Caldwell County Court Order Books B1 and C, 1815.

This Caldwell County material is provided by Happy Greer, braimer@kiwi.dep.anl.gov who transcribed and abstracted it from microfilmed copies of the original Court Order Book.


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Extracts Caldwell Co,KY,Court Order Books B1 and C, 1815:
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Caldwell County,Kentucky, Court Order Book B1, 1815:

Book B1, 1815:
Octr. 1815, p. 438--
Forty feet Square of Post and Rail,- upon a vote being taken the
court were unanimously in favour of the Motion.

[The following entry was crossed out]:
"Ordered that Arthur H. DAVIS, Colo. Wm. BIRDSONG and John H.
PHELPS Or any two of them be appointed Commissioners to let to
the lowest Bidder the building of a Courthouse Jail & Stray Pen
at the Place now contemplated for the Erection of the public
buildings for this County, Who are to meet at the house of James
RUCKER Senr. on the Saturday Previous to the fourth Monday in
next month & proceed to the Same, & Report to the next term of
this court. One third of the amt. of the Sum undertakers fee to
be paid Out of next County levy and the ballance in two annual
payments out of the levy."

Ordered that Solomon K. CHANDLER, Daniel JARROT and Jos CHANDLER
be appointed Commissioners to View and mark a road the nearest &
most Convenient Way from Eddyville to the place commonly calld.
Rosses ferry So as to meet the road from the mouth of Cumberland
to the Same place & Report the Conveniences & Inconveniences therof
&c. & c.

Ordered that Blake BAKER, Hugh McWATERS Thos GREER Arthur JENKINS
and Wm. THETFORD or any three of them being first Sworn do View
and mark out a road [con'd p. 439]

p. 439--
the nearest & best Way from Blake BAKERs farm on the North side of
Cumberland River to Thos GREERs horse mill crossing the River at
the ferry of David OSBORN Esqr. and Report &c &c

Ordered that Arthur H DAVIS Colo. William BIRDSONG and John H.
PHELPS be appointed Commissioners to let to the lowest Bidder the
building of a Courthouse of Brick thirty six feet Square of the
Model and description of the present One now in Eddyville, and
to be finished in as good a manner as was Contemplated for that
to have been finished, a Jail of Stone thirty by Twenty feet two
Story high with doors locks &c. &c. in a good Strong Workmanlike
manner, also a Stray Pen of Post and Rails of Oak Timber or
other durable timber forty feet Square in Workman (sic) Manner,
at the place now Contemplated for the erection of the public
buildings for this County, With power to make any necessary alter-
ations as form or finishing the inside work of the Courthouse
Court Clks Table Judges Seat or Attorneys' bar or Sheriffs boxes
&c. Who are to meet on the premises Set a Part for Such buildings
on the Saturday previous to the fourth Monday in next month in
Order to let the Same, the undertaker to be paid Out of the next
county levy One third of the amount to undertaker for & the..
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Caldwell County Court Order Bk C, 1815:
Nov. 1815, p. 5--
No. 38. On Motion of Richard SWOR and it appearing to the Satis-
faction of the court by the affidavit of Vincent ANDERSON and
George D RANDALL that he (was at the time of the Passage of a law
authorizing the appropriation of the vacant lands in this Common-
wealth approvd. Feby 6th 1815.) an actual Settler on four Hundred
acres of Vacant land in Caldwell County on Tennessee River adjoining
the lands of John ADAM on the north which he claims to appropriate
and which is ordered to be certified to the Register of the land
office of Ky.

No. 39. On Motion of George RANDALL and it appearing to the Satis-
faction of the Court by affidavit of Vincent ANDERSON and Richd.
SWOR that he (was at the time of the Passage of a law authorizing
the appropriation of the vacant lands in this Commonwealth approvd.
Feby 6th 1815.) an actual Settler on four Hundred acres of vacant
lands in the County of Caldwell on Tennessee River adjoining the
lands of Micajah MIDGETT On the north side Which he claims to
appropriate and which is Ordered to be certified to the Regr. L
Office &c.

No. 40 On Motion of Mary GREER and it appearing to the Satisfaction
of the Court by the affidavit [con'd p. 6]

p. 6--
of David JAMES that She was at the time of the Passage of a law
authorizing the appropriation of the Vacant lands in this Common-
wealth approvd. Feby 6th 1815 an actual Settler on four Hundred
acres of Vacant land in Caldwell County on Waters of Tennessee
River Which She claims to appropriate & which is ordered to be
certified to the Register of the land Office of Ky.

Com v Wm GARDNER & Tarlton RATTON? for not giving in their
lists of Taxable property to the Commissioner appd. to take them
in. On hearing their Excuse it is ordered that [they] pay the
Costs accrued theron & be discharged.

On motion of Vincent ANDERSON and it appearing to the Satisfaction
of the Court that Stands chd. in the Tax list of 1814 with One Poll
tax Improperly which is orderd to be certified &c. [in left margin:
"not to be chd."]

An Inventory of Money collected, & Returned by the admr of James
KUYKINDALL decd approvd. & OR

A Report made by the Commissioners appd. by former Order of this
Court to settle with the admr of Wm GILKEY decd. was this day..