The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the May 1826 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 1
May 1826 Session
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Convened at house of Jesse Hunt in Lawrenceburg
Present:
- Mark McCracken, Justice of the Peace and supervisor from Manchester Township, President of the board
- John Porter, Esquire, Justice of the Peace and supervisor from Lawrenceburg Township
- James Tervis, Esquire, Justice of the Peace and Supervisor from Randolph Township
- William Brundage, Esquire, Justice of the Peace and supervisor from Logan Township
- Saban Bramble, Esquire, Justice of the Peace and supervisor from Cesars Creek Township
John Porter – elected President of the Board of County Supervisors for one year
George Weaver – license to keep a Tavern or public House of entertainment
No. 1 – Allowed to John Kelso for his services as chain carrier in viewing a state road leading from Lawrenceburg to Brooksville,
No. 2 – Allowed to Samuel C. Vance for his services in laying out and surveying a road,
No. 3 – Allowed to William Caldwell for his services 3 days in laying out a road
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No. 4 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for his services in laying out a county road, 3 days
No. 5 – Allowed to Elijah Walden for boarding and keeping Araminta Keith a pauper
No. 6 – Allowed to Vincent Crussenberry for his services in keeping and boarding Rebeccah Crusenberry, a pauper
John Myers – License to keep a Tavern or public house of entertainment at Wilmington
Omar Toussey – License to retail or vend foreign merchandise at his store in Lawrenceburg
Davis Weaver, Esquire, Justice of the Peace and supervisor for Laughery Township – certificate of his election as supervisor of Laughery Township for 1826, took oath of office
No. 7 – Allowed to Spencer & Cully for printing blank county orders
No. 8 – Allowed to John Blue for boarding and keeping David Wright, a pauper
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No. 9 – Allowed to William Cooke for his services in removing Elijah Worrel, a pauper
Elias Conwell – License to retail foreign merchandise
Bassett & Hubble – License to retail foreign merchandise
Thomas Shaw – License to retail foreign merchandise
John Spencer – appointed collector of Dearborn County for 1826, filed his bond with John Dawson and Ezekiel Jackson as securities
Samuel C. Vance, William V. Cheek and William Caldwell – commissioners appointed at November Session 1825 to view, lay out and mark a public road leading from Lawrenceburg to Versailles, Ripley County – report – establish a road near Peter Hennigin’s running in easterly direction to intersect road running up North Hogan nearly opposite to Henry Burres
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James Watson – License to keep Tavern or public house of entertainment at Wilmington
Daniel Hankins – License to retail or vend foreign merchandise at Harrison
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Cornelius S Faulkner, Esquire, Justice of Peace and Supervisor from Sparta Township presented certificate of his election as supervisor and took seat on board
Ferry granted to John Walker across Laughery Creek at Harford having been transferred to Lawrence & Harpham, License to Lawrence & Harpham to keep a Ferry
James Darragh – License to retail or vend foreign merchandise in Lawrenceburg
John Arnold – License to retail or vend foreign merchandise at Aurora
The following ferries shall pay the following Taxes to the county for the year 1826:
- On Samuel C. Vance’s ferry across the Ohio – $4.00
- On the Aurora association Ferry across the Ohio – $2.50
- On the Aurora association Ferry across Hogan’s Creek – $5.00
- On George Weaver’s Ferry across Tanner’s Creek – $4.00
- On Isaac Dunn’s Ferry across Tanner’s Creek – $5.00
- On Martin Cozine’s Ferry across Hogan’s Creek – $3.00
- On Ezekiel H. Loring’s ferry across the Ohio river – $4.00
- On Lawrence & Harpham’s ferry across Laughery Creek – $2.50
Wright & Peck – License to retail or vend foreign merchandise at Aurora
No. 10 – Allowed to Caleb Woodworth for making a coffin for a drowned lady, $2.00
No. 11 – Allowed to Wilcox & Whitton for digging a grave for a drowned lady – $0.75
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No. 12 – Allowed to Abel C. Peper & Co. for sundries furnished Francis Davis, a pauper
Samuel S. Scott – License to keep a Tavern or public House of entertainment
David Bowers, Jonathan Harpham & David Blue – overseers of the poor of Laughery Township filed a certificate of their having sold Davis Wright, a pauper, to Peter Johnson.
No. 13 – Allowed to Daniel Conaway for his services in boarding Abraham Peters, a pauper
James Walker – appointed Trustee of Public Seminary Funds for the county for 3 years
No. 14 – Allowed to Jonathan Harpham for his services as overseer of the poor of Laughrey Township in 1824
No. 15 – Allowed to Daniel Lynn for his services as overseer of the poor for Laughery Township in 1824
No. 16 – Allowed to Thomas Shaw for flour furnished Francis Davis, a pauper
No. 17 – Allowed to Jacob Hyes for Sundry clothing furnished Sullivan, a pauper
No. 18 – Allowed to Andrew Morgan for wood furnished Francis Davis, a pauper
No. 19 – Allowed to Edmond Cornelius, a pauper, for rent of a House one month
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No. 20 – Allowed to Omar Toussey for sundries furnished Francis Davis, a pauper
No. 21 – Allowed to James Darrage for flour furnished Francis Drake, a pauper
No. 22 – Allowed to William Hamilton for his services as overseer of the poor for 1825
No. 23 – Allowed to William Cooke, Jailor, for boarding and confining John Pettis and Isaac Morrison two prisoners
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Rates of Taxes for 1826
Davis Weaver – License to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment
No. 24 – Allowed to William Metcalf for his services in surveying a road from Lawrenceburg to Brooksville
No. 25 – Allowed to John Steele for his services in Listing Taxable Property in Randolph Township for the year 1826
No. 26 – Allowed to Johnson Watfs for his services in listing Taxable Property in Cesars Creek Township
No. 27 – Allowed to David Walser for his services in listing Taxable property in Laughery Township
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No. 28 – Allowed to Cornelius S. Faulkner for his services in Listing Taxable Property in Sparta Township
No. 29 – Allowed to James W. Hunter for his services in Listing Taxable Property in Lawrenceburg Township
No. 30 – Allowed to Mark McCracken for his services in Listing Taxable Property for Manchester Township
No. 31 – Allowed to Isaac Caldwell for his services in listing Taxable Property in Kelso Township
No. 32 – Allowed to William Skinner for his services in listing Taxable Property in Logan Township
No. 33 – Allowed to James Dill, Clerk of the Dearborn Circuit Court, for Books & Stationary purchased for the use of the Clerks and recorders offices
No. 34 – Allowed to James Dill for real services to this board in making county duplicates
No. 35 – Allowed to William Cooke, Jailor, for imprisoning and boarding William Campbell, a prisoner, up to 2 May 1826
No. 36 – Allowed to Jesse Hunt for House rent for a house furnished for Francis Drake, a pauper
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No. 37 – Allowed to Edmond Cornelius for sundries furnished Francis Drake, a pauper
Petition by sundry citizens to repair Court House
Petition by sundry citizens to erect a fire proof office for the preservation of the public record
Ordered that the Tax on Timothy Davis’ Ferry for the year 1825 be remitted and the Sheriff will act accordingly
Brown and Myers – License to retail or vend foreign merchandise
Daniel Brown – License to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Hartford
Harris and Collins Fitch – License to keep a Tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors
Stephen Wood – License to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors
No. 38 – Allowed to John Spencer, Sheriff of Dearborn County, for the last half year extra services
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No. 39 – Allowed to James Dill for extra services to the Dearborn Circuit Court and this court
Ferry rates for crossing Ohio River and creeks in Dearborn County
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Delinquent Taxes for 1824 and 1825 – $106.15
Sheriff as Collector of Taxes for 1825 have credit for $1.75
Daniel Hagerman, Esquire, Treasurer of Dearborn County, credit of $477.58 and $66.50 1/2