Dearborn County Commissioners – Dec 1842 Session

The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the December 1842 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.

Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 3

December Session 1842

 

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Present:

  • William S. Ward
  • David Walser
  • John Columbia

No. 600 – Allowed to James Roach for services cutting wood and sweeping out Court House

No. 601 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for books and stationery for clerk’s office

No. 602 – Allowed to Burke & Wood for removing 2 paupers from Lawrenceburg to County Asylum

No. 603 – Allowed to Mahlon Powell for extra services as sheriff

No. 604 – Allowed to Mahlon Powell for cords of wood for Court House

No. 605 – Allowed to George P. Lowe for putting up stove pipes in Court House

No. 606 – Allowed to Josiah Chambers for cooking stove for County Asylum

No. 607 – Allowed to Mahlon Powell for cord of wood for Jail

 

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Petition of citizens of York Township to be attached to Miller Township. Continued.

No. 608 – Allowed to George Tousey for amount advanced by him as overseer of the poor of Lawrenceburg Township

No. 609 – Allowed to Randal Alexander for his temporary relief

George Tousey – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg

No. 610 – Allowed to Milo Black for professional services attending on a transient pauper in Lawrenceburg Township

 

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No. 611 – Allowed to Milton Gregg for advertising notices

No. 612 – Allowed to Charles W. Hutchens for advertising delinquent list

Geo. W. Anderson & Co. – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg

William H. Philips – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg

No. 613 – Allowed to John Brewington for boarding criminals at jail

No. 616 – Allowed to William A. Kerr for services attending on Estray Pen

No. 617 – Allowed to Elijah Bruce for cutting wood at county jail

Jacob Morrison, toll gatherer at Aurora Bridge, made report.

 

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Wymond & Ferris – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg

Benjamin Vail – license to vend drugs and medicines at store in Wilmington

No. 618 – Allowed to Benjamin Vail for articles furnished for the repair of Court House and County Jail

No. 619 – Allowed to Holman B. Cannon for boarding paupers at County Asylum

No. 620 – Allowed to Holman B. Cannon for services in repairs at County Asylum

William Harrison, visitor to County Asylum, made report.

No. 621 – Allowed to William McBridge for repairs to Court House, Clerk’s office and County Jail

 

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No. 622 – Allowed to John B. Powell for repairs to county jail

James C. Cordery – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Wilmington

Daniel Bartholomew – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora

Luke Evil – license to vend merchandise, groceries, drugs and medicines at store in Wilmington

Westerman & Dorr – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Manchester

Archibald Moody – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora

Peter W. Vail – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora

 

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T. J. & D. Maxwell – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg

Lewis B. Conger said he would not be able to perform all duties required as assessor and proposed to appoint Enoch Conger and James Walace as deputies. Approved.

No. 625 – Allowed to Nathaniel L. Squibb for services surveying and plat of bridge purchased of Lane & Buell

No. 626 – Allowed to William S. Ward for temporary relief of Mrs. Merrick, a pauper

 

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No. 628 – Allowed to Stephen Wood for rent of office for auditor

Horton & Morgan – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg

George Francis Eickenlamb – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg

Sebastian Flingel – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Wilmington

 

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No. 629  – Allowed to Samuel Davis for professional services attending Nancy Duffy, a pauper of Logan Township

No. 630 – Allowed to George W. Lane for services as auditor

No. 631 – Allowed to Nelson H. Torbet for temporary relief of James Lowe

Auditor’s Report of George W. Lane.

 

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George W. Lane, auditor, made report on common school funds.

 

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Court adjourned.