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This information was compiled from "THE INDIANA ANNUAL REGISTER, AND POCKET MANUAL, FOR THE YEAR 1845." The information on each of the 92 Indiana counties is spread throughout the book. But when placed together, it presents a very good early directory of each county.

Third Circuit.
Counties—Dearborn, Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland—7.

PRESIDENT JUDGE.
Miles C. Eggleston, Madison, Jefferson county, from December 18, 1837.

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
John Dumont, Vevay, Switzerland county, from December 15, 1844.
Switzerland—John F. Dufour, Vevay, from June 11, 1839.

JUDGES.
Switzerland:

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE

George E. Pleasants, Vevay, from August 25, 1842.
Charles Henderson, Vevay, from May 11, 1844.
Jona. M. Froman, Mt. Sterling, from Nov. 8, 1841.
John McCullough, Jefferson tp., from Oct. 1, 1812.
John J. Jack, Posey tp., from October 2, 1814
Bela Herrick, Posey tp., from March 23, 1814.
Silas Stapp, Pleasant tp., from January L'4, 1842.
A. S. Twineham, Pleasant tp., from Aug. 12, 1840.
Willson Crandle, Pleasant tp., from Aug. 15, 1844.
Peter Gray, Craig tp., from December 29, 1842.
Isaac McKay, Craig tp., from August 28, 1344.
James Downey, Cotton tp., from December 23,1840.
James McHenry, Cotton tp., from Dec. 23, 1840.
William T. Wiley, York tp., from April 6, 1843.
Arnold Hinman, York tp., from August 4, 1843.
James H. Campbell, York tp., from April 6, 1843.
John Titus, York tp., from May 18, 1844

Switzerland comity.
Incorporated, September 7, 1814. Population in 1810—9,920.
Townships—Craig, Jefferson, Pleasant, Cotton, York, Posey —6.
County seat — VEVAY. Incorporated, 1836. Population, 1,200.
Board of Commissioners—Andrew Stewart, Posey tp.; David Shull, Pleasant tp.; Lewis W. Beal, Jefferson tp.
Auditor—John M. King, Vevay'.
Treasurer—William Hall, Vevay.
Assessor—Joseph McHenry, Cotton tp.
School Commissioner—Israel R. Whitehead, Mount Sterling.
Recorder—Ira Mendenhall, Vevay, from February 24, 1838.
Ira Malin, from February 24, 1845.
Coroner—John H. Cotton, Mount Sterling, from Aug., 1844.
Notaries Public—John M. King, from September 21, 1841; R. J. Conaway, Jun., from May 11, 1842.
Attorneys at Law—John Dumont, Robert Drummond, Robert J. Conaway, James Scott Carter, Charles T. Jones, A. W. Dumont, Vevay, Joseph C. Eggleston, Craig tp., Daniel Kelso, New York; Jonathan M. Froman, Mount Sterling.
Physicians—Joseph McCutchen, Samuel W. Clarkson, John L. Armington, Vevay; Elias Humphrey, XXXX Brooks, William G Gage, Patriot: Edward Burns, New York; P.S. Sage, Robert Gillaspie, Allensville: Jesse McMillan, Cotton tp.; Sam'l Fallis, Pleasant tp.; Sewall R. Eaton, Jefferson tp.

Principal Merchants—Ulysses P. Schenk, Joseph Malin. Morerod and Schenk, George E. Pleasants and Son, Richard Gaines, Zadig Rous, Clarkson and Dufour, Vevay; Daniel Smith, William Gibson, Aribert Gazlay, Patriot; Jacob R. Harris, Quercus-grove; Krutz and Craig, New York, Bennet Seymour, Cotton tp.; Joseph Stapp, Pleasant tp.

Post Offices—Quercus-grove, Jacob R. Harris, P. M.; Patriot, Bela Herrick, P. M.; New York, S. F. Packenham, P. M.; Allensville, P. S. Sage, P. M.; Slawson's, Simeon Slawson, P. M.; Jacksonville, George McCullough, P. M.; Vevay, Abner Clarkson, P. M.; Pleasant, Alexander Allen, P. M.
The state road from Vevay to Napoleon passes through the county.
The stage from Madison to Lawrenceburgh arrives at and departs from Vevay twice a week.
NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN INDIANA
SWITZERLAND—Indiana Palladium, Vevay.
MINISTERS APPOINTED BY THE INDIANA SOUTHERN CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The following appointments were made by the Indiana Southern Conference, at its late sitting at Bloomington.
Rising Sun District, James Jones, P. E.
Lawrenceburg—James Hill.
Manchester—Silas Rawson, George Havens.
Wilmington—Charles Bonner, Samuel Hicks.
Milan—Erastus Lathrop, Charles Mapes.
Versailles—Milton Mahan.
Vevay—Amos Russey [Sic Bussey], John S. Winchester.
Patriot— Seth Smith, Washington Malick.
Rising Sun—William M. Dail
Madison District
Moorefield—Jacob Whiteman.
METHODIST MINISTERS,
SWITZERLAND—Samuel Ricords, Posey tp.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN
SWITZERLAND—-William Home, Moorefield.
UNIVERSALIST MINISTERS.
Switzerland-—Joshua Hicks.
PRESBYTERIAN MINISTERS, (OLD SCHOOL.)
None
PRESBYTERIAN MINISTERS, (NEW SCHOOL.)
SWITZERLAND—Hiram Wasson, Vevay; Levi K. Booth, Allensville.
BAPTIST MINISTERS.
SWITZERLAND—John Graham, Absalom Pavey, John Roe, George Markland, Philip Harmony, A. Glessin,
C. D. Merrit, Samuel Lock, Joshua Griffith, Samuel Pavey, J S. Olmstead, J. Mitchell, H. D. Banta.
CHRISTIAN EVANGELISTS
SWITZERLAND—Zaccheus Wells.