Dearborn County Commissioners – Mar 1843 Session

The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the March 1843 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.

Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 3

March Session 1843

 

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Present:

  • William S. Ward
  • David Walser
  • John Columbia

No. 655 – Allowed to Thomas Wilson for his temporary relief

No. 656 – Allowed to David C. Hope for making coffin for Mary Roney, a pauper of Union Township

No. 657 – Allowed to E. Dumont for disbursing road tax

No. 658 – Allowed to Obidiah B. Priest for temporary relief of Mrs. Walden

 

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Oliver Levingston – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Wilmington

No. 659 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for paper, quills and sand for clerk’s office

No. 660 – Allowed to Randall Alexander for his temporary relief

No. 661 – Allowed to Lane & Buell for balance due towards bridge county purchased of them at mouth of Hogan Creek

Jacob Morrison, toll gatherer of bridge, made report.

Benjamin Sylvester – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Manchester Township

 

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Merrit Hubble – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Jackson Township

John Langley – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at store in Aurora

James Conaway – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors and groceries as his house in Clay Township

Allowed to Benjamin Noyes for services as clerk of Township 6, Range 2 west, and for furnishing paper &c.

Allowed to Hiram Jackson for services as Trustee of Township 6, Range 1 west.

No. 663 – Allowed to William Harrison for services as visitor to County Asylum

No. 664 – Allowed to Daniel Roberts for services as visitor to County Asylum

No. 665 – Allowed to Aaron Ball for removing 2 paupers from asylum to Aurora

No. 666 – Allowed to William H. Davidson for making sign for County Auditor’s office

 

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Elijah Thacher – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at store in Clay Township

No. 667 – Allowed to Thomas Palmer for recording mortgage

No. 668 – Allowed to John Buffington for removing pauper from Aurora to County Asylum

No. 669 – Allowed to Mahlon Powell for extra services as Sheriff

 

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No. 670 – Allowed to John Brewington for boarding criminals and articles furnished prisoners

No. 671 – Allowed to William Glenn for articles furnished paupers

No. 672 – Allowed to Josiah Chambers for articles furnished paupers

Norval Sparks – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg

Jemison & Sterril – license to vend merchandise and groceries at Rising Sun

Jacob C. Wells & Co. – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun

No. 673 – Allowed to Benjamin Vail for articles furnished clerk’s office, stationery for auditor and school commissioner

 

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H. D. Hamilton – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun

Joshua Haines – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun

No. 674 – Allowed to Lewis B. Conger for services as assessor

No. 675 – Allowed to Holman B. Cannon for boarding prisoners at county asylum and for all services as keeper of the County Asylum

No. 676 – Allowed to Alfred Ball for removing stove from Aurora to County Asylum

No. 677 – Allowed to E. Dumont for paper for treasurer’s office

Thomas H. Milburn’s proposal for keeping the paupers at the asylum accepted. Filed bond with John Durham, his security.

 

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Ebenezer Dumont, Treasurer, made report.

 

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No. 678 – Allowed to Abram Rector for conveying E. King, a transient pauper, to Decatur

No. 679 – Allowed to Abram Rector for removing pauper to County Asylum

No. 680 – Allowed to M. H. Harding for articles furnished a transient pauper in Manchester Township

No. 681 – Allowed to M. H. Harding for services attending on Mrs. Merrick, a pauper in Manchester Township

W. W. Jordan – license to vend merchandise and groceries at his store in Manchester Township

Henry Schue – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Kelso Township

No. 682 – Allowed to William Johnson for extra services as school commissioner

No. 683 – Allowed to John B. Hall for advertising notice

 

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Patrick O’Conner – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors and vend groceries at his house in Dover

Jacob Hummel – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors at house in Dover

No. 684 – Allowed to Thomas Palmer for recording indentures for Overseers of the Poor

Election to be held in Kelso Township to elect Justice of the Peace to fill vacancy of Andrew Lonergan.

Election to be held in Miller Township to elect Justice of the Peace to fill vacancy of William Smith.

 

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No. 685 – Allowed to John P. Rogers for desk for clerk’s office

No. 686 – Allowed to Nelson H. Torbet for services as attending physician upon the paupers at the County Asylum

No. 687 – Allowed to Elias Schooley for making coffin for pauper at asylum

No. 688 – Allowed to David Kerr for drawing 2 orders for the removal of the paupers

Appointed as Trustees of County Seminary: Charles Dashiell, William Tell Harris, Abram Hoover, James Angevine, Merrit Hubble, Nathaniel L. Squibb, William S. Holman, Alexander C. Downey, John McPike, Jonathan Dearborn, Asaph Luck and John R. Ross.

Allowed to John Langley. [Error.]

No. 689 – Allowed to William H. Glasgow for fixing stove pipe

 

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No. 690 – Allowed to James Milles for amount refunded to him

James R. Mills – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Wilmington

No. 691 – Allowed to Robert Conaway for rent for office for County Auditor

Nelson H. Torbet employed as physician to attend on the poor at the County Asylum.

Auditor’s report by George W. Lane.

 

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Ordered William Morgan and Lewis D. Morgan the privilege of crossing the bridge belonging to the county at mouth of Hogan Creek for work done at bridge.

James H. Pepper – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun

No. 692 – Allowed to David Durham for making coffin for pauper

No. 693 – Allowed to N. H. Torbet for attending James Lowe, a pauper

No. 694 – Allowed to B. J. Z. Seal for attending James Lowe, a pauper

 

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William McBride appointed Collector of tolls at bridge at mouth of Hogan Creek.

Jacob Morrison required to settle with George W. Lane at expiration of term as toll collector at Aurora bridge.

No. 695 – Allowed to William S. Ward for temporary relief of Mrs. Merrick, a pauper

No. 696 – Allowed to William McBride for repairs to Court House

No. 697 – Allowed to George W. Lane for services as Auditor

No. 698 – Allowed to Harrison Dawson for amount expended by him on Salt Fork Bridge

 

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John McPike appointed agent of Surplus Revenue Fund. Filed bond with A. Buck, Tho. Gazlay, Daniel Conaway, Eprhaim Glassgow, Alvah Churchill, N. H. Torbet, Stpehen Wood, George Cornelius, his securities.