Tax on every purchase shown in Harrison county article
The 1870 Harrison county tax burden is explained as indirect tariff taxes on nails, knives, sheet iron, carpet, and other goods. The piece argues this hidden tax funds the national debt, criticizes Republican policies, and exposes alleged improper county auditor fees and misused funds.
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Harrison County
Corydon
United States
Louisville
Court of Con Mon Pleas
Ltarrison County
Indiana
George Bruce
Eaid County
Eaid
Lockett & Bruce
Harrison
Posey
Ind
Congress
Frederick Shreck
Joshua P. Farnsley
D. M. Farnsley
John W. Blunk
Thomas Winn Cho
R. Wright
John Blunk
Azanakh A. Crandall
W.5s
Johnson
Matthew Deutsch
Samuel Lawson
Solomon Brower
Witneas
Geo. C. Johnson
J.P
The Pink Saints of Purity in County Spendthrift Charges
A partisan broadside accuses the Republican faction at a county convention of hypocrisy and waste. It claims they denounce Democratic stewardship while using public funds to buy votes and criticizes their prior promises of economy with a newly scrutinized county official’s first six months in office.
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Wright
Circuit Court
County Board
Frog
Profex
County Auditor Fees Spar Over Six Months in 1867
The article compares two county auditors, Douglass and Wright, noting Douglass charged 2700 annually for six months while Wright billed 2870 66 for the same period. It details their bill items for filing, docketing, entering actions, and motions, with Wright’s totals rising despite court actions to curb costs. The piece questions economy given ongoing lawsuits and sums paid in 1869.
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E. H. Richard
Wm S. Miller
Samuel J. Wright
Circuit Cour
Wright
Douglass
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