Dearborn County Commissioners – Dec 1847 Session

The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the December 1847 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.

Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 4

December Session 1847

Page 265

Present:

  • James Grubbs
  • Daniel Taylor
  • Martin Trester

John Siegal – license to keep a grocery in Jackson Township

Allowed to John Fisher for articles furnished paupers

Allowed to Mr. Standruff for hauling boards for coal house

S. S. Bussell, agent for Carlisle & White, makes report on South Hogan Bridge.

Allowed to Samuel James for keeping pauper

Allowed to John B. Hall for printing delinquent list

Allowed to John B. Hall for publishing coroner’s inquest and notices to brick masons

 

Page 266

Cornelius C. Jaquith, Assessor, filed bond with G. S. Jaquith and Linas Hamblin, his securities. Quord Conzer, D. English, William Clynch, and John Hindman appointed deputy assessors.

George Kobb – license to keep a tavern in Harrison Township

Sebastian Blatner – license to keep a tavern in York Township

Allowed to Elisha Cook for his temporary relief

 

Page 267

Allowed to Jeremiah A. Brower for professional services attending pauper

Allowed to T. Swanz for professional services attending pauper

David Bevelhammer – license to keep a tavern in Jackson Township

Allowed to John Ferris & Co. for articles for Clerk’s office

Allowed to John Ferris & Co. for articles furnished paupers

Allowed to Mathew McCoy for boarding pauper

Allowed to William V. Cheek for extra services as Clerk

Benjamin Morgan – license to keep a grocery in Harrison Township

G. A. Cloud – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Robert Meliken – license to keep a tavern in Lawrenceburg Township

 

Page 268

Allowed to J. N. Ray for articles furnished Clerk’s office

Allowed to J. N. Ray for articles furnished Auditor’s office

Allowed to Edmund C. Cheek for wood furnished for jailor and clerk’s office

Allowed to Daniel T. Craig for wood furnished Jailor

 

Page 269

Allowed to Abram Brower for docket fee in suit of Andrew Morgan vs. County

Allowed to William V. Cheek for services as clerk in suit of Andrew Morgan vs. Board of County Commissioners

Allowed to William Danels for keeping pauper

Allowed to James Groff for boarding pauper

Allowed to William Miller for wood furnished pauper

Allowed to James Griffin for making desk and furnishing materials for Treasurer’s office

Allowed to William A. Smith for painting sign and desk for Treasurer’s office

Allowed to D. A. Rewland for articles furnished Jailor

Allowed to John Jacob Houck for articles furnished Jailor

Allowed to D. A. Rewland for articles for Clerk’s office

 

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George W. Lane – license to keep a ferry over Ohio River at Aurora

Allowed to Jacob F. Crider for wood furnished paupers

Sparkis Hamilton and Robert McGarvy – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

Allowed to Franklin Newitt for wood furnished paupers

Allowed to Elijah Linsday for viewing road

Allowed to Jeremiah Nowlin as commissioner viewing and assessing damages on road

Allowed to Richard Spicknall for viewing road

Allowed to Abram B. Adams for assisting viewers in viewing road

Ordered County Asylum release Andrew Bandle, a pauper, to the care of John Geyer.

 

Page 271

Elijah Lindsay and Jeremiah Nowlin, commissioners to assess damages on route from Lawrenceburg to mouth of Tanner’s Creek, made report. Damages to Thomas B. Pinkard, William E. Craft, Omer Tousey, John Callihan, Andrew Morgan, and Elizabeth Sparks.

 

Page 272

J. A. Curtis – license to keep a store in Aurora

Allowed to James Burke for groceries and flour furnished paupers

Allowed to Dr. George Sutton for professional services attending paupers

Henry A. Moran reports on Aurora Bridge.

Allowed to Rebecca Livingston for keeping pauper

Allowed to Mary Ann Fowler for boarding pauper

Allowed to Jonathan Ross for visiting County Asylum and repairs made to asylum house

Allowed to Abner Dill for keeping paupers at County Asylum

 

Page 273

Allowed to William H. Lock for professional services attending paupers

Allowed to Abner D. Dill for repairing asylum house

Abner D. Dill for interest refunded

Allowed to Major & Brower for services as attorneys

Allowed to Jacob N. McGall for conveying paupers to County Asylum

Andrew Morgan – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Andrew Morgan – license to keep a ferry over Laughery Creek from Aurora to Rising Sun

Joshua Seth presents petition of Hiram Lambkin and other citizens of Laughery and Centre Townships for change in Aurora and Hartford Road. Through lands of John Seth, Alfred Adams. David Walser, Josiah Collins and Henry Walker appointed viewers.

 

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Allowed to Spencer Davis for conveying pauper to County Asylum

Allowed to Gilbert T. Givans for taking pauper to County Asylum

Allowed to Stephen Green Marshall of Aurora for filling and grading street

Allowed to Jotham Clark for burying paupers

Allowed to Cyrus Armstrong for repairs to Court House and table

Allowed to Cyrus Armstrong for articles furnished paupers

Allowed to Sheriff Gregg for fees in suit of Morgan vs. Commissioners

Allowed to Wymond & Ferris for articles furnished paupers

Allowed to John F. Richards for keeping criminals in Jail

Allowed to William H, Glasgow for ironing prisoners

 

Page 277

Petition of Joshua Brewington, of Wilmington, for damages sustained by State Road from Aurora to Ripley County. John Maston, George Cornelius and Samuel T. Johnson, Commissioners.

 

Page 278

Timothy Kimball – contract to erect jail in Lawrenceburg

 

Page 279

Allowed to Joseph West for articles furnished paupers

Allowed to N. Lancaster for printing notices

Allowed to Israel Crist for repairing seal press

Cornelius O’Brien, Treasurer, made report.

Chambers & Stevens – license to keep a store in Aurora

 

Page 280

Sylvester West – license to keep a store in Aurora

George A. Gray – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

Jehu A. Emeree – license to keep a store in Centre Township

Samuel Leenard – license to keep a store in Aurora

Walace C. Law – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

T. & J. W. Gaff – license to keep a store in Aurora

Julian D. Lawrence – license to keep a store in Wilmington

William D. Hewett – license to keep a store

 

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G. & O. Tousey – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

Jacob Harwood – license to keep a store in Aurora

Allowed to Wm. A. Kerr for digging grave and burying pauper

George P. Low for conveying pauper to County Asylum

Allowed to F. H. Benson for weights and measures

Allowed to Chambers & Co. for articles furnished paupers

Allowed to C. O’Brien for office rent

Allowed to E. E. Adams for stationery for Clerk’s office

Allowed to R. Rogers for services as Auditor

Petition of Joshua Brewington for damages. Refused. Appeal granted.

Court adjourned.