Dearborn County Commissioners – Jun 1848 Session

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

Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 4

June Session 1848

Page 323

Allowed to William Daniels for keeping paupers

Allowed to William Daniels for keeping Mr. Dales

Allowed to James Partlow for conveying drowned man to grave

Allowed to Simon Taylor for services on Aurora Bridge

Levin B. Lveers & Co. – license for grocery in Lawrenceburg Township

Jones & Brewington – license for grocery in Laughery Township

Charles Dashiell – license to keep a store in Sparta Township

Allowed to Abner T. Dill for procuring coroner and keeping asylum

 

Page 324

Allowed to Milton Gregg for extra services as Sheriff

Allowed to Daniel Chitester for viewing road

Allowed to Daniel Roberts for burying pauper

West & Jordon – license to keep a store in Manchester Township

Allowed to J. M. Cure for making coffin for pauper

Allowed to George P. Low for removing pauper to County Asylum

Allowed to Andreas Brown for services rendered pauper

Elijah Thatcher – license to keep a store in Clay Township

Michael Hoff – license to keep a store in Jackson Township

Philip C. Ross – license to keep a store in Manchester Township

 

Page 325

Allowed to Daniel Conaway as viewer of roads

Allowed to Thomas Lampkin for burying paupers

Allowed to C. C. Jaquith as Assessor

Allowed to M. Rudesell for boarding pauper

Allowed to Lovely Love for keeping pauper

Allowed to William Clynch for assessing

Allowed to David Conger for assessing

Allowed to James D. English for assessing

Allowed to John Henderson for assessing

Allowed to Servetus Tufts for assessing

Allowed to Elial Chaffin for viewing road

William Moorley exempted from road work.

Allowed to G. V. Swallow for conveying pauper to Asylum

Allowed to Joseph McWright for services rendered man found in Ohio River drowned and repairs on Jail

 

Page 326

Allowed to James M. Hayes for making coffin for drowned man

John B. Kesler – license to keep a tavern in Kelso Township

Gerard Wempe – license to keep a tavern in Kelso Township

Ellves Levingston – license to keep a store in Laughery Township

 

Page 327

Assessment of David Nicholas reduced.

Allowed to George Fry for conveying Nathan Small to Asylum

Charles Yeager – license to keep a grocery in Kelso Township

George Younker – license to keep a grocery in Kelso Township

Allowed to William V. Cheek for services as Clerk and repairs to office

Allowed to Jotham Clark for burying pauper

Allowed to William V. Cheek for judgment in case of Wm. V. Cheek vs. County Commissioners

Allowed to A. B. Haines for professional services to Mr. Gary

Allowed to John B. Hall for publishing coroner’s inquest

Allowed to George Conklin for tract book

 

Page 328

Allowed to Harding & Pate for professional services

Allowed to J. H. Brower for professional services

Allowed to Davis & Lane for paper

Allowed to George J. Linsday for making coffin for drowned man

Chister Faulkner – license to keep a store in Sparta Township

Vail & Fenemore – license to keep a store in Laughrey Township

Norval Sparks – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

Joseph Hayburn – license to keep a store in Centre Township

Ferris McCullough & Co. – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

 

Page 329

Miliken & Eldridge – license to keep as tore in Manchester Township

Wymond & Ferris – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

John Jacob Hauck – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

H. Weidlestadt – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

Stephen Levingston – license to keep a store in Wilmington

David Hubball – license to keep a store in Jackson Township

Hugh Scott – license to keep a store in York Township

 

Page 330

Allowed to William T. Miller for wood furnished paupers

Allowed to John Dowling for interest advanced by him

Allowed to George Scott for services conveying pauper to Asylum

David Reese – license to keep a ferry across Tanners Creek

Allowed to Michael Schum for burying paupers

 

Page 331

Allowed to J. Briener for professional services

Allowed to Eprhaim Hollester for setting glass

Grand Jury examined jail. Report by Mahlon Powell, foreman.

Allowed to Jacob Ebersole for professional services attending George Lamb

Allowed to E. C. Sugg for professional services attending George Lamb

Allowed to Andrew Christie for attending pauper

Allowed to R. & O. Parry for articles for clerk’s office

Allowed to E. C. Sugg for professional services rendered Mrs. Ross

Allowed to Thos. Kyle for corn, oats and hay for Asylum

 

Page 332

Allowed to Thomas Harrison for wood for Asylum

Allowed to William Kyle for hay for Asylum

Allowed to John B. Clark for articles furnished Asylum

Allowed to Josiah Chambers for articles furnished County Asylum

Allowed to John Milburn for his services as keeper of County Asylum and articles furnished Asylum

Allowed to Thos. H. Milburn for use of County Asylum

William Green – license to keep a store in Manchester Township

Allowed to Ferris McCullough & Co. for medicines furnished paupers

Allowed to William Grubbs for use of A. H. Lemmon for keeping paupers

Allowed to James H. Ross for articles furnished paupers

Allowed to Isaac Miles for articles furnished paupers

Allowed to George Sutton for professional services

 

Page 333

Allowed to John F. Richards for boarding criminals

Allowed to Charlotte Cook for interest advanced on her loan

Allowed to Jonathan Ross for making coffin for pauper

Allowed to Joseph M. Grove for services on Aurora Bridge

H. A. Moran, keeper of Hogan Creek Bridge, made report.

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

 

Page 334

Joseph Fazer – license to keep a tavern in Kelso Township

Allowed to James Chilsen for services rendered pauper

Allowed to Bowers & Leroy for professional services

Matthew B. Fleet – license to keep a coffee house in Centre Township

John Johnson by William S. Holman, his attorney, files petition for swinging gate on road in Manchester and Centre Townships.

Allowed to Lewis & Eichelberger for flour furnished paupers

Allowed to Ann Fowler for temporary relief of her son, a pauper

Allowed to Theodore Gazley for services as attorney for county

 

Page 335

William Swift – license to keep a store in Kelso Township

Allowed to E. P. Bond for professional attendance on pauper

Allowed to William K. Lock for professional services rendered George Lamb

Road tax for Centre Township.

Allowed to Henry Swift for wood for Mrs. Ross, a pauper

Allowed to Wm. Sheets for books furnished county offices

Allowed to Wm. V. Cheek for extra services as clerk

 

Page 336

Daniel Conaway and Elial Chaffin, Commissioners, made report on damages by road from Aurora to Andrew Morgan’s Ferry across Laughery Creek in Centre Township. Damages sustained by William Hepworth, Mrs. Horsley, and Allen Hamilton.

 

Page 337

Allowed to Josiah Rewland for white washing Clerk’s office

Allowed to Wymond & Ferris for articles for Asylum

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

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

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

 

Page 338

Cornelius O’Brien, Treasurer’s report.

Report on stone work for Salt Fork Bridge.

Daniel Chiderter and Andrew Longergan make report on road in York Township. Through land of John A. Angevine, Likely Retter, H. Delleman.

 

Page 339

Virgil Dowden and other citizens of York and Miller Townships present petition for change in boundary of York Township. Refused. Appealed to Circuit Court.

Allowed to James Lester for boarding paupers

Allowed to A. B. Haines for professional services

 

Page 340

Allowed to Cummings & Hayes for making coffin for Mrs. Mellis

Allowed to Henry Swift for conveying pauper to Asylum

Allowed to James T. Brown for professional services as attorney

David Gerrard files petition for certificate of having paid more state tax than chargeable.

 

Page 341 [Continued.]

 

Page 342

Allowed to Joseph B. McRight for making coffin for drowned man

Allowed to Jothem Clark for burying drowned man

Allowed to James Partlow for conveying drowned man to grave

Allowed to Elish Cook for his temporary relief

Allowed to Walter Hunson for services procuring Coroner and summoning jury for Inquest

Allowed to Jesse Riley for services attending to corpse of drowned man at Coroner’s Inquest

Allowed to James Aikens for [?] for use of County Asylum

Allowed to John Akens for articles for County Asylum

Allowed to John Hauck for services rendered drowned man

 

Page 343

To procure a bell for Court House.

Order for money for road from Lawrenceburg and Indianapolis State Road to Brookville rescinded.

Allowed to Reuben Rogers for services as auditor

Allowed to Mann & Debzell for books for Clerk’s office

 

Page 344

Reuben Rogers, Auditor, made report.

 

Page 345

Treasurer’s report by James Grubbs.

 

Page 346

Allowed to Alexander B. Low for money advanced for use of pauper

Allowed to Townsend J. Taylor for articles for County Asylum

Allowed to D. R. Edwards for medicines for pauper

Allowed to Samuel Trester for service on Aurora Bridge

Allowed to Josiah Chambers for articles for pauper

 

Page 347

Jury selection.

 

Page 348

Grand Jurors for October Term 1848:

  1. Christopher Ennis, Kelso Township
  2. William Lawdon, Laughery Township
  3. Milton Beach, Lawrenceburg Township
  4. Richard D. Slater, York Township
  5. Thos. F. Rhodes, Laughery Township
  6. A. B. Cary, Lawrenceburg Township
  7. John Caines, Jackson Township
  8. James Cummins, Centre Township
  9. James Antrim, Miller Township
  10. John Goodapple, Jr., Jackson Township
  11. Levi Boyce, Sparta Township
  12. Amos Reese, Lawrenceburg Township
  13. Alexander McKee, York Township
  14. Thomas Davis, Laughery Township
  15. Richard Hargate, Logan Township
  16. Daniel Chitester, York Township
  17. George P. Buell, Lawrenceburg Township
  18. Thomas Ehler, Jackson Township

Traverse Jury for 1st week, October Term 1848:

  1. James Lyonn, Caesars Creek Township
  2. Charles Danough, Lawrenceburg Township
  3. Elijah S. Blasdell, Manchester Township
  4. Elisha Jones, Sparta Township
  5. Wm. S. McClure, Jr., Logan Township
  6. John Lawrence, Sr., Jackson Township
  7. Philip Heber, Center Township
  8. John Ewbank, Miller Township
  9. John Showalter, Jackson Township
  10. Elias McAdams, Centre Township
  11. Daniel Cloud, Logan Township
  12. John W. Lewis, Kelso Township

Traverse Jury for 2nd week, October Term 1848:

  1. Charles Bruce, Laughery Township
  2. N. B. Bradley, Lawrenceburg Township
  3. Stokely Dills, Manchester Township
  4. Robert K. Taylor, Centre Township
  5. Samuel Barkdoll, Lawrenceburg Township
  6. Daniel Frazier, Manchester Township
  7. John Denderline, Centre Township
  8. Nicholas Evans, Miller Township
  9. Daniel Miliken, Manchester Township
  10. James Hinds, Sparta Township
  11. William Smith, Sr., Miller Township
  12. Joseph McKensie, Kelso Township

Traverse Jury for 3rd week, October Term 1848:

  1. Joseph Churchill, Sparta Township
  2. Thos. Roberts, Lawrenceburg Township
  3. John Hubball, Jackson Township
  4. Caleb Cottingham, Sparta Township
  5. Squire Grubbs, Logan Township
  6. Alfred B. Cotton, Manchester Township
  7. William Winkley, Centre Township
  8. Elisha Metlar, Harrison Township
  9. Jacob D. Mason, Kelso Township
  10. Benjamin Sylvester, Centre Township
  11. William Robertson, Miller Township
  12. Michael F. Ehler, Jackson Township

Traverse Jury for 4th week, October Term 1848:

  1. Philip Wise, Jackson Township
  2. William Green, Centre Township
  3. Samuel Craft, Lawrenceburg Township
  4. John Lewis, Kelso Township
  5. Dandridge Kelsey, Caesars Creek Township
  6. George Conner, Miller Township
  7. Solomen Maren, Kelso Township
  8. Benjamin Wilson, Jr., Laughery Township
  9. William Ewbank, Miller Township
  10. Levi Crosby, Manchester Township
  11. Ira Kimball, Laughery Township
  12. Moses F. Bramble, Harrison Township

 

Page 349

Grand Jurors for April Term 1849:

  1. Jacob Hindall, Jackson Township
  2. B. J. Burlingame, Laughery Township
  3. Wm. L. Hansell, Miller Township
  4. David Crocker, Manchester Township
  5. Benjamin Mulford, Sparta Township
  6. Nathaniel Leonard, Harrison Township
  7. Jared Michael
  8. Philip Rowland, Clay Township
  9. Warren West, Lawrenceburg Township
  10. Richard S. Anderson, Manchester Township
  11. Lazarus Cheek, Center Township
  12. Thos. L. Moss, Logan Township
  13. Jacob Yeager, Kelso Township
  14. Jonathan Noble, Centre Township
  15. Simon Winters, Lawrenceburg Township
  16. William Davis, York Township
  17. James A. Powell, Laughery Township
  18. Aaron Scoggin, Harrison Township

Traverse Jury for 1st week, April Term 1849:

  1. Robert Elliott, York Township
  2. George W. S. Mitchell, Clay Township
  3. A. B. Reed, Logan Township
  4. John B. Siler, Jackson Township
  5. Robert D. Brown, Laughery Township
  6. George Swailes, Harrison Township
  7. Granville Love, York Township
  8. Henry Swift, Centre Township
  9. James Guard, Lawrenceburg Township
  10. Gersham Dunn, Manchester Township
  11. John Hyatt, Centre Township
  12. John Chapill, Logan Township

Traverse Jury for 2nd week, April Term 1849:

  1. James Martaugh, Kelso Township
  2. Peter M. DeGear, Centre Township
  3. William Whitaker, Miller Township
  4. Silas Balsel, Kelso Township
  5. Reed Crandle, Caesars Creek Township
  6. Washington Eversole, Logan Township
  7. Francis Hansall, Manchester Township
  8. Francis Worley, Centre Township
  9. Selah Judd, Harrison Township
  10. Thos. Hansell, Manchester Township
  11. Alfred A. Adams, Centre Township
  12. Ezekiel Jackson, Logan Township

Traverse Jury for 3rd week, April Term 1849:

  1. Noah C. Durham, Manchester Township
  2. David Milburn, Centre Township
  3. George W. Thayer, Harrison Township
  4. Thos. H. Milburn, Manchester Township
  5. John B. Powell, Centre Township
  6. Edward White, Harrison Township
  7. Findley Watkins, Kelso Township
  8. Owen D. Legg, Clay Township
  9. Gehu Miller, Lawrenceburg Township
  10. John Hall, York Township
  11. David Dummell, Sparta Township
  12. Robert Lancaster, Miller Township

Traverse Jury for 4th Week, April Term 1849:

  1. Benjamin Plummer, Manchester Township
  2. David Durham, Laughery Township
  3. Joseph Tebb, Logan Township
  4. Thos. M. Brackenridge, Harrison Township
  5. Martin W. Arnold, Sparta Township
  6. George H. Johnson, Manchester Township
  7. George S. Williams, Jackson Township
  8. Watts Johnson, Clay Township
  9. James Jones, Lawrenceburg Township
  10. William Harrison, Manchester Township
  11. Elijah Christopher, Laughery Township
  12. William Lawdon, Miller Township

 

Page 350

Abram Lozier – license to keep a store in Manchester Township

Mrs. Horsley for appeal of location of highway from Aurora to ferry of Andrew Morgan to Circuit Court. Filed bond with William S. Holman, her security.

 

Page 351

Tax Rates for 1848.

 

Page 352

Allowed to George Sutton for his professional services attending Daniel Brookes with small pox

Allowed to Horace Porter for filling up end of Aurora Bridge

Allowed to James Grubbs for superintending Salt Fork Bridge

Board adjourned.