The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the November 1827 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 1
November Session 1827
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Convened at the House of Jesse Hunt in Lawrenceburg
Present:
- Mark McCracken, Supervisor for Manchester Township, President of board
- Dale Elder, Supervisor for Lawrenceburg Township
- John Godley, Supervisor for Logan Township
- Isaac Colwell, Supervisor for Kelso Township
- James Murray, Supervisor of Union Township
Henry Hancock – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Dearborn county
Shadrack Hathaway – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Rising Sun
Moore & Pepper – license to retail foreign merchandise at their store in Rising Sun
Martin Cozine – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Aurora
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Gibson & Ewing – license to retail foreign merchandise at their store in Lawrenceburg
Baxter Davis – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Lawrenceburg
Norval Sparks – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Lawrenceburg
Shadrach Wilber – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Hartford
Howard and Lanius – license to retail foreign merchandise at their store in Rising Sun
WIlliam Cullen – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Rising Sun
Trustee of the Seminary Fund report
Henry E Hopkins – license to keep a tavern in Lawrenceburg
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John Palmer – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Manchester Township
John Palmer – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment at his house in Manchester Township
Bedford & Saltmarsh – license to retail foreign merchandise at their store in Lawrenceburg
Bedford & Saltmarsh – license to keep a tavern or public house in Lawrenceburg
No. 1 – Allowed to Arthur St Clair for his services as one of the board of county commissioners for perpetuating testimony
No. 2 – Allowed to John Porter for his services on the board of county commissioners for perpetuating testimony
No. 3 – Allowed Joseph S Ripley for killing one wolf in Dearborn County
No. 4 – Allowed to Vincent Crusenberry for boarding and clothing Rebeccah Crusenberry, a pauper
No. 5 – Allowed to John Demoss for boarding and clothing Araminta Keith, a pauper
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John Godley – appointed assessor of Taxable property for Logan Township for 1828
Isaac Calwell – appointed assessor of Taxable property for Kelso Township for 1828
Cyrus Mills – appointed assessor of Taxable property for Manchester Township for 1828
James W. Hunter – appointed assessor of Taxable property for Lawrenceburg Township for 1828
David Walser – appointed assessor of Taxable property for Laughery Township for 1828
Thomas Lambertson – appointed assessor of Taxable property for Sparta Township for 1828
Archibald McCabe – appointed assessor of Taxable property for Cesars Creek Township for 1828
Joseph Woods – appointed assessor for Union Township for 1828
John Steele – appointed assessor for Randolph Township for 1828
Daniel Hagerman – appointed Treasurer of Dearborn County for 1828
No. 6 – Allowed to Gregg & Culley for printing blank orders for the use of this board & Jurors’ orders, $12.75
No. 7 – Gregg & Culley for printing advertisements for the board of commissioners for perpetuating testimony of last deeds, $12.00
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John Gray – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment
Oliver Hustis – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment at his house in Manchester Township
Thomas Lindsay – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment at his house in Aurora
Leeka Evil – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment at his house in Aurora
Elisha McNeelly – pay permit for time he has been retailing spirituous liquors
No. 8 – Allowed to Thomas Longley, Sheriff of Dearborn County, for his extra services
No. 9 – Allowed to James Dill for cash for record Books & writing paper for clerks & recorders office
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No. 10 – Allowed to James Dill, Clerk of the Dearborn Circuit Court, for extra services as clerk
No. 11 – Allowed to Daniel Hagerman as clerk of the Board of Commissioners for perpetuating testimony
No. 12 – Allowed to George H. Dunn for his services 30 days as one of the board of commissioners for perpetuating testimony
John Spencer, Esquire – appointed collector of state and county revenue for Dearborn County for 1828. Ezekiel Jackson & John Dawson as his securities
No. 13 – Allowed to Arthur St Clair Vance assignee of John McMatts for killing three wolves in Dearborn County
Buell & Dunn – license to retail foreign merchandise at their store in Lawrenceburg
No. 14 – Allowed to Wm. Tate for repairs to Benches in the meeting house, which had been broken during the session of Court
Daniel Hagerman’s treasurer’s report
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Jesse Hunt – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment
James B. Pikbe – ordered exempt from state poll tax for bodily infirmities & also except from working on the roads for personal privileges.
No. 15 – Allowed to Andrew Morgan the balance of his amount for furnishing wash to Francis Davis, a pauper
Harris & Collins Fitch- license
A. E. & J. Andrews – license to retail foreign merchandise
No. 16 – Allowed to Jesse Hunt for the use of a room to hold the present court
1827 – Receipts and Expenditures of Dearborn County
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Thomas Tunis – license to keep tavern and retail spirituous liquors
James M. Danagh – License to retail foreign merchandise
No. 17 – Allowed to Wm Cooke for boarding prisoners & jail fee
James Dill, Clerk of the Dearborn Circuit Court, claim of $24 for making out duplicates for 1827, consideration postponed
No. 18 – Allowed to Thomas Longley extra services as Sheriff
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Ordered to be remitted to William Cooke his poll tax for 1827.
Ordered to be remitted to Thomas Tibbetts his poll tax for 1826 & county tax
Collector’s report
Ordered that the poll tax on Cyrenus Fisher be remitted