Town Of Roscoe account with R J Cross Treasurer of county of Winnebago
as found on pages 162 & 163 of Robert J Cross Ledger

Page 162, click to view original page
1859 Date Description Dr Cr
Feb'y 5 Rec'd of J J Rhodes(8) Treasurer of Com. of Highways forty five dollars 45.00
5 Paid for B Mitchell on order he gave to T P Buchanan(1) six 50/100 being money from R River bridge fund 6.50
5 Paid B Mitchell out of R River bridge fund fifteen dollars 15.00
5 Paid for B Mitchell on Order he gave R J Cross Eighteen 25/100 dollars from R River bridge fund 18.25
12 Paid R J Cross Order four 50/100 from Town Road fund 4.50
12 Rec'd of G H S Kent(2) collector Three hundred dollars 300.00
12 Paid Henry & Colly two hundred and fifty three 79/100 dollars Town fund 253.79
15 Paid to Jenkbeloned(?) for B Mitchell three 25/100 dollars on his contract for stone for Bridge across R river 3.25
15 Rec'd of G H S Kent three 25/100 3.25
15 Rec'd of G H S Kent eight 43/100 8.43
15 Paid C Bates for B Mitchell 8 43/100 dollars on his cont for stone for Bridge across Rock river 8.43
23 Paid R H Farrant(3) for timber for bridge across the dry run near L Nichols(4) thirty one dollars 31.00
24 Paid Jas W Abbott two 17/100 dollars being for spikes and nails for bridge across creek in village of Roscoe 2.17
March 16 Rec'd of the Estate of J J Rhodes late Treasurer two hundred & sixty seven 63/100 267.63
342.89 624.31
342.89
281.42
Page 163, click to view original page
From page 162 $281.42
March Rec'd of G H S Kent Collector Three hundred and sixty eight 50/100 dollars 368.50
29 Paid on Order to E Geer for lumber for bridge across dry run in Dist 18 ten dol 10.00
April 5 Paid L M Taft(5) one 50/100 for labor done 1.50
5 Paid Estate of J Lyford(7) for labor done 1.50
5 Paid K Briggs(6) for labor done 1.50
14.50 649.92
14.50
635.42
Footnotes
(1)The 1860 Roscoe, IL census has Thomas Buchanan age 27.
(2)Possibly Germanicus Kent early settler of Rockford, IL
(3) FARRANT, R. H. farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Beloit, Wis.
(4) Nichols, L. farmer; Sec. 9; P. O. Beloit, Wis.
(5) Taft, L. M. farmer; Sec. 7; P. O. Roscoe.
(6) BRIGGS, KORAH, Farmer; Sec. 8; P. O. Roscoe.
(7) Lyford, J. G. farmer; Sec. 5 ; P.O. Roscoe.
(8) John J. Rhodes, Roscoe, elected chairman of board of Supervisors. February 9, 1859.
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