Annals of Platte County, Missouri

Annals of Platte County, Missouri - Paxton

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1861, APRIL. 308 COUNTY FINANCES. .4pri.l18Go. C. F. Jackson refuses to raise Missouris quota of the 75.000 men, declaring: Not one man will the State of Missouri furnish for such an unholy crusade. The steamer Sam Gaty, at Leavenworth, hoisted a rebel ag. but was compelled to lower it. and raise the stars and stripes. April :20Henry L. Routt and 200 men capture Liberty Arsenal. Among them were Capt. McMurray and a company from Jackson. The arms were taken and distributed in north- western Missouri. A large share are taken to Jeff. Thompson a.t St. Joseph. Under this date, Hon. Ed M. Samuel Wrote to 1ne: The war is on us in earnest. Let Union men stand rm. Secession. in Missouri, is annihilation. The Atlas having died out, E. S. Wilkinson issues a small Secession sheet at Platte City, called the Tenth Legion. Only a few numbers were printed. Wilkinson had to leave. and Clark and Bourne started" the (70/nsemato7. MAY. COUNTY FINANCES. Revenuecollected. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..$22,231.18 WarrantsdraWn.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18,369.32 E;rpemlitmes in Detail. Parkvillebridge. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. $ 500.00 LowerBee Creel: bridge. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48.00 Skinnersbridge.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,829.00 DaVisBranchbridge.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 106.00 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 110.00 Ria1tobridge.......... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68.00 Far1evbridge.......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 478.00 .lew.Iarketbridge.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,041.00 HughesMi11bridge.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65.00 Pla.tteCitybridge.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 67.00 Otherbr-idges.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 187.00 Weston and Platte City Turnpike. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 300.00 S111-vexin,:.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25.00 Weston (fourtof Common Pleas.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,133.00 -Wa.nip-lan(l.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 72.00 loor.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,487.00 (o11rt-hmisc-.... ........ .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 93.00, .lail.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 173.00 Stationt-1.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 262.00 Irintin;:.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 298.00 (onnnissiom-r of Schools (Ha.rrington).. .. .. .. .. .. 67.00 Commissiom-r 1Pal(-1). . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200.00