Carroll County, Illinois. Estray Book, 1839-1843

Title: Carroll County, Illinois. Estray Book, 1839-1843

Collection identifier: 511

Extent: 1.0 volume

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Scope and Contents: William B. Goss, clerk of Carroll County, kept this 40-page estray book between 1839 and 1843, to record stray animals found in the county, and to document, through declarations of witnesses, their return to their owners. Among the missing animals were hogs, horses, and cows.