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.