Wood, the name of five counties in the United States.

I. A N". W. County Of West Virginia

A N". W. County Of West Virginia, separated from Ohio by the Ohio river, and drained by the Little Kanawha; area, about 400 sq. in.; pop. in 1870, 11,046, of whom 713 were colored. The surface is hilly and the soil fertile. Iron ore and bituminous coal are found. It is intersected by the Parkersburg branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The chief productions in 1870 were 68,190 bushels of wheat, 5,929 of rye, 327,506 of Indian corn, 80,839 of oats, 138,239 of potatoes, 215,576 lbs. of butter, 24,830 of wool, 21,890 of tobacco, and 5,578 tons of hay. There were 2,745 horses, 2,763 milch cows, 3,410 other cattle, 10,419 sh'eep, and 6,206 swine; 1 manufactory of boots and shoes, 1 of cars, 22 of cooperage, 3 of furniture, 2 of stoves, etc, 8 of rectified coal oil, 1 flour mill, 1 planing mill, and 5 saw mills. Capital, Parkersburg.

II. A.N. E. County Of Texas

A.N. E. County Of Texas, bounded S. W. by the Sabine river; area, 840 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 6,894, of whom 1,247 were colored. The surface is undulating or level, and diversified by prairie and woodland, and the soil is very fertile. The chief productions in 1870 were 1,295 bushels of wheat, 201,547 of Indian corn, 33,033 of sweet potatoes, 11,922 lbs. of butter, and 3,919 bales of cotton. There were 2,226 horses, 3,396 milch cows, 8,693 other cattle, 2,576 sheep, 20,155 swine, and 12 saw mills. Capital, Quitman.

III. A N. W. County Of Ohio

A N. W. County Of Ohio, bounded N. W. by the Maumee river, and drained by the Portage and its branches; area, 590 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 24,596. The surface is level, in some places swampy, and the soil is very fertile. A heavy growth of timber covers a large portion of the county. It is intersected by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton railroads. The chief productions in 1870 were 256,545 bushels of wheat, 309,272 of Indian corn, 232,364 of oats, 131,600 of potatoes, 562,808 lbs. of butter, 126,064 of wool, and 28,579 tons of hay. There were 6,982 horses, 7,000 milch cows, 8,448 other cattle, 33,035 sheep, and 15,749 swine; 7 manufactories of carriages and wagons, 5 of wooden ware, 5 flour mills, and 33 sawmills. Capital, Bowling Green.

IV. A Central County Of Wisconsin

A Central County Of Wisconsin, drained by the Wisconsin and Yellow rivers and their branches; area, 828 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 3,912; in 1875, 6,048. The surface is undulating and the soil fertile. The Green Bay and Lake Pepin railroad traverses it. The chief production in 1870 were 8,659 bushels of wheat, 6,948 of rye, 14,536 of Indian corn, 17,430 of oats, 28,468 of potatoes, 46,643 lbs. of butter, and 3,796 tons of hay. There were 291 horses, 594 milch cows, 1,119 other cattle, 440 sheep, and 537 swine; 1 tannery, 1 currying establishment, 1 machine shop, and 17 saw mills. Capital, Grand Rapids.

V. A S. E. County Of Dakota

A S. E. County Of Dakota, recently formed and not included in the census of 1870; area, 576 sq. m. It contains several lakes. The surface is rolling.

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I. Leonard

Leonard, an American clergyman, born in Princeton, Mass., June 19, 1774, died in And over, Aug. 24, 1854. He graduated at Harvard college in 1796, and in 1798 was ordained pastor of the church at Newbury. He was professor of theology in Andover theological seminary from its foundation in 1807 till 1846, and took a prominent part in the establishment of the American tract societv, the American education society, the temperance society, the American board of commissioners for foreign missions (of the prudential committee of which he was a member for 25 years), etc. His works include "Letters to Unitarians" (1820); "Lectures on the Inspiration of the Scriptures" (1829); "Memoirs of American Missionaries" (1833); "Lectures on Church Government" (1843); and "Lectures on Svvedenborgianism" (1846). He published a collective edition of his works in 5 vols. 8vo (Andover, 1849-'50; 4th ed., 1860).

II. Leonard

Leonard, son of the preceding, born in Newbury, Mass., Nov. 24, 1807. He graduated at Union college in 1827, was ordained in 1833, and was for some time editor of the " Literary and Theological Review " in New York. From 1839 to 1866 he was president of Bowdoin college, and in 1867 went to Europe to obtain materials for the documentary history of Maine, under the auspices of the state legislature. He has translated Knapp's " Lectures on Christian Theology" (2 vols. 8vo, 1831-'3), and De Maistre's "General Principles of Political Constitutions".