Pioneer history of Ingham County, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Franc L. Adams, secretary of the Ingham County pioneer and historical society.

REPORTS OF PIONEER -HISTORICAL MEETINGS

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Vevay was organized by the same act, the first meeting was
held at the public house in Mason. It seems there was a public
house then in Mason.
Alaiedon, containing the four northwest towns (Lansing,
Meridian, Delhi and Alaiedon), was organized this year by act
of March 13. The first meeting was held at the school house in
the village of Jefferson.
So slow was the progress of intelligence then that the news of
this act did not reach here until the night of town meeting day.
The election for Aurelius as previously constituted was held at
Jefferson. At night gratification on the election was disturbed
by finding that the act had passed changing the town organization;
at that consequently the election of the day was void. Aurelius
had been left by the act as it now is.
Both towns held new town meetings that same week, electing
officers, and in March, 1839, an act was passed making the meeting valid.
COUNTY ORGANIZED.
The county was organized this year (1838) by act of April 5,
1838. The act provided that the courts, until permanent buildings should be erected at the county site, should be held at such
place as the Board of Supervisors or Commissioners should determine. It also provided that an election for county officers
should be held on the first Tuesday in June, 1838, the votes to be
canvassed at the dwelling house nearest the county site. ' <::^.
The canvass was held at the house of Hiram Parker il Vevay,
June 7, 1838. Number of votes cast in the county, 159.The
officers elected were:
Sheriff-Richard R. Low.
Clerk-Valorus Meeker.
Register-Minos McRobert.
Associate Judges-Amos E. Steele and Ephraim B. Danforth.
Judge of Probate-Peter Linderman.
County Surveyor-Anson Jackson.
Coroners-Horatio N. Forbes and James Phelps.
Mr. Meeker returned to Vermont and died. Mr. Danforth,
Mr. Linderman, Mr. Jackson and Mr. Phelps died in this county.
The others are still living. (1874.)