The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the September 1851 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.

Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 5

September Session 1851

Page 196

Present:

• Jonathan Hallowell
• William S. Ward
• Zira Vinson

William S. Ward elected president of board.

Michael Sumendall – license to retail liquors in Centre Township

James D. Lozier – license to keep a store in Centre Township

Allowed to Jonathan Ross for markers and coffins for paupers

Report by John Smith and John Kyle, visitors to County Asylum.

 

Page 197

Petition of George Cornelius and others for road. Land of Samuel B. Wood, George Cornelius, James Carabaugh, Benjamin Brewington, Jacob Welhoff. John Columbia, William Armstrong and John Feney, viewers.

 

Page 198

Epstine & Co. – license to keep a store in Centre Township

S. Haddenback & Myers – license to keep a store in Centre Township

William Krass – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Board of equalization’s report.

 

Page 199

Elijah Thatcher – license to keep a store in Clay Township

Leon Adler – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Allowed to Michael Shum for burying drowned man

Allowed to Daniel Jayne for making coffin for drowned man

Allowed to Arthur Bush for services conveying drowned man to shore

Allowed to Isaac N. Cochran for conveying body of drowned man to grave

 

Page 200

Allowed to Joseph Johnson for articles for paupers at Asylum

Allowed to John Sawdon as keeper of County Asylum

Allowed to James C. Cordry for articles for paupers at Asylum

Allowed to Josephus Clark for completing assessment

 

Page 201

Andrew Kretline – license to retail liquors in Centre Township

Michael Kimmell – license to retail liquors in Centre Township

William Lemmon – license to retail liquors in Clay Township

William Bickett – license to keep a tavern in Clay Township

 

Page 202

Allowed to John Scott for services and labor on County Asylum

Tax adjustment on land of heirs of Thomas Miller.

George Moor of Lawrenceburg Township appointed County Surveyor

John Godley and William B. McCullough, administrators of estate of Jefferson Rittenhause made tax overpayment.

 

Page 203 [Continued.]

 

Page 204

Allowed to Harding and Tate for professional services rendered prisoners in jail

Allowed to Lane & Hibbard for publishing county expose

Allowed to Addison W. Smith for repairs made to jail

Allowed to B. B. Root for publishing county expose and coroner’s inquests

Allowed to H. S. & J. Applegate for stationery for offices

Allowed to Noble Hamilton for office rent for treasurer

Allowed to Reuben Rogers for services as Auditor

 

Page 205

Allowed to John F. Richards as keeper of jail

Allowed to W. W. Hibban for publishing county expose and notices of elections, &c.

Tax rates for 1851.

 

Page 206

Robert Wieber allowed credit on road tax for services erecting bridge on public highway in Laughery Township.

Mayhew & Wright – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg

Simon Hammersmith – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

James Burk – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Wymond and Ferris – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Jacob Opp – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Krap & Sturns – license to keep as tore in Lawrenceburg Township

 

Page 207

James M. Torrence – license to keep a store in Logan Township

Philip J. Kuhn – license to keep a store in Jackson Township

David A. Brooks – license to keep a store in Sparta Township

John C. Moor – license to keep a store in Sparta Township