A history of the formation, settlement and development of Hamilton County, Indiana (Open Library)

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A history of the formation, settlement and development of Hamilton County, Indiana

from the year 1818 to the close of the Civil War

by Augustus Finch Shirts
Published in 1901,

A history of the formation, settlement and development of Hamilton Co ...
Augustus Finch Shirts

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works: A history of the formation, settlement and development of Hamilton County, Indiana

By statement: by Augustus Finch Shirts.

Language: English

Pagination: 370 p. :

Subject: Hamilton County (Ind.) — History.

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   1. The first settlers, Government purchase of the lands from the Indians, William Conner's Post, The settlement of Horse-shoe Prairie, Building the cabins and preparing for the crops, Entering the lands in 1822, The first marriage, The first Mill

   2. The second settlement, The settlement south of the Horse-shoe Prairie, William Conner's Indian wife, The first distillery

   3. Clearing the forest, The manner of preparing the land for cultivation, the condition of the land

   4. Hunting, Describing the manner of hunting racoons, deer and other wild game

   5. Early industry, The tan yard, Distilleries, Mills, Farming, The first threshing machines

   6. Organization of the county, The charter, Election of the county officers, The two townships, Early acts of the county commissioners, Location and laying out of the county seat, Public buildings, The first jail, The board of trustees

   7. The Hamilton Circuit Court, The first term, Judges and officers, The first Grand Jury, The April term, Some of the first cases, Name of resident attorneys from 1823 to 1865 inclusive

   8. County officers from the year 1823 to the year 1865

   9. Internal improvements, The central canal, Brick courthouse, Bridges, Peru Railroad, Water courses, Early newspapers, The common school fund, County seminary fund, Asylum for poor

   10. The townships, Delaware, Noblesville, White River, Fall Creek, Clay, Jackson, Washington, Wayne, Adams, a more particular account of each, The township trustees

   11. Cities and towns, Noblesville, Strawtown, Cicero, Westfield, Boxleytown, Deming, Carmel, Clarksville, Eagletown, New Britton, Ekin, Mattsville, Atlanta, Arcadia

   12. Incidents and stories, The indian murders, Trail of Sawyer, The old ferry boat, The story of John Rhoads, The case of Eli Terry, An unusual prize fight, Flood, Fire and storm, Old settler's meetings, Agricultural Society, Early election methods, Collecting a debt, Paying the cost, Capt. Howe's cabin, Domestic and social enjoyments, Hauling away surplus, Female courage, The pack peddler, The corn thief, Some Yankee gratitude, The pioneer elopement, Corn pone, Locating the capital, Clocks, The lawyer's defense, School punishment, The lost child

   12. The record of Hamilton County in the Civil War, The governor's call for troops, Acts of the county commissioners during the war, The names of the soldiers from Hamilton County, The letter of Major General McCook.

	1. The first settlers, Government purchase of the lands from the Indians, William Conner's Post, The settlement of Horse-shoe Prairie, Building the cabins and preparing for the crops, Entering the lands in 1822, The first marriage, The first Mill
	2. The second settlement, The settlement south of the Horse-shoe Prairie, William Conner's Indian wife, The first distillery
	3. Clearing the forest, The manner of preparing the land for cultivation, the condition of the land
	4. Hunting, Describing the manner of hunting racoons, deer and other wild game
	5. Early industry, The tan yard, Distilleries, Mills, Farming, The first threshing machines
	6. Organization of the county, The charter, Election of the county officers, The two townships, Early acts of the county commissioners, Location and laying out of the county seat, Public buildings, The first jail, The board of trustees
	7. The Hamilton Circuit Court, The first term, Judges and officers, The first Grand Jury, The April term, Some of the first cases, Name of resident attorneys from 1823 to 1865 inclusive
	8. County officers from the year 1823 to the year 1865
	9. Internal improvements, The central canal, Brick courthouse, Bridges, Peru Railroad, Water courses, Early newspapers, The common school fund, County seminary fund, Asylum for poor
	10. The townships, Delaware, Noblesville, White River, Fall Creek, Clay, Jackson, Washington, Wayne, Adams, a more particular account of each, The township trustees
	11. Cities and towns, Noblesville, Strawtown, Cicero, Westfield, Boxleytown, Deming, Carmel, Clarksville, Eagletown, New Britton, Ekin, Mattsville, Atlanta, Arcadia
	12. Incidents and stories, The indian murders, Trail of Sawyer, The old ferry boat, The story of John Rhoads, The case of Eli Terry, An unusual prize fight, Flood, Fire and storm, Old settler's meetings, Agricultural Society, Early election methods, Collecting a debt, Paying the cost, Capt. Howe's cabin, Domestic and social enjoyments, Hauling away surplus, Female courage, The pack peddler, The corn thief, Some Yankee gratitude, The pioneer elopement, Corn pone, Locating the capital, Clocks, The lawyer's defense, School punishment, The lost child
	12. The record of Hamilton County in the Civil War, The governor's call for troops, Acts of the county commissioners during the war, The names of the soldiers from Hamilton County, The letter of Major General McCook.