68 INDIANA HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS 



Joseph Kinder 1 W m A. Purdy 



David Hornor J. B. Curtis 



John Knickerbocker Sam'l. D. Bryant 



Hiram Nordyke Jesse Bond 



Rusel Eddy Thomas Childers 



Alxr Clark Thomas Wiles 



Ambros Eddy Elias Bryant 



I certify that the facts set forth in the within petition 



are correct to my own personal knowledge — 



For reff erences of myself I would respectfully refer to 



the Hon. Senators of Indiana if in Washington — 



Solon Robinson, P. M. Lake Co. H. 

 July 4 th 1836— 



Organization of the Squatters' Union 



[Ms. in possession of Frank F. Knight, Crown Point 2 ] 



[July 4, 1836] 

 At a meeting of a majority of the citizens of Lake 

 Co. held at the house of Solon Robinson on the 4 th of 

 July, 1836, for the purpose of adopting measures & 

 forming a constitution for the better security of the 

 settlers upon public lands, Wm. Clark was unanimously 

 elected to preside over the meeting and Solon Robinson 

 for secretary — After hearing the object stated for which 

 the meeting was called it was moved that a committee 

 of five be appointed to report a constitution & rules 

 for the government of the members of this union — 

 Whereupon Henry Wells, David Horner, Solon Robinson, 

 Thomas Brown, and Thomas Wiles, were elected. After 

 due deliveration they reported to the meeting the consti- 

 tution hereto anexed and recorded on page 4, 5, & 6 of 

 this book which after being read by the secretary, was 

 afterwards discussed, examined and finally adopted 



1 The original of this signature is not clear. 



3 Printed in Ball, Lake County, from 1834- to 1872, 39-48, and in 

 Goodspeed and Blanchard (eds.), Counties of Porter and Lake, 

 Indiana, 407-9. 



