Pat Saupe. Some interesting history for you. I hope you and your husband
are healthy and happy. 'R.E.'
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Subject: [IN-SOUTH-CENTRAL] Harrison County: Spier Spencer: An Early
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William H. Roose, Indiana's Birthplace: A History of Harrison County,
Indiana (New Albany IN: Tribune Company Printers) 1911, p. 11.
Spier Spencer came from Kentucky to Vincennes and from there he removed to
Corydon in 1809 coming down the Wabash River and up the Ohio to Morvin (sic)
and thence overland to Corydon. He organized a military company called the
"Yellow Jackets" for the campaign against the Indians that ended with the
Battle of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811. Capt. Spencer was seriously wounded
during the battle and as he was being carried from the field a second shot
ended his life. He was the first sheriff of Harrison County and served in
that office from 1809 to 1811. For many years he conducted a hotel in a
large log house on Oak Street in Corydon. After his death this business was
continued by his widow until her marriage to William Boone after which they
conducted the family "Billy Boone Tavern."
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William H. Roose, Indiana's Birthplace: A History of Harrison County,
Indiana (New Albany IN: Tribune Company Printers) 1911, p. 11.
Spier Spencer came from Kentucky to Vincennes and from there he removed to
Corydon in 1809 coming down the Wabash River and up the Ohio to Morvin (sic)
and thence overland to Corydon. He organized a military company called the
"Yellow Jackets" for the campaign against the Indians that ended with the
Battle of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811. Capt. Spencer was seriously wounded
during the battle and as he was being carried from the field a second shot
ended his life. He was the first sheriff of Harrison County and served in
that office from 1809 to 1811. For many years he conducted a hotel in a
large log house on Oak Street in Corydon. After his death this business was
continued by his widow until her marriage to William Boone after which they
conducted the family "Billy Boone Tavern."