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KY Court Orders February 8, 1813 Hardin County KyArchives Court Source: Hardin County Court Orders, Bk C Written: February 8, 1813 HARDIN COUNTY COURT ORDERS Hardin County Court Orders, BK C PP 56 - 64 February 8th 1813 At a County Court began and held for Hardin County on Monday the 8th day of February 1813 ------------- Present George HELM Richard WALKER Arthur McGAUGHY Jun James YOUNG and William KEPINGER Esquires ------------ Commonwealth on summons to shew cause why vs he should not be fined or treble James STEVENSON taxed Ordered that this cause be and the same is hereby dismissed the Sheriff having returned him not found ---------------------- Present Benjamin SHACKLETT & Lewis WELLS Esquires ---------- The last will and Testament of Christopher BUSH Senr was this day produced in Court and proven by the oath of Benjamin HELM the subscribing witness thereto and sworn to by Hannah BUSH & Christopher BUSH and on the motion of said Hannah & Christopher the executors named in said will, the execution of the said will is granted them, whereupon the entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of one thousand dollars with Charles HELM and Daniel WAIDE their securities conditioned according to law. ------------------- Ordered that George HELM Samuel HAYCRAFT Thomas SWAN & Daniel McNIEL or any three of them do appraise the personal estate and slaves (if any) of Christopher BUSH decd after being sworn before a magistrate of this County and that they make report ------------------- Absent Lewis WELLS Esquire ----------------- Lewis WELLS Esquire produced in Court a commission from under the hand of his Excellency Ishaac SHELBY Governor of the state of Kentucky appointing him sheriff of this county whereupon he came into Court and took the several oaths requires by law and entered into and acknowledged three several bonds (towit) one in the penalty of ten thousand Dollars conditioned to discharge the duties of his office, one in the penalty of three thousand Dollars for the collection of the revenue tax and one in the penalty of Eleven hundred Dollars for the collection of the County levy with George McCAN Edmond LEE Thomas ATTURBERRY Gabriel COX Henry COX Samuel WELLS Frederick TULL John MILLER Charles MERIDETH John KEYS Daniel B POTTER and Solomon QUERY as his securities ---------------- On motion of Lewis WELLS Esquire Sheriff of this County Robert MILLER is admitted as his Deputy whereupon the several oaths required by law were administered to him the said Robert. ----------------- The Indenture of apprenticeship by Benjamin HELM on the part of James MANFIELD a poor child and John ASHCRAFT was acknowledged by the parties and ordered to record. ------------------- Ordered that William STITH be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain Solomon BRANDENBURGHs company ---------------------- Ordered that John BALL be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain William DITTOs company ----------------- Ordered that Azle DORSEY be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain David CARRs company -------------------- Ordered that John MYERS be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain John VERTREES company ------------------- Ordered that John A. GEOGHAGAN be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain Edward RAWLINGS company ------------------ Ordered that Samuel HACKLEY be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain William MORGANs company ------------------ Ordered that Barton ROBY be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain Randolf STARKS company ------------------ Ordered that William DUNN be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain James EDLINs company of Militia ----------------- Ordered that Patrick IRELAND be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain Reubin NEWTONs company of Militia -------------------- Ordered that Robert W. DORSEY be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain Arthur McGAUGHYs company of Militia ----------------------- Ordered that Dudley ROUNDTREE be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain Elijah CREALs company ------------------------ Ordered that David SWEARINGS be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain Moses EVANS company ------------------- Ordered that Thomas MUNFORD be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain William WHITMANs company ----------------------- Ordered that Samuel MARTIN be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain Robert MARTINs company --------------------- Ordered that Josiah E. PREZT be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain Robert HUSTONs company -------------------- Ordered that William MORRISON be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain Coonrod WALTERs company ------------------ Ordered that Noah GORDEN be and he is hereby appointed commissioner of the revenue tax for the present year in the bounds of Captain Robert READs company ----------------- On motion of Philip ROWELL It is ordered that Isaac FINLEY Dudly ROUNDTREE and Isaac WOOD or any two of them be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to establish the beginning and special calls of four entries one in the name of George WALTON containing 1818 acres one in the name of William HENRY containing 300 acres one in the name of William FERRILL containing 400 acres one in the name of George WALTON containing 2382 acres and that the clerk on application do issue a warrant accordingly ----------------- A deed from Lewis CHASTAIN & wife to Edward TURNER was acknowledged by the said Lewis and ordered to be certified. ------------------- A majority of all the magistrates of this County being present proceeded to lay the County levy as follow to wit To Joel MORRISON for one old woolf scalp 1.50 To William MORRISON for four do do 6.00 To John McCULLUM for on do 1.50 To same for six young do do 6.00 To Randolph PEARMAN for one old do 1.50 To Jacob LARUE Senr for keeping Ben DEWEY and funeral expences 65. To Samuel BERRY for one young woolf scalp 1.00 To Nathan TUCKER for one old do 1.50 To Thomas McCARTY for one do do 1.50 To Benjamin BERRY for one young do 1.00 To Nathaniel HOWEL for one do 1.00 To James HOWELL for two do 2.00 To James HOWELL for one old do 1.50 To James PAWLEY for do 1.50 To Joseph WOOLFOLK for one do 1.50 To Thomas WILLIAMS for three young do 3.00 To Joseph WOOLFOLK one old do 1.50 To Isaac FINLEY for one do do 1.50 To Josiah HART for three young do 3. To Thomas WILLIAMS for one young do 1. To John SANDERS for one old wolf scalp 1.50 To James PAYNE for one old Wolf Scalp 1.50 107. To amount brought up $107. To Achillas MOREMAN for three old wolf scalps 4.50 Ti William ALLEN for one do do 1.50 To Samuel STEVENSON as Judge of election 3 days 3. To Aaron START as Judge of election 3 days 3. To George HELM to 1 day settling with sheriff in 1811 1. To same for 1 day settling with sheriff in 1812 1. To same as Judge of November election 3 days 3. To John SNEED as clerk to November election 3. To Dudly ROUNDTREE as clerk to August election 3. To same as clerk to November election 3. To Joseph CHALFAN for keeping stray pen one year 5. To Ischabod RADLEY for holding an inquest over the body of a child supposed to be Hannah WADDLE 6. To Same for summoning Jury over same 3. To Robert BLEAKLEY Deputy Sheriff of Hardin County for attending 3 days at August election 3. To same for one day comparing poles 1. To same for 3 days at November election 3. To same for one day comparing poles 1. To Benjamin OGDEN Jailer of Hardin County for attending in the county court one day at October 1812 1. To same for same at November 1 day 1. To same for same at December 2 days 2. To same for fuel & candles two days .50 To same for attending 6 days at January 1812 6. To same for fuel & candles for the venue one night .50 To same for attending February term one day 1. To same for fuel & C six days 1.50 To same for attending at April Term 1 day 1. To same for May term 1 day 1. To same for July Term 2 days 2. To same for cleaning the prison 8 months 4. blot To amount brought over 141.50 To John SNEED as Clerk to election 3 days at August 3. To Frederick TULL Jailer of Hardin County To 8 days attending election 3. To same for one days attendance at August Court 1. To attending County Court & making fire 2 days 2.50 To same for three days attendance at November Election 4.50 To two days attending County COurt & making fire 2.50 To same for attending Dec Court 1 day & fire 1.50 To same repairing paddock 0.12.5 To attending January Court & fire 1 day 1.50 To same at present Term 1.50 To Alexander LESHLY for keeping Alexander MURDOUGH one year ending October 1812 50. To Charles SAWYER Jun for guarding John HENRY 2 days charged with felony at 4/6 per day 1.50 To James GILLILAND for nine young wolf scalps 9. To Isaac VERTREES for six do do 6. To James HART as Judge of election 3 days To Samuel MARTIN as Judge of election 3 days 3. To Benjamin SHACKLETT for same 3. To Joseph STITH for same 3. To same for same at November elections 3. To Jacob ENLOW as clerk to election 3 days 3. To Lewis WELLS as Judge of election 3. To William KEPINGER as Judge of election 3. To Robert MILLER for attending election 3 days 3 To one day comparing poles 1. To William WITHERS sheriff of Hardin County for his exofficio services for one year 40. to Robert DUNN for one old wolf scalp 1.50 To amount brought up 332.67 To William BUSH for setting up a sign board 2. To Greenbury A. GAITHER attorney for the county Court for his services one year 70. To William ALLEN for guarding Saml FORRISTER 2.25 To William WITHERSHOT 3 days at November election 3. To same for one day comparing poles 1. To Nicholas MILLER for one day setting sheriff 1811 1. To Adin COOMBS for one day same 1812 1. To William STONE for To Benjamin HELM Clerk of this court for exofficio services house rent paper &c after deducting fines collected by him as per act filed 6.71 488.50.5 Deposition 100. Contra credit 552.50.5 By 1762 titheables at By deposition in the sheriffs hands for 1811 - 1812 as per settlements recorded $189.47 Ordered that the Sheriff of this County collect from each Tithable of said County twenty five cents and no more and pay to each county Creditor their respective dues and account to the court for the new balance if any Ordered that William WITHERS pay to the following persons the several sums annexed to their names ___ of the deposition which remains in his hands as Sheriff unsettled. The said claims being this day allowed & levied to wit Samuel MARTIN three dollars Aaron HART same John SNEED six dollars Joseph STITH ___ dollars Benjamin SHACKLET three dollars Augustine GREEN two dollars & seventeen cents Saml STEVENSON three dollars Lewis WELLS same William KEPINGER same Dudley ROUNDTREE four dollars George HELM five dollars & Greenbery A. GAITHER ____ Dollars --------------- A majority of all magistrates of this County being present and magistrates being needed in the place of Lewis WELLS Esquire who is appointed sheriff of this County the Court do recommend George McLEAN and David SWEARINGS to his excellency Isaac SHELBY governor of Kentucky as fit persons to fill the office of a Justice of the peace for this county Also Isom ENLOW & William CERNA as proper persons to fill the office of a Justice of the peace in the place of Squire LARUE appointed assistant Judge for the Hardin Circuit Court also Aaron TERRY and Martin HARDIN as proper persons to fill the office of a Justice of the peace in place of Aaron HART resigned Also William BAYNE and Elijah CREAL as proper persons to fill the office of Justice of the peace in place of Dudley ROUNDTREE resigned. -------------------- William DOWNE who produced credentials of his being in regular communion with the little mount church of Separate ______ and of his being authorized to preach in the said Society a licence is granted him to Solemnize the rites of Matrimony agreeable to law whereupon he took the oath required by law and acknowledged his bond with John ASHCRAFT and Jacob ASHCRAFT his securities in five hundred pounds as the law directs. ------------------------- Ordered that Jacob ENLOW keep in his hands six dollars fine money for his _____ this day levied and that he pay the ballance to Benjamin HELM Clerk of this Court of money in his hands --------------- Ordered that Court be adjourned till 9 oclock tomorrow morning Jacob ENLOW Transcribed by Patricia O'Connor p-oconnor@att.net Submitted by: Patricia O'Connor p-oconnor@att.net This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/