The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-02-12
OLD PAPERS,.
Interesting Records Connected
with Louisa's Early History.

The NEWS takes much pleasure
IN herewith presenting to IT. read
e1s verbatim copies Of some very
cid papers now In possession Of some
Of the nneal descendants OF OLA
Of the individuals who figured So
one Of the transactions mentioned.
TO ieok upon the time-stainea
documents calls TO mind maus
rcenes and incidents Of the long ago,
and 10 hear these read Is like lis
tening TO voice out OF the I'm
aud all but forgotten past. The prlpr
eipals In these various transactions
where history is preserved by
these musty records are long since
dead, but their memory h living
IN the hearts OF numerous descendants
here and elsewhere And what a
throng OF memories and recollectons,
rtd as well as happy, the reading
Of these old writings will spring ~
IN the minds OF many Who the
actors were who figured in these
various transactions Is quite we'll
known 70 the old readers Of this
PAPER Some Of these were doubt
Ices contemporaries OF some M
them. The publication of the old
records will probably afford means
BY which the younger generation
win acquire valuable knowledge con-
cernlns their progenitors
The NEWS would, II It were pos
sible. present In these columns
fac sImile OF these ancient manu-
scripts. They are quaint collec-
ZION. The payer must have been
genuine rag" It's texture q
fine and. though II has been han
died much, II shows but little Gign
Of wear. The ink. too, must have
bten good. the writing, evidently
done with quill. being very Iesible,
having faded hut little. Some OF
our ancestors made their own ink
They had found that oak bark ooze
and copperas added 20 water made
very good ink. not knowing that
che oak contains tannin and the
copperas iron, ingredients used In
the manufacture OF ink today.
Here Is document possessing
very decidedly local interest.
Read II. ye who are white Of hair
o. gray OF beard, and see II any
al you remember Of hearing OF
Reuben Canterterry, John Burgess
er ]. r. Ward. It's transcript Of
part OF the proceedings Of the
= board Of trustees OF the town OF
Louisa.
ION motion of the Trustees Of
the town OF Louisa ordered hat
ther be allowed the Sum Of fifty
fur dollars which they owe Reu.
ben Canterbers!. Ir. for surveying
and laying off the town OF Lou
IA and making Dat plan OF
same and II IS further ordered thai
The same be paid out OF the not
executed by John Burgess to the
said trustees for the purchase oil
lots In sd. town when the same
shall fall due
A copy test J. R, Ward Clerk
Mr.. John Burgess will pay thu
above amount for laying out ant
Surveying the town Ct Louisa what
was allowed by court and the slm'
shall be credited on your note
This rs 26th JUL 1923
]. b. Ward, Clerk.
There II is, verbatim, ct litera
tim, ct punctuation The rs II
the above date was blotted, the wri
tn evidently raw he had made
mistake and tried to wipe 1t ou
With his fingers.
Now read the following and 70,
viii see how John Burgess happen
"a to owe the town Of Louisa:
1896. Twelve months at
Ter date for value received we Joint
" and severally promise to pa,
ne Trustees of town of Louis'
Lawrence. County for the time beinI
and their successors in office 80
sum OF One hundred and Sixt.
Six dollars in consideration o
the purchase money of Lots No
sSN4O, Al and AZ in said Town wit
ness our hands and seals this q
DAY Of July 1928
John Burgess Seal.
James Marcum Seal
Tesi8 ]. B. Ward"
On the back Of this note ap
Years the following:
Il assign the within TO Free
Moore by order OF the Lawrence Cir
cult Court.
March 18Th 1884
Jas. M. Rice CT &C"
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