PREFACE.

In p u bli sh i n g this work i t has been m y obj ect to give to t h e p u bli c interesting information in regard to t h e begin n ing and formation of one of the greatest States in the Union , Indian a . Corydon was est ablished as the seat of o u r Territorial govern

1 81 3 e o f o u r war m ent in , while we w re i n the m idst second

a t o with Great Brit in . From Corydon went up the petition f Congress rom our territorial fathers , asking to be admitted t h e i nto the Union of States , and to have Indiana added to f great galaxy as a ree and independent State , on the same fo ot i n g with origi nal States . It was to the old pioneer fathers at

Corydon that Congress promptly replied , granting their p eti tion . It was at Corydon tha t the first Constitution of the y t h e State was form ed and adopted . It was at Cor don that first laws for the government of the people of the State were - m ade . It was at the time honored town of Corydon that t h e

t e o f S at Indiana was born , nourished and fondled i n infancy , m a reared and trained in youth , that gave her the imp etus to ture into giantry . During all this tim e here clustered the h eroic and p atrioti c i s pioneers , and giant intellects of the State . Forgetfulness

t . w o n dro u s o s t l e very near un o all In the boundless , j of things ,

a f i s our lives and our deaths re lost sight o . The panoram a

f - - - a u shi ted , and the life bustle o f t o day i s the death t blea of to morro w. A n d while it is extremely difficult to recover from

a s the dim and sh dowy past , a true history of all the struggle — an d and privations of the pioneers o f their hardships , trials s ff o f f u erings; of their victories , experiences hope and aith; of h s their disappointments and triumphs , s till we have t eir place o f o f r action , as well as m any their acts , together with thei

in t h e s e s historic and sacred names , which we present page _ 4

an d h w ich , we doubt not , will be appreciated and greatly cher i sh e d b v the noble son s and daughters of t h e great State of I ndiana Being e n gaged in writi n g a full and complete history of

H a arrison , the old C pitol County , I have selected the matter c ontained herein for the benefit an d e dific at i o n of the peopl e throughout our State .

The Author ,

F . LEMM ON .

n 1 891 . Corydon , India a , October , TH E ANCIENT CAPITAL .

i Harrison County , within the b oundaries of which i s the t me

was hon ored town , and first State Capital of Indiana , Corydon , named in honor of the first Territorial Governor of Indiana , i an d William Henry Harrison , the distinguished patriot , sold er — m statesman . It was the fourth county organized carved fro

i n 1 80 8 a portion of the territory i ncluded in Knox county , , t n I t i and is situated in the sou her portion of the State . s b ounded north by Washington county , east by Floyd county , - - south east , south , and south west by the Ohio river , which run s ' o n its border about sixty m iles , west by Crawford county , and 478 contains square miles , and a population of The settlement of this county , by the whites , dates back to the b e n f gi ning o the present century . In common with the entire

‘ s outhern part of the S tate , i t is somewhat broken and hilly , b ut possesses some beautiful and fertile valleys . The upland s

fo r have no superiors in the State small grains and fruit , which are p roduced in abundance . The wheat yield this year be ing h estimated at fully one million bushels . T ere are m any at

a h tractive caves , and beautiful stre ms of water wit in its limits . The population of this county being principally descendants wh o l from the old sturdy p ioneers , came here near y a century

' ago , and the balance being excellent people from t h e o lde r S are tates , they intelligent , ci vil , industrious , economical and progressive . Indeed no other county i n our State , has better “ t society than the old Capi ol County . i While there are not m any wealthy people i n our county , t

n has often and truthfully bee said , by persons who travel ex t e n sive l y , that in proportion to p opulation , no other county i n the State had more good li vers than this county , and the gen e ro s it y and hospitality of wh ose people knew n o bounds"and 6

i a as the old pioneer fathers , whose characteristics they have - h e rit e d t h e r . , latch string always hangs outwa d

o f u s t i e e an d The Ancient Capital , Corydon , the seat j , the geographical and legal center of the county , was founded in

1 808 H . , by William Henry Harrison and Hervey eth It is a

a o n b eautiful town , pleasantly situated i n a v lley , and the high

o f an d rolling ground at the j unction Big Little Indian creeks .

o n b v f It is surrounded all sides high hills , rom which grand views of the surrounding country m ay be obtained . It is 120

o f 2 0 m m iles due south Indianapolis , iles west of the Falls Cit A ff 8 i es , Ne w lb any , Je erson ville and Louisville , and m iles ‘ 7 n L . east of the noted Wya dotte Cave , miles south of the , E .

h u St . L . Railroad , by whic i t is connected by the Lo isville ,

r Ne w Alh a n v Co ydon Railroad . h o f . n At the suggestion Go v Harriso , t is town was n amed by

n Miss Je nie Smith , daughter of Edward Smith , a deserter from the British army , during the Revolutionary War . Some years

wa i n t after Mr . Smith deserted he worked his y o the wilderness where Corydon now stands . A few rods east of the Fair

s ri n u s t Ground p, g, j south of the present corporate limits of l o Corydon . Mr . Smith erected a g cabin , where he re ared a large , i ntelligent and respectable family . While Gen . Harrison

fre was Govenor of Indiana Territory , at Vincennes , he m ade

an d oal s o S o f quent visits east , pen t a part his time in Harrison ’ c . ounty , and while on those visits , he always made Mr Smith s n c abi one of his stopping points , where he rested his we aried

“ limbs , and his j aded nag . ’ The Ge neral was very fond of vocal music , and Mr . Smith s daughters were good singers . They had procured a song book “ ’ in which was the song Old Corydon . This was the General s favorite , and he , on his visits , had the young ladies sing it , and frequently to repeat it; and often after supper the General and the Sm ith fam ily would gather in front of the cabin door whil e those noble young pioneer heroines would m ake the hills and

n valleys , around where Corydo now stands , resound with thei r W musical strains , perhaps drowning the screams of the iley and

a b t sneaking p nther , and the owls of the i mpuden and daring

n wolves . On taking his leave of the family , one morni g , the General suggested to the young ladies that h e intended to f n t M ss ound a tow near by , and reques ed a name , whereupon i i t Jennie Smith s uggested that be called after his favorite song ,

Co r don h w as . y , whic accepted by the General f By an act o the General Assembly of Indian a Territory , at 1 1 t h Vi ncennes , whi ch was appro ved on the day of March , 1 81 3 o f n was , the Seat Gover ment of said Territory fixed at

“ a t Corydon , Harrison County , from and f er the first day of May ,

In conformity wi th a j oint resolution of both Houses of t h e A A General ssembly of the Terri tory , cting Gove rnor Gibson p rorogued them to meet at Corydon on the first day o f Decem

1 1 e 8 3 . b er , Coryd on rem ain d the Territorial and State Capi tal of Indiana , from that date un til the tenth day of January ,

1 8 25 w . , hen it was removed to Indianap olis The p opulation h d of this ancient town is near one t ousan , which is not much

w as t h e a grea t er than i t was while it Cap ital of the St te .

While Corydon is not large it is quite a business place . And

as a a b e as it is in the natural g re , many fine natural gas wells h O e t h e ing near by , her enterprising citizens p , i n near future to see her greatly stimulated by the sam e . ‘

TH E OLD S CA AT C O D O 1 81 3—2 5 TATE PITAL RY N , .

' o ld 1 81 1 b u t n o t This stone structure was built i n , thorough

l 1 81 5 . n o n e o f t y completed until Dennis Penni gton , the mos

and prominent men in Harrison county , in fact in the State , - e o f . in his time , sup rintended the building it It is forty feet i a square . The foundat on was pl ced three feet in the ground - and made t wo and one half feet wide . The walls for the first l f story are two and one ha f eet thick , and the room fifteen feet high in the clear . The walls of the second story are t wo feet thick l and the room ten feet in the c ear . The material out of which

' t bl u e lim e - r his building was constructed was stone , i n irregula t o t h courses , from four twelve inches thick , gathered from e immediate neighborhood . The Legislature m et here until f 1 82 5 . o s The members the Hou e occupied the lower room , and the Senate Chamber was the room in the south side of the u pper story . The Clerk of the Supreme Court o ccupied a - f . r oom in the north east corner o the second story . When t h e Legislature was not in session t hese rooms were occupied by

u . the Suprem e , District , and Co nty Courts This old building has been used extensively for the last eigh 8

. t y years . United States Senators have been elected here

Presidential Electors have b een elected here , and cast their votes for Presidential candidates here . It has b een used since

- A E CA A AT C O R DO 1 81 3 25 . TH E OLD ST T PIT L Y N ,

it h as been built for all parties in hol ding their p olitical con

ve n t i o n s here . It is the grand center for all kinds of public

gatherings . And although used so extensively for the last four

S . score years , not a ingle break appears i n its m assive walls It has for several years been used as the Circuit Court building . 9

Th e fl t h e Court occupying the lower oor , and j uries the rooms o f the upper story .

n The G eneral Assembly of India a Territory , which met at

o r n 1 81 5 C ydo on the first Monday in December , , did o n the

1 4 a be th day of that mo nth , dopt a memorial which was laid fore Congress , by the Territorial Delegate , the Hon . Jonathan

2 8 t h o f Jennings , on the the same m onth , that contained the "“ fo r following passages Whereas , the Ordinance of Congress the go vernment of this Territory has provided , that when there

S s hall be sixty thousand free inhabitants therein , thi Territory s hall be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the

an d t h e original States ; , whereas , by a census taken by author

o f r m re i ty of the Legislature this Territo y , it appears fro the

o f wh i t e i nh abit an t s S turns , that the number free , exceeds ixty —We thousand , therefore , pray the Honorable Senate and House e of Representativ s , in Congress assembled , to order an election , to be conducted agreeably to the existing laws of this Territory

o n to be held in the several counties of this Territory , th e rst Mo n da o Ma 1 81 6 fi y f y , , for Representatives to m eet i n Convention , at the seat of Governm ent of this Terri tory , on

1 81 6 S the day of , , who , when assembled , hall deter

a . m a o rit all m mine , by j y of the vote s of the embers elected , whether it will be exp edient o r inexpedient to go into a State if e x e die n t t h e Government; and it be determined p , Convention thus assembled shall have the power to form a Constitution and frame of Government; or , if it b e deemed inexpedient , to pro v t he ide for election of Representatives to m eet in Convention , at some future period , to form a Constitution “ are And , whereas , the inhabitants of this Territory princi

o f pally composed emigrants from every part of the Union , an d m as various in their custo s and sentiments as in their persons , we think it prudent , at this time , to express to the General G overnment our attachment to the fundamental principles of legislation prescribed by Congress in their ordinance for the

ers on a l government of this Territory , particularly , as respects p re ed om i n vo lu n ta r servitu de f and y , and hope they m ay be con t h e s tinned as ba is of the Constitution . M The Mem orial was referred to a committee , of which r . 1 0

n wa s Jennings , the Delegate from India a Territory , th e chair o n 5 t h 1 8 1 6 l m an ; and the of January , , this gent em a n reported t o o f i a t o the House Representat ves of the United States , bill enable the people o f the Indiana Territory to form a Co n s t i t u

an d an d t h a tion State Government . for e dmission of such State i nto the Union o n an equal footing wi t h the original

. e i n art ic u States This bill , aft r having been amended some p

a r o v lars , was passed by Congress , and becam e a law , by the p p al r de 1 9 of the P esi n t of the Uni ted States , on the th day of 1 81 6 . " April , Which act is as follows

C O F C S A T ONGRE S.

A n A c t t o e n a b l e t h e p e o p l e o f t h e I n d i a n a Te rrit o ry t o fo m a C o n s i t u t i o n a n d S a t e G o v e n m e n t a n d fo r t h e r t t r , a d m i s s i o n o f s u c h S t a t e i n t o t h e U n i o n o n e q u a l fo o t i n W i h t h e o i i n a l S t a e s g t r g t .

O V D 1 6 "APPR E APRIL .

1 SE CTION . Be i t enacted by t h e Senate and the House o f ' o f o f Representatives , the United States America , i n Congress assembled

. an d That the i nhab itants of the Territory of Indiana be ,

are t o s they hereby authorized , form for them elves a Consti t u t i o n as and State Government , and to assume such nam e

h a w h . they s all deem proper; and the sai d St te hen formed , s all b e admitted into t h e Union u pon the sam e footi n g with t h e original S tates , in all resp ects whate ver . A C 2 . u SE . nd be i t f rther enacted , that the said State shall consist of all the terri tory included within the following bound ~ - " o n aries , to wit Bounded the East by the m eridian line which forms the western boundry of the State of Ohi o; o n the

t h e o f South , by river Ohio , from the m outh the Great Miam i river to the m outh of the ri ver Wabash; on the West , by a

m as fro m line drawn from the iddle of the Wab h , i ts m outh to a point where a due north line drawn from the town of Vincen - n e s would last touch the north western shore of the said river;

n and from thence , by a due orth line , until the sam e shall intersect an east and west line drawn through a point t e n m iles north of the southern ex treme of Lake Michigan; on t h e N b s l orth y the said east and west line , until the ame sha l 1 1

m d m a f t h e intersec t the firs t en tio ne eridi n line , which orms western bound ry o f the S t at e of Oh io ; pro vided that the con ve n t i o n ft f d S a f hereina er pro vided for , when orme , h ll rati y the boundaries aforesai d; o t herwise they Shall be and remain as now prescri bed by the ordinance fo r the governmen t of the

y - s t h e Territor north we t of the river Ohio ; provided , also , that said State Shall h ave concurrent jurisdictio n on the river

t f fa f . r Wabash , with the State to be ormed west hereo , so as d the said river shall form a common boun ary to b oth . C A N E I T F R l‘ H ER N C D m 3 . D B U SE . E A TE , That all ale citi

wh o S h a a t h e zens of the United States , hall ve rrived at age o f - a twenty one years , and resided within the s id Territory at

da o f a n d least one year previous to the y election , shall have

n a t ax all - a r paid a cou ty or territori l , and persons h ving in othe respec ts the legal qualifications to vote for Representatives in

m b e an d the General Asse bly by the said Territory , , they are hereby authorized to choos e Representatives to fo rm a Co n ve n l t tion . who shal be appor ioned among the several coun ties with

m e a i n the said Territory , according to the a p portion nt m de by f - " the Legislature thereo , at their last session , to wit From the

W f u m o f county of ayne , o r representatives ; fro the county

o f Dearborn , three representatives ; from the county Switzer ff land , one representati ve ; from the county of Je erson , three

o f a re p resentati ves; from the county Cl rk , five representatives;

m o f fro the county Harrison , five represen tatives ; from the

fi ve r o f county of Washington , representati ves ; f om the county

m n Knox , five representatives ; fro the county of Gibso , four rep re s e nt at i ve s e ; from the county of Posey , one representativ ;

r from the county of Warrick , on e representati ve ; f o m the coun t y of Perry , one representa tive .

f S And the election for the representatives a oresaid , hall be

o n O n e holden the second Monday in May , thousand eight hun dred and sixteen . througho ut the several counties in said Ter ri t o r l be y; and shal conduc ted in the same manner , and under the same penalties as prescribed by the laws of said Territory regulating elections therei n for members of the House of Rep

re s e n t at ive s .

EC . 4. S And be it further enacted , that the members of th e

Convention , thus duly elected , be , and they are hereby author z o o n i d , to meet at the seat of government of said Territory , 1 2

d o f the secon Monday June nex t which Convention when m et ,

S dc t e r mi n e b hall first , y a maj ority of the whole number elect i t ed , whether be or be not expedient , at that time , to form a Constitutio n and State Go vernment for the people within the

n said Territory; and if i t be de termi ed to be expedient , the S Convention hall b e , and hereby are , authorized to form a Con s t i t u t io n and State Government; or if it b e deemed more e x p e

a S dient , the s id Convention hall provide by Ordinance for elec tion of representatives to form a Consti tution or frame of gov

e rn m e n t S , which said representatives hall b e chosen in such

m anner , and in such proportion , and shall m eet at such time

and place , as shall b e prescribed by the said Ordinance; and s n hall then form , for the people of said Territory , a Constitutio

and State Government; provided , that the sam e , whenever S formed , hall be republican , and not repugnant to those arti

cles of the Ordinance of the thirteenth of July , One thousand - s even hundred and eighty seven , which are declared to be irre vocable be tween the original States and the people an d State s - o f the territory north west of the river Ohio; excepting so much o f said ar t icles as relates to the boundaries of States therein to b e formed .

p C 0 A ND BE R E R E AC ED SE . . IT FU TH N T , That until the next general census shall b e taken , the said State shall be entitled to one Representative in the House of Representatives of t he

United States . C 6 A ND B E I T R E AC ED SE . . FU TH R EN T , That the following ff Co n ve n p ropositions be , and the same are hereby o ered to the r tion of the said Territory of Indiana , when formed , for thei Co n ve n free acceptance or rej ection , which , if accepted by the tion shall be obligatory upon the United States

F i rst . S That the section numb ered ixteen , i n every township , and when such section has b een sold , granted , or disposed of,

e u ival an t an d o ther lands , q thereto , m ost con tiguous to the

S same , hall be granted to the inhabitants of such township , for the use of schools .

d . S Seco n That all salt prings within the said Territory , and

o f the land reserved for the use the same , together with such

as o ther lands m ay , by the President of the United States , b e S d eemed necessary and proper for working the said salt prings , not exceeding in the whole , the quantity contained i n thirty 1 3

S six entire sections , hall be granted to the said State for use of t o b e h the people o f the said State , the same used under suc terms , conditions , and regulations as the Legislature of the n e v said State shall direct; provided , the said Legislature shall er sell nor lease the same for a longer period than ten years a t any one time .

r d e r . . Thi . That five p cent of the net proceeds of the lands l lying within the said Territory , and which shal be sold by

a t a Congress , fro m and f er the firs t day of December next , fter S d deducting all expenses incident to the same , hall be reserve -fift h s for making public roads and canals , of which three shall be

n n applied t o those obj ects withi the said State , under the directio -fift h s t o o f of the Legislature thereof, and two the making a road o r roads le ading to the said State under the direction of

Congress .

rth a d F o u . That one entire township , which sh ll be designate

d o f a o n e by the Presi ent the United States , in ddition to the o f heretofore reserved for the use of a seminary learning , and t e a d ves ed in the Legislature of the said Stat , to be ppropriate solely to the use of such seminary by the said Legislature .

h h e Sa ar e h F i t . f That four sections of land , and the me ere

a a a u by gr nted to the s id St te , for the p rpose of fixing their m S se at of Govern ent thereon , which four sections hall , unde r the direction of the Legislature of said State , be located at any

a a s t h e f time in such township and r nge , Legislature , a oresaid ,

a m ay select , on such lands as may hereafter be cquired by the t United States , from the Indian tribes wi hi n said Territory; provided that such loc ations Shall be made prior t o t h e public

n sale of the lands of the United States , surroundi g such loca

r ovide d a lwa s tion ; and , p y , that the five foregoing propositions ff " t h e herein o ered , are on the condi tions that Convention of the t S t said Sta e hall provide by an ordinance irrevocable , withou

an d a the con sent of the United States , that every e ch tract of t o f land sold by the Uni ted S ates , from and after the first day

a December next , shall be and rem in exempt from any tax , laid by order or under any authority of the State , whether for State ,

a t h e county , or township , or for any other purpose wh"tever , for term of fi ve years , fro m and after the day of sale .

o f In conformity with the provisions this law , an electi on for

was members of a Convention , to form a State Constituti on , 1 4

t h e held in several counties of the T erritory , on Monday , the 1 6 81 . t thirteenth d ay of May , The members of the Conven ion were elected a ccording to an a ppor t ionment which had been

ac t m ade by the Territorial Legislature , and confirmed by an f o Congress . Their nam es and the names of the counties which they represented in the Convention , here follow

RK O N n m CLA C U TY , five members , Jonathan Jen ings , Ja es

S . a . cott , Thomas Carr , John K G raham , and J m es Lemm on

NO"O N m . n B ado ll e t K C U TY , five embers John Johnso , John ,

n a B e n e fie l . William Polke , Be j min Parke , and John

R O N CO U N'I Y r a So l Om o n DEA B R , th e e members , J mes Dill ,

M . anwaring , and Ezra Ferris

S O O N n HARRI N C U TY , five memb ers , Dennis Penningto , Davis

D a . Floyd , niel C L ane , John Boone , and Patri ck Shields . N O U N WAY E C TY , four members , Jerem iah Cox , Patrick Ba

i rd . , Joseph Holman , and Hugh Cull A K N O m a FR N LI C UNTY , five embers , William H . Eads , J m es N n Mc Car t H ann a r . O Brow lee , Enoch y , Robert , j , and James ble .

W Z R AN D CO N m . S IT E L U TY , one ember , William Cotton w E SO O Y . M JEFF R N C UNT , three members , David H ax ell ,

S . amuel Smock , and Nathaniel Hunt

S H N O O Y h D e Pau w WA I GT N C UNT , five members , Jo n , Samuel

M Mc I n t r e e ilroy , Robert y , William Low , and William Gra ham . S ON O N GIB C U TY , four members , David Robb , James Smith

i d . Alexander Dev n , and Fre erick Rapp

C K O m . WARRI C UNTY , o ne me ber , Daniel Grass

PERRY CO UNTY , one member , Charles Polke .

OS O . P EY C UNTY , o ne member , D an n Lynn o The Convention comm enced its sessi n , at Corydon , on the 1 0t h 1 8 16 n of June , , and co tinued to m eet from day to day , 2 9 t h until the of June ; when , having completed the work of n forming a State Constitution , the m embers closed the sessio

by final adj ournment .

H o n . . Jonathan Jennings was President , and Hon William H fu endricks was Secretary , of the Conven tion ; and both were f ture Governors o the State .

3 rd . On the day o f th e Convention the President , Mr Jen

h t ings , announced the appointment of the following Commit ees 1 5

Committee to prepare a Bill of Rights and Preamble to the

B ado ll e t o f u . Constit tion , Messrs , Manwaring , Graham , Clark ,

Lane , Smith , and Pennington . Committee relative t o the distributio n o f the Powers o f Go v

M O f d e rn m e n t . , essrs Johnson , Polke , Perry , Floy , Maxwell and t Mc Ca r y . Comm ittee relative t o the Legislative Dep artment o f Go v

rn m e n t N B e n e fie l . e . e , Messrs obl , Ferris , Milroy , , and Grass Committee relative to the Executive Department of Govern

a a . ment , Messrs . Gr ham , of Cl rk , Polke , of Knox , Rappe ,

F e rn s a n d . Shields , Smock , Smith , , Brownlee Committee rel a tive to the Judicial D epartment of Govern

e e l r m nt , M ssrs . Scott , Johnson , Dil , Mil oy , Noble , Cotton ,

w a a n d u . Lo e , P rk , H n t t Commi tee relati ve to Impeachments , Messrs . Dill , Cox , Hunt ,

a E ads , and C rr . Comm i t tee rel ative to general provisions fo r the Co n s t i t u tio n not embrace d in the Subj ects refered to other Committees M D w M . Pa a n e u d . essrs axwell , , Robb . Sco tt , Baird

Committee relative to the mode o f re vising the Constitution , M . a a essrs Hann , Pennington , Devin , John son , and G r ham , of

a W shington . Com m ittee relative t o the change o f Government and pre serving ths existing laws until repealed by the State Legisla

u m r u t re , and pro viding for appeals fro the Ter itorial Co rts to

M In t r . c e the State Courts , Messrs Floyd , Lemmon , Holman , y ,

a d B n fi l n e e e . Manwaring , Committee relative to education and the universal dissemina

t iOn o f u seful knowledge , and other Obj ects which it m ight be deemed proper to enj oin or advise the State Legislature to

. B ado ll e t provide for , Messrs Scott , , Polke , of Kno x , Lynn ,

and Boone .

e Committee relati ve to the Militia , M ssrs . Dill , Hanna , Carr ,

D e Pau w N Cotton , Robb , Holman , Cox , , oble , Rappe , and Ben e fie L i Committee relati ve to Elective Franch se and Elections .

M . m a m essrs Ferris , Lem on , Gr ss , Polke , of Perry , Cull , S ith ,

D Pa w and e u .

t o n . a n Mie Commit ee Prisons , Messrs C rr , Penni gton , y ,

O f Mc Cart . Grass , Hunt , Graham Washington , and y 1 6

ORD CE ADO D INAN PTE .

B e i t O rd a i n e d b y t h e R e p re s e n t a ti v e s o f t h e P e o p l e o f t h e Te i o o f I n d i a n a i n C o n v e n i o n m e t a t C o rr t ry , t ry d o n o u M o n d a t h e t n h d a o f J u n e i n t h e e a o f , y , e t y , y r o u r L o d E h e e n h u n d d a n d s i x e e n r , i g t re t ,

a That we do , for Ourselves and our posterity , gree , determine ,

a declare , and ordain , that we will , and do hereby , ccept the

re o s it io n s a s e p p of the Congress of the Uni ted States , m ad

h da and contained in t eir act of the nineteenth y of April , Eigh “ n A t o teen hu dred and sixteen , enti tled , n act enable the p eo ple of the Indiana Territory to form a St a te Govern men t and

a t h e Constitution , and for the dmission of such St"ate into Union , o n an eq ual foo ting with the original States . i And we do , further , for ourselves and our poster ty , hereby r t h e e atify , confirm , and establish , the boundaries of said S tat

a as l of Indi na , fixed , prescribed , aid down , and established , i n the act Of Congress aforesaid , and we do also , further , for our selves , and our posterity , hereby agree , determine , declare , and

an d ordain , that each every tract of land sold by the United

States , lying within the said State , and which shall be sold

t h e S from and after first day Of Decemb er next , hall b e and

an a remain exem p t from y tax laid by order , or under any uthor

a i ty of the said State of Indian , or by or under the authority of the General Assembly thereof, whether for State , county , or t O f ownshi p , o r any other p urpose whatever , for the term five years from and after the day Of sale of any such tr act of land ; and we do , moreover , for ourselves and our posterity , hereby

a a declare and ord in this Ordin nce , and every part thereof,

an d a sh all fore ver be remain irrevocable and inviol te . without

o f a d the consent the United States , in Congress ssemble , first

a o r an . had and obtain ed for the lteration thereof, y part thereof J ONATHAN JENNING S

President O f the Con ven tion .

t " D R C KS . At est WILLIAM HEN I , Secretary 2 9 June ,

PRE AMBLE TO THE C ONSTITUTION .

We , the Representatives of the people of the Territory of 1 7

Indiana , in Convention , met at Corydon , o n Monday , the tenth

n day of June , i n the year of our Lord , Eighteen hu dred and

O f sixteen , and of the Independence the United States the for t ie t h o f G , having the right admissio n into the eneral Govern

n Co n s t it u ment , as a member of the Un ion , consiste t with the O f s o f .tion of the United States , the Ordinance Congres . One

- L aw thousand seven hundred and eighty seven , and the of Con “ A A a gress entitled , n ct to enable the people of Indi na Terri

t o tory form a Constitution and S tate Government , and for the admission of such S t"ate into the Union on an equ al footing t o with the original States , in order establish j ustice , promote t h e f t o o u rs e l ve s an d wel are , and secure the blessings of liberty

do Co n st i t u our posterity , ordain , and establish the following

f o f n tion or orm Gover men t; and do mutually agree , wi th each

t o a other , form ourselves into free and independent State , by

O f Th e a t e o the name St f I n di an a .

H CONSTI TU TI NAL T E O TREE .

When t h e O ld h a rdy pioneer Deleg ates m et at Coryd on on

l 0 t h 1 8 1 6 t o u r the of June , , to draf first Constitution , and to

fu a formulate plans of government , fo r a ture great St te o f the 1 8

m o f h ad Union , Indiana , the ost them left their abodes , rude log cabins , and had traveled m any miles through an almost unbroken wilderness , infested with the wild cat , the catamount ,

85 0 . the p anther , the bear , the wolf,

They had chased the deer , and had contended with the sava - o u t e x e rv ges of the forests , the Indians , and were used to door

a c ise; and rather th n be seated i n"a large , commodious , and “ A n ci en t Ca i t a l n h e u c osey room of the p building , duri g t eir h o t l 0 t h 2 9 t h tire session , in the days of June , from the , to the , they hied themselves to the inviting shades of the spreading t boughs of a huge Elm , o n the banks of Big Indian creek , abou t wo - u s quares north west of the Capi tal b ilding , where they

S o f pent about half their time , their twenty days , devising

t o s y f ways and means ecure to their posterit , and the uture generations , a happy and prosperous people , a wise and good government . The old Elm still stands in all of its gr an du re ; one hundred w - and t enty four feet from tip to tip of its branches , five feet i n diam eter , and about fifty feet high . It was photographed in

o f 1 891 fo re o in i s the spring , for this work , and the g g an exac t f picture o i t . This m ammoth Elm is sacredly cherished by all “ " the in h abitants of the An cient Capital . and greatly admired

o n by all wh behold it . Lo g may it wave .

The Convention that formed the first Constitution of the

O f ed u n State Indiana , was compos mainly of clear minded ,

o f pretending men , common sense and rugged honesty , who were aglow wi th patriotism , and whose morals were not ques

t io n e d . Seeing and feeling thei r need of good go vernment , they had familiarized them selves wi th the imperishable princi

o f n ples and theories that grand instrume t , the Declaration of

o f 1 7 76 . Independence , handed down by the fathers The Con st it u t i o n of the United States was also i nvestigated and cher i sh e d by them as a sacred message . The Constitution that was 1 81 6 c o m re h e n formed for Indiana , in , was clear and concise , p t h e sive and j ust , for maintenance of civil and religious liberty , designed to protect the rights of the people , and to provide for the public welfare . The o fiic e rs of the Territorial Government were required to

2 0

s From the county of D earborn , Amos Lane , and Erasmu

Powell .

o f J . From the county Switzerland , ohn Dumont f From the county of Je ferson , Williamson D unn and Samuel Alexander

O f' Cl ark Th o m ss From the county , Benj amin Ferguson , Carr , an d John K . Graham . i From the county of H arrison , Dav s Floyd , Jacob Zenor an d John Boone .

c o u n t v From the of Washington , Samuel Milroy and Alex a nder Littell .

Of . F rom the county Jackson , William Graham

n From the county of Ora ge , Jonathan Lindley .

From the county of Knox , Isaac Blackford , Walter Wilson , an d Henry I . Mills .

From the county of Gibson , Edmond Hogan and John John

s o n .

From the county of Posey , D ann Lynn .

ff . From the county of Warrick , Ratli Boone

From the county of Perry , Samuel Conner .

n The Assembly commenced i ts sessio , at Corydon , on Mon

d a 4t h 1 81 6 . y , the of November , ro te m ore John Paul was called to the Chair of the Senate , p p ; an d Isaac Blackford was elected Speaker of the House of Rep

re s e n t at i ve s .

o 7 ffi admin i s On Thursday , N vember , the oath of o ce was - t ere d to Governor Jennings and to Lieutenant Governor Har ri se n t , in the presence of both Houses; imm ediately af er which , Go v a t o . Jennings delivered his first mess ge the first General

A d t o f . ssembly . un er the first Constitu ion of the State Indian a I n his message he said"Gentlemen of the Senate and Hous e o f Representatives"The period has arrived which has devolved o n you the im portant duty of giving the first impulse to t h e o government of the State . The result of your deliberati ns

as f as will be considered indicative of i ts uture character , well a s of the future happiness and prosperity o f its citizens . The reputation of the State , as well as i ts highest interest , will re q uire that a j ust and generous policy toward the general Go v e rn m e n t , and a due regard to the rights of its members respect i ve l fl y , should invari ably have their proper in uence . In th e 2 1

m e commence ent of the State government , shackles of the Col

S t o nial hould be forgotten in your uni ted exertions prove , by . t o happy experien ce , that a uniform adherence the firs t princi

u r ples of o Govern ment , and a virtuous exercise of its powers , will best secure efficiency to its measures and s tability t o i ts

ra t e rf u c h a c Witho t a frequent recurrence to those principles , the administration O f the government will imperceptibly b e c o m e m o re m o re d o ur and ar uous , until the simplicity of repub lican institutions m ay e ven tually b e l o st in dan gerous expedi e nts and p olitical design . Under every free go vernment the happi n ess of the citizens must b e identified with their m orals ; and while a consti tu t ional exercise O f their rights s hall contin u e to have its due weight in the disch arge of the duties re qu ir

O f t o o ed the constituted authorities of the State , mu ch atten tion canno t be bestowed t o the encouragement and promotion o f t o a every moral virtue , and the en ctment of laws calculated t o fo r restrain the vicious , and prescribe punishment every

im e t o e i . commensurate its enormity In measuring , however ,

i t s e l to each crime adequate punishment , i t will be well to rec lect , that the certainty of punishm ent has generally the surest e ff m a ect to preven t cri e ; while punishment unnecess rily sev ere , t o o o ft e n O f t h e d produces the acquittal guilty , and isappoints o f o f one the greatest Obj ects legislation and go o d go vernment . Th e de s s e m i n at ie n of useful knowledge will be indispensably l v necessary as a support to m ora s , and a restraint to ice; and

s n e c s s ar t o t o on thi subj ect , it will b e y direct your attention

o f re the plan education as prescribed by the Constitution . I commend , to your consideration , the propriety of providing , by ff t o law , to prevent , more e ectually , any unlawful attempts o r t o seize , carry into bondage persons of color legally entitled

an d their freedom ; at the same time , as far as practicable , to prevent t h o s e who rightfully e we service to the citizens o f any o t h e r s o f State or Territory , from eeking , within the limits this

a t h e o f State , refuge from possession their lawful owners . Such a measure will tend to secure t h o s e wh o are free from any t t o o f unlawful at emp ts enslave them , and secure the rights the citizens of the other State"s and Territories as far as ought reasonably to be expected . was The Territorial Government of Indiana , thus superseded

7 t h m 1 81 6 an d by a State Government on the of Nove ber , ; the 22

State of Indiana was form ally admitted into the Union by a

1 l t h dav j oint resolution of Congress , approved on the of De 1 8 o 1 6 . c mber ,

Members of the second session of the General Assembly , of t h e Mo n da S tate of Indiana , convened at Corydon , y , Decem

l st 1 81 7 . ber ,

SENATE .

s m From the countie of Knox , Sullivan , and Davies , Willia

P olke . i i From the counties of Warr ck , Perry , and Posey , Dan el

"i ras e .

From the county of Harrison . Dennis Pennington . O f ff Fro m the coun ties Switzerland and Je erson , John Paul .

Fro m the county of Dearborn , Ezra Ferris .

Co n n e r . From the county of Franklin , John M From the counties of Gibson and Pike , Isaac ontgomery .

m e Fro the counties of Washington , Orang , and Jackson , D P w John e au .

From the county of Clark , James Beggs .

From the c ounty of Wayne , Patrick Baird .

H O US E .

O f Co nn e r From the county Posey , Samuel and Dann Lynn .

li B o n Ra t c if o e . From the county of Warrick .

From the county of G ibson , James Campb ell and Richard

D aniel .

Ge e . . O . M From the county of Knox , R Sullivan , John c

Clure and Robert Buntin . f o . b From the county Harrison , James B Slaughter , Jaco

Zenor , and William D . Littell .

From the county of Orange , Samuel Chambers .

l . From the county of Jackson , Wi liam Graham

From the county of Washington , Samuel Milroy , and Alex ander Li t tell .

n F e r u so n e . rr From the county of Clark , Be jamin g , Th s Ca , and Charles Beggs . 2 3

J e tfe rse o n Willi am s n From the county Of , Dunn and Nathan iel Hunt .

Co t t n t o . From the co un y of Switzerland , Ralph A From the county of Dearborn , mos Lane .

From the county of Franklin , Stephen C . Stephens , James

an d . Snowden , John Bryson n O f H o lm an From the cou ty Wayne , Joseph , John Scott, and Rober t Hill .

Amos Lane , Speaker , Ro s s John F . , Clerk , and

Robert Biggs , Doorkeeper .

M c e n embers of the thi rd session , of the General Assembly , 8 t h 1 8 1 . vened at Corydon , Monday , December 7 ,

S ENATE .

t h e O f From county Wayne , Patrick Baird .

O f Co n n e r . Fro m the county Franklin , Joh n

From the county of Dearborn , Ezra Ferris .

f w n P From the counties of J e ferson and S itzerland , Joh aul .

From the county Of Clark , James Beggs .

o f From the counti es Washington , Jackson , Orange , Law

D Pa e u w . rence , and Monroe , John t bc From counties of Gibson , Pike , and Dubois , Isaac

Montgomery .

From the counties of Harrison and Crawford , Dennis Pen mingto u .

' C 0 f D avi e s s e From the ounties Knox , Sullivan , , and Vig ,

William Polke .

From the counties of Posey , Vanderburg , Perry . Spencer ,

ff B n o o e . and Warrick , Ratli

H O USE .

O f From the county Wayne , John Sutherland , Lewis Johnson ,

n and Zachariah F e rgu s o .

a Mc Cart h n From the county of Fr nklin , Jonathan y , Alle

'

m . Christer , and Ja es Gowdie From the county of Dearborn , John Watts and Eras mus

Powell .

n From the county of Switzerla d , Ralph Cotto n .

O f ff an d W From the county Je erson , Nathaniel Hunt , illiam son Dunn .

From the county of Clark , John H . Thompson , Charles

h a t m e w B eggs , and Josep B r holo

t l e Fro m the coun y of Washington , Samue Milroy and J na than Lyons .

From the county Of Jackson , William Graham .

n From the county of Ora ge , Sam uel Chambers . f o . e From the county Harrison , William P Thomass n , Harbin

i B Mo o re . . . H . , and Jas Slaughter

o f From the county Perry , Sam uel Conner . E From the county of Warrick , lisha Harrison . f o J n e . From the county Gibson , Richard D aniel and John

s o n .

f . O. R rt o Ge e . o b e From the county Knox , R Sullivan , Bun

. J o h n n s o . tin , and G eneral W

A PaiI l r o t em o re t this session John was elected President , p p , o f e the Senate , John Dill , Secretary , and Henry Batman , Do r keeper .

H e u se . OSS The elected Williamson Dunn , Speaker , John F R ,

J o h n s o n . J n e . Clerk , and , Doorkeeper

’ M o f l emb ers from the fourth session the General Assemb y , 6 h 1 81 9 t . convened at Corydon , December ,

S A E EN T .

C . From the ountie s of Wayne and Randolph , Patrick B aird of m From the counties Clark and a part of Floyd , Ja es

Beggs .

From the counties Of Harrison , Crawford , and a part of

Floyd , Dennis Pennington .

' O f a . From the counties Gibson and Pike , Isa c Montgomery

t h e t o f . From coun y Dearborn , John Gray

From the counties of Vanderburg , Posey , Warrick , Spencer , and Perry , Elisha Harrison . u o f a ff From the co nties Switzerl nd , Je erson , Jennings , and

t . Ripley , William Cot on

' From the counties of Franklin and Fayette , William C .

Drew . n From the counties of Washington , Ora ge , Jackson , Law

an d A . rence , Monroe , lexander Little

H O U SE .

o f From the county Wayne , John Sutherland , Robert Hill , and Joseph Hollma n .

s . From the county of Franklin , Allen Cri ler , Enoch D John , and Conrad Salor .

a a From the county of De rborn , Is ac Morgan and Samuel

Jelly .

a . From the county of Switzerl nd , Samuel Merrill ff u n From the county of Je erson , Williamson D n and Jeremi

o f . . county Clark , John F Ross , John H Thompson , H a . " n d A ndrew P ay

Fro m the county of Jackson , William Graham .

From the county of Washington , Samuel Milroy and Sam uel Lindley .

From the county of Orange , Samuel Chamb ers .

From the county of Harrison , William P . Thomasson , Jacob

Zenor , and John N . Dunb ar .

From the county of Perry , John Ewing .

o f . From the county Warrick , Daniel Grass

o f . . From the county Posey , Dann Lynn

o f From the counties Knox , Sullivan , Vigo , Owen , and Da

vi e s s . , Peter Allen

n M . a From the county of Gibso , Robert E v ns and John W .

M addox .

From the county of Knox , Thomas H . Blake and Joseph

Warner .

ro t em At this session J am es Beggs was elected President , p

ore an d p , of the Senate , Henry Hurst , Secretary , Henry Bat man , Doorkeeper .

Williamson Dunn was elected Speaker of the House , William

. M . W ick , Clerk , and Andrew B Holland , D oorkeeper . 2 6

M e a embers of the fifth s ssion of the Gener l Assembly , con v N 2 t h 1 2 0 7 8 . ened at Corydon , ovember ,

S ENATE .

n V D avi e ss an d From the cou ties of Knox , Sullivan , i go , ,

Owen , William Polke .

From the counties of Franklin and a part of Fayette , Wil

liam C . Drew .

a e From the counties of Warrick , V nderburg , Posey , Sp ncer ,

Perry . and a part of Crawford , Elisha Harrison . ff l an d From the counties of Je erson , Switzerland , Rip ey ,

a Jennings , Willi m Cotton . I o f s From the counties Harrison , Crawford , and Floyd , Jame

t . B . Slaugh er

From the counties of G ibson , Posey , Dubois , and part of

Perry , Richard Daniel .

n From the counties of Washington , Ora ge , Jackson . Law M r . ence , and onroe , James Gregory of From the county of Clark and parts Scott and Floyd ,

Joseph Bartholomew .

From the counties of Wayne , Randolph , and part of Fayette ,

P atrick Baird .

From the counties of Dearborn and Ripley , John Gray .

H O US E .

t n Yan de s From the coun y of Wayne , Joseph Hollma , Simon ,

and Thomas Swaine .

Fran kli n J ame s From the county of , Goudie , Jo seph Hanna ,

and Enoch D . John .

From the county of Dearborn , Ezra Ferris and Erasmus

Powell .

M . From the county of Switzerland , Samuel errell ff From the county of Je erson , Jerem iah Sullivan and

Thomas Crawford .

From the county of Clark , John F . Ross , Andrew P . Hay , and Josep h G i bson .

W . From the county of Jackson , illiam Graham Sam o f Wash in t on M . From the county , aston G Clark and J g u el Milroy .

2 8

IIO U SE .

. h n From the county of Knox , General W Jo nson and Be j . S .

Beckes .

D avi e o f s s . R From the counties and Martin , James G eed . f c o . From the ounty Vigo , Joseph Shelby

f He rs o n o J e . . From the co unty , Copland P J Arion and Israel

T . Canby . f m o . Fro the county Jennings , Zenas Kimberly f o J u o . From the county Clark , John Miller and . H Thompson .

o fFlo d . From the county y , Moses Kirkpatrick

From the county of Washington , Samuel Milroy and Noah

Wright .

o f From the county Jackson , Jam es Braman . f o . . From the county Scott , William D Clark

o f a . n From the county Orange , Ch s Dewey and Alexa der l Wa lace .

o f . From the county Lawrence , John Milroy

f . o . w From the county Monroe , David H Max ell J From the county of Harrison , ohn Tipton and John N . Dun

From the county of Crawford , Henry Green .

. R t From the county of Posey , Charles I a tell .

From the county of Gibson , William Prince .

From the counties of Vanderburg and Warrick , Hugh N .

Donaghe .

From the counties of Spencer , Perry , and Duboi s , Thomas

V andever . M From the county of Switzerland , Samuel errill and Wm .

B . Chamberlain .

o f . From the county Ripley , Joseph Bentley

o f From the county Dearborn , Erasmus Powell , Amos Lane , a n d Ezra Ferris .

From the county of Bartholomew , John Lindsey .

. . M From the county of Franklin , Geo L urdock and Jam es

B . Ray .

From the county of Pike , John Johnson . At this session James Morriso n was elected Secretary of the

Senate , Robt . A . New , Assistant Secretary , and Henry Bat man D oorkeeper . 2 9

o f Samuel Milroy was elected Speaker the House , John F A Ross , Clerk , Henry P . Thornton , ssistan t Clerk , and John

M . oore , Doorkeeper

i A Members of the seventh sess on of the General ssembly ,

n 2 1 8 22 . convened at Corydon , Mo day , December , ,

SENATE .

n a . From the cou ties of Wayne and R ndolph , Patrick Baird

o fJ e ffe rs o n an d . From the counties Jennings , Brook Bennet

b . From the counties of Gi son and Pike , Richard Daniel

o f w From the counties Jackson , Scott , and Bartholome , Wil

a liam Grah m . F V rom the counties of anderburg , Warrick and Posey , Eli sha Harrison .

o f . From the counties Harrison and Crawford , James B

Slaughter .

an d D a vi e s s From the counties of Knox , Martin , Frederick

Scholtz .

an d . . From the counties of Clark Floyd , John H Thompson

n From the counties of Orange , Lawrence , and Mo roe Sam uel

Chambers .

o f From the counties Sullivan , Vigo , Gree n , Owen , Parke , an d k J e n c e s . Putnam , John

t . From the coun y of Dearborn , John Gray h t . From the counties of Faye te and Union , Lewis Jo nson

S e n c e r ~ Pe rr From the counties of p , y , Dubois , and Warrick ,

Daniel Grass .

From the county of Franklin , James B . Ray . "

Swit z e rl afid ahd R l . From the counties of ip ey , G eorge Craig

H O US E .

From the county of Knox , Benj . V . Beckes , and General W .

Joh n son . D i . av e s s . From the counties of and Martin , William H Rout

From the county of Vigo , Lucius H . Scott .

From the county of Sullivan , Henry D . Palmer .

t n e u n and n H From co ties of Green , Owen , Morga , ugh

Barnes . 30

ff M From the county of Je erson , ilton Stapp and Nathaniel

H unt .

From the county of Jennings , William A . Bullock .

From the county of Clark , Isaac Howk and Willi am W . Arm strong . f n o . . F rom the cou ty Floyd , Alexander S Burnett o f From the county Washington , Noah Wright .

Fro m the county of Jackson , Willi am Marshall .

From the county of Orange , John G . Clendeni n and Jacob

M older .

o . Fr m the county of Lawrence . Joseph Glover

From the county of Monroe , Joshua H . Lucas . t h e r From county of Harrison , Dennis Pennington and Pete

Bl anck . h t e . From county of Crawford , Henry Green

From the county of Posey , Willia m Casey .

From the counties of Vanderburg and Warrick , Josep h Lane . l t h e an d . From counties of Spencer , Perry Dubois , John D anie

h e t . From county of Randolph , John Wright

. an d Fro m the county of Wayne , Rob t Hill , Isaac Julian ,

John Jordan .

m . Fro the county of Fayette , Oliver H Smith .

v s. From the county of Union , Syl ester Evert

t h e Mc Cl ar J n o From county of Franklin , William y and . E .

Bush .

From the county of Switzerland , John Dumont and Lewis

Scoville . t h e From county of Dearb orn , Pinkney James , Horace Bas

s . ett , and E zekiel Jackson

From the county of Ripley , Joseph Bentley .

From the county of Scott , Wm . Clark .

At a d ro this session Willi m Graham was elected Presi ent , p

t em o re . p , of the Senate , James Dill , Secretary , John H Farn h am A , Assistant Secretary , and Isaac sh , Doorkeeper

J u o . General W . Johnson was elected Speaker of the House ,

J u o . F . Ross , Clerk , Henry P . Thompson , Assistant Clerk , and M oore , Doorkeeper .

t h e Members of the eighth session of General Assembly, 3 m l s t 1 82 . convened at Corydon , Monday , Dece ber , 31

S ENATE .

W u an d From the counties of arrick , Vanderb rg , Posey , Eli sha Harrison .

t h e From counties of Spencer, Perry , and Dubois , D aniel

""rass . m D a vi e s s Fro the counties of Martin , Knox , and , Frederick

Sh ol t z .

o f From the counties Jackson , Scott , and Bartholomew ,

William Graham .

From the counties of Switzerland and Ripley , George Craig .

m . Fro the coun ty of Dearborn , J ohn Gray

o f . . From the county Franklin , James B Ray h u s F t a n d n n w . From the co ntie of ayet e U io , Le is Jo nson

an d . From the counties of Gibson Pike , Isaac Montgomery m n Fro the counties of Orange , Monroe , and Lawre ce , Sam uel Chambers .

m o f n . Fro the county Washingto , Samuel Milroy

h . t i o f F . From the coun es Clark and loyd , John H T ompson m ff Fro the counties of Je erson and Jennings , Milton Stapp . y From the counties of Wa ne and Randolph , James Raridon .

From the counties of Marion , Hamilton , Madison , Johnson ,

n . Decatur , Shelby , Rush and He ry , James Gregory

r n m From the counties of Ha riso and Crawford , Ja es B . "

Slaughter .

H O U S E . M . c Call . From the county of Knox , John Law and James B J ' D avi e s s an d Mar t in a . From the counties of , J mes G Reed .

F rom the counties of Vigo and Parke , Thomas H . Black . D From the county of Sullivan , Henry . Palmer .

an From the counties of Greene , Owen d Morgan , Eli Dixon .

' f fi n o J e e rs o . From the county , David Hillis and C P . J .

Arion .

From the county of Jennings , William A . Bullock .

Ro ub e n . From the county of Clark , W Nelson and Wm . G .

Armstrong .

A l x ah r e de . . From the county of Floyd , S Burnett

From the county of Washington , Ezra Childs and Alex .

Huston . mM From the county of Jackson , Willia arshall . 3 2

o f From the county Scott , William D . Clark .

an d From the county of Orange , John G . Clendenin Ezekiel

'

Ril . S. e y

From the coun ty of Lawrence , Vin cen t Williams .

h . t o f a . From e county Monroe , David H M xwell

‘ m f a Fro the county of Craw ord , Elisha T dlock .

n n From the county of H arrison , De nis Penni gton and John

Zenor .

n From the county of Posey , Joh Schn ell .

o f . From the county Gibson , John Milbourn

From the county of Pike , J ohn Johnson . o f M From the counties Vanderburg and Warrick , Robert .

Evans . an d From the counties of Spencer, Perry Dubois , David

Edwards .

n From the county of Ra dolph , John Wright .

From the county of Wayne , Robert Hill and Abel Lomax .

n . From the county of Union , Sylva us Everts

. . M i From the county of Franklin , Geo L urdock and Dav d

Oliver .

co . From the unty of Switzerland , Stephen C Stephens and

Ralph Cotton .

R . From the county of ipley , Robert Kennedy

e n From the county of Dearborn , Samuel J lly , Be j amin J .

Blythe an d David Bowers . t From the county of Bar holomew , Benj amin Irwin .

t h e a a n . From county of F yette , J mes Brow lee

o f From the coun ties Marion , Madison , Hamilton and John

t . son , James Pax on

o f From the counties Henry , Rush , Decatur , and Shelby ,

Thom as Hendricks .

From the counties of Putnam , Montgomery , and Wabash ,

Am os Rob ertson .

w . v . D a id H Max ell , Speaker l Henry P . Thornton , Principal C erk .

D L . . A a . J mes E anier , ssistan t Clerk

James M . Ray , Enrolling Clerk .

John Moore , Doorkeeper .

J a s . The Senate , at this session , elected Dill , Secretary , John

H . A t a Me de a Farnham , ssistan Secret ry , John p , Doorkeeper . 33

O LD CAPITAL H OTEL .

The principal Hotel building at which the members of the

l 1 81 6 a n d Constitution a Con ven tion of , the memb ers of the

a A f wa s Gener l ssemblies that ollowed , while Corydon the State 1 809 d Capital , boarded , was built in , by Jacob Conra , a gentle man who came fro m Pennsyl vani a .

It is located about o ne m ile east of the Capital building . When we consider the m any privation s of the people of those

v m a e tim es , that they tra eled ny miles , ov r a roadless country , t o t h e a a l o reach St te C pita , i t is no surprise that they would g o n e mile to secure good lodging . This ancient hotel is con t r s tructed of hard blue limes one , taken f om an inexhaustible

a v quarry of the immedi te icinity . Th e abo ve is a n ex a ct front view o f the old building tak e n

a a d A from a photogr ph obt ine in ugust last . There are many h d . n e t rooms in t is buil ing The walls are twe ty f e high , and eighteen inches thick . The end and side , as seen in the

V t we n t v a iew , are about feet long , each . That the re der in this progressive age o f archi tecture m ay comprehend some

a d o f h o t e l thing of the m gni tu e this old , setting out in the

n f to A cou try , on the pike , leading rom Corydon New lbany ,

h o f a s s we will state t at the weight masonry in it , e timate d by a c ivil The . a flo o r engineer , is tons superfici l fee t of 34 ing which is o f blue a

- -s aw A the broad axe and whip . ll the not exposed ,

re remains in a p erfect state of preservation . The giant walls

. A mai n intact nd mortar used seems impervi ous , though hav ing been exposed to the elem en ts more than eighty years . The m aterial for this mortar was pro c ure d not more th a n one hun

m A t h e o f dred yards fro the old building . s to durability the ‘ o n r i t c o n t a in s work done this building , and of the m ate ial , the structure itself gives evidence that centuries may come and go f t h but the ho t el o e fathers will still stand . - The small stone building n ear by , is a spring house through

fl w a which o s a m gnificent spring o f excellent lime s tone water . It is said that some of the g u ests were v ery fond of t"aking a t o f h “ a a a por ion this water with t eir mal ri l medicine , which

“ " was a preventati ve to chills a n d ague in those days .

w T r t e e n o w . e s y The old hotel is o ned by Joseph J gg , a worth

o f Ne w . and progressive citizen Albany , Ind

MIS CELLANE O US .

a 3 rd da 1 81 7 n Cc On Mond y , the yof March, , the citize s of rydo n m et to consider the propriety o f incorp orating the t own .

Gen . John Tipton was called to preside over their delib erations ,

o f . and Reuben W . Nelson was el ected Secretary the m eeti ng The Opinion o f the qualified voters w as t aken and the following expressed themselves favorable to incorporation

h Mc Mah o n A Josep , nthony Gwartney ,

D avid S . Collins , James Kirkpatrick ,

n a George Jones , Patrick Fla gan

W m . . a P Thom sson , Jonathan Houser ,

a n H . P . Coburn , John T . J meso ,

Milo R . Davis , William Johnson ,

A . n Daniel Craig , Brando ,

J r . Dudley Gresham , Henry Rice , , m Ly an Beeman , Thomas Spen cer , m m Robert A . New , Willia S ith ,

Harbi n H . Moore , E zekiel Wood ,

a James G . Smith , S muel Ruth ,

James B . Slaughter .

There being no oppositio n to incorporating , it was so ordered .

E LI UTENANT GOV ERN ORS .

1 81 6 t o 1 81 9 . Christopher Harrison , from R ff 1 1 9 2 8 t o 1 8 5 . atli Boone , from

SE CRETA RY o r STATE .

R N e w 1 8 1 6 1 82 5 . ob ert A . from to

IT r At D OR o STATE .

1 81 6 t o 1 82 9 . William H . Lilly , from

TRE AS URERS OF S TATE .

1 t 1 82 3 . . 1 8 6 o Daniel C Lane , from 3 1 82 3 1 8 5 . Samuel Merrill , from to

J UD GE S OF TH E S UPRE ME CO URT .

t 1 81 6 1 831 . James Sco t . from to

1 8 1 6 1 8 1 7 . John Johnson , from to 8 6 1 31 1 1 8 . Jesse L . Holman , from to

I 1 81 7 1 851 3 . saac Blackford , from to

U NITED S TATE S SENAT OR S .

1 1 81 6 1 83 . James Noble , from to o 1 81 6 Waller Tayl r , from to

N REP RE SENTATI VE S L C ONGRE S S .

2 1 81 7 1 8 2 . William Hendricks , from to 1 82 2 1 824 d William Prince , from to , "die "

1 8 24 a . Jac ob Call , from , "to fill vac ncy " ’ v N N Go ER OR s M A SION .

The above is a complete illustration of t h e front view of t h e ’ t t h e Governor s Mansion , which was pho ographed in summ er

1 9 t - a - of 8 1 . It is loca ed about two s quares north e st of the old

di t m a Capitol buil ng , on a romantic eleva ion , o verlo oking the j or portion of the ancient t own of Cory don . t - l o n t wo w It is ab out hirty two feet g, stories high , each t elve t wo - feet in the clear , rooms in each story , and double story L

- t h e attached to the east half of rear , about sixteen feet long .

Here resided Governors Thomas Posey , Jonathan Jennings I V and illi am Hendri cks . i t t It is a b rick structure , and wh le it i s i n a fair s a e of pres e rvat io n i t t t y , is plain to be seen that ime , the great des ro er , has lain his hands upon it; too much dilapidated to be used as

. m . . a residence . It is the property of Dr Al a E L Smith , one of our oldest and m ost resp ected citizens .

The following antique records are found in t h e c o u n t v ofii c e s 3 8

’ . u 1 3 th 1 81 at Corydon On Commissioner s Record A gust , 7 , the followi n g “ a M D n al h c o d Es r . t e On applic tion of Ebenezer , q , Clerk of

n Suprem e Court of the State of India a , by D avis Floyd , it is

M D o n ald f i n ordered that Mr . c be permitted to keep his o fice - the north east corner roo m of t h e u pper story of the Court house when the said room"is not occupied by any court of I n d i . iana , or the Leg slature “ Ordered that John Tipton b e allowed the sum of four dol d lars and fifty cents , with interest , for so much m oney advance w for olf scalps , killed previous to the late law , as per certificate s filed , and t"hat the county Treasurer pay the same out of thi years levy. “ Ordered that the Sheriff do on this day let out to the lowes t 44 bidder the cleaning of lot No . , being one acre perches

o f al and the cleaning half the streets adj oining the same , and - so the building of a stray pen , of hewed logs , twenty four feet d o f square to be fixe on nine good blo cks two feet long , one — the feet sunk in the ground the pen to he six feet high i n clu — ding the one foot of the blocks to have girders acro ss t h e corners well pinned on , the door to be faced and well pinned n on and a s trong shutter to the door with a comm o padlock , and that the said Sheriff take bond with good security in double w the amount of the lo est bid , to be completed within four

. m onths The money to be paid at the expiration, of the time aforesaid . 4 "Tuesday April , “ Ordered that the Sh eriff of Harrison county collect a gre e a bly t o law and agreeably to the Commissioners list from each

h & c . person chargable therewit on each horse , mare , , above

t S la three years old , fif y cents , and on each lave one dol r , on each

t n h horse the ra es of the seaso , on eac Ferry , e xcept G eorge

n Doups , four dollars , on Geo . Doups ferry two dollars , o each

val u a tavern licensed four dollars , on each one hundred dollars

t an d tion of land ten cen s , pay to the county clai mants the

sum s respecti vely allowed . t - Ordered that the taverns be ra ed as follows , to wit

For each quart of whisky 37 % cts . For every quart of b ounce 37% brandy "French" 39

For every quart of peach bra n dy

pint whisky .

bounce . French brandy peach " h alf pint of whisky bounce French brandy peach brandy for a breakfast dinner each .

k for a cold brea fast , dinner supper each for a horse per night stabling an di h ay o f for a feed _ grain per gallon lodging per night e 5 "Wedn sday , April , ,

“ TO J E J OHN ELLIOT OHN GEO RGE PFRIMM R.

Know all m en by these presents that I John Elliot of the

county of Kno x , and Indiana Territory , have for and in con

a o f s sider tion the sum of four hundred dollar , to me i n hand

i n s e at i n a paid at o r before the g delivery hereof barg ined ,

do and by these presents bargai n and sell , unto John George

Pfrim m e r o f t h e o o f , c unty Harrison , in said Territory , a

' n n t certain egro woman am ed Betty , with her mulat o child , h 5 named Selina , whic said negro 6 child was purchased o f E my father Robert llio t , of the said county of Knox , by bill of sale dated on the 7 t h of January last past which said bill of sale with its conditions assurances I do hereby

Pfrimm e r assign and guarantee unto the said , his heirs and as

h n a n d . sig s , and will by t ese prese ts w rrant and efend Given under my hand and seal in the said coun ty of Harri 1 h . 1 1 0 t e b 8 1 . F . . son , this day of , John Elliott "Seal " In presence of the words" “ four hundred woman

b eing first indented .

William Henry Harrison ,

Henry Rice . ’ f 1 5 t h 1 8 11 M . M Recorder s o fice arch , I Richard . Heth , 40

h recorder of Harrison county , do certify that I ave recorded the within Bill of Sale in my offi ce .

R. M . c . HETH , Re order

OO O C RA C B NE T UR N E .

This in denture made the 1 l t h day o f Oc tober i n the year d of our Lord , one thousand eight hun red and eleven betwee n

1 re a Squ Boone of Harrison county , Indi na Territory of the one

a u o f K e n t u c k an d p art , and Thom s C rrance the State of y coun t y o f Henry of the other part witnesseth that the said Squire Boone for and in con sideration of the s um o f fifty pounds cur rent m oney to h im the said Boone in h a nd paid the receipt

a . v whereof he doth hereby confess cknowledge hath gi en , granted , b argained , sold and confirmed , unto the said Thom as Currance his heirs assigns one trac t or parcel of land lying and being in Henry county out of a 2 000 a cre survey made in

-five n the name of said Boone seven ty acres . Beginni g at a 45 hickory . Ash , and white Oak , thenc e N . E . west the old line

2 . 4 5 . 7 p oles to a white oak and two black oaks , Thence S E 4 1 6 . 5 2 7 to a white oak , dog wood hickory , Thence S W 7 45 . 1 6 p oles to a hicko ry , beach and red oak , Thence N W . 7

a poles to the begin n i ng . To h ave n d to hold the said 7 5 ac r e s

‘ ' of land be t h e s ame more or less with all and singular t h e ap purtenances thereunto belonging unto the said Thomas Cur rance his heirs or assigns to the only proper use and benefit behoof of him the said Currance fore ver , and him the said Boone for himself his heirs assigns the said 7 5 acres of land with all th e appurtenances unto the s aid Thomas Currance his heirs or as signs against the clai m o r claims of any person or persons claiming by fro m or under him the said Boone will warrant

forever defend . In witness wh e re o f I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day and year first above written S"UIRE B O ONE "Seal" f 1 1 1 81 1 . Recorders O fice October ,

M . I , Richard Heth , recorder of Harrison County , Indiana

Territory , do certify that I have recorded the within deed in 1 81 1 my office this 1 l t h day of October .

. M R . HETH . 41

The President laid before the Senate a written communi

A . t o catio n from R . New , Esquire , Secretary of State , relative - w & . &c " sundry contracts for printing the la s c . as follows to wi t To the Honorable the President of the Senate o f the State of Indiana"

In obedience to an existing law of this S tate , the Secretary thereof respectively represents , that the following contracts have been entered into for and on the part of the State .

. t A . J Brandon have contrac ed to print the bills , laws and j our nals of t h e General Assembly for 5 0 cents p er thousan d 5 0 Ms , and cents per token press work ; with the addition of

5 0 . o n e u . per cent for figured , and h ndred per cent for ruled — and figured work the paper being a separate charge at cos t

k n and carriage . The, work to be done in a wor manlike man er , - k on good type , at the rate of thirty two octave pages per wee ,

an d if required; and they will fold and stitch the sam e , have

fo r them ready delivery i n a week after the printing is done , at the following ra tes"If the book contains n o t more than twen t 1 0 y signatures , at six dollars per hundred , if more , at dollars So per hundred O opies . But nothing in this contract is to b e construed as t o prevent an application to the Legislature for a u f rther compensation , if the money be not p aid within thirty days after the work is completed . They contracted also to furnish the Legislature w ith stationery at the followi n g rates"

or 5 No 1 letter post paper at dollars per ream; writing or cap , , 5 2 4 5 0 3 4 at dollars , No , at dollars cents , and No , at dollars ; - quills , wafers and ink powder at the current retailing prices subj ect to the same provisions as to payment . Ephraim Gwartney has contracted to furnish the Legislature with fuel - at ninety eight cents per day . Bond and approved security has been given for the faithful discharge of their several contracts .

I have the honor to be sir , very respectfully , Y t our obedien Servant , N R. E A . W ,

Secretary of State . F rom Sen ate J ou rn al D e cember 9 " , , THE HARRIS ON PLA CE .

Ge n . William Henry Harrison , Governor of Indiana Territo r f 1 8 0 1 81 2 i y , rom 0 to , the ninth President of the Un ted States , and Grandfather of the present President of the United States ,

n n Be j ami Harrison , of Indiana , bought of the General Govern

all 1 9 3 ment , i n an early day , of section , township , south of 3 30 3 range east; also a part of section , township , south of

44

o n e ever rendered greater or more valuable services to the

n p eople of Indiana , and especially to those of Harriso c ounty ,

w as than did General William Henry Harrison , who in the

o f' h is n public service country , from his youth u til his death ;

h i s and the fact that the present President is grandson , only

perpetu a tes his illustrious name . The records in the Re ’ f H w c order s o fice of arrison county , sho that William Henry 6 t h da 1 81 7 Harrison and his wife Anna , on the y of July , , deeded t h e land mentio n ed to Joshua Wilson and Abij ah Bay l e SS for the consideration of ten thousand dollars .

H ON ORABLE MENTION . 2 ;

COL . H O A S O S 1 81 3 T M P EY , Territorial Governor , from to 1 8 1 6 h , resided at Corydon m any years , and his hom e was ere 6 when he died in 1 8 0 . EN O O G . J HN TIPT N , resided at Corydon , and served in the

o fli c e o f ff o f Sheri the county , was Representative in the Leg

i sl at u re m several terms , and elected United States Senator , fro 3 1 831 1 8 9 . Indiana , and served from to He died at his hom e 3 1 8 9 . a in Logansport , Cass county , in He was an ble man ,

and one of the most conspicuous personages in the State , dur i ng his tim e . AV S O D was a D I FL Y , lived at Corydon for several years ,

Judge of the Common Pleas Court , and was considered an able j urist . E S E O D NNI P NNINGT N , was one of the first settlers of Harrison c ounty . served in both branches of the Legislature about twenty y ears; and was elected Speaker of the Territorial House of

Representatives . AR O ORE h is H BIN H . M , was a brilliant attorney , who made o ‘ hom e at C rydon , in early times , frequently represented Har r rison County in the State Legislature , and was elected Speake

S . of the House in the eleventh , twelfth and ixteenth sessions i . O R R WILLIAM A P TE , resided at Corydon , unt l his death ,

about eight years ago . He was an able attorney , was Judge

of the Common Pleas Court , served in both branches of the

Legislature , at various tim es , and was elected speaker of the - House i n the thirty second session . 45

n d county , and represented this Co gressional istrict in Congress 3 in the l s t session . "R OON S UI E B E , brother of Daniel Boone , the celebrated pio

. s neer, li ved and died in Harrison county His remain are interred in a cave i n the “s outhern part of the county near

where he died . OS A NC O J I H LI LN , uncle of President Abraham Lincoln , lived

u w and died in Blue River township , Harrison co nty , here he

has many descenda n ts now living .

‘ O a n an d SIMEON K . W LFE , was honored highly respected

o f f ra c citizen of Corydon , where he spent m ost his li e in the p

h n tice of law . He represented t is district in Co gress during 4 the 3d session .

m an ' l N . H O ALLE D T M , of Corydon , was a noted in ear y

f r n . w as Ad o days He j utant General of the State , and m a y t years private secretary o the Governors .

GEN . S . CH JAME C VEA , a gallant commander in the late war ,

an d y . was born reared in Taylor township , Harrison count

D ". SH 7 t h J U GE WALTER GRE AM, of the Judicial Ci rcuit of t the United S ates , the upright and able j urist , soldier and

n . a statesma , was born and reared in Harrison county He re d

f w w as and practiced law in Corydon , rom hence he elected a 0 member of the Legislature in 1 86 . When the tocsin of war

1 86 1 t o o f an d sounded in , he responded the call his country ,

V o l . . was was made Colonel of the 5 3d Ind . Infantry H e rap

‘ i n d fo r . m e n de e idly promoted gallantry Few , , in the employ

a ment of the United S tates , acquired so deserving a f m e a s

. t m Judge Gresham He rose from obscurity o e inence . Rep u t at io n fell n o t on him as the dews or as the snows fall; he

t fo r h as u oiled for it , bled it . He been the b ilder of the edi

fic e h as n of his name , gain ed a splendid renown , and asce ded the acclivitous path o f military a n d j udicial glory to honorable h i t h e g s of envi able fam e .

. NC o f CAPT SPIER SPE ER , was one of the early settlers Cory

d n . o He was the first Sheriff of Harri son county . H e com m an de d a G W a a comp ny of soldiers , under eneral illi m Henry

a a t h e H rrison , at the battle of Tippecanoe , and fell e rly in

' w . a s n a . action He a good citize , brave and gallant soldier

o f Descendants his , still live in Corydon , good and useful citizens . H ON . OH H S J N MAT E , one of the members of the constitu tion 46

al 1 85 0 r at convention of , f om this county , is still living the “ " -o n e a h advanced age of eighty ye rs . Uncle Jo n came to

e s this coun ty with his parents from K ntucky , while this tate d i was a territory , where he h as li ve e ver since . He has l ved

d wh o an honorable and upright life , highly respecte by all know H . e m him has served as State Senator , and filled any other stations of public trust , to which his constituents called him , with ability and fidelity to the p u bh c in terests that meet the

. A o f approb ation of all lthough more than eighty years age ,

a a f h i s a e s s g . he is yet spry and active most m en at hal ‘ Long m ay he live to enj oy the benefits and blessings o f the govern men t he a ssisted in forming .

. . STO CK L A E H ON . S G R f S M , m ember of Congress rom this m1 880 1 884 district , fro to , and Uni ted S tates Land Commis s i o n e r a under Presid ent Clevel nd , was born and reared in this

u m a o n t h as . co nty , and since his j y , m ade his home i n Corydon l t th 4 e H e was e ected o e State Senate i n 1 87 . In very position he g a ined the respe ct and c o nfidence o f his constituents . He

i n i t w o ff was a gallant soldier the late war , serv ng in di erent

38 a . 1 3 . regiments , the Ind . Inf ntry , and the th Indiana Cavalry

‘ He e nlisted as a private and cam e Out a Captain . He is a

wh o man of ability and energy , commended by all know him ,

i o f for his lofty s p ir t honor . spotless i ntegrity . kindness of

ro rn t n e s s o f . heart , and p p decision

O . . N N C L WILLIAM W KI T ER , of the Kintner ho tel , Corydon ,

is the oldest native born male inhab itan t of Corydon . The gallant and j olly Colonel i s a kind and generous hearted gen

l a n t e m . He is known , perhaps , m ore extensively than any

o ther private citizen in Indian a . He is courteous and k ind a f worthy , in luential and valuable citizen .

MA . 7 t h 1 . J . O N S WILLIAM T J E , of the Ind Infantry "Wilders", J and later Associate ustice of, and Delegate in Congress from

y o f Wyoming terri tor , was a native Corydon , and spent

most o f his life here . Perhaps one of the brainiest and most brilliant men this part o f the state ever produced was Maj or e Jones . He entered the army whil yet a boy , as lieutenant

o f h is m e rri t o ri o u s company , and for gallantry and service rose o f rapidly t o Maj or of his regiment . He was a man great honor and strict integrity; and he j ustly meri ted the bold n prominence of being associated in that galaxy of you g , bril 47

ffi o f liant and dashing o cers the late war , whose valor and gen

n ious w ere developed on its many and sa guinary fields . His

wa a all d eath a few years a go s l mented by wh o knew him .

a d . NO u H N . O WILLIAM T ZE R , is the le rne , pure , able and p

u d o f 3 d r u o f d right J ge , the Judicia"l Ci c it In iana , who presi “ g f t h e A n . ra n d des in ncient Capi tol buildi g His ather ,

w a s o f Jacob Zenor , a m ember from Harrison county , the first ’ d Z e n r gener al assembly of the State of Indiana “ Ju ge o s

ffi t h . a e father , Col Philip Zenor , was a g llant o cer in Mexican

an d war . The brave gallant old hero is still living honored by w all who kn o him .

F . S . MAY n a PRO JAME G , a pio eer te cher , resided at Corydon w m any y ears an d as regarded a s an excellent instructor .

o f N w A J SE . N K t h e e O F . H PR O P P FU , lb any schools , i s a na

o f a d t ive H rrison coun ty . He resi ed at the old Capital town for quite a period , instructing the many pupils placed under

. r n a his care No one ever e dered m ore valu ble services , o r

a a a s a n . att ined greater popul rity , instructor , than did Prof

H w a a s t d . e s Funk , at Cory on regarded an excellen scholar

a n n . and able and . conscie tious instructor 3 H O N . H O S H d t h e d T MA C . SLAUG TER , Ju ge of Judicial Cir

w h o d i n r 1 87 8 cuit , ied that hono able positio n i n , was one of ’ Co r do n n y s most respected a d ho n ored citizens . Th e citizens

h im m n . fa honored with a y positions of trust His ther , Dr .

l h i iz . wo r t c t e n o f n James B Slaughter,was a so a y Corydo , who served with ability i n both branches of the Legislature , while

t h e t a n d a Corydon was State Capi al , also at Indi napolis . H ON . N . N t h e fi a o f DA IEL C LA E , rst Tre surer State , was a

o f o f citizen Corydon , and was honored with many positions public trust .

H . . ON . O O K ffi A r C W C , is the very e cient Prosecuting tto ney ,

f a who looks a ter the pleas of the State , in the Ancient C pitol building . Mr . Cook is a good citizen of Corydon , an able law

a n yer , eloquent and forcible speaker , with a bright future .

CO L . E G O . . D o f a W FRIE LY , late Chic go , was a native of this

. an d an d an c ounty He was a brave gallant soldier , able attorney . Sp ace forbids that m ore of the m any good and great men wh o an d have lived i n about Corydon , or have had business transactions here , be mentioned .