The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the March 1841 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 3
March Session 1841
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Present:
- Charles Dashiell
- David Walser
- William S. Ward
No. 1 – Allowed to James Hall, a pauper, for assistance in returning to his friends in Pennsylvania
No. 2 – Allowed to David C. Hope for making coffin for John Easton, a pauper
No. 3 – Allowed to Wesley Harrison for making rails on the asylum farm
No. 4 – Allowed to Elias Schooley for making coffin for a pauper at the asylum
No. 5 – Allowed to William Harrison for services as visitor to the asylum
No. 6 – Allowed to Daniel Roberts for services as visitor to the asylum
No. 7 – Allowed to Samuel Murphy for hauling rails at the asylum
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David Conger, Justice of the Peace, with list of fines assessed. [Marked as error.]
Rowland & White – license to vend merchandise at their store in Clay Township
No. 8 – Allowed to John Cundale for funeral expenses attendant in the burial of John Amisley, a pauper
Richard Gaines – license to retail groceries and spirituous liquors by Rising Sun
Elijah S. Edler – license to vend merchandise and groceries at his store
No. 9 – Allowed to John Hansell as a visitor of the asylum, for keeping Debunis, pauper
No. 10 – Allowed to M. H. Harding for attending paupers at the asylum
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No. 11 – Allowed to Mrs. Merrick for temporary relief
No. 12 – Allowed to William H. Glasgow per account
Boyd & Burr – license to vend merchandise and groceries in Moores Hill
Election to be held in Sparta Township for Justice of the Peace to fill vacancy of Benjamin Johnson.
Election to be held in Clay Township for Justice of the Peace in place of Isaac Randall.
Election to be held in Centre Township for Justice of the Peace in room of Francis Baldwin.
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Petition of Samuel H. Dowden and Virgil Dowden for change in boundary of York Township. Land of Thomas Darlington. Ordered.
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Ebenezer Dumont, Treasurer, files bond with Charles W. Wright, David Kerr, Mahlon Powell, James Lindsay, Stephen Wood, William V. Cheek, John Columbia, Noyes Canfield, Jacob Harwood, Walter Kerr and Lemuel G. Elder, as securities.
Joseph Hayborn – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora
No. 13 – Allowed to George Sutton for medicine and attendance on Richard Rains, a pauper
No. 14 – Allowed to Thomas Willson for temporary relief
Pattrick O’Connor – license to keep a grocery and retail spirituous liquors at house in Kelso Township
No. 15 – Allowed to John Parkes for going after pauper
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Petition of Enoch W. Jackson and others for alteration in state road from Lawrenceburg to Rushville. Road through land of Miller, Jacob Hayes, Enoch W. Jackson. Abram Ferris, Warren Tebbs and Aaron B. Henry appointed commissioners to meet at house of Jacob Hayes in Lawrenceburg Township.
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John R. Watkins – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora
Lewis G. Hurlbert – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Aurora
No. 16 – Allowed to Rogers & Frasure for repairs to Court House, locks, &c.
No. 17 – Allowed to Richard Hughs for holding inquest over the bodies of two infants found dead in Jackson Township
No. 18 – Allowed to George Williams for service as Constable summoning Jury in above case
No. 19 – Allowed to Holman B. Cannon for balance on account for keeping paupers at the asylum and work done at same
No. 20 – Allowed to William V. Cheek for complete record book, paper, and making out assessor’s books and extra services
No. 21 – Allowed to John Weaver, Sheriff, for extra service
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No. 22 – Allowed to Dearborn County Democrat for advertising
Abram B. Adams appointed appraiser. Filed bond with Stephen Wood and Ebenezer Dumont, his securities.
Petition of T. B. Kessler, Thomas Jones and others of Jackson Township to alter the boundary line of Kelso Township. Ordered.
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Petition of Peter R. Perine and others of York Township for change in State Road from Lawrenceburg to Rushville. Jonathan Blaisdell, Samuel H. Dowden and James Angevine appointed commissioners to meet at office of William Smith in Miller Township.
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No. 23 – Allowed to Charles Dashiell for services as clerk of Township 6, Range 3
No. 24 – Allowed to Randall Alexander for temporary relief
No. 25 – Allowed to William L. Linsday for repairing 3 fireplaces in asylum and one in jail
John B. Clark – license to vend merchandise and groceries at store in Manchester Township
No. 26 – Allowed to N. L. Squibb for surveying, platting and calculating section 16, Township 4, Range 2 west
No. 27 – Allowed to Jesse Willson for chain carrier and blazers in survey of Section 16, Township 4, Range 2
No. 28 – Allowed to Conrad Row, William Rowe and Cornelius Rowe, overseers of the poor for Kelso Township for attending the case of Madaline Fry and Blasey Miller
L. J. Cannon – license to vend merchandise and groceries in New Alsace in Kelso Township
James Miller & Co. – license to vend merchandise and groceries in Randolph Township
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Holman B. Cannon, keeper of the asylum, filed bond with Lemuel G. Elder and Daniel R. Edwards, securities.
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No. 29 – Allowed to Ebenezer Dumont for services as Treasurer and for a book for the use of the Treasurer’s office, and services as School Township Trustee of Township 5,
Nelson H. Torbet employed as physician to attend to the poor at the asylum.
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Ebenezer Dumont, Treasurer, makes report.
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No. 30 – Allowed to Charles Dashiell as Commissioner
No. 31 – Allowed to David Walser as Commissioner
No. 32 – Allowed to William L. Ward as Commissioner
Richard H. Holman, James Mills, Ephraim Glasgow, Luke Evil, James W. Weaver, Henry Walker, George Cornelius, Alfred J. Cotton, Arthur St. Clair, Nathaniel L. Squibb, Jacob W. Eggleston and William Gerrard appointed Trustees of County Seminary.
Ebenezer Dumont, Collector, makes report.
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No. 33 – Allowed to Ebenezer Dumont for Galliopolis paper received as Collector
No. 34 – Allowed to William McBride for purpose of purchasing paints and oil for Court House
No. 35 – Allowed to Benjamin Vail for half ream of letter paper
No. 36 – Allowed to Holman B. Cannon for keeping paupers
Board adjourned.