Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1839, MARCH. 26 COUNTY COURT. it proved to be 412 squa.re miles. Applegates lines run about one half degree east of north, and north of west, as compared with the surveys of the east and the north lines of the county. There is no copy of Hughes survey found in Platte. I presume the orig- inal eld-notes are at Jefferson City. MARCH. THE COUNTY COURT. Governor Boggs appointed Jones H. Owen sheri of Platte (founty, and Michael Byrd, John B. Collier; and Michael MCaf- ferty county court justices. As appointed by statute, the rst session of the county court was held at the Falls of Platte, on the 11th day of March, 1839. The tavern house of Michael D. Faylor was used as a court-house. After organizing, the court appointed Hall L. Wilkerson county clerk, Hamilton Linnville assessor. and Ira Norris treasurer. The assessor gave bond for $300, and the treasurer for $5,000. PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY COURT. .l[mc-h11Isaac McEllis is granted ferry license at Kickapoo. Jeremiah H. Spraft is appointed administrator of John Hens- ley. Bond, $1.800. ALLOTING JUSTICES. Court accepts the names and lines of the six mumlcipal town~ ships laid off by the county court of Clay, and appoints allotting justices as follows: 1, Peter Crockett for Preston Township; 2. Matthias Masten for Carroll Township; M. Kincaid for Green Township; 4, Robert Patton for Lee Township; 5, Saml T. Mason for Marshall Township; and 6. James Hurd for Pettis Township. Yeston Township was not laid oft" until 1840. Gcorr/0 P. Dorriss was the rst to take out a mer(-hants license. Dram-shop license was issued to Jonathan and Nich. Owens. all payment of to the State and $1 to the county. Ed Wilmr was appointed constable for Carroll Township. but could not give bond. Jlarr-h :?IJohn A. Ewell n1d Eliza. Houshell. This is the rst rm-(ml of a niarriage found on the books of Platte County. FIRST CIRCUIT COURT. ,llmv:h .3.7-"Judge Austin A. King commenced his rst term of .-in-nit r-nnrt for Platte. at the log tavern of M. D. Faylor in The Fznlls of ]l:n1te. llis rst act was to appoint Jesse Morin circuit cl:-rlc. Sh:-ri Jom-s H. Owen returned the following Graml -Imjz/.- 1, Jaim-. Beagle; 2, Isaac Blanton; 3, James Brown: 4, John irownz 5. San1l .. Rrown; (3. Robert Cain; 7, Patrick Cooper; S. l):II1ivl l.)(-a1l)0111; 9, Jas. Flannery; 10, Isaac Glasscock; I I. Jes.~u- L:-wis (fol-einanlz :3, John McCarty; 13, Wm. McClain; I4. John S. .l:1lutt: 15. Henry Matheny: 16, Peyton Murphy;