Franklin County, Kentucky - Chapter 6, 1912

On the motion of Daniel Weiseger, clerk of the County Court of Franklin county, Alexander Rennick was appointed Deputy County Clerk, on oMonday the ISth day of February, 1811; at the following April term, Robert ]\IcKee was granted a license to build a warehou.-^e at the mouth of Benson Creek, for housing hemp, tobacco and Hour; on the same day Christopher Greenup resigned his commission as justice of the peace.

During the year 1811 both of the ])ridges across Elkhorn creek, at the Forks, were rebuilt by the County Court. On June 17th, 1811, John M. Scott was appointed sheriff of the county; and at the same term of court Martin D. Hardin presented his commission as justice of the pX3ace in, and for the county. On the same day Richard Taylor was granted the right to establish a public warehouse on the Kentucky river at the mouth of Leestown branch, which was known as ^'Leestown warehouse;" it was used for storing tobacco, flour audi hemp.

On December 16, 1811, Daniel Weiseger resigned as County Clerk, and William Trigg was ''unanimously" appointed to take that position. Martin D. Hardin and John Morris were appointed a committee to inspect the clerk's office; on the same date a hogshead of tobacco marked ''J. F. No. 48 Gross, 1653 tare 166 neat 1448," having l)een in warehouse over two years was ordered sold, no one claiming same.

The records of the Franklin County Court, show, that during the year 1812 l^cnjamin Hickman was elected constable by the trustees of Frankfort for said city, and that the sheriff was allowed a credit for two hundred and lorty-five "titheables" which he was not able to collect; it also shows that the court allowed the sum of $24.00 per year for keeping a pauper.

be imprisoned for debt, a large number of men were confined in the county jail, and in order to prevent too many men from being crowded together there were certain imaginary lines, known as "Prison Bounds," over which the trusty prisoners were not permitted to pass. During the year 1812 it was "ordered that part of the prison bounds that include Captain Taylor's old stable be taken off, and the like quantity Ije extended up Montgomery street in such manner as to include Samuel's tavern, thence down to the former boundary ])y Captain Weiseger's."

John M. Scott having died in office (sheriff) William Hall was commissioned sheriff' of the county, December 21, 1812. In the early part of 1812, "the Kentuckians, more attentive to the voice of distress, than to the laws of their country volunteered to the number of sixty or seventy men, under the command of Col. Anthony Crockett, and Captain John Arnold, and were marched to Vincennes to see what was the matter, and ten days after, marched home again, to tell they knew not what." (Collins' History.) This company was composed entirely of Franklin County men.

The most dire calamity that ever befell the people of Franklin County happened during this decade (1810 to 1820). The history of the war between the United States and Great Britain; the causes which led up to it and the sequences which followed it are a part of national history. The United States army in the northwest was composed almost exclusively of Kentuckians, a history of which is properly a part of the history of the State. Franklin County, however, did more than her just proportional part; she furnished more men, and more money, and she gave more of her heroic blood for the honor and glory of this great country than could have reasonably been expected from one community.

There were two full companies enlisted from Franklin County; the first under Paschal or Perchal Hickman as captain was mustered into the service August 15, 1912, and was known as Captain Paschal Hickman's company, first rifle regiment, Kentucky militia ; it was engaged or enlisted to October 14, 1812. The muster roll shows the following:

The eighty-six men composing this company were all killed at the battle of the River Raisin, except thirteen of them, only twelve of whom are known at this date to have returned to their homes in Franklin county, to-wit: Lieut. Peter Dudley, Alexander Renick, Joseph Clark, Lewis Fennick, Elisha Herndon, John A. Ilolton, Z. B. Lewis, Francis Mayhall, John Mayhall, John Richardson, Alexander Robertson and James Wilson.

The order of battle at the River Rasin wa.s as follows: Lieut. Colonel John Allen, commanding the right wing; Major Graves, the left; and Major jNladison, the centre; Captain Ballard (acting Major) was placed in advance of the whole with two companies, one company commanded by Captain Hickman, Subaltern Lieut. Chinn, the other by Captain Graves.

Captain Hickman was severely wounded and was carried from the battlefield, both of his legs were shot off, or were so l)adly mangled that they were amputated the next morning, January 23, 1813.

The Indians were permitted by General Proctor to slaughter his wounded and defenseless captives, ''Captain Hickman was rudely dragged to the door, his brains dashed out with the tomaliawk and his body thrown back into the house."

A. B. Woodward, Judge of the Supreme Court of the territory of Michigan, in a letter to General Proctor, dated Detroit, February 2, 1813, stated that some of the prisoners after tlie capitulation of the 22nd of January had been tomahawked and others had been shot and still others had been burnt at the stake l)y the savages.

Captain Pjuschal Hickman was the Jailor of Franklin connt}' at the time he enlisted for military service, lie was a son of the Rev. William Hickman, a noted l>ai)tist preacher and teacher of pioneer days. Paschal Hickman was six feet two inches tall and weighed over two hnndred pounds. He wa.s a very handosme man and one of the most popular of that day.

Lapsley ]\IcBride, son of Col. William Mcl)ride, and great uncle of Judge ^^^ Lapsley Jett, and for whom said Jett was named; and Berrisford Arnold, who wa.s a very handsome man, the son of James Arnold, another great uncle of Judge .lett, were also killed at the River Raisin.

The records in the Adjutant General's office at Frankfort fails to show when any member of this noted com])any was discharged from service. The discharge of Sergeant R^^'unick is dated Urbana, Ohio, February 21, 1813.

After the slaughter at River Raisin the few Franklin county men who returned straggled in one at a time, and each time one came home the caiHion was fired and the whole surrounding country as far away as it could be hoard would hasten to P^ankfort to inquire about the lost ones.

Lieutenant Peter Dudley, who made his escape, returned to Frankfort for the purpose of raising another company, though the recent preceding event-s of the campaign had proven to all that war was in reality a trade of blood, and the badges of mourning were worn by a large part of the po})ulation of Franklin county. Notwithstanding so many of her brave sons had been so ruthlessly massacred, and the majority of the large assembly of people, who had met to hear some tidings of loved and lost ones; when the gallant young lieutenant with a drummer and fifer commenced his march through the ci-owd proclaiming his purpose of raising another company and requesting all who were willing to go with him to fall in to the ranks, in. less than thirty minutes one hundred young men were in line.

The Weekly Register published in Raltimore in iSPi-l;', in a statement dated Frankfort, March 10, 1813, says: "On Tinu'sday, the 4th inst., tlie regiment of militia of this couuly

(Franklin) was paraded on the commons in this place for the purpose of furnishing from it seventy-two men, its quota. In less than thirty minutes one hundred men volunteered under Lieut. Peter Dudle}^, who had but a few days previous returned from the army under General Harrison, yesterday they were mustered and in.^pected, when the number was increased to one hundred and fifteen. Lieutenant Dudley was appointed Captain, Geo. Baltzell 1st Lieutenant, Samuel Arnold 2nd Lieutenant, and George Gayle Ensign. We understand about thirty-five hundred dollars was subscribed to go towards equiping the volunteers."

''It is reported the Governor has ordered out the two regiments commanded by Cols. Dudley and Boswell as reinforcements to Harrison ; they march in a few days."

"Captain Dudley, of Frankfort, passed through this place on Tuesday night with one hvuidred and twenty-two as respectable, as brave and as fine volunteers as any county ever produced, destined for the Rapids. We will venture to assert that Captain Dudley and his patriot band will give a good account of themselves and when attacked by the enemy they will leave their mark."

After the cold-blooded murder of the wounded at Frenchtown (River Raisin) an editor in sympathy with the allies said in his paper, ''We would advise the recruiting officers of the Government to enlist fat men for the western market that the Indians may not butcher lean unprofitable stock."

In addition to the two companies above named there were several Franklin county men in other companies; Benjamin S. Chambers was Quartermaster, and William Church was a Captain; John Cardwell w^as in Captain Zachariah. Terrell's company, and was at the battle of New Orleans, while his brother George Cardwell was under Captain Simpson, with Richard M. Johnson at the battle of the Thames, and he, like many others claimed the credit of killing Tecumseh. He was known as Tecumseh Cardwell from that time until his death many years after.

Samuel A. Theobald, a lawyer from Frankfort, wa.s Judge Advocate in Richard M. Johnson's regiment, and was one of the immortal ''Forlorn Hope'* consisting of twenty men who volunteered to advance in front of the army at the Thames, in order to draw the fire from the Indians, who were known to be in hiding, and awaiting the advance of the army. This was the method adopted by Col. Johnson to locate the enemy ; of these twenty men only one escaped unhurt, fifteen of them were shot dead. "Their leader (Col. Richard M. Johnson) with a dozen wounds still sat erect, his Judge Advocate (Theobald), close to his side."

The charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava, led by Lord Cardigan in 1854, was made through the mistake of a superior officer; and the six hundred men rode "Into the jaws of Death" because they were commanded to do so, but the "Forlorn Hope" rode "Into the jaws of Death" a willing sacrifice for their country's honor, and for the protection of their comrades in arms. In the history of the world there has never been recorded a braver act than was performed by Samuel A. Theobald on that 5th day of October, 1813.

Following the battle of the Thames there were a large number of English prisoners brought to Frankfort, Kentucky, and confined for a considerable period in the State penitentiary. The officers vigorously resented this treatment which they designated "ignominious," but little sympathy was aroused on their account. The murders and barbarities at Raisin and Meigs had not put these men of the Forty-first Regiment in a position to ask or expect much from Kentuckians. These prisoners were subsequently exchanged, but not for some months.

After the battle of the Raisin the bodies of the dead soldiers were left unburied, and were devoured by dogs and hogs. Many months after that Governor Shelby directed that the bones of all the brave men who were killed or died, and remained unburied, should be collected and properly interred; sixtj^-five skeletons were found and buried.

"On July 4, 1818, the}' were removed and reintcrrcd in the cemetery at Monroe, Michigan ; after that a committee was appointed at Detroit to bring them there, where they were again interred. In 1834 the boxes containing these Ijones were removed to Clinton Street Cemetery in Detroit. In September of the .same year they were again exhumed, and placed in boxes marked ''Kentucky's gallant dead, January 18, 1913 (should have been'^ January 22-23), River Raisin, Michigan," and brought to Frankfort, where they were again buried, and they will doubtless remain forever in the State Lot in our ''Beautiful City of the Dead."

To the shame of Kentucky be it said that no man knows at this day where the bones of these honored dead are buried. The removal to Kentucky was prior to the time the present cemetery was purchased and a part of it dedicated to Kentucky heroes. At that time the cemetery was back of Thorn Hill, and even tradition is silent as to whether or not these bones were removed to the new cemetery.

James Y. Love, the only son of Mrs. Elizabeth Love, joined Captain Dudley's company. She wa.s at first very much grieved, but after thinking over the matter said: "But I would despise him if he did not want to go." She prepared with her own hands the uniform he wore and he went with his mother's prayers, and a mother's love.

Mrs. Elizabeth Love was one of the strong women of pioneer days; she was the wife and afterwards the widow of ^lajor Thomas Love, who was an officer in the army of General Wayne, and served in his Avestern campaigns. The time of enlistment of Major Love having expired he located permancntl}' in Frankfort.

Mrs. Love was noted for her social and Christian virtues. For many years she and her husband were proprietors of a hotel known as the "Love House," where they entertained Aaron Burr, and other noted men of that day. She was remarkable for her personal beauty and grace of manner, and her literary attainments were marvelous considering the age and the section of the country in which she lived. She was a woman of strong character; on one occasion when she was a young lady, the Prince, afterward King of the French, was traveling through the United States, she attended a ball given in honor of the Kino;. He was struck with her oraceful move- meiittf, and commanding air, and did her the honor to single her ont as his partner for the dance; she decHncd this fhittering preference to the mortification of the Prince and to the surprise of all, but her reason for not dancing was that she had only a few moments before refused to dance with one of her neighbor's sons, and if she must give offense she would rather offend the illustrious foreigner than one of her own companions and countrymen ; she tried at all times to be just ; she sought for the right and when found she fearlessly followed it. She was one of the great women of this country.

It was she who established the first Saljbath schools in this country, and which were also the first established in this State; her influence was always for good. For a period of fifty years she was a resident of Frankfort. ''None knew her but to love her, none named her but to praise." She died at Frankfort on the 19th day of January, 1845.

^Vnother strong character those times produced was Col. Anthony Crockett, a native of Virginia. He was born in 1758 ; he enlisted in the Revolutionary war in 1776, and only left the army when peace was declared ; he was at White Plains, Brandy wine, Monmouth, Saratoga, Germantown, Princeton and Trenton. At the battle of Brandywine when LaFayette was severely wounded Col. Crockett took him in his arms and carried him to a place of safety. When General LalViyette visited Frankfort in 1825 he expressed great pleasure in meeting him again.

In 1784 he came to Kentucky and purchased from his brother-in-law, James Arnold, a tract of land located on the Lawrenceburg road about three miles south of Frankfort, which tract of land remained in the hands of his descendants for more than a century.

In 1790 he was a member of the Virginia Legislature from Kentuck}'; in 1796 and 1799 he was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Franklin county. When the war of 1812 came on he was exempt from military service, but he volunteered and rendered valiant service, though he was then an old man. For thirty years he was Sergeant at Arms of the Kentucky Senate. He died in 1838, and was buried in the Benson church yard in Franklin county. He was a man of fine physique, six feet three inches in height ; he was gentle by nature, but fearless and valiant in battle.

In the year 1813 William Arnold and John A. McDowell were admitted to practice law in all the courts at Frankfort. On February 15th of that year William Trigg resigned as Clerk of the County Court and Fleming Trigg was appointed in his stead. On the same day Silas M. Noel produced credentials of his ordination and of his being in regular communion with the Baptist Societj^, and having taken the oath of fidelity, a testimonial was granted him in due form.

On April 19, 1813, William Hall resigned as Sherift^ and John A. Mitchell was commissioned Sheriff, with John J. Marshall and others as his sureties. On the same day Anna Arnold was appointed Administratrix of Berrisford Arnold. The order recites the fact, that Berrisford Arnold was killed at River Raisin, and the next succeeding order recites that Benjamin Hickman was elected Jailer of the county to take the place of Paschal Hickman, who was mvn'dered in his tent after his surrender at the same battle.

On May 13th Jephtha Dudley, a magistrate of Franklin county, resigned as magistrate and was commissioned an officer in the United States Army. On the same day Theodrick Boulware, a Baptist preacher, was granted a testimonial and cmpowered to celebrate the rites of matrimony.

On June 21, 1813, William E. Quarles was commissioned Sheriff of the county, and John Parker was granted the right to erect and operate a grist mill on Glenn's Creek ; this mill was operated for more than half a century ; a part of the old dam still remains to mark the site.

The Order Book of the County Court shows that tavern keepers were allowed to charge not exceeding the following rates, to-wit : for supper and breakfast, 25 cents each ; dinner, 37 cents; grain, per gallon, 12 V^ cents; horse at hay one night or twenty-four hours, 25 cents; Maderia or other imported wines, $2.00 per quart; Jamaica spirits, French })randy or Holland gin, 50 cents per pint; county made gin, 18 cents per half pint; Sangaree, or punch, 75 cents per quart.

George Major was admitted as an attorney at the Frankfort bar September 20, 1813. During this year a new jail was built at a cost of one thousand dollars. This jail was located on Clinton street where the colored Methodist church now stands; the jail had formerly been on Holmes street, nearly opposite the woman's entrance to the State Penitentiary.

There was an act of the Kentucky Legislature, approved January 24, 1812, for the benefit of William and Lapsley Mc- Bride. The act recites that their father, Col. William Mc- Bride, had been appointed commissioner to open a road from liolstein to Crab Orchard and that he was killed at the battle of Blue Licks, having received no part of the consideration for said work. The act authorizes the i.ssuing of warrants for 2,- 800 acres of land to his said sons.

Henrj' Davridge, Circuit Judge, had for his associate Circuit Judges Nathaniel Richardson and Hugh Innis for many years prior to 1813 ; and for many years subsequent thereto his associate Judges were Nathaniel Richardson and Silas M. Noel.

John J. Marshall was appointed magistrate April 18, 1814, and during the same year John Green established a ferry across the Kentuck}' river at the mouth of Glenn's Creek; this ferry was afterwards known as Arnold's ferry for many years, later it was known as Cardwell's ferry. It was the most important crossing on the river outside of Frankfort. Mrs. Mary F. Johnson, daughter of John Cardwell, and granddaughter of James Arnold, still owns the Arnold homestead (1008) located opposite the mouth of Glenn's Creek on the south side of the river, having inherited same from her grandfather; it was a part of ten thousand acres of land granted to him in 1784 for services in the Continental army.

Creek ; John Green was a Baptist f)reacher ; he was uneducated, but a man of strong character, and did much good in his da}' and generation. On one occasion while holding divine service, he had his song book up-side-down, and some one called his attention to the fact. He said it made no difference to him, he could read as well that way as if it was right-side-up.

In the year 1814 John D. Cook and Samuel D. Fishback were admitted to practice law in Frankfort. In the same year Benjamin Hickman Avas elected jailer.

In the year 1814: James Russell established a mill on the south fork of Benson Creek that has been one of the noted landmarks of the county for nearly a century.

In the year 1815 Richard Taylor and John J. Marshall Avere appointed commissioners to superintend the reconstruction of the county jail, the cost of which was not to exceed twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00). At the same term of court commissioners were appointed to act with commissioners from Shelby county to build a bridge across Big Benson, at Bohannon's ford, but the cost was not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400.00), for Franklin county's part of the contract.

In June, 1815, AYilliam Samuels produced a commission from the Governor appointing him Sheriff of the county. At the same court Charles S. Todd and John H. Todd were admitted to practice law.

John J. Marshall resigned the i)osition of magistrate August 19, 1817. On the same day the Trustees of the town of Frankfort comi)lained of the manner in which Sunday taverns were run, and they asked that the licenses of Leonard Altenuis, William Duckham, James W. Pruett, George W. (uiylc, James Hampton, William Downing and Lewis Pruett be revoked.

In August, 1817, Lewis R. Major was appointed magistrate, and during that year a grist mill and saw mill was built on Elkhorn, near Jones' station.

Francis P. Blair, Jacob Swigert and Thomas A. .Marshall were admitted to practice law. John Bartlett was appointed Sheriff June 16, 1817. On the same dav on motion of Reubei'

On September 15, 1817, the I'ollowinii; order was entered, to-wit: ''This Court doth certify that Western J^. Thomas, who intends making api)Ucation for Heense to practice hnv, is a man of honesty, probity and good demeanor."

"A report of the inspectors of the Frankfort warehouse state that during last season they received 3(Sy liogsheads of tobacco, and have shipped 306, they also report the warehouse in l)hd condition."

In 1818 Joseph ^l. AMiile and Harry J. Thornton were admitted to practice law. Diu'ing this year Achilles Sneed built a water grist mill at the Falls of l^ig Benson, which place is now known as Conway's mill.

During this year Jeremiah Green, a Baptist i)reacher, and Eli Smith, a Presbyterian i)reacher were granted certificates by the county court.

The bridge at Hardinsville was rebuilt during this year. On December 22, 1818, Benjamin Hickman resigned as Jailer, and Stanley P. Gower was ai)pointed in his stead.

The income of the county for the year 1819 was three thousand dollars. During the year 1819 Isaac Caldwell, Martin Marshall, Silas M. Noel, Robert Hughes, Nathaniel Sawyer, Horace Warring and George Oakley were admitted to practice law at Frankfort. Philip White was appointed Sheriff of the county June 28, 1819.

At the September term 1819, the following order was entered: "It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that the bridge across Big Benson on the lower road to Shelbyville has been completed agreeable to contract, it is therefore ordered that the Sheriff of this county pay to Charles S. Todd the sum

Isaac Caldwell was County Attorney by appointment during the year 1819. John Bartlett, as Sheriff, failed to pay the money which he had collected for the county and there were a. great many suits filed against him and his sureties during the year.

Jacob Swigert produced a commission from G. Slaughter, Governor of the Commonwealth, appointing him a magistrate which position he held for many years.

In 1820 a contract for building a jail yard and a jailer's residence w^as entered into; the wall around the yard was to be twelve feet high, made of brick, with a timber on top, well secured. The residence and yard were to cost three thousand dollars ($3,000), the residence was back of the jail on Lewis street, now Elk Avenue.

In the year 1820 there were 2759 tithes assessed in the county, and there were fifty-seven roads in the county to which hands and overseers were appointed.

The first man charged with murder after the conviction of Henry Fields in 1798, was Benjamin Mayhall in July, 1814; he was tried by a jury and acquitted. There were several indictments for murder during the years 1818 and 1819. Thomas P. Major, James Ransdale, Zepheniah Jackson, Elijah Kendall, Jeremiah Kendall, Jacob Holeman and William P. Greeiuip were all charged with murder. The indictments against the Ransdales, Jackson and the Kendalls were for the murder of Albert Carter in July, 1818. The charge was for ''Striking said Carter with a certain gun of the value of ten dollars, which the said Wharton Randsdale in both his hands, then and there had and held, etc."

On Friday, the 10th inst. a most savage and atrocious murder was committed on the body of Abraham Carter, a respectable citizen of Franklin county. The scene of this diabolical bukhery was at the Forks of Elkhorn, in the porch of a tavern occupied by Mr. Benjamin Luckett. Mr. Carter was stabbed in the groin, his skull was l)roken to pieces by a gun, and other parts of his body injured ; he expired in a few hours. The indictment against Iloleman gives not only the historical fact of the crime, but it shows the particularity with which indictments were drawn. The indictment charges that Jacob H. Holeman and William P. Greenup, of Franklin county, "Not having the fear of God before their eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil, on the 16th day of July, 1819, with force and arms, in the county aforesaid, in and upon Francis G. Waring, in the Peace of God, and of said Commonwealth then and there being feloniously, willfully and of their malice aforethought did make and assault, and that the said Jacob H. Holeman, a certain pistol, then and there loaded and charged with gunpowder, and one leaden bullet, which pistol, he, the said Jacob H. Holeman in his right hand then and there, had and held to, against and upon the said Francis G. Waring, then and there feloniously, willfully and of his malice aforethought, did shoot and discharge giving to the said Francis P. Waring then and there with the leaden bullet aforesaid, by the said Jacob H. Holeman, in and upon the right breast of him, the said Francis P. Waring, a little behind the right pap of him, the said Francis P. Waring one mortal wound of the depth of nine inches, and of the breadth of half an inch, of which said mortal wound the aforesaid Francis P. Waring then and there instantly died."

The indictment further charges that Willson P. Greenup was present, aiding, abetting, etc. After a long trial the jury brought in a verdict of ''not guilty."

At the July Court, 1819, the grand jury indicted the County Court "For not keeping a sufficient jail." There was a verdict and judgment against the defendants. The defendants thereupon moved the court to "set aside and arrest the judgment herein for the following rea.son, viz: The Court erred in giving judgment for money when the penalty is imposed in tobacco."

Frankfort, approved January 26, 1818. It was denominated the Frankfort Bank with a capital stock of $500,000.00, divided into 5,000 shares of $100.00 each; under the direction of John H. Hannah, Henry Crittenden, Samuel Lewis, William Hunter and George Adams; at the same session the trustees of Frankfort were authorized "to open a street upon the top of the bank of the Kentucky river between Ann and Wapping streets, by extending Ann street down and Wapping street up said river, said street to be 30 feet wide and shall be called and known as "Water street."

There was an act approved January 31, 1818, which authorized a company to "make an artificial road from Lexington, by the way of Versailles, to Frankfort" and the same act provided for the re-incorporation of the Frankfort and Shelbyville turnpike road.

Public roads and water-ways were the only means oi transportation known to the people at this early period in their histoiy. Much attention was paid to the construction of roads, and eveiy available means was used in securing water transportation.

There was an act of the Kentucky Legislature, approved February 10, 1819, "To Incorporate a company to improve the navigation of Elkhorn." The purpose for which the corporation was formed is set out as follows: "That a company l)e incorporated to improve the navigation of Elkhorn, commencing at the mouth thereof on the Kentucky river, thence up Elkhorn to the Forks thereof, thence up the north Fork to the neighljorhood of Georgetown and from the Forks up the south Fork to the neighborhood of Lexington."

In 1820 the Governor was authorized to make such repairs on the "Governor's house" as he may deem necessary for the preservation of the building and the decent appearance of the

A few of Franklin county's public men of this period are mentioned as follows: (Icorgc Adams, represented the county in the Kentucky Legislature in 1810, 1811 and 1814; Martin D. Hardin in 1812, 1818 and 1819; John Arnold in 1813; John J. Marshall in 1815 and 1810; Philip White also in 1816; George M. Bibb in 1817; Charles S. Todd in 1817 and 1818; Harry Innis was Judge of the United States Circuit Court for the District of Kentucky from 1784 to 1810; John Brown was twice a Representative and three times a Senator in the Congress of the United States.

Thomas Todd was Judge of the Court of Appeals in 1801, Chief Justice in 1806, and was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1807 to 1816.

George M. Bibb was a Judge of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky in 1808, and was Chief Justice in 1827 ; he was again Chief .Justice in 1827; he was United States Senator from ISll to 1814 and from 1829 to 1835, and was Secretary of the Trea.sury under President Taylor in 1849.

Humphrey Marshall was United States Senator from 1795 to 1801, and was a member of the Kentucky Legislature from Frankhn county in 1808 and 1809. He was the author of Marshall's History of Kentucky.

Martin 1). Hardin was a Major in the war of 1812; Secretary of State during (lovernor Shelby's second term and was United States Senator in 1816.

Charles S. Todd was Colonel on the Staff of General Harrison in the war of 1812 ; was Secretary of State under Governor Madison ; Representative of Franklin County in the Kentucky Legislature in 1817 and was the Agent of the United States to Columbia, and minister to Russia under President Harrison in 1841.