1808
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1808
Moses Scott is Justice of the Peace.
Events
Boone County
- The Boone County Court hears a murder charge against Ziba or Zedick Campfield for the beating death of a slave boy named Ned.
- Aaron Burr again passes through Florence.
- Tanner's Station is renamed Caledonia.
- An Inspection Station is to be Established in Boone County for tobacco, hemp and flour on the lands of Zarah Tousey across the Ohio River from Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
Kentucky
- General Charles Scott is elected to succeed Christopher Greenup as Governor.
- Jefferson Davis, future president of the Confederacy, is born in rural Kentucky.
U.S. & World
- In accordance with the timetable allowed by the U.S. Constitution, Congress outlaws the importation of slaves.
More Information
- Boone County Tax Lists, 1808: District 1, District 2.
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