John Badollet ~ Vincennes, IN
Posted by: YoSam.
N 38° 41.118 W 087° 31.374
16S E 454521 N 4281984
This man of modest intelligence, achieved lofty positions.
Waymark Code: WMP4ME
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2015
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County of marker: Knox County
Location of marker: College Ave.,
Vincennes University Campus, Vincennes
Date marker erected: 1976
Marker erected by: Bicentennial Project Vincennes Kiwanis Club
Marker text:
JOHN BADOLLET
---- (1758 - 1837)----
Born in Switzerland, Badollet migrated to America in 1780. President Jefferson appointed him Land Registrar of Vincennes in 1804. He served as a delegate to the Indiana Constitutional Convention in 1816, was a charter member Vincennes University Board of Trustees, and founder of the Vincennes Library Company.
Gallitin wrote to Badollet and, well you can read it in this Google Book Excerpt