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proved, and letters testamentary ordered to be issued. Samo date, license granted to James Birdsall to keep a tavern in the town of Oakland; to Will- iam Biggs, to keop a tavern on the State road loading from the college town- ship to Chillicothe. October 5, 1812, letters testamentary granted in the es- tato of Jolin Leonard, Sr., deceased. Same to estate of James Wright, de- coasod, February 2, 1813, when licenses to keep tavern were granted to James Birdsall and William Biggs. Asa Holcomb's storo license was renewed Feb- ruary 3, 1813.
The first session of the Supreme Court in Clinton County was "held at the house of Jesse Hughes," in said county, October 15, 1810, "before the Hon. Ethan Allon Brown, William W. Irvin, Esgs., Judges." Present, Jonathan Harlan, Esq., Sheriff. "The court being opened, proceeded to appoint a Clerk pro tem., whereupon, Allon Wright, being appointed, gave bond, con- ditionod as the law directs, wherein James Birdsall and Jonathan Harlan were his sureties, and the court, being satisfied therewith, proceeded to administer the oath of office, which was taken according to law." (See record in office of County Clerk.) The business transacted at this session was simply to receive and place on record several petitions for the division of certain lands. The next record is that of a term of the Supreme Court "held at the town of Wil- mington, in and for the county of Clinton, on the 10th day of September, in the year of our Lord 1812," when there were present the Hon. Thomas Scott and William W. Irvin, Judges. The cases brought up at the first term wore at this one, two' years afterward, considered and decided. At the May term in 1813 (same Judges present), several divorce suits were brought and continued. Matthias Corwin, Jr., and Samuel H. Hale, were examined and admitted to practice at this term as attorneys and counselors at law in the State of Ohio. At the May term, 1814, the divorce cases of the foregoing term were dismissed with costs to petitioners-in each case the wife. At the same term, Daniel Radcliff was admitted to practice. May 6, 1816, Isaiah Morris was ap- pointed Clerk of the Supreme Court, and Francis Dunlavy was authorized to practice law in the courts of Ohio.
The early records of this court contain numerous cases of assault and bat. tery, divorce, trespass, etc., and one murder case, the history of which is here given as it is found in the Harlan manuscript, written several years ago:
"It is now more than sixty years since Peter Peyton and his wife, people of color, came out from Fluvanna County, Va., and, having crossed the Ohio, settled in the southwest corner of Clinton County, near the head of Stone Lick Creek, about a mile southeast of where Blanchester now is, on John Peyton's survey, No. 1174, of 1,000 acres. Their motive for coming to this wilderness, so far removed from people of their color and condition, must have been strong, indeod, to induce them to take the vonture; so it was. It was to get beyond the reach of the rigorous slave laws of Virginia, and to enter into possession of the survey of land above mentioned, to which they had been informed they had, with others of their master's former slaves, a good and sufficient title, under the will of the original proprietor, John Peyton, their former master, who had served as a Captain three years to the United States during the Rev- olution, in the Virginia line on Continental establishment. For these services ho was entitled to a military warrant for 4,000 acres of land, and this quantity of land had been entered and surveyed for him in four surveys of 1,000 acres each. One of these surveys lay in Kentucky, in the tract of country lying on the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers; two on the waters of Paint Creek, in what is now Jefferson Township, Fayetto Co., Ohio, southwest of South Solon, Madison County. One of these two surveys was patented to Capt. Peyton in his life-time, and the other, after his death, was patented to John Duncan,
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Howell Lewis Langham Duncan and Robert Peyton Duncan, as his devisees, as was also the survey on Stono Lick bofore mentioned.
"Capt. Peyton was the owner of a number of slaves and a largo landed estate. He was termed a bachelor, but there seems to have been for many years a morganatic marriage between himself and a Mrs. Duncan, his house- keeper, and he is said to have been the father of the Duncan family. In the latter part of his life, he made a will, mostly in favor of these children and their mother; but he also emancipated Peter Peyton and his wife, and pro- vided for a liko boon for his other slaves as they should arrive at a certain age, probably forty years, respectively. He also set aside one of his Ohio sur- veys for his black people, without designating, however, the one intended for them, and directed that, as each should arrive at the age at which he was to be free, he should be entitled to a lot of this survey of a given number of acres; perhaps forty. Poter and his wife, under the provisions of this will, secured their freedom and aimed to secure their lands, with what success remains to be told. Capt. Peyton's will was so drawn that, instead of securing freedom to each slavo on arriving at a certain age, fixed by the will, they were sold into slavory at a distance, and the lands designed for their homes wore parceled out among those for whom they were not intended. Soon after Capt. Peyton's death, the younger slaves, who had not yet arrived at the ago at which they were to be free, were sold without limitation as to the duration of servitude. Seeing the drift of things, Poter Peyton and wife started on foot for Ohio. They arrived at Stone Lick, on the Peyton Survey, in 1814, as is believed. Up to this time, the whole survey was in a state of nature, heavily wooded, and, for months of each year, an unreclaimed swamp. Peyton immediately went about erecting a small and rude structure to live in, and preparing ground for a crop. The settlers were few, and were, in general, late arrivals, with wide . reaches of swampy wood between their half-finished cabins. Early settlers are generally proverbial for kindness and reciprocation of rude but well-meant civ- ilities. Peter Peyton thought his neighbors were of another kind. They did not like the color of Peter and his wife; they wanted white neighbors or none; they did not aid him in raising his house; they did not speak to him or of him civilly; they would not associate with . niggers.' He claimed that they gave him personal abuse. March 15, 1815, Peter, by Daniel F. Barney (a name unknown), his attorney, commenced suit against Samuel Batson (given Betson on the court record) and Isaac Daniels, laying his damages at $1,000. On May 6, 1815, Mr. Barney unfolds the nature and magnitude of his case. His charge against them was that they assaulted, beat, wounded and ill-treated him, so that his life was despaired of, and afflicted other injuries upon him to the damage of $1,000. This, it is claimed, was done with staves, clubs, knives and dogs, on the - day of March, 1815. Process was served upon Batson May 16, 1815, and upon Batson and Daniels both May 16, 1815, by Joseph Roberds, Sheriff of Clinton County. This suit abated in consequence of the death of Peyton.
"The Grand Jury at the February term, 1816, was composed as follows: Benjamin Farquhar, foreman, William Austin, Peter Lieurance, Jonathan Fallis, Thomas McMillan, William Stanton, George Richards, Abraham Hester, George Moon, Samuel Reed, David Evans, Owen West, John Wilson, James Haworth and Samuel Cox. They presented that 'Robert Anderson, late of the township of Vernon, in the county aforesaid (Clinton), and John De Witt, lato of the same, not having the fear of God before their eyes, but being moved and se- duced by the instigation of the devil, on the 13th day of November, in the year of our Lord 1815, with force and arms, at the township aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, in and upon one Peter Peyton, a black man, in the peace of
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God and the State of Ohio, then and there being, feloniously, willfully, pur- posely, and of their deliberate and premeditated malice aforethought, did mako an assault, and that the said Robert Anderson had a certain rifle gun, of the value of $15, then and there loaded, and charged with gun-powder and one leaden bullet, which rifle gun, he, the said Robert Anderson, in his hands then and there had and held, to and against and upon the said Peter Peyton, a black man, then and there feloniously, willfully, purposely, and of his delib- erate and premeditated malice aforethought, did shoot and discharge, and that the said Robert Anderson, with the leaden bullet aforesaid, out of the rifle gun aforesaid, then and there, by force of the gun-powder, shot and sent forth, as aforesaid, Peter Peyton, a black man, in and upon the back part of the head of him, the said Peter Peyton, a black man, then and there, with the leaden bul- let aforesaid, out of the gun aforesaid, by the said Robert Anderson, so as aforesaid shot, discharged and sent forth, feloniously, and of his deliberate and premeditated malice aforethought, did strike, prostrate and wound, giving to the said Peter Peyton, a black man, then and there, with the leaden bullet aforesaid, so as aforesaid shot, discharged and sent forth out of the rifle gun aforesaid, by the said Robert Anderson, in and upon the back part of the head of him, the said Peter Peyton, a black man, one mortal wound of the depth of six inches, and of the breadth of half an inch, of which said mortal wound the aforesaid Peter Peyton, a black man, then and there instantly died; and that the aforesaid John De Witt then and there feloniously, willfully, purposely, and of his deliberato and premeditated malico aforethought, was present, aid- ing, helping, assisting, abetting, comforting, counseling, procuring, and main- taining the said Robert Anderson, the felony and murder aforesaid, in man- ner and form aforesaid, to do and commit; and so the jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do say that the said Robert Anderson and John De Witt, . the said Peter Peyton, a black man, then and there, in manner and form afore. said. feloniously, willfully, purposely, and of their deliberate and premeditated malice aforethought, did kill and murder contrary to the form of the statute of the State of Ohio, in such case made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Ohio.
"'J. COLLET, P. C. C.'"
"At a Court of Common Pleas holden at Wilmington. in the county of Clinton and State of Ohio, on the 6th day of February, 1816, before the Hon. Francis Dunlavy, President, and Jesse Hughes, Thomas Hinkson and George McManis, his Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the county afore- said, the jury was impaneled. On the 6th day of May, 1516, before the Hon. Ethan A. Brown and Jessup N. Couch, Esqs., Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio, assigned to keep the peace, etc., came as well the said John De Witt in his own proper person, as William R. Cole, Esq .. who prosecutes for the State of Ohio in their behalf. Whereupon the said John De Witt, by Thomas Freeman. Esq., his attorney, who moves the court here that he (De Witt) be discharged for the reasons following, to wit: 'Because, first, this . court has no jurisdiction to try the defendant; second, the Court of Common Pleas at the term of February, 1816, had no power or authority to indict the defendant in manner as they have done, they having first, at a called court, in November, 1815, committed him to prison, to be tried in the Supreme Court; third, no legal jury can be made in this court to try him; fourth, the prosecutor has not summoned a grand or traverse jury to attend this court, either to indict or try the defendant on said charge. For these causes and others that may be urged, the defendant moves, as above he has moved, the court. Thomas Freeman, Attorney for Dofondant, May 7, 1816.' 'Whereupon, all and sin- gular the premises being seen and by the said Supreme Court now hore fully
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understood, it is considered and ordered by the court that the said John De Witt do tako nothing by his motion aforesaid, but that the same be overruled.' " Afterward, in tho samo term of May, the defondant, Do Witt, by his at- tornoy, moved tho court to quash the indictment. After hearing the reasons and arguments of counsel: "'but because the court will advise themselves of and upon the promises before they give their judgment thereon, day is given as well to the said William R. Cole, Esq., who, ote., as to the said John Do Witt, horo at Wilmington, until the 12th day of May next to hear their judg- ment thereon, because the court now here thereof not yot, otc.' The defendant (De Witt) was therefore remanded to the jail of Clinton County. At May term (May 12), 1817, of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio, before the Hon. Ethan A. Brown and John McLean, Esqs., Judges of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio, the case was continued until May 9, 1818. At May term, 1818, the Prosecuting Attorney, William R. Cole, entered a nolle prosequi in the caso."
[Sco Supreme Court Record, No. 2, Clinton County, for the foregoing facts, and for the proceedings on the trial of Samuel Batson on a similar charge. Pages 6 to 11 inclusive. ]
"Samuel Batson, on November 23, 1815, executed his sealed note to Thomas Freeman for $200, payable in six months. [See Second Common Pleas Court Record, Clinton County, Ohio. ]
"Peter Peyton was living in his own house when killed; he was forcibly taken to the woods, not far from his house, and there shot from behind by De Witt. He resisted capture to the last, but was overpowered and tied. The place of his death is still shown. His former residence was on a lot adjoining the farm of Peter Rude, on Stono Lick. Peyton's wife had no children. She was kidnaped by De Witt, Batson and others, the murderers of her husband, and then offered for sale; but, being somewhat old, a purchaser could not be readily found. At length she was offered for sale to a man whose wife sus- pected that all was not right. She inquired as to the kinds of work the old colored woman could do, and refused to buy without having an exposition of her skill. This was consented to. In the kitchen, the black woman was ques- tioned closely, and thereupon told the sto y of the murder of her husband and the kidnaping of herself. De Witt was arrested, but, on his way to the jail, feigned to have a falling fit, and fell from his horse. This caused an abate- ment of the vigilance of his guard, so that he was able to escape; and he was never afterward arrested."
Following is a list of county officers since 1810:
JUDGES.
Francis Dunlavy, President Judge, 1810-17; Jesse Hughes, Associate Judge, 1810-38; Thomas Hinkson, Associato Judge, 1810-17; Peter Burr, Associate Judge, 1810; George McManis, Associate Judge, 1810-24; Aaron Sowell, Associato Judge, 1817-38; Joshua Collett, President Judge, 1817-29; James Dakin, Associate Judge, 1824-38 ; George Smith, President Judge, 1829; Morris R. Chew, Associate Judge, 1838-48; Abraham How, Associate Judge, 1838-43; Benjamin Hinkson, President Judge, 1836; George McManis, Jr., Associato Judge, 1838-43; Elijah Vance, President Judge, 1843; Jesse Hughes, Jr., Associate Judge, 1843 to February, 1851; David F. Walker, As- sociate Judge, 1843-51; Isaac Thornburg, Associate Judge, 1843-51; John Probasco, Jr., President Judge, 1849-51; Stephen Evans, Associate Judge, February, 1851; Isaac Collett, Associate Judge, February, 1851; T. D. Austin, Associate Judge, February, 1851; Ralph S. Hart, District Judge, 1852; W. A. Rogers, President Judge, 1851 ; W. H. Baldwin, President Judge, 1855;
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James Clark, 1856; Robert B. Harlan, President Judge, 1855-57; William White, President Judge, 1857: George J. Smith, 1859; W. J. Gilmore, 1859; George Johnson, 1860; J. J. Winans, 1864; W. J. Gilmore, 1867; Leroy Pope, 1869-74; A. W. Doan, 1875-82.
JUDGES OF PROBATE.
Angus McKay, 1852-58 ; David S. King, 1858-61; Joseph H. West, 1861-67; John Matthews, 1867-82.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS OF CLINTON COUNTY.
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In Juno, 1810. Joshua Collett was appointed to represent the State in the caso of the Stato of Ohio versus Cornolins Quick. James Montgomery was the first regular Prosecuting Attorney for the county, having been appointed Octo- ber 18, 1810, and holding until June, 1812. William R. Cole was elected to this office by the Court of Common Pleas October 5, 1812, and discharged the duties thereof until 1834 (second Tuesday in October), when the office became olectivo. Since then, the following persons have held the position: 1834-35, John Taaffo; 1835-39, Griffith Foos; 1839-48, Michael H. Johnson; 1813-45. Franklin Corwin; 1815-19, David Linton; 1819-51, Grafton B. White; 1851-53, William B. Fisher; 1853-55, Benajah W. Fuller; 1855-59, Azariah W. Doan; 1859-61, A. C. Diboll ; 1861-63, I. B. Allen; 1863-65. Lewis C. Walker; 1867-71, John M. Kirk; 1871-73, Melville Hayes; 1873-75, Levi Mills; 1875-77, John M. Kirk; 1877-82, Edward J. West.
SHERIFF'S.
1810-14, Jonathan Harlan; 1814-18. Joseph Roberds; 1818-20, James How; 1820-24, Joel Woodruff; 1824-28, Lewis Wright; 1828-30, Robert Reese; 1830-34, Carter B. Harlan; 1834-38, John Carman; 1833-42, George Fallis; 1842-46, John Carman: 1846-50. Alanson Jones; 1850-54, Jabez Har- lan; 1854-58, Andrew Irvin; 1858-60, Samuel C. Kelly; 1860-62, James W. Linton; 1862-64, George F. Moore: 1864-66, James M. Johnson; 1866-70, Peter A. Stamats; 1870-74. James L. Hackney; 1874-76, Henry B. Crumly; 1876. George H. Smith (died in office); 1878-79, John G. Outcalt; 1879-82. William E. Kenrick.
CORONERS.
1810, David McMillan; 1814, Thomas Gaskill; 1815, John Hays; 1519, John Haws; 1825, George B. Moore; 1827, John Hempstead; 1829, Peter Bor- den; 1831, Isaac Pidgeon; 1835, William Woodruff; 1837, Levi Gustin; 1856, John G. Outcalt; 1859, C. F. Atkinson; 1860, W. W. Collins; 1866-78, John G. Outcalt; 1878-80, D. C. Moon; 1880-82, C. J. Ent.
TREASURERS.
1810-17, Robert Eachus; 1818, Joel Woodruff; 1819-23, James W. Ma- gee; 1823-30, Daniel Radcliff; 1830-46, George D. Haworth; 1846-52, Will- iam Crumly; 1852-56, Albert Hockett; 1856-60, James M. Haworth; 1S60-64, David Sanders; 1864-68, Amos Hockett; 1868-72, Amos Huffman: 1872-76, Sampson M. Babb; 1876-SO, Thomas J. Garland; 1880, ---- , Loammi D. Rood, still in office (1882).
RECORDERS.
1810-16, Robert Eachus; 1816-22, James Magee; 1822-28, John McManis; 1828-55, Amos T. Sewell; February to October, 1855, James E. Johnson; 1855-58, Joseph Woods; 1858 to January, 1859, Amos Hockett; 1859-64, C. F. Trousdell; January, 1864, to June, 1865, C. H. Hogan; June to August, 1865, William Crumly; August, 1865, to January, 1866, Chauncey F. Treus-
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dell: 1866-72, W. Burris Britton; 1872-78, Michael J. Grady; 1878-82, W. O. Holloway.
CLERKS OF THE COURTS.
March to October, 1810-Warren Sabin, Clerk pro tem .; 1810-16, Peter Burr; 1817-87, Isaiah Morris: 1837-44, Lawrence Fitzhugh: 1844-50, Thomas L. Carothers; 1850-52, Abraham E. Strickle; 1852-58, Charles N. Osborn; 1858-64, Rodney Foos; 1864-70. John A. Smith; 1870-76, Loammi D. Reed; 1876-79, Isaac Newton Harlan; 1879-82, Marvin R. Higgens.
AUDITORS.
1821-26-(resigned in latter year), John McManis; 1826-28, Bebee Treusdell; October 18, 1828, to 1831, John Crihfield; 1831-37, Lawrence Fitzhugh; 1837-59, Bebee Treusdell; 1859-69, William Greer; 1869-75, Asa Jenkins; 1875-82, Augustus H. Hains.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
1812, Isaiah Morris; 1813. Samuel H. Hale; 1814, Isaiah Morris; 1815. William R. Cole; 1816-21, James Harris; 1822-23, Samuel H. Hale; 1824- 25, Richard Fallis, 1826-27, Benjamin Hinkson; 1828, Thomas Hibben; 1829 -30, Bonjamin Hinkson; 1831-32, Eli Gaskill; 1833, Benjamin Hinkson; 1834-35, Cartor B. Harlan; 1836, Amos T. Davis; district changed to include Clinton and Highland Counties. Representatives, 1837-George Collings, of Highland; 1838, Thomas Patterson, of Highland; 1839, Amos T. Davis, of Clinton; district again changed to include Brown, Clermont and Clinton Counties. Representatives, 1840-Robert B. Harlan, of Clinton; Gideon Dunnam, of Brown; Reader W. Clark, of Clermont; 1841, Stephen Evans, of Clinton; Reader W. Clark, of Clermont, Gideon Dunnam, of Brown; 1842, David Fisher, Thomas Ross, Moses Rees, John D. White; 1843, William . Roudebush, of Brown; James F. Sargent of Clermont; John D. White, of Clin- ton; district changed to include Fayette and Clinton. Representatives, 1844. Robert Dobbins; 1845, Stephen Evans; 1846, Franklin Corwin; 1847, Samuel Crothers; 1818, Alanson Jones; 1849, John F. Patton; 1850, Robert B. Harlan. In 1851, the new constitution came in force, and members of the Legislature have since been elected to serve two years each, as follows: 1851-52, Joseph A. Mills; 1853-54, Thomas D. Austin; 1855-56, Addison P. Russell; 1857- 58, David P. Quinn; 1859-60, Bebee Treusdell; 1861-62, John Q. Smith; 1863-64, Stephen Evans; 1865-66, Jesse N. Oren; 1867-68, Madison Betts; 1869-70, Thomas Geffs; 1871-74, (two terms). Jesse N. Oren; 1875-78 (two terms), Isaiah W. Quinby; 1879-80, David S. King; 1SS1-S2, Nathan M. Linton.
THE STATE SENATORS. .
The county of Clinton was first represented in the Eleventh General As- sembly of Ohio, which body convened at Chillicothe December 7, 1812. The district was composed of Clinton and Greone Counties, and was represented by Jacob Smith in 1812-13; William Buckles, 1814-15; Assembly met at Co- lumbus in 1816. Senators since then have been: 1816-17, Jacob Smith; 1818- 21, William R. Cole; 1822-23, John Alexander; 1824-25, Samuel H. Hale; 1826-27, James B. Gardner; 1828-29, S. H. Hale; 1830-33, William Ells- berry; 1834-35, Joshua Yeo. District changed to include Highland and Clin- ton. Senators, 1836. Jacob Kirby; 1837-38, Isaiah Morris; 1839-40, Thomas Patterson. District changed to include Clermont, Brown and Clinton Coun- ties. Senators, 1841, Griffith Foos, Jr .; 1842, James Loudon, took place of G. Foos resigned; 1843-44, William H. Baldwin and James Loudon. Dis- trict changed to include Greene, Fayette and Clinton Counties. Senators,
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1845-46, Burnham Martin; 1847-48, Franklin Corwin. District changed to include Warren, Greone and Clinton Counties. Senators, 1849-50, Aaron Harlan, resigned in 1850, and David Linton took his place. First Assembly after adoption of now constitution met at Columbus January 5, 1852. Dis- trict composed of Greene, Clinton and Fayette Counties. Senators, 1852-53, John Fudge; 1854-55, Isaac S. Wright; 1856-57, Nelson Rush; 1858-59, James J. Winans; 1860-61, John Q. Smith; 1862-63, Mills Gardner; 1864-65, John T. Patton; 1866-67, Azariah W. Doan; 1868-69, Samuel N. Yeoman; 1870-71, Moses D. Gatch; 1872-73, John Q. Smith; 1874-75, Samuel N. Yeo- man; 1876-77, A. Spangler; 1878-79, Thomas S. Jackson; 1880-81, A. R. Creamer; 1882, Coates Kinney.
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CHAPTER VIII.
THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT-STATISTICS.
THE list of Clerks and Commissioners and a large portion of the statistics found in this chapter, are from the Harlan notes. The first Commission- ers for the county of Clinton were George McManis, James Birdsall and Henry Babb. The date of their first meeting is April 6, 1810, when all were present. The business transacted was the subdivision of the county into the three town- ships of Richland, Chester and Vernon, as elsewhere described. Nothing else seems to have been done at that meeting, and they next convened on the 19th of the following May, when the bonds of the following county officers were ac- cepted: Jonathan Harlan, Sheriff; David McMillan, Coroner. Robert Eachus was appointed County Treasurer, Samuel Cox, County Lister, and Warren Sabin, Clerk, for the Commissioners.
The third meeting was held June 4, 1810, at which time was read the pe- tition of William Dakin and others, praying for an alteration of the State road, leading from Morgan Van Meter's through Waynesville. Commissioners were appointed to view said road and make a report at a subsequent meeting. The bond of Robert Eachus, County Treasurer, was accepted.
At the fourth meeting, held July 24, 1810, Samuel Cox was appointed Collector of State Revenue and county levy for the county of Clinton. He agreed to collect the same for $28 (State revenue at 6 per cent and county levy for $3.537, making all together said first-named amount of $28). Clinton County at that time could hardly have been immensely wealthy. It was then in an embryo state, and developments were but just beginning to be made.
At a meeting held June 5, 1811, the following entry was made: "Tavern licenses rated at $4.50 for the present year, anywhere within the county, com- mencing on the 3d day of June, 1811." The price of wolf scalps was fixed on the same date at $1 each for that year. In June of the previous year, it was agreed to pay $1.50 each for old panther or wolf scalps, and 75 cents each for the scalps of those animals under six months of age. The first order on record issued to pay for a wolf scalp was drawn September 8, 1810, in favor of David Hughes.
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