The following Dearborn County, Indiana court notices were published in Indiana newspapers in 1810. Dearborn County suffered a courthouse fire on 6 March 1826 that destroyed all records. See Dearborn County Reconstructed Records for more details.

Vincennes (Indiana) Western Sun – 5 May 1810 – Page 2, Column 3

Indiana Territory, Dearborn county} sct.

WHEREAS Elizabeth Miller of said county and territory, has this day filed in my office, her petition to the Honorable, the Circuit court, holden in and for the said county, praying a divorce from her husband, John A. Miller, in the words and figures, following, to wit:–“To the Honorable Judge of the Circuit court, holden in and for the county of Dearborn, in the Indiana territory, humbly complaining and sheweth unto you honor—That your petitioner, Elizabeth Miller, a citizen and resident of said county, was married in the county of [blank] and state of [blank] on the [blank] day of [blank] in the year one thousand and [blank] to a certain John A. Miller, with whom she lived as his wife from the period aforesaid, until the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and five, or the year one thousand eight hundred and six—and your petitioner further states, that from the time of her marriage, until the year, either one thousand eight five, or sometime on the year one thousand eight hundred and six, the aforesaid John A. Miller, her husband, treated your petitioner with the utmost rigor, and cruelty, and that either in one or other of the years last aforesaid, the said John A. Miller, left your petitioner in the county aforesaid, without either food or cloathing, and has since that time failed to contribute in any way or manner towards your petitioners support—your petitioner further states,–that when the said John A. Miller left your petitioner, he did it without any cause arising on the part of your petitioner, and that all property of consequence the said John A. Miller took with him, and has ever since his departure as far as your petitioner believes and is informed (a non resident.)

“Your petitioner therefore prays a divorce from the banns of matrimony, with her said husband, John A. Miller, and your petitioner as in duty bound, will ever pray, &c.

ELIZABETH MILLER.
April 10th, 1810.
James Noble, Atty. for complt.

NOW therefore, notice is hereby given to the said John A. Miller, to appear at Laurenceburgh, on the third Monday in June next, and then and there, before our said Circuit court, shew cause, if any cause he can shew, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted.

SAML. C. VANCE, Clk. C. Court D. C.

Vincennes (Indiana) Western Sun – 2 Jun 1810 – Page 3, Column 3

Foreign Attachment.

NOTICE is hereby given that a writ of attachment issued out of the court of Common Pleas of Dearborn county, Indiana territory, at the suit of Jacob Horner, against the goods and chattles, rights, credits, lands and tenements of Samuel Elliott, a non resident debtor, in a plea of trespass on the case, damage one hundred dollars and upwards, returnable to the term of April, 1810, on which the sheriff of said county hath made return that “he has attached lot No. 171, in the town of Laurenceburgh, and a number of building stone supposed to be five perch, together with one grind stone, as the property of said Elliott;” also, “that he has summoned Jabez Percival, and Samuel C. Vance, as garnishees of said Elliot.”—Therefore notice is hereby given to the said Samuel Elliott, that unless he do appear by himself or attorney, put in special bail to the aforesaid suit, and receive a declaration, judgment will be entered against him by default, and the property so attached will be sold for the benefit of all creditors who may appear entitled to receive a share thereof, and who will legally claim the same.

Saml. C. Vance, C. D. C. P.
James Dill, Attrny for plaintiff.
May 10th, 1810.