The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the September 1847 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 4
September Session 1847
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Present:
- James Grubs
- Daniel Taylor
- Martin Trester
James Grubbs elected President of Board.
Cornelius O’Brien, Treasurer, filed bond with Aaron B. Henry, Christopher C. Jaquith, Hugh Scott, Nelson H. Torbet, Daniel Conaway, William Johnson of Aurora, Thomas Palmer, John Hornberger, William E. Craft, Jacob F. Crester, Stephen East, and David Walser, his securities.
Page 239
S. S. Bassett, agent for Carlisle & White, submits report on South Hogan Bridge.
Jesse Hainer exonerated from road work.
Geo. Voglesang – license to keep a tavern in Kelso Township
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Amos Barkdoll – license to keep a tavern in Lawrenceburg Township
No. 3587 – Allowed to James Groff for keeping pauper
No. 3588 – Allowed to William Danels for keeping pauper
No. 3589 – Allowed to Samuel James for keeping Mills Robertson, an insane person
Joseph Steinmetz – license to keep a tavern in Manchester Township
George Voglesang – license to keep a tavern in Kelso Township [Error]
Jacob Steinmetz – license to keep a grocery in Kelso Township
No. 3590 – Allowed to William Grubbs for services and articles furnished Mr. Tuttle, a pauper
No. 3591 – Allowed to Hermanius Barkaloon for Mr. Tuttle, a pauper
No. 3592 – Allowed to A. H. Leneover for boarding and washing for Tuttle, a pauper
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J. B. Clark – license to keep a store in Manchester Township
No. 3594 – Allowed to George Cheek for keeping Daniel Brookover until his death and defraying his funeral expenses; also for keeping Brookover’s son while sick with small pox
No. 3595 – Allowed to Randall Alexander as temporary relief
Chandler & Garrrett – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township
No. 3596 – Allowed to Ferris McCullough for medicines furnished paupers
No. 3595 – Allowed to Matthias Gilbert for services rendered pauper and money expended by order of physician
No. 3627 – Allowed to Ferris McCullough & Co. for paper, ink &c. furnished Clerk’s office
No. 3638 – Allowed to Edward Tate for furnishing lumber and building a coal house for Clerk’s office
No. 3896/7/8 – Allowed to Daniel Conaway, John Shanks, and Timothy Guard for services as Road Commissioners
Page 242
Martin Jacob exonerated from road work.
R. & O. Parry – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg
Allowed to R. & O. Parry for articles furnished Clerk’s Office
Allowed to John B. Hall for advertising August Election
Allowed to A. Morgan for furnishing shroud and digging grave for pauper
Allowed to Robert Peters for keeping a pauper sick with small pox
Allowed to A. B. Haines for medical attendance in Daniel Brookover, a pauper
Allowed to Dr. A. B. Haines for professional services rendered paupers
Allowed to Peter H. Ewing for constables’, jurors’ and magistrates’ fees in Inquest as to insanity of Andrew Switzer
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Mathias Klump – license to keep a store in Kelso Township
James M. Torrence – license to keep a store in Logan Township
Lewis S. Grazard – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township
Leonard & Hassan – license to keep a store in Harrison Township
Oatman Bentz – license to keep a tavern in Jackson Township
Ann McGratle – license to keep a tavern in Kelso Township
Jacob Shackerer – license to keep a tavern in Kelso Township
Allowed to Abraham Pussinger for conveying pauper to County Asylum
Page 244
Allowed to E. P. Bard for medical attendance on paupers
Reuben Rogers, Auditor, and William Johnson, School Commissioner, made report.
Page 245
Allowed to Nelson H. Torbet for medicines for Timothy Porter, a pauper
Allowed David Bryan as temporary relief
William Becket – license to keep a store in Dillsboro, Clay Township
Allowed to E. W. Jackson for one cord of wood furnished Clerk’s office
Allowed to Ray & Torbet for articles furnished Auditor’s office
Allowed to Ray & Torbet for articles furnished Clerk’s office
Allowed to Theodore Gazlay for professional services defending case of appeal, A. Morgan vs. Board of County Commissioners, and bringing suit for collection of loans of Surplus Revenue Fund
Allowed to John Ockuman for hauling coal and sawing and splitting wood for Clerk’s office
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Allowed to Rebecca Denham for keeping pauper
Alexander Beall – license to keep a store in Laughery Township
Allowed to E. Tate for lumber for county paupers
Allowed to Thomas Palmer for cleaning out coal house drayage of lumber and putting coal in coal house
Allowed to Dr. A. B. Haines for visiting paupers, medicine and prescriptions
Allowed to Josiah Chambers for sundries furnished Knapp and Peters, paupers
Allowed to George Low for conveying pauper to County Asylum
Allowed to William V. Cheek for extra services as clerk and dockets for Probate Court
Allowed to Elisha Cook for temporary relief
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Reuben Rogers, Auditor, made report.
Nelson H. Torbet, late Treasurer, made report.
Allowed to Levi McGuitley for mason work, materials, &c. for Auditor’s and Recorder’s offices
Allowed to John J. Houck for sundries furnished an insane person
Allowed to John J. Harok for butts and [?] for coal house for Auditor’s and Recorder’s office
Page 248
Jacob Hayes petitions for swinging gates on Township Road from Cambridge road near corner of Roland Duck’s and A. Howe’s land to township line near Tanner’s Creek. Granted.
John Shank, Timothy Guard and Daniel Conaway, viewers, made report on State Road from Lawrenceburg to mouth of Tanner’s Creek, made report. William S. Holman, attorney for Elizabeth Sparks, remonstrates. Thomas B. Pinkard, William C. Scott, Omer Tousey, John Oataham and Andrew Morgan file remonstrances. Elijah Lindsay, Richard Spicknall, and Jeremiah Nowlin appointed commissioners to assess damages.
Page 249
Allowed to Omer Tousey for coal for Court House
Allowed to Josephus Hutchins for lumber and making door frame for coal house
Allowed to O. T. Stockman for nails, glass, &c. for County Asylum
Allowed to Wm. Sheets for books and blanks for clerk’s office; tax deeds, and register of Tax titles
Allowed to James A. Ross for groceries furnished paupers
Allowed to Abner J. Dill for keeping paupers at County Asylum
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Amour Flake, David Kerr and George Goulding, viewers, made report on state road from Aurora to Ripley County line. Damages sustained by Geo. W. Taylor and Nelson Milburn. Robert D. Brown, Justice of the Peace. Geo. Moore, surveyor. Richard Sopris, and William Green, chainmen. Levi Morrell, axeman. S. J. Johnson, Geo. Cornelius and John Masten, commissioners.
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James Powell presented petition of James C. Cordery, Robert D. Brown and other citizens of Wilmington for incorporation of town. Includes plat map of town.
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Henry Moran, keeper of bridge over Hogan Creek at Aurora, files report.
Allowed to E. Y. Lee for medical attendance to County Asylum
Allowed to Nelson H. Torbet for rent of Treasurer’s office
Stephen Green to expend money to improve street in Aurora.
W. W. Jordan – license to keep store in Manchester Township
Page 257
Allowed to Wm. Wheeler as commissioner to locate road
Allowed to A. B. Henry as commissioner to locate road
Allowed to Martin Trester as commissioner to locate road
Allowed to Geo. Moore for surveying road
Allowed to Sylvanus Walbridge as chainman
Allowed to Thomas Wright as chainman
Allowed to Albert Stowe as axeman
Allowed to Milton Gregg for extra services
Saml. Wymond – license to keep a store in Dillsboro
Mauritz Klump – license to keep store [Error]
Page 258
Allowed to George Ross for articles furnished paupers
Wm. E. Craft – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg
Cyrus Armstrong – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township
Allowed to Cyrus Armstrong for sundries furnished paupers
Porter & Chandler – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township
James Burk – license to keep a store
Chambers & Stevens – license to keep a store in Aurora
James Cummings – license to keep a store in Aurora
Milton Taylor – license to keep a store in Aurora
Page 259
Allowed to John F. Richards for services as jailor
T. John Taylor – license to keep a store in Aurora
John C. Moore – license to keep a store in Sparta Township
David A. Brooks – license to keep a store in Sparta Township
West and Steel – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg
Thomas Eades – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg
Frederick Huckery – license to keep a store in Aurora
Anthony Kastner – license to keep a store in Aurora
Jacob Graff – license to keep a tavern in Manchester Township
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Warren Tebbs – license to keep a tavern in Harrison Township
Abram Showalter – license to keep a store in Jackson Township
Seth Buffington – license to keep a grocery in Harrison Township
Oliver Heustis files remonstrance against opening a road laid out by Henry Haynes, Hugh Scott and Henry Allen in Jackson and Manchester Townships.
Allowed to Jacob N. McCall for conveying pauper to asylum
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Allowed to Harding & Pate for professional services
Allowed to R. & O. Parry for asylum
Wm. S. Ward ordered to make report on bridge over Tanner’s Creek between Dover and Elsace.
Thomas Palmer appointed superintendent of public square in Lawrenceburg.
Sparta Township to elect Justice of the Peace to fill vacancy of Wmm. Wheeler.
Allowed to John Masten for services as road commissioner
Ross & Hamilton – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg
Allowed to James H. Ross for amount refunded for store license
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Allowed to Reuben Rogers for services as auditor
Allowed to Geo. Conklin for bottles and ink
Delinquent list to be published in Indiana Register.
Ross & Swartz – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township
Court adjourned.