The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the May 1826 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 1
November 1831 Session
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Present:
- Mark McCracken, President of the board
- George Arnold
- Joseph Woods
Isaac Adair – license to keep a tavern and public house of entertainment at his house in Logan Township
Samuel McCurdy – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries at his house in Lawrenceburg Township
James Rand – commissioner for the improvement of Laughery Creek. George Pate, security.
Ordered remitted to Abraham Briggs of Logan Township overcharge on 240 acres of 3rd rate land.
No. 1 – Allowed to Simon Peters for keeping and boarding Abraham Peters, a pauper
No. 2 – Allowed to Robert Kightley for keeping William Shepherd, a pauper
No. 3 – Allowed to Richard Orchard for keeping and boarding Mary Orchard, a pauper
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No. 4 – Allowed to Mary Muir for keeping and boarding Rebecca Coosenberry, a pauper
Aaron Foulke – license to retail and vend foreign merchandise at his store in Aurora
John M. Baker appointed inspector of flour.
No. 5 – Allowed to Edward Barrickulow for boarding & keeping Charlotte Rose & two children, three paupers & also burying her husband
No. 6 – Allowed to Jacob Larrimore for keeping & boarding Thomas Moore, a pauper
Coles and Walker – license to retail & vend foreign and domestic merchandise at their store in Wilmington
Moore & Pepper – license to retail and vend foreign merchandise at their store in Rising Sun
Ordered to be remitted to Lemuel Roberts his poll tax for 1831.
No. 7 – Allowed to William Crossley for ironing prisoners and repairing Jail as per account filed
Petition of Jacob Hays and upwards of 12 freeholders of Lawrenceburgh Township praying the vacation of part of state road leading from Lawrenceburgh to Brockville in Franklin County and Fort Wayne in Allen County.
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Ordered remitted to Walter Hays overcharge in tax for one yoke of oxen for 1830.
William Cullen – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his grocery in Rising Sun
Fines assessed by Robert Rowe:
- Thomas Shearin – assault & battery on the person of Nancy Shearin – fine replevied
Fines returned by Justice Bradshaw:
- Charles Vancuran – assault & battery committed on the body of E. A. Smith – fined $1.00
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Ordered remitted to Thomas Harget his poll tax for 1831
Petition of Jacob Hayes, Job Miller and sundry other freeholders of Lawrenceburg Township, praying the vacation of a certain part of the state road. Laid over until next session.
Ordered remitted to John Walker overcharge in land tax for 1829
Ordered remitted to Moore & Pepper overcharge on Dearborn Wagon Tax for 1831
Thomas Guion – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Laughery Township
No. 8 – Allowed to Daniel Horam for boarding and keeping Ann Gay, a pauper
Claim of James Callahan, Sr., for ferrying a Jury of Inquest across Tanners Creek rejected.
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John B. Clark – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic merchandise at his store or house in Manchester Township
No. 9 – Allowed to Enoch D. John for goods furnished a pauper of Lawrenceburg Township
No. 10 – Allowed to John Dawson for keeping and boarding Adam Payne and Rachel Payne, two paupers
Enoch D. John – license to retail foreign merchandise at his store in Lawrenceburg
No. 11 – Allowed to Absalom Runon for food furnished a pauper
No. 12 – Allowed to Betsy Burroughs for keeping and boarding Mary Anne McBride, a pauper
Oliver Hustis – license to keep a tavern and public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors
Jesse Hunt – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment
Luther Plummer granted license to retail foreign merchandise at May 1831 and September 1831 sessions. Treasurer to refund license tax.
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No. 13 – Allowed to Walter Hudson for boarding & fire wood furnished sundry prisoners confined in Jail
John Shook, owner of the land on this side of Tanner’s Creek opposite New Lawrenceburg and to the center of said creek – ferry license renewed.
Petition of Charles Vattier, by Lawrence his attorney, that Elijah Horsley is owner of ferry across the Ohio River at Decatur and that there are no boats kept at his ferry on this side of the Ohio River, nor roads open to said ferry. Horsley ordered to appear at next session.
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No. 14 – Allowed to James Dill for extra services as clerk and one ream of writing paper
No. 15 – Allowed to Jacob J. Huff and others for digging a grave for drowned man
No. 16 – Allowed to John S. Percival, coroner, for holding a Jury of Inquest on a drowned man
No. 17 – Allowed James Brasher, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 18 – Allowed to Mark McCracken, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 19 – Allowed to Jarred Percival, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 20 – Allowed to Harris Fitch, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 21 – Allowed to Daniel Dennison, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 22 – Allowed to A. W. Thompson, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 23 – Allowed to James Jones, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 24 – Allowed to E. Gridley, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 25 – Allowed to Absalom Runnion, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 26 – Allowed to Horace Whitney, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 27 – Allowed to Jabez Whipple, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 28 – Allowed to Joseph Boon, Juror on the above Inquest
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No. 29 – Allowed to William Griffin as a witness on Jury of Inquest
No. 30 – Allowed to Waller Hudson as constable summoning witnesses to inquest
No. 31 – Allowed to Milton Gregg for advertising election of school commissioner
No. 32 – Allowed to Charles L. Spooner for making a coffin for a drowned man and transporting the same to Aurora
No. 33 – Allowed to John Spencer, Sheriff, for six mouths extra service, repairs to Jail, duplicate books, fire wood and making fires
No. 34 – Allowed to John S. Percival for holding a Jury of Inquest as coroner on the body of a drowned man
No. 35 – Allowed to John Saltmarsh, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 36 – Allowed to Asa Shattuck, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 37 – Allowed to James Brasher, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 38 – Allowed to James Jones, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 39 – Allowed to Morgan Welch, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 40 – Allowed to Edward Fairchild, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 41 – Allowed to Horace Whitney, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 42 – Allowed to Daniel Dennison, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 43 – Allowed to Absalom Runnion, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 44 – Allowed to Thomas D. Bayley, Juror on the above Inquest
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No. 44 [sic] – Allowed to Milo Longwood, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 45 – Allowed to John Davidson, Juror on the above Inquest
No. 46 – Allowed to Henry Teny as witness on Inquest
No. 47 – Allowed to Jacob J. Huff as witness on Inquest
No. 48 – Allowed to Edward Fairchild for digging grave & burying a dead man
No. 49 – Allowed to Charles Vattier for making coffin and use of flat
No. 50 – Allowed to Thomas Porter for recording two Indentures
No. 51 – Allowed to John Spencer for furnishing record book for recorder’s office
Ordered that the owners of the old school house on the public square shall remove the same or the same will be sold as a nuisance and removed by the board.
Judge, Juror and Constable certificates of services to be received by the Treasurer as county orders.
No. 52 – Allowed to Nicholas Stone for keeping, boarding and furnishing shoes to Ruth Barrickluo (wife of John Barrickluo), a pauper
John P. Dunn appointed Trustee of Seminary Funds. Isaac Dunn, George P. Buell and George Toussey as securities.
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No. 53 – Allowed to Mark McCracken for his services as Commissioner
No. 54 – Allowed to George Arnold for his services as Commissioner
No. 55 – Allowed to Joseph Woods for his services as Commissioner
George Toussey – license to vend and retail foreign merchandise at his store in Lawrenceburg
Harris Fitch – license to keep a tavern and public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors
John Palmer – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment
Election of Trustees of School Sections to be held at:
- Township 3, Range 1 – House of Robert Ricketts
- Township 4, Range 1 – House of John Hall
- Township 5, Range 1 – Court House in Lawrenceburg
- Township 6, Range 1 – House of Jeheu Goodwin
- Township 7, Range 1 – House of Pearson
- Township 3, Range 2 – House of James Murray
- Township 4, Range 2 – House of David Bowers
- Township 5, Range 2 – House of William Caldwell
- Township 6, Range 2 – House of William Bennet
- Township 7, Range 2, House of Jacob Lawrence
- Township 4, Range 3 – House of James McGuire
- Township 5, Range 3 – House of Archibald McCabe
- Township 6, Range 3 – House of Martin Justus
- Township 7, Range 3 – House of Daniel Hathaway
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Walter Armstrong appointed inspector of salt imported into county.
Newspapers to publish expose of year without fee.
No. 56 – Allowed to David V. Culley for printing advertisement of elections and notice of fire proof office
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Elias Conwell – license to vend foreign merchandise at his store in Aurora
License applications must be handed in at 1st or 2nd day of session or postponed.
Account of receipts and expenditures.