The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the September 1843 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 3
September Session 1843
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Present:
- David Walser
- John Columbia
- William S. Ward
No. 945 – Allowed to John D. Johnson for temporary relief of Annis Evans, a pauper of Sparta Township
No. 946 – Allowed to Obediah B. Priest for temporary relief of Mrs. Walden
No. 947 – Allowed to Daniel Lynn for temporary relief of Mrs. Roney
William Clynah – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in York Township
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George Voglesong – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Kelso Township
Andrew Anderson – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Kelso Township
Jacob Hummell – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Kelso Township
Oliver P. Levingston – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Wilmington
Bradford J. 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
Shedrick Hathaway – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun
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John B. Clark – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Manchester Township
E. Dumont, Treasurer, made report.
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Reuben Rogers – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Wilmington
Stephen Abbott excused from working on public roads.
Petition to view books of Treasurer of Township 6, Range 2 west. Signed by James Angevine, Richard N. Spicknall, Hugh Scott, Edward Freeman, Elias Schooley. Summon issued.
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Page 948 – Allowed to Stephen Hastings as Juror
No. 949 – Allowed to Greensberry Ricketts for removing paupers to County Asylum
No. 950 – Allowed to George Tague for attending on transient pauper
No. 951 – Allowed to Thomas Wilson for his temporary relief
William H. Baker – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Manchester
Jeremiah Coughlan – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors at house in Kelso Township
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No. 952 – Allowed to Daniel Roberts for services as visitor to County Asylum
No. 953 – Allowed to Daniel Roberts for services in removing a pauper from County Asylum to Ripley County
No. 954 – Allowed to William Harrison for services as visitor to the County Asylum
No. 955 – Allowed to John Hubbard for his temporary relief
No. 956 – Allowed to Thomas H. Milburn for repairing cistern at County Asylum
No. 957 – Allowed to Thomas H. Milburn for boarding paupers at County Asylum
No. 958 – Allowed to Randall Alexander for his temporary relief
Allowed to Martin Stewart for services as Clerk of Township 3, Range 2
Aaron Y. Meryman – license to vend merchandise and groceries
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& R. Wilber – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Hartford
No. 959 – Allowed to Jacob Ebersole for professional services attending on John Porter
No. 960 – Allowed to John Brewington for boarding criminals at County Jail
No. 961 – Allowed to William Johnson for extra services as School Commissioner
No. 981 – Allowed to William H. Glasgow for services repairing County Jail
Andrew Lonergan, County Assessor, filed bond with Martin Kelly and Christopher Rowe, his securities.
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R. H. & O. L. Parry – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
Haines & Plummer – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Manchester Township
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No. 962 – Allowed to Jones & Brewington for ticking for bed at County Jail
No. 963 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for paper for clerk’s office
No. 964 – Allowed to E. Dumont for rent of office
Josiah Chambers – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora
Wood & Burke – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
Joseph Stenmatez – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors at house in Kelso Township
John B. Kessler – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Kelso Township
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Samuel McKinley – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Jackson Township
James H. Lane – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
William McBride, toll gatherer at Aurora Bridge, made report.
J. R. Cole & Co. – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Hartford
No. 965 – Allowed to William Morrison for painting at clerk and recorder’s office and County Jail
No. 966 – Allowed to Watts & Dunn for printing
No. 967 – Allowed to Benj. F. Fuller for amount expended by him
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George Ross – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in New Lawrenceburg
Abel C. Pepper – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun
No. 968 – Allowed to Abram Rector for removing pauper to County Asylum
Theodore Gazley made application for President and Trustees of Rising Sun for establishment of a ferry from Pennsylvania Street across Ohio River. Asaph Buck, attorney for John P. Scott, for ferry license. Theodore Gazley filed petition to vacate ferry now used by John P. Scott at Rising Sun. Continued.
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William Glenn – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora
L. S. Grizzard – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
John Jacob Houk – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
William E. Craft – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
Isaac F. Craft – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
John Parkinson – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Logan Township
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John Parkinson – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors at house in Logan Township
No. 969 – Allowed to George Sutton for professional services atending on pauper in Aurora
No. 970 – Allowed to George Sutton for professional services attending on paupers in Wilmington
No. 971 – Allowed to Robert Conaway for rent of office for County Auditor
No. 972 – Allowed to Josiah Chambers for articles furnished paupers in Centre Township
No. 973 – Allowed to William S. Ward for temporary relief of Mrs. Merrick, a pauper
No. 974 – Allowed to Jefferson Rittenhouse for amount overpaid by him on his license
No. 975 – Allowed to Benj. Vail for paper for auditor’s office
No. 976 – Allowed to James D. Linsday for amount refunded to him on condition that he surrender his license
No. 977 – Allowed to George W. Lane for services as Auditor
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Ordered Auditor to issue summons commanding Charles Dashiell, William S. Ward, David Walser, William Gerrard, and William Wheeler to made report of his proceedings as agent of 3% fund.
Money appropriated to build a bridge across Tanners Creek on State Road from Dover to New Alsace in Kelso Township. William S. Ward appointed agent.
James P. Milliken made report as Treasurer of Township 6, Range 2.
Court adjourned.