The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the September 1841 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 3
September Session 1841
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Present:
- Charles Da’Sheill
- David Walser
- William S. Ward
Charles Dashiell elected President of board.
Aaron Y. Maryman – license to vend merchandise at store in Hartford
Elisha Herrin – license to vend merchandise at store in Hartford
Ordered Amos Colden be released from working on highway until he recovers his health.
Henry Schue – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Kelso Township
No. 1 – Allowed to Josephus B. Kent for advertising in Dearborn County Register the county expose
Shedrick Hathaway – license to vend merchandise their store in Rising Sun
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Henry Wood – license to vend merchandise at store in Lawrenceburg
Bradford J. Hathaway – license to vend merchandise at his store in Rising Sun
No. 2 – Allowed to Ebediah B. Priest for temporary relief of Kissiah Waldurne, an aged woman
Meshack Hyatt, John Hunter and Jacob W. Egelston, commissioners to view Versailles and Dillsboro State Road, filed report.
No. 3 – Allowed to James Steele for services surveying Versailles and Dillsboro State Road
No. 4 – Allowed to Jacob W. Egelston for services as commissioner to locate Versailles and Dillsboro State Road
No. 5 – Allowed to John Hunter for services as commissioner to locate Versailles and Dillsboro State Road
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Petition of John C. and Elisha Bodine and others of Logan Township to not grant a license to retail spirituous liquors at Logan Cross Roads to any person.
No. 6 – Allowed to Meshuck Hyatt for services as commissioner to locate Versailles and Dillsboro State Road
No. 7 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for making duplicate for 1841 and extra services as clerk
No. 8 – Allowed to Daniel Roberts for services as visitor to County Asylum
No. 9 – Allowed to William Harrison for services as visitor to County Asylum
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No. 10 – Allowed to John Dumont for services as Attorney in suit of Dearborn County against the securities of William G. Munroe, late Treasurer.
No. 11 – Allowed to Ebenezer Dumont for services as Attorney in persecuting Balsley Miller for bastardy at the suit of the overseers of the poor of York Township
James M. Darragh – license to vend merchandise at his store in Lawrenceburg
John P. Scott – license to keep a ferry across the Ohio River at Rising Sun. Filed bond with Elijah Kirtly as security.
No. 12 – Allowed to Thomas Wilson, a blind man, for temporary relief
Moses Turner – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun
Jonah Chambers – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora
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No. 13 – Allowed to Benjamin Vail for quills and paper furnished clerk
John W. Hall – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun
John Maheney – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Kelso Township
Robert D. Brown – license to vend wooden and/or brass clocks
No. 14 – Allowed to Isaac Walker for furnishing a ballot box for York Township
Andrew Anderson – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Dover in Kelso Township
Jacob Hummel – license to vend spirituous liquors at grocery in Dover, Kelso Township
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Ordered alteration recommended in report of Warren Tebbs and Aaron B. Henry to Lawrenceburg and Rushville State Road be opened.
Abram B. Adams presents petition of David Macy and others notifiying board that John Saltmarsh is now acting Justice of the Peace in Lawrenceburg Township and that Zachariah Bedford was his only security. Ordered John Saltmarsh to give additional security.
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John Callehan – license to keep a ferry across Tanners Creek
No. 15 – Allowed to William Garrison for services as Juror
No. 16 – Allowed to Samuel H. Dowden for services as Juror
No. 17 – Allowed to Stephen Green as bailiff
No. 18 – Allowed to Isaac Miles as bailiff
No. 19 – Allowed Dr. N. H. Torbet for professional services attending Ruben Strange, a prisoner
No. 20 – Allowed to Dr. W. C. Crookshank for professional services attending Ruben Strange, a negro prisoner
No. 21 – Allowed to Dr. O. H. Brocklebank for professional services attending Ruben Strange, a negro prisoner
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No. 22 – Allowed to John Weaver, late Sheriff, for extra services
Alteration of State Road from Lawrenceburg to Rushville, Rush County, petitioned for by Peter R. Pernine and others and recommended by Samuel H. Dowden, Jonathan Blasdell and James Angevine, ordered opened.
James Rea proposed to dig a well on public square. Accepted.
No. 23 – Allowed to John Brewington for boarding and receiving and discharging prisoners
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Milton Gregg, Sheriff, made return of summon upon John Saltmarsh.
Reuben Rogers – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Wilmington
No. 24 – Allowed to Holman B. Cannon for keeping paupers at Asylum
No. 25 – Allowed to Holman B. Cannon for repairs at Asylum
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No. 26 – Allowed to Isaac Cannon for putting in glass in the windows in the Court House
No. 27 – Allowed to Dr. M. H. Harding for professional services attending on Susan Ralston, a pauper in Manchester Township
No. 28 – Allowed to Dr. M. H. Harding for professional services attending Mr. and Mrs. Merrick, paupers in Manchester Township
Joseph Fitzgerald – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Manchester Township
James Mills – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Wilmington
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William Glenn – license to vend merchandise and groceries
George Wood – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora
Marer and Cobb – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora
No. 29 – Allowed to John B. Powell for fixing lock on Court House door
Stephen Wood – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors and vend groceries at his house in Wilmington
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County receipts and expenditures.
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Ebenezer Dumont, Treasurer, filed report.
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Election to be held in Randolph Township to elect 2 Justices of the Peace to fill vacancies of Joel Decoursey and James A. Walton.
Election to be held in Jackson Township to elect Justice of the Peace to fill vacancy of Merrit Hubble.
Jacob R. Pence filed excuse of John Saltmarsh to comply with summon. Filed bond of Saltmarsh.
No. 30 – Allowed to Joseph Smith for services in taking paupers to poor house
No. 31 – Allowed to William Douglass for services taking care of transient pauper in Centre Township
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No. 32 – Allowed to Randal Alexander for temporary relief
No. 33 – Allowed to William S. Wood for services as Commissioner
No. 34 – Allowed to Dr. George Sutton for professional services attending Reuben Stranger, a prisoner
No. 36 [sic] – Allowed to John Brewington for services as jailor in case of Robert Smith, prisoner
Petition of William Johnson, David Macy, Milton Gregg, Danl. S. Major, Benj. Makew, E. Morgan, Edward Tate, William Brown, William Tate, A. V. Eggert, M. H. Offull, C. S. Stevenson, John Callehan, John Hunt, Jotham Clark, J. M. Darragh, James Burk, John Bunger, W. Steele and Jonah Belden, citizens of Lawrenceburg Township filed petition for discharge of road tax. Board refused.
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John Binegar – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
Rees and House – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
No. 35 [sic] – Allowed to James Mills for articles furnished a pauper in Laughery Township
No. 37 – Allowed to Charles Dashiell for services as Commissioner
No. 38 – Allowed to David Walser for services as Commissioner
Board adjourned.