Nathaniel Simonds (Democrat), the second state treasurer, was born in 1775 in Windsor, Vermont and moved to the western banks of the Mississippi around 1800.  He eventually settled near St. Charles and secured a Spanish grant on the Cuivre River in February 1801.  In the survey of November 1819, the Boonslick Road started westward from his property.  (This road went from St. Charles to Boonville and is now a part of U.S. Route 40.)  Mr. Simonds became a prominent citizen of St. Charles: he was the county sheriff, operated a tavern, and was the owner of the stage and mail coach from St. Louis to St. Charles.  He was appointed state treasurer in September 1821 by a vote of the General Assembly, following the resignation of Jean Pierre Didier.  Mr. Simonds served as state treasurer under four different governors.  He received a salary of $730 annually and was paid quarterly.  As state treasurer he was required to secure a $60,000 bond with a minimum of six securities, which would protect the state of Missouri against malfeasance or misfeasance while in office.  In 1826 the Capitol was moved from St. Charles to Jefferson City and presumably the treasurer’s office moved with it.  There is no record of a marriage.  After his retirement as a state official he moved to Lincoln County, where he died at Troy on April 20, 1850.