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During the war of 1861-65, the Board experienced much trouble in the management of the stand of arms in the county; sometimes the guns were kept under lock and sometimes were delivered to companies of home guards. In 1862, there was spent on the bridge over Blue River, near McPheeter's Mill, $200. In September, 1864, so prevalent had become the commission of crime, such as horse stealing, burglary, highway rob- bery, etc., that an association was formed in Washington Township to check and stop all unlawful depredations At the close of the war the County Board appropriated large amounts out of the county treasury for county and relief, an account of which will be found in the military
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chapter. In 1865 a board fence was built around the court house. mainly by the citizens of Salem. In June, 1866, it was decided to revive the municipality of Salem. In June, also, $240 were spent in grading. grassing and improving the public square. The deferred question of reviving the corporation of Salem again came up in 1868. In June, 1874, the County Board sold $7,000 of county bonds to liquidate the existing county indebtedness. In 1873-74, the State Board of Equalization ille- gally raised the revenue $5,743.20, which amount was collected, but refunded under court orders, the right of the act having been referred to that tribunal for settlement. In 1872-73, the boundary between Clark and Washington Counties was definitely established by legislative enact. ment. In 1877-78, the County Board, having in view the erection of a county jail, and the ultimate erection of a new court house, levied a tax of 5 cents on each $100 for a building fund. In 1880, it was raised to 15 centa on each $100 and 50 cents on each poll. In 1878, D. J. Lake & Co., of Philadelphia, prepared a large atlas of Washington County, with handsomely colored maps of all townships and the county on a large scale, showing every road, stream, section, farm, farm house, town, school- house, cemetery and church in the county, besides much other valuable information. Nearly 300 were sold in the county. In 1884, a heavy iron fence with thick stone posts was built around the square at a cost of about $600.
POPULATION OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
In 1810 (estimated). 250
In 1820. 9,039
In 1830 13.064
In 1840 15,269
In 1850.
17,040
In 1860.
17,909
In 1870.
18,495
In 1880.
18.955
COUNTY PAUPERS.
When the county was organized and divided into townships, three Overseers of the Poor were appointed annually in each, whose duty was to provide for the transient and permanent paupers, and to present the bills of cost to the County Board for allowance. This continued to be the custom until a recent date. Permanent paupers were annually " farmed out " to the lowest bidders, which was a species of husbandry similar, no doubt, to that sung of by Little Buttercup:
"A many years ago, When I was young and charming,
As some of you may know. I practiced baby farming."
The earliest allowances cannot be given. In 1822-23 the allowance was $119.06; in 1825-26, $123.30; in 1827-28, $153; in 1830, $187.38;
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in 1835, $217.50; in 1838, $233.62; and in 1841-42, $345.03. Monday July 5, 1830, a Committee of eight (Joel Coombs, John C. McPheeters, Stephen Hole, John Peugh, Andrew Housh, Thomas D. Young, John Har- din and William Perdue) was appointed to inquire into the expediency of buying a poor farm. The committee reported in September that such a farm should be bought, that not more than $1,000 should be paid, and not less than a quarter section of land bought, whereupon Stephen Hole, John C. McPheeters and Joel Coombs were appointed to select and buy a farm in accordance with the recommendations of the former committee. January 3, 1831, they reported that they had bought for $1,000 of Noah Wright, the southwest quarter of Section 25, Township 2 north, Range 4 east, the purchase price to be paid in three annual installments, and part of the house to be surrendered March, 1831. Soon after this a code of 'by. laws was adopted, and Thomas Hodge, Henry DeWalt and Rhodes Mead were appointed Directors to employ an agent to take charge of the farm. Tilmon Hartley was hired, as was Dr. Charles Hay, to administer to the medical wants of the poor. For some reason Hartley was super- seded in 1832 by Anthony Hinkle, but he appealed to the Circuit Court, and was reinstated in September, 1832. The agent at this time was paid about $350. Samuel M. Huston became agent in 1834 for two years, but James Mckinney succeeded him in 1835, and continued with- out intermission until 1853, when Obadiah Thomas took his place. In 1838 Robinson & Huston built a frame addition to the poor house.
In November, 1838, there were 11 paupers in the asylum; there were 9 in 1841, 8 in March, 1843; 5 in September, 1844; 11 in June, 1846; 9 in 1849, 15 in 1850, 16 in 1852, 14 in 1853, 19 in 1854, 23 in 1857, 19 in 1859, 22 in 1861, 24 in 1862, 28 in 1863, 25 in 1865, 29 in 1869. In 1856 Thomas was paid $42 annually for each permanent pauper. John W. Duy became Superintendent in 1858 at $40 for each pauper annually, and continued until 1865, and was then succeeded by George Williams, at $50 a year each pauper. This amount was raised to $60 in 1870, and reduced to $55 in 1876. Thomas Seston became Superintend- ent in 1878 for $650 per annum. In 1843-44 the poor cost $544.47; in 1846-47, $636.27; in 1848-49, $411.21; in 1850-51, $803.20; in 1853- 54, $1,412.54; in 1855-56, $1,878.98; in 1859-60, $1,960.57; in 1862- 63, $2,817.92; in 1865-66, $2,733.46; in 1867-68, $2,598.93; in 1869- 70, $2,397.83; in 1872-73, $2,583.21: in 1874-75, $2,885.39; in 1877- 78, $3,777.64; in 1879-80, $4,397.27; in 1881-82, $4,287.62; in 1883- 84, $3,519.58. Dr. Elijah Newland was Poor Physician in 1834, and for several years. Dr. C. L. Paynter was hired in the fifties, and continued until recently. Others have been Drs. W. C. Flack, Samuel Reed. In 1878 John P. Strouse, for $593, erected on the poor farm a residence for the Superintendent. The building was a frame structure and was com- pleted in December. In 1872 George Williams built a mad house on
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the poor farm for $245. For several years past the average annual num- ber of paupers at the asylum has been about sixty. Under the manage- ment of the present Superintendent, Thomas Seston, the asylum is almost self-supporting.
ORIGIN OF THE COMMON SCHOOL FUND.
Surplus revenue
$12,687 08
Bank Tax Fund. 955 56
Saline Fund ..
785 13
Sinking Fund.
539 73
Seminary Fund, 1853
302 70
Sale of Seminary.
518 00
Other fund in 1853
104 23
Sinking Fund of 18:1-73.
7,028 10
Fines, forfeitures, etc., of the various courts from 1858 to 1884.
14,335 34
Total.
$37,255 85
ORIGIN OF THE CONGRESSIONAL FUND.
Section 16. Township 1 south, Range 2 east. $ 909 60
Section 16, Township 1 south, Range 3 east.
2,309 69
Section 16, Township 1 south, Range 4 east ..
1,450 00
Section 16. Township 1 north, Range 2 east ..
1,838 50
Section 16, Township 1 north. Range 3 east. 804 00
Section 16, Township 1 north, Range 4 east.
901 90
Section 16, Township 1 north, Range 5 east.
825 00
Section 16, Township 2 north, Range 2 east.
1,185 13
Section 16, Township 2 north, Range 3 east.
1,074 50
Section 16, Township 2 north, Range 4 east.
10,646 23
Section 16. Township 2 north, Range 5 east
1,260 00
Section 16, Township 3 north, Range 2 east ...
2,609 25
Section 16, Township 3 north, Range 3 east.
1,632 95
Section 16, Township 3 north, Range 4 east.
715 45
Section 16, Township 3 north, Range 5 east .. 800 00
Section 16, Township 4 north, Range 3 east.
702 74
Total*
$29,664 94
THE COUNTY FINANCES.
The earliest receipts and expenditures of the county cannot be given, owing to the non-preservation of the records. The following exhibit extends from November 14, 1822, to November 12, 1823, inclusive:
RECEIPTS.
County revenue.
318 964
John De Pauw, County Agent.
414 12}
From James Coffin ..
98 00
Store license
127 50
Tavern license
90 00
Tax on writs, seals, etc.
84 00
Total.
$1,082 59
*This was the amount in 1865, it is now, in 1884, only $28,564.20.
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EXPENDITURES.
Circuit Court
414 124
County Commissioners ..
118 00
County Clerk and office.
67 624
Sheriff.
81 00
Roads
66 50
Poor ..
119 06}
Elections.
5 50
Jail and Jailors.
49 62+
County Listers.
86 00
Repair of court house.
14 50
Improper tax ..
2 00
Depreciated bank paper
2 00
Treasurer's percentage.
37 97
Total.
$1,058 90g
At the beginning of the calendar year 1827, there was on hand $50.06, and this with $2,066.22 received during the year made the total receipts $2,116.28, the county revenue being $1,635.46. The total expense was $2,180.42, showing a deficit of $64. 14. In 1833 the county revenue was $1,596.33, and the total receipts $1,983.88. The total col. lections including a small delinquency were $1,962.69. The county rev- enue for 1837 was $939.34, and the total receipts $2,630.31, there being on hand at the beginning $1,363.68, making total cash in the treasury in 1837 as $3,993.99. The total expenses were $2,980.33, leaving on hand $1,013.66. For the fiscal year 1841-42, the receipts and expenditures were as follows:
RECEIPTS.
EXPENSES.
Store license
97 40
Jury
$ 921 00
Grocery
78 75
Old orders
682 82
Peddlers.
20 80
Specific.
316 60
Delinquency
621 64
Officers
470 00
Estrays.
19 12
Assessors
503 81
Miscellaneous.
13 75
Public buildings
202 54
Poor asylum.
264 78
Poor ..
80 25
Criminal.
158 75
Elections
27 25
Roads.
15 75
Printing
8 00
Jailors ..
78 40
Interest on orders.
15 24
Total
$3,804 19
Bailiffs.
59 00
Revenue.
4,710 17
Total.
$5,556 63
For the fiscal year 1844-45, there was on hand $3,316.34. The county revenue was $3,306.05 and the total receipts were $7,178.72. Public buildings cost $1, 157.50; county officers, $1,032.05; total expense, $3,782.02, leaving on hand $3,396.70. In 1848-49 there was on hand
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$2,564.17. Merchants' license brought $295, grocery license $93.45, and peddlers' license $35. The county revenue was $5,949.67, and total receipts $9,025.67. County officers cost $540.74; New Albany & Salem Railway stock, $6,800; total expenses, $8,894.31; leaving on hand $131.48. In 1852-53 there was on hand $1,683.02. Merchants' and grocers' license brought $205. The total receipts were $5,355.52. County officers cost $951. 10. Total expenses were $4,921.26, leaving on hand $434.26. In 1856-57 there was on hand $1,452.06. The county revenue was $7,694.11, and the total receipts $9,455.07. The total expense was $7,692.52, county officers costing $1,829.68. In 1860 -61 there was on hand $3,932.34. County revenue was $8,140.29, and total receipts, $12,552.79. Public buildings cost $1.201.76: county officers $1.726.54, the total expense being $8,530.47, leaving on hand $4,022.32. In 1864-65 there was in hand $2,380.29. The county rev- enue was $11.138.80, and total receipts $13,793.49. County officers cost $2,596.38, the total expense being $12,655.18. In 1865-66, owing to the heavy levy for bounty and relief, finances take a larger shape. There was on hand $1,138.31; total county revenue including delin- quency was $48,766. 75; soldiers' relief fund received, $18,948.17; total receipts, $76,301.13. County officers cost $3,095.85; specific expense ยท $11,183.44; paid on military bonds, orders and interest, $37,570.13; total expense. $63,316.08; leaving on hand $13,137.05. In 1866-67 the county revenue was 847,259.27; total receipts, $60,995.32. County officers cost, $3.212.72; total county expense $21, 124.85; paid on mili- tary bonds and interest, $50,059.61.
In 1869-70 there was on hand $10, 269 20; county revenue, $19,529.23; total receipts, $29,983.95. County officers cost $5,108.87; total expense $20.274.58, leaving on hand $9,709.37. In 1872-73 there was on hand $2,568.75; county revenue, $17,197.03; total receipts, $20,203.99. The total expenses were $14,877.92, leaving on hand $5,326.07. In 1874-75 there was on hand $8,091.58; borrowed, $7,000; county revenue, $16.056. 52; total receipts, $32, 112.64. County officers cost $5,758.15; insane, $924.02: total expense, $26,341.61; leaving on hand $5,771.03. In 1877-78 there was on hand $5.680.96; county revenue was $17,198. 12; building fund. $1,502.74; total receipts, $24.491.79. County officers cost $1,099.99; total expenses, $16,255; leaving on hand $8,236.79. In 1879-80 there was on hand $9,752.01; county revenue, $18,996.80; total receipts, $28,944.63. County officers cost $3,562.02; total expenses, $18,068.62; leaving on hand $10,876.01. In 1881-82 there was on hand $10,982.42; county revenue, $19, 743.87; total receipts, $30,530.24. County officers cost $3,294.93; total expenses, $18,463.62; leaving on hand $12,066.62. There was on hand building fund of $1,955.70, and received of same Innd during the year, $17,374.45; total building fund, $20,330.15. The following is the report of the County Auditor for the fiscal year 1884:
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RECEIPTS.
June 1. 1883, balance in treasury.
$11,746 54
Received per December settlement, 1883
8,047 16
Received per May settlement, 1884.
8,544 77
Received on account jury fees. 18 00
Received from sales of public commons.
1,017 50
Received on account of ferry licenses. 8 50
Received on school fund loans (costs).
29 60
Received on delinquent taxes (costs)
1 20
Total receipts.
$29,413 27
EXPENDITURES.
Assessing.
$ 1,399 50
County Attorney
125 00
County officers.
3,686 76
Criminals
566 10
Courts ...
1,251 79
Deaf and dumb
1 15
Elections ..
777 45
Feeble-minded.
56 40
Fox scalps
76 00
Fuel and lights
274 85
House of Refuge
167 60
Inquests.
237 00
Insane
1,527 02
Jurors
1,552 95
Poor.
969 75
Poor asylum.
2,549 88
Public buildings
777 64
Printing, stationery, etc.
709 75
Miscellaneous
114 35
School Superintendent. School funds
1,585 99
Roads ..
1,858 09
Stationery and books.
646 72
Board of Health.
50 00
Total expended.
$21.783 69
Balance in treasury
$7,629 58
BRIDGE FUND, RECEIPTS.
June 1. 1883, balance on hand.
$ 2,883 23
Received from taxes as per December settle- ment, 1883.
2,704 53
Received from taxes as per May settlement, 1884.
8,198 99
Total receipts.
$13,786 75
Expended on account of bridges
10,775 04
Leaves balance in treasury
$3,011 71
Approved June 10, 1884.
DANIEL W. GRAY, JOHN SMITH, HIRAM ZINK, Commissioners.
Attest: WILLIAM G. JAMISON, A. W. C.
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PLANK ROAD COMPANIES.
During the thirties several plank road companies obtained permission to occupy certain public roads in the county. The Salem & Ohio and the Salem & Jeffersonville Companies secured this right. To some extent work on one or more roads was begun, but the projects were abandoned at this juncture. The last-named company partly macad- amized their road-bed. In 1831 the Salem & Millport Plank Road Com. pany secured the right of-way north from Salem, in which company the County Board took $1,500 stock from the three per cent fund. The Directors were: W. C. De Pauw, Dawson Lyon, Elijah Newland, John L. Menangh, Spencer B. Peugh, David G. Campbell and H. D. Hender. son. De Pauw was President, and John H. Butler, Secretary. Planks were put down over the route at a total cost of about $25,000. Three toll-gates were established, and 2 cents per mile was charged for the privilege of riding over the road. Money was lost on the enterprise, and it gradually fell into decay and disuse. The Harristown & Brownstown Plank Road Company did little else than organize and become defunct. James L. Thompson was the President.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Jesse Spurgeon. James Young. Robert Ellison, John Wright and David Fouts, Jannary 10, 1814; Robert Catlin, January 27, 1814; Amos Thornburg, William Robertson, Jesse Roberts, Samuel Chambers, Zachariah Lindley, Edmund Hunter, John Beck, Enoch Parr, John M. Coleman, Godlove Camp, Samuel Huston, John Ketchum, Cornelius Williamson. April 18, 1814; James Mckinney, Thomas Ewing. Robert MeIntire, July 25. 1814; Thomas Beesley, John G. Clendenin, Edward Millis, Jesse Lucas, Cyrus Douglas, Matthew Robertson, Tyre Harris, 1815: Hugh McPheeters, William Kelso and Alexander Huston. 1816; John Curry, John Gregg, Samuel Wright, Christopher Morris, Lewis Roberts, William Herron, Tertius Fordyce, Aaron Vandeveer, David Deweese. John McCullough. William Marrs, John Sapp, Thomas Denny. James McCoy, Dandridge Overton, William Royse, Robert Williams, 1517: Willis McCoy. Phillip Shull, Robert Ellison, Elias Williams, William Baird. 1818: Francis McGuire, Hugh Graham, John Denny, William Richards, 1819; William Watts, John De Pauw, Elijah Wright, Joseph Green, Joel Coombs, William Phelps, Joseph B. Har- bert, Elijah Driskell, Matthias Lemon. 1820; William Newland, James C. Mckinney, James Rose. Brice Miller. Phillip Langdon, James Mil- roy, Aaron Harding. Thomas Weathers. Joseph Murphy, 1821; Robert Scott. H. W. Hackett, Robert McKneely, William Garriott, George L. Trabue. Hugh MePheeters. John McMahan, John Denny, James Craw- ford. Hugh Kelso. Roger Sutherland, William Herron, Thomas Denny, Jacob Hattabaugh, 1522; John Gregg. Asher Wilcox, Ezekiel Logan,
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Stephen Hale, Abner Martin. John Scott, Benoni Armstrong. 1823; William Hartley, Andrew Housh, Alexander Williams, Joho Sapp. 1824; William Richards, Henry Davis, William Newland, William Watts, 1825; Simeon Matthews, John Early. Richard Rubeson, James Cauble, Aaron Hardin, Phillip Langdon, Godfrey Ratts, 1820; James Haminers. ly, William Perdue, Enoch Parr, Nathaniel Moss, John McMahan, Samuel Peck, 1527; John McPheeters, Robert Smith, William Logan, John De Pauw, John Hardin, Asher Wilcox, 1828; Stephen Hole, George May, Joel Coombs. Thomas D. Young, Levi P. Lockhart, Andrew Housh. Alban Poor, 1829; John Kingsbury, Henry W. Davis, William Allison. Jacob Bixler, William Newland. Nelson Britt. 1830: Thomas Denny. Jobn Mitchell. Isaac Thomas, Richard Rubeson. Nathan Mand. lin, Jacob Grubb, William Richards, 1931; James McKinney, Samnel M. Huston, William Perdue, Godfrey Ratts, James Hammersly. Jacob Stipp. 1832; John Hardin, N. Hamilton, 1833; Heury Westfall. Samuel Catlin. David Fouts, Joel Coombs, Peter Canble, Charles Downs, John Boling. Stephen Elrod, 1834; George May, Phillip Huffman, Townsend Cutshaw, John Beck, Henry Davis, James Smith. 1835: Peter Draper. Hugh W. Kelso. Jesse Crim. Jacob Wiseman, Charles Neal. Benoni Armstrong, Jonathan Winslow, James Carter, Jacob Stipp. Isaac Thomas, John Ellis, 1836; William Perdne, Charles Herman, 1937; Henry B. Hammersly, Daniel Hogan, David R. Owen, John Early, John Gilstrap, John Hardin. Joseph Stipp, 1838; Godfrey Ratts. William Driskell. Peter Cauble. Samuel Catlin, Royal B. Child, John Hartley. David Fouts. John Mitchell. Stephen Elrod, George Denny, 1839; Jacob S. Lemon. Edward Montgomery. Townsend Cutshaw, James Dixon, Alex- ander M. Crooke, Robert Mitchell, Alfred Pringle, Henry Davis, William Thompson, Jacob Roberts, Miles Talcock, Jacob Hattabaugh, 1840; William Wilson. Hugh W. Kelso, John Watts, John Hardin, 1841; John Ellis. 1842; John Parr, Roger Martin, Jacob Wiseman, John Wilcox. H. B. Hammersly, John Beck, Hutchinson Brown, John Gilstrap, Leonard Harbett, John Early. Aaron Craycraft, Gideon Coulter, 1943; Charles Harryman, Joseph Still, Absalom Garrison. Richard Robinson, Stephen Elrod, 1844; Samuel S. Early, Royal B. Childs. John Mitchell, James Gasaway, George Denny, Alfred Pringle, Henry Davis. William Baker. T. Cutshaw. Henry Paynter. James Dixon. 1845.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Samuel Milroy and Alexander Little. 1817: Samuel Milroy and Jonathan Lyon, 1818; Samuel Milroy and Marston G. Clark, 1820; Noab Wright, 1822; Ezra Childs and Alexander Huston, 1823: Robert MeIn- tire and Alexander Huston, 1824: Ezra Child and William Baird. 1825: Alexander Little. Abraham Sargent and Abner Martin, 1826: Alexander Little. John DePauw and Hugh McPheeters. 1927: Robert MeIntire,
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Ezra Child and Hugh McPheeters, 1828; Alexander Little, John Kings. bury and Charles B. Nayler, 1829; Hugh McPheeters, Ezekiel D. Logan and Rodolphns Schoonover. 1830; E. D. Logan and Henry P. Thornton, 1831: R. Schoonover and Gustavus Clark, 1832; Henry C. Monroe and Woodbridge Parker. 1833; Robert Strain and Levi P. Lockhart, 1834; M. G. Clark and Robert Strain, 1535; John De Pauw and Robert Strain, 1836; Henry C. Monroe and Samuel Huston, 1537; H. C. Monroe, W. Parker, and Valentine Baker, 1838; H. C. Monroe and John I. Morrison, 1839: R. Schoonover and William Shanks, 1840; H. C. Monroe and George May. 1841: E. D. Logan and Valentine Baker, 1842; E. D. Logan and John Kelley, 1843; William Shanks and John Kelley, 1844; William Shanks and H. C. Monroe, 1845; Cyrus L. Dunham and Thomas Green, 1846; C. L. Dunham and George May, 1847; James A. Cravens and William Thompson. ISIS; James A. Cravens and John L. Menaugh, 1849; James T. Campbell and Henry Paynter, 1850; R. Schoonover, 1851; John Hartley. 1552; E. D. Logan and R. Schoonover, 1854; John A. Bowman and J. W. Reyman, 1856; John A. Bowman and William Hancock (joint representatives of Washington and Harrison Counties), 1858; Christian Prow and Horace Heffren (joint representatives of Washington and Har- rison Counties). 1860: Jamison Lee and Aaron L. Hardin (joint repre- sentatives of Washington and Harrison Counties), 1862; John Lemon (representative of Washington and Harrison Counties); Erasmus W. Shanks and Frederick W. Matthis (joint representatives of Washington and Harrison Counties), 1866; John C. Lawler, 1868; John H. Oatley, 1870; James Rudder, 1872; Alfred B. Collins, 1874; A. B. Collins, 1876; Samuel H. Mitchell. 1878: S. H. Mitchell, 1870; Horace Heffren, 1872.
SENATORS.
John De Pauw ( Washington, Jackson, Orange, Lawrence and Mon- roe). 1S18; Marston G. Clark (Washington County alone), 1821; Samuel Milroy. 1522; John De Pauw, 1825; M. G. Clark, 1826; M. G. Clark, 1827: M. G. Clark. 1828; John De Pauw, 1829; John De Pauw, 1830; E. D. Logan, 1832; Henry W. Hackett, 1534; same 1833; same 1836; same 1837: same 1838; same 1839; same 1840; William Shanks, 1841; same 1542: same 1843: E. D. Logau, 1844: same 1845; same 1846; John I. Morrison, 1848: James A. Cravens, 1850; . . Townsend Cutshaw, 1855: Horace Heffren, 1857: same of Washington and Harrison Counties, 1857: same 1858; same 1859: Simeon K. Wolfe (Washington and Har- rison Counties), 1560; John A. Bowman (same counties), 1865; same 1867; G. W. Denbo (same counties), 1869; same 1871; John A. Bowman (same counties). 1873; same 1875; B. H. Burrell (Washington and Jack. son Counties,, 1877; same 1879; Samuel B. Voyles (Washington and Floyd Counties), 1881; same 1883.
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HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The business from 1814 to 1816 was done by the Associate Judges -Jonathan Lindley, Moses Hoggatt, Simeon Lamb, James Young, Joseph Kitchell, Alexander Little. William Lowe, Godlove Camp and Samuel Huston-two serving at a time. The first Commissioners were Robert McIntyre, Alexander Huston and Nathan Trueblood, 1817; Jesse Spurgeon, 1818, vice Trueblood; John Martin. 1819, vice Huston, resigned; Lewis Roberts, 1819, vice MeIntire; Alexander Huston, 1821; Joseph Green, 1821; David Colglazure, 1822; John Martin, 1823; Joseph Green, 1824. In September, 1824, the Board of Justices took control of county business, continuing until 1831. In May of this year the county was divided into three Commissioner's Districts: No. 1 - Monroe, Gibson and Franklin Townships; No. 2-Washington and Jack - son Townships; No. 3-Perry, Vernon and Brown Townships. The Commissioners took county business September, 1831. James L. Archer, term one year; Henry Ratts, two years, and George Hattabaugh, three years; J. L. Archer, 1832; Henry Dewalt, 1833. vice Ratts; David Colglazure and Samnel M. Huston, 1834. In March, 1835, the Board of Justices resumed the commissson of county business, but were suc- ceeded by County Commissioners again in June. 1836-John Marks for one year; Henry Dewalt, two years; Richard Ruberson, three years; James Mckinney, 1837, vice Marks; Henry Dewalt. 1838: George Sapp. 1839, vice Ruberson; James Carter, 1840; Abraham Stover. 1841; Will- iam Mitchell, 1841, vice Sapp resigned. In 1842 the county business seems to have gone to a Board of tive Justices-Charles Harryman. John Gilstrap, John Early. John Hartley and Davis R. Owen. In September, 1845, three Commissioners again took control-Samuel Hind for one year; James Mckinney, two years, and John Mitchell, three years; Will- iam Newland, 1846; James Mckinney. 1847; E. Sayles, 1848; Samuel Hind, 1849; Hezekiah Thomas, 1850; John Gilstrap, 1851: Evans Wright, 1852, James M. Hodges, 1853; John Gilstrap, 1854; Benjamin F. Nicholson, 1855; Joel Wilson. Sr., 1856; Harrison Cornwell, 1857; Lewis J. Reyman, 1858; Joel Wilson, 1859; Isaac Baker. 1860; L. J. Reyman, 1861; Joel Wilson, 1862; Isaac Baker. 1963: Spencer B. Peugh, 1864; Allen Thompson. 1865; Isaac Baker, 1866; S. B. Peugh. 1867; Allen Thompson, 1868; Isaac Baker, 1869; Lewis N. Smith, 1870; John Mitchell, 1870; Robert. G. Weir, 1871: David Beck, 1872; Lewis N. Smith, 1873; R. G. Weir, 1874; David Beck, 1975; Andrew B. Davis, 1876; Allen Thompson, 1877: David Beck. 1878: A. B. Davis, 1879; Barnett Chastian, 1879; Daniel W. Gray. 1980; John Smith, 1882; Hiram Zink, 1882; Daniel W. Gray, 1883.
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