Dearborn County Commissioners – Sep 1845 Session

The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the September 1845 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.

Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 3

September Session 1845

 

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Present:

  • William S. Ward
  • David Walser
  • James Grubbs

William S. Ward elected President of the Board.

No. 2081 – Allowed to Mrs. Roney for her temporary relief

Jacob Steinmetz – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors in Kelso Township

Joseph Steinmetz – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors in Manchester Township

 

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No. 2082 – Allowed to Benjamin Johnson for temporary relief of his son

No. 2083 – Allowed to Samuel Nelson for boarding paupers

No. 2084 – Allowed to Randall Alexander for his temporary relief

No. 2087 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for twine, Ink, & stationery furnished clerk’s office

No. 2088 – Allowed to Samuel James for keeping and boarding Mills Robinson, an insane pauper

No. 2089 – Allowed to Thomas H. Millburn for boarding paupers at County Asylum

No. 2090 – Allowed to Benjamin Plummer as visitor to the County Asylum

 

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School Commissioner to pay to John Morrison for interest on his certificate.

John B. Clark – license to vend merchandise and groceries at his store in Manchester Township

No. 2091 – Allowed to Joshua Sanks for boarding and nursing a transient pauper

No. 2092 – Allowed to John Winson for boarding and nursing 5 paupers in Clay Township

No. 2093 – Allowed to Dr. Davidson of Dillsboro for professional services and medicines for his allowance upon paupers of Clay Township

 

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No. 2099 – Allowed to John F. Richards for boarding, washing and medicine furnished Bill Brand, a fugitive from Laboice

No. 2102 – Allowed to George Lamb for his temporary relief

No. 2103 – Allowed to George D. Sanks for digging grave and hauling drowned man from the river to the graveyard, including sexton’s fee

No. 2104 – Allowed to Amranias Evans for his temporary relief

Election to be held in Caesars Creek Township to elect an additional Justice of the Peace.

 

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Josiah Chambers – license to keep a store in Aurora

R. & O. L. Parry – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

J. J. Ray – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

Henry S. Black – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Jackson Township

 

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William Clynch – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in York Township

No. 2105 – Allowed to John B. Hall for publishing notice of August Elections

James Burke – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

William E. Craft – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

Thomas Guion – license to keep a store in Dillsboro

Philip C. Ross – license to keep a store in Wilmington

 

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No. 2106 – Allowed to Nelson H. Torbet for room for Treasurer’s office

No. 2108 – Allowed Jacob W. Eggleston for services as witness in a suit

Allowed to William Johnson, School Commissioner, for services receiving and disbursing the School Fund.

Allowed to Geo. W. Lane, Auditor, for above services.

Nelson H. Torbet, Treasurer, filed report.

 

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Joseph Hayes and 13 other freeholders of Miller Township file petition to alter State Road from Lawenceburg to Brookville. Lands of Thomas Miller and heirs of Levi Miller. Ezra Guard, John Shanks and Silas Nowlin appointed viewers.

 

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Jeremiah Coughlin – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors in Kelso Township

George Voglesang – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors in Kelso Township

U. F. Schweetzer – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors in Kelso Township

William H. Baker – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors in Manchester

No. 2111 – Allowed to Myron H. Harding for professional services attending paupers

Cyrus Armstrong – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

 

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George W. Lane filed report about Lawrenceburg Jail.

Allowed to Nelson H. Torbet, Treasurer, for services receiving and disbursing interest of Surplus Revenue Fund.

Allowed to George W. Lane, Auditor, for his services receiving and disbursing the interest of the Surplus Revenue Fund.

 

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James M. Torrence – license to keep a store at his house

No. 2117 – Allowed to John Ferris & Co. for articles furnished Auditor and Clerk

No. 2118 – Allowed to John Ferris & Co. for medicines furnished paupers

No. 2119 – Allowed to Josiah Beldenn for keeping and boarding paupers

Henry Moran, Collector of Tolls at Aurora Bridge, made report.

 

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L. S. Greny – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

No. 2120 – Allowed to T. J. Bailey for making box for drowned man

No. 2123 – Allowed to Josiah Chambers for shrouds and articles furnished paupers

Stephen Green presents petition from citizens of Aurora for election of Justice of the Peace. Granted.

Benjamin Plummer, A. L. Bailey, visitors of the County Asylum, make report.

Paupers now at Asylum:

  • Abram Peters
  • Clarissa Orchard
  • John Harrison
  • John Flannegan
  • William Homes
  • Daniel Schaffer
  • Hannah White
  • Elizabeth Love
  • Nancy Flanigan
  • Harry Andrews
  • James Moore
  • Lydia White taken out on treat for a few days.

 

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No. 2121 – Allowed to John P. Dunn for printing

No. 2122 – Allowed to Elias T. Crosby for setting lights in Court House and Clerk’s office

No. 2124 – Allowed to Ezra Vinson for hauling 2 loads of the records of the Clerk’s office and furniture from Wilmington to Lawrenceburg

No. 2125 – Allowed to James C. Cordrey for articles furnished paupers of Laughery Township

Samuel McKinley – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Jackson Township

Allowed to Bryant Connelly for services as Trustee

Allowed to John P. Dunn for giving notice of sale of land of Township 8, Range 3, and printing hand bills, &c.

Report on Lawrenceburg Jail.

 

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No. 2126 – Allowed to George W. Lane, Auditor, for services as auditor

No. 2127 – Allowed to Mahlon Powell for extra services as Sheriff

No. 2128 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for all extra services

Court adjourned.