The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the November 1828 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 1
November Session 1828
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Present:
- James W. Hunter, Supervisor for Lawrenceburgh Township, President of Board
- Martin Stewart, Justice of Peace and Supervisor for Randolph Township
- William Flake, Justice of Peace and Supervisor for Laughery Township
- Isaac Colwell, Justice of Peace and Supervisor for Kelso Township
- John Godley, Justice of Peace and Supervisor for Logan Township
Ordered to be remitted to Emanuel Myers of Lawrenceburg Township overcharge in steed horse
David Milbourn – license to retail foreign merchandise
No. 1 – Allowed to John Hayden for keeping and boarding Xenophon Thorn, a pauper, including funeral expanses, doctor’s bill and all other charges
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No. 2 – Allowed to James McKinney for funeral expenses in burying William Rolley, a pauper
Enoch D. John – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Lawrenceburg
Norval Sparks – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Lawrenceburg
Benjamin Bonham – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Cambridge
Ancil Beach – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store
Daniel Newton – license to retail foreign merchandise at his stoer in New Lawrenceburgh
Moore & Pepper – license to retail foreign merchandise at their store in Rising Sun
No. 3 – Allowed to James Williamson for keeping Roxanna Loder, a pauper
No. 4 – Allowed to John Demoss, Jr., for keeping and boarding Araminta Keith, a pauper
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No. 5 – Allowed to Thomas Lemmon for keeping and boarding Rebeccah Crusenberry, a pauper
James McKinney – license to retail foreign merchandise
No. 6 – Allowed to Joseph Winchell for keeping John Balls, child, a pauper
No. 7 – Allowed to Daniel Hagerman for his services as clerk to the commissioners for perpetuating testimony of destroyed records
No. 8 – Allowed to Daniel Hagerman for his services as clerk to the commissioner for perpetuating testimony of destroyed records
No. 9 – Allowed to John Porter for his services as commissioner for perpetuating testimony of destroyed records
No. 10 – Allowed to John Porter for his services as commissioner for perpetuating testimony of destroyed records
No. 11 – Allowed to William Cooke for boarding and keeping John Hill, a pauper
No. 12 – Allowed to Timothy Davis for keeping John Hill and Adam Henry, two paupers
No. 13 – Allowed to Jacob Larimer for boarding and keeping Thomas Moore, a pauper
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Fine assessed and collected by Laban Bramble, Esquire, Justice of Peace for Cesars Creek Township:
- Charles F. Adney for profane swearing – fined $1.00
No. 14 – Allowed to Cornelius Miller for boarding and keeping Mariah Matthews, a pauper
Buell and Dunn – license to retail foreign merchandise at their store in Lawrenceburg
Shardrach Hathaway – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Rising Sun
William Cullen – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Rising Sun
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Gibson & Ewing – license to retail foreign merchandise at their store in Lawrenceburg
Samuel McCurdy – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries at his house in Lawrenceburgh Township
John Palmer – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Manchester Township
John Palmer – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at his house
James Pickens – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Harrison
Fines assessed and collected by John Palmer, Esquire, Justice of Peace for Manchester Township:
- James Slater – committing a battery on the body of Andrew Adams – fined $1.00
- Richard S. Freeland – battery on the person of Silas Wix – fined $1.00
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Henry Hancock – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries at his house in Sparta Township
A. P. & J. Andrews – license to retail foreign merchandise at their store in Hartford
No. 15 – Allowed to Joseph Fitch for rent of a room for Grand Jury October Term 1828
Daniel WIlson, Isaac Randal and Philip Roland – appointed trustees of School Section No. 16, Township 5, Range 3 West. Former trustees resigned.
Coles & Walker – license to retail foreign merchandise at their store in Wilmington
Alexander Roberts – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Manchester Township
No. 16 – Allowed to Thomas Longley, late Sheriff of Dearborn County, for extra services as sheriff, cash paid for reclaiming a criminal and advertising his escape, and advertising school sections
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No. 17 – Allowed to William Cook, Jailor, for the following items:
- dieting Ezekiel Bishop, 6 days
- dieting Mary Greathouse, 8 days
- dieting James Fitzpatrick, 45 days
- dieting Isaiah Cauch, 139 days
- fire wood to Isaiah Cauch, 10 days
- dieting John B. Myers, 6 days
- dieting James Smith, 4 days
- dieting Jevil Sullivan, 16 days
- fire wood for Jevil Sullivan, 16 days
Grand Jury report.
No. 18 – Allowed to John Spencer, Sheriff, for the following items:
- cash paid John B. Carrington for repairs to Jail & Irons and hand cuffs for prisoners
- Irons bought of Joseph Morgan for repairs of Jail
- Irons bought of Joseph Morgan for repairs of Jail
- Irons bought of Norval Sparks for repairs of Jail
- Irons bought of Buell & Dunn for repairs of Jail
- cash paid William Tate for steps for jail
Luther Plummer – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Manchester Township
Oliver Heustis – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors
No. 19 – Allowed to John Hill, pauper, for the purpose of removing him to his place of settlement, $4.00, to be placed in the hands of William Cooke
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Fines handed in by Isaac Colwell:
- John Jackson – assault and battery on Thomas Dart – fined $0.50
- John Jackson – assault and battery of James Dart – fined $0.50
- James Dart – assault and battery on John Jackson – fined $0.50
Seminary Funds report by Jas. Walker. Additional amounts:
- J. Palmer, $2.00
- Laban Bramble, $1.00
- Danl Bartholomew, $1.00
- Jonathan Vole, $1.50
- Jonathan Vole, $0.25
- James Dill, $1.00
- W. Flake, $1.00
- B. Fuller, $2.00
- W. Flake, $2.00
Fines assessed and collected by James W Hunter:
- James M. Brasher – assault and battery committed on the body of George Cheek – fined $0.75
Fines collected by Isaac Colwell:
- Joseph Garside – profane swearing – fined $1.00
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Fines assessed by Wm Flake, Justice of Peace, Laughery Township:
- George Haynes – complaint of breach of the beach on the body of Joseph Churchill – fined $1.00
- Zimin Davis – complaint of profane swearing – fined $2.00
- Jehiel Buffington – complaint of James Reed for assault and battery – fined $1.00
- Samuel Frazier – assault and battery on body of Isaac Randel – fined $1.00
James W. Hunter appointed assessor of taxable property for Lawrenceburg Township
Thomas Lambertson – appointed assessor of taxable property for Sparta Township
John Lewis – appointed assessor for taxable property for Randolph Township
Isaac Colwell – appointed assessor of taxable property for Kelso Township
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William Skinner – appointed assessor for Logan Township
Mark McCracken – appointed assessor for Manchester Township
James Powell – appointed assessor for Laughery Township
Archibald McCabe – appointed assessor for Cesars Creek Township
Julius James – appointed assessor for Union Township
Daniel Hagerman – appointed treasurer
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No. 20 – Allowed to James Dill for one ream of paper, one complete record book, 1 probate docket
No. 21 – Allowed to James Dill, clerk of the Dearborn Circuit Court, for extra services as clerk
No. 22 – Allowed to Jesse Hunt for rent and fire wood to the probate court
Jesse Hunt – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors
Treasurer’s report.
Court house report.
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No. 23 – Allowed to Thomas Palmer for hearing and making orders to remove John Hill, a pauper
No. 24 – Allowed to John Spencer, Sheriff, for advertising sale of School Section second time
Receipts and expenditures of the county.
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Daniel Bartholomew – license to retail foreign merchandise
No. 25 – Jabez Percival for medical attendance on John Hill, a pauper
James Dill, Clerk of Dearborn Circuit Court, accounts for making a county duplicate.
No. 26 – Allowed to Gregg & Cully for printing expense of receipts & expenditures