"The Swiss Settlement..."
p. 44
"On the next day the Court (10/29/1814) divided the county into two
Townships, and named the lower one on the river extending back to the
north boundary of the County, Jefferson and the upper one Posey and
appointed the place of holding elections in Posey Township at the house
of Lewis Jones Williams Peirson being appointed Inspector. The court
also appointed the place of Holding elections in Jefferson Township at
the house of Robert M. Trotter, John Dumont being appointed inspector.
Robert Cotton, a brother of William Cotton, Charles F. Krutz, father
of Wm G. Krutz of Florence and Joseph Noble father of Charles, Lewis and
Oliver Noble were appointed constables of Jefferson Township, and
William Campbell the grandfather(2) of Wm. & Charles Protsman and Caleb
Mounts, were recommended to the governor as proper persons for the
office of Justice of the peace for Posey Township, and George Craig
father of Mrs. Tabitha O. Kyle for Justice of the peace for Jefferson
Township.
Elisha Golay who had been appointed Surveyor declined to accept and
John Gilliland was recommended by the Court to the Governor as a
suitable person to be appointed Surveyor."
(2) "The father of Mrs. Samuel Protman and of Mrs. William Protsman."
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p. 45
"On the 25[th] of November the court appointed Elisha Golay agent of
the county and instructed the agent 'to cause a Jail house to be built
on the Corner of lot number 60 in the town of Vevay.' The jail was
built and on the 30th March 1815 the Court directed the agent 'to pay
Hiram Ogle the sum of Money which he as agent of the County was bound to
pay him for building a Jail house in the town of Vevay in and for said
county.'"
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pp. 45, 46
"On the Second day of May 1814 the court directed that the Court
house should be 36 by 32 feet. The county agent let the building of the
same to John Tandy of Gallatin County Ky at the sum of Seventeen hundred
and five dollars-the agent also let the clearing off of the public
square to Samuel Davis for $26.75."
"The court house was not completed so as to be used for some time and
Stephen C. Stevens was appointed to have the Bar in the Court room
properly arranged.
John Dumont was a Justice of the peace in 1814.
George Craig was the first lister of property taxation-Ralph Cotton
the next-Allen Wiley was the third. He performed the duties of the
office and, filled his various appointments for preaching throughout the
county. He was the first Methodist preacher who preached regularly in
this county. At one time he was recommended to the Governor as a
suitable person to be appointed Justice of the peace. Ralph Cotton
who was the first appointed coroner declined and John Dumont was
appointed in his stead.
In 1814 the out lots were laid out, two of five acres each were
reserved for a scite (sic) for a tan yard they were purchased by F.S.
Lindley who established a tannery on them and continued the business for
many years -part of one of these out lots was reserv[ed] for a burying
ground -which is the one now used for that purpose. The first person
buried in that lot was Mrs. Nighswonger the grandmother of Mrs.
Elizabeth Dalmazzo widow of Joseph Dalmazzo(1) -the second was Mrs.
Butler mother of Samuel Butler(2). The first burial at which religious
services were observed was the burial of Mrs. Cole the mother of Daniel
and Thomas T. Cole. The services were performed by Allen Wiley of the
Methodist Church."
(1) "She was buried in ... 1814."
(2) "She was buried in 1816."
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