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Expendatures from 2d December 1828 to 8th December 1829 Both
days inclusive $453.87½
Receipts during the above time $270.66.
Tax List for 1829 in the hands of Sheriff Robinson for
Collection $484.59
Ordered that Court Adjourn until Tomorrow morning. James E.
Rankin, Clerk.
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Court met persuent to Adjournment. Present John Russel, (and) R.
W. Denny, Com.
This day personally came into court Harry Wilton and produced a
coppy of an order made by the County Commissioners Court of the
County of Clinton made at their Sept. Term 1823 appointing him
as agent on their part of the sd. County of Clinton to Settle
and adjust the claim due from the Sd. County of Clinton to the
County of Bond in pursuance of an act of the Legislature of the
State of Illinois creating the County of Clinton.
Which Sd. Appointment was approved by the Court and ordered to
be filed.
Said M. Wilton agent as aforesaid, came into court and made the
following resport (to wit) I, Harry Wilton agen on the part of
the County of Clinton do hereby report that I have examined
other Information respecting the financial concern of Sd. County
if could be procured, and do admit that the existing debt due
from the county of Bond to Sundry Individuals at the formation
of the County of Clinton was Two Hundred Dollars.
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Whereupon it appears that there is a balance due from the County
of Clinton to the County of Bond the Sum of Seventeen Dollars in
State paper, it being their proportionable part of the existing
debt of Sd. County of Bond at the formation of the County of
Clinton which Sd. Amount Said County is bound to pay in
pursuance of an act of the legislature of Said State creating
the County of Clinton passed December 1824. Harry Wilton, agent
for County of Clinton.
Which said report was agreed to by this Court on the part of the
County of Bond and it is hereby Ordered that Sd. Report be filed
in the Clerk’s office. It is further Ordered that on the payment
of the Sum of Seventeen Dollars in State paper by the County of
Clinton (or their agent), To the County Commissioners Court of
this County, or to the Treasurer Thereof, that Sd. County of
Clinton be forever released and discharged from the debt or
claim due from Said County of Clinton which Sd. Claim accrued
from an act of the Legislature of this State Creating the County
of Clinton, passed on December 1824.
Ordered that Court adjourn until Court in Course. The Hon. R.W.
Denny (and) John Russel, Com. James E. Rankin, Clerk.
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Court met persuant to adjournment. Present the Hon. Jenry
Williams, Jon Russel, (and) Robert W. Denny, Com.
No. 135 Issued and Paid $11.45 Ordered that Thomas Williams be
allowed Eleven Dollars and forty five cents for toping the
Chimneys of the Court House and repairing the Corners of the
Court House.
No. 136 Issued and Paid $5.18 ¾ Ordered that L. H. Robinson be
allowed Five Dollars Eighteen and three fourth cents for Four
hundred brick hauling the same from Alexander Whites Hawling
poles and Lime fro the courthouse and two bushels of Lime.
Ordered that the following named persons Serve on the Grand Jury
at the next term of the Circuit Court.
(continued)
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(Viz)1st Samuel D. Laughlin, 2 Peter Hubbard, 3 Joseph Myers, 4
Jeane Hunt, 5 Robert R. Tucker, 6 Bennet Segraves, 7 John
Williams Senr., 8 David Berry, 9 William Burgess, 10 William
Gracy, 11 John N. Gilham, 12 John Denny, 13 Matthew B. Robinson,
14 Rufus Beech, 15 John W. Carson, 16 George File, 17 Joseph
Atkinson, 18 Samuel Patterson, 19 Samuel Gower 20 William T.
Sugg, 21 Allen Thacker, 22 Lewis Kerr, 23 Jorden Murry.
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March Term 1st, 1830
Ordered that the Following named persons Serve on the Travers
Jury at the next term of the Circuit Court. (Viz), 1st, Moses
File, 2 Allen Comer, 3 Isaac Reed, 4 Levi Deshame, 5 Eliah Pain,
6 James Brown, 7 John Lockhart, 8 William Rice, 9 William
Volentine, 10 John Clark, 11 Elisha Gwyn, 12 Robert harper, 13
Sheperd Moore, 14 Hezakiah Lee, 15 John Frasure, 16 Joseph
Scritchfield, 17 Frederick Cupa, 18 Patrick Coil, 19 Henry
Herman, 20 Wiley T. McKay, 21 Elisha Pigg, 22 Richard Moody, 23
Evans Pricket, 24 Thomas Sanderson.
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No. 137 Issued and paid $12.56 ¼ Ordered that james McGahey be
allowed the Sum of Twelve Dollars and fifty six and a fourth
cents for wagon and team per day fir putting up plank to Fry and
fireing the Same at Squire Whites Mill.
Note Issued to Treasurer. Ordered that all Orders under No. 135
if paid in Specie Shall be discharged at Seventy five cents for
each Dollar for all orders Issued No. 135 and upwards if paid in
Specie Shall be discharged at Eighty Seven and a half Cents for
each Dollar.
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