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Subject: [ILSCOTT] scott co Battle Axe newspaper of 1840's
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:47:30 -0000

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Surnames: Scott and Morgan co Illinois information
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"BATTLE AXE, and Political Reformer", Winchester, Scott co., Ill. February 26. 1842
James M. Ruggles, Printer and Publisher of the BATTLE AXE
DEVOTED TO THE USEFUL AND PLEASANT-THE DETECTION OF FALSEHOOD-AND THE DISCOVERY OF TRUTH

A list of lands and other real estate, situate in the county of Pike and state of Illinois, on which the taxes remain due and unpaid for the year 1841, and some of which are for 1839 and 1840. Cost on each tract of land, 47 cents.
(If description, and number of acres needed for the names below, just let me know...I didn't want to type them all)

(Some of the names are listed below, notice the spelling of some of today's common names, is different; don't know if it was done to save space or actual spelling for the time period, example: Jakson instead of Jackson)
Uriah Gilmore, W.W. Brooks, Samuel Brown, The Manchester, Stephen Pettis, The Manchester, R.R. Green and Co., Robert Davis, Wills & Blythe, Wm. Ross, Joel Meacham....
Lamb & Dunlap, Kent & Bush, L. Kingman, F.C. Moore, J. Clemmons, Jakson and Duglas, R. Riggs, John Cashin, Jones Clark, James m. Grimes, Hrs. S.O. Spring, J.D. Hughs, John P. Finly, David Crawford, E. Cannon, John McDade, Beryn Clark, L. Kingman, Joseph Duncan, Est. E. Anderson, F.B. S. Cocke, Z.M.P. King, Abraham Pitts, G.M. Woodberry, N.W. Jones Est. N. Hobson, J.W. Baird, J.D. Peers, Est. T. Bailey, Hugh James.....
Other listings that have no ones name (unknown) Peter's addition, Doyle & Palmer's addition, Lots in Martinsburgh, Lots in Fairfield, Lots in Washington, Lots in New Hartford, Lots in Florence, Out lots in Johnson's ad. Griggsville, Lots in Pleasantvale.
Lyman Sott in Rockport
George Welcher has lot in Milton...notice was given by the collector, George W. Porter, Pike Co. IL(full notice for this person appears in this issure of Battle Axe)
(Many of the papers in Scott and Morgan in early 1800's have listings about land taxes in almost every issue and each paper covers a different county or city.)
MARRIED,
On the 17th inst., by Wm. Strong, Mr. John Smith to Miss Permelia Clarkson. The cake was heartily received.
In Green County on the 10th inst., by the Rev. Geo. C. Wood, Mr. John s. Randolph, of Whitehall, to Miss Susan V. M. daughter of Peter P. Staats Esq., late of New Jersey.

On the 21st inst., by the same Mr. William Kincaid to Miss Aloy Ray, both of Manchester.

Near Bloomfield, on the 10th instant, Mr. Joseph J. Cassell to Miss Ann Jane Coffman, both of Jacksonville


"Battle Axe" Feb. 4, 1843
IN BANKRUPTCY
Smith and Salisbury, Royal N. Lee, Pomeroy N. Lewis, Stephen Paxson, Robert Gates, Addison M'Pheters, Orlanda Kellogg, David A. Henderson, John S. Saunders, James Beavers...assignee of said Bankrupts JOSEPH H. BERRY, Winchester Jan. 18th, 1843.(full notice appears in this paper)

In the matter of the petition of LEWIS EGBERT of Scott County, to be declared a bankrupt and to be discharged from his debts....hearing at district court in Kaskaskia February next. (full notice appears for this person in this paper)

AD: H. R. Hollister of Winchester: Groceries, Hardware, Nails and Dye-stuff's at Rowen & Kersey
WANTED any quantity of ..Bees wax, white bean,...for which the highest price will be given in exchange for goods at the old stand of Row...H.R. Hollister Winchester Nov. 12, 1841 (a separate ad listed below the store ad)

A majority of items in this paper seem to be related to court issues, ads for businesses, and many political letters and articles debating issues of the day, in an angry tone.




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