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