The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the September 1844 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 3
September Session 1844
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Present:
- David Walser
- William S. Ward
- John Columbia
David Walser elected President of the Board.
Jacob Stenmates – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors at house in Kelso Township
Joseph Stenmates – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors at house in Manchester Township
Jeremiah Conghlan – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors at house in Kelso Township
John B. Kessler – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors at house in Kelso Township
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Thomas Guion – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store
John B. Clark – license to vend merchandise and groceries
No. 1489 – Allowed to Daniel Lynn for temporary relief of Mrs. Roney
No. 1490 – Allowed to Jesse Wilson for temporary relief of Thomas Wilson
No. 1491 – Allowed to Samuel James for boarding Mr. Roberts, an insane person
No. 1493 – Allowed to Thomas H. Milburn for boarding paupers at County Asylum
No. 1494 – Allowed to Thomas H. Milburn for sundries
No. 1495 – Allowed to J. L. Benson for professional services
No. 1496 – Allowed to Dama Smith for his temporary relief
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George Cable – license to vend and retail groceries at grocery in Lawrenceburg Township
George Voglesang – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Kelso Township
Reuben Rogers – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Wilmington
Josiah Chambers – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora
No. 1492 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for stationery, &c., for clerk’s office
No. 1497 – Allowed to J. G. McCullough for attending a pauper
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No. 1498 – Allowed to Randal Alexander for his temporary relief
No. 1503 – Allowed to Benj. Johnson for relief of his son
No. 1504 – Allowed to William Bennett for his temporary relief
No. 1505 – Allowed to Annias Evans for his relief
Lewis S. Gruzard – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
Herman Benson – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Kelso Township
No. 1506 – Allowed to Moses Turner for articles furnished pauper
No. 1507 – Allowed to A. & R. Wilber for articles furnished pauper
No. 1508 – Allowed to J. L. Benson for his professional services attending paupers
No. 1509 – Allowed to Watts & Dunn for advertising and printing blank county orders
James Burk – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
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R. H. & O. L. Parry – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
No. 1516 – Allowed to Ebenezer Dumont for rent of house for Treasurer’s Office and stationery
Samuel McKinley – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Jackson Township
No. 1521 – Allowed to Vinson Roberts for services removing pauper from Jackson Township to County Asylum
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Henry Moran, toll gatherer of Aurora Bridge, filed report.
No. 1523 – Allowed to Hiram Taylor for taking up drowned man and going for coroner
No. 1524 – Allowed to Lemley & Dunn for articles furnished paupers
No. 1525 – Allowed to John Ferris & Co. for articles for Auditor’s office
No. 1526 – Allowed to Samuel Jones for keeping pauper
No. 1527 – Allowed to Josiah Collins for removing paupers to County Asylum
No. 1529 – Allowed to Martin Dashiell for ballot box for Sparta Township
Aaron Y. Meryman – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Hartford
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J. R. Cole & Co. – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Hartford
& R. Wilber – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Hartford
J. & S. West – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
Craft & Co. – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
William E. Craft – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
No. 1530 – Allowed to Joseph Winkley for digging grave &c. for drowned man
No. 1531 – Allowed to Cornelius Miller for services as Trustee of Township 4, Range 1
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Allowed to Cornelius Miller for services as Trustee of Township 4, Range 1
Allowed to Enoch W. Jackson for services as Trustee of Township 6, Range 1
No. 1532 – Allowed to John F. Richards for boarding prisoners at County Jail
No. 1533 – Allowed to George W. Lane for services as Auditor
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Haines & Plumer – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Manchester Township
William H. Baker – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Manchester Township
No. 1536 – Allowed to Ebenezer Dumont for his percentage on Surplus Revenue interest
No. 1537 – Allowed to George W. Lane for his percentage on Surplus Revenue interest
William Clying – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in York Township
David Walser authorized to sell loose property at Wilmington belonging to the county
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Allowed to William Johnson, School Commissioner, for his services in receiving and disbursing the School Fund
Allowed to George W. Lane, Auditor, for his services as above
Ebenezer Dumont, former Treasurer, made report.
No. 1539 – Allowed to Micajah Pickett for temporary relief of R. Ellis
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D. J. Hancock made report on tolls from South Hogan Creek Bridge.
Thomas F. Shaw appointed inspector of salt.
Court adjourned.
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Deed of George W. Lane, Auditor, to James Todd, Jr.
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Deed of George W. Lane, Auditor, to Nathaniel Todd, Sr.
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Deed of George W. Lane, Auditor, to Abram Briggs.
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Deed of George W. Lane, Auditor, to Henry White. Names within: James Owens, deceased; Joseph Kinkle, Elizabeth Owen, widow of James Owens; Robert Bradsaw, his wife Sarah Bradshaw, formerly Sarah Owens; John Owens, Zachariah Owens, James Owens and his wife Mary, George Jenks and his wife Henrietta formerly Owens.
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