Dearborn County Commissioners – Dec 1848 Session

The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the December 1848 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.

Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 4

December Session 1848

Page 374

Present:

  • Daniel Taylor
  • Martin Trester
  • Jonathan Hollowell

Allowed to Blake Ellis for repairing toll house at Aurora Bridge

Allowed to Lovely Love for keeping Elizabeth Love, a pauper

Allowed to A. L. Mason for coal for Clerk’s office and County Jail

Benjamin Morgan – license to keep a store in Harrison Township

Allowed to John Milburn for services as keeper of County Asylum

Allowed to John Milburn for articles furnished County Asylum and cash paid

James Martaugh – license to keep a store in Kelso Township

 

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Seth Buffington – license to keep a grocery in Harrison Township

George Voglesang – license to keep a tavern in Kelso Township

Allowed to Luther Plummer for articles for paupers at Asylum

Allowed to Thomas Kyle for articles furnished for paupers at Asylum

Allowed to Abner Dill for use of paupers at Asylum

Allowed to John Kyle for use of paupers at County Asylum

Allowed to John Harrison for work on County Asylum Farm

Allowed to Joseph Johnson for articles for County Asylum

Allowed to Jonathan Ross for making coffin for pauper

 

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Allowed to Thomas H. Milburn for articles for Asylum

Allowed to Allen Tucker for articles for paupers at County Asylum

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

 

Page 377

Joseph West – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Robert F. Stephens – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Allowed to John B. Hall for publishing sale of delinquent lands

Allowed to Russell Hollister for setting glass in offices

Allowed to William V. Cheek for extra services as Clerk

Allowed to George B. Sheldon for stoves, pipe, tin pipe and zink for jail and tin bucket and dipper for Court House

 

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

James Homes & Co – license to keep a store in Laughery Township

Allowed to J. E. Baker for boarding and nursing John N. Farmer, a pauper

Allowed to George Home for boarding criminal in Jail

Allowed to William H. Locke for professional services rendered Robert Wilson while in County Jail

George Kolb – license to keep a grocery in Harrison Township

Allowed to A. Morgan for articles furnished pauper

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

Allowed to George Daniels for conveying pauper to County Asylum

 

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Allowed to Daniel Chidester for viewing road

Allowed to Nancy Handy for boarding a pauper

Allowed to George Boulby for removing paupers to Asylum

Allowed to Thomas J. Swaney for professional services rendered Patrick Dean and Mrs. Morrison

Allowed to George Cassady for professional services rendered James Haganey, a pauper

Allowed to H. L. Weedlestaedt for articles furnished paupers

Hugh M. Allen to establish ferry across Ohio River at Aurora. Continued.

 

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Allowed to Hardery & Tate for professional services rendered pauper

Allowed to Ferris McCullough & Co. for medicines furnished paupers

Allowed to Mann and Delzell for books for Auditor and Clerk’s offices

Allowed to Jotham Clark for services as sexton

Allowed to Chambers & Co. for articles furnished County Asylum

Allowed to E. Y. Lee for medical attendance to paupers at County Asylum for use of Dr. Locke

Petition of Aaron B. Henry and M. W. Henry for Lawrenceburg Township boundary change. Continued.

 

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Account of Robert W. Rea for arresting R. Wilson, a horse thief. Continued. Zachariah Sanks subpoenaed.

Andrew Morgan – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

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

Allowed to William S. Holman for services as attorney for County Commissioners in case of Brewington vs. County Commissioners

Sparkes Hamilton – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Henry Martin – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Conaway & Reed – license to keep a store in Aurora

 

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J. Bartholomew & Co. – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

Philip Castener – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

Thomas Hargate – license to keep a store in Miller Township

Jaleun D. Laurence – license to keep a store in Laughery Township

Samuel Leonard – license to keep a store in Aurora

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

George Tousey – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

 

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J. A. Emerie & Co. – license to keep a store in Aurora

Allowed to F. Lickey and F. Hufelmere for going after Coroner

Allowed to Frederick Nehizer for making coffin for pauper

Allowed to William Licking for digging grave for pauper

Allowed to James Cummings for making 2 coffins for paupers

Columbus C. Jaquith, County Assessor, appoints John Henderson, William Donlin, Davind Conger, Survetus Tufts, and Franklin Butterfield, deputies.

 

Page 384

Allowed to Lewis H. Reno for coal for Court House

Allowed to John Shanks for viewing road

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

Allowed to George D. Sanks for stone

Allowed to H. A. Moreen for repairs to Aurora Bridge

Allowed to Samuel Trester for graveling south end of Aurora Bridge

Allowed to John Cobb for grading Aurora Bridge

Allowed to James Burk for articles furnished paupers

Allowed to Burke Rietley for coal in cellar

 

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Henry A. Moran reports on Aurora Bridge.

Petition of Joshua Brewington by James T. Brown, his attorney, for damages by State Road. Motion overruled.

Petition of William Bainum, Thomas Taylor, Mary Taylor, Jain Taylor, Clarissa Taylor and Jane Bainum by James T. Brown, their attorney, for damages by State Road.

State Road from Aurora to Moores Hill to boundary line viewed by George Cornelius, John Maston and Samuel J. Johnson. Joshua Brewington for damages. Overruled.

 

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Joshua Brewington, William Bainum, Jane Bainum and others for appeal.

Petition to attach portion of Lawrenceburg Township to Centre Township. Declined.

Petition of citizens of Miller Township to make Salt Fork Bridge free of toll. Overruled.

Petition of William S. Holman for ferry across Ohio River in Centre Township. Established. George W. Lane files affidavit for appeal.

 

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Allowed to C. O’Brien for office rent and stationery

Allowed to Samuel Osgood for extra services as Sheriff

Allowed to Elisha Cook for his temporary relief

Simon Hammersmith – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Adler & Mahne – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

Gesy & Sharer – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

Allowed to Warren Tebbs for boarding and nursing sick man

 

Page 388

David D. Darling presents account against County for stone used in building abutments for Salt Fork Creek Bridge in Miller Township by William Miller. Refused. Appealed.

Allowed to N. Lancaster for publishing Coroner’s Inquests

Allowed to Theodore Gazley for services as attorney for County Commissioners

Allowed to George P. Low for conveying paupers to Asylum

Allowed to John F. Richards for boarding prisoners in Jail

Allowed to Lovely Love for services attending Board pursuant to notice

 

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Petition of John Ewell and other freeholders of Manchester Township for road. John Shanks, Daniel Chidester, and John McConnell, viewers, made report.

Treasurer’s Report by Cornelius O’Brien.

Grand Jury report on County Jail by R. D. Slater, foreman.

 

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J. A. Curtis – license to keep a store in Centre Township

Reuben Champlin – license to keep a store in Centre Township

Jacob W. Blasdell – certificate to attend State University at Bloomington

Martin Trester reports on Salt Fork Bridge.

Allowed to Daniel T. Craig for building toll house at Salt Fork Bridge

Allowed to Reuben Rogers, Auditor, for his services

Ordered Sheriff cause glass to be put in Jail windows.

Allowed to John K. Bradley for boarding pauper

 

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John F. Richards presents account for erecting privy, kitchen and steps attached to Jail. Refused. Appealed.

Court adjourned.

 

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Deed – Reuben Rogers, Auditor, to John Kile

 

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