Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1847, JAN. 84 TOWN PLATS. TOWN PLAT FILED. FOUNDER. Jacob Adamson T. M. THompson G. S. Park McGeehan & Hamilton R. T. Brightwell Platte County Almond, Paxton & Owen Mrs. M. A. Norton H. A. Koster Adams, Black & Phillips C. N. Black S. Phillips P. Ellington Vinton Stillings W. C. Wells J. M. & W. H. Waldron City of Weston Burnett & Teals Th. Ward R. Meek Jr. Moore, Bird & Holladay E. S. Wilhite A. Moore John Doniphan W. H. & C. C. Montgomery JANUARY Jan. 4 - Thos. F. Richardson, administrator of Robert R. Richardson The German M. E. Church of Weston organized Jan. 11 - Capt And. Johnson buys the E 1/2 of Block 37, Platte City Jan. 24 - Battle of La Canada, New Mexico, in which Capt. Murphy's company of infantry, from Weston, now in command of Capt. Jonas S. Woods, shared in a gallant charge upon a superior force of Mexicans, and gained a noted victory. In this charge Lieut. Van Valkenburgh and private John Graham were killed; and several others from Platte were wounded. The battle of Moro, in which Capt. Morin's company achieved a victory, followed close on the battle of La Canada. Jan. 26 - Thomas Flannery, administrator of