The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the November 1838 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.

Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 2

November Session 1838

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Present:

• Benjamin Sylvester
• David Walser

Matthew Hubble – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Jackson Township

David Nevitt took his seat.

Robert Haddock – license to vend foreign goods and groceries at his store in Miller Township

Vallorus Morse – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Union Township

 

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George W. Shane – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries at his shop in Logan Township

No. 1 – Allowed to John Cundale, keeper of Poor Asylum, for digging well

No. 2 – Allowed to Townsend Dickinson for repairs to Asylum

No. 3 – Allowed to J. & F. H. Hansell for glass furnished asylum and other articles

No. 4 – Allowed to John Cundale, keeper of poor asylum, for keeping the poor

No. 5 – Allowed to M. H. Harding for medicine and attendance on paupers at poor asylum

No. 6 – Allowed to E. Freman for one bucket for well at poor asylum

No. 7 – Allowed to John Kyle for hauling stone for well at poor asylum

No. 8 – Allowed to Edward Rickett for services as trustee of Fractional Township No. 3, Range 1 West

 

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No. 9 – Allowed to William Morgan for repairs to Wilson Creek Bridge

No. 10 – Allowed to Olmsted & Downey for digging grave for a drowned man

No. 11 – Allowed to Elias Schooly for making coffin for pauper at Poor Asylum

Jacob Harwood, Thomas H. Milburn and David Soter, commissioners of location of State Road from bridge across South Hogan Creek to Lawrenceburg and Indianapolis State Road. Elias Chisman by Dumont, his attorney, moves report set aside.

 

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Asa Sheldon – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Rising Sun

Lewis G. Hurlbert – license to vend foreign and domestic groceries at his shop in Aurora

Josiah Beldin and Enoch S. Adams – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at their house in New Lawrenceburg

 

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No. 12 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for repairs to jail

No. 13 – Allowed to John Chance for conveying Mrs. Hogshier, a pauper

Hewitt and Jones – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Rising Sun

Thomas Guion – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Clay Township

No. 14 – Allowed to Charles Dashiell for services as trustee of Section 16, Township 6, Range 3 West

Jacob Harwood, Thomas H. Milburn and David Soter, commissioners for location of state road from South Hogan Creek bridge to Lawrenceburg and Indianapolis State Road. Report is set aside.

 

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Allowances for Grand Jurors, October Term 1838:

• No. 15 – William Morgan
• No. 16 – Mahlon Powell
• No. 17 – George Conner
• No. 18 – Read Crandle
• No. 19 – Jacob Rees
• No. 20 – William Rawling
• No. 21 – George Darling
• No. 22 – John Weathers
• No. 23 – James Rand
• No. 24 – Joseph Churchill
• No. 25 – George Cheek
• No. 26 – George W. Kingsbury
• No. 27 – Harvey Scranton
• No. 28 – Elijah Blasdel
• No. 29 – Robert Moore
• No. 30 – Thomas Lambertson

Allowances for Petit Jurors, October Term 1838:

• No. 31 – William Hinkston
• No. 32 – William L. Abbott
• No. 33 – Robert Wilber, Jr.
• No. 34 – Dewitt Wilber
• No. 35 – James Blauvett
• No. 36 – John Buffington
• No. 37 – John W. Cloud
• No. 38 – James T. Pollock
• No. 39 – David Tebbets
• No. 40 – Daniel Kelsey
• No. 41 – Henry Collens
• No. 42 – John Myers
• No. 43 – Thomas Slack
• No. 44 – Enoch W. Jackson
• No. 45 – James McClain
• No. 46 – Francis Worley
• No. 47 – Jacob W. Eggleston
• No. 48 – William Lemon
• No. 49 – George Pate
• No. 50 – John Parks
• No. 51 – William Tanner
• No. 52 – Noah Davis
• No. 53 – David Walser
• No. 54 – John D. Johnson
• No. 55 – Jehu Goodwin
• No. 56 – Joseph Adams
• No. 57 – Thomas Guion
• No. 58 – James Roberts
• No. 59 – Benjamin Johnson
• No. 60 – Cyrus Mills
• No. 61 – Amos Morris
• No. 62 – James Slater
• No. 63 – Samuel McMullen
• No. 64 – Isaac Randall
• No. 65 – Ebenezer Roberts
• No. 66 – Elias Hustis
• No. 67 – John F. Richards
• No. 68 – Isaiah Hayes
• No. 69 – Moses Guard
• No. 70 – James Lindsey
• No. 71 – Alfred A. Clark
• No. 72 – Amaziah Bailey
• No. 73 – Stephen D. Ludlow
• No. 74 – Amer Flake
• No. 75 – Amos Colden
• No. 76 – Samuel Osgood
• No. 77 – John Saltmarsh
• No. 78 – Alexander Fairbanks
• No. 79 – Eli Scoggin
• No. 80 – George Grove
• No. 81 – Charles Bruce
• No. 82 – George W. Shane
• No. 83 – Jeremiah Smith
• No. 84 – William Bruce
• No. 85 – Jeremiah Nowland
• No. 86 – William McBride
• No. 87 – Joshua Sanks
• No. 88 – Gersham Dunn
• No. 89 – John D. Martin
• No. 90 – Zerah Vinson

 

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No. 91 – Allowed to Benjamin Carlisle for medicine and attendance on George Johnson, a pauper

No. 92 – Allowed to Alexander E. Glenn for printing expose for 1837

No. 93 – Allowed to Jabez Percival for attendance on George Johnson, a pauper

No. 94 – Allowed to John K. Lewis for making coffin for George Johnson, a pauper

No. 95 – Allowed to Zerah T. Percival & Co. for shroud for a pauper

No. 96 – Allwed to James Noble as Juror October Term 1838

 

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No. 97 – Allowed to John D. Johnson for hauling lumber from Aurora to the Court House in Wilmington

No. 98 – Allowed to Aaron Ball for boarding prisoners in jail

No. 99 – Allowed to John Brewington as constable Oct Term 1838

No. 100 – Allowed to Walter Kerr as constable Oct Term 1838

No. 101 – Allowed to Lemuel G. Elder as constable Oct Term 1838

No. 102 – Allowed to Abram B. Adams as constable Oct Term 1838

No. 103 – Allowed to Samuel McMullen as constable Oct Term 1838

No. 104 – Allowed to Akin Kerr as constable Oct Term 1838

 

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No. 105 – Allowed to George Hume as constable Oct Term 1838

No. 106 – Allowed to Alexander E. Glenn as constable Oct Term 1838

No. 107 – Allowed to John F. Richards as constable Oct Term 1838

No. 108 – Allowed to Henry S. Pate as constable Oct Term 1838

No. 109 – Allowed to William Dils for wood and others articles for court Oct Term 1838

Horton & Morgan – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in New Lawrenceburg

No. 110 – Allowed to Henry S. Pate as constable July Term 1838

Henry Walters – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at house in Manchester Township

 

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In matter of state road laid out by Jacob Hayes, Robert Harget and John Gibson, Commissioners comes William Morgan and Martin Trester, Commissioners to assess damages to Elijah Blasdel, Jehue Goodwin and Jacob Dennis.

William G. Monroe, Treasurer’s report.

 

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No. 111 – Allowed to Benjamin Sylvester for signing county orders and at asylum on business

No. 112 – Allowed to Alexr H. Dill for one ream of paper and extra service as clerk

No. 113 – Allowed to Benjamin Sylvester for services at session

No. 114 – Allowed to David Nevitt for services at session

No. 115 – Allowed to David Walser for services at session

Ordered that a public bridge be built over Tanners Creek at New Lawrenceburg. William Tate, Stephen Ludlow and Isaac Dunn appointed superintendents of the building of bridge.

 

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Calbert and Stevens – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Rising Sun

No. 116 – Allowed to Robert Haddock for services as clerk of School Section 16, Township 6, Range 1

Board adjourned.