Randolph County Proclamation, 1795

October the 5th 1795 The Governour issued the following Proclamation

Whereas the Division of the County of St Clair into Districts has not been found to give that Ease and Facility to the Administration of Justice which was expected and the great Extent of the County would render it almost impracticable were the Courts to be held at one Place only, it has therefore become necessary that it should be divided and a new County erected. Now Know ye that by Virtue of the Powers vested in me by the United States I have ordered and ordained, and by these Presents do Order and ordain that all and singular the Lands lying and being within the following Boundaries—Viz: Beginning at the Cave Spring a little South of the new Design and running from thence due East to the Line of the County of Knox;thence with that Line to the Ohio River;thence with the Ohio to the Mississippi, thence with the Mississippi to the Parallel of the said Cave Spring, and from thence to the Place of Beginning Shall be a County, named and hereafter to be known and called by the Name of the County of Randolph which said County of Randolph shall have and enjoy all and singular the Jurisdictions Rights Liberties and Immunities whatsoever to a County appertaining and which any County that now is, or hereafter may be erected and laid out shall or ought to enjoy conformably to the Ordinance of Congressfor the Government of the Territory Northwest of the Ohio bearing Date the fifteenth Day of July one Thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven.

given at Cayhokia October 5th 1795 and

signed Arthur St Clair