DECEMBER 2009 ABSTRACT OF SANDUSKY COUNTY OHIO WOLF SCALP ORDERS DRAWN ON THE TREASURY OF THE STATE OF OHIO Wolves were such a menace to Ohio's early settlers that statutes were enacted to "encourage the killing of wolves." They were amended in 1821, 1829, and again in 1831. In June 1831, the law allowed residents to receive a bounty from the state treasurer of Ohio of $4.25 for each wolf scalp (with ears intact) of a wolf over the age of 6 months. For a wolf under the age of 6 months, a bounty of $2.50 could be claimed. Before receiving their bounties, it was necessary for claimants to produce the scalp and swear before the county clerk that the wolf had been killed in the county within the last 20 days. Furthermore, claimants were required to swear that they "had not spared the life of any she-wolf within your power to kill, with design to increase the breed." County commissioners had the option of increasing the bounty to as high as $6.00 per scalp. Above is an image of the first page of Sandusky County, Ohio's Wolf Scalp Record kept by the county treasurer. The record lists the names of claimants, dates, and the amount of bounties to be paid by the state of Ohio for wolf scalps produced before the Sandusky County Clerk of Courts for the year 1836. Below are abstracts of the same record book through 1859. An abstract of Wolf Scalp orders drawn on the Ohio State Treasurer in the year of our Lord 1837 No. of Order Date of Order Amount dollars Amount cents To whom payable 20 Feby 6 4 25 Joseph A. Thrupedan 21 ” “ 4 25 Elizer Baldwin 22 “ 17 4 25 John Gallant 23 Apr 10 4 25 John Gallant 24 “ 18 4 25 William Batomic 25 May 18 4 25 Loren Silvey 26 “ “ 4 25 Loren Silvey List of Wolf Scalp orders drawn on the State Treasurer AD 1838 No. of Order Date of Order Amount dollars Amount cents To whom payable 27 January 23 4 25 John Gallant 28 March 9 4 25 Same 29 “ 22 4 25 same 30 “ 23 4 25 Matthew D. Hancock 31 Sept 21 4 25 George Wales 32 Nov 21 4 25 Ezra Griffin 33 Dec 15 4 25 Matthew D. Hancock Wolf Scalp orders drawn on the State treasury from December 15th AD 1838 to Dec 15.1839 No Date of Order Amount dolllars Amount cents To whom payable 34 January 10. 1839 8 50 John Gallant 35 Feb 8 “ 8 50 Henry Cochran 36 Feb 8 “ 8 50 Same 37 Apr 18 “ 20 00 Jason Holcomb 38 May 10 “ 4 25 John Snider 39 May 15 “ 4 25 John Gallant 40 May 16 “ 4 25 Lemuel Randall 41 May 27 “ 28 50 John Snider 42 “ “ 10 00 James King 43 June 10 “ 42 50 John Snider Wolf Scalp orders drawn on the State treasury from December 15th 1839 to December AD 1840 44 January 2. 1840 4 25 John Joseph 45 ” 25 ” 4 25 James King 46 Feby 25 “ 4 25 George Boyles 47 March 4 “ 4 25 John Gallant Wolf Scalp orders drawn on the State treasury from December 15 AD 1840 to Dec 15 AD 1841 48 March 10. 1841 4 25 Lemuel Randall Wolf Scalp orders drawn on the State treasury from December 15 1841 to December 15. 1842 Date Amount dol Amount cent To whom payable 49 August 13. 1842 4 25 Samuel Scott 50 Sept 12 “ 4 25 do do 51 Nov 29 “ 4 25 George Rule 52 Dec 13 “ 4 25 Lemuel Randall Wolf Scalp orders drawn on the State treasury from November 11, 1843 to June 3, 1844 53 Nov 11. 1843 4 25 Phineas Gridley 54 Nov 18. 1843 4 25 Michael Steell 55 Dec 4. 1843 4 25 Major K. Haskell 56 July 17. 1844 4 25 Darling H. Burton 57 Feby 21. 1844 4 25 William Sick 58 May 14. 1844 15 00 Richard Storms 59 June 3. 1844 4 25 Richard Storms Wolf Scalp orders drawn on the State treasury 1849 60 March 12. 1849 4 25 Nicholas Mathew Wolf Scalp orders drawn on the State treasury April 28, 1852 to April 21, 1859 61 April 28 1852 4 25 John Oberst 62 Dec 19 1854 4 25 H P Hathaway 63 April 21 1859 15 00 George Bowers