The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the September 1839 Called Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 2
September Called Session 1839
Page 462
Present:
Ordered location of fire proof house in Wilmington.
Board adjourned.
The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the September 1839 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 2
September Session 1839
Page 434
Present:
Ordered Charles Dashiell be president of board.
No. 1 – Allowed to Haines & Evans for attendance on Mr. Black and medicine
No. 2 – Allowed to Haines & Evans for medicine and attendance on John Wishart, a pauper
No. 3 – Allowed to Haines & Evans for medicine and attendance for Mary Adams; also medicine and attendance for Rebecca Pane
No. 4 – Allowed to John J. French for provisions found for the support of Thomas Athe, a pauper
No. 5 – Allowed to Thomas Prons for taking care of Nathan Long, a pauper
Isaac Miles – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
No. 6 – Allowed to Tait & Summers for temporary relief to Mr. Hogan
No. 7 – Allowed to John Morrison for medicine and attendance to Mrs. Bishop, Margaret Elrod and Mrs. Barnes
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No. 8 – Allowed to J. H. O’Neal for taking care of Theodore Rush, a pauper
John P. Scott applied for a ferry license across the Ohio River at Rising Sun. Ferry landing bounded by land bought of Rowland Robinson of John T. Nustur. Ferry granted.
No. 9 – Allowed to Robert Hargit for service viewing road
No. 10 – Allowed to Jacob Hayes for viewing a state road
No. 11 – Allowed to John Gibson, Jr., for viewing a state road
No. 12 – Allowed to E. B. Hunt for surveying and making above named state road
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Abram Eversole – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Henry Base – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Michael Mulfinger – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Lawrenceburg
No. 13 – Allowed to John Gibson for service as overseer of poor
No. 14 – Allowed to Jacob Dennis for service as overseer of poor of Miller Township
No. 15 – Allowed to Joseph Adams for services as Juror
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Wood & Evil – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Wilmington
Ordered John Hollowell be exempt from working on roads and public highways forever owing to his inability to perform hard labor.
Miles Kellogg – license to keep a grocery and vend foreign groceries and spirituous liquors
No. 16 – Allowed to Edward Freeman for keeping Eunice Hale, a pauper
David Fisher – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at Rising Sun
Tait & Summers – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun
Hall & Likins – license to vend foreign merchandise and retail groceries at store in Rising Sun
William O’Neal – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun
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North & Powell – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at store
No. 17 – Allowed to John Chisman for digging grave and burying drowned man
No. 18 – Allowed to Amaziah Bailey for coffin for pauper
No. 19 – Allowed to Jehue Corson for digging grave &c.
No. 20 – Allowed to Amaziah Bailey for making coffins for two drowned men and taking coffins to grave
No. 21 – Allowed to P. H. Carabaugh for digging grave for drowned man
No. 22 – Allowed to Amaziah Bailey for making coffin and hauling to grave
No. 23 – Allowed to William Brown for making coffin for drowned man
No. 24 – Allowed to Milton Gregg for publications in relation to Lawrenceburg and Tanners Creek bridge
James M. Derragh – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at Lawrenceburg
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Alanson Crooker – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
John Brumbly – license to vend groceries and spirituous liquors at grocery in Sparta Township
Jonathan Cole – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at store
Hoover & Stopher – license to vend groceries and spirituous liquors at grocery in Rising Sun
No. 25 – Allowed to Thomas Lambertson for keeping a pauper
No. 26 – Allowed to Nathaniel L. Squibb for services assessing damages on state road from mouth of Hogan Creek to state road near Stokely Dils
No. 27 – Allowed to William Glenn for service assessing damages on state road from mouth of Hogan Creek to state road near Stokely Dils
No. 28 – Allowed to Henry Alleging for service assessing damages in the above named road
G. W. Cochran & Co. – license to vend merchandise and groceries in Aurora
Page 440
Report on damages on state road from mouth of Hogan Creek to state road from Lawrenceburg to Indianapolis near Stokely Dils to John Billingsley, heirs of Henry Dils, William Dils, Eleazer Small, William G. Griffin, Francis Worley, William Morgan, William Upp, Louis & William Morgan. Commissioners met at home of William Glenn in Wilmington. Nathaniel L. Squibb, William Glenn and Henry Allemong, Commissioners.
No. 29 – Allowed to William & L Morgan for damages assess in above report
No. 30 – Allowed to John Billingly in above assessment of damage
No. 31 – Allowed to William Dils for damages assessed in above case
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No. 32 – Allowed to Eleazer Small for damages assessed on foregoing state road
No. 33 – Allowed to William G. Griffin for damage assessed on foregoing state road
No. 34 – Allowed to Francis Worley for damages assessed on foregoing state road
No. 35 – Allowed to William Upp for damages assessed on foregoing state road
No. 36 – Allowed to Wm. Morgan for damages assessed on foregoing state road
John Billingsly and others move to set aside above report. Continued.
No. 37 – Allowed to Stephen Burr for shoes found Mrs. Miller, a transient pauper
No. 38 – Allowed to N. L. Squibb as Commissioner and Surveyor on state road from Rising Sun to Versailles
No. 39 – Allowed to William Patterson as Commissioner on state road from Rising Sun to Versailles
No. 40 – Allowed to A. Y. Maryann for carrying chain on state road from Rising Sun to Versailles
Page 442
Report of State Road leading from South Hogan Creek Bridge to Lawrenceburg and Indianapolis State Road near North Hogan school house. Surveyor, Col. Nathaniel L. Squibb. Joseph Fitzpatrick and Alexander Lowe Jr., chain carriers. John H. Kelly, ax man. L. G. Elder, Walter Kerr, William Williams, Commissioners. Road ordered opened.
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No. 41 – Allowed to John D. Bush for carrying chain on state road from Rising Sun to Versailles
No. 42 – Allowed to Walter Kerr for services as commissioner locating state road from South Hogan Bridge to North Hogan school house
No. 43 – Allowed to William Williams for services locating state road from South Hogan Bridge to North Hogan school house
No. 44 – Allowed to Leml G. Elder for services locating state road from Hogan Bridge to North Hogan School House
No. 45 – Allowed to N. L. Squibb for surveying road from Hogan Bridge to North Hogan School House
No. 46 – Allowed to Joseph Fitzpatrick for service rendered in carrying chain
No. 47 – Allowed to Alexander Lowe Jr. for chain carrying on state road
No. 48 – Allowed to John H. Kelly for services as ax man on state road
Page 445
Report of State Road from Rising Sun to Versailles, Ripley County by William Patterson and Nathaniel L. Squibb, Commissioners. John D. Bush and Aaron Y. Merman, chain carriers.
John Gullet, Benj Liepto, Zachariah Barker, George W. Cochran, and Isaiah Morehead file remonstrance against State Road from Aurora to Dillsboro for damages.
Page 446
Report of Road from Aurora to Dillsboro by Garrett Swallow and John Hansel, Commissioners. Israel C. Curtis, Justice of Peace. Nanthaniel L. Squibb, surveyor. Elijah D. Reno and William Winkly, chain carriers. Melville Cannon, marker. Luther Plummer, Spencer Davis and John Goodwin appointed to assess damages that John Gullet will sustain by road being opened, land sold to James Miller and Nathan Wallace. Also damages to Benjamin Tufts, Zachariah Barker, George W. Cochran (mentions land of John Huffington, Martin Cozine, deceased, Cornelius V. Norris, Ira Wright, Everett Milburn, Widow Fox, William Wheeler), Isaiah Morehead (mentions Samuel Frazier).
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No. 49 – Allowed to Nathaniel L. Squibb as surveyor on Aurora and Dillsboro road
No. 50 – Allowed to E. D. Reno as chain carrier on above named road
No. 51 – Allowed to William Winkley as chain carrier on above named road
No. 52 – Allowed to Milville Cannon as blazer on above road
No. 53 – Allowed to George Withrow for service on above road
Page 449
No. 54 – Allowed to Garrett Swallow for service as Commissioner on state road from Aurora to Dillsboro
No. 55 – Allowed to John Hansell for service as Commissioner on state road aforesaid
Wm. Grossnider – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Aaron Ball, Jr. – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Norval Sparks – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
No. 56 – Allowed to E. Jackson Court for services summoning Jury of Inquest on body of E. A. Smith
No. 57 – Allowed to Dr. Davis for service in examination of E. A. Smith by request of Jury of Inquest
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No. 58 – Allowed to Campbell & Bennett for making poplar coffin for pauper
No. 59 – Allowed to Thomas Lumberton as Trustee of Township 6, Range 3 West
Joseph Hayborn – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora
No. 60 – Allowed to Ellis Crowley for jail fees
No. 61 – Allowed to Abraham Harbaugh for keeping Orrill Lewis, a sick pauper
No. 62 – Allowed to N. H. Torbet for medicine and attendance for prisoners
No. 63 – Allowed to John Dumont for professional services rendered in filing declaration against Robt. More and security on his Treasurer’s bond
Bailey & Dashiell – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at store
A. L. Mason & Co. – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at store
Wm. P. Mahew – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at store
Pattrick O’Connor – license to vend foreign merchandise
Page 451
James T. Pollock – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
No. 64 – Allowed to Ebenezer Dumont for services as trustee of Township 5, Range 2 West
No. 65 – Allowed to A. J. Cotten for services rendered as associate Judge
No. 66 – Allowed to A. J. Cotten for service as associate Judge
No. 67 – Allowed to John Levingston for services as associate Judge and sundry service rendered in vacation
No. 68 – Allowed to Richd H. Holman for defending a prisoner
No. 69 – Allowed to Charles H. Test for defending a prisoner
No. 70 – Allowed to Robert E. Cutler for defending a prisoner
No. 71 – Allowed to William Dils for extra services and getting prisoners returned from Ohio
No. 72 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for extra services, office rent, table, books, paper, quill
No. 73 – Allowed to William Glasgow for keeping prisoners
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No. 74 – Allowed to William Pennewell for services guarding jail
No. 75 – Allowed to Samuel Lewis for services guarding jail
No. 76 – Allowed to Samuel Benson for services guarding jail
No. 77 – Allowed to Wm. A. Kerr for services guarding jail
John Rinegar – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Dunn & Ferris – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Gersham Dunn – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Lewis Snyder – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
John Ferris & Co. – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Thomas W. Pate – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Reuben Rogers – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
B. F. Ferris – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
St. Clair & Lane – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
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E. S. Close – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Weaver & Cobb – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
W. L. Stephens – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
James Laurence – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Moore & Stevens – license to vend foreign merchandise and grocery
No. 78 – Allowed to Cyrus Canfield for guarding jail
No. 79 – Allowed to Isaac L. Cannon for guarding jail
No. 80 – Allowed to George Sutton for a post mortem examination
Page 454
William G. Monroe, Treasurer, makes report.
Page 455
No. 81 – Allowed to George Baker for guarding jail
David Shane appointed appraiser of damages sustained by John Godley on the Whitewater Canal for materials used for the use of said canal.
No. 82 – Allowed to Abel H. Lamphear for services as Jailor and other services boarding prisoners
No. 83 – Allowed to John Oldridge for service guarding jail
No. 84 – Allowed to A. Ball, Jr., Noyes Canfield, and John Burbage, overseers of the poor of Laughery Township
No. 85 – Allowed to Aaron B. Henry for service as Juror
No. 86 – Allowed to N. H. Torbet for medicine and attendance on Elizabeth Lawrence, a pauper
No. 87 – Allowed to William Simpson for guarding jail
No. 88 – Allowed to Aaron B. Henry for service as overseer of poor of Lawrenceburg Township
No. 89 – Allowed to John Gray who is in part a pauper for temporary relief, to the Care of William Dils
Page 456
Lewis & Hobbs – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries in Lawrenceburg
Folbre & Lathrop – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries in Aurora
No. 90 – Allowed to John Cundale for contingencies for paupers, for keeping paupers
No. 91 – Allowed to Stephen Ludlow, Isaac Dunn and Ezra Guard, relocating commissioners on state road from Lawrenceburg to Harrison, including their services and service of chain carriers
No. 92 – Allowed to N. L. Squibb for surveying and platting road from Lawrenceburg to Harrison
Henry Walker appointed appraiser of damages sustained by Walter Hayes on Whitewater Canal for materials used.
No. 93 – Allowed to John Cundale for conveying Eunice Hall to asylum
Page 457
Receipts and Expenditures of County for 1838.
Page 458
Report of road from Lawrenceburg to Harrison by Isaac Dunn, Stephen Ludlow and Ezra Guard, Commissioners. Mentions land of Andrew Morgan and Isaac Hays. Nathaniel L. Squibb, county surveyor. John Guard and Levi Chisman, chain carrier. Enoch Miller filed remonstrance for damages. David Tibbitts, John Palmerton and Abram Ferris appointed Commissioners to meet at office of Benjamin Fuller.
Page 459
Christopher & Wood – license to vend foreign merchandise and spirituous liquors at grocery in Wilmington
Page 460
No. 94 – Allowed to M. H. Harding for medicine and attendance in pauper asylum
No. 95 – Allowed to Elias Schooley for making a coffin for pauper
No. 96 – Allowed to Alexander Beall for services as school master, teacher of paupers
Ordered a fire proof house be built at west end of court house for Clerk’s and Recorder’s office. William G. Monroe, William Perry and James Mills appointed superintendents.
Page 461
No. 97 – Allowed to Aaron B. Henry for services as commissioner
Alteration in County Commissioners’ districts:
No. 98 – Allowed to Charles Dashiell for services as commissioner
No. 99 – Allowed to D. Walser for services as commissioner
Board adjourned.
The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the July 1839 Called Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 2
July Called Session 1839
Page 433
Present:
William G. Monroe, Treasurer, appointed Collector. Filed bond with Daniel J. Hancock, J. W. Mean, Israel Noyes, Alexr H. Dill, Elias Littell, William Lemon, Isaac Randall, William Conaway, Martin Stewart, Scroctus Tufts, Thomas Jennings, Benjamin Vail and Josiah Chambers, as securities.
Ordered duplicates placed in hands of William G. Monroe.
No. 1 – Allowed to William V. Cheek, Clerk, for making collector’s and assessor’s books
No. 2 – Allowed to David Walser for service as Commissioner
No. 3 – Allowed to Charles Dashiell for service as Commissioner
Court adjourned.
The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the June 1839 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 2
June Term 1839
Page 428
Present:
Allowances for Grand Jurors, April Term 1839:
Allowances for Traverse Jurors, April Term 1839:
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No. 94 – Allowed to Erastus Lathrop for services at court
No. 95 – Allowed to Thomas Bradley for services at court
No. 96 – Allowed to John Brewington for services at court
No. 97 – Allowed to George Hume attending on Grand Jury
No. 98 – Allowed to A. B. Adams attending Court
No. 99 – Allowed to Walter Kerr for attending Court
No. 100 – Allowed to Sheriff for cleaning Court House and candles
No. 101 – Allowed to Isaac Jones for services at Court
No. 102 – Allowed to Richard Specknail for assessing Kelso Township
No. 103 – Allowed to Ranna C. Stevens for assessing Sparta Township
Ordered Sparta Township to elect one Justice of the Peace to fill vacancy of John Columbia.
Page 431
Ordered Manchester Township to elect 2 Justices of the Peace to fill vacancies of Charles W. Wright and John B. Clark.
Mark McCracken appointed director to aid of poor asylum.
David Kerr and George W. Lane appointed Trustees of County Seminary.
No. 104 – Allowed to David Walser for service signing county orders and service as Commissioner
No. 105 – Allowed to Charles Dasheill for service as Commissioner
No. 106 – Allowed to S. S. Speakman for service as Juror
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Ordered assessment books examined. John Speidle’s land valued by board at $3500.
No. 107 – Allowed to Wilkinson Smith as Juror
Board adjourned.
The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the April 1839 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 2
April Session 1839
Page 398
Present:
No. 1 – Allowed to Spencer West for digging grave and burying a stranger
No. 2 – Allowed to Samuel Lewis for plank furnished Court House purchased of Watkins & Cochran
Matthias H. Hall – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors at their grocery in Rising Sun
Page 399
William Tibbits – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors at his grocery in Manchester Township
No. 3 – Allowed to Martin Scranton for sundry expenses paid for benefit of Josh Dalton, a transient pauper
No. 4 – Allowed to Robert Gillaspie for attendance on a transient pauper as a physician
J. Rittenhouse – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Harrison
Peter R. Persine – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store
No. 5 – Allowed to Ephraim Glasgow for Clerk’s office rent
Miles Lanap – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at
John Leeby – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Pepper A. French – license to vend foreign merchandise at his store in Rising Sun
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Joseph E. Baker – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Watson & Wymond – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Thomas Horner & Son – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Benj. Sylvester – license to vend merchandise and groceries
Commissioners to assess damages sustained by John Billingsly, heirs of Henry Dils, William Dils, Eleazer Small, William G. Griffin, Francis Worley, William Morgan, William Upp, Lewis and William Morgan in consequence of relocation of State Road from mouth of HoganCreek to intersect State Road from Lawrenceburg to Indianapolis near residence of Stokely Dils to meet at house of William Glenn in Wilmington. Continued.
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No. 6 – Allowed to Jonathan Noble for repairing desk in clerk’s office and making top to desk
Application of ferry across Ohio River at Rising Sun by John P. Scott and Trustees of Rising Sun, by James T. Brown, attorney. Petition of J. Hewit and others to keep a ferry. Continued.
No. 7 – Allowed to James Rand for services rendered as Trustee of School Township 4, Range 3 West
Hugh McClure, Treasurer of Township No. 7, Range 1 West, made report. Loans to Solomon Rood and William McClure.
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Joseph Kimpton, Treasurer of Township No. 4, Range 1 West, made report. Loans to C. Miller and John J. French.
No. 8 – Allowed to Hugh McClure for services as Treasurer of Township No. 7, Range 1 West
Lampkin & Kemp – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
Tucker & Jinkins – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
No. 9 – Allowed to Mason J. Cloud for services as trustee of School Township No. 7, Range 1 West
No. 10 – Allowed to Saml Prate & Co. for boards furnished to repair jail
No. 11 – Allowed to David Fisher for hauling plank and poles for jail
No. 12 – Allowed to Henry McKinzey for service rendered as Treasurer of Township 7, Range 2
No. 13 – Allowed to Thomas Baker for wood furnished Court House
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Joshua Haines – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries
No. 14 – Allowed to John Levingston for services as associate judge
No. 15 – Allowed to A. J. Cotten for service as associate judge in granting an injunction
No. 16 – Allowed to A. J. Cotten for service as associate judge in appointing a commissioner to fill the vacancy of Benj. Sylvester, resigned
No. 17 – Allowed to John Cundale for keeping paupers at asylum
No. 18 – Allowed to John Cundale for keeping paupers at asylum
No. 19 – Allowed to M. H. Harding for medicine and attendance for benefit of paupers
No. 20 – Allowed to John Cundale for schooling poor children
No. 21 – Allowed to Charles Dashiell for services as clerk of Township 6, Range 3 West
Henry McKenzie, Treasurer of Township 7, Range 2 West, makes report.
Page 404
John P. King, Treasurer of Township 7, Range 3, makes report. Received from Henry Walker, School Commissioner. Paid to Isaac Morris, Treasurer of School District No. 1, Daniel Hathoway, Treasurer of School District No. 3 and Cyrus Cross, Treasurer of School District No. 3.
James P. Milliken, Treasurer of Township 6, Range 2 West, makes report. Paid to C. Row, Treasurer of District 1; Henry Snell, Treasurer of District 3; Riley Elliott, Treasurer of District 3; Henry Sikeley, Treasurer of District 4; Danl Horham, Treasurer of District 5; Francis Hansell, Treasurer of District 6; Smith Platt, Treasurer of District 7; Robert Ketcham, Treasurer of District 8; Noble Dawson, Treasurer of District 9.
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James Rand, Treasurer of Township No. 4, Range 3 West, makes report. Paid to Saml Graham, District 2; N. S. Squibb, surveying; H. Pate, District 1; C. Cooper, District 3; James T Turweleger, District 2, Weler School House; C. Cooper, District 3, Clarks School House; Jno. N. Chilington, District 4; John Cunningham, No. 4, Union School House; Benjn. Rolf, District 6.
Henry Allemony, Treasurer of Township 6, Range 3, made reports. Note on Abraham St. John. Paid to Timothy Kimball.
Page 406
A. Y. Maryman, Treasurer of Township 4, Range 2 West, makes report.
Page 407
Oliver Heustis – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors in Lawrenceburg
No. 22 – Allowed to Henry Walker as school commissioner
Richard McAdams – licene to vend foreign groceries and spirituous liquors at his grocery at James Mill
No. 23 – Allowed to James R. Miller for taking insane man to Poor House
No. 24 – Allowed to Wm. Gerrard for keeping an insane person
No. 25 – Allowed to John Smith for assisting to take an insane person to County Asylum
William Perry, Surplus Revenue Loan Agent, for settlement with William G. Monroe.
Page 408
D. E. Hartford – license to vend foreign goods and groceries
No. 25 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for Probate Court Seal, wood furnished for drying plank, knobs for drawers in desks, &c.
Grant Jurors for October Term 1839:
Traverse Jury for October Term 1839, first week:
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Traverse Jury for October Term 1839, second week:
Traverse Jury for October Term 1839, third week:
Grand Jury for April Term 1840:
Traverse Jury for April Term 1840, first week:
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Traverse Jury for April Term 1840, second week:
Traverse Jury for April Term 1840, third week:
Joseph McHenry, Treasurer of Township 3, Range 3, makes report.
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No. 26 – Allowed to Samuel Musgrave for furnishing a lightning rod for Court House and putting up same and other repairs to Court House
Allowances to Grand Jurors, July Term 1838:
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Allowances to Traverse Jurors, July Term 1838:
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Allowances to Grand Jurors, October Term 1838:
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Allowances to Traverse Jurors, October Term 1838:
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Report of Wm. G. Monroe of settlement with Wm. Perry, former loaning agent of Surplus Revenue.
No. 161 – Allowed to Wm. Glasgow for ironing prisoners
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No. 162 – Allowed to Lewis & Hobbs for necessary articles furnished for the use of Peter Beykshursky, a pauper
No. 163 – Allowed to Isaac Cannon for guarding county jail
No. 164 – Allowed to Cyrus Canfield for guarding county jail
No. 165 – Allowed to Dorothy Sortwell for washing and attendance on Mrs. Miller, a pauper
No. 166 – Allowed to Aaron Ball for services as jail keeper and various services rendered prisoners
No. 167 – Allowed to Abel H. Lamphier for guarding county jail
No. 168 – Allowed to Blackley Shoemake as commissioner in locating part of state road from Lawrenceburg to Indianapolis
No. 169 – Allowed to James Roberts, Sr., for similar services
No. 170 – Allowed to L. B. Conger for services as surveyor in locating above named road and for making plat and field notes of same
No. 171 – Allowed to Michael Ehler as chain carrier in locating above named road
Sparks & Bodine – license to vend foreign merchandise in Logan Township
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No. 172 – Allowed to James Roberts, Jr. for carrying chain on survey of State Road
No. 173 – Allowed to True Roberts for service on State Road as marker
No. 174 – Allowed to N. H. Torbet for medicine and attendance on Elizabeth Lawrence, a pauper
Wm. G. Monroe, Treasurer, makes report.
Page 421
Henry Walker, School Commissioner, submits report.
Page 422
Blackeley Shoemake and James Roberts, Commissioners to view State Road from Lawrenceburg to Indianapolis near Michajah Dunn’s in Manchester Township make report.
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John Dumont presented account in suit against Robert Moore, late treasurer.
Page 424
No. 175 – Allowed to John Aldridge for guarding the jail
No. 176 – Allowed to Elizabeth Lawrence for keeping her daughter, Elizabeth Lawrence, a pauper
J. E. Emrie – license to keep a tavern
No. 177 – Allowed to Henry Allomong as Treasurer of Township 6, Range 3 West
No. 178 – Allowed to William G. Monroe for settling with William Perry, late agent for loaning the surplus revenue
No. 179 – Allowed to Benjamin Stockman for articles furnished Mrs. Miller and two children, transient paupers
No. 180 – Allowed to Benj. Stockman for articles furnished for use fo Peter Beykyshirskey, a transient pauper
No. 181 – Allowed to David Fisher for hauling plank for jail
No. 182 – Allowed to Samuel Pratt & Co. for plank for jail
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Taxes levied for 1839.
John Cline – license to keep a grocery in Lawrenceburg
No. 183 – Allowed to Martin Stewart as assessor for Randolph Township
No. 184 – Allowed to William Gerrard as assessor for Union Township
No. 185 – Allowed to William Lemmon as assessor for Caesars Creek Township
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No. 186 – Allowed to Isaac Randall as assessor for Clay Township
No. 187 – Allowed to John Weaver as assessor for Lawrenceburg Township
No. 188 – Allowed to Thomas Darling as assessor for Miller Township
No. 189 – Allowed to Z. A. Bonham as assessor for Logan Township
No. 190 – Allowed to Israel Noyes as assessor for Manchester Township
No. 191 – Allowed to Meritt Hubble as assessor for Jackson Township
No. 192 – Allowed to Walter Kerr as assessor for Laughery Township
Assessment rolls returned to board.
David Walser appointed President of Board.
No. 193 – Allowed to David Walser as County Commissioner
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No. 194 – Allowed to Charles Dashiell as County Commissioner
David Walser appointed to contract for building an estray pen.
Board adjourned.
The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the March 1839 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 2
March Session 1839
Page 378
Samuel Wright – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Manchester Township
George W. Lane & Co. – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Aurora
No. 1 – Allowed to Thomas Palmer for books, stationery and office rent
Anderson & Cook – license to keep a grocery and vend spirituous liquors at their grocery in Jackson Township
S Hathway – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Rising Sun
L. R. W. Lyme – license to vend foreign merchandise ad groceries at his store in Rising Sun
Henry Shoe – license to keep a grocery to vend spirituous liquors at his store in Kelso Township
David M. Gibson – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Dearborn County
Page 379
William Dils, Lewis Morgan, William Morgan, Francis Worley, John Billingsly, Heirs of Henry Dils, William G. Griffin, and William Upp filed remonstrance against State Road from mouth of Hogan Creek to State Road from Lawrenceburg to Indianapolis near residence of Stokely Reny.
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No. 2 – Allowed to John Cundale, keeper of Poor Asylum, for articles furnished paupers
No. 3 – Allowed to John Cundale for keeping paupers
No. 4 – Allowed to James Boyd for finding and delivering an absconding pauper to asylum
No. 5 – Allowed to John Cundale for medical bill paid to Dr. J. M. Fuller for the benefit of paupers
No. 6 – Allowed to William Dils, Sheriff, for extra services
No. 7 – Allowed to Thomas Baker for wood furnished Court House
John P. Scott – license to keep a ferry across the Ohio River at Rising Sun
William S. Smith – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors at his grocery in Lawrenceburg
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No. 8 – Allowed to James Lawrence for assessing Jackson Township
No. 9 – Allowed to Stephen Stewart for taking Wm Black, a pauper, to asylum and provisions furnished
No. 10 – Allowed to Pepper & French for funeral purposes
No. 11 – Allowed to John H. O’Neal for taking care of Michael Doyle, a pauper
No. 12 – Allowed to John Morrison for medical aid to Wm. Granlee, a transient pauper
No. 13 – Allowed to Hewitt & Jones for articles furnished Mrs. Brittenham by order of the overseers of the poor of Randolph Township
No. 14 – Allowed to Milton Gregg for county orders and binding same
No. 15 – Allowed to Thomas C. Hall for digging a grave for Michael Doyle, deceased, a pauper
Trustees of Rising Sun by James T. Brown, their attorney, move board to reconsider license granted John P. Scott to keep a ferry across Ohio River at Rising Sun because they made application for ferry.
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Thomas Blyth – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors at his grocery in Lawrenceburg
Jacob Smith – license to keep a tavern at McKenzie’s Crossroads in Kelso Township
Thomas Muir – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors at his shop in Hardinsburg
John Hansel and A L Bailey appointed directors of Asylum.
Eleazer Small filed remonstrance against State Road.
Andrew Cochran by Lawrence, his attorney, filed petition for review of county road in Logan Township. George Arnold, Warren Tibbs and Lisle Riley to review alteration.
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No. 16 – Allowed to Aaron Ball, Sr., for attending prisoners and furnishing necessaries for same
No. 17 – Allowed to Wm. V. Cheek for Record Books, Stationery &c.
No. 18 – Allowed to David Shane for service as Petit Juror April Term 1838
No. 19 – Allowed to William Morgan for service as Petit Juror April Term 1838
No. 20 – Allowed to Hugh McClure for service as Petit Juror April Term 1838
No. 21 – Allowed to Mason J. Cloud for service as Petit Juror October Term 1838
No. 22 – Allowed to Robert Moore for service as Petit Juror October Term 1838
No. 23 – Allowed to William Morgan for service as Petit Juror October Term 1838
No. 24 – Allowed to John Levingston for service as Petit Juror October Term 1838
No. 25 – Allowed to Thomas Lambertson for service as Petit Juror October Term 1838
No. 26 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for service as Petit Juror July Term 1838
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No. 27 – Allowed to James Merrick for temporary relief as a pauper to be under the control of Benj. Sylvester
No. 28 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for fetters on prisoners
No. 29 – Allowed to Martin Trester for services as Trustee for School Township 4, Range 2 West
No. 30 – Allowed to John Livingston for services as associate Judge approving W. V. Cheek’s bond and granting an injunction
Ordered motion by Trustees of Rising Sun continued.
Order to build New Lawrenceburg and Tanners Creek bridge is revoked.
No. 31 – Allowed to Abner Tibbits for services viewing and relocating state road
No. 32 – Allowed to William Perry for service viewing and relocating state road
No. 33 – Allowed to Aaron B. Henry for service viewing and relocating state road
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No. 34 – Allowed to Eli Hall for service driving stakes on the review of state road made by Wm. Perry, A. B. Henry, and Abner Tibbetts
No. 35 – Allowed to Joseph M. Grove for service as chain carrier on view or relocating state road made by William Perry, A. B. Henry and Abner Tibbetts
No. 36 – Allowed to Madison Henry for service as chain carrier on view or relocation of State Road made by Wm. Perry, A. B. Henry and Abner Tibbetts
No. 37 – Allowed to John Smith for service as chain carrier on view or relocation of state road made by Wm. Perry, A. B. Henry and Abner Tibbitts
No. 38 – Allowed to Francis Worley for service as Petit Juror Oct Term 1838
Report of State Road from mouth of Hogan Creek to intersect the State Road from Lawrenceburg to Indianapolis near residence of Stokley Dils and Stokely Perry, by William Perry, Aaron B. Henry and Abner Tibbits, Commissioners. Francis Baldwin, Justice of Peace. E. B. Hunt, surveyor and engineer. M. Henry and J. Grove, chain carriers. Eli Hill and John Smith, markers and stake drivers. William Glenn, Charles Dashiel, Nathaniel L. Squibb to assess damages to William Upp, William and Lewis Morgan, Heirs of John Conn, Francis Worley, William G. Griffin, Phoebe Worley, heirs of Nathan Worley, Eleazer Small, John Billingsly, William Dils, Heirs of Henry Dils, Stokely Dils, John W. Dorsey, Jacob Dils. Viewers to meet at office of J. C. Curtis. Land of Francis Worley was land of Nathan Worley, deceased, which was partitioned among heirs: Elizabeth Worley, Andrew Worley, Henry Worley.
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No. 39 – Allowed to John D. Johnson for services as Petit Juror October Term 1838
No. 40 – Allowed to James Mills for service as Petit Juror at July Term 1838
No. 41 – Allowed to Thomas Jennings for service as Petit Juror July Term 1838
Thomas Jennings – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Wilmington
Trustees of Rising Sun, by Brown, their attorney argue against license to John P. Scott to keep a ferry across Ohio River at Rising Sun. Continued.
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William G. Monroe appointed Treasurer. Filed bond with Alexander H. Dill, John Livingston, James C. Corlly, Isaac Hancock, Daniel Conaway, Jno and William Dils, as securities.
No. 42 – Allowed to A. H. Dill for books, paper, quills, extra services, &c.
No. 43 – Allowed to William McBride as Petit Juror Oct Term 1838
No. 44 – Allowed to Mahlon Powell as Grand Juror Oct Term 1838
No. 45 – Allowed to Charles Bruce as Petit Juror Oct Term 1838
No. 46 – Allowed to Charles Bruce as Juror July Term 1838
Trustees for County Seminary appointed: Benjamin Vail, J. C. Curtis, Henry Walker, Isaac Dunn, Wm. G. Monroe, Wm. Tait, Wm. Perry, Sewell Plummer, Nathaniel L. Squibb, Ephraim Glasgow.
No. 47 – Allowed to William L. Abbot as Petit Juror Oct Term 1838
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No. 48 – Allowed to John Kyle for services as engineer at bridge sites
John Kyle, commissioner, makes report of bridge to be built over Laughery Creek at S. S. Speakman’s ferry on Rising Sun Road.
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On motion of John McPike, Court ordered Isaac H. Kiersted be sworn in relation to signatures on bond for surplus revenue loaning agent.
William G. Monroe appointed to settle with Wm. Perry, loaning agent of surplus revenue.
No. 49 – Allowed to A. J. Cotten as associate Judge accepting bonds and granting injunctions
William G. Monroe, Treasurer, submits report.
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John Cundale, keeper of Asylum, filed bond with Thomas Kyle, his security.
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No. 50 – Allowed to Elijah Christopher as Petit Juror at July Term 1838
Kerr, Conaway & Co. – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Wilmington
Benjamin Vail – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Wilmington
No. 51 – Allowed to William G. Monroe for furniture for Treasurer’s office
No. 52 – Allowed to William Spiznall as Petit Juror at July Term 1838
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Petition of James C. Cordy and other voters of Wilmington and affidavit of David Kerr, for incorporation of Wilmington. Petition as genuine by oath of Ephraim Glasgow and John Brewington. Granted.
Remonstrance of Elijah Blasdell.
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James Murray – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Dillsboro
No. 53 – Allowed to Benjamin Sylvester for signing county orders
No. 54 – Allowed to David Walser for services March Session 1839
No. 55 – Allowed to Benjamin Sylvester for service at March Session
No. 56 – Allowed to David Walser for service at Oct Term and July Term as Petit Juror
Wm Dils appointed agent to repair jail.
Walter Kerr appointed to procure and fix a lightning rod to Court House in Wilmington
Ordered that Clerk’s office be kept in north west room upstairs in Court House and Treasurer’s office be kept in center room on north side of Court House upstairs and Recorder’s office be kept in north east room in Court House upstairs as soon as lightning rod is fixed.
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John McPike, N. H. Torbet, David Kerr, L. G. Elder, John B. Carrington, Charles Elder, Philip L. Spooner, Elisha Morgan, William Wymond, Mahlon Powell, William Glenn, Ephraim Glasgow, Thomas Jennings, John Johnson, A. Ball Jr., and James Murry bound to Indiana for John McPike, agent to loan Surplus Revenue.
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Board Adjourned.
In Vacation: Z. A. Bonham appointed assessor for Logna Township by William V. Cheek, clerk.
The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the January 1839 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 2
January Session 1839
Page 357
Present:
Jacob Vanwedding – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop or grocery store in Jackson Township
No. 1 – Allowed to Stephen Hisman for digging grave for a drowned man
No. 2 – Allowed to Hugh Ferry for making coffin for a drowned man
Hiram Lampkin and Erastus Lathrop – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at their shop in Aurora
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A. & R. Wilber – license to vend foreign merchandise at their store in Hartford
No. 4 – Allowed to Charles D. Pearson for boarding and keeping Mary Malone, a pauper
No. 5 – Allowed to Conrad Row for boarding and keeping a pauper
No. 6 – Allowed to Wm. H. Caster for medicine and attendance to a pauper
Philip Eastman – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Rising Sun
Or Canfield – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his shop in Manchester Township
No. 7 – Allowed to James M. Case for boarding and keeping a pauper
No. 8 – Allowed to Rufus Rice for coffin for a pauper
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Cornelius Miller appointed commissioner to expend $100 of 3% fund on Jelley’s Hill on state road leading from Rising Sun to Versailles. Filed bond with John J. French, security.
William Lemon appointed commissioner to expend $100 of 3% fund on a state road from Madison to Lawrenceburg. Filed bond with James Mcguire, security.
James McGuire appointed commissioner to expend to the improvement of the navigation of Laughery Creek. Filed bond with William Lemon, security.
No. 9 – Allowed to Cornelius Miller for boarding and keeping a pauper
No. 10 – Allowed to John Cundale for keeping and boarding paupers at the Poor Asylum
No. 11 – Allowed to John Cundale for medicine furnished Poor Asylum
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No. 12 – Allowed to Aaron Ball for removing paupers to Asylum
No. 13 – Allowed to John Bullock for removing Mary Sixton, a pauper, to Poor Asylum
No. 14 – Allowed to Frances Worley for boarding and keeping a pauper
Petition of 200 person residing in Laughrey and Lawrenceburg Townships for erection of a new township. Granted and Centre Township created. Election to be held at house of George W. Lane in Aurora.
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No. 15 – Allowed to Amos Jones for boarding and keeping a pauper
No. 16 – Allowed to Milton Gregg for publishing delinquent list
No. 17 – Allowed to J. C. Cordrey & Co. for goods furnished a pauper
Jeremiah Coughlan – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at his shop in Kelso Township
Jeremiah Coughlan – license to vend foreign merchandise at his house or store in Kelso Township
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Jacob Houck – license to vend foreign groceries at his shop in Lawrenceburg
Henry Reise – license to vend foreign groceries at his shop in Lawrenceburg
No. 18 – Allowed to Elias Schooley for making a coffin for a pauper
No. 19 – Allowed to William Morgan for services viewing state road
No. 20 – Allowed to Martin Trester for services viewing state road
Bird Pate – license to keep a grocery and retain foreign and domestic groceries and spirituous liquors at their house in Wilmington
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James C. Cordry & Co. – license to vend foreign merchandise at their store in Wilmington
No. 21 – Allowed to John Cundale for removing Patrick Wade, an insane pauper
No. 22 – Allowed to Aaron Ball for boarding prisoners in jail
Harris Fitch – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Lawrenceburg
No. 23 – Allowed to Elizabeth Lawrence for keeping Betsey Lawrence, a pauper
No. 24 – Allowed to Nelson H. Torbet for medicine and attendance on Betsey Lawrence, a pauper
No. 25 – Allowed to Nelson H. Torbet for medicine and attendance on Hicks, a pauper
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No. 26 – Allowed to Nelson H. Torbet for medicine and attendance on Martin Jackson while a prisoner in jail
Patrick O’Conner – license to keep a grocery at his shop in Kelso Township
Nathaniel L. Squibb appointed commissioner to expend $100 of 3% fund for improvement of Hartford Hill on 7 and 8 mile of the state road leading from Rising Sun to Versailles. Filed bond with Henry Walker, security.
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John B. Clark – license to vend foreign merchandise at his store in Manchester Township
Jesse Riley appointed assessor in Logan Township
Thomas Darling appointed assessor in Miller Township
Richard Spicknall appointed assessor in Kelso Township
Merrit Hubble appointed assessor in Jackson Township
Israel Noyes appointed assessor in Manchester Township
John Weaver appointed assessor in Lawrenceburg Township
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Walter Kerr appointed assessor in Laughery Township
Ranna C. Stevens appointed assessor in Sparta Township
Isaac Randall appointed assessor in Clay Township
William Lemon appointed assessor in Cesars Creek Township
William Gerrard appointed assessor in Union Township
Martin Stewart appointed assessor in Randolph Township
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Cleves & Karr – license to vend foreign merchandise at their store in Manchester Township
No. 27 – Allowed to Mahlon Powell for sundries furnished jail
No. 28 – Allowed to Alexander H .Dill for rent of clerk’s office and quills furnished clerk’s office
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James T. Brown appointed attorney in defense of the Board of County Commissioners. Except an action by Stephen Wood which is now pending in the Supreme Court. Order appointed Stephen C. Sevens is revoked.
No. 29 – Allowed to John Ferrce for making a coffin for a drowned man
No. 30 – Allowed to James R. Dennison for going to the coroner to give information of a drowned man
William H. Vaughan – license to vend foreign merchandise at his store in Lawrenceburg
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Laird & Porter – license to vend foreign merchandise at their store in Lawrenceburg
Harvey Moss & Co. – license to vend foreign merchandise at their store in Wilmington
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Report of William G. Monroe, Treasurer.
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No. 31 – Allowed to William Dils for wood and repairs to Court House
No. 32 – Allowed to James T. Pollock for overcharge in county tax
James Miller & Co. – license to keep a grocery and retail liquors at their shop in Randolph Township
Wetherby & Stevens – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at their house in Harrison
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Henry W. Brown – license to keep a grocery and retail liquors at his shop in Rising Sun
No. 33 – Allowed to Benjamin Sylvester for service as commissioner
No. 34 – Allowed to David Nevett for services as commissioner
No. 35 – Allowed to David Walser for services as commissioner
Ordered that a bridge be built over Tanners Creek at New Lawrenceburg made by J. Kyle, engineer. Isaac Dunn, William Tait, and Andrew Morgan, superintendents. Appointment of Stephen Ludlow as superintendent revoked and Andrew Morgan appointed in his stead.
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J. Kyle, Engineer, appointed to make an examination of site of contemplated bridge over Laughery Creek at ferry of Stephen S. Speakman on Rising Sun Road.
David Walser, commissioner of Dearborn County, enters his dissent against order by board for building the Lawrenceburg and Tanners Creek Bridge because a tax levied for that purpose would be oppressive to the people.
Board adjourned.
The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the December 1838 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 2
December Special Session 1838
Page 355
Present:
Election of clerk in room of James Dill, died August 1838. William V. Cheek proclaimed elected. Alexander H. Dill contested election and granted appeal in court and to file bond with William G. Monroe as security.
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Board adjourned.
The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the November 1838 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 2
November Session 1838
Page 341
Present:
Matthew Hubble – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Jackson Township
David Nevitt took his seat.
Robert Haddock – license to vend foreign goods and groceries at his store in Miller Township
Vallorus Morse – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Union Township
Page 342
George W. Shane – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries at his shop in Logan Township
No. 1 – Allowed to John Cundale, keeper of Poor Asylum, for digging well
No. 2 – Allowed to Townsend Dickinson for repairs to Asylum
No. 3 – Allowed to J. & F. H. Hansell for glass furnished asylum and other articles
No. 4 – Allowed to John Cundale, keeper of poor asylum, for keeping the poor
No. 5 – Allowed to M. H. Harding for medicine and attendance on paupers at poor asylum
No. 6 – Allowed to E. Freman for one bucket for well at poor asylum
No. 7 – Allowed to John Kyle for hauling stone for well at poor asylum
No. 8 – Allowed to Edward Rickett for services as trustee of Fractional Township No. 3, Range 1 West
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No. 9 – Allowed to William Morgan for repairs to Wilson Creek Bridge
No. 10 – Allowed to Olmsted & Downey for digging grave for a drowned man
No. 11 – Allowed to Elias Schooly for making coffin for pauper at Poor Asylum
Jacob Harwood, Thomas H. Milburn and David Soter, commissioners of location of State Road from bridge across South Hogan Creek to Lawrenceburg and Indianapolis State Road. Elias Chisman by Dumont, his attorney, moves report set aside.
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Asa Sheldon – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Rising Sun
Lewis G. Hurlbert – license to vend foreign and domestic groceries at his shop in Aurora
Josiah Beldin and Enoch S. Adams – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at their house in New Lawrenceburg
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No. 12 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for repairs to jail
No. 13 – Allowed to John Chance for conveying Mrs. Hogshier, a pauper
Hewitt and Jones – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Rising Sun
Thomas Guion – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Clay Township
No. 14 – Allowed to Charles Dashiell for services as trustee of Section 16, Township 6, Range 3 West
Jacob Harwood, Thomas H. Milburn and David Soter, commissioners for location of state road from South Hogan Creek bridge to Lawrenceburg and Indianapolis State Road. Report is set aside.
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Allowances for Grand Jurors, October Term 1838:
Allowances for Petit Jurors, October Term 1838:
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No. 91 – Allowed to Benjamin Carlisle for medicine and attendance on George Johnson, a pauper
No. 92 – Allowed to Alexander E. Glenn for printing expose for 1837
No. 93 – Allowed to Jabez Percival for attendance on George Johnson, a pauper
No. 94 – Allowed to John K. Lewis for making coffin for George Johnson, a pauper
No. 95 – Allowed to Zerah T. Percival & Co. for shroud for a pauper
No. 96 – Allwed to James Noble as Juror October Term 1838
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No. 97 – Allowed to John D. Johnson for hauling lumber from Aurora to the Court House in Wilmington
No. 98 – Allowed to Aaron Ball for boarding prisoners in jail
No. 99 – Allowed to John Brewington as constable Oct Term 1838
No. 100 – Allowed to Walter Kerr as constable Oct Term 1838
No. 101 – Allowed to Lemuel G. Elder as constable Oct Term 1838
No. 102 – Allowed to Abram B. Adams as constable Oct Term 1838
No. 103 – Allowed to Samuel McMullen as constable Oct Term 1838
No. 104 – Allowed to Akin Kerr as constable Oct Term 1838
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No. 105 – Allowed to George Hume as constable Oct Term 1838
No. 106 – Allowed to Alexander E. Glenn as constable Oct Term 1838
No. 107 – Allowed to John F. Richards as constable Oct Term 1838
No. 108 – Allowed to Henry S. Pate as constable Oct Term 1838
No. 109 – Allowed to William Dils for wood and others articles for court Oct Term 1838
Horton & Morgan – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in New Lawrenceburg
No. 110 – Allowed to Henry S. Pate as constable July Term 1838
Henry Walters – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at house in Manchester Township
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In matter of state road laid out by Jacob Hayes, Robert Harget and John Gibson, Commissioners comes William Morgan and Martin Trester, Commissioners to assess damages to Elijah Blasdel, Jehue Goodwin and Jacob Dennis.
William G. Monroe, Treasurer’s report.
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No. 111 – Allowed to Benjamin Sylvester for signing county orders and at asylum on business
No. 112 – Allowed to Alexr H. Dill for one ream of paper and extra service as clerk
No. 113 – Allowed to Benjamin Sylvester for services at session
No. 114 – Allowed to David Nevitt for services at session
No. 115 – Allowed to David Walser for services at session
Ordered that a public bridge be built over Tanners Creek at New Lawrenceburg. William Tate, Stephen Ludlow and Isaac Dunn appointed superintendents of the building of bridge.
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Calbert and Stevens – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Rising Sun
No. 116 – Allowed to Robert Haddock for services as clerk of School Section 16, Township 6, Range 1
Board adjourned.
The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the September 1838 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 2
September Session 1838
Page 311
Present:
No. 1 – Allowed to John Cundale, keeper of Poor Asylum, for keeping paupers
No. 2 – Allowed to Silas Eggleston as constable summoning juries by order of coroner
No. 3 – Allowed to William Dodd for drawing coffin, two mules and a half by order of the coroner
No. 4 – Allowed to James Miller for making coffins and digging graves
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No. 5 – Allowed to Morgan & Brown for making coffin for a pauper
No. 6 – Allowed to Thomas Wright for digging grave for a pauper
Elijah Thatcher – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Clay Township
No. 7 – Allowed to Aaron Ball, Jailor, for attendance on prisoners and boarding prisoners
No. 8 – Allowed to Thomas B. Cook for removing paupers to Poor Asylum and necessaries furnished
Nathan Powell – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries at his shop in Manchester Township
Thomas Payne – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Sparta Township
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Lanius & Athern – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Rising Sun
Moore and Brooks – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Sparta Township
John W. Hall – license to vend foreign merchandise and domestic and foreign groceries at his store in Rising Sun
Bartholomew and Peek – license to vend foreign merchandise at their store in Aurora
Tate and Summers – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Rising Sun
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McKnight & Fisher – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Rising Sun
John B. Craft – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Union Township
North and Powell – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Randolph Township
James Miller & Co. – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Randolph Township
Sebastian Brush – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Kelso Township
George Voglesang – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his shop in Kelso Township
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Eggleston & Dodd – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at their shop in Rising Sun
No. 9 – Allowed to Milton Gregg for printing expose for 1837 and delinquent list of school commissioner for 1837 and 1838
Petition of Ezra Ferris, Abraham Rowland, Stephen Ludlow and others for alteration in state road from Lawrenceburg to Indianapolis through land of Abram Ferris and John Daniel. Henry Walker, John Callahan and Davis Woodward appointed commissioners to view alteration.
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George W. Shane – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Jackson Township
Daniel Godlston – license to vend foreign merchandise
David Nevitt took his seat.
Benjamin Sylvester elected president of the board.
Powell & Aldridge – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at their shop in Wilmington
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No. 10 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for repairs to jail
No. 11 – Allowed to Philip Gould in removing paupers to Poor Asylum
No. 12 – Allowed to John Jackson for assessing property in Miller Township
W. W. Jordan – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Manchester Township
George Nicholas Hornberger – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Lawrenceburg
John Langby – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and spirituous liquors at his house in Aurora
Allowances for Grand Jurors, July Term 1838:
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Allowances for Petit Jurors, July Term 1838:
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No. 89 – Allowed to Elias Schooly for making coffin for a pauper
No. 90 – Allowed to John Cundale for necessaries furnished paupers at Poor Asylum
No. 91 – Allowed to Jeremiah Nowland for keeping James Smith, a pauper
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Mathias Hall – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and spirituous liquors at his shop at James Mill in Union Township
No. 92 – Allowed to Jacob Blasdell, Sherwood Blasdell and Benjamin Embank to be expended by them on Salt Fork Bridge in repairing the same
Joseph Barricklow – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Rising Sun
Joseph Barricklow – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Rising Sun
Wrixham West – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Lawrenceburg
Alanson Crooker – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Lawrenceburg
Benjamin Stockman – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his house in Lawrenceburg
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Hurlbert and Ferris – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Aurora
Barricklow and Baxter – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign groceries and liquors at their shop in Rising Sun
Mark McCracken and Hugh McMath, commissioners to view part of Lawrenceburg and Brockville road through land of Malechi Worst. Petition of Robert Rowe, Jr., John Hambleton and others. Samuel McMath, Jr., surveyor. John Hamburgh, John [blank] and Jacob [blank], chain carriers. Andrew Laneger, Justice of Peace. Applicants to pay costs. Appeal to Circuit Court granted. Bond filed with Henry McKenzie, security.
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Sherwood Blasdell and Benjamin Embank appointed superintendents of Salt Fork Bridge in room of John Dawson and Samuel H. Dowden, who refused to serve.
Daniel J. Hancock – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Aurora
Joseph Haburn – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Aurora
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No. 93 – Allowed to John Livingston as associate judge July Term 1838
No. 94 – Allowed to Alfred J. Cotten as associate judge July Term 1838
No. 95 – Allowed to Johnson Watts in viewing state road from Lawrenceburg to Madison
Chambers – license to vend foreign merchandise and foreign and domestic groceries at his store in Wilmington
No. 96 – Allowed to Samuel H. Dowden for serving on writ of habeas corpus
Abram B. Adams and Alfred A. Adams – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in New Lawrenceburg
John Gray – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Lawrenceburg
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No. 97 – Allowed to John Livingston for appointing a clerk in room of James Dill, deceased
No. 98 – Allowed to Alfred J. Cotten for appointing a clerk in room of James Dill, deceased
No. 99 – Allowed to James Bastick for viewing road from James Mill up South Side of Laughery
No. 100 – Allowed to Philip Rowland for viewing road from James Mill up South Side of Laughery Creek
No. 101 – Allowed to Nelson H. Torbet for medicine and attendance on Betsey Lawrence, a pauper
No. 102 – Allowed to Betsey Lawrence for boarding and nursing Betsey Lawrence, a pauper
Robert Hargett, Jacob Hayes and John Gibson appointed commissioners to view road from Salt Fork Bridge in Miller Township to E. W. Jackson to Gibson’s meeting house to the Napoleon and Harrison State Road. They make report. Elijah Blasdell, Jacob Dennis, and Jehu Goodwin by James Brown their attorney file objection. Johnson Watts, William Morgan and Martin Trester appointed to meet at house of Charles Wright in Manchester Township and view road and assess damages.
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William G. Monroe, Treasurer, appointed collector and filed bond with Alexander H. Dill, William Dis, Isaac Hancock, David Kerr, Thomas Jennings, Daniel Conaway Jr., and James C. Cordrey as securities.
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No. 103 – Allowed to George W. Lane & Co for boards furnished for Court House
No. 104 – Allowed to Isaac Carabaugh for removing paupers to Poor Asylum
Christopher and Wood – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at their shop in Wilmington
No. 105 – Allowed to Lewis and Rogers for making and repairing benches and sash to Court House
No. 106 – Allowed to Step Merrick and family, who are in part paupers, by way of temporary relief. Money to be placed in the hands of Benjamin Sylvester to furnish family as need requires.
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No. 107 – Allowed to John Gray, who is in part a pauper, by way of temporary relief. Money to be placed in the hands of Wm. Dils to furnish said family as need requires.
James Bastick and Philip Rowland, commissioners, make report on road at James Mill. Dismissed.
Henry Walker and Davis Woodward, commissioners to view Lawrenceburg and Indianapolis State Road where it passes through land of Stephen Ludlow and John Daniel, make report. Road through land of Abram Ferris. Benjamin Fuller, Justice of Peace. Road opened.
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No. 108 – Allowed to John Huffington and others for timber furnished work and repairs on bridge across South Hogan on road from Wilmington to Aurora
Pepper and French – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Rising Sun
No. 109 – Allowed to Alexander H. Dill for book and other articles purchased by James Dill, late clerk, for use of clerk’s office
No. 110 – Allowed to William Dils, Sheriff, as extra and other service
No. 111 – Allowed to George Hume for service as constable attending Grand Jury July Term 1838
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No. 112 – Allowed to Lemuel G. Elder for services as constable July Term 1838
No. 113 – Allowed to John Brewington for services as constable July Term 1838
No. 114 – Allowed to John F. Richards for services as constable July Term 1838
No. 115 – Allowed to Isaac Jones for service as constable July Term 1838
No. 116 – Allowed to Jesse Riley for services as constable July Term 1838
No. 117 – Allowed to Walter Kerr for service as constable July Term 1838
No. 118 – Allowed to William Dils for cleaning Court House bucket and 3 tumblers furnished the court
No. 119 – Allowed to Obediah Priest for services as constable July Term 1838
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Patrick O’Conner – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Kelso Township
Henry McKinzie – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Kelso Township
Benjamin Sylvester appointed superintendent to employ person for digging a well on asylum farm and to grade ground around poor asylum.
Overseers of Poor to make report annually at May Session.
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Report of Wm. G. Monroe, Treasurer.
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William Morgan appointed to keep Wilson Creek bridge in repair.
No. 120 – Allowed to Ephraim Glasgow fore rent for clerk’s office
No. 121 – Allowed to Stephen Wood for rent for clerk’s office
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No. 122 – Allowed to William Conaway as commissioner
No. 123 – Allowed to David Nevett as commissioner
No. 124 – Allowed to Alexander H. Dill for one record book for Circuit Court and stationery for clerk’s office
No. 125 – Allowed to Benjamin Sylvester as commissioner
No. 126 – Allowed to David Nevitt as commissioner
No. 127 – Allowed to David Walser as commissioner
No. 128 – Allowed to Alexander H. Dill for assessors and collectors books made by James Dill, late clerk
David Nevitt was appointed to procure a relinquishment from Lawrenceburg and Tanners Creek Bridge Company of Bridge over mouth of Tanner’s Creek. Company refused to sell or relinquish charter.
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Board pledges to build a bridge over Tanners Creek at New Lawrenceburg. David Nevitt appointed to receive relinquishment of Lawrenceburg and Tanners Creek Bridge Company.
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Board adjourned.
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