Dearborn County Commissioners – Sep 1842 Session

The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the September 1842 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.

Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 3

September Session 1842

 

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Present:

  • William S. Ward
  • David Walser
  • John Columbia

William S. Ward elected President of the Board.

No. 452 – Allowed to C. W. Hutcens for advertising notice to road supervisors, county expose, &c.

No. 453 – Allowed to David Brian for removing and reinterring drowned man

No. 454 – Allowed to Amaziah Bailey for 2 coffins furnished on order of the coroner for a drowned man

No. 455 – Allowed to Jehu W. Sachell for digging and burying drowned man

No. 456 – Allowed to John Taylor for digging grave for drowned man

No. 457 – Allowed to Joseph Cochran for digging grave for drowned man

Wood & Burk – license to vend merchandise and groceries at their store in Lawrenceburg

F. Grizard – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg

 

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Jacob J. Honk – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg

Moses Turner – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun

William E. Craft – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg

No. 458 – Allowed to William Neal for services giving notice to coroner

No. 459 – Allowed to Amaziah Bailey for contract for building bridge across mouth of Wilson Creek

No. 460 – Allowed to Thomas Palmer for record book, &c. for Recorder’s office

No. 461 – Allowed to William Daniels for keeping John Duval, a pauper

 

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Shederik Hathaway – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun

John W. Hall – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun

Bradford J. Hathaway – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun

No. 462 – Allowed to Lemuel Hudson for burying John Duval, a transient pauper

No. 463 – Allowed to William Brown for 1 coffin furnished an order of the overseer of the poor for Lawrenceburg Township

Aaron Y. Meryman – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Hartford

Jefferson Rittenhouse – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Harrison

 

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Ordered alteration of Lawrenceburg and Rushville State Road petitioned for and reported on by Thomas Robinson, Jeremiah Nowlin and Jonathan Blasdell be made.

No. 464 – Allowed to Obediah P. Priest for temporary relief of Mrs. Walden

No. 465 – Allowed to Henry J. Bowers for professional services attending on James Griggs, a pauper

No. 466 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for book and stationery for clerk’s office

No. 467 – Allowed to Theodore Gazlay for services as attorney in behalf of the state against David Star

No. 468 – Allowed to Ebenezer Dumont for services as attorney in behalf of the state against David Star

No. 469 – Allowed to Milo Black for professional services in attending on John Duval, a transient pauper

 

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No. 470 – Allowed to William Wheeler for visiting James Griggs

No. 471 – Allowed to Isaac Outhoudt for services as overseer of the poor in Sparta Township

No. 472 – Allowed to George Cornelius for services as overseer of the poor in Sparta Township

No. 473 – Allowed to William Wheeler for services as overseer of the poor in Sparta Township

No. 474 – Allowed to Isaac Outhoudt for keeping James Griggs, a transient pauper

No. 475 – Allowed to Isabel Merrick for temporary relief

No. 476 – Allowed to John B. Hall for advertising

No. 477 – Allowed to Thomas Hargitt for keeping pauper and removing same to county asylum

No. 478 – Allowed to John Brewington for boarding criminals at county jail

Jacob Morrison, toll gatherer for Aurora Bridge, made report.

 

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John McKnight – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun

No. 479 – Allowed to R. Alexander for his temporary relief

No. 480 – Allowed to Thomas Wilson for his temporary relief

No. 483 – Allowed to Ebenezer Dumont for amount advanced by him to Jurors at Coroner’s Inquest

No. 481 – Allowed to Jonathan Blasdel for services as chain carrier

No. 482 – Allowed to Levi Crosby for services as chain carrier

No. 484 – Allowed to Ezekiel Jackson for services as School Trustee of Township 7, Range 1

 

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Allowed to Ezekiel Jackson for services as Trustee of Township 7, Range 1.

Cole & Herrin – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Hartford

No. 485 – Allowed to O. H. Borcklebenk for services as juror in the case of Eli Scoggin

Cyrus Barrows – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Sparta Township

 

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No. 486 – Allowed to Nelson H. Torbit for professional services in attending on pauper in Manchester Township

No. 487 – Allowed to Nelson H. Torbet for professional services attending County Asylum

James Bills – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Wilmington

Reuben Rogers – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Wilmington

James H. Lane – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg

No. 488 – Allowed to Abram Brower for balance due for making out General Index

Auditor’s Report by George W. Lane.

 

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Josiah Chambers – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora

Eber Sherman – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora

William Glenn – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora

Stephen Wood – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Wilmington

No. 489 – Allowed to Holman B. Cannon for boarding paupers at County Asylum

No. 490 – Allowed to William Harrison for services as visitor to County Asylum

No. 491 – Allowed to Daniel Roberts for services as visitor to County Asylum

 

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Report on County Asylum.

Ordered money to repair of bridge across Salt Fork Creek in Miller Township. Harrison Dawson appointed to expend same.

No. 492 – Allowed to John Brewington for boarding criminal at jail (Daniel Harker)

No. 493 – Allowed to George W. Lane for services as auditor

No. 494 – Allowed to John Brewington for boarding Samuel Dikls, a paupers

No. 495 – Allowed to Ebenezer Dumont for rent of office

Court adjourned.