The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the December 1850 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.

Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 5

December Session 1850

Page 117

Present:

• Jonathan Hallowell
• William S. Ward
• Zera Vinson

Allowed to William F. Smith for services rendered Wm. H. Hill, a pauper in Laughery Township

Allowed to Henry Bose for making table for Clerk’s office

Allowed to Addison W. Smith for carpenter’s work and materials for Recorder’s and Auditor’s offices

Allowed to Henry Raymond for attorney’s fee in case of Auditor vs. Aurora Corporaion

Allowed to T. F. Lapish as assessor

Allowed to Samuel Osgood for cash paid for repairing stove pipe for Court House

Allowed to Seth Mayhew for service and material for Recorder’s and Auditor’s offices

 

Page 118

Allowed to William Sheets & Co. for delinquent record and paper

Allowed to Abram Brower for Clerk’s fee in case of G. Palmer and postage, setting glass and repairs to Stoves

George Kolb – license to keep a tavern in Harrison Township

Allowed to Samuel Osgood for extra services as Sheriff

 

Page 119

Thomas Edes – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Warren Steel & Co. – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Burke & West – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Thomas Hargate – license to keep a store in Miller Township

 

Page 120

Joseph Bartholomew – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

James Martaugh – license to keep a store in Kelso Township

George Tousey – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

J. A. Curtis – license to keep a store in Centre Township

Allowed to Olvier P. Gray for articles for use of Jail

F. M. Gray – license to keep a store in Manchester Township

H. L. Weedelstaedt – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

 

Page 121

Henry White, George Robertson of York Township, and John Mahoney reappointed viewers.

George W. Baldridge – license to keep a store in Lawrenceburg Township

Vail & Fenimore – license to keep a store in Laughery Township

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

Moses Shott – license to keep a store

Allowed to William S. Miller for coal for Court House

 

Page 122

W. & C. Webber – license to keep a store in Centre Township

Anthony Opp – license to keep a store in Sparta Township

John B. Clark and Seth Platt, visitors to County Asylum, made report.

David Leroy & Co. – license to keep a store in Manchester Township

Allowed to Seth Platt as visitor to Asylum and boards for use of Asylum Farm

Allowed to David Leroy for professional services to paupers at Asylum

Allowed to H. Dill for services as keeper of County Asylum and articles furnished paupers at Asylum

 

Page 123

Allowed to Peter Platt for repairs made to Asylum

Allowed to John B. Clark for articles furnished paupers at Asylum

Platt & Eldridge – license to keep a store in Manchester Township

Owensby & Helmath – license to keep as tore in Lawrenceburg Township

Andrew Morgan – license to keep a ferry across Laughery Creek at Aurora to Rising Sun

Hugh. M. Allen – license to keep a ferry across Ohio River from Aurora

 

Page 124

Allowed to N. D. Folbre for publishing notices to borrowers of school funds and delinquent sale &c.

Allowed to Brown & Goble for printing notices to borrowers of school fund and notice to delinquents and blanks for Clerk’s office

Allowed to G. B. Sheldon for stoves and stove pipe and coal buckets for Court House and offices

Allowed to John Hornberger for repairing Aurora Bridge

Allowed to Cyrus Armstrong for making table for Auditor’s office

Allowed to William Kraas for articles for paupers and candles for Court House

Allowed to H. F. Smith for conveying pauper to Asylum

 

Page 125

Allowed to Abram Lozier for articles furnished paupers at Asylum

Allowed to James Aiken for articles for paupers at Asylum

Benjamin Morgan – license to keep a store in Harrison Township

Allowed to George W. Lane for publishing notices to borrowers of school funds and delinquents

Allowed to Ephraim Burroughs for making hand cuffs

Allowed to A. W. Smith for making door and door frame for jail

Bates & Neel – license to keep a store in York Township

 

Page 126

Allowed to A. G. Cloud for articles for pauper

Allowed to C. J. Craig for prosecuting Mr. Pierce

Allowed to Wymon & Ferris for coal for Jail

Allowed to E. P. Bond for professional services to criminals in Jail

Allowed to Seth Mayhew for cutting out door through wall at Jail

Allowed to S. S. Dunn for cash paid for Telegraph dispatches in case of Kerkman

Allowed to Noble Hamilton for office rent for Treasurer, desk, stationery and candles

Allowed to John F. Richards for boarding prisoners in Jail

 

Page 127

Allowed to H. Dill for use of John P. Snell and L. Snell for blacksmithing and wagon work for County Asylum

Ordered legal notice be given to William A. Kerr by Zera Vinson to leave house now occupied by him in Wilmington and give peaceable possession of said premises to Zera Vinson.

Allowed to G. Shubner for making coffin for pauper

Allowed to John Jacob Houck for articles for paupers

Allowed to A. D. Sayer for professional services rendered Hill

 

Page 128

Application of Samuel Hummell to refund him out of School Funds.

Allowed to Peter B. Vail for articles furnished John Gary, a pauper

Allowed to Hiram Wright for money expended in conviction of Samuel Crist

Allowed to Benjamin Pelbean for money expended arresting and conveying Samuel Crist from Indianapolis to Lawrenceburg

Allowed to Sandford Moody for shaving prisoners in Jail

 

Page 129

Warren Tebbs – license to keep a tavern in Harrison Township

Jacob Morrison appointed agent to superintend and take charge of property belonging to the county in Aurora.

Landlin Hermon – license to keep a tavern in York Township

Allowed to David Wright for services as witness in case of S. Crist

Allowed to Hiram Wright for services as witness in case of S. Crist

Allowed to E. E. Adams for stationery for office

Allowed to Samuel Osgood for delivering certificates of election to delegates

 

Page 130

Allowed to Zera T. Percival for cleaning Court House

Allowed to Zera Vinson to defray expenses of removing Mr. Dodridge and family from Asylum to their home in Pittsburgh

Allowed to Reuben Rogers for services as Auditor

Rueben Rogers appointed to superintend work on Jail.

Board adjourned.

 

Page 131

Deed – Reuben Rogers, Auditor, to Isaac Bruce

 

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