History of Rush County, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present : with biographical sketches, notes, etc., together with a short history of the Northwest, the Indiana territory, and the State of Indiana . ff«W«^^i»^-!. ^, ,;..jii:ilil,^lilllllitl HISTORY OF INDIANA. 193 commission reported that Sil3, were allowed to parties suf-fering loss by the Morgan raid. This year Governor Baker obtained a site for the House ofRefuge. (See a subsequent page.) The Soldiers and SeamensHome, near Knightstown, originally established by private enter-prise and benevolence, and adopted by the Legis
History of Rush County, Indiana, from the earliest time to the present : with biographical sketches, notes, etc., together with a short history of the Northwest, the Indiana territory, and the State of Indiana . ff«W«^^i»^-!. ^, ,;..jii:ilil,^lilllllitl HISTORY OF INDIANA. 193 commission reported that Sil3, were allowed to parties suf-fering loss by the Morgan raid. This year Governor Baker obtained a site for the House ofRefuge. (See a subsequent page.) The Soldiers and SeamensHome, near Knightstown, originally established by private enter-prise and benevolence, and adopted by the Legislature of theprevious year, was in a good condition. Up to that date the insti-tution had atforded relief and temporary subsistence to 400 menwho had been disabled in the war. A substantial brick buildinghad been built for the home, while the old buildings were used foran orphans department, in which were gathered SQ children ofdeceased soldiers. DIVOECE LAWS. By some mistake or liberal design, the early statute laws ofIndiana on the subject of divorce were rather more loose than thoseof most other States in this Union; and this subject had been amatter of so much jest among the public, that in 1S70 the Governorrecomm
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