A list of Civil Officers for the Louisiana-Missouri Territory with appointments at County & Township Level. April 1, 1813 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free Information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Files may be printed or copied for Personal use only. 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FREDERICK BATES THE HONORABLE JAMES MONROE Secretary Department of State Washington City. [Enclosure] Executive Proceedings of Missouri Territory A list of Civil Officers, of local appointment, in commission for the territory of Missouri & several counties & townships thereof, on the 1st day of April 1813 Appointments (118) in Alphabetical order by name. [Blank] [Blank] Atty General, Territorial [Blank] [Blank] General Court Clerk, Territorial [Blank] [Blank] Clerk of the Courts, St Genevieve Co. [Blank] [Blank] Coroner, St Genevieve Co. [Blank] [Blank] Clerk of the Courts, Cape Girardeau Co. [Blank] [Blank] Clerk of the Courts, New Madrid Co. John Abernathie Township Justice, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co. Benjamin Allen Township Justice, Lower Cuivre Twp, St Charles Co. John Allen Township Justice, St Ferdinand Twp, St Louis Co. Michael Amoureux Township Justice, St Genevieve Twp, St Genevieve Co. John Andrews Township Justice, Big River Twp, St Genevieve Co. James Austin Township Justice, Breton Twp, St Genevieve Co. Ebenezer Ayres Township Justice, Portage des Sieux, St Charles Co. James Beatty Township Justice, Dardenne Twp, St Charles Co. Joseph Bell Township Justice, Bellevue Twp, St Genevieve Co. Daniel Bissell Township Justice, St Ferdinand Twp, St Louis Co. Caleb Bowles Township Justice, St. Louis Twp, St Louis Co. Adam Brown Township Justice, St. Louis Twp, St Louis Co. Amos Byrd Judge, St Genevieve Co. Charles L. Byrd Township Justice, St Michaels Twp, St Genevieve Co. Thomas Byrne Judge, Cape Girardeau Co. James Caldwell Township Justice, St Michaels Twp, St Genevieve Co. John Callaway Township Justice, St Michaels Twp, St Genevieve Co. John B. Callaway Judge, St Charles Co. John B. Callaway Township Justice, Femme Osage Twp, St Charles Co. Henry Cassidy Township Justice, Village of Arkansas & Adjacent Settlements, New Madrid Co. Richard Chitwood Township Justice, St Ferdinand Twp, St Louis Co. Auguste P. Chouteau Judge, St. Louis Co. William Christy Auditor, Territorial William Christy Township Justice, St. Charles Twp, St Charles Co. William Christy Judge, St. Louis Co. William Christy Auditor of Public Accounts, St. Louis Co. Thomas Clark Township Justice, Tawapity Twp, New Madrid Co. Daniel Colgin Township Justice, St. Charles Twp, St Charles Co. Nathaniel Cook Judge, St Genevieve Co. Samuel Cooper Township Justice, New Madrid Twp, New Madrid Co. Joseph Cottle Township Justice, Upper Cuivre Twp, St Charles Co. Francis Coursolle Township Justice, Portage des Sieux, St Charles Co. Luke Decker Township Justice, Labbadie Twp, St Louis Co. Peter Dedier Treasurer, Territorial Uriah J. Devore Clerk of the Courts, St Charles Co. Uriah J. Devore Auditor of Public Accounts, St Charles Co. Henry Dodge Sheriff, St Genevieve Co. Joseph Donnahue Township Justice, Cinq Hommes Twp, St Genevieve Co. Enoch Evans Township Justice, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co. Andrew Fagot Township Justice, Village of Arkansas & Adjacent Settlements, New Madrid Co. George Fallis Township Justice, St Ferdinand Twp, St Louis Co. Absel Farrensworth Township Justice, Dardenne Twp, St Charles Co. Benjamin Fooy Township Justice, Hope Field & St Francis, New Madrid Co. Thomas Forsyth Township Justice, St. Louis Twp, St Louis Co. Joseph V. Garnier Township Justice, St. Louis Twp, St Louis Co. Samuel Gibson Township Justice, Upper Cuivre Twp, St Charles Co. William Gray Judge, New Madrid Co. William Gray Township Justice, Tawapity Twp, New Madrid Co. David Green Coroner, Cape Girardeau Co. James Green Coroner, St Charles Co. George C. Hart Township Justice, New Madrid Twp, New Madrid Co. Ebenezer R. Hawley Township Justice, St Ferdinand Twp, St Louis Co. John Hays Sheriff, Cape Girardeau Co. Stephen Hempstead, Sr Township Justice, St Ferdinand Twp, St Louis Co. George Henderson Auditor of Public Accounts, Cape Girardeau Co. George Henderson Recorder, Judge of Probate & Notary Public, Cape Girardeau Co. George Henderson Township Justice, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co. Henry Hight Recorder, Judge of Probate & Notary Public, St Charles Co. Joseph Hunter Judge, New Madrid Co. Benjamin Johnston Township Justice, Joachim Twp, St Louis Co. William Kelso Judge, Cape Girardeau Co. William Kelso Township Justice, Tawapity Twp, Cape Girardeau Co. Jed Kendal Township Justice, Joachim Twp, St Louis Co. John King Township Justice, Upper Settlements, Arkansas, New Madrid Co. Andrew Kinkead Township Justice, Bon Homme Twp, St Louis Co. John LaValle Judge, New Madrid Co. John LaValle Township Justice, New Madrid Twp, New Madrid Co. M. P. LeDuc Recorder, Judge of Probate & Notary Public, St. Louis Co. M. P. LeDuc Township Justice, St. Louis Twp, St Louis Co. M. P. LeDuc Register of Boatmen, St Ferdinand Twp, St Louis Co. John Lee Coroner, St. Louis Co. Fred Limbaugh Township Justice, German Twp, Cape Girardeau Co. William Long Township Justice, Bon Homme Twp, St Louis Co. James McCullock Township Justice, Joachim Twp, St Louis Co. John McIllmurray Township Justice, Upper Settlements, Arkansas, New Madrid Co. Alexander McNair Sheriff, St. Louis Co. Isidore Moore Judge, St Genevieve Co. Joseph Moore Township Justice, St Michaels Twp, St Genevieve Co. Thomas Musick Township Justice, St Ferdinand Twp, St Louis Co. Robert R. Nixon Township Justice, Hope Field & St Francis, New Madrid Co. Thomas Oliver Recorder, Judge of Probate & Notary Public, St Genevieve Co. Thomas Oliver Township Justice, St Genevieve Twp, St Genevieve Co. Joseph Pratte Judge, St Genevieve Co. Joseph Pratte Auditor of Public Accounts, St Genevieve Co. John Ramsay, Sr Judge, Cape Girardeau Co. James Rankin Township Justice, Joachim Twp, St Louis Co. Thomas F. Riddick Clerk of the Courts, St. Louis Co. Thomas F. Riddick Township Justice, St. Louis Twp, St Louis Co. James Ritchey Township Justice, Tawapity Twp, Cape Girardeau Co. Stephen Ross Sheriff, New Madrid Co. Martin Ruggles Township Justice, Bellevue Twp, St Genevieve Co. Thomas Sappington Township Justice, St. Louis Twp, St Louis Co. Benjamin Shell Township Justice, German Twp, Cape Girardeau Co. Francis Soucier Judge, St Charles Co. Joshua K. Speer Coroner, New Madrid Co. John Stanton Township Justice, Breton Twp, St Genevieve Co. Robert M. Stephenson Township Justice, Bellevue Twp, St Genevieve Co. Christopher Talbert Township Justice, Femme Osage Twp, St Charles Co. James Talbert Judge, St Charles Co. George Tinnelle Recorder, Judge of Probate & Notary Public, New Madrid Co. George Tinnelle Township Justice, New Madrid Twp, New Madrid Co. George Tompkins Judge, St. Louis Co. Samuel Treat Township Justice, Village of Arkansas & Adjacent Settlements, New Madrid Co. David V. Walker Judge, St. Louis Co. Robert G. Watson Auditor of Public Accounts, New Madrid Co. Robert G. Watson Township Justice, New Madrid Twp, New Madrid Co. Samuel Watson Township Justice, Lower Cuivre Twp, St Charles Co. John B. Wheeler Township Justice, Big Prairie Twp, New Madrid Co. Mackay Wheery Sheriff, St Charles Co. William Winchester Judge, New Madrid Co. Elisha Winsor Judge, New Madrid Co. Thomas Winsor Township Justice, Big Prairie Twp, New Madrid Co. Tenure of Office Judges of the County Courts, during good behavior: for 4 years Notary Public good behavior: for 5 years Justices of Townships-for 4 years unless sooner removed by the Gov: Clerks during the temporary Government unless sooner removed by the courts. Others during pleasure of the Governor. Secretary's Office ST LOUIS April 1st 1813 FREDERICK BATES Secretary of Missouri Territory [Endorsed] Received in Mr Secretary Bate's letter of April 1, 1813.