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Ordered that the last order appointing William S. Wait,
Supervisor of a certain road therein mentioned, and allotting to
him hands included within a certain district be continued as
adopted for the present year and he is therefore authorized to
take hands agreeable to
the old district, excepting Judge Gilmaore & Dr. (?)
Rolin.
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(Viz) Samuel
Camp, Elisha Freeman
Ordered that the following named persons be and they are
hereby nominated and appointed Overseers of the poor for the
year 1826 and for the following Township (Viz) Gillhams Township
which is bounded as follows to wit beginning at the Montgomery
line North of William Paisleys Thence by William Paisleys to the
Jersey Grove, commonly called De. Perrins old place, Thence on
to Greenville Thence East till it intersects the Fayette line,
Thence up the Fayette line it intersects the Montgomery line,
thence along the Montgomery line to the beginning.
Ordered that the following named persons (Viz) Joseph
McAdams, and the Reverend James be and they are hereby nominated
and appointed Overseers of the poor for the year 1826 and for
McAdams’s Township, which is bounded as follows (Viz) beginning
at Jersey Grove, Thence on a direct line from this to Isham
Revises, Thence South to the Clinton line, Thence along the
Clinton line East to the Fayette line, Thence North along the
Fayette line until it intersects the Gillhams Township line,
Thence to the place of the beginning.
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Ordered that the following named persons (Viz) Williamson
Plant and James Reed be and they are hereby nominated and
appointed Overseers of the poor for the year 1826 and for
Johnston Township, which is as follows (Viz)beginning at the
Jersey Grove, Thence on Isham Revis Thence to Clinton County
line Thince (sic) along Clinton County line to the Madison
County line Thence along the Madison County line to the Alton
road Thence along the Alton road Thence along the Alton road to
the Jersey Grove which is the place of the beginning.
Ordered that the following named persons Viz, Josiah
Alexander and James McCord be and they are hereby nominated and
appointed Overseers of the poor for the year 1825 & for McCord’s
Township, which is bounded as follows Viz, beginning at the
Jersey grove thence North to the Montgomery County line so as to
include William Paisley, thence west to the Madison County line
thence South along said line to the Alton road, from thence east
along said road to the place of Beginning.
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Ordered that Court adjourn until tomorrow morning nine
Oclock. William
Nelson
March 8th 1826.
Court met according to adjournment.
Present the Honorable Robert McCord, William Nelson,
(and) Ransom Gaer, Judges.
Ordered that those persons who have subscribed recently
for the purpose of obtaining money for the finishing of the
Court house in Greenville, that each subscriber shall receive
County Orders When call’d for from the Clerk of said Court, to
the full amount of their subscriptions,
they, having paid the same to james B. Rutherford or Dr.
Horatio Newhall they being appointed superintendents, and
authorized to finish said house, if a sufficient sum of mony be
loaned the County.
Ordered that the following Species of property be taxed
to raise a County revenue.
At one per Cent viz, Stock & trade, Cabinet furniture,
Cattle over one year old, Hogs & sheep over one year old Town
lots, Cotton Machines, Distillerys, Clocks, Horse Mills, ox
mills, & water mills, watches, pleasure carriages, all horses
over one year old, Doctors Medicines Compounded and
uncompounded, all Tanning Establishments
(sic)
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March 8,
March Term
1826
Ordered that Robert McCord, Esqr., be allowed the sum of
Eight dollars & sixty nine Cents for services rendered for
County as Judge of said Court.
Ordered that James B. Rutherford be licensed to keep a
tavern at his dwelling house in the Town of Greenville for the
term of one year from the first day of April past or from the
date of his License and further Ordered that he pay five dollars
to the treasurer of said County for County purposes, & also one
dollar to the Clerk of said Court for his Services fee, and
further order that said Rutherford give his Bond to the Clerk of
this Court, when he obtains License.
Tavern Rates
Breakfast, Dinner or Supper……………………………………………$0.25
Bedding per night………………………………………………………………….12 ½
Feed for a horse…………………………………………………………………….12 ½
Stable and forage per night………………………………………………….50
Whiskey, peach or apple brandy p. half pint …………………….12 ½
Rum, French Brandy, and wine pr. ½ pint ………………………….25
Ginn ……………………………………………………………………………………….18 ¾
The Court taking into Consideration the Order made on
yesterday Respecting the allotment of hands to be given to
Captain Seth Blanchard who resides within the Town of Greenville
(viz) Mr. Edward Young, Mr. Richard (?)
Edward Elim,
Mr. Mattocks, Mr. Davisons Family be and is hereby ordered to be
given to John B. Whites allotment of hands, and further ordered
the Clerk of this Court when he issues orders to give those
hands to said John B. White, & also further ordered that William
Young, John Hunter, Thomas Hunter & Joseph Hunter
(continued)
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be given to Henry Williams’s
allotment of hands.
Further ordered that when the Clerk of this Court issue
orders to each Supervisor order-
(continued)
