Rhodes Deeds

INDIANA

COMMISSION (EX OFFICIO) The Governor, Chairman Secretary of State State Examiner

Director, Historical Bureau

Director, State Library, Secretary State Archivist

Superintendent, Records Center

COMMISSIO~

ON PUBLIC RECORDS

OFFICE OF SECRETARY Indiana State Library 140 N. Senate Avenue

Indianapolis 46204

October 24, 1980

Mrs. Bernice A. Swain

123 N. Rio Vista

Anaheim, Cal ifornia 92806

Dear Mrs. Swain: The Archives Division is in receipt of your letter of October 17, 1980 requesting the original land deed to the property of Henry Rhodes in Perry county. Deeds are not maintained in the Archives Division. We have tract books for the Vincennes Land Office District which sold land in Perry county. Entries for the surname Rhodes are as follows: Vincennes Tract Book 9 pages 65-66, 68. Daniel Rhodes

NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 5, Township 5 South Range 2 West March 19, 1849 (receipt number 3504])

Edmund Rhodes

SE 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 5, T 5 S R 2 W October 19. 1854 (receipt number 38723) NW 1/4 NE 1/4 Sec. 5, T 5 S R 2 W same date, same receipt

Henry SW NW SW NW NW SW

1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4

Silvester Rhodes

NE NW NW NW SW NW

1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 1/4

June 6, 1849 (Receipt 35245) Sec. 5 T 5 S R 2 W Oct. 20, 1854 (38781) II

II

Section 18 Section 18 Section 7

SE 1/4 Section 6

Thomas SE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 E 1/2 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4

Sect. Sect. Sect. Sect.

5 7 7 7

T 5 S R 2 W July 24, 1848 (34589) II T 5 S R 2 W July 24, 1848 T 5 S R 2 W September 1, 1832 T 5 S R 2 W September 1, 1832 T T T T

5 5 5 5

S S S S

R R R R

2 2 2 2

W August 24, 1847 (33824) W October 6, 1854 (38280) W II " W II II

There is no record of land purchase by Henry prior to 1832. Thank you for your inquiry.

(Mrs.) Helen S. Morrison

Archives Division

(38751)