Port William (Ky.) Town Trustees minute book, 1797-1840

Summary

Creator:

Port William (Ky.). Board of Trustees.

Abstract:

The Port William (Ky.) Town Trustees minute book pertains largely to property ownership and improvement, taxation, and elections in Port William (later Carrollton), Kentucky, from 1797-1840.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Sponsor:

Duane Norman Diedrich Collection

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Meg Hixon, May 2013

Background

Scope and Content:

This "Order Book of the Trustees" (365 pages) pertains to the affairs of the board of trustees for Port William (later Carrollton), Kentucky, between April 4, 1797, and March 30, 1840. The board initially met at residents' homes and later convened at the Gallatin Circuit Court clerk's office. Secretaries recorded the date of each meeting, the names of those present, and the group's resolution(s). Most resolutions pertained to property and surveyors' reports. The board sometimes paid residents to survey land or make improvements to streets and public buildings, such as the market house. The minutes regularly report the results of elections for the board of trustees, listing each voter's selections. The volume includes a small number of lists of taxes owed on each lot of property. The entry of May 8, 1838 (p. 342) is the first to refer to the town as "Carrollton."

Biographical / Historical:

Port William, Kentucky, was established along the Ohio River in 1794, in Gallatin County. Port William was renamed Carrollton in 1838, becoming the seat of newly-formed Carroll County. The town's board of trustees oversaw elections, local taxation, surveys, and municipal improvements.

Acquisition Information:

1979. M-1874 .

Processing information:

Cataloging funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been processed according to minimal processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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Bibliography

Perrin, W. H., J. H. Battle, and G. C. Kniffin. Kentucky: A History of the State, Embracing a Concise Account of the Origin and Development of the Virginia Colony; Its Expansion Westward, and the Settlement of the Frontier Beyond the Alleghanies; the Erection of Kentucky as an Independent State, and Its Subsequent Development. Seventh Edition. Louisville: F. A. Battey and Company, 1887.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Elections--Kentucky.
Real property--Kentucky.
Taxation--Kentucky.

Formats:

Minute books.

Places:

Carrollton (Ky.)