March 2026 archive

Early Liberty Township Earmark Descriptions

I have written about Mercer County’s old Liberty Township Estray Book three other times. [1]  The book dates back to the mid-1800s and pertains to livestock in the township. The Liberty Estray Book has two purposes. The first part of the book describes the township estrays, i.e. found or missing livestock. The first entry is …

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