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location on the Todd lot, 192; contract prices for the different work of the new buildings, 192; security required from contractors, 193; bids for the county bonds to be issued, opened, 194; state- ment under the act of April 20, 1874, P. L. 65, filed, 195; laying of the corner-stone, 196 ; changes made in plans, and increase over estimated cost, 198-200; lists of con- tractors and sub contractors for the fourth court-house, 201, 202; total cost of the fourth court-house, 203, 244, 247; dedi- catory address by Mr. Boyd Crumrine, 204-221; purchase of public square for, deed from David Hoge, proprietor of town of Washington, 216, 217; letter of David Hoge concerning interference by Colonel John Canon, 217; dedication of court-house of 1900, 220, 221; prayer of benediction, Rev. Father John Faughnan, 221; sermon concerning, by Rev. James H. Snowden, 223.
Cox, Colonel Gabriel, indictments against, arising out of the Boundary Con- troversy, 14.
Craig, Hon. Allen, president judge of Carbon and Monroe counties, letter of regret in reply to invitation to dedication of the court-house of 1900, 155.
Craig, John, commissioned as one of the first associate judges, 215.
Cranmer, Hon. G. L., Wheeling, West Vir- ginia, letter of regret in reply to invitation to dedication of the court-house of 1900, 155.
Crawford, William, execution of, on Gallows Hill, in 1823, 29.
Crawford, Colonel William, ex-officio judge of Bedford County, 209.
Crossman & Sturdy, sub-contractors for in- terior decorating for court-house of 1900, 202.
Crumrine, Mr. Boyd, dedicatory address by, on the dedication of the court-house of 1900, 204; sketch of, 204 n .; pioneers of Washington County, 206; Cumberland County formed, and western limits of, records of its courts, 207; Indian title to lands west of the Alleghenies extin- guished by treaty of Fort Stanwix, 207; Morganza lands warranted to Wil- liam Preston, and purchased by Colonel George Morgan, 207; Catfish Camp, Grand Cairo, and Martha's Bottom warranted to the Hunters, 207; town of Washington lald out on Catfish Camp and Grand Cairo, 207: Bedford County formed, and western limits of, 208; its two town- ships, Pitt and Springhill, in the present Washington County, familiar names in
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the lists of taxables, 209; Westmoreland County formed, and western limits of, 209; Hassler's History of Old Westmoreland, 209; early records kept by General Arthur St. Clair, commissions of, 209; Pitt and Springhill, townships of, embracing lands in the present Washington County, 210; road from the mouth of Ten Mile Creek to General Braddock's Road, 210; the American Revolution, 210; the Boundary Controversy, 211-214; organi- zation of courts of justice, 214; list of all the presiding judges, and dates of com- missions, 215; laying ont of Bassettown, or Washington, and purchase of public square for court-house and prison, 216; interference by Colonel John Canon, 217 ; the first, second, and third court-houses, 218; dedication of the court-house of 1900, 219, 220; librarian of court library 1876- 1890, 251.
Cumberland County, formation of and west- ern limits, and the records of its courts, 207.
Curran, Cornellus, sub-contractor for brick work for court-house of 1900, 201.
Currency of 1787, pounds, shillings, and pence, value of, 22.
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Darby, William, description of Washington in 1782, 17.
Day, J. Wiley, sketch of, response to presenta- tion address on dedication of court-house of 1900, 169.
Dedication of the court-house of 1900, program, 152 ; letters of regret, 154-156; addresses, from what point delivered, 156; exer- cises: calling to order, Hon. J. A. Mell- vaine, P. J., 157 ; introductory, Dr. Theo. Bland Noss, master of ceremonies, 158; prayer hy Rev. Frank Fish, 160; presenta- tion address, Mr. J. Murray Clark, 162; response by Mr. J. Wiley Day on behalf of the tax-payers, 169; response by Mr. D. S. Fulton, also on behalf of the tax- payers, 171 ; response by Mr. James S. Buchanan, also on behalf of the tax- payers, 174; response by Hon. J. F. Taylor, A. L. J., on behalf of the Court, 177; response by Mr. Alexander Wilson, on behalf of the bar and county officers, 180; address, history of the erection of the court-house of 1900, by Mr. James 1. Brownson, 182; dedicatory address by Mr. Boyd Crumrine, 204; prayer of henediction by Rev. Father John Faughnan, 221.
Deputy attorneys-general, list of from 1781, 304.
Description of second court-house, 24; of third court-house, 76-78; of court-house of 1900, 127-143.
Description of southwestern Pennsylvania and Virginia, by Thomas Hutchins, in 1763, 2.
Detrick & Mirick, sub-contractors for tile work for court-house of 1900, 202.
Development of Washington County since 1840, 112; in the year 1900, 234.
Dickson, Mr. Samuel, chancellor of the Law Association of Philadelphia, reply to letter of invitation to dedication of the court-house of 1900, 155.
District attorneys, list of, from 1850, 305.
Doddridge, Philip, admitted to Roll of At- torneys 1811, sketch of, 273.
Douglass, Johu, commissioned as one of the first associate judges, 215.
Dunn, John M., elected county commissioner, from January, 1897, 184, 197.
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Early court-houses of Washington County, 13. East Washington borough, population in 1900, 113.
Edgar, James, associate judge, 39; a grantee of the public square in trust for court- house and prison, 216, 217.
Ewing, John Hoge, admitted to Roll of At- torneys 1818, 277.
Ewing, John K., seventh president judge, commissioned in 1864, sketch of, 59.
Ewing, Nathaniel, fourth president judge, commissioned in 1838, 53: sketch and descendants of, 54; admitted to Roll of Attorneys, 1816, 275.
Exceptions to the approval of the plans of F. J. Osterling for the court-house and jail of 1900, hearing thereon, and order, opinion, and decree, 106, 107.
Expenses of court in 1860, 79 ; in 1900, 237; of jail In 1860, 80; in 1900, 237.
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Farrer John, associate judge, 61.
Faughnan, Rev. Father John, sketch of, prayer of benediction on the dedication of the court-house of 1900, 221.
Fayette County court-house and jail, descrip- tion and cost of, 100.
Freeman John, associate judge, 55. Fifth Judicial district, including Washington County, created, 39; Greene County added thereto, 49.
Finances of Washington County in 1860, ex- penditures of commissioners, 79 ; tax-levy for 1860, 84 ; in 1900, expenditures of com- missioners, 234; tax-levy in 1900, 248.
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First court-house, erected in 1787, appearance
of county then, 17, 218; contractors for, cost of, and to whom paid, 18-22, whiskey consumed in erection of, 19, 21, 22 n. First grand jury sitting in court-house of 1900, 145; the first charge of the court to, 146. First terms of court for Washington County, 13; held at the cabin of David Hoge, oc- cupied by Charles and John Dodd, 14, 218 ; afterwards temporarily at the tavern of James Wilson, 218.
Fish, Rev. Frank, sketch of, prayer, on dedi- cation of court-house of 1900, 160.
Fort Stanwix, treaty of, extinguishing Indian title, 207.
Forts and block-houses in western Pennsyl- vania in 1777, 8.
Fourteenth Judicial district, including Som- erset County, created by the act of 1818, 51.
Fourth court-house, 1900, lot as occupied, approval of the plans, 86; of the competi- tive preliminary plans, those of F. J. Osterling selected, petition of commis- sioners by Mr. James Q. McGiffin, 87; approval of erection by two grand juries, 88; estimated cost of court-house and jail completed and furnished, $500,000, 89 ; increase of public business in the public offices since 1880, 90-93; overtaxed con- dition of the old jail, 94; proposed style and manner of construction, 94; remon- strance against expenditure of $500,000, 96; indorsements by county officers, 97-98; report by court-reporter, Mr. Samuel C. Clarke, as to court-houses, etc, of West- moreland, Fayette, and Allegheny coun- ties, 99-103 ; circular and remonstrance against expenditure of $500,000 attached, 103-105; hearing and exceptions to ap- proval of plans, 106; order, opinion, and decree approving plans as presented, 106-107; laying of the corner-stone of, 117; address of Hon. J. F. Taylor, A. L. J., 118 ; address by Hon. J. A. Mcilvaine, P. J., 119; contents of box in corner-stone, 121 ; petition of commissioners and order changing inside finish, 124, 125; records relating to erection of fourth court-house, where filed, 126; description of the fourth court-house when ready for dedication, 127-143 ; first grand jury sitting in fourth court-house, 145; the first charge of the Court to, 146; dedication of, pro- gram, 152; letters of regret, 154-156; addresses, from what point dellvered, 156; exercises: calling to order, Hon. J. A. Mcilvaine, P. J., 157; introduc- tory, Dr. Theo. Bland Noss, master of ceremonies, 158; prayer by Rev. Frank
Fish, 160; presentation address by Mr. J. Murray Clark, 162 ; response by Mr. J. Wiley Day, on behalf of the tax-payers, 169; response by Mr. D. S. Fulton, also on behalf of the tax-payers, 171 ; response by Mr. James S. Buchanan, also on behalf of the tax-payers, 174; response by Hon. J. F. Taylor, A. L. J., on behalf of the Court, 177; response by Mr. Alexander Wilson, on behalf of the bar and county officers, 180; address, history of the erec- tion of the fourth court-house, by Mr. James I. Brownson, 182; necessity for the new court-house, 183, 184; institution of proceedings for the erection of, 184, 185; action of two grand juries, and order of the Conrt thereon, 185, 186; necessity for additional ground, and the history and the removal of the old Town Hall, 187; choice of architect, F. J. Osterling, 189: still more ground necessary, and condem- nation thereof from the estate of James W. Kuntz, deceased, 189, 190; sale of the old buildings to William Hockley, and their removal, 191 ; temporary place for holding court, in the old Town Hall in its new location on the Todd Iot, 192; contract prices for the different work of the new buildings, 192; security required from contractors, 193 ; bids for the county bonds to be issued, opened, 194; state- ment under the act of April 20, 1874, P. L. 65, filed, 195; laying of the corner-stone, 196 ; changes made in plans and increase over estimated cost, 198-200; lists of con- tractors and sub-contractors for the fourth court-house, 201; total cost of the fourth court-house, 203, 244-247 ; dedicatory ad- dress by Mr. Boyd Crumrine, 204.
Fulton, Mr. D. S., sketch of, response by on behalf of tax-payers, to presentation ad- dress on dedication of court-house of 1900, 171.
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Gantz, Mr. Henry, in charge of court library 1890-1892, 251.
Gessford, J. W., contractor for window shades for conrt-house of 1900, 201.
Gibson, Robert M., admitted to Roll of At- torneys 1853, sketch of, 290.
Gilmore, John, admitted to Roll of Attorneys 1801, 268.
Gilmore, Samuel A., fifth president judge, commissioned iu 1848, 55; sketch and descendants of, 56.
Gist, Thomas, ex-officio judge of Bedford County, 209.
Gordon, James, associate judge, 53.
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Gow, John L., admitted to Roll of Attorneys 1825; sketch of, 278.
Grand juries, action of relating to the court- house of 1900, 88 ; first grand jury sitting in court-house of 1900, 145; the first charge of the court to, McIlvaine, P. J., 146.
Grayson, John, associate judge, 53. Greene County, struck off from Washington County in 1796, 39.
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Hamilton, John, associate judge, 51.
Hanna, Hon. William B., president judge of the Orphans' Court of Philadelphia County, letter of regret in reply to invita- tion to dedication of the court-house of 1900, 154.
Hart, James G., associate judge, 55, 57, 59.
Hart, George S., tenth president judge, com- missioned in 1876, to serve from the first Monday in January, 1877, sketch of, 64.
Hassler, Edgar W., History of Old Westmore- land, 209.
Hawkins, Colonel A. L., memorial tahlet, 133. Hazzard, Thomas R., admitted to Roll of At- torneys 1840, 283 ; sketch of, 284.
Hazzard, Chill. W., son of Mr. Thomas R. Haz- zard (1840), 284.
Henderson, Joseph, paper hy, in contents of corner-stone of 1840, 69.
Henry, Patrick, governor of Virginia, letters from, to the county lieutenants, 9, 10. Hill, Samuel, associate judge, 53.
History of the erection of the court-house of 1900, by Mr. James I. Brownson, 182.
Hockley William, purchases and removes the old buildings, 191.
Hodgens, Isaac, associate judge, 55. Hoge, David, deed to James Edgar and others, in trust for the erection of court-house and prison, 17, 86: laid out the town of Washington, and conveyed the public square for a court-house and prison, 216, 217 ; letter of, concerning interference by Colonel John Canon, 217.
Hoge, John, and Andrew Swearingen, con- tractors for first court-house, 18, 22.
Hoge, William, associate judge, 39.
Hunter, Abraham, Joseph and Martha, war- rantees of Catfish Camp, Grand Cairo, and Martha's Bottom, 207.
Huston, William, cabin on East Maiden Street, 11.
Hutchins, Lieutenant Thomas, engineer with Boquet's expeditions, 1; description of southwestern Pennsylvania and Virginia in 1763, 2.
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Indian depredations threatened in 1777, pro- visions made against, 6.
Indian title, in southwestern Pennsylvania, extinguished by the treaty of Fort Stan- wix, 207.
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Jail Building, erected in 1824, in connection with second court-house, 30; jail erected in 1867-68, in connection with third court- house, 67, 68, 219 ; overtaxed in its accom- modations, 94.
Jail expenses in 1860, 80; in 1900, 237.
Jennings, Obadiah, admitted to Roll of At- torneys 1801, sketch of, 268.
Johnston, Samuel, commissioned as one of the first associate judges, 215.
Jones, Miss Alice E., court librarian from 1900, 251.
Judges, see President Judges; Associate Judges.
Judges and Justices of the Peace, man- ner of electing and commissioning prior to the constitution of 1790, 32, 33; judges under the constitution of 1790, 37; under constitution of 1790, judges to be skilled in the law, 39 ; changes in term and tenure under constitution of 1838, 53 ; and under amendment of 1850, 55.
Judges learned in the law, first required under the constitution of 1790, and by the act of 1791 to serve during good behavior, 39; length of terms of service limited to ten years by constitution of 1838, 53 : made elective by the amendment of 1849-50, 65; beginning of terms changed from first Monday of December to first Monday of January succeeding election, in 1874, 62. Judges and county officers in 1840, 70 ; lists of,
judges and county officers from 1781, 301.
Judicial system and judges, under the consti- tution of 1776, 32; under constitution of 1790, 37; under constitution of 1838, 53; under amendments of 1849-50 judges made elective, 55; under constitution of 1874 61.
Judicial districts, under constitution of 1790, 37; Fifth Judicial district created, 39; changed by the addition of Greene County hy act of 1806, 49; Fourteenth Judicial district, including Somerset County, cre- ated by the act of 1818, 51 ; Twenty-seventh Judicial district, embracing Washington County only, created, 62.
Judicial business, first transacted in court- house of 1900, 145.
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Keighley, S., sub-contractor for galvanized iron work in connection with heating for court-house of 1900, 202.
Kennedy, John H., sheriff of Washington County, death of, noticed by Mr. James I. Brownson, 196.
Koontz, Robert H., admitted to Roll of At- torneys 1840, sketch of, 283.
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Land office of Pennsylvania opened for the sale of lands west of the Alleghenies, 207.
Law Library, see Court Library.
Lawyers practicing in second court-house prior to 1840, 30, 31, 72; Roll of Attorneys as admitted, 1781-1901, 261; alphabetical list of attorneys, 1781-1901, 321.
Laying of corner-stone of court-house of 1900, 117; address by Hon. J. F. Taylor, A L. J., 118 ; address by Hon. J. A. McIlvaine, P. J., 119.
Leet, Major Daniel, commissioned as one of the first associate judges, 215; a grantee of the public square in trust for a court- house and prison, 216, 217 ; sketch of, 280, 289.
Leet, Isaac, admitted to Roll of Attorneys 1826, sketch of, 279.
Leet, Daniel, brother of Isaac Leet (1826), 280; admitted to Roll of Attorneys 1839, 283.
Letters of regret, in reply to invitation to dedication of the court-house of 1900, 154-156.
Lindsey, James, sixth president judge, com- missioned in 1861, sketch and descendants of, 57.
Lingenfelser, Fred, sub-contractor for plaster- ing for court-house of 1900, 202.
Lists of judges and county officers from 1781, 301.
Lockhart, George E., appointed commis- sioners' clerk January, 1897, 184, 185.
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Maginn & Lewis, contractors for heating and ventilating court-house of 1900, 117, 201.
Market-house, old, on public square, 29. Marlin & Co., sub-contractors for galvanized iron work, tinning and skylights for court-house of 1900, 201.
Marshall, John, commissioned as one of the first associate judges, 215.
Marshel, John, admitted to Roll of Attorneys 1807, 271.
Master of ceremonies on dedication of fourth court-house, Dr. Theo. Bland Noss, 157.
Meason, Samuel, commissioned as one of the first associate judges, 215.
Mercer, Rev. Boyd, associate judge, 49. Miller, Julius P., great-grandson, and Miller Julius P., Jr., great-great-grandson of Colonel David Williamson, 11.
Miller, William & Sons, general contractors for the court-house of 1900, 117, 201.
Monongahela River, slack-water improve- ments on, since 1840, 113.
Montgomery, William, admitted to Roll of At- torneys 1841, sketch of, 285.
Morgan, Colonel George, purchaser of Mor- ganza lands warranted to William Preston, 207.
Morganza lands, warranted to William Pres- ton, subsequently purchased by Colonel George Morgan, 207.
Morrison Brothers, sub-contractors for stone work for court-house of 1900, 201.
Mountain, James, admitted to Roll of At- torneys 1801, sketch of, 268.
Murdoch, Alexander, admitted to Roll of At- torneys 1843, sketch of, 286.
MeCarrell, Thomas, associate judge, 57, 59.
McConnell, Matthew, commissioned as one of the first associate judges, 215.
MeCracken, Mr. M. L. A., argued last case in court-house of 1842, and the first in the court-house of 1900, 294.
Mccullough, Major Samuel, at Council of War at Catfish Camp in 1777, 5.
McDowell, John, associate judge, 40.
MeGiffin, Thomas, mentioned, 52; admitted to Roll of Attorneys 1807, sketch of, 271.
McGiffin, Mr. James Q., presents petition of commissioners for the approval of the plans for the court-house of 1900, 87 ; death of, noticed by Mr. J. Murray Clark, 162; noticed by Mr. James I. Brownson, 195; sketch of, 272.
McGiffin, Colonel Norton, sketch of, 271. McGiffin, Philo Norton, sketch of, 272.
Mellvaine, Hon. J. A., P. J., opinion and decree approving plans of fourth court- house and jail, 107; address on laying of corner-stone of court-house of 1900, 119; first charge to grand jury in the court- house of 1900, 146 ; calling to order on dedication of court-house of 1900, sketch of, 157.
Mcilvaine, Winfield, cabin of William Huston opposite residence of, 11
Mckeever, Thomas, associate judge, 51.
McKennan. Colonel William, father of Thomas McK. T. McKennan, and prothono- tary of the Circuit Court, 48; sketch of, 274.
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McKennan, Hon. T. McK. T., admitted to Roll of Attorneys 1814, sketch of, 274. McKennan, Hon. William, sketch of, 275; admitted to Roll of Attorneys 1837, 283.
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Noah's Ark, for miscellaneous papers, 34. North Washington borough, population in 1900, 113.
Noss, Dr. Theo. Bland, introductory address as master of ceremonies on dedication of court-house of 1900, 157 ; sketch of, 157.
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"One hundred learned Thebans on the bench; one judge and two zeros," 62.
Opinion and decree approving the plans of F.
J. Osterling for the court-honse and jail of 1900, 107.
Orphans' Court, increase of business in since 1880, 90.
Osterling, F. J., selected as architect for court-house and jail of 1900, 87-89, 189.
Otis Elevator Co., contractors for elevator for court-house of 1900, 201.
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Parkinson, Benjamin, commissioned as one of the first associate judges, 215.
Pennsylvania and Virginia, Boundary Con- troversy mentioned, 4; discussed, 211-214. Pennsylvania Construction Company, con- tractors for metal furniture for court- house of 1900, 201.
Penrose, Hon. Clement B., judge of the Orphans' Court for Philadelphia County, letter of regret in reply to invitation to dedication of court-house of 1900, 154.
Pentecost, Colonel Dorsey, at Council of War at Catfish Camp in 1777, 5; second presi- dent judge of Washington County, com- missioned October 31, 1783, 35; sketch of, 36; ex-officio judge of Bedford County In 1772, 209 ; indicted for forcible entry and detainer in the Quarter Sessions of West- moreland County, 210.
Pentecost, Joseph, admitted to Roll of At- torneys 1792, sketch of, 266.
Pentecost, Dorsey B., admitted to Roll of At- torneys 1823, 278.
Pentecost, James R., admitted to Roll of At- torneys 1823, 278.
Perth Amboy Terra Cotta Company, sub-con- tractors for terra cotta work for court- house of 1900, 202.
Petition of commissioners for approval of plans for court-house and jail of 1900,87; re-
monstrance upon proceeding therewith, 96, 103-105; hearing on objections to approval of plans, 106; order, opinion and decree approving plans as presented, 106, 107; petition of commissioners and order changing inside finish, 124, 125.
Phipps, Mr. Henry, letter of regret in reply to invitation to dedication of the court- house of 1900, 156.
Pioneers of Washington County, 206. Pittsburg, a small town In 1760, 2.
Pittsburg Bridge Company, sub-contractors for iron work for court-house of 1900, 201. Plans for the court-house of 1900, approval of, 86; of six competitive preliminary plans those of F. J. Osterling selected, 87; peti- tion of commissioners for approval of, 87; estimated cost of court-house and jail, $500,000, 89; increase of business in public offices since 1880, 90-93; remon- strance against proposed expenditure, 96; indorsements of county officers, 97, 98; report of court reporter, Samuel C. Clarke, as to court-houses, etc., of Westmoreland, Fayette and Allegheny Counties, 99-103; circular and remonstrance against the expenditure of estimated cost, 103-105; hearing on exceptions to approval of plans, 106; order, opinion and decree ap- proving plans as presented, 106, 107 ; peti- tion of commissioners and order changing Inside finish, 124, 126.
Population of Washington horough in 1840 and In 1900, 113 ; of borough of Washing- ton in 1840 and in 1900, 113; of borough of East Washington in 1900, 113 ; of borough of West Washington in 1900, 113; of bor- ough of North Washington in 1900, 113; of borough of South Washington in 1900, 113.
Prayer, on dedication of court-house of 1900, by Rev. Frank Fish, 160.
Presentation address, by Mr. J. Murray Clark, on dedication of court-house of 1900, 162.
President Judges, required to be learned in the law under the constitution of 1790, to to serve during good behavior by the act of 1791, 39; length of term of service limited to ten years by the constitution of 1838, 53; made elective by the amend- ment of 1849-50, 55; beginning of terms changed from first Monday of December to first Monday of Jannary succeeding election, in 1874, 62; list of president judges from 1781, 301.
Program, dedication of court-house of 1900, 152,
Prothonotaries, list of, from 1781, 308.
Prothonotary's office, increase of business since 1880, 91.
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Public business of the county, increase of, since 1880, 90-94.
Public improvements in Washington County since 1840, 113.
Public records, necessity for better protection of, 16; Increase in number of, since 1880, 90-93.
Public square, deed for, by David Hoge to James Edgar and others, in trust for the erection of court-house and prison, 17, 86 ; Increase of, in 1898, by condemnation pro- ceedings, one hundred feet in width on the west, 86.
Quarter Sessions, Court of, at first regarded as the principal court, 32; record of orders relating to the court-house of 1900, 87. Question for the future, 116.
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Railroads and public highways in Washing- ton County since 1840, 113.
Recorders of deeds, list of, from 1781, 312.
Recorder's office, increase of business in, since 1880, 90.
Records, relating to erection of the court- house of 1900, where filed, 126.
Redick, David, admitted to Roll of Attorneys 1782, sketch of, 263, 264.
Ree, Reverend Stephen, Parish of Boharm, Scotland, letters as to Alexander Addison, 40.
Reed, John, commissioned one of the first associate judges, 215.
Reed, C. M., contractor for carpets and rugs for court-house of 1900, 201.
"Reed's fool " works on the first court-house, 21.
Registers of wills, list of, from 1781, 311. Register's office, increase of business in, since 1880, 91.
Remonstrance against expenditure of esti- mated cost of court-house and jail of 1900, 96, 103.
Response by Mr. J. Wiley Day, on behalf of the tax-payers, to presentation address on dedication of court-house of 1900, 169 ; by Mr. D. S. Fulton, also on behalf of the tax- payers, 171; by Mr. James S. Buchanan, also on behalf of the tax-payers, 174; by Hon. J. F. Taylor, A. L. J., on behalf of the Court, 177; by Mr. Alexander Wilson, on behalf of the bar and county officers, 180.
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