Adrian Parsons Appointment to Avon Detective Association 1891
by
 
Urban C Brewer

Asset Name
Adrian Parsons Appointment to Avon Detective Association 1891

File Size
1.11 MB

Title
Adrian Parsons Appointment to Avon Detective Association 1891

Author
Urban C Brewer

Subject
Parsons Family

Description
In the mid-1800s Indiana law sanctioned the formation of Horse Thief Detective Associations, organizations akin to a combination of neighborhood watch and vigilante, granting members some police power since local law enforcement was strapped. Adrian Alkanah Parsons (1846 – 1929), a Washington Township farmer and civic-minded was appointed to the Avon Detective Association in 1892.

Publisher
EPSON Scan

Date
1891

Format
.pdf

Identifier
5211

Source
Adrian A Parsons Collection M00004

Relation
Original in M00004, Box 1 , Folder 6 Adrian A Parsons Collection, Huron Heritage Room, Avon-Washington Township Public Library

Coverage
Avon Washington Township, Hendricks County, Indiana

Right Management
Original Owned – Huron Heritage Collection, Avon-Washington Township Public Library

Media Type
Pdf Documents

URL for File
5211

Keywords
Parsons
 
Family