The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the March 1838 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 2
March Session 1838
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Present:
- Benjamin Sylvester
- David Nevitt
A. & R. Welber – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise at their store in Hartford
William Conaway took his seat.
No. 1 – Allowed to Simeon Tozier, keeper of poor asylum
No. 2 – Allowed to Aaron Ball for boarding, provision and wood furnished prisoners
Thomas Blythe – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors in Lawrenceburg
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Torrence Curry Bruce exonerated from future liability to work public roads and highways.
No. 3 – Allowed to David Nevitt as Petit Juror
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Thomas Guion – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise at his store in Clay Township
Elias and James Chisman and various other freeholders by Dumont, their attorney of change in state road from Aurora up North Hogan Creek through lands of Elias and James Chisman, William V. Cheek, Jacob Harwood, David Loter, and Thomas H. Milburn, N. Canfield. Petition signed by: Noyes Canfield, Joseph Harwood, Elishu Powell, William Record, John Hollowell, Henry Bruce, Sr., Henry Buell, Jr., Stephen Bruce, John Bruce, T. C. Bruce, Philemon Wilson, Benjamin Vail, Elias Chisman, G. W. Chisman, Samuel Cole, William Bainum Jr., Charles Burk, B. P. Moore, Alexander Syace, William Benham, Thomas Jennings, Robert Moore, George Hume, James Boyd, Thomas Spicknall, Thomas J. Taylor, James Powell, Wm. Williams, L. G. Elder, Mahlon Powell, Thomas Baker, James C. Cordry, Luke Evill, J. Hancock, David Kerr, Walter Kerr, Wm. G. Monroe, David Johnston, Charles Bruce, Geo. L. Whitely, Elijah Christopher, Joshua Brewington, John B. Chisman, James M. Chisman, William Chisman, John Johnston, John Powell, John D. Johnston, James Mills, Thomas Palmer, John P. Rogers, E. C. Chisman, Justus M. Cure, Newton M. Canfield, Quiller Aldridge, Thomas Barlow, Willis Barlow, Cyrus Canfield, David Fosher, William V. Cheek, and Samuel D. Day. Charles W. Wright, Joseph Trester and Aaron B. Henry appointed to view alterations.
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John Buffington, John Parks and David Walser, commissioners, make report for change in Lawrenceburg and Rushville State Road. Took oath before David Kerr, Justice of Peace. Road through land of George Blasdell, E. & J. Jackson, B. Embank, James McKinney, Henry Newton, Guard, J. Miller, and Jacob Hayes. Robert Rowe, surveyor. Jacob Hayes, Job Miller and James McKinney object. Benjamin Walker, Jr., Samuel Saltmarsh and David Tibet’s appointed to view damages of proposed alteration.
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Warren W. Weatherby – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Harrison
No. 4 – Allowed to John Buffington for viewing change on Lawrenceburg and Rushville state road
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No. 5 – Allowed to John Parks for viewing change in Lawrenceburg and Rushville state road
No. 6 – Allowed to David Walser for services viewing change in Lawrenceburg and Rushville state road
No. 7 – Allowed to Robert Rowe for surveying and platting change in Lawrenceburg and Rushville state road
State Road from Aurora to Dillsboro, motion of George W. Lane. Road ordered opened.
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White & Lambden – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise at their store in Randolph Township
Bazil James – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise at his store in Rising Sun
Ezra Ferris – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise at his store in Lawrenceburg
John B. Clark – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise at his store in Manchester Township
No. 8 – Allowed to Robert Moore for record book for treasurer’s office
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Treasurer’s report by Robert Moore.
Merrit Hubbell – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise at his store in Jackson Township
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No. 9 – Allowed to Robert Rowe for platting change of Lawrenceburg and Rushville State Road
No. 10 – Allowed to Robert Rowe Jr. for assessing Kelso Township
No. 11 – Allowed to James Dill for paper and rent of Clerk’s office
No. 12 – Allowed to William Dils, Sheriff, for extra services and 1 cord of wood
No. 13 – Allowed to Ebenezer Dumont for extra services as township trustee
No. 14 – Allowed to Joshua Brewington for boarding Joseph Darragh in jail
Petition of John Powell and other freeholder for change in state road from Aurora up North Hogan Creek. Road through land of John Powell, W. V. Cheek, Henry and Amer Bruce. Signed by John Powell, James Vinson, Elihu Powell, Mahlon Powell, Samuel Cole, G. A. Rigg, John B. Chisman, James V. Bruce, Moses Walters, Henry Bruce Jr., W. C. Lindsey, Benjamin P. Melson, Andrew Stevenson, Nathan L. Milburn, John Graves, T. C. Bruce, Stephen Bruce, John Bruce, John Brewington, Stephen Wood, Thomas Paine, Joseph Parker, Noyes Canfield, Abraham Carrabough, James Parsons, C. Huffman, Harvey Moss, Thomas Jennings, G. W. Chisman, Thos. Spicknall, William Chisman, Thomas Baker, W. A. Kerr, A. R. Drraper, James Chisman, Elias Chisman, Charles Burk, John Hinds, J. Mills, WIllis Barlow, William Barlow, D. A. Brooks, Amour Flake, William Bell, Stephen Jarvis, Thomas Simons, David Maxton, John Mahany, William V. Cheek, Walter Kerr, John Johnston, William Williams, John Buffington Sr., Asa Shattuck, Thompson Dean, G. Fablre, John Curry, James Mills, Hiram Taylor, James Powell, George P. Lowe, Orinson Richardson, William Specknall, Phelomon Wilson, L. G. Elder, David Walser, David Harwood, Andrew Miller, Elijah Bruce, Bonoi Thompson, Isaac Hancock, David Kerr, William Wheeler, Wm. G. Monroe, Aquilla Aldrige, Wm. H. Glasgow, G. W. Thornton, Michael Flake, N. H. Terbet, Elijah Lindsey, Wm. Record, Ephraim Glasgow, James Lindsay, Luke Evill, Thomas Young, James C. Cordry, Thomas Sterling, B. P. Moore, Samuel Moore, T. J. Taylor, William Bainum, Aaron Miller, John Parks, George Hume, Warner Sanks, Cyrus Canfield, James Read, John Moore, Joshua Brewington, George Baker, Archibald Brashears, Charles Bruce, Hugh Jackson, Zerah Vinson, Joseph Harwood, John D. Johnson, Wm. G. Marshall, Robert Moore, John B. Powell, Geo. U. Johnson, James Lindsey, S. D. Day, Benjn. Vail, John Rogers, Jonathan Noble, Aaron Ball Sr., Wm. Penewell, Thomas Palmer, James Linegan, Benjamin George L. Whitely, John Buffington Jr., Christian Willman, Stephen Buffington, Henry Walker, Selah Holliday, Samuel T. Sawyer, Joseph Cochran, H. Baldwin, Wm. Winkley, T. J. Taylor, Andrew Worley, Wm. Bruce, Samuel Marsh, Josiah Caldin, and Henry Bruce. Armer Stephenson, Jesse Laird and James Boyd appointed to view alteration.
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Petition of Elias Little, Thomas F. Wright and others for part of Sparta Township to be attached to Clay Township. Granted.
Robert Moore, Treasurer, made report.
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Glenn and Stevens – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise at their store in Dillsboro
Jacob Harwood – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Wilmington
Hamilton Pate – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Clay Township
No. 15 – Allowed to Stephen Merrick and family who are in part paupers, by way of temporary relief. This money to be placed in hands of Benjamin Sylvester to furnish family as need requires.
William Perry, trustee of surplus revenue filed bond with Abram Ferris, Stephen Ludlow and Henry M. Farrer, his securities.
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No. 16 – Allowed to Thomas Palmer for rent of Recorder’s office and record books and stationery
Cornelius Snyder – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment at his house in Rising Sun
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Benjamin Perrine – license to vend foreign and domestic merchandise at his store in Kelso Township
No. 17 – Allowed to Samuel D. Day for medicine and attendance on a pauper
No. 18 – Allowed to Betsey Lawrence for boarding and nursing a pauper
Appointed trustees of County Seminary:
- Daniel Conaway Jr.
- Robert Moore
- Spencer Davis
- Benjamin Vail
- Nathaniel L. Squibb
- Benjamin Walker
- John Tait
- W. S. Durbin
- John B. Clarke
- Aaron B. Henry
- Jacob W. Eggleston
- J. H. Brower
- Ebenezer Dumont
- William V. Cheek
- George W. Lane
- William Perry
- Henry Walker
No. 19 – Allowed to Benjamin Sylvester and others as securities of Russel Coman for costs paid in suit of Indiana on relation of treasurer of Dearborn County against them which judgment of Circuit Court has been reversed by Supreme Court
John Cundale, keeper of poor asylum, filed bond with Daniel Roberts and William Harrison, his securities.
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Pledge to build bridge across Tanner’s Creek if stockholders of Lawrenceburg and Tanners Creek Bridge Company surrender their stake. David Nevitt appointed to attend to relinquishments and donations.
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No. 20 – Allowed to Benjamin Sylvester for visiting and examining poor asylum
No. 21 – Allowed to William Conaway as commissioner
No. 22 – Allowed to David Nevitt as commissioner
No. 23 – Allowed to Benjamin Sylvester as commissioner
Appropriation for repairing Salt Fork Bridge. Saml. H. Dowden, John Dawson and Jacob Blasdel appointed superintendents.
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William McBride to erect public square in Wilmington.
William G. Monroe appointed treasurer. Filed bond with Jesse L. Holman, John Dashiell, Charles Dashiell, Caleb A. Craft, John B. Craft and Robert Wilber, as securities.
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William Perry filed bond as agent to loan of surplus revenue. Abram Ferris, Stephen Ludlow and Henry M. Farrar, his securities.
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Expenditures and receipts of county.
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Board adjourned.
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Caleb A. Craft, John B. Craft, Charles Dashiell, John Dashiell, Jesse L. Holman, and Robert Wilber, securities for Wm. G. Monroe as treasurer – bond rescinded in regard to Robert Wilber.