Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Served as first duly appointed Postmaster during the time that St. Charles was the State Capitol and performed his postal duties from here. Jeremiah and his brother Seth were joint owners in a botanical garden west of the city. They manufactured and distributed the first commercially produced castor oil, supplying the Lewis and Clark expedition with this medication.

Jeremiah and Seth discovered coal near Harvester. Prior to this, all heating was done with wood. The brothers promised free coal to heat the Capitol building, and this was an important factor in bringing the capitol to St. Charles.

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