1838 Wisconsin Territorial Census, Muscatine County

        (Transcriptions for counties west of the Mississippi.  Includes the area to
         become Iowa and Minnesota Territories.)

Transcribed by Eleanor B. McCleary.  Copyright (c) 2009 by Eleanor B. McCleary
for the IAGenWeb State Census Project http://iagenweb.org/census/
Formatted Sep 2009 by IAGenWeb Census Project Coordinator, Stephen D. Williams.

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Census Year:             1838
Media Source:            Wisconsin Territorial Census: 1836, 1838, 1842. State
                         Historical Society Wisconsin Archives Division, Madison, WI
                         Filmed 25 April 1950, Microfilm call #: HA 377.A6
Other Microfilm:         FHL# 1293919 Item 2
Other Transcriptions:    FHL Books 977.5 X22j 1838, X22ji 1838 v2 (indexes only)
State:                   The area to become Iowa
County:                  Muscatine
Divisions:               Divisions 1 & 2
Enumerators:             James Cevary, Assistant; J A Davis, Sheriff
Enumerator Dates:        4 Jun 1838

Transcriber's Notes:
  Page and Line number columns have been added.  No line numbers appear on the original
  census but have been assigned to retain the enumeration order.  Page numbers are
  handwritten at the top of each page.  Notes in brackets [] are the transcriber's.

  The census is bound in a ledger and additionally appears to have fold-out pages.

  Ditto marks ("Do") in the remarks column have been replaced.


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DIVISION: Division 2
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1838    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Muscatine    ENUMERATOR: James Cevary, Assistant    DATE: 4 Jun
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Pg Ln Names of Master,     Divi-     Heads                   White White  Free Free  Total  Remarks
      Mistress, Steward,   sion       of                     Males Fe-   Males Fe-   Amount
      Overseer or Other     No 2   Families                        males   of  males
      Principal Person                                                   Color  of
      First Name Last Name       First Name   Last Name                        Color
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1  1  Wm H       Ellis       2   Jonathan     Pettibon         6     0                  6   Bloomington
1  2                         2   Samul        Parker           2                        2   Bloomington
1  3                         2   R C          Kinney           9     4                 13   Bloomington
1  4                         2   Henry        Reece            8     4                 12   Bloomington
1  5  Emaline    Deming      2   Honis        Deming           7     2                  9   Bloomington
1  6                         2   John         Kenny            2     3                  5   Bloomington
1  7  Hester     Marble      2   John         Marble           2     1                  3   Bloomington
1  8  Amencus    Yates       2   Joel         Yates            1     2                  3   Bloomington
1  9  Elisa      Fisk        2   Charles      Fisk             2     1                  3   Bloomington
1  10                        2   Norman       Fullington       2     1                  3   Bloomington
1  11 Elisa      St John     2   Wm           St John          1     1                  2   Bloomington
1  12                        2   Silas F      Lathrop          3     3                  6   Farmer
1  13 George     Cobb        2   Hester       Perrey           3     3                  6   Widow
1  14                        2   Margaret     Clark            2     3                  5   Widow
1  15                        2   Jackson      Starks           3     1                  4   Farmer
1  16                        2   Wm           Starks           1     3                  4   Farmer
1  17 Jeramiah   Fisk        2   Wm R         Fisk             2     2                  4   Farmer
1  18                        2   John         Vannater         3     1                  4   Farmer
1  19                        2   J G          Huber            1     5                  6   Farmer
1  20                        2   John         Briggs           3     4                  7   Farmer
1  21                        2   Robt         Davis            9     2                 11   Farmer
1  22 Thos       Cotton      2   Isaac        Cotton           6     3                  9   Farmer
1  23                        2   David        Pittis           3     2                  5   Farmer
1  24 Nancy      McClarin    2   Wm           McClarin         5     2                  7   Farmer
1  25                                                                                  138  Carried forward

DIVISION: Division 2
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1838    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Muscatine    ENUMERATOR: James Cevary, Assistant    DATE: 4 Jun
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Pg Ln Names of Master,     Divi-     Heads                   White White  Free Free  Total  Remarks
      Mistress, Steward,   sion       of                     Males Fe-   Males Fe-   Amount
      Overseer or Other     No 2   Families                        males   of  males
      Principal Person                                                   Color  of
      First Name Last Name       First Name   Last Name                        Color
==============================================================================================================
2  1                         2   Thos         Stark            4     3                  7
2  2                         2   Garrison     Carneor          2     3                  5
2  3  Wm         Sindl       2   Solomon      Bare             3     4                  7
2  4  Martha     Burge       2   John         Burge            2     4                  6
2  5  Lanura     Clark       2   Thos         Clark            4     3                  6
2  6                         2   John H       Miller           1     2                  3
2  7                         2   Wm           Bamgardner       3     3                  6
2  8                         2   Squire S     Baker            2     4                  6
2  9  Mary       Wyle        2   Halhway      Wyle             2     1                  3
2  10                        2   Ktes         Botal            2     5                  7
2  11                        2   Samul        Holliday         4     4                  8
2  12                        2   Silas        Golesberry       3     3                  6
2  13                        2   John         Roades           3     5                  8
2  14                        2   John         Holliday         3     4                  7
2  15                        2   Jacob        Kiser            3     4                  7
2  16 Reynolds   Wright      2   Wilson       Wright           3     2                  5
2  17                        2   Isaac        Thornton         1     6                  6
2  18                        2   Err          Thornton         1     2                  3
2  19                        2   Lewis        McGrew           1     2                  3
2  20                        2   Charles      Wiltets          3     1                  4
2  21                        2   George       Storms           5     5                 10
2  22                        2   J G          Vandeanes        1     2                  3
2  23                        2   James        Edgington        6     5                 11
2  24                        2   Mathew       Brown            7     2                  9
2  25                                                                                  139  Brought forward
2  26                                                                                  285  Count Brot forward

DIVISION: Division 2
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1838    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Muscatine    ENUMERATOR: James Cevary, Assistant    DATE: 4 Jun
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Pg Ln Names of Master,     Divi-     Heads                   White White  Free Free  Total  Remarks
      Mistress, Steward,   sion       of                     Males Fe-   Males Fe-   Amount
      Overseer or Other     No 2   Families                        males   of  males
      Principal Person                                                   Color  of
      First Name Last Name       First Name   Last Name                        Color
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3  1                         2   Wm           Mantgomree       3     1                  4
3  2                         2   Joseph       Edgington        4     2                  6
3  3                         2   Joseph       Edgington Jun    6     5                 11
3  4                         2   Henry        Edgington        4     4                  8
3  5                         2   Jocob        Walliker         4     3                  7
3  6                         2   Joseph       Cristopher       4     0                  4   Bachalor
3  7                         2   John         Conklin          3     0                  3   Bachalor
3  8  Sarah      Long        2   Nathan       Long             1     3                  4
3  9                         2   Jacob        Haite            2     3                  5
3  10                        2   John B       Boggs            5     5                 10
3  11                        2   John         Hendreson        3     4                  7
3  12                        2   Samuel       Spurgeon         3     1                  4
3  13                        2   Chas         Spurgeon         2     4                  6
3  14                        2   John A       Matthews         2     2                  4
3  15                        2   Johoh        Hatten           2     7                  9
3  16                        2   Andrew       Murphy           4     7                 11
3  17                        2   Harvey       Hatten           1     3                  4
3  18                        2   Francis      Foote            3     4                  7
3  19                        2   John S       Wolf             1     1                  2
3  20                        2   Gallitan     Gordon           3     2                  5
3  21                        2   Wm           Bagley           2     5                  7
3  22                        2   Wm A         Clark            2     0                  2   Bachalor
3  23                        2   Asa          Grogg            3     1                  4
3  24                        2   Henry        Slewan           3     0                  3   Bachalor
3  25                        2                                                         285  Brot Forward
3  26                                                                                  422  Carried forward

DIVISION: Division 2
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1838    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Muscatine    ENUMERATOR: James Cevary, Assistant    DATE: 4 Jun
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Pg Ln Names of Master,     Divi-     Heads                   White White  Free Free  Total  Remarks
      Mistress, Steward,   sion       of                     Males Fe-   Males Fe-   Amount
      Overseer or Other     No 2   Families                        males   of  males
      Principal Person                                                   Color  of
      First Name Last Name       First Name   Last Name                        Color
==============================================================================================================
4  1                         2   Wm           Carns            2     3                  5
4  2  Thos       Miers       2   Amy          Miers            3     1                  4   Widow
4  3                         2   Archillies   Corthers         7     1                  8
4  4                         2   John         Aimes            1     1                  4
4  5                         2   John M       Kidder           3     3                 11
4  6                         2   George       Click            8     0                  3
4  7                         2   Wm           Yocum            3     1                  4
4  8  Amanda     Benson      2   John         Benson           3     4                  7
4  9  Katharine  Daniels     2   Wm           Daniels          3     5                  9
4  10                        2   Saml         Haislet          4     3                  8
4  11                        2   John         Masted           5     1                  3
4  12                        2   Wilson       Steward          2     1                  3
4  13                        2   Delila       Andrews          3     1                  4
4  14                        2   Benjamin     Ludlow           2     4                  6
4  15                        2   Wm           Briant           1     1                  2
4  16                        2   Aaron        Blanchard        2     1                  3
4  17                        2   John         Manie            4     4                  8
4  18                        2   Joshua       Sterns           2     2                  4
4  19                        2   Samul        Wilsly           2     0                  2   Bachalor
4  20                        2   Coralous     Williams         4     4                  8
4  21                        2   George       Steefover        3     2                  5
4  22                        1   James        Davis            1     2                  3
4  23                                                                                  114

4  24   The number of persons in my Division consisting of 536 appears in a sudule hereto
        amted Jun 4th 1838, James Cevary Assistant


DIVISION: Division 1
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1838    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Muscatine    ENUMERATOR: J A Davis, Sheriff
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Pg Ln Names of Master,     Divi-     Heads                   White White  Free Free  Total  Remarks
      Mistress, Steward,   sion       of                     Males Fe-   Males Fe-   Amount
      Overseer or Other     No 1   Families                        males   of  males
      Principal Person                                                   Color  of
      First Name Last Name       First Name   Last Name                        Color
==============================================================================================================
5  1                         1   Adam         Ogilvie          3     1                  4   Bloomington
5  2                         1   C M          Fisk             1     4                  5   Bloomington
5  3                         1   Moses        Couch            1     2                  3   Bloomington
5  4                         1   Wm           Bondl            6     5                 11   Bloomington
5  5                         1   Lewis        McKee            1     0                  1   Bloomington
5  6                         1   James        Banick           3     1                  4   Bloomington
5  7                         1   Wm           Reynolds         3     1                  4   Farmer
5  8  Mrs        Hesser      1   John         Hesser           3     4                  7   Farmer
5  9  Mrs        Hesser      1   Peter        Hesser           2     2                  4   Farmer
5  10                        1   Jacob        Hesser           3     1                  4   Farmer
5  11                        1   Isaac        Thomas           3     3                  6   Farmer
5  12                        1   James H      Franklin         4     1                  5   Farmer
5  13                        1   Aram         Brewer           5     1                  6   Farmer
5  14                        1   Elija        Dollerhide       2     1                  3   Farmer
5  15                        1   Henry        Mockmore         3     2                  5   Farmer
5  16 Ann        Miller      1   Elisha       Miller           6     3                  9   Farmer
5  17 Mrs        Stephens    1   James        Stephens         4     1                  5   Farmer
5  18                        1   Levi         Chamberland      6     4                 10   Farmer
5  19                        1   Thos         Allen            4     1                  5   Montpeler
5  20                        1   Wm T         Shelby           3     3                  6   Montpeler
5  21                        1   Wm H         Crawford         2     2                  4   Montpeler
5  22 Wm H       Crawford    1   Robt         Simon            2     3                  5   Montpeler
5  23                        1   John M       Knickles         4     0                  4   Iowa Bacholor
5  24                        1   Wm           Sordon           4     2                  6   Iowa Bacholor
5  25                                                                                  125

DIVISION: Division 1
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1838    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Muscatine    ENUMERATOR: J A Davis, Sheriff
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Pg Ln Names of Master,     Divi-     Heads                   White White  Free Free  Total  Remarks
      Mistress, Steward,   sion       of                     Males Fe-   Males Fe-   Amount
      Overseer or Other     No 1   Families                        males   of  males
      Principal Person                                                   Color  of
      First Name Last Name       First Name   Last Name                        Color
==============================================================================================================
6  1                         1   John         Moorehouse       6     4                 10   Farmer
6  2                         1   D B          Moorehouse       2     3                  5   Farmer
6  3                         1   Abraham  L   Viele            3     5                  8   Farmer
6  4                         1   Hiram        Mudget           5     1                  6   Farmer
6  5  M          Pace        1   Michael      Pace             2     3                  5   Farmer
6  6                         1   John         Richee           4     1                  5   Farmer
6  7                         1   Joseph       Pace             3     2                  5   Farmer
6  8                         1   Anson        Mony             6     2                  8   Farmer
6  9                         1   D H          Mony             1     1                  2   Farmer
6  10                        1   Daniel T     Nucom            1     1                  2   Farmer
6  11                        1   Michael      Haslete          4     4                  8   Farmer
6  12                        1   Maro         Cullen           2     3                  5   Farmer
6  13                        1   Edward       Wright           2     5                  7   Farmer
6  14                        1   Jonas M      Higby            3     0                  3   Farmer
6  15                        1   Robert       Bamford          4     2                  6   Farmer
6  16                        1   Thadius      Buser            1     2                  3   Farmer
6  17                        1   Samuel       Bratt            3     3                  6   Farmer
6  18                        1   John         Wilson           6     3                  9   Farmer
6  19                        1   Alexander    Rufs             5     2                  7   Moscow
6  20                        1   Thos         McCunnel         7     1                  8   Moscow
6  21                        1   Joseph       Leverich         6     2                  8   Moscow
6  22                        1   Gorden       Tailor           1     6                  7   Moscow
6  23                        1   Daniel       Carnstock        5     4                  9   Moscow
6  24                        1   T T          Clark            2     2                  6   Post Master
6  25                                                                                  125  No Brot forward
6  26                                                                                  271  Carried forwd

DIVISION: Division 1
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1838    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Muscatine    ENUMERATOR: J A Davis, Sheriff
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Pg Ln Names of Master,     Divi-     Heads                   White White  Free Free  Total  Remarks
      Mistress, Steward,   sion       of                     Males Fe-   Males Fe-   Amount
      Overseer or Other     No 1   Families                        males   of  males
      Principal Person                                                   Color  of
      First Name Last Name       First Name   Last Name                        Color
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7  1                         1   Asa          Hughes           4     5                  9   Farmer
7  2                         1   Wm           Leverich         5     3                  8   Farmer
7  3  Mrs        White       1   Mathew       White            4     2                  6   Farmer
7  4                         1   Ira          Leverich         3     1                  4   Farmer
7  5  Ann        Adair       1   G W          Adair            5     2           1      8   Farmer
7  6                         1   Harvey       Gillett          4     7     1           12   Geneva
7  7                         1   Elnathan     Cambs            5     2                  7   Geneva
7  8                         1   Adison       Reynolds         1     2                  3   Geneva
7  9                         1   Eli          Reynolds         5     2                  7   Geneva
7  10                        1   S B          Shortridge       6     3                  9   Geneva
7  11                        1   Joseph       White            1     1                  2   Farmer
7  12                        1   Wm           Barricklow       4     2                  6   Farmer
7  13                        1   David        Warfield         8     .                  9   Farmer
7  14                        1   Wm H         Sams             4     1                  5   Farmer
7  15                        1   Thus         Burditt          3     3                  6   Farmer
7  16                        1   A G          Gillett          1     1                  2   Geneva
7  17                        1   Saml         Gilbert          2     .                  2   Bachalors
7  18                        1   S C          Comstock         5     3                  8   Farmer
7  19                        1   Christopher  Barns            5     3                  8   Farmer
7  20 Mrs        Douglas     1   John         Douglas          8     1                  9   Farmer
7  21                        1   Gabriel      Long             2     1                  3   Farmer
7  22                        1   Ward         Long             6     4                 10   Farmer
7  23                        1   John         Wollery          3     1                  4   Farmer
7  24                        1   Amos         Lillebridge      1     1                  2   Farmer
7  25                        1   Clark        Grold            1     4                  5   Farmer
7  26                                                                                  211  Farmer
7  27                                                                                  452  Car'd ford

DIVISION: Division 1
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1838    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Muscatine    ENUMERATOR: J A Davis, Sheriff
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Pg Ln Names of Master,     Divi-     Heads                   White White  Free Free  Total  Remarks
      Mistress, Steward,   sion       of                     Males Fe-   Males Fe-   Amount
      Overseer or Other     No 1   Families                        males   of  males
      Principal Person                                                   Color  of
      First Name Last Name       First Name   Last Name                        Color
==============================================================================================================
8  1                         1   Jason        Walling          5     3                  8   Wyoming
8  2                         1   C            Gregory          2     0                  2   Wyoming
8  3                         1   Henry        Stout            6     1                  7   Wyoming
8  4                         1   Saml         Cotton           1     2                  3   Wyoming
8  5                         1   Jesse W      Bullon           4     3                  7   Wyoming
8  6                         1   Wm           Bagon            4     3                  7   Wyoming
8  7                         1   Esther       Roundsville      5     4                  9   Wyoming
8  8                         1   John         Sherfey          5     1                  6   Wyoming
8  9                         1   Charles      Moiles           3     2                  5   Wyoming
8  10                        1   M            Sutherland       4     5                  9   City of Salem
8  11                        1   V V          Rives            4     7                 11   City of Salem
8  12                        1   Wm           Patterson        6     2                  8   City of Salem
8  13                        1   John         Harrison         2     2                  4   City of Salem
8  14                        1   M            Dusenberry       2     3                  5   City of Salem
8  15                        1   Wm           Chambers         5     4                  9   City of Salem
8  16                        1   M C          Stimfe           2     4                  6   City of Salem
8  17                        1   George       Bannan           4     4                  8   City of Salem
8  18                        1   James        Chambers         5     3                  8   City of Salem
8  19                        1   Wm           Sells            7     3                 10   Farmer
8  20                        1   Wm           Lang             2     3                  5   Farmer
8  21                        1   Stephen      Nye              2     2                  4   Farmer
8  22                        1   Benjam       Nye              11    4                 15   Montpeler
8  23                        1   Moses        Perrin           5     2                  7
8  24                        1                                                         452  Brot Carried Forwd
8  25                                                                                  633

DIVISION: Division 1
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1838    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Muscatine    ENUMERATOR: J A Davis, Sheriff
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Pg Ln Names of Master,     Divi-     Heads                   White White  Free Free  Total  Remarks
      Mistress, Steward,   sion       of                     Males Fe-   Males Fe-   Amount
      Overseer or Other     No 1   Families                        males   of  males
      Principal Person                                                   Color  of
      First Name Last Name       First Name   Last Name                        Color
==============================================================================================================
9  1                         1   Ladis        Walling          2     2                  4   Montpeler
9  2                         1   Dewey P      Erkenst          1     1                  2   Montpeler
9  3                         1   Asahel       Webster          2     0                  2   Montpeler
9  4  W N        Orton       1   John         Nivens           3     3                  6   Montpeler
9  5                         1   Hinry        Mary             6     2                  8   Montpeler
9  6                         1   Andrew       Hesser           1     3                  4   Fallon?
9  7                         1   Thomas       Worford          3     4                  7   Fallon?
9  8                         1   Nathan       Reynolds         2     1                  3   Fallon?
9  9                         1   G Edward     Shane            3     2                  5   Fallon?
9  10                        1   Jerimiah     Burge            5     3                  8   Fallon?
9  11                        1   Daniel       Edgington        2     1                  3   Fallon?
9  12                        1   David        Penwill          1     1                  2   Wyoming
9  13                        1   Eli          Penwill          4     2                  6   Wyoming
9  14                        1   George       Penwill          6     6                 12   Wyoming
9  15                        1   David        Penwill Jun      3     1                  4   Wyoming
9  16                        1   John         Penwill          2     2                  4   Wyoming
9  17                        1   Harrison     Linn             4     1                  5   Wyoming
9  18                        1   Cristian     Troup            3     4                  7   Wyoming
9  19                                                         716                      632  Brot Forward

9  20   The number in Musqutin Couty 1247 Apears in a schedule hereto annexed,
        J A Davis Sheff M.C.

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10    Muscatine County                                                                      [only text on page]

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11      Territory of Iowa   }
        County of Musquitine} ss   I Edward E. Fay do solemnly swear that I saw a List of
        the enumeration of Inhabitants for said County Posted up in Bloomington Musquitine
        County, providing to the tenth June 1838 and signed by James Davies Sheriff of the
        County aforesaid
                Edward E Fay
        Sworn & subscribed before me at Bloomington, Musquitine County, this 21st day of
        November A.D. 1838
                Arthur Washburn
                Justice of the Peace

        I hereby certify that Arthur Washburn is a legal Justice of the peace for Muscatine
        County, Iowa Territory
        In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of the District court of said
        County this twenty first day of Nov A.D. 1838
                J G Morrow Clerk District County
                M County
                By Edward E. Fay Depty


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12      Territory of Iowa   }
        County of Musquitine} ss   Be it Remembered that on this 7th day of Nov. A.D. 1838
        personally came Eli Reynolds and after being by me duly sworn Saith that he seen
        one of notices posted up in Geneva Musquitine County, then Wisconsin Territory
        being a list of the enumeration of the inhabitants of Musquitine County and that
        he saw the same prescribe to the setting of the Legislator at the Called session
        in June 1838 and that the said lists is as signed by the Sherriff of Musquitene
        County James Davis; Officially and further Saith note
               Eli Reynolds
        Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 1st day of November, A.D. 1838
               Robert Bamford
               Justice of the Peace

        I hereby certify that Robert Bamford is a Justice of the Peace for Muscatine
        County, Iowa Territory.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal
        of the District court of said county this 21st day of Nov A.D. 1838
               J Gillmore Clerk District Court M, City
               Edward E. Fay Deputy