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Section 28
James W. Isett.
.1840
William Milligan
1840
Jonathan C. Drake
1845
James Drake
1846
Section 34
William H. R. Thomas.
.1840
William M. Clark
.1840
David M. Kilbourne.
. 1840
Joseph Stoner
. 1840
Jonathan E. Fletcher
1840
Section 36
Henry Warnstaff
.1839
LAND ENTRIES IN TOWNSHIP 74 NORTH, RANGE 4 WEST.
Section 1
James Reeder 1 840
William Day 1840
Section 2
W. H. R. Thomas. 1840
Jonathan E. Fletcher 1840
Darius Bouton
1853
Section 3
Jacob Triggs 1840
William Murdock 1840
Thos. Stoddard 1840
Samuel Morrison
1840
Samuel Woodside 1840
John McCoy 1840
Oliver P. Fulton.
1840
Win. Bowman 1843
Section 4
Henry Thompson
1840
William Latta . 1839
Benjamin Stoddard
1840
Wesley W. Garner
. 1840
Section 5
Henry Thompson
.1840
Bruce Johnson 1840
Jacob Triggs 1840
David Mortimer
1840
Samuel Morrison
. 1840
Section 6
Zebina Williams. I840
David Mortimer . 1840
Jas. G. Hall
. 1840
Morris Hughes
1840
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Arthur Miller 1847
Francis Miller 1840
Joseph T. Hall 1840
Section 7
David Mortimer 1840
Daniel R. Paschal 1852
James G. Hall. 1845
Section 8
John McCoy 1840
Michael McCoy
1840
David Glenn 1840
George Shaw 1842
Section 9
Thomas Stoddard 1840
Oliver P. Fulton. 1840
John McCoy 1840
Evan H. Skillman.
1844
James H. Spafford 1849
Section 10
Joseph Gable 1842
Win. Bowman
1843
Amos Hammond 1845
Samuel Woodside 1842
Section II
James Manly 1844
Thomas Stoddard 1840
Robert Williams 1840
Kennedy Storey 1844
Joshua Rouse 1843
Section 12
Abraham Van Gilder 1840
Dennis Williams
1840
Alfred Koons 1840
Thomas Bayne 1849
Section 13
Robert Williams 1840
Wm. Story
1844
Kennedy Story 1844
Joseph S. Burnam. 1840
Section 14
Robert Williams 1840
Jonathan S. Rook 1840
Francis Ludlow 1845
Section 15
Lydia Jones . 1841
Albert Jones 1842
Parkus Woodruff . 1851
Pelech C. Brown. . 1849
Jacob Getts
Section 17
William Rogers
1840
Section 18
David Glenn 1840
Solomon W. Ingham. 1840
Section 19
Richard Slaughter 1840
Joseph Buffington
1849
H. B. Kirkpatrick 1852
Section 20
John Sellers 1840
John Marshall 1840
Section 21
Henry Griswold 1840
Samuel R. Isett. 1840
William C. Rankin 1840
Section 22
Ananias Simpkins 1841
John Drake 1840
Eliza Ann Bunnell 1840
Oliver Ball
1850
Parkus Woodruff
1852
Robert Gregory 1844
Section 23
Edward Mincher 1840
Thomas Stoddard 1839
Oliver Ball 1850
Abraham Hill
1851
Section 24
Thomas Stoddard 1839
Abraham Hill I851
George Rouse 1843
Section 25
Sylvanus Dunham 1854
John H. Bragg 1846
Nehemiah Blake 1852
Ambrose W. Key 1854
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Section 26
Joseph B. Nichols 1851
Nehemiah Blake 1851
Miles White . 1849
Section 27
John Drake 1840
Richard Restine 1840
Jesse Van Horn
1848
Barrett Restine
1845
Alexander S. Buck.
1846
Section 28
Henry Griswold 1840
James R. Isett 1839
James W. Isett. 1840
Samuel R. Isett.
1839
Section 29
John Marshall 1840
William Rogers 1840
Section 30
John Sellers
1840
William Rogers
1840
LAND ENTRIES IN TOWNSHIP 74 NORTH, RANGE 5 WEST.
Section I
James G. and Isaac G. Hall 1840
Thomas Neal
1840
Augustus Welch
1841
Section 2
Adam Reister 1840
Wm. and Ebenezer Stronach.
1840
WVm. and Henry Marsden
1840
Jarrett Garner
1842
Henry A. Cleaver
1846
Henry R. Moore 1851
Section 3
James Gray 1840
Wm. and Henry Marsden 1840
David Mortimore
1840
Hezekiah S. Denham
1848
Section 4
John Rees 1853
Jonathan A. Yenglin. 1851
Section 5
John Morgan
1850
Adam Hood
1845
Section 33
Joseph Higbee
.1840
Richard D. Harrison.
.1840
Section 34
George Key
1840
Anannias Simpkins
1842
John Baldrige, Sr.
.. 1847
Section 35
Eliza Bunnell
1840
George Key
1840
A. J. Campbell
1840
Oliver Benton
1848
Section 36
Solomon Avery
1840
George Key
1840
Reuben McGannon
1845
David Knowles
1851
Section 6
Samuel Buell
1840
Obadiah Walker
.1852
Section 7
Zebina Williams
1853
Sam'l A. Frederick
. 1851
Section 8
William W. White
1851
Benjamin Furlong
. 1851
Edwin Dorsey
. 1851
Section 9
Henry Hawkins
. 1851
Samuel K. Helmick
. 1851
Section 10
Wm. and Henry Marsden.
.1840
Section II
Zebina Williams
1840
Wm. and Ebenezer Stronach.
1840
.
Section 31
Nelson R. Steele. 1848
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Section 13
Section 23
Joseph 1. Derbin . 1840
James Q. Buffington 1840
Isabell McCrabb 1839
Isaac G. Hall 1839
Joseph Buffington 1840
Section 14
Stephen May 1845
Win. and Ebenezer Stronach. 1840
Orren Stoddard 1840
Philip J. Buffington otgI
Section 31
Neal Parrish 1840
Samuel Pierce
1840
LAND ENTRIES IN TOWNSHIP 75 NORTH, RANGE 3 WEST.
Sec. I. Levi Thornton, 1839.
Sec. 2. Lot Thornton, 1839. Marcus Stamp, 1839. Levi Thornton, 1839. William J. Wilson, 1840.
Sec. 3. Jonathan E. Fletcher, 1839. Philip Wagner, 1843.
Marcus W.
Stamp. 1839.
Sec. 4. John McGrew. 1839. Alexis Phelps, 1839. Jesse B. Lutz, 1839. Marcus Stamp, 1839.
Sec. 8. Joel Hiatt, 1840. James C. Scott, 1839.
Sec. 9. Amos Willets, 1839. Jesse B. Lutz, 1839. Luther McVay, 1845. Alvin Barnett, 1839. James M. Vandevort, 1847.
Sec. 10. Landen Taylor, 1845. Alvin Barnett. 1839. Amos Willets, 1839. Nicholas Lieberknecht, 1853.
Sec. 11. Levi Thornton, 1839. Jesse B. Lutz, 1839. A. R. Alexander, 1843. Geo. Anderson. 1842.
Sec. 14. Spencer Wilson, 1839.
Sec. 15. John Taylor, 1839. John S. Biggs, 1839.
Sec. 17. Sylvanus Carey, 1839. Clark Alexander, 1839.
Sec. 18. Margaret Anthony, 1839. Thomas B. Shellabarger, 1839. Sam (Sem) Newell, 1839. Erastus Clark, 1839.
Sec. 19. Jacob Shellabarger, 1839. John P'. Morris, 1839.
Sec. 20. John Kendall, 1839. Andrew Kendall, 1839. John P. Morris, 1839.
Sec. 21. George Humphrey, 1839. Sylvanus Carey, 1839. Alexander Ross, 1839. Robert Humphrey. 1839. Joseph W. Dodder, 1842. John Kritzer, 1842. Sec. 22. Martin Gray, 1839. Spencer Wilson, 1839. John Jewett, 1839. Sec. 23. Martin Gray, 1839. John Jewett, 1839. Marcus W. Stamp, 1839. Joseph W. Dodder, 1842. Sec. 24. Abram MeCleary, 1839. Stephen Bell. 1839. Andrew Kendall. 1841. ( Wm. Beard. 1843). Sec. 25. John C. McCleary, 1839. Joel Hiatt, 1839.
Sec. 26. George C. Stetts, 1839. William Fowler, 1839. John Kreuter, 1841.
Section 24
Joseph L. Derbin .1840
Isabell McCrabb 1839
Joseph Buffington 1840
James McKay 1844
Sylvester Stackhouse 1845
Section 15
Wm. and Henry Marsden 1840
Joseph Buffington . 1840
Orren Stoddard 1840
A. J. Kirkpatrick 1847
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Sec. 27. Joel Hiatt. 1839. Frederick F. Mark and Jas. Satchill, 1839.
Sec. 28. Spencer Wilson, 1839. David P. Wilcox, 1839. Nathaniel F. Cisco, 1839. John C. McCleary, 1839.
Sec. 29. James Latta, 1839. Samuel Latta, 1839. William Thompson, 1839. John Thompson, 1839.
Sec. 30. Martin Gray, 1839. Robert Gray. 1839. William Thompson, 1839.
Sec. 31. Thomas Wainright, 1839. William Reeder, 1839. Micajah Reeder, 1839. William Thompson, 1839.
Sec. 32. John Thompson, 1839. William Thompson, 1839.
Sec. 33. Abram McCleary, 1839. Andrew J. Stark, 1839. William Thomp- son. Jr .. 1839. John C. McCleary, 1839.
Sec. 34. John C. McCleary, 1839. Nathaniel F. Cisco, 1839. Andrew Ken- dall. 1841.
Sec. 35. John Creswell, 1839. Frederick F. Mark and Jas. Satchell, 1839.
Sec. 36. George Hunt, 1839. John Creswell, 1839. George and Robert Humphrey. 1839.
LAND ENTRIES IN TOWNSHIP 75 NORTII, RANGE 4 WEST.
Sec. I. John Storm. 1853. Harrison Foster, 1851. Charles R. Hadley, 1851.
Sec. 2. Adam Litrel. 1851. Alexander Collins, 1853.
Sec. 3. David Riggs, 1853. John Idle, 1854.
Sec. 4. Geo. W. Gipple. 1854. Reeve Edgington, 1842. James Bedwell, IS40. Samuel Bedwell, 1846.
Sec. 5. James Bedwell, 1840.
Sec. 8. James Bedwell. 1840. John Knott, 1840.
Sec. 10. Thomas Dowson, 1853. Peter D. Frazier, 1853. Elizabeth Newell, 1853. Stephen Eldredge, 1853. Geo. Townsley, 1852.
Sec. II. Harrison Foster, 1851. John Knott. 1840. Elizabeth Townsley.
1852.
Sec. 12. William Beard, 1840. Adrana Beard, 1840. Thompson Tilford, 1840.
Sec. 13. James Newell. 1839. Jacob Shellabarger, 1840. Margaret Wil- liamson, 1842.
Sec. 14. Alexander Finley, 1840. Napoleon B.'and Alfred Lenox, 1840. Sec. 15. N. M. Letts, 1854. John Idle. 1854.
Sec. 17. Joseph and Peter Blake, 1840. Truman G. Clark. 1840. Samuel Lucky. 1844.
Sec. 18. William Blake, 1840. Joseph and Peter Blake, 1840. Sec. 19. Levi Rice, 1840.
Sec. 20. Alvin Clark. 1840. Edmund C. Whipple, 1844. Daniel Winchell, 1840.
Sec. 21. Daniel Winchell. 1840. George Shaw, 1851. Chandler W. Ells- worth. 1853. Elias Marshall, 1854.
Sec. 22. Thomas Newell. 1841. William Todd, 1840, John Roddan, 1840. Sec. 23. Thomas Newell. 1841. William Paullins, 1841. Christopher Spurgeon, 1846.
Sec. 24. Jacob Sheliabarger. 1840. Thomas B. Shellabarger, 1840. Asa Worthan, 1839.
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Sec. 25. James Latta. 1840. John Roddan, 1840. Sec. 26. John Creswell, 1840. John B. Creswell, 1839. John F. Adams, 1840.
John Rodan, 1840.
Sec. 27. Sec. 28. Horace Pease, 1851. Samuel E. Whipple, 1850.
Sec. 29. Barstow Williams, 1840. Robert Williams, 1840.
Sec. 30. Levi Rice, 1840. David Mortimer, 1840. Isaac Knox, 1840.
Sec. 31. Robert Wilson, 1840. Jacob Martin, 1839. Levi Rice, 1840.
Sec. 32. Lathrop Francis, 1840. Samuel Morrison, 1840. Barstow Wil- liams, 1840. Robert Wilson, 1840.
Sec. 33. Jacob Triggs, 1840. Benjamin Stoddard, 1840. Zebinah Williams, 1840. James Vanorsdol, 1840.
Sec. 35. Jeremiah Browning, 1848.
Sec. 36. William Reeder, 1839. Thomas Wainright, 1841. James H. Theker, 1840. Micajalı Reeder, 1840. James Reeder, 1840.
LAND ENTRIES IN TOWNSHIP 75 NORTH, RANGE 5 WEST.
Sec. 1. John Brown, 1843.
Sec. 2. William McGrew, 1840. Jolin Flack, 1841. Wilson Giffin, 1852. Sec. 3. Josah J. Orr. 1851. James A. Duncan, 1851. M. W. Edmondson, 1851.
Sec. 4. James McAllister, 1840.
Sec. 5. John Hetfield, 1854. Hamilton Johnston, 1852.
Sec. 8. Edwin Woodring, 1853.
Sec. 9. Alexander Story, 1854.
Sec. 11. John Q. and Stephen B. Thompson, 1842. Elisha Shepherd, 1840 John Flack, 1840.
Sec. 13. David Flack, 1840. Benjamin Tripp, 1840. Wm. J. R. Flack, 1840. Alexander Story, 1853.
Sec. 14. Augustus Welch, 1841. Michael Ayres, 1842. James K. Duncan, 1846. William T. Blair, 1852. James Tedford, 1853.
Sec. 15. George B. Duncan, 1846. Dehart Reed. 1846. William Lewis, 1843. Sec. 18. James P. Bailey, 1852.
Sec. 21. George Darrow, 1853.
Sec. 22. Abraham Marion, 1854. John Orr, 1854. W. G. Allen, 1854.
Sec. 23. George Snook, 1840. Josiah Lucky, 1841.
Sec. 24. Samuel Knauss, 1840. John Read, 1840. Jacob Wren, 1840. Wil- liam Winters, 1840. Henry Snook, 1840.
Sec. 25. Zadok Calhoun, 1840. Isaac Dewein, 1840.
Sec. 26. Jacob Wren, 1840. Zadok Callioun, 1840. James Knauss, 1840. Sec. 27. George Snook, 1840. Francis A. Duncan, 1852. Isaac Knox, 1841. John Marion, 1846.
Sec. 30. Nathaniel Prime, 1840. John Hendel, 1840. Sec. 31. Samuel Buell, 1840. Jerusha Buell, 1840. David Patterson, 1840. Sec. 32. Elias Buell, 1840. David Tudor, 1842. Thomas Rees, 1842.
Sec. 33. Evan Thomas, 1842. William Lewis 1842. William Jones, 1851. F. A. Duncan, 1853.
Sec. 34. Francis A. Duncan, 1847. Andrew Duncan, 1847. John Wilson, 1842. Joseph Gable, 1842.
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Sec. 35. Silas Henkle, 1840. James Garet, 1841. James M. Quimby, 1845. John Cleaves, 1845. Adam Reister, 1840.
Sec. 36. David Dix, 1839. Zadok Calhoun. 1840. James M. Robertson, 1841. Edward F. Wilson, 1841. James G. Hall, 1840.
LAND ENTRIES IN TOWNSHIP 76, RANGE 5.
Sec. 6. John Clark, 1841. Josiah B. Hollingsworth, 1841. .
Sec. 7. John Clark, 1841.
Sec. 17. Adam Crim, 1851. Samuel Knauss, 1846.
Sec. 25. Ward Blake, 1841. Garret Allumbaugh, 1851. Shakespeare Mc- Kee, 1849.
Sec. 26. William Nelson, 1848. Joseph Blake, 1840.
Sec. 27. John Dyer, 1840.
Sec. 28. Patrick Colton, 1842.
Sec. 30. Andrew Gamble, 1844.
Sec. 33. William Colton, 1844.
Sec. 34. John Hanna Armstrong, 1840. James B. McAllister, 1840.
Sec. 36. John Brown, 1846. Wm. Ireland, 1841. Ward Blake, 1841.
CHAPTER IX.
POLITICS AND ELECTIONS.
EARLY ELECTIONS-VOTE ON NEW CONSTITUTION-THE SOLDIERS' TICKET-PRIMARY ELECTION ADOPTED FIRST WIIIG CONVENTION IN IOWA-REPUBLICAN PARTY ORGANIZED.
We know that there were elections held in the county in March or April, 1837, and also on the 6th of May, 1837. At this latter election Isaac Parsons was elected coroner. This fact is recited in his official bond; but we have been unable to find any returns of elections held in the county prior to the one held on March 5, 1838, and all we have found relating to that election consists of (1) election returns from Wapello, (2) election returns from Iowatown, and (3) canvass of election. The return from Wapello is as follows: "Poal book of an election held at Wapello, W. T., on the first Monday in March, Eighteen Hundred and Thirty-eight, for the perpose of the election of county and town officers." Then follow the names of electors, numbering 74, then the tally list showing the various candidates voted for and the number of votes for each one. This tally list shows that the vote for county commissioners was as follows: William Milligan, 40; John Ronalds, 18; William L. Toole, 55; George Humphrey, 8; Philip B. Harrison, 35; Charles D. Gillem, 35; Alvin Clark, 5. For assessor the vote was: William H. R. Thomas, 34; John Bevins, 35. There were a number of candidates voted for for constable. Those re- ceiving the highest votes were : C. M. McDaniel, 34; A. J. Bevins, 46; William W. Adams, 53 ; David Herron, 24; and Samuel Scott, 20.
The judges of this election were S. S. Gourley, Josiah Lewis and V. P. Bunnell. The clerks were J. S. Rinearson and W. H. Sheldon. Among the list of names as voting in Wapello were the following: William H. R. Thomas, James M. Clark, Daniel Brewer, Jacob Martin, Jeremiah Smith, Aaron Springer, Peter Wigant, Silas Crisman, C. A. Ballard, Mahlon Wright, John O'Laughlin, William Fleming, James Erwin, Peter Blake, Robert Lee, Henry Thompson.
The returns from Iowatown are all on one sheet of paper. The names of the voters are given first, then the tally list and then the certificate, which is as follows: "At an election at the house of William Dupont, of Iowatown, Louisa county, and Territory of Wisconsin, on the 5th day of March, 1838, the above named persons Rec'd. the number of votes annext to their respective names for the above named offices. Certified by us, John Deihl, Christopher Shuck, William Dupont, judges of election; Samuel Smith and William Guthrie, clerks of election."
The vote on commissioners at Iowatown was: P. B. Harrison, 28; W. L. Tool, 20; W. Milligan, II ; C. D. Gillem, 7; George Umphrey, 7; J. Reynolds, I.
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There were nine persons voted for for constable, the four highest being : W. Shuck, 19: C. M. McDaniel, 21 ; Samuel Scott, 17; M. P. Mitchell, 10.
The vote on assessor was: J. Bevins. 13 : Thomas, 16.
For treasurer : Christopher Shuck, 17; Z. Inghram, I.
For coroner : 1. Parsons had I.
The names of thirty voters are given. Among them are the following : James Gordon, Samuel Pitt, James Larew, Jonathan Welch, John J. Kern, John Pitt, Sr., David Russell, Jefferson Frizel. James Wilson, David Linn, R. P. Burlin- game.
The canvass of the election was made by William Milligan and Isaac H. Rinearson, justices of the peace, on March 10, 1838, and it is apparent from the number of votes which they found cast for the different candidates that vot- ing was done at one or two more places beside Wapello and Iowatown. Black Hawk was probably one of these voting places. The canvass shows as follows :
For county commissioners : William Milligan, 89; John Ronalds, 48; Wil- liam L. Toole. 112; George Humphrey, 41 ; Philip B. Harrison, 80; Charles D. Gillen1, 43; Alvin Clark, 63; William Fowler. I.
For assessor: William H. R. Thomas, 96; Jolin Bevins, 70.
The list of persons voted for for constables contains 13 names. We give a few of the highest : C. M. McDaniel, 71; Samuel Scott, 63; W. W. Adams, 68: David P. Herron, 64: William L. Warren, 56; M. P. Mitchell, 50: A. J. Bevins, 47.
There was also an election held on September 10, 1838. The only papers we find relating to it among the county archives are the returns from Black Hawk. Fredonia and Wapello. The election at Wapello was held at the house of S. S. Gourley in the town of Upper Wapello.
W. W. Chapman had 48 votes for delegate to congress ; David Rorer had 31 ; B. F. Wallace had 19; and Peter Hill Engle had 2.
For the Council, James M. Clark had 91 votes, and Eli Reynolds, 7.
For representative William L. Toole had 68; John Ronalds had 61; Levi Thornton, 39; Hiram Smith, 66; S. C. Hastings, 16; Samuel Woodsides, 28.
There were 101 votes polled at this election in Wapello. Among them we note John Drake, the two Gregorys, Nathan and Levi, Zebina Williams, Samuel Chany, Thomas Bane. T. L. Rose, William M. Clark, Richard W. Gwinn, Philip J. Buffington.
We also find on this list the names of Ely Ronalds and John Friason, in- tended for two Muscatine county citizens, Eli Reynolds and John Frierson. They were down here, no doubt, electioneering for John Frierson for representa- tive, and under the law as it existed at that time, they had a right to vote for members of the council and house of representatives anywhere in the district. At that time Louisa, Muscatine and Slaughter (Washington) counties were in the same district.
The return from Black Hawk shows that the election was held at the house of E. Hook in the town of Black Hawk. Chapman had 25 votes; Rorer, 18; Wallace, I.
For member of the council, James M. Clark had 44 votes, being the whole number of votes cast.
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For representative, William L. Toole had 41 votes and the other leading candidates at this precinct were Levi Thornton, Silas S. Lathrop, Samuel Wood- side and John Ronalds.
Notwithstanding the fact that the sheriff at that time was to be appointed by the governor, the people of Black Hawk expressed their preference by 31 for. McDaniel to 8 for Thomas.
Among those voting at Black Hawk that day were the following: Valentine Faulkner, John H. Benson, the two Mallorys, Riley and Harmon, Albert Cadwell, Isaac D. Nevill, James Guest, Ward Noyes, William Fleming, Orrin Briggs, Elias Keever, Israel Trask and Maxamilian Eastwood.
The election at Fredonia at this time was held at the house of Truman G. Clark and there were 26 votes cast. Among the names of the voters we find Robert W. Gray. James Bedwell, Francis W. Newel, William Todd, Marvel Wheelock and Alexander E. Black. Chapman got all but one of the votes for delegate to congress.
The first election held in 1839 was on the 4th of March, and we have the canvass made of the returns for that election and copy it entire :
"A canvass of the returns of an election held on the 4th of March, 1839, for electing a seat of justice and three county commissioners for Louisa county, lowa Territory, done before William Milligan and Hiram Smith, two acting justices of the peace for said county and in pursuance of the laws of the territory, in such case made and provided.
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Precincts
William Milligan
ut Robert Childers
& Wright Williams
Israel Clark
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& C. Gilliam
6 2 ON W. Fowler
1 I. W. Isett
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Iowa Territory, Louisa County.
I hereby certify that on this 14th day of March, 1839, I having received the election returns from all the election precincts, where elections were held at the above election precincts did open canvass and examine the same in the presence of the above named justices at the office of Thomas & Springer, Esqs. and find that William Milligan. Wright Williams and Israel Clark have received the Vol. 1-8
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Florence
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highest number of votes. They are therefore hereby declared duly elected com- missioners for said county.
"JOHN GILLILAND, "Clk. to Board of Comrs."
"Guinns" was at Virginia Grove; "Hall's" was probably James G. Halls, then on Long Creek ; and Calins was Hugh Calins, or Callans, which was on the east side of the Iowa river in the north part of section 1, township 75 north, range 5.
It will be noted that this canvass states that it is of the returns of the elec- tion for locating a seat of justice and also county commissioners but as ex- plained in a previous chapter the law authorizing an election for a seat of justice provided that the sheriff should canvass that vote, and this is doubtless why the canvass of the vote on that question was not set out with the other.
There was also an election held on the 5th of August, 1839. The canvass of the returns for this election only shows votes cast in six precincts, viz: Wapello, Florence, Black Hawk, Harrison, Grandview and Fredonia, and it also shows the vote cast in Washington county for representative, there being two to elect. Louisa county gave Jacob Mintun 123 votes, and Daniel Brewer 112 votes, and these were the successful candidates.
The other leading candidates in this county were Levi Thornton, 98 votes ; William L. Toole, 92 votes ; John Ronalds, 80 votes; William HI. R. Thomas, 69 votes.
None of the Louisa county candidates received very many votes in Wash- ington county, the bulk of that vote being cast for Thomas Baker, who had 72, and Horace Carley. who had 58.
The following items of interest we take from an examination of the elec- tion returns for 1840. In Wapello precinct there were 114 votes polled.
For delegate to congress, A. C. Dodge had 68 votes; and Alfred Rich, 46.
For member of the council, Daniel Brewer had 59 votes; and Francis Springer, 54.
For representative, John Ronalds had 59 votes, and William L. Toole, 52. For sheriff, C. M. McDaniel had 62 votes, and William H. R. Thomas, 49.
For treasurer, George F. Thomas had 74; Asa Mallory, 15; and Cicero M. Ives, 10.
At this election two questions were submitted. One was for holding a con- stitutional convention and the other was on the question of township organ- ization. Wapello cast 33 votes for a convention, and 40 against ; and 52 votes for township organization, and 9 against.
An election was held in Virginia Grove that year according to the returns, at the house of R. W. Gwinn. This is the election of October 5th and there were 27 votes cast.
Among the voters names we find those of Thomas and Samuel Bell, Bayard Grubb, Samuel Dunham, James Higbee, Robert R. Mickey, John R. Mickey, Zadok Jarvis, George Key, William P. Brown, Henry M. Ocheltree.
Dodge carried this precinct by i majority; Brewer carried it by 12 majority ; and Ronalds for representative, by HI majority. The vote for a constitutional convention was 2; and against, 24.
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HISTORY OF LOUISA COUNTY
The election at Florence this year was held at the house of P. B. Harrison and there were 31 votes cast.
Dodge and Rich for congress each had 15 votes; for council Springer had 18; Brewer 9; for representative, Toole had 17, and Ronalds 12.
For a convention the vote was 4, and against, TI, and the majority in favor of township organization was 4.
We learn from the election returns for Black Hawk that they had already erected a schoolhouse there, as the election was held in it. Black Hawk seems to have gone overwhelmingly for the whig candidates.
For congress Rich had 46, Dodge 7; for the council, Springer 50, and Brewer 2; for representative, Toole 49, and Ronalds 4.
On the question of township organization the vote was 46 for to 2 against, but we find no return in regard to the convention.
The return of the election held in the "town of Grandview and precinct of Warren" shows that there were 31 votes cast, the whig candidates receiv- ing about 20 majority.
The election of October 5. 1840, is the first one of which we find any re- turn from Columbus City precinct. The return states that the election for that precinct was held at the house of Adam Reister in Columbus City. The whig .candidates had from 10 to 20 majority in the precinct. The judges of this election were John Reed, Wright Williams and Samnel Woodside; and the clerks were Bruce Johnson and Joshua Gore.
We find no returns from Fredonia for this election, nor does the canvass of this vote seem to have been preserved. These returns show that Rich, the whig candidate, carried the' county over Dodge by a vote of 163 to 153; that Springer carried it over Brewer by a vote of 207 to 118; and Toole carried it over Ronalds by 198 to 128.'
Following is the vote by precincts on the two questions submitted in 1840 so far as returns are to be found :
For Against For Convention Convention Organization Organization
Fredonia
20
19
II
6
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