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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
      $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  
           

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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