Col. Ebenezer Sproat led the legal delegation at the first court session of the Northwest Territory in Marietta .
Col. Ebenezer Sproat is a 6 - foot - 4-inch man of large girth and swashbuckling mannerisms .
Col. Ebenezer Sproat , a 6 - foot - 4-inch man of large girth and swashbuckling mannerisms , led the legal delegation at the first court session of the Northwest Territory in Marietta .