The  following was transcribed by Sheila Kell    on July 20, 2010 from True and Accurate Copies of Documents on file with the Indiana State Archives Indiana Commission on Public Records - 6440 E. 30th Street, Indianapolis, IN  46219
These are copies of Microfilm records there was no explanation of the classification system used by the commission so I am transcribing exactly what is on the record. As usual on these transcriptions if I just cannot read the handwriting I use a question mark, spelling is not changed so if you are looking for a name keep that in mind. This record was for those that applied for their claims in Jefferson County. I will be happy to send a picture of the actual part of the document needed to anyone who wants it.    

What started me on the search for more information on this Commission was this tidbit about it.
In October, 1867, the Vernon Banner carried the following notice:
"For the accomodation of the citizens of Madison and Montgomery Townships, the Commissioners advertised the sitting of the Commission three days, Oct. 10, 11, 12, at Paris.
This was followed by an article in the newspaper of October 17, 1867:

                                                      "A Trip with the Morgan Raid Commissioners"

"On Thursday morning last, bright and early, a merry party ensconced themselves in one of Reilley & Co.'s commodius hacks and started overland for Paris, the company consisted of Col. McCree, Commissioner; William F. Browning, Clerk of the Commission; Major Bonedrake, attorney for the State; W.C. Prather, and your correspondent. Another vehicle contained Col. S. Vawter and J.W. Summerfield, clerk of the Circuit Court.

"After leaving Vernon, crossing the Muscatatuck at the foot of Jackson Street, we struck was is called the Coffee Creek road, named from a stream that crosses and recorsses it. Leaving Vernon three miles behind, we passed the town of Centerville, It consists of twelve frame houses, a saw-mill, etc.

"Leaving Certerville, we travelled on smooth, level road...Here we took a cross road which leads into the old Paris road at the residence of Col. Malick. The way was uphill and down now until Paris was reached. Our hack drove up to the Jones House where everything was in readiness to receive us, Col. Vawter having been there a week in advance.

" Dinner being called, we sat down to a table groaning with its load of good things. After eating heartily and joking the Commissioners for their fondness for chicken, we repaired to the Good Templar's Hall over the Post Office were our jolly old friend D.M. Hill, had all in readiness for the Commissioners. Court convened and thirty claims were passed on that afternoon.

"The citizens were all pleased with the Interest the Commissioners manifested in them by holding the court at Paris, thereby avoiding the expense of coming to Vernon; and also with Mr. Summerfield for acting as attorney for them without charge. Court convened at nine o'clock Friday morning and passed sixty claims through the day. In the evening, Mr. Pell, minister, delivered a lecture at the church on the "G.A.R." which was well attended.

                                                           ADJUTANT GENERAL OF INDIANA
                                                                MORGAN RAID COMMISSION
                                  CLAIMS MADE FOR LOSSES INCURRED BY MORGAN'S RAID
                                                                                               Location:  A6408
                                                                                       AAIS Number:   010533

After the end of the American Civil War, an effort commenced to recompense Indiana residents who suffered losses during the raid of Confederate cavalry commander General John H. Morgan through southern and southeastern Indiana in July, 1863. A bill to create a commission to investigate claims put to the state introduced before the Indiana General Assembly during its 1867 session failed to pass, but a non-binding consurrent resolution passed recommending the formation of the commission. Governor Conrad Baker, though not bound to act on the resolution, proceeded to create the commission. Baker appointed John I. Morrison, John McCrea and Smith Vawter to be the three commissioners to assemble the claims, along with a staff attorney and clerks. The claims included damages or losses caused by Union Volunteer and militia (Indiana Legion) troops in the course of persuing and resisting Morgan, as well as damages incurred during the Adam Johnson raid scare in 1864.

The claims listed in this volume are arranged by county in the order in which Morgan and his confederate force rode through Indiana, beginning with Harrison County and ending with Dearborn County. A total of $497,399.21 of claims are listed, of which $82,799. 73 were disallowed. A typical claim entry listed the name of the claimant, the item or items lost or damaged, the class of the item (the classification system established by the commission), and the value of the items in question.

Indiana State Archives
October, 1995

Copy of Original
Filed in War Dept  MSA
          by
G.W. Russ
Adjt Gen, Indiana
Dec. 20, 1879
  (Since my transcription of these documents, I found in Volume I of the Adjutant General's Report a explaination of the Classification System used by the Morgan Raid Commission -
Class 1 (under orders of the United States' officers)
Class 2 (under orders of States' officers)
Class 3 (under orders of Rebels)
Class 4 (under orders of unknown) 
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 x Milo Troutman Mare & ? ? 1 100.00 Sept. 3 67
Joseph Woods 2 Horses & c 5 3 185.00
Jas Woods Horse 4 3 125.00
Eliza Beavers    " 5 3 125.00
Mathew H. Gray    " 6 3 150.00
Francis M. Gray Stallion 7 3 200.00
Jeremiah G. Burnett 2 Horses 8 3 250.00
John Cain 1     "       & c 9 3 156.25
Mary E. Byers Horse & c 10 1 245.00
x Henry Jones 2 Horses 11 3 250.00
Hannah Lodge Horse 12 3 125.00
Sarah Ch?    " 13 3 150.00
Rachael  C? 2  " 's 14 3 200.00
Elizabeth Hall 2  " 's 15 1 275.00
Wm C Clines Damage & corn 16 3 40.00
x Reuben P May Horse 17 1 100.00
Chas F Buxton 2 Horses 18 1 225.00
Saul H Stiles 2 Horses 19 3 200.00
Hiram Foster 4     "       & c 20 3 420.00
Milton Smith 3     "       & c 21 3 285.00
Wm C Clelland Clothing 22 3  22.00
Jesse M Wilson 2 Horses & c 23 3 222.50
Rude Daily Gun & c 24 3  47.00
Lewis Meunier Mule & c 25 3 165.00
John G Mayer Horse 26 3  75.00
John Smith Mare & c 27 3&1 203.00
Wm P Stewart Horse 28 3 125.00
Jas Oldfield     " 29 3 125.00
H K Whitsitt     "  & c 30 3 200.00
Jos D Robertson Corn & c 31 3  63.00
x Jeff Mad & I R.R. Cars Depot & Bridge & c 32 3 15135.90
W Friedley Horse & c 33 3 342.25 Sept 4 67
Jothn H Friedley Mare & c 34 3 163.50
Jas W Deputy 2 Horses & c 35 3 887.00
Henry W Dixon 2 Horses 36 3 315.00
Jas Hendricks Mare & c 37 3 201.50
Chancy Wood 2 Horses 38 3 255.00
W Kempton 1 Horse 39 3  75.00
Saml Castor Gun 40 3 45.00
G?ner A Holcomb 2 Mares 41 3 185.00
Dave B Chitwood Saddle & c 42 3  33.00
Jm C Wilson Damage & Horse 43 3 118.00
Jm H Bennett Mare 44 3 150.00
Chas K Lard 3 Horses & c 45 3 498.00
Benj H Vest Clothing 46 3 210.00
Sevier Wilson Horse & c 47 3 117.60
Reuben Driden Mare 48 3 125.00
Alexander McNutt Mare 49 3 100.00
Israel H Richey Horse & c 50 2  44.00
Allen W Copeland Gun 51 3 20.00          
John O Wildman Horse 52 3 125.00
Barney Bearney     " 53 3 106.00
Mary Dufour Boat                                                         (Switzerland Co.) 54 1  50.00
Thos McCu Hay & c 55 1 1757.00
Carter Smiley Skiff 56 1  10.00
Wm Hall Boat 57 1 86.00
Robert T Graham Skiff & c 58 1 88.00
Saml W Pleasants    "   & c 59 1 371.00
Volney Peelman Boat 60 1 135.00
U P Schenck Hay & c 61 1 1005.00
Benj F Foster Horse 62 3 125.00
James C Patton Damages 63 2  25.00
x Wm Thomas Horse & c 64 2  71.00
Robt B Craig     " 65 3 125.00
Christopher Smart 2  " 66 3 300.00
John M Valliso     " 67 1  90.00
Wm F Robertson 2 re??ted? Horses & c 68 3 165.00
Aquilla Robertson                 " 69 3 200.00
Philander Robertson 2              " 70 3 230.00
Chas Pleasants                 " 71 3 100.00
Reuben A Bain Gun 72 3 25.00
W Whitson Horse 73 3 75.00
David P Eccles Horses & c 74 3 200.00
David D P Patton Gun & c 75 3  21.15
Sarah Boyd Horse & c 76 3 208.70
Thos Gassoway     "     & c 77 3 133.00
Jacob F Meouer?     " 78 3 100.00
Chas C Cooper (note I can not read) Boat & Goods 79 1 501.84
R D M Gary Horse 80 3 77.50
Thos Caloway Mare 81 3 100.00
Thos Sanderson 2 Horses 82 3 250.00
John Nichols 4 Horses 83 3 5?0.00  (ink spot)
Jos Stephenson Stallion & c 84 3 170.00
Simpson Evans      " 85 3 200.00
Matilda McKay Mare 86 3 125.00
Thos J Brown Damage to Horse 87 3  45
Reuben Rich Mare 88 3 145.00
Alfred M Rice Horse & c 89 3 187.00
John Liston Sr. Corn 90 3 250.00
John Liston Jr. 2 Horses 91 3 261.00
Washington Wiley Mare 92 3 125.00 Sept 4, 67
W A Custer Gun 93 3  35.00
Nicholas Heck Mare 94 3  90.00
Chas McCubbin Damage to Horse 95 1  66.00
Moses Currie 2 Horses 96 3 225.00
John H Hutchings Damage to Horse 97 2 103.00
Wm Tull Mare 98 3 150.00
Alexander Wilson Skiff 99 1  20.00
Alexander Carr Horse  100 3 125.00
Isaac Wheat Cash & c 101 3 100.00
John Yager Damage & c 102 3 189.00
James E Jackson Damage Horse 103 3  75.00
Geo Mellican Damage Stallion 104 2 100.00
Geo Spangler Mare 105 3  88.00
Jno N Menach? (note can only read "letter & Ferry") Boat & Goods 106 1 641.00
Isaac N Wheat  Horse 107 1 165.00
Jacob Weber Saddle & c 108 2  15.00
W L Fenton Feeding Union Soldiers 109 Dissallowed
Ezekiel Green Damage & Horse 110 2  85.00
Jas Francis Horse 111 3 125.00 Sept 5, 67
Geo B? Lewis Damage 112 2  35.00
  "     "       " Horse & c 113 3 236.75
Abraham Reeves 2 Horses & c 114 3 418.00
Charity Reeves          "     & c 115 3 132.00
Jno K. Francis          "     & c 116 3 185.00
Robt Williams          " 117 1 180.00
?m Baird          "     & c 118 3 160.50
Jno Abbott 3       " 119 3 412.00
Francis M Landon          " 120 3 175.00
Sanford Fe??el          " 121 1 135.00
Mathias Zimmer Wheat 122 1  50.00
Jas Wallace 3 Horses 123 1 225.00
Lazarus Lawler                                                           " 124 1 125.00
Shillilo & Coffin Staves 125 3  66.00
Robt Thorn Horse 126 3 125.00
Nathanial Rector     " 127 3 100.00
Vincent Rawlings Mare 128 3 100.00
Stephen G Ule?g    " 129 3 125.00
John H Stucker Horse & c 130 3 155.00
Wm Griffin Mare 131 3 150.00
Geo Cunningham Horse 132 3 75.00
Philander Winchester     " 133 1 75.00
      "               " Mare 134 3 125.00
Robt McKay 2 Horses 135 3 Dissallowed
Robt Chambers Horse 136 3  80.00
John J. Brisbin Damage to Horse 137 2 110.00
Bracket O Miller Horse 138 1 125.00
W  Burditts Est     " 139 3 75.00
Alex McAllister 2  "  's 140 3 225.00
   "         " Provisions 141 1  20.50
Geo Doh? Horse 142 1 125.00
  "       "     "  & c 143 3 142.00
Wm Briley     " 144 3 120.00
Danl Shetterley?     " 145 3  85.00
Mike McDonald      " 146 3 125.00
Wm Leitch 2 Mares 147 1 250.00
Thos Brown 1 Horse 148 3 125.00
Frank F. Mayfield Bacon & c 149 3 2925.00
Jos Hamilton Horse 150 3 100.00
Jas Wallace Ex 1 "   ' s 151 1 160.00
Jas C. Rawlins Wagon & c 152 1 107.00
Benj Wildman Horse 153 1 125.00
Danl H. Osborn     " 154 1  60.00 
Jas R. Lewis     "  & c 156 3  50.00
Isaac Dickinson     " 157 3  50.00
Benedick Foltz 2  " 158 1 330.00
Harvey Morgan Saddle & c 159 3 20.50
Isaac D. Christie Horse & c 160 2 & 3 142.00
Mary Robinson Mare 162 3 100.00
Margaret A. Loyd Horse 164 3 125.00
Anderson C. Guthrie     " 166 1 125.00
Noah Vanwinkle     " 167 1 125.00
Smith & Hays Wood burned 168 3 244.29
Mayfield & Nichols Dry Goods & c 169 3 2960.00
Martin Mullen Horse 170 2 180.00
Peter Augustine Wheat & c 171 1  49.00
Geo Schwartz Hay & c 172 1  27.75

As you can see their numbering system, if that is what column 3 is, gets off occasionally. Also &c means etc. as we use it today. Sheila

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