The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the January 1833 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 1
January Session 1833
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Present:
- Mark McCracken, President
- George Arnold
- William Conaway
Joseph Harwood – license to vend foreign merchandise at his store in Wilmington
John Palmer – license to vend foreign merchandise at his store in Manchester Township
No. 1 – Allowed to Hannah Bennet for keeping and boarding Mary Ann McBride, a pauper
No. 2 – Allowed to Mary Muir for keeping and boarding Rebecca Crusenberry, a pauper
No. 3 – Allowed to Richard Orchard for keeping and boarding Mary Orchard, a pauper
John Lemon – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his stop in Rising Sun
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Ordered that time be given to Russell Coman, Collector of county revenue , until March to settle with county treasurer.
No. 4 – Allowed to John Malatt for keeping and boarding Elismer Gay, a pauper
No. 5 – Allowed to Danl A. B. C. Fox for medical attendance to Ann Gay, a pauper, and medicine furnished
No. 6 – Allowed to Russel Coman for making a coffin for William Crumet, a pauper
Fines returned by Mark McCracken:
- Joseph E. Baker – assault & battery on Catharine Vargison – fined $0.50
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Oliver Heustis – license to retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his store in Manchester Township
Report of School Trustees.
Allowed for services as Jurors at the Probate Court November Term 1832:
- 7 – William Johnson
- 8 – Jacob Dils
- 9 – Solomon Hubbard
- 10 – Henry Walker
- 11 – Albert Dils
- 12 – Samuel Steele
- 13 – John Neale
- 14 – John Snyder
- 15 – Abraham Hyter
- 16 – Joseph E. Baker
- 17 – William Brown
- 18 – John Saltmarsh
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Amaziah Bailey – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Hartford
Daniel Scran – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Hartford
No. 19 – Allowed to William Cooke, Jailor, for boarding and keeping John G. Houry
No. 20 – Allowed to William Cook, Jailor, for boarding and keeping Stomas Steele
No. 21 – Allowed to William Cook, Jailor, for boarding and keeping Aaron Pooll
No. 22 – Allowed to William Cook, Jailor, for boarding and keeping William Dixon
No. 23 – Allowed to William Cook for wood for commissioners’ court, Nov. Probate and January session
John Till – license to vend foreign merchandise at his store In Cesars Creek Township
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No. 24 – Allowed to John S. Percival for holding a Jury of Inquest as Coroner on body of a drowned woman
No. 25 – Allowed to Edwin G. Pratt, Juror of Inquest above
No. 26 – Allowed to Mark McCracken, Juror of Inquest above
No. 27 – Allowed to Russell Coman, Juror of Inquest above
No. 28 – Allowed to Absolum Runion, Juror of Inquest above
No. 29 – Allowed to Elias Conklin, Juror of Inquest above
No. 30 – Allowed to Edward T. Shields, Juror of Inquest above
No. 31 – Allowed to Titus Beckworth, Juror of Inquest above
No. 32 – Allowed to Spencer West, Juror of Inquest above
No. 33 – Allowed to John Saltmarsh, Juror of Inquest above
No. 34 – Allowed to William Priest, Juror of Inquest above
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No. 35 – Allowed to William Cook, Juror of Inquest above
No. 36 – Allowed to Thomas Blythe, Juror of Inquest above
No. 37 – Allowed to Robert James as witness on the foregoing Inquest
No. 38 – Allowed to John Whitten as witness on the foregoing Inquest
No. 39 – Allowed to Charles Spooner for making coffin for drowned woman
No. 40 – Allowed to Spencer West for drawing corpse to graveyard
No. 41 – Allowed to Mark McCracken for cash paid for digging grave for drowned woman
No. 42 – Allowed to Waller Hudson for boarding and keeping James Chamberlin and Elisha Groves as Jailor
No. 43 – Allowed to Waller Hudson for service rendered to Jurys of Inquest
Ordered that John S. Percival be authorized to sell at some public sale one plaid cloak and shoes and shall, which was taken from a drowned woman.
Ordered remitted to John Pugsly overcharge on county tax.
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Appointments:
- Daniel Tapley, assessor, Randolph Township
- George Pate, assessor, Cesars Creek Township
- Joseph Woods, assessor, Union Township
- Stephen Green, assessor, Laughrey Township
- Benjamin Johnson, assessor, Sparta Township
- Hiram Wiley, assessor, Lawrenceburgh Township
- Sewell Plummer, assessor, Manchester Township
- Thomas Pursil, assessor, Logan Township
- James D. Gidney, assessor, Kelso Township
- Abraham Showalter, assessor, Jackson Township
Petition of sundry citizens of Randolph Township to be attached to Union Township. Sections 24, 25 and 36 in Township 4, Range 1 west ordered part of Union Township.
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Fines handed in by Ulysses Cooke:
- James Brown and Chilon Truelock – assault & battery on George Cheek – fined $1.00 each
- Richard Mason, Charles Mason and Amos Way – assault & battery on Caty Barkdall – fined $1.00 each
Ordered tat it be certified that John Myers has been illegally charged with a poll tax, he being over 60 years.
No. 44 – Allowed to Thomas Porter, recorder, for recording sundry deeds and for a record book
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Ordered allowances to judges, clerks, and inspectors of presidential election.
No. 45 – Allowed to Harris Fitch for sundries furnished Warwick Shaw, a pauper
No. 46 – Allowed to Joseph Boon for keeping a pauper
No. 47 – Allowed to Zadock West for keeping a pauper
No. 48 – Allowed to Bedford & Saltmarsh for one ream of paper
School Trustees report.
No. 49 – Allowed to William Dils, Sheriff, for monies paid L. W. Johnson for glazing Court House windows
No. 50 – Allowed to Mark McCracken for his services as commissioner
No. 51 – Allowed to George Arnold for his services as commissioner
No. 52 – Allowed to William Conway for his services as commissioner
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Fines assessed by James W. Hunter:
- Robert Galbreath – on complaint of Charles Watson for assault on Mary Watson – fined $2.00
- John Priest – for assault and battery on John Sherod – fined $1.00
- Irwin Armstrong – for assault and battery on John T. Powers – fined $1.00
- John Taylor – for assault and battery on John Misner – fined $1.50
- Alfred Jeffrees – assault on John T. Bisshop – fiend $2.00
- David Devit – on complaint of John Vandoran for profane swearing – fined $3.00
- John Vandoran – on complaint of David Devit for profane swearing – fined $3.00
- John Vandoran – on complaint of David Devitt for assault – fined $1.00
- William Priest – on complaint of James Brown for assault and battery – fined $1.00
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Report of Seminary Trustees.
David Bowers, School Trustee, resigned. Cornelius Miller of Randolph Township appointed School Trustee of district No. 1.
Ordered that the overseers of the poor of Lawrenceburg Township be notified that the children of Thomas Steele shall not be considered as any longer entitled to the support of the county as paupers.
Board adjourned.