Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton
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1856, SEPT. 222 THE ELECTION. 2. Amelia, b. Jan. 24, 1877. 3. Lulie May, b. May 15, 1883. Sept. 27Eliezer Wilhite buys property in Block N, Weston, for a ouring mill. NOVEMBER. THE ELECTION. Nor. 1Ihe Presidential vote of Platte County: Buchanan, 1,263 votes; Fillmore, 1,044; Buchanan received 174 electoral votes and Fremont 114. The State gave Buchanan 58,164; the full vote, 1,838,109. 1+il1mores vote, State, 48,524; full vote, 874,534. The Democrats, in rejoicing over the election of Buchanan, illuminated Platte City and red a cannon (Old Sacramento) on )1-.1rshalls Hill. As Cihris. Greyer was ramming a load down, it went off, blowing both his arms away. He suffered a thousand deaths. He became a tax on the county, until we set him up in the confectionery business; and August 19, 1857, [he married .l?t1} Blanton. His daughter. Elizabeth, married. rst. Cornelis, second, Jesse Calvert. GOVERNOR GEARYS PROCLAMATION. Nor. ,After an extended tour of observation, and being f ullv satised that the benign inuences of peace reign throughout Kansas, in concurrence with general custom, and my own feelings, I hereby specially set apart the 20th day of November to be ob- served by all the good citizens of this Territorv as a day of general thanksgiving and praise to Almiglitv God for the blessings vouchsafed to us as a people. Given. etc. John W. Georg/. Gov. Nor. 1"/L. M. Lawson enrolled as an attorney. He was edu- rated a.t William Jewell College. and was a youth of brilliance. He practiced law at Platte City. removed to Weston. and be- r-a me a partner of Col. John Doniphan. He married Miss Thorn- ton. a sister of Doniphans wife. After the war. he went to St. Joseph. built the railroad from Richmond to St. Joseph. and be- :-ame we-althv: went to New York. established the large banking house of Donnell, Lawson & (o.. and lost nearlv every thing in a few years. Nor. .37~(.over11or Gear) of Kansas disbands the State militia. DE(EMBER. Der-. I.lmer B. Hathavav having died. Elvina Hathaway administers. P.rmd.$l:).000. The town of Quindaro founded by Gov. Robinson and others. The l:ms:us tide is tm-ning towards freedom.