A few weeks ago at an antique show in Lancaster a Mark N. Howell (614) 772-2987 of Chillicothe, OH was selling Justice of the Peace records for Walnut Township, Fairfield County Ohio for $425. The book was in mint condition and completely full of records, but he would not let us view more than one page for fear that the pages would crumble, tear etc. and thus, his book would lose value. Of course, the genealogical society here would love to buy them, but they are too expensive. It is a shame that this records were sold to a rare book dealer and then sold again at auction when he died. Justice of the Peace Records sometimes include marriages, pension application requests, minor cases of civil nature. Just thought you should know. Carol Swinehart cshart@greenapple.com <smaller>List Adminstrator of Fairfield County, Ohio Mailing List</smaller>: OHFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com <smaller>Stop by the Fairfield County,Ohio Webpage</smaller>: http://www.fairfieldgenealogy.org <smaller>or Fairfield County, Ohio GenWeb page: </smaller>http://www.greenapple.com/~ksmith/que.html My FCO Fam: Swinehart, Homrighouser, Betz, Foltz, Quickel, Anspach, Spohn <smaller>Library & Church Archive links</smaller>: http://www.greenapple.com/~cshart/liblinks