Historical Notes “The pubic records of Parke county were destroyed by fire in the burning of the court house in 1832, Hon. Henry Slavens was appointed a commissioner for the purpose of holding a court for the relief of persons likely to suffer by the destruction of the records, by fire, commenced and held, February 11, 1833. Every lot and land-holder who lost his deed or other instruments by the fire and held the original presented them to the commissioner who re-recorded the same, and where the originals were lost, the owners made affidavit that he or she owned certain real estate, and a record was made of this evidence. Henry Slavens commissioner, caused notice to be published of this fact in The Wabash Herald, January 12, 1833. The first man to appear was William McGinnis, who made affidavit that he had a deed for the undivided ¼ part of W ½ SW ¼ 7-14-7 West, in Raccoon Township, Parke County, Indiana, which deed was burned in the Clerk’s office, February 11, 1833. The next man was John G. Davis and made oath he held a writ of Vendition exponas issued from the Clerk’s office, Circuit Court, in favor of Joseph Clark against Wallace Ray, commanding him to sell certain land, April 28, 1832 to William McGinnis. The Legislature passed “An Act for the benefit of persons who are likely to suffer by the destruction of the records of Parke county,” signed by John C. Davis, speaker of the House of Representatives and David Wallace, president of the Senate, which was, approved December 28, 1832. The County Agent of Parke county in 1833 was authorized to make deeds to the original purchasers of town lots in Rockville on satisfactory evidence being produced to the said agent that said deeds have seen destroyed by fire, and that applicants for such deeds pay the necessary expenses in making the same. In 1845 the owners of lots on the original town plat of Rockville were ordered, except upon the public square, have leave to enjoy, occupy and use for a front yard eight feet off the public street in front of said lots or streets eighty feet wide and those persons the owners twenty feet wide shall use and occupy twelve feet in front of said lots which privilege shall extended to fencing in and occupying said ground, but no wood or other encumbrances or nuisance shall be left in the remain in the street in front of said lots on forfeiture of said privilege, nor shall any permanent buildings be erected on said privilege, or the same as to that individual shall be forever forfeited. Further, that the persons enjoying said privilege shall keep in repair a foot or sidewalk on eight feet in front of said lots or forfeiture as aforesaid. … Rockville was incorporated under the Act approved June 11, 1852, for the incorporation of towns.” Bloomingdale World 1-15-1926
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