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