The following is an abstract of the Dearborn County, Indiana, Commissioners’ Records for the May 1834 Session. For digital copies of the records, visit the Record Requests Page.
Dearborn County Commissioners’ Records – Book 1
May Session 1834
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Present:
- George Arnold, president
- William Conaway
- Charles Dashiell
Peter Brown – license to retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Rising Sun
John T. Austin, owner of the land at the lower landing of Pennsylvania Street in Rising Sun makes application for a license to keep a ferry across the Ohio River. Granted.
Norval and Green Sparks – license to vend and retail foreign merchandise at their store in Lawrenceburg
Jacob Myers – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Union Township
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Rodney & Burton – license to vend foreign merchandise at their store in Lawrenceburg
No. 1 – Allowed to Alvah Mead for boarding and clothing furnished Elisma Gay, a pauper
No. 2 – Allowed to Luther Plummer for sundries furnished to William Crummit, a pauper
No. 3 – Allowed to Thomas Noble, a man, for keeping Rachel Powell, a woman pauper
Motion of John James by Dunn his attorney on the order establishing a ferry at Rising Sun on the application of John T. Austin. Continued.
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James M. Darragh – license to vend and retail foreign merchandise at his store in Lawrenceburg
No. 4 – Allowed to John Flanigen for boarding and keeping Susan Foster and her 2 children, paupers
No. 5 – Allowed to John Bennett as school trustee
Edward S. Bush – license to vend and retail foreign merchandise at his store in Lawrenceburg
J. H. Lane & Co. – license to vend and retail foreign merchandise at their store in Lawrenceburg
No. 6 – Allowed to James Cummings for making coffin for William R. Ritcherson, a pauper
Leon Bowman – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Rising Sun
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William Runion – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Lawrenceburg
Enoch D. John & Co. – license to vend and retail foreign merchandise at their store in Lawrenceburg
Petition of sundry citizens of Manchester and Kelso Township for alteration in the township line. Ordered changed.
Hood & Bedford – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at their shop in Lawrenceburg
Moses Turner – license to vend and retail foreign merchandise at his store in Rising Sun
Decoursey & Richardson – license to vend foreign merchandise at their store in Rising Sun
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R. K. Eaton & Co. – license to vend and retail foreign merchandise at their store in Rising Sun
No. 7 – Allowed to James Roach for boarding and keeping Abraham Peter, a pauper
Joshua Dorman – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his house in Sparta Township
Abijah North – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his house in Randolph Township
No. 8 – Allowed to Elizabeth Duncan for boarding and keeping Mary Ann McBride, a pauper
No. 9 – Allowed to Mary Muir for boarding and keeping Rebecca Croosenberry, a pauper
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No. 10 – Allowed to Richard Orchard for boarding and keeping Mary Orchard, a pauper
John C. Waggoner – license to keep a tavern and public house of entertainment and retail spirituous liquors at his house in Rising Sun
No. 11 – Allowed to John Godley for assessing taxable property in Logan Township
No. 12 – Allowed to James D. Gidney for assessing taxable property in Kelso Township
No. 13 – Allowed to Daniel Taylor for assessing taxable property in Jackson Township
No. 14 – Allowed to Sewell Plummer for assessing taxable property in Manchester Township
No. 15 – Allowed to Arthur St Clair Vance for assessing taxable property in Lawrenceburg Township
No. 16 – Allowed to Stephen Green for assessing taxable property in Laughery Township
No. 17 – Allowed to William Wheeler for assessing taxable property in Sparta Township
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No. 18 – Allowed to George Pate for assessing taxable property in Cesars Creek Township
No. 19 – Allowed to Joseph Woods for assessing taxable property in Union Township
No. 20 – Allowed to John O. Neal for assessing taxable property in Randolph Township
No. 21 – Allowed to Horace Bassett for appraising town lots in Aurora
No. 22 – Allowed to Thomas Baggs for valuing town lots in Aurora
No. 23 – Allowed to Benjamin Berry for valuing lots in Wilmington
No. 24 – Allowed to W. S. Mccauley for valuing lots in Wilmington
No. 25 – Allowed to Ameziah Bailey for valuing town lots in Hartford
No. 26 – Allowed to George Gaskil for valuing town lots in Hartford
No. 27 – Allowed to Crontz & Wymond for repairing handcuffs
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No. 28 – Allowed to William Cook for boarding and keeping prisoners in jail
Charles W. Wright – license to vend foreign merchandise at his store in Manchester Township
Petition of George P. Buell, Lemuel G. Elder and others by Lawrence, their attorney, and various other freeholders for alteration in the state road from Lawrenceburg to Indianapolis, commencing at Lemuel G. Elder’s, to line dividing lands of heirs of Delah Elder, deceased, Ulysses Cook, and Duncan Carmichael and ending at line between Cook and Carmichael’s lands. Joseph Hayes, Jonathan Blasdel and Daniel Plummer appointed to view and report on proposed alteration.
Petition of Robert Row, Jr., and sundry other freeholders for alteration in the Lawrenceburg and Rushville State Road. Postponed.
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Caleb A. Craft, commissioner appointed to erect bridge at James’ sawmill over Arnold’s Creek. Receipts:
- Seth Simmons for work and labor in building and erecting bridge
- John C. Annis for like services
Assessment rolls examined and accepted.
Allowances for services as Grand Jurors:
- No. 29 – John Dashiell
- No. 30 – Isaac Rosberry
- No. 31 – [blank]
- No. 32 – Azariah Oldham
- No. 33 – Laban Bramble
- No. 34 – Philander McCardl
- No. 35 – Abraham Showalter
- No. 36 – Davis Woodward
- No. 37 – George Arnold
- No. 38 – Samuel McMath
- No. 39 – David Kerr
- No. 40 – William Purcell
- No. 41 – Zedekiah A. Bonham
- No. 42 – David Nevitt
- No. 43 – Samuel Howard
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Allowances for services as Petit Jurors:
- No. 44 – Philip Michael
- No. 45 – John Barricklow
- No. 46 – Israel F. Stockdon
- No. 47 – James Grubbs
- No. 48 – Wm. L. Abbott
- No. 49 – James Woods
- No. 50 – John B. Clarke
- No. 51 – Henry Likely
- No. 52 – Joseph E. Baker
- No. 53 – David McKettrick
- No. 54 – Horace Brimhall
- No. 55 – Aaron B. Henry
- No. 56 – Jeremiah Crosby
- No. 57 – Benjn B. Bonhan
- No. 58 – William Hamilton
- No. 59 – Samuel Hollowed
- No. 60 – Abraham B. Adams
- No. 61 – Thomas Tanner
- No. 62 – James T. Cornelius
- No. 63 – Charles Jolly
- No. 64 – Warren Tibbs
- No. 65 – Joseph Woods
- No. 66 – Philip Lawrence
- No. 67 – Abel Thompson
- No. 68 – Lawrence Lozier
- No. 69 – Joseph P. Richardson
- No. 70 – Jason Pierce
- No. 71 – Thomas Baggs
- No. 72 – Albert Dils
- No. 73 – John Myers
- No. 74 – Isaac Lathrop
- No. 75 – Anns R. Pond
- No. 76 – Henry Bonner
- No. 77 – John Davidson
- No. 78 – Richard Arnold, Jr.
- No. 79 – Enoch W. Jackson
- No. 80 – Stephen Haistings
- No. 81 – James Rabb
- No. 82 – Benjn Huffman
- No. 83 – John B. Craft
- No. 84 – George Mendel
- No. 85 – David Marsh
- No. 86 – John Oglesby
- No. 87 – John W. Hall
- No. 88 – Martin Ewbank
- No. 89 – Edward Grubbs
- No. 90 – Jeremiah Nowlan
- No. 91 – William James
- No. 92 – Joshua Haines
- No. 93 – William Higby
- No. 94 – Thomas Kyle
- No. 95 – Philip Roland
- No. 96 – David Criswell
- No. 97 – William Morgan
- No. 98 – Isaac Colwell
- No. 99 – Samuel Elliott
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Joseph E. Baker – license to keep a tavern or public house of entertainment at his house in Manchester Township
No. 100 – Allowed to John Palmer for service as Petit Juror
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No. 101 – Allowed to Evan Walkins for service as constable attending Grand Jury
No. 102 – Allowed to Lemuel G. Elder for service as constable of Circuit Court
No. 103 – Allowed to William Tucker as service as constable attending Circuit Court
No. 104 – Allowed to William Dils, Sheriff, for cleaning court house
No. 105 – Allowed to Richard Orchard for boarding and keeping Mary Orchard, a pauper
No. 106 – Allowed to J. U. Brower for medicine and attendance upon Shaw, a pauper
No. 107 – Allowed to Isaac Dunn for service as associate Judge of Circuit Court
No. 108 – Allowed to John M. Pike for service as associate Judge of Circuit Court
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Overseers of the poor report. Received from the connection of John B. Preston, who was a pauper, a note on Benjn S. Noble.
Francis Baldwin – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Laughery Township
George Johnson – license to keep a grocery and retail foreign and domestic groceries and liquors at his shop in Lawrenceburg
No. 109 – Allowed to George U. Dunn for attorney docket in the suit of Dearborn County against Coman and others, dismissed, Sep Term 1833
No. 110 – Allowed to Mary Walker for boarding and keeping Mary Hirl, a pauper
No. 111 – Allowed to Benjamin S. Noble for note given in connection of John B. Preston
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No. 112 – Allowed to Daniel Roberts for interest paid by him on borrowed money when making brick for the poor asylum
No. 113 – Allowed to James Dill for his extra services as clerk
No. 114 – Allowed to William Dils for his extra services as sheriff
No. 115 – Allowed to William Dils for wood and ballot box and serving notice on Russell Coman, collector
John Langly – license to keep a grocery in Aurora at his shop
Grand Jury selection for September Term 1834:
- Francis Longworth
- Asa Jacquith
- Ithamer McWithy
- Joel Antrim
- Daniel McCoy
- Joseph Adams
- Sewell Plummer
- Abijah Chamberlain
- Jacob Eggleston
- George Pate
- John Pollock
- Daniel Taylor
- Spencer Davis
- Jesse Daughterman
- William Lanius
- David Hufferd
- Isaac Clark
- William S. Ward
Grand Jury selection for March Term 1835:
- Jacob Larew
- Joseph Churchill
- George Matthews
- James M. Darragh
- Abraha L. Bailey
- Simon Alexander
- John Buffington
- Thomas Baker
- John Cliffin
- Benjamin S. Noble
- Leonard Chase
- Andrew Anderson
- Cornelius Vanhorn
- George Boulsby
- Albert Cadwell
- Wyett Allen
- Thomas Annis
- John A. Lawrence
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Petit Jurors for September Term 1834 (1st week):
- Peter Perlee
- Wm. Patterson
- John Tate
- Luther Plumer
- Henry McKinzie
- Warren Osgood
- Pareus Cory
- Richard Spicknall
- Edward S. Bush
- George Broland
- Jeremiah Pate
- Wm. Marshall
- Johathan Lewis
- John Coldin
- Saml Cole
- Nathan Milburn
- James Bush
- Amos Dickinson
- Abraham Snell
- James Parris
- Saml Saltmarsh
- Noah Dean
- John Daniels
- John M. Patrick
Petit Jurors for September Term 1834 (2nd week):
- George Johnson
- John Ewbank
- Farrington Barricklow
- Wm. Chisman
- Cyrus Mills
- John Davidson
- John Maxwell
- Dennis Riley
- Eleazer Small
- Andrew Haynes
- Benjamin Anderson
- John Gullett
- James S. Cook
- George Cooper
- Mahlon Brown
- James Antrim
- Isaac Oathout
- Oran Judd
- Elijah Garrison
- Wm. Glenn
- Alfred J. Cotton
- John Burke
- James W. Weaver
- John Ellis
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Petit Jurors for March Term 1835 (1st week):
- Charles L. Pate
- David Conger
- Clabourn Allen
- Joshua Brewington
- Aquilla Hume
- Ebenezer Bedunnah
- William Wade
- John Elder
- Phineas L. King
- Welcom Lewis
- Abraham Decamp
- William Blue
- John Columbia
- Patrick Hume
- Robert Squib
- Thomas Nelson
- Samuel Best Jr.
- Thomas K. Coles
- James Leason
- Tenant Heuston
- George Golding
- Moses Turner
- Robert Bovard
- Thomas Cooper
Petit Jurors for March Term 1835 (2nd week):
- John Dawson
- Isaiah Ferris
- Nathaniel Covel
- Josiah Collins
- Daniel Hall
- Bazil Anders
- George Hume
- Nathan Lynn
- Elias Chamberlin
- Aaron Faulk
- Samuel Evans
- James Falkner
- Stephen Haistings
- Samuel Jackson
- George Johnson Lawee
- Elijah Blasdel
- Daniel Wilson
- John Gibson Jr.
- Joseph Kitchell
- Abraham Ferris
- Benjn Wilber
- Abraham Osburn
- John Wymond
- Jehu Goodwin
John P. Dunn & Co. – license to vend and retail foreign merchandise at their store in Lawrenceburg
Treasurer’s report.
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No. 116 – Allowed to Thomas Porter for rent of recorder’s office and recording deeds and certificates of school commissioners
No. 117 – Allowed to Alexander H. Dill for office rent
No. 118 – Allowed to George Arnold for services as commissioner
No. 119 – Allowed to William Conaway for services as commissioner
No. 120 – Allowed to Charles Dashiell for services as commissioner
No. 121 – Allowed to David V. Culley for printing county expose for 1833
Fines returned by Mark McCracken:
- assault & battery committed on the body of Elijah W. Beach – fiend $1.00
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William Armstrong appointed collector of the state and county revenue for 1834. Jesse Hunt and Isaac Dunn, his securities.
No. 122 – Allowed to Daniel Wood for his services as Petit Juror at September Term 1833
No. 123 – Allowed to George Arnold for his extra service as commissioner and president of this board for signing county orders
Board adjourned.