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[[Joseph Graves]] is [[Sheriff]].

[[Cave Johnson]] and Moses Scott are [[justice of the peace|Justices of the Peace]].

===== Events =====
==== Boone County ====
  * A small corner of Gallatin County is added to [[Boone County]].

==== Kentucky ====
  * A Frenchman, De Tocqueville, travels through Kentucky, recording his experiences in his journal.

==== U.S. & World ====
  * [[Daniel Boone]] dies in Missouri.
  * The negotiation of the Missouri Compromise allows slave-holding Missouri to apply for statehood.
  * Congress passes the Public Land Act, lowering the price of western lands to $1.25 an acre. Though real estate speculators gain the most from the Act, it is intended to promote settlement of the West. 
  * President James Monroe wins re-election, defeating John Quincy Adams. 

===== More Information =====
  * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/31584/0|1820 U.S. Federal Census]] for Boone County
  * [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/24601/0|1820 U.S. Federal Census Index]] for Boone County
  * Boone County [[https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/32154/0|Tax Lists]], 1820.