The population in 1840 was 12,457; 1860, 24,474; 1880, 32,640, of whom 20,899 were Ohio-born ; 1,651 New York ; 534 Pennsylvania ; 4,882 Germany ; 1,196 Ireland ; 702 England and Wales, and 287 British America.

The name of this county was originally applied to the Erie tribe of Indians.

By the census of 1910 the total population of the county was 38,327. Berlin Township had 1,933, Florence 1,105, Groton 740, Huron 2,387, Kelley's Island 1,017, Margaretta 2,662, Milan 1,847, Oxford 961, Perkins 3,934, Portland 19,989, Vermillion 2,152.

The first custom house was located at Danbury on the peninsula. Later the custom house was located in the building now occupied by Walther & Klenk at No. 516 Water Street. Then the custom house was removed to a small stone building then standing across the street from the last location. Then it took up its quarters in the present postoffice

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The following gentlemen have been collectors of customs at Sandusky: Epaphras W. Bull, Peter P. Ferry, Moors Farwell, William H. Hunter, Elias H. Haines, William Patterson, John Youngs, Harlow Case, James A. Jones, George S. Patterson, John Youngs, John G. Pool, Clark Rude, John J. Finch, Pitt Cooke, W. H. Herbert, Ed H. Zurhorst, Charles A. Judson.

The official now in charge is Charles P. Caldwell.

TREASURERS

William B, Smith, 1838-1840 ; Horace Applin, 1840-1842 ; Samuel Johnson, 1842-1844; Earl Bill, 1844-1848; John B. Wilbur, 1848-1850 ; John W. Sprague, 1850-1852; Thomas S. Fuller, 1852-1854; Holly Skinner, 1854-1856 ; Thomas S. Fernald, 1856-1860 ; William H. McFall, 1860- 1864 ; James D. Chamberlaip, 1864-1870 ; James S. Chandler, 1870-1872 ; James D. Chamberlain, 1872-1876; Reuben Turner, 1876-1880 ; James Alder, 1880-1882; William Zimmerman, 1882-1886 ; James Alder, 18861890 ; Byron Gager, 1890-1892 ; August H. Arend, 1892-1896 ; Gustavus. Graham, 1896-1900; Cornelius A. Nielson, 1900-1904; William Goodsite, 1904-1908; Frank A. Kerber, 1908-1910 ; Conrad Nuhn, 1910-1915; Charles A. Craig, 1915.

PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS

John F. Campbell, 1838-1840 ; Francis D. Parish, 1840-1842 ; Morris Homan, 1842-1844; S. F. Taylor, 1844-1848; A. W. Hendry, 18484852 ; John Mackey, 1852-1856; 0. C. McLouth, 1856-1860 ; Fred W. Cogswell, 1860-1872; Benjamin F. Lee, 1872-1877; W. W. Bowen, 1877-1879; Herman Ohly, 1879-1880 ; Walter W. Bowen, 1880-1881; Grayson Mills, 1881- 1883 ; Cyrus B. Winters, 1883-1889 ; John P. Stein, 1889-1894 ; John Mackey, 1894-1895; John Ray, 1895-1901; Roy H. Williams, 1901-1906 ; Ed S. Stephens, 1906-1910 ; Henry Hart, 1910-1915 ; James Flynn, Jr.. 1915.

COUNTY CLERKS

Zenas W. Barker, 1838-1839 ; Rice Harker, 1839-1855 ; Horace N. Bill, 1855-1861; John J. Penfield, 1861-1862; George N. Penfield, 1862-1864 ; George 0. Selkirk, 1864-1870 ; 0. C. McLouth, 1870-1875 ; F. W. Alvord, 1875-1878; William J. Affleck, 1878-1884; Silas E. Bauder, 1884-1890 ; William W. Howard, 1890-1894; Frank M. Hughes, 1894-1900 J. F. Hertlein, 1900-1906; Jerome G. Stoll, 1906-1908; Leonard Ortner, 1908-1910 ; Jerome G. Stoll, 1910-1915 ; Ferd Bing, 1915.

AUDITORS

H. W. Conklin, 1838-1840 ; William Neill, 1840-1841 ; Orlando McKnight, 1841-1846; George W. Smith, 1846-1850; Foster M. Follett, 1850-1852 ; Charles H. Botsford, 1852-1856; Foster M. Follett, 1856-

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1860; George W. Smith, 1860-1867 ; Ebenezer Merry, 1867-1882; Thomas McFall, 1882-1885 ; William J. Bonn, 1885-1891; Louis N. Werner, 1891- 1894; Thomas McFall, 1894-1896; Charles M. Keyes, 1896-1897, appointed to fill vacancy ; John R. Gallagher, 1897-1903; Charles Kubach, 1903-1909; John Diest, 1909-1912 ; Hayes Adams, 1912.

SHERIFFS

Harvey Long, 1838-1840 ; Zalmuna Phillips, 1840-1842 ; Ebenezer Warner, 1842-1846 ; Isaac Fowler, 1846-1848; Henry D. Ward, 1848- 1850 ; George W. Smith, 1850-1854; G. B. Gerrard, 1854-1858; Fred F. Smith, 1858-1860 ; David S. Worthington, 1860-1864; Jesse S. Davis, 1864-1866; David S. Worthington, 1866-1870; Charles H. Botsford, 1870- 1872; David S. Worthington, 1872-1876; Merrill S. Starr, 1876-1880; John Strickland, 1880-1884; Thomas A. Hughes, 1884-1888; Christian Wiedel, 1888-1892 ; John Immel, 1892-1894; A. A. Magill; 1894-1898; Jay J. Perry, 1898-1902; Henry A. Foster, 1902-1904; Jacob Hoffman, 1904-1908; Herman Reuter, 1908-1912; William Lundy, 1912.

RECORDERS

Horace Applin, 1838-1840 ; C. B. Squire, 1840-1844 ; Ebenezer Merry, 1844-1850; Charles Wilber, 1850-1853; James W. Cook, 1853-1862 ; John W Reed, 1862-1868; William A. Till, 1868-1880; James. Flynn, 1880- 1887; John Strickland, 1887-1892 ; Charles Traub, 1892-1895; Charles E. Schippel, 1895-1901 ; I. J. P. Tessier, 1901-1907; F. E. Hartman, 1907- 1909 ; Gottleib Zimmerman, 1909-1915; George F. Burmeister, 1915.

SURVEYORS

S. H. Smith, 1838-1840 ; W. H. Smith, 1840-1841 ; J. B. Darling, 1841-1845 ; Alvin Brooks, 1845-1847; J. B. Darling, 1847-1849 ; A. B. Foster, 1849-1853 ; J. B. Darling, 1853-1861; H. C. Jones, 1861-1863 ; J. B. Darling, 1863-1876 ; George Morton, 1876-1879; A. W. Judson, 1879-1885; Charles S. Ferguson, 1885-1888 ; Melvin Kenney, 1888-1894; A. W. Judson, 1894-1905; Rollo D. Chase, 1905-1906; August C. Schultz, 1906-1908; R. B. Smith, 1908-1913; L. A. Schultz, 1913-1915 ; Clifford M. King, 1915.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Samuel B. Carpenter, 1838-1839; Nelson Taylor, 1838-1840 ; William B. Craighill, 1839-1841 ; John Fuller, 1840-1842 ; William Gill, 1840- 1843; Isaac Fowler, 1841-1844; Philo Adams, 1842 1'845; Harley Long, 1842-1846; Benjamin D. Turner, 1843-1847; Ezra Sprague, 1844-1848 ; Bourdette Wood, 1845-1849 ; Harvey Fowler, 1845-1850 ; Elihu P. Hill, 1847-1851; Harry Sprague, 1847; Myron Sexton, 1849 ; Joseph Otis. 1850 ; John P. Deyo, 1851 ; John Summers, 1853 ; C. Beardsley, 1855;

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Rice Harper, 1856; Isaac McKesson, 1857; Robert Bennett, 1859 ; G. M. Darling, 1861; Calvin Caswell, 1863; B. G. Taylor, 1866 ; H. Crane, 1867; E. White, 1868 ; W. S. Webb, 1869 ; Louis Wells, 1870 ; Stark Adams, 1873; Wells W. Miller, Gustavus Graham, G. W. Clary, Henry Kelly, James Douglass, C. V. Turner, John Homegardher, John L. Hull, William Zimmerman, D. J. Deyo, George Knapp ; J. C. Parker, 1895-1898; J. C. Parsons, 1896-1899; C. L. Halliday, 1897-1900 ; C.. L. House, 1898-1901 ; Henry P. Breining, 1899-1902 ; Charles A. Peake, 1900-1903 ; Charles L. House, 1901-1904; Henry P. Breining, 1902-1905 ; George I. Hayes, 1903-1906; John L. Rieger, 1905-1908 ; David Riedy, 1906-1909; Louis Neill, 1907-1910 ; David Reidy, 1909-1912 ; Jacob J., Crecelius, 1909-1912 ; George Oswald, 1909-1912 ; Jacob J. Crecelius, 1912-1915 ; John M. Holzaepfel, 1912-1915 ; George Oswald, 1912-1915; Jacob J. Crecelius, 1915 ; John M. Holzaepfel, 1915 ; Henry Kelly, 1915.

PROBATE JUDGES

Ebenezer Andrews, 1852-1858 ; A.   Stryker, 1858-1861 ; Rush R. Sloane ; F. D. Parish, January, 1861, to November, 1861; George Morton, November, 1861, to November, 1863; A. W. Hendry, November, 1863, to February, 1870 ; E. M. Colver, February, 1870, to February, 1879 ; Albert E. Merrill, February, 1879-1891 ; George C. Beis, 1891-1894; Lewis H. Goodwin,

1894-1900 ; U. T. Curran, 1900-1906; Thomas M. Sloane, 1906-..

LOCATING THE COUNTY SEAT

The location of the seat of justice of Erie County at Sandusky City was more the result of accident than otherwise. Some people are inclined to remember it as a providential act, while others, more practical, perhaps, have chosen to attribute its location at that place to good luck. Whichever may be correct is of no material importance now, but the incident at the time was of the most vital importance to the town.

Three places were presented to the consideration of the commission —Sandusky, Huron and Milan. The first-Sandusky-claimed it on the ground that that place was the metropolis of the county, having the greatest population, being more accessible, and having facilities of land and by water that were possessed by no other location. The people of Huron argued that their town was even better than Sandusky, their location equally central, their lake advantages better, and the site, by every necessary consideration, much more desirable than the others. Milan, or Abbott's Corners, sought through the efforts of the people of that neighborhood to impress the commissioners with the availability of their site, and not without sound argument. This had been for a short time the seat of justice of Huron County. It was more central than the other towns suggested, and was equally accessible by water through the canal, and more accessible by land as it lay nearer the geographical center of the county.

In due course of time the worthy commissioners visited the several

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sites proposed, and it was while on this tour of investigation that the events occurred that turned the tide of sentiment in favor of the village of Sandusky. Milan, or Abbott's Corners, was out of the question. While at Huron, so it is said, the champions of that site showed the commissioners the beauties and natural advantages of the town and location, and endeavored to, and in fact did impress them favorably. The harbor was all it was represented to be, but unfortunately, while urging their own as the best location they correspondingly enlarged upon the disadvantages of Sandusky, so that when the commissioners came here they did so with a prejudice against it. And it is known that at least two of the three commissioners were in favor of Huron as against Sandusky. But while viewing the attractions of Huron and vicinity a hard wind storm, a genuine "nor easter," suddenly arose and blew the lake

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waters back into the channel of Huron River, thus flooding the locality, and for a time making it impossible for the worthy site finders to reach their hotel.

The trio next visited Sandusky, but as has been stated, with a prejudice against the place. There was in fact a somewhat unfortunate condition of affairs here regarding the lands. They were in dispute, and while there was no open rupture, there were threatenings of litigation in certain quarters, enough to make doubtful the feasibility of locating upon them the county seat. But at Huron the commission had been informed that the waters of the bay were shallow ; too shallow to make Sandusky a safe, sung harbor for the lake vessels, and this was the objection in part raised by the Huron people. These objections were fixed in the minds of the commissioners, and were of such a nature, as required evidence to remove.

But the same gale of wind that injured Huron had favored Sandusky. During its greatest severity the brig Julia Palmer had sought refuge in the bay of Sandusky, waters of which were swollen by the

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force of the wind, and when the next morning the commissioners looked from their hotel windows out upon the waters there stood, safely moored the brig. Where, then, was the objection raised by the Huron people ? The Julia Palmer was one of the largest of the lake vessels, and still she rode safely. This fact, with a more potent influence, (a rare imported brand), brought to bear by Mayor Camp, soon settled the question in favor of Sandusky as the county seat of the county of Erie. But again, the land proprietors here, during the days in which the subject of erecting a new county was being discussed, were making provisions for the same and the consequent county buildings, as will be shown by a promise in writing made by them in October, 1835, three years before the act creating the county was passed. It read as follows : "The subscribers do hereby pledge themselves that in case a new county be organized with the seat of justice established at Sandusky, we will furnish all necessary public buildings for the use of said new county, free of all expense to the county for five years next following its organization." Signed by John G. Camp, Thomas Neill, William I. Reece, Isaac Mills, Z. Wildman; all per J. G. Camp.

One of the first duties that devolved upon the board of commissioners was to make some provision for a building for the purpose of holding courts, and for quarters for county officers. The officers were chosen on the day fixed for the first election, May 7, 1838, and Samuel B. Carpenter, Nelson Taylor and William B. Craighill were elected commissioners; Hiram W. Conklin, auditor ; William B. Smith, treasurer:

The first Court of Common Pleas of the county was ordered by the Legislature to be held on the second Monday in December next following the time of the passage of the act that created the county and against this time the commissioners must provide a place for the holding thereof.

The First Courthouse.-There was built just west of the present high school, some years earlier than the period the events of which we have been discussing, intended at the time to be put to the uses of education, a stone building of fair proportions, two stories in height, but in 1838 in an incomplete state.

The stone building referred to was projected in part by the proprietors, and a part by the enterprising residents of Sandusky, who desired a commodious schoolhouse or academy in a central location. To its construction the people largely contributed. At the time of the location of the county seat this building was unfinished, only the lower floor being completed, in which school was held. It was this structure, then, that was proposed to be used for courthouse and county purposes.

The first term of court was held in December, 1838, as provided by the act of the Legislature organizing the county. And while this hail ding was so used for a period of two years, or perhaps a little less, there was no move on the part of the proprietors to vest the title to the same in the county. This led to further discussion and agitation of the question of removal of the county seat to some other point ; and, moreover, led to the passage of an "enabling act" authorizing such removal, but coupled with a condition, as will be seen by the act itself, as follows :

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"There shall be commissioners appointed agreeably to an act entitled `An 'act for the establishment of seats of justice, to review the seat of justice of Erie county and remove the same, if in their opinion the public interest requires it ; but it shall not be lawful for said commissioners to locate the seat of justice at any place other than its present unless the proprietors of the lands, or individuals, shall furnish the county of Erie with a good and valid title, in fee simple to such lands, as may be necessary for the erection of all public buildings; and shall also erect good and suitable public buildings, equal to those in Elyria, Lorain county, without expense or levy of tax in said county of Erie.' "

This act seems to have somewhat opened the eyes of the tardy proprietors but not until the citizens had come to the rescue, and by their bond pledged themselves to provide for the necessities of the county. At a meeting of the county commissioners held June 3, 1840, the following journal entry appears : "Whereas, the commissioners appointed by the Legislature of this state to review and remove the seat of justice of Erie county, if, in their opinion, the public interests required it, have on full examination decided and found that the public interests did and does not require such removal, and

"Whereas, in order to prevent the removal of the seat of justice by said commissioners, F. D. Parish, A. H. Barber, Charles Barney, Samuel Moss, Moses Farewell, John Wheeden, W. H. Hollister, William B. Smith, L. S. Beecher, John Beatty, John G. Camp, E. Cook, S. B. Caldwell and David Campbell executed and delivered to the commissioners of the said county of Erie their joint and several bond in the sum of $15,000, dated May 11, 1840, conditioned for the furnishing to and for the said county, within two years from April 1, 1840, good and sufficient public buildings, such as a courthouse, public offices and jail, without expense or the levy of a tax in said county, and,

"Whereas, the most of the proprietors of the stone building now occupied by the county as and for a courthouse and offices, situate on the east block of the land appropriated and set apart by the original proprietors of Sandusky city for county and other public buildings, have this day delivered to the commissioners of said county a deed of conveyance of said building, to be holden and used by said county for a courthouse and offices forever, containing a covenant of warranty of the title of the same against all claims whatsoever.

"Now, therefore, we, the commissioners of the county of Erie aforesaid, do now accept and receive for the county, for a courthouse and offices, the said building in fulfillment and satisfaction of the condition of the above mentioned bond of F. D. Parish and others, so far as the same has reference to and stipulates for the furnishing of a courthouse and public offices, and land on which to erect the same, on condition that the obligors of said bond shall erect a portico across the north side of the third story, and covered with a deep floor, and surrounded with a hand-rail and bannisters, and a portion to be enclosed at each end, and stairs to be erected to extend from the first to the second story ; and sub-

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ject to Such other internal arrangements as the commissioners shall hereafter direct and adopt ; and also remove the partition in the second story, and lay a floor over the present stairway so that the courtroom will extend over the whole of the Second story." The latter portion 'of this instrument was subsequently modified in relation to the construction of the portico and stairways, and provision made for a semi-circular 'portico with circular stairs.

The deed from the proprietors of the land and the shareholder's of the "stone building" bears the date of May 14, 1842, and is made upon the express condition that the county seat be not removed from Sandusky City. The deed was signed and executed by the following named persons: W. H. Mills, David Campbell, S. B. Caldwell, A. P. Tower,

PIONEER HOME

William B. Smith, William H. Hunter, I. D. Davidson, G. S. Dowel, Josiah W. Hollister, James Hollister, by attorney, R. I. Jennings, M. A. Bradley, S. C. Moss, Eleutheros Cooke, Moses Farwell, John N. Sloane, L. S. Beecher, John G. Camp, F. D. Parish, F. S. Wildman, Nathan Starr, John Wearn, Thomas Neill, Isaac Mills, by attorney, J. A. Mills, James Foman, Thomas T. White, William Mull, Oran Follett, E. S. Gregg, Burr Higgins, W. Townsend, L. B. Johnson, Martin Ellis and I. Darling.

For a period of nearly fifty years this building, though not originally intended as such, served the purposes of the county as a hall of justice. Could a record of each and every case, civil and criminal, tried and. argued within its walls be made, what an interest would it create. Here was tried, convicted and sentenced to be hanged the only murderer ever executed within the bounds of Erie County. James Evans, a crippled tailor, was the man, and the sentence of death was executed upon him for the wilful, deliberate murder of John Ritter. Counsellor L. S.

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Beecher defended this man, while the firm of Parish & Sadler were special prosecutors for the people.

Then, again, was the famous case of Lockwood and others against Wildman and others, involving the title to the lands on which stands the city of Sandusky. This was, perhaps, the most important civil case ever tried in Erie County. For the plaintiffs were Counsellors C. L. Boalt, George Reber and Judge Peter Hitchcock, while the defendants' interests were guarded by Messrs. Parish & Sadler, L. S. Beecher, Pitt Cook and others. The case was reviewed by the Appellate Court in 1844, and a decree granted for the plaintiffs, but there being other questions and considerations arising in the case that were not tried and reviewed, a compromise was effected and the case settled notwithstanding the decree of the Supreme Court sitting en bane.

The old building is gone and not a trace of its existence is now visible, save only in its past record.

But it was not alone the courthouse building that engaged the attention of the first board of county commissioners, as provision had to be made for a place of confinement for offenders ; and this was one of the things for the furnishing of which the proprietors and likewise the citizens were pledged. For this purpose on the 8th day of November, 1841, Isaac Mills, one of the proprietors, executed his deed of conveyance to the county, for jail purposes, a lot on Jackson Street, numbered eighteen. This deed, however, was not presented to the commissioners until the 21st of January, 1842. On this lot was built the first county jail. It was erected at the expense, mainly, of the citizens of the town of Sandusky, and was accepted by the commissioners on July 2, 1842. This property was sold in 1883 to George Brown and Adam Feick for the sum of $3,400.

At length, as the population and wealth of the city increased, it became necessary that new county buildings should be provided; buildings more in keeping with the modern, substantial and elegant structures of various kinds that were then standing around the public square and other business streets of the city ; such as would not only be an ornament but an honor to the county seat and to the comity.

The New Courthouse.—The first definite action looking to this end was taken by the board of county commissioners at their meeting held in January 4, 1871, upon which occasion that body declared their intention of building a new courthouse on the site of the old building unless some other location be agreed upon ; and inviting petitions and remonstrances regarding the matter, to be heard and acted upon on the 7th day of March following.

Upon the occasion designated the board proceeded to examine the several communications presented, of which there were five, containing an aggregate of 345 signatures, all in favor of the contemplated erection and none opposed thereto. One of these bore the names of sixteen members of the legal profession. From that time the various proceedings of the commissioners in the matter went rapidly forward.

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On June 5, 1871, the board adopted the plan offered by Myers & Holmes of Cleveland, and made contract with them to furnish plans and specifications upon which the work should be done, and on August 10th plans and specifications were adopted and approved, after examination by the commissioners, clerk, sheriff and probate judge, and they were paid $1,000 in part payment on contract.

It seems that there was some technical error in the specifications and the action of the board in rejecting all the bids was in part on that account. Further than this, about this time the disastrous Chicago fire occurred, and it was suggested that this building should be made as near fire-proof as possible. This would occasion material alterations in the plans, and it became necessary that the matter should have full consideration. However, on the 5th of December the commissioners again advertised for proposals to build which were opened on the 6th of February, 1872.

The firm of Miller, Frayer & Sheets of Mansfield, Ohio, being the lowest bidders for the work, the contract was accordingly let to them by an agreement executed on February 24, 1872. The total cost of the building amounted to $142,026.45, including furnishing, added to which was the architect's account, per agreement, $4,361.29.

The building was occupied by county officers on the 4th day of December, 1874. The imposing structure needs no further description. It stands a lasting monument to the liberality and public-spiritedness of the people of the whole county.

The New Jail.—After the completion of the courthouse, there still remained another county building to be built. Although of less proportions it is none the less attractive in appearance and substantially built. This is the new stone jail on Adams Street.

On the 29th of March, 1882, the commissioners of the county entered into an agreement with Adam Feick & Brother for the erection of a county jail on lot number thirteen on the south side of Adams Street. The contract called for a twenty-six-cell jail and sheriff's residence, and the consideration paid them for its construction was $45,750. It was built within the contract, there being no extra work done that made an additional expense. In addition to the original work, heating apparatus was placed in the building, which cost something like $1,000 additional.

POPULATION AND TAXES

The population of Huron County was, in 1820, 6,675 ; 1830, 13,341 ;

1840, 23,933; 1850, 26,203 ; 1860, 29,616; 1870, 28,532.

The population of Erie County was, in 1840, 12,599 ; 1850, 18,568; 1860, 24,474; 1870, 28,188 ; 1880, 32,640 ; 1890, 35,462; 1900, 37,650; 1910, 38,287.

As an item of historic interest, and as showing the comparative wealth of the townships, the following ..table shows the " Total amount of taxes in Huron county in 1821, on personal and village property :"

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Huron Township - $ 25.00

New Jerusalem (town plat) - .77 1/2

Milan - 54.00

Beatty (town plat) - 41.82

Huron (town plat) - 3.10

Vermillion - 38.60

Perkins - 38.90

City of Sandusky - 221.19

Margaretta - 18.00

Venice - 27.20 1/2

Oxford - 70.10 1/2

Ridgefield - 29.40

Monroe - 9.39

Sherman - 11.50

Peru - 19.85

Macksville - 1.90

Greenfield - 32.80

Florence - 33.90

Clarksfield - 11.70

Townsend - 9.90

Fitchville - 13.60

Black River - 32.50

Brownhelm - 16.00

Elyria - 23.85

Danbury - 18.10

Norwalk - 56.90

Norwalk (town plat) - 62.48

New Haven - 33.40

New Haven (town plat) - 13.551/2

Lynn - 40.80

New London - 14.68

Eldridge - 31.35

$1,056.251/2

Add to Sandusky City - 8.65

East half of Venice - 13.09

Total amount - $1,078.00

Amount of deductions, as per return of Ezra Sprague - 304.52

Amount to be paid to treasurer - $ 773.48

Total land taxes of Huron County in 1821 was - $7,831.688

Total personal and other tax - 773.48

Grand total tax of 1821 - $8,605.108