Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-06-24
Plymouth.


The original Town Plat of Plymouth,
was laid cut BIZ Polk, Blair and SeriGg.
and ackn owledged on the 18Th day of Oc-
tober, 1891, before N. Taylor. Recorder
of St. Joseph County, Indiana. The orlgi-
nal Plat contained l59 Lots, No. COM
mencing at the southwest corner of
Michigan and Laporte streets. and num-
bering north to No. 81. Number 90, on
the west side of Michigan street, and
numbering sorth to number 42-thence
on the west. up and down, 10 number al.
Then commencing with number l42, east
of lot No 81, and numbering south, to
Ne. l59, east of No. 1. The original pro-
prietor made an addition on the North, of
80 lots.
There are ten Additions to Plymouth,
the original Projectors, Merrill's Cabbels,
Niles, Roses, Wheeler's Van Pelt's, Van
Pelt d Places's, Westervell's and Cogle's
Independence, on the East, across the Riy-
er.
Michigan street runs north from the
Bridge across Yellow River; Centre street
west of Michigan, and Walnut and Plumb.
Laporte street, on the South. running east;
Caro-, Washington, Adams, Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe. and Jackson on the
North.
Plymouth being the County Seat of
Marshall County, it may not be out of
place. in this connection, to give the
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION"
as follows:
"Now comes Peter johnson, Griffin
Treadway, snd Samuel c. Sample, three of
the Commissioners appointed by the Act
entitled can act to organize the county OF
Marshall" approved the 4th Of February.
and make the following Report of their do
ings. as locating Commissioners of the
permanent seat of Justice Of said County,
to wit:
ITO the Honorable the Board of Commits
sioners of the county of MARSHALL:
The undersigned, three Of the Commits.
sioners appointed by an Act of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Indiana, en-
8 titled an act to organize the county Of
Marshall. approved 4th February, 1886
respectfully report to your honors. that by
an agreement entered into. a majority o.
the Commissioners appointed by said act
the meeting of said Commissioners wa;
agreed to be held at the house of Grove
Pomeroy, in said county, on the morning
of the 18th day of July. 1886. to discharg,
the duties assigned them by said Act
Whersupon, the undersigned. Peter John
son, Griffin Treadway, and Sam'l C. Sam
pie. three of said Commissioners, Hiram
Wheeler and John Robson, two Of The Com
missioners, having failed to attend) hav
ing met at the house of the said Groy,
Pemeroy on the said 18th day of July
1886, for the purpose of permanently fix
ing the seat of Justice for the said count,
of Marshall. they personally examined al
the sites proposed to them in said count,
for said seat of Justice, and received prop
ositiols for donations for the same from
the iilIerent proprietors of lands naming
and proposing sites. and that we. after e,
animation, aud seeing and inspecting sal,
propositionss have concluded to determin
to fix. and BY these presents do permanent
ly locate, fix, and establish the seat of Jus
ticc of the said county of Marshall at tn
town Of Plymouth, in said county Of Mar
shall. The site fo- the public buildings
designated on plat Of said town, as mad
by James Blair, JEAN Soring. and William
Polk, proprietors of said town, the name
2 being recorded in the county Of St. JOSEPH
Indiana. The said site for said publ
buildings being, by said proprietors. dona
ted among other bings to said county. =
And the undersigned do further repos,
that che said Blair, sesing and Polk, i
consideration of the location of said seat
kJussico. at Che place aforesaid. have lona
5 ted, 70 the said county money and lands a
follows: Oas thousand doIlsrs in casl
and tots number ! G. 10, 70, is. %, 2;
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