The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the January 1841 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.

Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 3

January Session 1841

 

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Present:

• Charles Dashiell
• David Walser
• William S. Ward

John R. Ross – license to keep a tavern at his residence in Wilmington

Jacob Vanwedding – license to keep a tavern and retail groceries at his house in Jackson Township

Merit Hubbel – license to vend merchandise and groceries at his house in Jackson Township

John Stewart – license to keep a tavern in Hartford

John Hunt – license to vend merchandise and groceries at his store in Lawrenceburg

 

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Thomas Linnon – license to vend groceries and spritiuous liquors at house in Kelso Township

Jeremiah Coughlan – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at house in Hover

Jacob Smith – license to vend merchandise, groceries and spritiuous liquors at tavern in Kelso Township

George W. Shane – license to vend merchandise and groceries and keep a tavern at Shane’s Cross Roads in Logan Township

No. 1 – Allowed to Randall Alexander for temporary relief

No. 2 – Allowed to Amaziah Baily for table for recorder’s office

No. 3 – Allowed to Thomas Baker for four cords wood furnished for Court House

 

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No. 4 – Allowed to Luke Evill for book furnished clerk’s office

No. 5 – Allowed to Daniel R. Edwards for candlesticks, candles, tumblers and keg for court house

Daniel R. Edwards – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Wilmington

No. 6 – Allowed to Richard H. Holman for service as attorney in prosecuting Joseph Peters on a charge of murder before David Kerr, Esq., also on a writ of habeas corpus before John Livingston, associate judge

No. 7 – Allowed to Jonathan Blaisdell for services as School Township Trustee of Township 6, Range 1

No. 8 – Allowed to Robert Haddock for service as School Township Trustee in Township 6, Range 1 west

Jacob C. Wells – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Rising Sun

 

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Joshua Haines – license to vend merchandise and groceries at his store in Rising Sun

No. 8 ½ – Allowed to Joel Decoursey for holding inquest over the body of Thomas Dickason

No. 9 – Allowed to Harvey Green for services as constable at Jury of Inquest on Thomas Dickason

No. 10 – Allowed to John Morrison for medicine and attendance on Charles Noble, a pauper

No. 11 – Allowed to John W. Hall for articles furnished for burying clothes for John Toles, a pauper

No. 12 – Allowed to David Kerr for holding inquest on body of John Easton

No. 13 – Allowed to Mahlon Powell for services as constable on Jury of Inquest on body of John Easton

Stephen Liddle – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Miller Township

No. 14 – Allowed to George Sutton for medicine and attendance for Mrs. Bennet, a pauper

No. 15 – Allowed to Amaziah Bailey for ballot box for Centre Township

 

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No. 16 – Allowed to A. H. Torbet for visiting Dodd when dead in jail, for visit and medicine for George Marshall, and examining body of John Easton

No. 17 – Allowed to Eprhaim Hollister for making coffin for Cox, a pauper

No. 18 – Allowed to John Binegar for account transferred to Binegar from Dr. E. S. Close for medicine and attendance on Mary Ann Symmes

No. 19 – Allowed to Stephen Green for services at Court summoning Jury for Coroner

No. 20 – Allowed to James C. Cordry for paper furnished clerk’s office and blankets furnished jail

No. 21 – Allowed to Martin Stewart for amount paid William G. Monroe, late treasurer, through mistake which was allowed at the last term of court

George W. Lane, commissioner of three percent fund, makes report.

 

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New way of state road from Lawrenceburg to Madison via Rising Sun and Vevay in report of Nathaniel L. Squibb and John J. French, ordered opened.

 

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No. 22 – Allowed to John Brewington for cleaning Court House, washing windows and mending benches and floor in Court House

Ebenezer Dumont, Treasurer, makes report.

 

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Margaret Johnson – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Lawrenceburg

George Vogelgesang – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Kelso Township

John Langley – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Aurora

Jacob Harwood – license to keep a tavern and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Wilmington

No. 23 – Allowed to Harrison Dawson for ballot box for Miller Township

 

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Allowed for Grand Jurors at October Term 1840:

• No. 24 – John B. Piatt
• No. 25 – Moses Latta
• No. 26 – William Armstrong
• No. 27 – Nathaniel Todd, Sr.
• No. 28 – James Conley
• No. 29 – Samuel Grayham
• No. 30 – John Hill
• No. 31 – James Chisman
• No. 32 – Abram Briggs
• No. 33 – Caleb A. Craft
• No. 34 – Jonathan Hill
• No. 35 – William Kittle
• No. 36 – John Brewington
• No. 37 – John R. Watkins
• No. 38 – Lemuel G. Elder
• No. 39 – Samuel Lewis
• No. 40 – Thomas Guion

Allowed for Petit Jurors at October Term 1840, 1st week:

• No. 41 – Elijah Huffman
• No. 42 – Jesse Vinson
• No. 43 – George Givins
• No. 44 – Garret Swallow
• No. 45 – Robert P. Millikin
• No. 46 – David Johnson, Jr.
• No. 47 – James Reed
• No. 48 – Conaway Bainum
• No. 49 – Randall Frazier
• No. 50 – Enoch W. Jackson
• No. 51 – Abram Eversole
• No. 52 – Phineas Robeson
• No. 53 – Samuel Cole
• No. 54 – George Elliott
• No. 55 – Samuel Osgood
• No. 56 – Edwin Canfield
• No. 57 – John Hansel
• No. 58 – Sevitus Tufts
• No. 59 – Benjamin Sylvester
• No. 60 – Robert Mason, Jr.
• No. 61 – Isaac T. Cole
• No. 62 – James Rea

Allowed to Petit Jurors at October Term 1840, 2nd week:

• No. 63 – Thomas Record
• No. 64 – Martin Powell
• No. 65 – Zara Vinson
• No. 66 – George Pate
• No. 67 – Wm. Lemon
• No. 68 – Daniel Hall
• No. 69 – John Jenkins
• No. 70 – Peter Henneigen
• No. 71 – Thomas T. Fenton
• No. 72 – John Jackson
• No. 73 – Thos. Ferran
• No. 74 – John Durham, Sr.
• No. 75 – George Mendall
• No. 76 – Vinson Pardun
• No. 77 – John Freeland
• No. 78 – E. E. Adams
• No. 79 – Thompson Dean
• No. 80 – Danl Kelsey
• No. 81 – Danl Bartholomew
• No. 82 – Isaac Dunn

Allowed to Petit Jurors at October Term 1840, 2nd week:

• No. 83 – Charles Darragh
• No. 84 – William Grubbs
• No. 85 – John Gullet
• No. 86 – Mason Russell
• No. 87 – Jehu Emesy
• No. 89 [sic] – James Bush
• No. 90 – John Buffington
• No. 91 – John Grubbs
• No. 92 – Jacob Eggleston
• No. 93 – Tavner Cheek
• No. 94 – Abijah H. Wilson
• No. 95 – Wm. Rawling
• No. 96 – James Wm. Senegal
• No. 97 – Frederick Harwood
• No. 98 – Thos. Bradley
• No. 99 – Solomon Kittle
• No. 100 – Amos T. Coyle
• No. 101 – Isaac Alden
• No. 102 – Joseph E. Baker
• No. 103 – David Fitzgerald
• No. 104 – Isaac Hancock
• No. 105 – Nathaniel Squibb
• No. 106 – Amaziah Bayley
• No. 107 – Ira Hall
• No. 108 – E. C. Chisman
• No. 109 – James Hastings
• No. 110 – Joel Decoursey
• No. 111 – Charles Darragh
• No. 112 – Andrew Worley
• No. 113 – Miles Kellogg
• No. 114 – Norval Sparks
• No. 115 – John McPike
• No. 116 – J. C. Curtis
• No. 117 – Zary Vinson
• No. 118 – James Fowler
• No. 119 – Silas Hampson
• No. 120 – John Howard
• No. 121 – James Roach
• No. 122 – Wm. Griffin
• No. 123 – Wm. TIbbetts
• No. 124 – Ephraim Glasgow

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Allowed for Judges of Circuit Court at October Term 1840:

• No. 125 – Alex. H. Dill
• No. 126 – James D. Lindsay
• No. 127 – Isaac Miles
• No. 128 – Stephen Green
• No. 129 – Mahlon Powell
• No. 130 – Hiram Harwood
• No. 131 – John Hunt
• No. 132 – Obadiah Priest

No. 133 – Allowed to John Weaver, Sheriff, for cleaning Court House, &c.

No. 134 – Allowed to William V. Cheek, clerk, for Grand Jury, paper and sand

 

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No. 135 – Allowed to William H. Glasgow for services as Jailor &c., for cister at jail

No. 136 – Allowed to Thomas Willson, a blind man, for temporary relief

No. 137 – Allowed to Jacob Howk for assisting in bringing prisoners to jail

No. 138 – Allowed to Charles. W. Wright for service as Juror in the case of the State vs. Lake

No. 139 – Allowed to Joseph Hunter for service as Juror in above case

Martin Stewart appointed assessor in Randoplh Township

William Gerrard appointed assessor in Union Township

William Lemon appointed assessor in Caesar Creek Township

 

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Isaac Jones appointed assessor of Clay Township

William B. Arnold appointed assessor of Sparta Township

Lemuel G. Elder appointed assessor of Laughery Township

Benjamin Plummer appointed assessor of Manchester Township

Lewis B. Conger appointed assessor of Jackson Township

William Rawling appointed assessor of Kelso Township

Harrison Dawson appointed assessor of Miller Township

Abram B. Adams appointed assessor of Lawrenceburg Township

George W. Lane appointed assessor of Centre Township

Warren Tibbs appointed assessor of Logan Township

 

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Election to be held in Logan Township for Justice of the Peace to fill vacancy of George Bowlby, term expired

Election to be held in Caesar Creek Township for Justices of the Peace to fill vacancy of William Lemon and William Cooper

 

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No. 140 – Allowed to Thomas Baker for wood furnished Court House

No. 141 – Allowed to James Mills for services attending the building of jail, collecting iron, measuring plank, and receiving and paying over money to Mr. Kimbal

Allowed for taking Examination as deputy collectors for 1840:

• No. 142 – Thomas Bradley of Randolph Township
• No. 143 – William Gerrard of Union Township
• No. 144 – Mahlon Powell of Laughery Township
• No. 145 – A. B. Adams of Lawrenceburg Township
• No. 146 – B. F. Ferris of Centre Township
• No. 147 – Ranna C. Stevens of Sparta Township
• No. 148 – Joseph Hunter of Manchester Township
• No. 149 – John Lewis of Kelso Township
• No. 150 – Ezekiel Jackson of Logan Township
• No. 151 – Harrison Dawson of Miller Township
• No. 152 – Lewis B. Conger of Jackson Township
• No. 153 – Wm. Lemon of Caesar Creek Township

Hugh Noyes – license to keep a tavern in Manchester Township

W. W. Jorden – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Manchester Township

 

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No. 154 – Allowed to John Saltmarsh, Justice of the Peace, for holding an Inquest over the dead body of John Hughs in Lawrenceburg Township

No. 155 – Allowed to Aaron L. Goble for services in summoning a Jury of Inquest before John Saltmarsh, Justice of the Peace, in above case

No. 156 – Allowed to Holman B. Cannon for keeping paupers at the asylum

York Township created from parts of Kelso, Miller and Manchester Townships.

Leonard Spicknail appointed inspector of elections in York Township. Election to be held at house of James Shall.

No. 157 – Allowed to Charles Dashiell as Commissioner

 

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No. 158 – Allowed to David Walser as Commissioner

No. 159 – Allowed to William S. Ward as Commissioner