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Ordered that the following
persons Serve as Grand Jurors at the next term of the Bond
Circuit Court to be holden at Greenville on the third Monday in
September next, Viz, John Russel 1,
Jacob
Holbrook 2, William Lindley 3, John Shaw 4, Henry Briggs 5,
Joseph Hunter 6, John Nisbit 7, Thomas Song 8, James Song 9,
William Downing 10, John Baugh 11, George Davidson 12,
McReynolds 18, David Hubbard 19, John Coyle, Senr., 20, Charles
Simmons 21, James M.
Davis 22, Edward
Elim 23, Thomas
Straddle 24.
Ordered that the following persons be Summoned to Serve
as petit Jury. Viz,
Samuel Barber 1, Elihu McCord 2, George Den(n)y 3,
John Elder 4, Thos. Campbell 5, William White 6, James
McClung 7, James
McGahey 8, William Wafer 9, Elisha Lindley 10,
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Thomas C. Gillham 11, Andrew
Gillespie 12, William F. Sugg 13, Benjamin Inman 14, James
Kirkpatrick 15, Jordan Barker 16, Richard White 17, John R.
White 18, James White 19, Thos. White 20, John Gilmore, Esqr.,
21, James Gilmore, Senr., 22, William Gracy 23, Matthew Henry
24.
Ordered that a tax of One half per centum is hereby laid
for the purpose of road purposes on the taxable property.
Ordered that each hand working on the road more than the
time allowed by law, are hereby allowed the sum of one dollar &
fifty cents State paper per day.
Ordered that Daniel Ferguson and Matthew B. Robinson Keep
the new bridge clear of drift wood and for doing so they shall
be exempted from further labor on the Road, but not exempted
from paying the road tax.
Ordered that the letting out of the building of the Jail
in the Town of Greenville be on Saturday the 18th of
this instant, and Also of the letting out of the building of the
bridge over Shoal Creek on the St.Louis road be advertised on
the same day—at which place the Commissioners will then meet.
On the resignation of Aquilla Sugg, who declines taking
the Census of Bond County who were yesterday appointed, we the
Judges of said Court received his resignation & proceeded to
appoint another person in place of said Aquilla.
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We the Commissioners of Bond County do this day Appoint
Hosia R. Camp to take the Census of Bond County.
Ransom Gaer
William Nelson
Saturday, June 18th
1825
Court met according to adjournment present the Honorable
Robert McCord, William
Nelson, Ransom Gaer, County Commissioners.
Ordered that the Jail which is had in Contemplation to be
built in the Town of Greenville be built of Hewn timber to face
a foot square each way, the timber to be 14 feet in
length, the under and upper floor to be made of hewn
timber also facing a foot square each way and to be
built ten rounds high, including the seth (?) splate, and
to be covered with Joint Shingles Showing six inches H.
The sills to be sunk in the ground to be laid that the
floor may lie on the ground when brought to a level.
Containing one door to be three feet and a half wide and
six feet deep,-the shutter to be made of two inch plank, and to
be hung with Substantial Iron hinges, to be of sufficient length
to reach a cross the door., with an Iron bar to be sufficiently
strong for to bar the door—Containing a window of a foot square
to contain four grates, to be made of Iron one inch square, and
sufficiently and substantially put in,so that they cannot be
removed by common exertion.
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Whereas this day McHenry Nisbit & Wm.F.Sugg has this day
entered into Bond in the penal sum of Nine hundred and forty
eight dollars, Illinois State paper for the purpose of building
a bridge over big Shoal Creek at or near Bakers ford, which
bridge is to be built on or before the first day of January
1826, and to be built out of good timber such as White oak, Over
Cup,& post Oak, which Bridge is to be viewed and received by the
County Commissioners of said Bond County when the same shall be
completed agreeable to the plan on Record.
Robt. McCord
July 2nd, 1825
Court this day Met according to Adjournment present the
Honorable Robert McCord, William Nelson, (and) Ransom Gaer,
County Commissioners.
(editor’s note; the following
text was crossed out in the original record; it is recorded here
in its original text and the reader should bear in mind that the
entry was marked out.)
And then took into consideration the propriety of
receiving the making of window Shutters in lieu of Making a
Cornice to the Court housein the Town of Greenville which is
built on the public square in said Town.
Which ahs been built by Robert G. White, Esqr., and we do
Consider and agree to and with the said Robert G. White, that he
should be privileged to make the window shutters, to be made of
good plank, and to be made (continued)
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in a workman like manner, and to
be double shutters to each window hung with good Sufficient Butt
hinges and that the windows in the upper Story be not fill’d
with Glass at present, and that the Omission balance against the
procuring of the butt hinges, and that this order balance
against provision in a bond givin by the said Robert G. White
bearing date the 3rd of December 1822 to County
Commissioners of said Court Relative to the Counishing of said
house, and that he the said Robert G. White be allowed to finish
said work on or before the first day of January next.
Robt. McCord
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