RUSK COUNTY - RECORDS OF THE TOWN OF HENDERSON, REPUBLIC OF TEXAS Submitted by East Texas Genealogical Society P O Box 6967, Tyler, TX 75711 1 October 2002 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ***************************************************************** Originally published in the East Texas Family Records, Volume 6, Number 4, Winter, 1982, by East Texas Genealogical Society. RUSK COUNTY - RECORDS OF THE TOWN OF HENDERSON, REPUBLIC OF TEXAS These records of the Commissioners of the Town of Henderson (Rusk County) were copied in January 1981 by Nancy Blakeley Ruff, Longview, Texas. Sep 23 1843 To James N. Brown for Surveying out the Boundaries of the County of Rusk and finding the center 170.75 1844 May 1844 A. W. Canfield in A.C. Grahams Note 38.00 May 3 1845 To draft to Parsons for R. T. Wright for digging a well and stationary 38.50 May 3 1845 To Draft to Wm. A. Henson for repairs to Court House 15.00 May 11 1844 Whitemond & Williamson 65.00 Sep 30 1844 Miller, John C. for surveying 27.00 May 2 1845 Henson & Miller for Jail 2,000.00 Jan 29 1845 By to James N. Brown Note of John P. Grigsby $40 one on T. (?) W. Rives for $32.00 One on D. Gorge for $54.00 and a credit on Dooley & Bairds Note $39.75 in all 170.75 By credit on T. A. S. Parsons Note 38.50 By Wm. N. Hensons Note 15.00 By Credit on his Note due in 1846 27.00 Paid by Notes on sundry persons 1,995.75 B Treasurers Due Bill in ful (sic) 4.25 SAIL (sic) of Lots Nov 1844 1844 Names of Persons Who gave Note When Due Amount May 8 1844 W. D. Henry 8th May 1845 35.50 " Elijah Allen " 12.00 " H. H. Muse " 110.00 " James A. S. Parsons " 73.00 " T. Monroe Hyde " 40.00 " David Wood " 12.50 May 9 1844 G. W. S. Tipps 9th May 1845 80.00 " Dooley & Baird " 96.50 " A. Miller " 20.00 " John W. Jones " 125.00 May 11 1844 Van F. Addison 11th May 1845 91.50 " Nelson Williamson " 46.50 May 11 1844 Mowry B. Erwin 11 May 1845 27.50 " Joseph P. Smith " 51.00 " James M. Johnson " 45.00 Aug 20 1844 John C. Miller 10 May 1845 80.50 " Van N. Henson " 15.00 Nov 5 1844 Elijah McClure 5 Nov 1845 80.25 " John P. Grigsby " 41.50 " B. H. Martin " 18.00 May 8 1844 W. D. Henry 8 May 1846 35.50 " Elijah Allen " 13.00 " H. H. Muse " 110.00 " James A. S. Parsons " 74.00 " G. Monroe Hyde " 40.00 " David Wood " 12.50 " D. W. Reeves " 32.00 " D. Gage " 59.00 May 9 1844 GWS Tipps 9 May 1846 80.00 " Dooley P. Baird " 90.50 " A. Miller " 20.00 " John W. Jones " 125.00 " A. Graham " 38.50 " John P. Grigsby " 40.00 May 11 1844 Wm. T. Addison 11 May 1846 91.50 " Nelson Williamson " 46.50 " Mowry B. Erwin " 27.50 " Joseph P. Smith " 50.00 " James M. Johnson " 45.00 Aug 20 1844 John C. Miller 10 Aug 1846 80.50 " Wm. N. Henson " 31.50 Nov 5 1844 Elijah McClure 5 Nov 1846 80.25 " John P. Grigsby " 41.50 " B. H. Martin " 18.00 Nov 5 1844 R. B. Tutt 5 Nov 1845 140.50 " Ditto 5 Nov 1846 140.50 1845 Names of Persons Who Gave Note When Due Amount May 1845 John M. Beeton 1 May 1846 52.50 " Ditto 1 May 1847 " David Gage 1 May 1848 25.50 " Ditto 1 May 1847 25.50 " James Smith 8 May 1845 118.50 " Ditto 1 May 1845 20.00 " Ditto 1 May 1846 20.00 Transferred to page 31 3,103.51 SAIL (sic) of LOTS Nov. 1844 in Henderson 1844 Lot Blocks Amount Nov 4 1844 Elijah McClure 16 8 70.00 " RB Tutt 12 3 31.00 " Ditto 10 3 50.00 " Ditto 8 2 79.00 Nov 5 1844 John P. Grigsby 79 19 83.00 " Solomon M. Grigsby 80 20 71.00 " E. McClure 82 21 90.50 " richard B. Tutt 65 26 71.00 " W.G.W. Towers 57 28 110.00 " Ditto 58 28 105.00 Nov 6 1844 John H. Dorsett 88 19 66.00 " Bennit Martin 1 4 36.00 " R. B. Tutt 64 26 50.00 " Ray 3&4 31 & 32 100.00 3 or 4 acres more or less South West corner of Plot Town at $10 per acre E. Allen 1845 Sail (sic) of Lots May 1 1845 Wm. Caldwell 1 5 40.00 " " 1 24 20.00 " John M. Beeton 67 15 40.00 " " 69 16 25.00 " " 68 15 40.00 " David Gage 81 20 31.00 " " 96 38 20.00 " James Smith 14 8 40.00 May 4 1846 John M. Beeton 11 16 25.00 " John Isham 60 27 25.00