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Source:
History of Shelby County, Ohio
with
Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
of
Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers.
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Publ. Philadelphia, PA:
R. Sutton & So.
1883
VOUCHERS FOR WOLF
SCALPS TAKEN WITHIN THE JURISDICTION
OF SHELBY COUNTY
Pg. 176
To the State of Ohio, Shelby County, ss.
Before me, an acting justice of the peace for Turtle
Creek township, personally appeared Ebenezer Stevens,
who being duly sworn according to law, produced a wolf scalp
over the age of six months, killed within the state of Ohio,
for which he is entitled to four dollars.
Given under my hand and seal this 10th day of May,
1819.
JAMES LENOX, J. P. [SEAL]
The State of Ohio, Shelby County, ss:
Personally came before me, the undersigned, an acting
justice of the peace of Turtle Creek Township, Cephas Carey,
who is being duly sworn according to law, produced two wolf
scalps over the age of six months, killed within the State of
Ohio, for which he is entitled to eight dollars.
Given under my hand and seal this 13th day of August,
1819.
JAMES LENOX, J. P. [SEAL]
July 19, 1819. I hereby certify
that Thomas Young produced a wolf's scalp under the age
of six months, and took the necessary oath according to law,
that he killed in in Shelby county, Perry township, for which
the law allows him two dollars.
JOHN HENDERSHOTT, J. P. for Miami Co., [SEAL]
Shelby County, Ohio, November 11, 1819:
I do hereby certify that James Pertu, living at
Camp No. 3, near Fort Defiance, is entitled to receive sixteen
dollars for killing four wolves over the age of six months,
agreeable to the act of the General Assembly to encourage the
killing of wolves.
Given under my hand the date above written.
ROBERT BRODERICK, J. P.
You, Benjamin Wallingford, do
solemnly swear that the five scalps now produced are teh
scalps of wolves taken within the county of Shelby, Ohio, by
you within twenty days last past and that you verily believe
the same to have been over six months old and that you have
not spared the life of any she wolf within your power to kill,
with a design to increase the breed.
BENJAMIN WALLINGFORD.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this second day
of June, 1847.
C. W. WELLS, Clerk, by JONA. COUNTS, Dep. Clerk.
LIST OF WOLF SCALPS, SHOWNING VALUATION,
BY WHOM TAKEN, AND WHEN
| 1819 |
May 1 |
Hezekiah Hubble, one wolf |
$4.00 |
| 1819 |
May 10 |
E. Stevens, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1819 |
July 29 |
Thos. Young, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1819 |
July 22 |
Z. Richardson, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1819 |
Aug. 13 |
Cephas Carey, two wolves |
8.00 |
| 1819 |
Sep. 22 |
John Plummer, two wolves |
8.00 |
| 1819 |
Oct. 22 |
Jesse H. Wilson, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1819 |
Oct. 21 |
John Hunt, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1819 |
Dec. 11 |
James Pertee, four wolves |
16.00 |
| 1819 |
Dec. 11 |
James Pertee, four wolves |
8.00 |
| 1819 |
Dec. 11 |
Michael Horner, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1819 |
Dec. 13 |
Nathan Coleman, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Jan. 1 |
Charles Johnston, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Apr. 24 |
John Hebber, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Feb. 23 |
Wm. Groove, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Feb. 7 |
Daniel Flinn, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Sep. 18 |
John Gallant, two wolves |
8.00 |
| 1820 |
June 23 |
William Bush, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Aug. 22 |
John Bush, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Feb. 23 |
Thos. McClish, two wolves |
8.00 |
| 1820 |
Mar. 9 |
John Gallant, one wolf |
8.00 |
| 1820 |
Mar. 9 |
Charles Johnston, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Nov. 23 |
John Gates, two wolves |
8.00 |
| 1820 |
Dec. 22 |
Samuel Hanson, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Feb. 26 |
William Ike, two wolves |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Dec. 26 |
William Ike, two wolves |
8.00 |
| 1820 |
Jun. 13 |
William Ike, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Dec. |
Thomas McClish, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Oct. |
Michael Horner, three wolves |
12.00 |
| 1820 |
Dec. |
John Hunt, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Dec. |
Nathan Coleman, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Apr. |
Thos. McClish, two wolves |
8.00 |
| 1820 |
Feb. |
John L. Steinberger, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Mar. |
Thos. McClish, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Nov. |
Isaac Larrison, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
May |
John Gallant, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Feb. |
Thos. McClish, two wolves |
8.00 |
| 1820 |
Jan. |
Samuel Tilberry, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
June |
James Coleman, two wolves |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Mar. |
William Sturm, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Apr. |
Benj. Coleman, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Apr. |
John Carey, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Apr. |
Thos. Coleman, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Feb. |
Richard Cannon, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Apr. |
Wm. Robinson, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1820 |
Apr. |
Nathan Coleman, two wolves |
8.00 |
| 1820 |
Mar. |
Isaac Larrison, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1821 |
Jan. |
Samuel Howell, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1821 |
Jan. |
Cephas Carey, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1821 |
Jan. |
Benj. Skillen, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1821 |
Jan. |
Thos. McClish, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1821 |
Jan. |
Josiah Sclosen, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1821 |
Feb. |
Thos. McClish, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1821 |
Feb. |
John Stevens, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1821 |
Feb. |
James Coleman, two wolves |
8.00 |
| 1822 |
Mar. |
James Coleman, two wolves |
8.00 |
| 1822 |
Apr. |
Thos. McClish, two wolves |
8.00 |
| 1822 |
May |
William Hicks, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1822 |
May |
James Coleman, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1822 |
Dec. |
Nathan Coleman, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1822 |
Dec. |
Samuel Washbur, five wolves |
20.00 |
| 1822 |
Dec. |
Benj. Coleman, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1822 |
Dec. |
Thomas Coleman, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1822 |
Dec. |
Thomas Coleman, one wolf |
4.00 |
| 1823 |
May |
Ebenezer
Lucas, two old eight young |
18.00 |
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$264.00 |
NUMBER OF WOLVES KILLED AND AMOUNT PAID
IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR:
In
Year |
Wolves
Killed |
Amount
paid |
In
Year |
Wolves
Killed |
Amount
Paid |
| 1819 |
20 |
|
1832 |
|
|
| 1820 |
45 |
|
1833 |
|
|
| 1821 |
19 |
|
1834 |
|
$816.00 |
| 1822 |
15 |
|
1835 |
|
|
| 1823 |
66 |
|
1836 |
5 |
20.00 |
| 1824 |
33 |
$132.00 |
1837 |
13 |
46.00 |
| 1825 |
51 |
204.00 |
1846 |
6 |
|
| 1826 |
44 |
176.00 |
1847 |
7 |
|
| 1827 |
22 |
|
1848 |
|
|
| 1828 |
18 |
|
1849 |
2 |
|
| 1829 |
11 |
|
1850 |
|
|
| 1830 |
35 |
|
1851 |
1 |
|
| 1831 |
17 |
|
1854 |
1 |
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COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, 1825
Records of the metes and bonds of the
different townships in Shelby county, as they have been
established by the commissioners, and entered by their orders.
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