Clermont County Infirmary Condensed History

              A Condensed History 
The Clermont County Infirmary 
from July 21, 1854 to July 26, 1883 [underlined A. . . 1883] 
At a meeting of the Commissioners 
of Clermont County held July 
21, 8, 1854, it was decided to buy 
land and provide for the pau- 
pers of the county. The Board 
of Commissioners of the county 
at that time consisted of Ben- 
jamin Brown, Henry Chapman 
and Andrew J. Thompson. The 
farm of Jacob and Henry G. 
Duckwall consisting of 108 acres 
situated in Batavia township 
in Gray’s survey, No. 1116, was 
purchased for $4,320. The paupers 
of the county were collected and 
put on this farm under the care of Superintendant James [crossed out] 
Wislon [crossed out] Andrew J. Sherman. 
The accommodations here 
[carrot mark] were [written above carrot mark] soon found to be insuffi- 
cient and at a meeting of 
the Board of Commissioners 
composed of Messers Hally, R. 
Perrine, Wm P. Daughters and 
A.F. Momison, held September 
1, 1856, they purchased the present 
Infirmary farm of Reader W. 
Clarke. this farm consisted of 
120 acres and the price 
paid was $8,400. 
At the October election, 
1856, the question of building 
an Infirmary building