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History of Linn County,
Missouri
An Enclyclopedia of Useful Information, and A Compendium of
Actual Facts.
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It Contains
A Condensed History of the State of Missouri and Its Chief
Cities -
St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph;
A Reliable History of Lynn County -
Its Pioneer Record, War History,
Resources, Biographical Sketches and Portraits of
Prominent Citizens; General and Local Statistics of great
Value, and a Large Amount of Miscellaneous
Matter, Incidents, etc. Etc.
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ILLUSTRATED
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Publ. Kansas City, Mo.
Birdsall & Dean.
1882
CHAPTER VI.
ELECTIONS THE GLORY OF FREE INSTITUTIONS
The First
Election - The Result - Duncan Township - First Defalcation
- Liberty Township - First Money Borrowed by the County
- Town Lot Fund - Bridges - Pleasant Hill Township -
Defalcation of J. W. Minnis Settled in Full -
County Treasurer Makes a Final Settlement and all O.K. -
The Year 1842 Ran Behind - Highland County - Its
Organization as to Metes and Bounds, but still under
Linn County's Municipal Control - Minor Sale of Linneus
Town Lots, 1844 - A Transfiguration - The Reorganization
of Linn County in 1845, After Sullivan Was Taken Off -
Townships and Their Metes and Bounds
(Source: History of Linn County,
Missouri - Publ. Kansas City, Mo. by Birdsall & Dean - 1882)
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