The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the March 1840 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 3
March Term 1840
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Present:
- Charles Dashiell
- David Walser
- Aaron B. Henry
No. 1 – Allowed to John Cundale, superintendent of county asylum, for boarding paupers
No. 2 – Allowed to John Cundale for contingencies for the county asylum
Petition of Isaac and Daniel J. Hancock for building a bridge across South Hogan Creek is continued.
Petition of Philemon Wilson and John Smith – Ordered land be stricken off Sparta Township and attached to Laughery Township.
No. 3 – Allowed to Phineas S. King for services as Traverse Juror April Term 1838
No. 4 – Allowed to A. L. Bailey for services as director of the asylum
A. L. Bailey and William Harrison appointed directors of the asylum.
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Ebenezer Dumont appointed Treasurer.
John Benegar – license to vend merchandise in Lawrenceburg
Basil James – license to vend merchandise in Rising Sun
Petition for change in part of State Road from Lawrenceburg to Napoleon, Ripley County which is situated on lands of George P. Buell, Lawrenceburg Township. Road through land of Stpehn Ludlow, George P. Buell, Abraham Roland. Martin Trester, George Cornelius and William Pursell appointed viewers.
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William S. Smith – license to retail spirituous liquors in Lawrenceburg
Jacob Hayes, David Marsh and Enoch H. Miller made report on alteration in Manchester to Elizabethtown State Road. Edward B. Hunt, surveyor.
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Noyes Canfield, Abram Eversole and Thomas Tanner, Commissioners to view change in road from mouth of Hogan Creek to interect road from Lawrenceburg to Indianapolis near residence of William Perry, make report. Francis Baldwin and Aaron Ball, Justices of the Peace. Change petitioned by John Billingsley, William and Lewis Morgan, William Dils, the heirs of William Morgan, Henry Walker, and George Cheek. Road opened.
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David Tibbets, John Palmerton and Abram Ferris, Commissioners to assess damages to Enoch Miller from road from Lawrenceburg to Harrison, make report. Abram Ferris dissents. Benjamin Fuller, Justice of the Peace.
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Geo. W. Lane, Conaway Bainum and Stephen Buffington, commissioners to view change in state road from Aurora to Napoleon, petitioned for by Isaac and Daniel J. Hancock, made report. Israel C. Curtis, Justice of the Peace. Road ordered opened.
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No. 5 – Allowed to Thomas Baker for wood for Court House
No. 6 – Allowed to Z. A. Bonham for services as commissioner on state road from Harrison to Brookville
No. 7 – Allowed to Samuel Hollowell for same services
No. 8 – Allowed to Hugh McClure for same
No. 9 – Allowed to Lemuel Hudson for hauling from Lawrenceburg to Wilmington a model for the Tanners Creek Bridge
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Petition of John W. Dorsey, Joseph Ketchell and Elizabeth Bivan (widow of Thomas Bivan) for change in road from Aurora to interect road from Lawrenceburg to Indianapolis near residence of Stoekly Perry and Stokely Dils, which was located by Aaron B. Henry, William Perry and Abner Tibbetts. Samuel B. Wood, Elial Chaffin and John Chisman appointed viewers.
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No. 10 – Allowed to B. F. Ferris for shroud for pauper
No. 11 – Allowed to A. Bailey for making coffin for Mrs. Sarah Wills, a transient pauper
No. 12 – Allowed to William S. Mysnor for binding out Moore’s and Warner’s daughters
Levi Boyd – license to vend merchandise in Moore’s Hill
Board accepted proposals of Holman B. Cannon to keep paupers at asylum.
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Columbus S. Stevenson – license to vend merchandise and groceries at his store in Lawrenceburg
No. 13 – Allowed to M. H. Harding for medicine and attendance for paupers at the asylum
Warren Tebbs – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors in Harrison
Thomas Blith – license to retail spirituous liquors and groceries in Lawrenceburg
No. 14 – Allowed to Peter Spangler for keeping and removing James Hall, a transient pauper
Jacob Smith – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors in Kelso Township
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No. 15 – Allowed to Amour Flake and James Lindsay for building fire proof office in Wilmington for Clerk’s and Recorder’s offices
Proposal of Timothy Kimball accepted to build jail.
Ebenezer Dumont, County Treasurer, filed bond with Jacob Wiggleston, Noah Davis, Lemuel G. Elder, Phineas L. King, George Cornelius, William V. Cheek, James P. Millikin, Israel Noyes, Mahlon Powell, William Williams, Elial Chaffin and Stephen Wood, his securities.
No. 16 – Allowed to John Hansel for services rendered as visitor to the asylum
No. 17 – Allowed to George Arnold for services viewing road from Harrison in Logan Township and making return
No. 18 – Allowed to Merit Hubbell for viewing roads above named
No. 19 – Allowed to William Purcel
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No. 20 – Allowed to C. Crookshank for surveying road from Harrison in Logan Township
No. 21 – Allowed to Bowlby & Merril for chain carrying on above named road
Ebenezer Dumont, Treasurer, makes report.
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William V. Cheek, clerk of Circuit Court, files report. Names of persons fined at April and October Terms of Circuit Court 1839:
- James Vansickle – contempt – $3.00
- Edward Ricketts – failing to report – $3.00
- John Howard – disturbing religious ? – $5.00
- Henry McKenzie – failing to report – $3.00
- Hugh McClure – failing to report – $3.00
- John Daniels – failure to report – $3.00
- Henry Walker – contempt – $1.00
- Isaac W. White – trespass, A & B – $0.01
- Curry Bruce – riot – $10.00
- Michael Trester – trespass, A & B – $3.00
- James B. Hazlett – larceny – $15.00
- John Milburn – trespass, A & B – $2.00
- John Milburn – trespass, A & B – $2.00
- Amos T. Coyle – trespass, A & B – $3.00
- William Milburn – trespass, A & B – $3.00
- Alex. E. Glenn and Wm. Ozier – sci fa on recognizance – $50.00
- Alfred Brown – burglary and larceny – $30.00
- William P. Palmer – sci fa on recognizance – $250.00
- Thomas C. Hall – riot – $212.00
- Abijah A. Bennett – riot – $150.00
- Mathias Hall – riot – $25.00
- Peter Cruger – riot – $10.00
- James Tait – riot – $10.00
- Cornelius Snyder – riot – $35.00
- Joseph Trester and Thomas Folbre – not serving as juror – $2.00
- William Howe – indictment township juror – $5.00
- John Howard – trespass, A & B – $3.00
- Laura Kelsey – riot – $25.00
- Bartholomew Caldwell – trespass, A & B – $5.00
- John Wintermott and Wm. Mason – indict for petit larceny – $2.00
- Thomas Pain – retailing – $2.00
- Richard Rains – indict A & B – $3.00
- C. Bird Pate – adultery – $150.00
- Ebenezer Dumont – Indict betting – $5.00
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Petition by John Snider to review location of State Road from Harrison in Logan Township. Merit Hubble, George Arnold and Wm. Pursel, viewers, make report. George Bowlby, Justice of the Peace. Ordered opened.
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William G. Munroe, late treasurer, entitled to credit paid by him to John Cundale.
Charles W. Wright – license to vend merchandise and groceries in Manchester Township
Ephraim Glasgow, Wm. Glenn, John Columbia, James W. Weaver, Joel Lymer, George Cornelius, James Mills, Richd. H. Holman, Horrace Bassett, William Perry, Henry Walker and John Tait appointed trustees of County Seminary.
Thomas and James Stevenson – license to vend merchandise and groceries at Dillsboro
Thomas J. Taylor – license to vend merchandise and groceries in Aurora
John Dall – license to vend merchandise and groceries in Sparta Township
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Petition of Jacob Hayes and Job Miller for alteration in Rushville State Road from Lawrenceburg. Stephen Ludlow, Joshua Lanks and Geo. P. Buell, viewers, make report. Road ordered opened.
Board sells old jail to Timothy Kimball.
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Holman C. Camron (or Cannon), keeper of the asylum, filed bond with William Harrison, security.
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David Fitzgerald – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors in Manchester Township
Patrick O’Connor – license to keep a grocery to retail spirituous liquors in Kelso Township
William M. French – license to vend merchandise and groceries
No. 22 – Allowed to James Caldwell and Reuben C. Jackson for services as chain carrier
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No. 23 – Allowed to Charles Dashiell for services as school trustee of Township 6, Range 3 West
No. 24 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for sundries furnished Clerk’s office, making out assessment rolls, extra services,
No. 25 – Allowed to James Mills (appointed to superintend erection of jail) to advance sum to Timothy Kimball, contractor to build jail
Order requiring Alexander H. Dill, late Clerk, to return to Clerk’s office books, papers, &c. which remained in his possession is rescinded.
M. H. Harding employed to attend to the Poor at the Asylum.
No. 26 – Allowed to William Dils, Sheriff, for extra services
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No. 27 – Allowed to Aaron B. Henry as Commissioner
No. 28 – Allowed to David Walser as commissioner
No. 29 – Allowed to Charles Dashiell as commissioner
No. 30 – Allowed to Henry Walker for extra services as school commissioner
Court adjourned.