Dearborn County Commissioners – Mar 1834 Session

The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the March 1834 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.

Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 1

March Session 1834

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Present:

  • George Arnold, President
  • Charles Dashiell

Thomas Slack – license to retail foreign and domestic groceries and retail spirituous liquors at his grocery in Kelso Township

William Conaway took his seat.

Amaziah Bailey – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Hartford

No. 1 – Allowed to John Flanigin for keeping and boarding Susan Foster, a pauper

William Winkly – license to retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Aurora

Thomas Folber – license to retail spirituous liquors and domestic groceries at his house in Aurora

 

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Stevens & Glenn – license to vend foreign merchandise at their store in Wilmington

Preston & Herbert J. Conaway – license to retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at their shop in Laughery Township

 

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John B. Matthews – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Kelso Township

Petition of James Watson for license to keep a tavern in Manchester Township. Postponed.

Petition of sundry inhabitants of Lawrenceburg Township for new township. Miller Township created. Elections to be held in house of Jehue Goodwin. Isaac Jackson appointed inspector of first election.

 

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No. 2 – Allowed to John Ferrce for making table for court house

Caleb R. West – license to vend foreign merchandise at his store in Lawrencburg

No. 3 – Allowed to Litte W. Johnson for glass and glazing 8 lights for court house

No. 4 – Allowed to Enoch Conger, overseer of Manchester Township, for sundries furnished Eve Stainbrook, a pauper

Aaron Foulk – license to vend foreign merchandise at his store in Aurora

No. 5 – Allowed to James Walker, School Commissioner, for attending to compare books

Tousey and Dunn – license to vend foreign merchandise at their store in Lawrenceburg

 

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No. 6 – Allowed to Alexander H. Dill for books purchased for the clerk’s office

No. 7 – Allowed to William Dils, Sheriff, for advertising prisoners, and firewood furnished for court house

James Walker, School Commissioner, report.

 

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John Barricklow, R. C. Stevens and Warren Tibbs, commissioners, report as to damage which would be sustained by Stephen Ludlow and Eliza Sparks in consequence of a change in the state road from Lawrenceburg to Indianapolis, as reported by James Walker, John Dashiell and William Purcell, viewers of proposed alteration. No damages found. Road to be altered and opened. Arthur St. C. Vance, surveyor.

 

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No. 8 – Allowed to Elias Conklin for digging a grave for William B. Richardson, a pauper

No. 9 – Allowed to William Browne for making coffin for one Preston, a pauper

No. 10 – Allowed to Enoch D. John for muslin furnished for a shroud for one Preston, a pauper

Fines assessed by John Godley, Logan Township:

  • Elijah Lake and Mariah Lake – assault & battery on complaint of Lewis Jolly – fined $1.00

 

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Stephen Wood – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Wilmington

No. 11 – Allowed to Mary Muir for keeping Mrs. Creesenberry, a pauper

No. 12 – Allowed to Elizabeth Duncan for keeping Mary Anne McBride, a pauper

No. 13 – Allowed to M. H. Harding for medicine and attendance to George Bryan, a pauper

No. 14 – Allowed to M. H. Harding for medicine and attendance to Anne Gay, a pauper

Following objectors of road shall pay all costs: Thomas Porter, Ezra Ferris, Stephen Ludlow, N. Sparks, John Porter, David V. Culley, Isaac Dunn, Jeremh H. Brown, Omer Toussey, Enoch D. John, B. Stackman. George Mousey, security of appeal.

Jesse Hunt – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Lawrenceburg

 

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Walter Armstrong appointed treasurer. Isaac Dunn and Jesse Hunt, securities.

No. 15 – Allowed to Henry H. Talbott for record of the state road from Lawrenceburg to Indianapolis

No. 16 – Allowed to William Flake, late collector, for mistake by him made in paying over to the treasurer the delinquent list of 1832

No. 17 – Allowed to Wm. Dil for wood furnished probate court, July Term 1834

No. 18 – Allowed to James Dil, clerk, for costs of a suit, The Corporation of Lawrenceburg for the use of the Farmers & Mechanic’s Bank of Indianapolis against Dearborn county

No. 19 – Allowed to George Arnold for services as commissioner

No. 20 – Allowed to William Conaway for services as commissioner

No. 21 – Allowed to Charles Dashiell for services as commissioner

Board adjourned.