The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the May 1838 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 2
May Session 1838
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Present:
- Benjamin Sylvester
- David Nevitt
Hoover and Stopher – license to keep a grocery and vend foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at their shop in Rising Sun
Moses Turner – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise and groceries at his house in Rising Sun
John Wallingford – license to keep a grocery and vend foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Hartford
Joshua Dorman – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Sparta Township
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J. B. Sparks – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise at their store in Logan Township
No. 1 – Allowed to David Tibbets for viewing and assessing damages in a change on Lawrenceburg and Rushville state road
No. 2 – Allowed to Benjamin Walker for viewing and assessing damages in change on Lawrenceburg and Rushville state road
No. 3 – Allowed to Samuel Saltmarsh for viewing and assessing damages in change on Lawrenceburg and Rushville state road.
No. 4 – Allowed to Wm. A. Bodine for removing J. & W. Flanigen to poor asylum
Elias Neal – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Rising Sun
William Tibbets – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise at his store in Sparta Township
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Petition of Robert Rowe, Jr., John Hambleton and other freeholders for change in Lawrenceburg and Brockville state road through land of Malichi Worst. Signed by Robt. Rowe Jr., John Hambleton, James Byrne, Thomas Baxter, David D. Davis, Wm. Rawling, And. Lonergan, Lawrence McGuire, Charles McWittry, Patk O’Brien, Henry Knote, Valentine Lawrence, Jacob Mason, Philip Lawrence, John Lackey, Welcome Lewis, Jonathan Lewis, John Richards. Samuel McMoth, Mark McCracken and Hugh Noyes appointed to view alteration.
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Pinkney James and others who reside on Laughery Creek above James’ Mills. file petition for a road on the South side of Laughery Creek beginning at James’ Mills. Signed by P. James, James M. Haistings, James Patterson, Stephen R. Tinker, David B. Barnheart, John Weathers, Edward Daughty, Renselear Weathers, John Conaway, George Weaver, Charles Marsh, Martin Scranton, William Kittle, David Fisher, Hugh Monroe, William Oxley, John Pugsley, Henry Miller, Lewis French, John Downey, Harvey Scranton, Anthony Mccain, Daniel McIntyre, and James Conley. Thomas Guion, James Bostick and Philip Rowland appointed to view proposed road.
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Charles W. Wright, Aaron B. Henry and Joseph Trester, commissioners to view state road from Aurora up North Hogan, where it passes lands of Elias and James Chisman, make report. Took oath from David Kerr, Justice of Peace.
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Lawrenceburg and Rushville State Road surveyed by John Huffington, John Parks and David Walser. Commissioners to assess damages of alteration, Samuel Saltmarsh, Benjamin Walker and David Tibbets took oath before John B. Clark, Justice of Peace. Reported damages to Jacob Hayes, Job Miller and James McKinney. Road opened through land of George Blasdell, E. & J. Jackson, E. Ewbank, James McKinney, Henry Newton, Hayes, Miller, and Jacob Hayes.
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William Hancock – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise and groceries at his store in Wilmington.
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Norval Sparks – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise and groceries at this store in Lawrenceburg
No. 5 – Allowed to John Cundale for booking and keeping the paupers at the poor asylum
James Cannon – license to keep a grocery and vend foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Kelso Township
James Blauvelt – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail liquors at his house in Kelso Township
Dunn & Ferris – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise at their store in Lawrenceburg
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Bedford & Saltmarsh – license to vend foreign and domestic groceries at their store in Lawrenceburg
Lewis and Hobbs – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise and groceries at their store in Lawrenceburg
J. H. Brower – license to vend foreign merchandise at his store in Lawrenceburg
Ephraim Glasgow – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment at his house in Wilmington
John Bennegar – license to vend foreign merchandise at his store
John Bennegar – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise at his store in Lawrenceburg
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John H. O’Neal – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Rising Sun
John Cline – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Lawrenceburg
No. 6 – Allowed to Claiborne Allen as trustee of Second District, Township 4, Range 2 West
Report of proposed alteration of state road from Aurora up North Hogan Creek, through land of W. V. Cheek, Henry and Amer Bruce. Armer Stevenson and James Boyd, commissioners. Oath taken before Aaron Ball, Justice of Peace. Road opened. Road by farm of John Powell vacated.
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No. 7 – Allowed to James Boyd for service on aforesaid road
No. 8 – Allowed to Armer Stevenson for services on aforesaid road
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Folbre, Baldwin & Co. – license to vend foreign merchandise at their store in Aurora
Folbre & Dean – license to vend and retail foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Aurora
No. 9 – Allowed to John B. Clarke for necessaries furnished a pauper
No. 10 – Allowed to Rufus Rice for making coffin for a pauper
No. 11 – Allowed to James P. Millikin for removing Silas Sanders, transient pauper
No. 12 – Allowed to Mark McCracken for issuing order for the removal of a pauper
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James M. Darragh – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Lawrenceburg
No. 13 – Allowed to William Tibbets for goods &c. furnished John Hall, a pauper
No. 14 – Allowed to William Dils for wood, cutting same and repairs to Court House
Albert G. Dils – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Manchester Township
Glasgow and Miller – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Wilmington
Jefferson Rettenhouse – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Harrison
John T. Bird – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Jackson Township
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Elias Chamberlin – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Manchester Township
James C. Cloud – licene to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Hardinsburg
Thomas T. Taylor – license to vend foreign merchandise and domestic groceries at his house or store in Aurora
Craft Lynn and Co. – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Rising Sun
James T. Pollock – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Randolph Township
Townsend J. Taylor – license to vend foreign and domestic groceries at his store in Wilmington
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St. Clair & Lane – license to vend merchandise and groceries at their store in Lawrenceburg
Elijah Elder – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his shop in Lawrenceburg
James and Philip Lawrence – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at their store in Jackson Township
No. 15 – Allowed to Simeon Tozier for furniture, bedding, &c. purchased for Poor Asylum
No. 16 – Allowed to Simeon Tozier for keeping paupers at Poor Asylum
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Grand Jurors for July Term 1838:
- William Vaughan
- Edward Ricketts
- John Frazier
- Peter Henigen
- John Hansel
- William Steele
- Enoch Conger
- William Dawson
- Almon Fairbanks
- William Specknall
- John Callahan
- Gersham Dunn
- Hugh McClure
- Cornelius S. Faulkner
- Charles Clements
- Henry Walker
Petit Jurors for July Term 1838, 1st Week,
- Joseph Meeker
- Benjamin Rollins
- Thomas Lindsay
- Moses Turner
- Welcom Lewis
- Ezra Guard
- George Cubbage
- William Ozier
- Henry McKinzie
- Asa Smith
- John Billingsley
- Ephraim Smith
- John Foster
- Jefferson A. French
- David Southward
- Decalvis Payne
- Thomas Jennings
- David G. Rabb
- William V. Cheek
- George Arnold
- James Clarke
- James Mills
- John Wallingford
- Andrew Worley
Petit Jurors July Term 1838, 2nd Week:
- James Lindsey
- John Palmerton
- Thomas Tanner
- Samuel H. Dowden
- George Beaty
- George Smith
- Thomas Townsend
- James Lawrence
- Claiborn Morris
- John Munce
- Henry Likely
- John Shoemake
- Benjamin Walker
- Philip Rowland
- Abraham L. Bailey
- Laben Lodge
- Samuel Graham
- Daniel Lawrence
- Nathaniel L. Squibb
- James McGuire
- Cyrus Smith
- Eleazer Small
- Andrew Babcock
- Jeremiah Smith
Grand Jurors October Term 1838:
- George W. Kingsbrery
- Bradley Loring
- Read Crandle
- Jacob Rees
- William Rawling
- Harvey Scranton
- George Darling
- George Conner
- William Morgan
- Mahlon Powell
- John Weathers
- James Rand
- Joseph Churchill
- John Larrison
- George Cheek
- William Upp
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Petit Jurors October Term 1838, 1st Week:
- Z. A. Bonham
- Obadiah Bailey
- Henry Collins
- David Griffin
- William L. Abbott
- Enoch W. Jackson
- James Blauvett
- Robert Wilber Jr.
- Thomas Slack
- Samuel Saltmarsh
- Charles Bird Pate
- John B. Craft
- James T. Pollock
- Dewitt Wilber
- Lewis Jolley
- John W. Cloud
- Daniel Kelsey
- John Myers
- Cyrus Mills
- Joseph Saltmarsh
- William Flinkston
- William Rodney
- Simon Tozier
- Enoch Blasdel
Petit Jurors October Term 1838, 2nd Week:
- Benjamin Johnson
- Isaac Adair
- Nathan Powell
- Moses D. Boardman
- Noah Davis
- David Walser
- Wm. S. Ward
- Jacob W. Eggleston
- William Tanner
- George Pate
- William Lemon
- Jehee Goodwin
- John Parks
- William Glenn
- James McClain
- Joseph Adams
- John D. Johnson
- John Buffington
- Amaziah Bailey
- Thomas Guion
- David Tibbets
- Isaac Cochran
- James Roberts
- Francis Worley
Grand Jurors April Term 1839:
- Jesse Laird
- John Gray
- Robert Fowler
- Phineas L. King
- Hamilton Smith
- Isaac Fisher
- Warren Tibbs
- Ranna C. Stevens
- David Guard
- John Daniels
- Thomas Hansel
- Litle W. Johnson
- John Binnegar
- Ebenezer Roberts
- John Dashiell
- Leonard Chace
Petit Jurors April Term 1839, 1st Week:
- William H. Powell
- Daniel Tapley
- Robert E. McCreary
- James Thompson
- Jonathan Vail
- Samuel Dow
- James Cannon
- Thomas Darling
- Joseph Trester
- George Bowlsby
- Moses Latta
- John Neal
- Benjamin Stackman
- Thomas Falbre
- Henry Farrar
- John Tait
- Elisha Meltter
- George Smith
- Abraham Hoover
- Timothy Kimble
- William McBride
- Hugh Ferry
- Robert Hargett
- William Perry
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Petit Jurors April Term 1839, 2nd Week:
- Thomas Riley
- William Oxley
- Isaac Randall
- John W. Dorsey
- John Stewart
- Joseph P. RIchardson
- George W. Cochran
- Henry Miller
- Aaron B. Henry
- William Brown
- John Chisman
- Daniel Roberts
- Robert Ray
- Elijah Thatcher
- John Columbia
- Hamilton Pate
- John Brumley, Jr.
- Armer Stevenson
- Benjamin Vail
- Joseph Groof
- Samuel Evans
- Dennis Riley
- Stephen Jarvis
- Jacob Dennes
Henry Walker, School Commissioner, made report.
Joseph McHenry, Treasurer of Congressional Township No. 3, Range 2 west, made report.
Timothy Kimble, Treasurer of Congressional Township No. 5, Range 2 west, made report.
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Philip Rowland – Treasurer of Congressional Township No. 5, Range 3 west, made report.
Joseph Kimpton, Treasurer of Congressional Township No. 4, Range 1 west, made report.
Thomas Smith, Treasurer of Congressional Township No. 6, Range 1 west, made report.
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Thomas J. Taylor – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Aurora
Israel C. Curtis – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Aurora
William Conaway took his seat.
No. 17 – Allowed to George W. Kingsbury as associate judge granting injunctions
No. 18 – Allowed to Alfred J. Cotten as associate judge granting injunctions, attending circuit court and approving clerk’s bond
No. 19 – Allowed to John Livingston as associate judge granting injunctions, attending circuit court and approving clerk’s bond
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No. 20 – Allowed to James Dill for extra service as clerk
Report of Robert Moore, late Treasurer.
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No. 21 – Allowed to Martin Stewart for assessing property in Randolph Township
No. 22 – Allowed to Walter Kerr for assessing property in Laughery Township
No. 23 – Allowed to Z. A. Bonham for assessing property in Logan Township
No. 24 – Allowed to Robert Turner for assessing property in Cesars Creek Township
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No. 25 – Allowed to Ranna C. Stevens for assessing property in Sparta Township
No. 26 – Allowed to Ayers Bramble for assessing property in Clay Township
No. 27 – Allowed to John Weaver for assessing property in Lawrenceburg Township
No. 28 – Allowed to John D. Bush for assessing property in Union Township
Report of William G. Monroe, Treasurer.
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Isaac Hancock – license to vend foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Wilmington
J. & F. Hansel – license to vend foreign merchandise and foreign groceries at their store in Manchester Township
Jacob Myers – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Union Township
Thomas Jennings – license to vend and retail foreign merchandise and groceries at his store in Wilmington
No. 29 – Allowed to Mark McCracken for assessing taxable property in Manchester Township
No. 30 – Allowed to John Ellis as juror April Term 1838
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No. 31 – Allowed to John Parks as juror April Term 1838
No. 32 – Allowed to Elvah Churchell as juror April Term 1838
No. 33 – Allowed to Gersham Dunn as juror April Term 1838
No. 34 – Allowed to William Morgan as juror April Term 1838
No. 35 – Allowed to Thomas Tanner as juror April Term 1838
No. 36 – Allowed to John J. French as juror April Term 1838
No. 37 – Allowed to Levi Boyd as juror April Term 1838
No. 38 – Allowed to J. T. Cole as juror April Term 1838
No. 39 – Allowed to James McClure as juror April Term 1838
No. 40 – Allowed to Philip Rowland as juror April Term 1838
No. 41 – Allowed to Claiborne Morris as juror April Term 1838
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Petition of William Glenn and other citizens of Dillsboro for incorporation of Dillsboro. Oath of Samuel Wymond. Granted.
No. 42 – Allowed to Alexr H. Dill for ruled paper purchased for assessor’s books and one record book for clerk’s office
Assessment books examined.
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Taxes for 1838. Ordered clerk make duplicate taxes.
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No. 43 – Allowed to William McBride for building a outhouse at the Court House in Wilmington
No. 44 – Allowed to Jacob Hayes for damages assessed by commissioners in a change of Lawrenceburg and Rushville State Road
No. 45 – Allowed to Job Miller for damages assessed in changed of Rushville & Lawrenceburg State Road
John Buffington appointed to superintend repairing the bridge over South Hogan on the road from Wilmington to Aurora.
Ordered the clerk furnish the prosecuting attorney a copy of Robert Moore’s bond (late Treasurer) to bring suit on bond against Robert Moore, William Glenn, Thomas Miller, James R. Moore, Benjamin Moore, and Henry Walker, his securities for balance due county.
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No. 46 – Allowed to William Conaway as commissioner
No. 47 – Allowed to Benjamin Sylvester as commissioner
No. 48 – Allowed to David Nevitt as commissioner
No 49 – Allowed to William Conaway for signing orders last session
Court adjourned.