Sunday, October 18, 2009

Gazetteer's Clay County

Clay County:
http://books.google.ca/books?id=krYaAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA156&lpg=RA1-PA156&dq=gazetteer+clay+county+missouri&source=bl&ots=V0M9U3EgcF&sig=hBpgqFte80ktairROOkhKnF69ZI&hl=en&ei=NJrbSrrMCYPgtgPu6oyyCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CBIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=gazetteer%20clay%20county%20missouri&f=false
Pages 147 - 159

Note: Town of Claysville mentioned - possible identification for "Clay" mentioned in the letters

Ray County:
Pages 471 - 476
Bluffton was the county seat until 1827 when it was moved to Richmond. That might explain why Timothy, an esq, left Bluffton, Ray County for Clay County.



Source:
Campbell's gazetteer of Missouri: from articles contributed by prominent ...
By Robert Allen Campbell

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