Indiana's Gore

Genealogy & local history of southeastern Indiana

Indiana’s Gore in Indiana Territorial Papers

Indiana’s Gore became part of Indiana Territory in 1803. The Indiana Territory is covered in The Territorial Papers of the United States within volumes 7 and 8. Below is a list of selected items related to Indiana’s Gore found within:

Carter, Clarence Edwin, editor. The Territorial Papers of the United States. 28 volumes. Washington, D.C. : United States Government Printing Office, 1934-1975.
Digitized copy online at HathiTrust

Volume VII – The Territory of Indiana, 1800-1810

  • Page 4 – Governor St. Clair to William Henry Harrison – 17 Feb 1800 – make Cincinnati capital of middle state
  • Page 7 – A Bill to Divide the Northwest Territory – 31 March 1800
  • Page 9 – Report of Senate Committee on Bill to Divide the Northwest Territory
  • Page 175 – Report of House Committee on Amendments to Public-Land Bill – footnote – narrow strip of land lying between the Vincennes district and the eastern boundary of the territory was attached to Cincinnati district
  • Page 340 – Petition to Congress by Citizens of Dearborn County – 13 Feb 1806
  • Page 349 – The Secretary of the Treasury to Jared Mansfield – 1 May 1806 – land sales between Vincennes and Cincinnati
  • Page 516 – William Buckner to the President – 22 Jan 1808 – recommendation of Elijah Sparks, of Lawrenceburg, to the vacancy in the General Court of Indiana Territory
  • Page 517 – William Buckner to the Secretary of State – 22 Jan 1808 – recommendation of Elijah Sparks, of Lawrenceburg, to the vacancy in the General Court of Indiana Territory
  • Page 651-655 – Poll Book of an Election in Dearborn County – 22 May 1809
  • Page 661 – Thomas Randolph to Jonathan Jennings – 25 Jul 1809 – contested election results
  • Page 670 – Governor Harrison to the Secretary of War – 29 Aug 1809 – about Dearborn County
  • Page 680 – Certificate of Samuel C Vance – 7 Nov 1809 – Dearborn County election

Volume VIII – The Territory of Indiana, 1810-1816

  • Page 102 – Petition to Congress by Inhabitants of Dearborn, Franklin, and Wayne Counties – 28 Jan 1811
  • Page 104 – Report of House Committee on Legislative Memorial – 23 Jan 1811 – desire to move land office
  • Page 244 – Jonathan Jennings to the President – 1 Mar 1813 – recommendation of Elijah Sparks for Judge
  • Page 311 – Petition to Congress by Vinedressers of Switzerland County – 31 Oct 1814
  • Page 365 – Petition to Congress by Inhabitants of Dearborn County – 1815