Beckes, Parmenas payment for jail repairs

Description:	An account of payment to [Sheriff] P[armenas] Beckes from Knox County for repair work done to the jail for $16.53 1/2. Repairs and materials listed include: making 3 window shutters, putting on weatherboard, shingles and mending the roof, casing for a door, 2 1/2 pounds wrought nails, 2 1/2 pounds shingle nails, 2 sets hinges and staples, 2 staples for door, putting on a lock, 130 feet of poplar plank, making a new door for the entry, and 2 new padlocks. A load of firewood was added and subsequently subtracted. According to the Minute Book, the account was paid during the November term 1807.
Origin:	2014-12-19
Created By:	Indiana Territory. Court of Common Pleas (Knox County);
Contributor(s):	Johnson, James; Decker, Luke; Leech, George;
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ving/id/14520
Collection:	Early Vincennes, 1732-1835
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Copyright:	No Copyright - United States
Subjects:	Indiana Territory Accounts -- Indiana Territory Court records -- Indiana Territory -- Knox County Nails and spikes -- Indiana Territory Wood Court Records

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