Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1839, DEC. 34 "NEWSPAPERS. Court was held in one room and the elevated porch. The docket was short. The most interesting cases were several in- dictments aga.inst Roubidoux for gambling. All the bar except V. T. Wood. the circ11it attorney, entered our names in the margin of the docket as for Roubidoux. We got the old man clear on some quibble. and he was happy. We charged him nothing. but he made all of us pay our tavern bills. DECEMBER. Dcc. .{cThe county court, having approved the location of the county seat, appointed Jesse Morin to enter the land. Sol. L. Leonard, county surveyor. was ordered to lay off the town. and Stephen Johnston was selected as commissioner of the seat of justice. Dec. 1JS. L. Leonard commenced the survey of Platte City. I helped him in running the rst line, on the east side of the town. The ground was covered by a foot of damp snow, and the Platte was hard frozen; and we could cross it conveniently. The work was complete in time for the sale of lots February 3, 1840. NEWSPAPERS. X0 newspaper is published in Platte County. During 1837- 38-39-40 legal advertisements were published. chiey. in the Far Tl"c.5-t. issued weekly at Liberty, by Benj. Hays. 1840. Population of Platte County, 8,913, of which 858 are slaves: 1 white over 100. Engaged in agriculture, 2,207; in commerce, 56; in manufactures and trades. 195; in professions, 37. Pen- sioners, 3: (leaf and dumb. 2; blind. 6; insane, 11. Schools. 27; scllolars. 1.018. Population of the State. 383.702; the United States. 17.068366. .ssess1ne11t of Platte County: slaves. $223,620; money and notes. 3121.042; other property. $129,811; total. .2-(ifl.07G. Land not taxed. BUSINESS MEN AT WESTON. 1840. N. J. ..leander. Thomas .ull. H. Basye. Blaine. Tompkins & ].arrct. A. M. Belt. A. G. Cunningham. G. V. Dawson. Thos. Ellis. .-1 Gillwrt. B011 Holladay. A. N. Hailey. Bela M. Hughes. Geo. Kr-ll:-1. .. J. Lm-as. Richard Meek. W. S. Murpliy. Chas. Neal. V. A. .ev1nan. \. G. Noble. G. P. Post. John Thornbnrg. Thornton & l.urm-H. lien \m(l. -lei-1 Yoods, Wells. .l lL.l"lE (IlY. 1840. In the .spi1ig of 1.940 Martinsville moved bodily over into Platte (itv. Tn adalitioii to those named as -iti/.ens of Martins- vill:-. I 14-1-nll(Il2 \m. P. .lmo11d. Jas. . hv. Wm. E. Black. Saml P:-ntmi. Isaac Bnrnes. Hamp. Brown. G. V. and W. P. Drmghr-r1v. Jas. Tl. llaldwin. Tsaac Farris. J. R. Hardin. W. R.