Western Intelligencer



15 Jan 1817

The Consort of Kimber Barton, Mrs Mary Barton died Sat

29 Jan 1817

William Barnett found a horse 7 miles north of Kaskaskia

05 Feb 1817

Benjamin Mun requests people oweing him money to pay by March

19 Feb 1817

John M'Ferron has a farm 25 miles north of Kaskaskia to rent, was the property of deceased Benjamin Allen

12 Mar 1817

John Halberstadt of Horse Creek wants to hire a mill wright

Thomass W Ker of Londonderry, Ireland has opened a tanning buiness near John Edgar's dostillery in Kaskaskia

07 May 1817

Jacob Fisher and Dricila Owen, d/o Major Owen where married last Tuesday by William Bennett, JP (date would be 02 May 1817)

Dr William L Reynolds has returned to Kaskaskia

John Ezell found a horse.

14 May 1817

Shadrach Lively found a horse, he lives on Nine Mile Creek

Paul Haralson found a horse

James Johnson found a horse

Robert Carpenter found a flat boat in the Mississippi

21 May 1817

Thomas and Jane Cox will sell the estate of Robert Co, deceased. On 01 jun

02 Jul 1817

Edmund Depestre has goods for sale in Kaskaskia

Mathew Duncan requests people oweing him money to pay

Elizabeth Spriggs was married to James Spriggs in 1815. He is now in New Orleans with another woman and Elizabeth is asking for a divorce from him

John D Cook, lawyer, lives in Kaskaskia but will practice in MO.

10 Sep 1817

John Rutherford requests payments to the estate of Nancy Rutherford

Thomas Reynolds will open a law office in Kaskaskia

Mathew Duncan has land for sale in St Geneveive Co anad in Glasgow, KY as an heir to Joseph Duncan. There is also a house and lot in Kaskaskia

18 Sep 1817

Dr Joel C Frazer will now practice in Kaskaskia

Bapiste Lachapell died on 28 Aug in Kaskaskia

25 Sep 1817

Charles Lockhart and Catherine Barton were married on 18 Sep 1817 by John M'Ferron. She is the sister of Capt Joseph Barton

William Smith found on horsse on his plantation on Mary's River

02 Oct 1817

Mrs Samuel LaRue of Kaskaskia died on 27 Sep

09 Oct 1817

George Fisher and Pierre Bono found two negros, Betsy and Ben, who belong to Col Henry Walker of Rockingham Co, VA. They are in jail in Kaskaskia

Charles Gregoiree and son have come from Philadelphia to open a store in Kaskaskia

30 Oct 1817

N Cook and William Dunn will sell the estate of Timothy Kelly, deceased

06 Nov 1817

Thomas Reynolds of Madison Co and Polly M'Donough of RC were married on 31 Oct 1817 by Alexander Barbour

Capt James Edgar died in Kaskaskia on Saturday, 01 Nov 1817

Joseph William of TN died at Bapptiste Montrieul's home

J Cheek has opened a school in Kaskaskia

John Halberstadt has opened a store in Kaskaskia

Jonathon Bowerman found a horse on mary's River

In Highland Co, a murder occured. 15y/o Lydia Sanders was hit twice in the head by an ax at the home of John Reddick. A man named Mark Tomlinson was arrested in connection with the murder

John Phillips of Kaskaskia died in Nashville, TN on 03 Nov

John M'Ferron requests that people owing him money to pay

20 nov 1817

Thomas Cox has goods for sale on the Kaskaskia River which Joseph Smith brought from Europe

George Stam, Jr and Betsy Kimmet where married 19 Nov by Judge M'Ferron

27 Nov 1817

Baptiste Montrieul has accused Joseph Baker of being a Swindler

04 Dec 1817

T Y W Varick of NYC has moved to Kaskaskia and is an attorney

Elijah C Berry is the Aauditor of Public Accounts

11 Dec 1817

Franklin E Owen found a horse on Kemps Creek

18 Dec 1817

Capt Wwilliam Hockerman died on 09 Dec in Kaskaskia

Clement C ConwaY will return to making hats in Kaskaskia on Popular and Franklin St

Dr W L Reynolds will reduce his pratcie due to health reasons

25 Dec1817

Bill introduced to grant Elizabeth A Sprigg's a divorce and grant Henry S Dodge the right to build a bridge across the Kaskaskia River

Daniel P Cook has returned to Kaskaskia and will be a lawyer with Major Maxwell

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