The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the September 1842 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 3
September Session 1842
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Present:
- William S. Ward
- David Walser
- John Columbia
William S. Ward elected President of the Board.
No. 452 – Allowed to C. W. Hutcens for advertising notice to road supervisors, county expose, &c.
No. 453 – Allowed to David Brian for removing and reinterring drowned man
No. 454 – Allowed to Amaziah Bailey for 2 coffins furnished on order of the coroner for a drowned man
No. 455 – Allowed to Jehu W. Sachell for digging and burying drowned man
No. 456 – Allowed to John Taylor for digging grave for drowned man
No. 457 – Allowed to Joseph Cochran for digging grave for drowned man
Wood & Burk – license to vend merchandise and groceries at their store in Lawrenceburg
F. Grizard – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
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Jacob J. Honk – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
Moses Turner – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun
William E. Craft – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
No. 458 – Allowed to William Neal for services giving notice to coroner
No. 459 – Allowed to Amaziah Bailey for contract for building bridge across mouth of Wilson Creek
No. 460 – Allowed to Thomas Palmer for record book, &c. for Recorder’s office
No. 461 – Allowed to William Daniels for keeping John Duval, a pauper
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Shederik Hathaway – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun
John W. Hall – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun
Bradford J. Hathaway – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun
No. 462 – Allowed to Lemuel Hudson for burying John Duval, a transient pauper
No. 463 – Allowed to William Brown for 1 coffin furnished an order of the overseer of the poor for Lawrenceburg Township
Aaron Y. Meryman – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Hartford
Jefferson Rittenhouse – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Harrison
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Ordered alteration of Lawrenceburg and Rushville State Road petitioned for and reported on by Thomas Robinson, Jeremiah Nowlin and Jonathan Blasdell be made.
No. 464 – Allowed to Obediah P. Priest for temporary relief of Mrs. Walden
No. 465 – Allowed to Henry J. Bowers for professional services attending on James Griggs, a pauper
No. 466 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for book and stationery for clerk’s office
No. 467 – Allowed to Theodore Gazlay for services as attorney in behalf of the state against David Star
No. 468 – Allowed to Ebenezer Dumont for services as attorney in behalf of the state against David Star
No. 469 – Allowed to Milo Black for professional services in attending on John Duval, a transient pauper
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No. 470 – Allowed to William Wheeler for visiting James Griggs
No. 471 – Allowed to Isaac Outhoudt for services as overseer of the poor in Sparta Township
No. 472 – Allowed to George Cornelius for services as overseer of the poor in Sparta Township
No. 473 – Allowed to William Wheeler for services as overseer of the poor in Sparta Township
No. 474 – Allowed to Isaac Outhoudt for keeping James Griggs, a transient pauper
No. 475 – Allowed to Isabel Merrick for temporary relief
No. 476 – Allowed to John B. Hall for advertising
No. 477 – Allowed to Thomas Hargitt for keeping pauper and removing same to county asylum
No. 478 – Allowed to John Brewington for boarding criminals at county jail
Jacob Morrison, toll gatherer for Aurora Bridge, made report.
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John McKnight – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun
No. 479 – Allowed to R. Alexander for his temporary relief
No. 480 – Allowed to Thomas Wilson for his temporary relief
No. 483 – Allowed to Ebenezer Dumont for amount advanced by him to Jurors at Coroner’s Inquest
No. 481 – Allowed to Jonathan Blasdel for services as chain carrier
No. 482 – Allowed to Levi Crosby for services as chain carrier
No. 484 – Allowed to Ezekiel Jackson for services as School Trustee of Township 7, Range 1
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Allowed to Ezekiel Jackson for services as Trustee of Township 7, Range 1.
Cole & Herrin – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Hartford
No. 485 – Allowed to O. H. Borcklebenk for services as juror in the case of Eli Scoggin
Cyrus Barrows – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Sparta Township
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No. 486 – Allowed to Nelson H. Torbit for professional services in attending on pauper in Manchester Township
No. 487 – Allowed to Nelson H. Torbet for professional services attending County Asylum
James Bills – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Wilmington
Reuben Rogers – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Wilmington
James H. Lane – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg
No. 488 – Allowed to Abram Brower for balance due for making out General Index
Auditor’s Report by George W. Lane.
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Josiah Chambers – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora
Eber Sherman – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora
William Glenn – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora
Stephen Wood – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Wilmington
No. 489 – Allowed to Holman B. Cannon for boarding paupers at County Asylum
No. 490 – Allowed to William Harrison for services as visitor to County Asylum
No. 491 – Allowed to Daniel Roberts for services as visitor to County Asylum
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Report on County Asylum.
Ordered money to repair of bridge across Salt Fork Creek in Miller Township. Harrison Dawson appointed to expend same.
No. 492 – Allowed to John Brewington for boarding criminal at jail (Daniel Harker)
No. 493 – Allowed to George W. Lane for services as auditor
No. 494 – Allowed to John Brewington for boarding Samuel Dikls, a paupers
No. 495 – Allowed to Ebenezer Dumont for rent of office
Court adjourned.