The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the December 1846 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 4
December Session 1846
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Present:
- David Walser
- James Grubbs
- Daniel Taylor
Report on Aurora Bridge by Jacob Morrison, Jonathan Jones and Henry A. Moran.
Petition of freeholders in Laughery, Manchester and Centre Townships for change of road from William Dil’s (Manchester Township) to John Johnson’s (Centre Township). Lands of Thomas Tawrce, Walter Kerr, Sarah Elder, Joseph Huston, Charles Elder and John Johnson. William Wymond, William Dils and John Aldridge appointed viewers.
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No. 3021 – Allowed to Joseph Smith for beef furnished paupers
No. 3022 – Allowed to Scott Horsley for conveying pauper to asylum
Tranger and Eads – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg
George Holb – license to keep a tavern in Harrison Township
John Seigle – license to keep a tavern in Jackson Township
John B. Kesler – license to keep a tavern in Kelso Township
Herman Benson – license to keep a grocery in Kelso Township
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Sebastian Blatner – license to keep a tavern in York Township
Henry S. Black – license to keep a tavern in Jackson Township
Frederick Rowther – license to keep a grocery in Centre Township
Cathrine Rhodes – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg
Isaac Miles – license to keep a store in Clay Township
No. 3037 – Allowed to Washington Baker for hauling benches from Wilmington to Lawrenceburg
No. 3035 – Allowed to John Hornberger for lumber for building stray pen
No. 3032 – Allowed to Joseph West for groceries furnished paupers
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Columbus Jaquith, Assessor, appoints William Clynch, David Conger, Daniel Conaway and Seth Platt as deputy assessors.
Theodore Gazlay, attorney for Benedict Streigle and others of York Township, presents petition for vacation of road.
No. 3034 – Allowed to Theodore Gazlay and Henry Raymond for professional services bringing suits to recover debts due surplus revenue fund
No. 3026 – Allowed to J. N. Ray for articles furnished clerk’s office
Andrew Morgan – license to keep a ferry across Laughery Creek on road from Aurora to Rising Sun
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No. 3039 – Allowed to George B. Sheldon for articles for Court House
No. 3040 – Allowed to Jothem Clark for building stray pen
No. 3038 – Allowed to Seth Mayhew for articles furnished paupers
No. 3051 – Allowed to S. Chandler for articles furnished paupers
No. 3041 – Allowed to Josiah Chambers for articles furnished Aurora Bridge
No. 3042 – Allowed to Jonathan Noble for articles for Aurora Bridge
No. 3043 – Allowed to Smith & Wortley for services blacksmithing for Aurora Bridge
No. 3044 – Allowed to George Smith fro blacksmithing for Aurora Bridge
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No. 3067 – Allowed to Thomson Dean for rent of ground occupied by materials for Aurora Bridge
No. 3045 – Allowed to Jonathan Noble for building Aurora Bridge
No. 3046 – Allowed to Henry Raymond for articles furnished jail
No. 3047 – Allowed to Wymond & Ferris for articles furnished paupers
No. 3052 – Allowed to John Houck for posts furnished for pound
No. 2053 – Allowed to John Ferris for Auditor’s office
No. 3054 – Allowed to John Ferris for articles for clerk’s office
No. 3055 – Allowed to John Ferris for articles furnished paupers
No. 3049 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for extra services
No. 3050 – Allowed to Wm. V. Cheek for Commissioners vs. John Callihan
No. 3051 – Allowed to Harding and Tate for professional services attending paupers
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Theodore Gazlay, attorney for Benedict Streigle and others of York Township, presents petition to vacation road.
No. 3056 – Allowed to John Wilson for services taking care of paupers
No. 3057 – Allowed to J. M. Fuller for professional services attending pauper
John Wilson exempted from performing labor on road on account of his inability to perform such labor on account of his lameness.
No. 3058 – Allowed to Abner Dill for keeping paupers at County Asylum
No. 3059 – Allowed to D. Doyle for keeping pauper
No. 3061 – Allowed to William Low for hauling coal, lumber and wood
No. 3060 – Allowed to William C. Craft for coal furnished Auditor’s and Recorder’s office
No. 3062 – Allowed to Houck & Widdelstaedt for articles furnished jail
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No. 3102 – Allowed to Omer Tousey for coal furnished Court House
No. 3063 – Allowed to J. M. Cure for making coffins for paupers
No. 3064 – Allowed to John B. Hall for publishing delinquent list
No. 3065 – Allowed to John B. Hall for publishing Coroner’s Inquest
No. 3066 – Allowed to E. C. Cheek for keeping pauper
No. 3069 – Allowed to Kerr and Vail for articles furnished paupers
Kerr and Vail – license to keep a store in Laughery Township
No. 3112 – Allowed to R. F. Brown for publishing coroner’s inquest
No. 3070 – Allowed to Truman F. Lapish for keeping pauper
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No. 3071 – Allowed to Isaac Adair for boarding pauper
No. 3072 – Allowed to John S. Whitehead for boarding pauper
No. 3073 – Allowed to John C. Clover for his professional services attending paupers
No. 3074 – Allowed to Eliakim Nicholas for his temporary relief
No. 3108 – Allowed to John H. McNeely for conveying pauper to asylum
No. 3109 – Allowed to D. A. Rewland for articles furnished paupers
No. 3075, 3076, 3077 – Allowed to George W. Lane for receiving and disbursing funds
No. 3080 – Allowed to Nelson H. Torbet for wood, coal and rent of office
No. 3078 – Allowed to Randall Alexander for his temporary relief
No. 3079 – Allowed to Elliott Wills for keeping pauper
No. 3068 – Allowed to Dr. Sturm for professional services attending paupers
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Jaran & Johnson – license to keep a store in Centre Township
No. 3082 – Allowed to Granville Love for keeping pauper
Nelson H. Torbet, Treasurer, filed report.
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Henry A. Moran, collector of tolls for Aurora Bridge, made report.
No. 3083 – Allowed to Samuel James for keeping pauper
No. 3084 – Allowed to Cyrus Armstrong for chairs furnished Court House
No. 3085 – Allowed to Silas Hamson for making coffin for and assisting to bury pauper
No. 3086 – Allowed to Elisha Cook for his temporary relief
Daniel Conaway sworn in as deputy assessor.
Sylvester – license to keep a store in Manchester Township
No. 3087 – Allowed to Mary Ann Fowler for taking care and keeping pauper
No. 3088 – Allowed to Brown & Dumont for cash paid by them to Lindsay and Musgrove for estimating jails in Lawrenceburg and Wilmington
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Theodore Gazlay, attorney, presents petition from citizens of York Township to revoke order allowing Aaron B. Henry to erect swinging gates on road.
No. 3110 – Allowed to James G. Hunter for making coffin for pauper
No. 3089 – Allowed to John F. Richards as jailor
No. 3090 – Allowed to Thos Palmer for copying field notes of Dearborn County
No. 3091 – Allowed to Thomas Palmer for Geo. Conklin for binding field notes
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Petition of Abram Brower and other citizens of Lawrenceburg Township for change in road from Lawrenceburg to mouth of Tanners Creek. Near land of William E. Craft, Mrs. Elizabeth Sparks, Sharpe & Carman, children of Thomas B. Pinkard, O. Tousey, Andrew Morgan. Signed by Wm. V. Cheek and 38 other citizens. Intention of Hamlet Sparks and others for alteration in road. Abram Ferris, Abram Roland and Charles Dashiell appointed viewers.
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Ferry rates for crossing Tanners or Laughery Creeks.
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Land at south end of old bridge of Hogan Creek at Aurora be rented to Alexander C. McCullough.
No. 3092, 3093, 3094, 3095 – Allowed to Milton Gregg for extra services as sheriff, desk for sheriff, coal for Court House, repairing same
No. 3096 – Allowed to Edmund C. Cheek for clothes furnished pauper and washing clothes for same
No. 3097 – Allowed to Timothy Kimball for making coffin for pauper
No. 3098 – Allowed to David Walser for superintending foundation of Aurora Bridge
No. 3100 – Allowed to William Glasgow for ironing prisoners
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Allowed to Annanias Evans for his temporary relief
Allowed to Reuben Rogers as Auditor
Court Adjourned.
Affidavit of Samuel Humble to prove purchase of land