mar iet ta , ▁Ohio ▁during ▁June ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁M ound ▁C emetery ▁in ▁Mar iet ta , ▁along ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁soldiers ▁and ▁pione ers . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Am bro se , ▁S . ▁E .: ▁Und a unted ▁Cou rage , ▁Simon ▁and ▁Sch uster , ▁New ▁York , ▁New ▁York ▁( 1 9 9 6 ). ▁ ▁H ild