The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the September 1832 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 1
September 1832 Session
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Present:
- Mark McCracken
- George Arnold
- William Conaway, elected in place of Joseph Woods
Mark McCracken elected president of board.
Abraham B. Adams & Isaac Lathrop (who have been selling on permit) – license to keep a grocery in New Lawrenceburg and retail foreign and domestic groceries at their grocery in New Lawrenceburg
Robert Haddack (who has been selling on permit) – license to keep a grocery at his house in Lawrenceburg Township
Samuel F. Dodds – license to retail and vend foreign merchandise at his store in Sparta Township
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John Bledsoe – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries at his grocery in Logan Township
Jefferson Rittenhouse – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Harrison
Ordered to be remitted to John Caldwell overcharge in horse tax.
No. 1 – Allowed to Mary Muir for keeping and boarding Rebecca Crusenberry, a pauper
No. 2 – Allowed to Hannah Bennett for keeping and boarding Mary Ann McBride, a pauper
No. 3 – Allowed to Elisha McNeely for sundries furnished Rachel Cavinder, a pauper
No. 4 – Allowed to Andrew Morgan for food to a pauper, John Holman, one night
No. 5 – Allowed to James Salmon for sundries furnished John McFall, a pauper
No. 6 – Allowed to Richard Orchard for keeping and boarding Mary Orchard, a pauper
No. 7 – Allowed to Zadock West for keeping Oliver Steel and infant pauper
No. 8 – Allowed to Milton Gregg, late Sheriff, for sundry expenditures in and about jail, expenses in endeavoring to reclaim prisoner and per account filed
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Application of Elias Conwell for a public ferry, by Pratt, his attorney. Board grants public ferry across Hogan Creek at the public road at or near the mouth of Hogan Creek. Charles Vattier, by Law, his attorney, excepts to the granting of ferry for reasons he will file tomorrow. Vattier to move board to accept his bond of ferry since he owns the land on both sides of the creek.
No. 9 – Allowed to Milton Gregg for balance of extra services as Sheriff
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No. 10 – Allowed to David V. Culley for printing notice of Seminary Trustee election, notice for and on account of County Treasury, and printing and ream of county orders
No. 11 – Allowed to Thomas Porter for his services recording and restoring last records, bond of school commissioners and two indentures of paupers
No. 12 – Allowed to Edwin G. Pratt, attorney for defending county suit at Squire Saltmarsh
Treasurer’s report.
No. 13 – Allowed to James Boon for boarding and keeping Asenath Steel, an infant pauper
No. 14 – Allowed to Ezra Ferris for medicine and attendance on John McFall, a pauper
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No. 15 – Allowed to Charles Vattier for coffin and use of ferry boat in burying drowned man, ferrying jurors, &c.
No. 16 – Allowed to John S. Percival, coroner, for holding Jury of Inquest on a drowned man
No. 17 – Allowed to John Saltmarsh, Juror of Inquest above
No. 18 – Allowed to Isaac Spencer, Juror of Inquest above
No. 19 – Allowed to Horace Whitney, Juror of Inquest above
No. 20 – Allowed to John McNeely, Juror of Inquest above
No. 21 – Allowed to Edmond C. Chrisman, Juror of Inquest above
No. 22 – Allowed to Mark Beach, Juror of Inquest above
No. 23 – Allowed to C. B. Brasher, Juror of Inquest above
No. 24 – Allowed to G. Saltmarsh, Juror of Inquest above
No. 25 – Allowed to Thomas Baggs, Juror of Inquest above
No. 26 – Allowed to Jabez Percival, Juror of Inquest above
No. 27 – Allowed to Milo Longwood, Juror of Inquest above
No. 28 – Edward Fairchild, Juror of Inquest above
No. 29 – Allowed to Edward Fairchild for digging grave and burying drowned man
No. 30 – Allowed to C. F. Clarkson for printing notice of election of Seminary Trustees and publishing notice for county Treasurer
Lytle W. Johnson – license to retail and vend foreign merchandise at his store in Lawrenceburg
William Tibbetts – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his grocery in Manchester Township
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Daniel Newton – license to retail and vend foreign merchandise at his store in Sparta Township
No. 31 – Allowed to Enoch D. John for one ream of paper
No. 32 – Allowed to Joseph Wood for costs paid for the county on a non suit
No. 33 – Allowed to George Arnold for costs paid by him for Dearborn County
No. 34 – Allowed to John Melatt for keeping Elisma Gay, a pauper
No. 35 – Allowed to A. H. Dill for 3 books for duplicates
No. 36 – Allowed to Thomas Palmer for sundry services, binding out sundry poor children
No. 37 – Allowed to Elisha Mettlar, constable, for keeping guard and hiring guards to keep certain prisoners from escaping (to wit: John Chamberlain and Elisha Groves)
No. 38 – Allowed to John D. Crontz for sundry repairs to the jail
No. 39 – Allowed to J. Phinney for making a table and desk and furnishing materials for the Sheriff’s office
No. 40 – Allowed to Jeremiah Phinney for sundry repairs to jail
No. 41 – Allowed to J. Phinney for repairs to the jail
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In the matter of the Application of Elias Conwell for a ferry – application is resisted by Charles Vattier, who moves board to receive his bond for the ferry established by Elias Conwell on Vattier’s land. Cowell is owner of land on the Aurora side of Creek immediately above the old ferry and establishes ferry on his own land. Land on opposite side of Hogan from Aurora is owned by Aurora Association, not Vattier, and old ferry was situated on lands of Elias Conwell. Vattier relinquished ferry. Vattier’s bond with Walter Armstrong, security. Board sustains Conwell’s plea and adjudge Vattier to pay costs.
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No. 42 – Allowed to John Spencer for monies paid, laid out and expended in reclaiming and retaking sundry prisoners to wit: William Wilkinson, William Allington, Ezekiel S. Harrington and William Halford.
No. 43 – Allowed to Mark McCracken for attendance at called court of Commissioners
No. 44 – Allowed to George Arnold for attendance at called Court of Commissioners
No. 45 – Allowed to Joseph Woods for attendance at Called Court of Commissioners
No. 46 – Allowed to Mark McCracken for extra service signing county orders
No. 47 – Allowed to Mark McCracken for services as commissioner
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No. 48 – Allowed to George Arnold for services as commissioner
No. 49 – Allowed to William Conaway for services as commissioner
James W. Hunter appointed to procure a seal for this court.
Ordered notice be given for building and completing the work of the Court House or suit will be brought.
Board adjourned.