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HISTO R
LEWIS CO.K.
NEW YORK
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS
1805 1883
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-1805-
HISTORY -OF-
LEWIS COUNTY,
NEW YORK,
WITH
Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
SOME OF ITS PROMINENT MEN AND PIONEERS.
By FRANKLIN B. HOUGH.
Published by D. MASON & CO., SYRACUSE, N. Y.
1883-
SYRACUSE, N. Y. TRUAIR, SMITH & BRUCE, PRINTERS AND BINDERS. . MDCCCLXXXIII.
CONTENTS.
PAGE.
CHAPTER I .- Organization of the County .......
CHAPTER II .- County Buildings and County
Seat
20
CHAPTER III .- Land Titles
24
CHAPTER IV .- Topography and Geology of
County ..
42
CHAPTER V .- Notes upon the Seasons and
Unusual Phenomena .....
48
CHAPTER VI .- Notes upon Natural History-
Notice by Travelers ..
52
CHAPTER VII .- Lists of Public Officers ..
57
, CHAPTER VIII .- Professional Lists-Legal and Medical. 66
CHAPTER IX. - Agriculture - Lewis County Agricultural Society-Statistics of Ag- riculture - Statistics of Population- Political Statistics-Statistics of Taxa- tion 69
CHAPTER X .- School Statistics-Personal Men- tion 84
CHAPTER XI .- Religious Denominations and
Societies
95
CHAPTER XII .- Other Societies and Associa- tions - Temperance Societies - The Lewis County Anti-Slavery Society- Society for the Acquisition of Useful Knowledge - Masonic Associations- Odd Fellows Lodges - The Lewis County Mutual Insurance Company .... 107 CHAPTER XIII .- The Newspaper Press-Pop- ular Movements-The Patriot War ..... III
CHAPTER XIV .- State, Turnpike and Plank Roads-Mail Routes. 116
PAGE.
CHAPTER XV .- Railroad Projects.
I22
CHAPTER XVI. - Canal Projects - Steam-
boats.
. 128
CHAPTER XVII .- The Militia-Recent Militia
Organizations-The County Armory .... 138
CHAPTER XVIII. - Commemoration Celebra-
tion - The National Semi-Centennial
Celebration in 1826
....
14I
CHAPTER XIX .- Lewis County in the Late
War - Proceedings of the Board of
Supervisors.
143
CHAPTER XX -History of the Town of Cro-
ghan.
162
CHAPTER XXI .- History of the Town of Den-
mark
172
CHAPTER XXII .- History of the Town of
Diana.
216
CHAPTER XXIII .- History of the Town of
Greig
232
CHAPTER XXIV .- History of the Town of Har-
risburgh
236
CHAPTER XXV .- History of the Town of High
Market
245
CHAPTER XXVI .- History of the Town of
Lewis
248
CHAPTER XXVII .- History of the Town of
Leyden
256
CHAPTER XXVIII .- History of the Town of
Lowville.
296
CHAPTER XXIX. - History of the Town of
Lyonsdale.
423
CHAPTER XXX .- History of the Town of Mar-
tinsburgh
443
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CONTENTS.
PAGE.
CHAPTER XXXI .- History of the Town of
Montagne.
487
CHAPTER XXXII .- History of the Town of
New Bremen ...
489
CHAPTER XXXIII .- History of the Town of Osceola ., 492
CHAPTER XXXIV .- History of the Town of
Pinckney
.. 497
CHAPTER XXXVI .- History of the Town of
Turin .
501
CHAPTER XXXVII .- History of the Town of Watson. 540
CHAPTER XXXVIII .- History of the Town of
Johnson Gilbert B., Denmark, portrait.
214
West Turin ..
55I
CHAPTER XXXIX .- Appendix
597
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Adams William R., A. M., Lowville, portrait. ...
facing 389
Ager Joel Wheeler, Lyonsdale, portrait. 438
Allen Capt. Henry W., West Turin, portrait. 591
Allen Charles M., West Turin, portrait. . 593'
Allen Emory, West Turin, portrait ...
596
Arthur Bradford, Martinsburgh, portrait.
471
Arthur Orlando, Martinsburgh, portrait. 472
Blood Charles N., Diana, portrait. 232
Boshart Charles D., Lowville, portrait, (steel)
facing 415
Botchford Henry J .. Leyden, portrait. 279 Bowen Farnam J., Lowville, portrait, (steel) facing 391
Bowen Levi, Lowville, portrait 392
Burnham Joseph S., Leyden, portrait.
291
Clark John, Ist, Denmark, portrait
196
Clark Lucian, Denmark, portrait. 198
Clark Wayne, Harrisburgh, portrait. 241
Crofoot Elisha, Turin, portrait. 526
Crofoot John, West Turin, portrait
589
Crosby Hon. Alex. H., M. D., Lowville, portrait,
(steel) facing 387
Cunningham Chester S., Denmark, portrait 207 Dewey Cadwell, Turin, portrait. ... facing 508 Dewey E. P., Turin, portrait. 53[ Doig John, Lowville, portrait. 410
Douglass Charles E., M. D., West Turin.
593
Douglass David D., M. D., Leyden, portrait
287
PAGE.
Douglass Norton, Leyden, portrait.
...
285
Easton Russel J., Lowville, portrait, (steel). facing 376 Easton William L., Lowville, portrait. .. 369 Foot Duane D., Lowville, portrait 413
Foster Ansel, Lowville, portrait.
386
Glenn William, Watson, portrait
550
Gordon Solon, Lowville, portrait.
411
Gould G. Henry P., Lyonsdale, portrait
435
Hartwell William, Jr., Denmark, portrait
204
Hongh Eli B., Martinsburgh, portrait ..
480
House Henry R., Turin, portrait.
534
Hunt Calvin B., Lewis, portrait
255
Ives Mather S., Turin, portrait.
529
Ives Selden, Turin, portrait
530
Johnson William H., M. D., Leyden, portrait. 289 Kellogg House, Lowville, view of .. 396
Kellogg K. Collins, Lowville, portrait, (steel)
.facing 393
Kilham James, Turin, portrait.
522
Lake Levi C., Diana, portrait.
230
Lanpher Hiram B., Harrisburgh, portrait. 243
Lee Alfred H., Turin, portrait.
521
Leonard Charles P., Lowville, portrait, (steel) ..
facing 397
Leonard James L., Lowville, portrait, (steel) facing 398 Leonard Stephen, Lowville, portrait ...... .facing 396
Lewis Morgan, Denmark, portrait.
206
Lord John D., Leyden, portrait.
277
Loucks Daniel, Martinsburgh, portrait ..
.. facing 465
Lyon Lyman Rasselas, Lyonsdale, portrait, (steel) facing 441
Merrell Hon. E. S., Lowville, portrait.
379
Merwin Alanson, Leyden, portrait.
280
Merwin Amanda, Leyden, portrait.
281
Merwin James A., Leyden, portrait.
283
Miller Col. Seth, West Turin, portrait.
583
Miller James, West Turin, portrait
585
Mills Deloss, I.owville, portrait.
422
Morgan Luther, Turin, portrait.
535
Munger Abner, Denmark, portrait
208
Munn Thaddeus E., Leyden, portrait.
292
Pahnd Hon. Joseph, Diana, portrait.
224
Palmer William, Diana, portrait ...
225
Patten Daniel, Lowville, portrait.
418
Peebles Charles, Martinsburgh, portrait
473
Plummer Charles, High Market, portrait
247
Potter Benjamin F., West Turin, portrait.
584
Rea Peter, Lowville, portrait.
facing 406
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CONTENTS.
PAGE.
Rea Rutson, Lowville, portrait, (steel). . facing 405 Rice William W., Croghan, portrait. 171
Rich Alonzo D., Denmark, portrait .. 21I
Rich Josiah D., Denmark, portrait.
213
Rich Roland J., Denmark, portrait.
212
Arthur Bradford, Martinsburgh.
470
Arthur Orlando, Martinsburgh.
472
Boshart Charles D., Lowville.
415
Botchford Henry J., Leyden.
278
Bowen Farnam J., Lowville.
39I
Bowen Levi, Lowville.
39I
Burnham Joseph S., Leyden
290
Clark John, Denmark
195
Clark Lucian, Denmark .
195
Clark Wayne, Harrisburgh.
240
Crofoot Elisha, Turin.
526
Crofoot John, West Turin.
588
Crosby Hon. Alexander H., M. D., Lowville
387
Cunningham Chester S., Denmark.
207
Dewey Cadwell, Turin.
facing 508
Dewey E. P., Turin.
531
Doig John, Lowville.
410
Douglass Charles Eugene, M. D., West Turin.
592
Douglass David D., M. D.
286
Douglass Norton, Leyden
285
Easton William L., Lowville.
368
Easton Russel J., Lowville.
376
Foot Duane D., Lowville.
412
Foster Ansel, Lowville
386
Glenn William, Watson
550
Gordon Solon, Lowville.
41I
Gould G. Henry P., Lyonsdale. 435
Hall Family, Leyden.
293
Hartwell William, Jr., Denmark. 203
Hough Eli B., Martinsburgh 480
House Henry R., Turin. 534
Hunt Calvin B., Lewis ...
Ives John, Turin .. 528
Ives Mather S., Turin
529
Ives Selden, Turin.
529
Johnson Gilbert B., Denmark
Johnson William H., M. D., Leyden.
288
Kellogg House, Lowville
395
Kellogg K. Collins, Lowville.
393
Kilham James, Turin.
522
Lake Levi C., Diana.
229
Lanpher Hiram B., Harrisburgh
243
.Lee Alfred H., Turin ..
520
Leonard James L., Lowville.
398
255
Wilcox Lyman, Lowville, portrait.
408
Wilcox Marcellus J., Lowville, portrait. 409
Wilcox Marcellus J., Lowville, view of residence, .facing 407
Wilson Rodolphus B., Denmark, portrait.
216
Wright Lucius F., Denmark, portrait
210
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Adams Wm. Root, A. M., Lowville ...................
389
PAGE.
Ager Joel Wheeler, Lyonsdale.
437
Allen Charles M., West Turin
590
Allen Capt. Henry W., West Turin
590
Allen Emory, West Turin.
595
Riggs Charles G., Turin, portrait.
537
Roberts Chauncey, Leyden, portrait 295
Roberts Harriet E., Diana, portrait.
228
Roberts Heman, Diana, portrait
227
Sackett Martin J., Turin, portrait.
525
Salmon Ransom, Martinsburgh, portrait. 486
Salmon Warren, Martinsburgh, portrait.
487
Scovil Carlos P., Lowville, portrait.
375
Seymour J. Lucius, Turin, portrait.
539
Sharp Ira, Lowville, view of residence .....
.facing 419
Shepard Harlow, Turin, portrait.
527
Shumway Chester, Martinsburgh, portrait
482
Stevens Samuel, Lowville, portrait
417
Stiles Alfred, Martinsburgh, portrait.
476
Stiles Dwight, Martinsburgh, portrait
475
Stiles Jared, Jr., Martinsburgh, portrait. 475
Stiles Jared, Sr., Martinsburgh, portrait. 474
Stoddard Lorin A., Harrisburgh, portrait.
244
Strong John, Turin, portrait.
facing 514
Thayer Harrison J,, Turin, portrait
533
Thompson Chandler E., West Turin, portrait
594
Turner Henry E., Lowville, portrait 38I
Wadsworth William R., West Turin, portrait.
587
Waters V. R., Turin, portrait.
523
Weller Harvey, Lowville, portrait. 421 West DeWitt C., Lowville, portrait, (steel). . facing 370 Whitaker Clemence, Martinsburgh, portrait. 477 Whitaker Daniel, Martinsburgh, portrait. 478 Whiting Dr. John, Denmark, portrait. 201 Whiting Harvey M., Denmark, portrait. 203 Wilbur Royal P., Lowville, portrait .. facing 390
214
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CONTENTS.
PAGE.
PAGE.
Leonard Stephen, Lowville. 396
Leonard Charles P., Lowville. 396
Lewis Morgan, Denmark ..
205
Sackett Martin J., Turin. 524
Salmon Ransom, Martinsburgh. 485
Salmon Warren, Martinsburgh .. 485
Scovil Carlos P., Lowville.
374
Merrell Hon. E. S., Lowville. 379
Merwin Alanson, Leyden ...
280
Merwin Amanda, Leyden.
280
Merwin, M. H., Leyden.
280
Merwin James A., Leyden
280
Miller James, Turin.
585
Miller Col. Seth, West Turin. 582
Mills Deloss, Lowville.
422
Morgan Luther, Turin.
535
Munger Abner, Denmark.
208
Munn Thaddeus E., Leyden 292
Pahud Hon. Joseph, Diana. 223
Palmer William, Diana.
225
Patten Daniel, Lowville. 418
Peebles Charles, Martinsburgh
473
Plummer Charles, High Market. 247
Potter Benjamin F., West Turin 584
Rea Rutson, Lowville
405
Rice William W., Croghan. 170
Rich Alonzo D., Denmark
Rich Roland J., Denmark
2II
Rich Josiah D., Denmark.
213
Riggs Charles G., Turin ...
536
Roberts Chauncey, Leyden.
294
Roberts Heman, Diana. . 226
Roberts Harriet E., Diana. 228
Lord John D., Leyden.
277
Loucks Daniel, Martinsburgh
facing 465
Lyon Lyman Rasselas, Lyonsdale, 44I
Seymour J. Lucius, Turin. 538
Sharp Ira, Lowville
419
Shepard Harlow, Turin
527
Shumway Chester, Martinsburgh.
48 1
Stevens Samuel, Lowville.
416
Stoddard Lorin A., Harrisburgh. 244
474
Stiles Family, Martinsburgh
Strong John, Turin.
facing 514
Thayer Harrison J., Turin
532
Thompson Chandler E., West Turin. 594
Turner Henry Ellis, Lowville. 380
Wadsworth William, West Turin 587
Waters V. R., Turin 523
Weller Harvey, Lowville. 420
West DeWitt C., Lowville
370
Whitaker Clemence, Martinsburgh.
477
Whitaker Daniel, Martinsburgh.
577
Whiting Harvey M., Denmark ..
202
Whiting Dr. John, Denmark
200
Wilbur Royal P., Lowville.
390
Wilcox Lyman, Lowville.
407
Wilcox Marcellus J., Lowville
407
Wilson Rodolphus B., Denmark
215
Wright Lucius F., Denmark.
..
209
PREFACE.
Nearly a quarter of a century has elapsed since the undersigned undertook, at the urgent solicitation of James L. Leonard, and other friends of boyhood, to gather the scattered materials that make up the History of Lewis County. The first edition, published in 1860, embodied many facts that could not now have been obtained ; for they were noted down from the recollections of those who had witnessed the events that they described, and who are now no more.
The great events of the War of the Rebellion have added many facts of in- terest in our local history, and a large amount of historical materials not previously known to exist, has been brought to light. Something of the unwritten annals of the early years of settlement had been saved from oblivion during the interval that had elapsed, by noting down the incidents and facts as opportunity occurred, and occasionally an error had been noticed for correction, which the former edition had contained. But the principal object in view in the preparation of a new edition, was to amplify from original notes, or from farther inquiry, the details of statements which were at first presented in brief, and to bring down the record of events in the several towns of the county, by adding a notice of what has since occurred.
It is not improbable that some errors have occurred in the orthography of names, or in exact dates, for in a work of this kind it is impossible to avoid them. We can only ask the indulgence of our readers, and shall always regard it as an act of kindness, to have our attention called to any that may be noticed, with a view of entering them in a copy that will be used for this purpose, for the benefit of those who may hereafter seek more exact information in our local history.
It would have been a pleasant task, had our space allowed, to have gone over in detail the events of the French settlement in Castorland ;- but as we approached the end, it was found impossible to do so, excepting in the general way in which its history is given in the final chapter. The materials are ample, and prepared for publication,-but the opportunity has not yet occurred.
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PREFACE.
I deem it proper to mention that none of the personal notices contained under the head of "Biographical Sketches," at the end of the Town Histories, were written by myself, nor had I any knowledge as to the names that were to be in- cluded, until the pages came to hand for indexing. These sketches, as well as the illustrations accompanying, were all prepared by competent assistants of the pub- lishers, who.I am confident executed their portion of this work with the same solicitude and pains-taking that I have devoted to the purely historical portion.
The neatness of typography, illustrations, and binding, will commend this edition to those who may have become its patrons, and will, we trust, secure their approbation.
In conclusion, the author takes thisopportunity to tender his grateful acknowl- edgments to the many who in various ways, have so kindly aided him and the pub- lishers in this laborious work, and to testify to the cordiality with which his efforts have been seconded by the hosts from whom it became his duty to solicit informa- tion.
FRANKLIN B. HOUGH.
LOWVILLE, N. Y., May 28, 1883.
HISTORY
OF
LEWIS COUNTY.
CHAPTER I.
ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNTY.
L EWIS COUNTY SIMHI C was formed from Oneida,* by an act formed March 28, UNTP 1805, which also created Jefferson county. The North- O (First Seal of Lewis County.) ern part of Oneida county had been settling rapidly for several years, and in the uncertainty with reference to centers of business, several places aspired for the honors of the county-seat-for at first but one new county was thought of. Nathan Sage, of Redfield, Gen. Walter Martin, of Martinsburgh. Silas Stow, of Lowville, Noadiah Hubbard, of Champion, Hart Massey and others of Watertown, and Jacob Brown, of Brownville, were then active and influential citizens in their
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several localities, and each one had his partizans, who were doing their utmost to create a public sentiment in favor of their particular interest.
It is probable that Jacob Brown, (af- terward the distinguished commander-in- chief of the army,) was as influential as any one, in creating an opinion in favor of two counties, and as the local topog- raphy of the country came to be better understood, it was found that the Red- field settlement was separated by a wide swampy region from the rest - a region that to this day remains to a great ex- tent a wilderness.
A beginning had been made at Cham- pion, in anticipation of its being a county- seat, and two or three lawyers, who af- terwards elsewhere acquired eminence, settled there. One of these was Moss Kent, a brother of Chancellor Kent, who afterwards removed to LeRayville, and finally to Plattsburgh, Henry R. Storrs, another, removed to Oneida county, and Egbert TenEyck, finally settled in Water- town.
The seat of justice in Oneida county, had been located at Rome, but an active discussion was going on, in favor of its
* Oneida was formed from Herkimer, April 2, 1784, including the territory now embraced in the whole of Jef- ferson and Lewis counties, and all east of Oswego River in Oswego county. Herkimer was taken from Mont- gomery, Feb. 16, 1791, and Montgomery (changed from Tryon,) was formed from Albany March 12, 1772. Al- bany was one of the original counties.
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HISTORY OF LEWIS COUNTY.
removal, or for the erection of half-shire towns, as afterwards was done, and in the controversy that arose in the older settled part of Oneida county, Jonas Platt and Thomas R. Gold, each appealed to the public in support of their several claims. It was evident that great changes were about to take place in the county, and active men were on the alert to make the most of their opportunity. As events were ripening for a division, the bearing of every measure that might affect the result was watched with inter- est, and each was sure to attract its par- tizans, according as it would benefit his own locality.
We have already noticed the interest taken by Jacob Brown in these move- ments. He was then a young man, who had come on from near Philadelphia, as an agent of LeRay, to survey and settle his lands at Brownville. He had first passed through this region, from Whites- town, in 1797, and as settlers began to fill in the country along the west side of the Black River, he had become asso- ciated on friendly terms with Jonathan Collins, of Turin, Walter Martin, of Martinsburgh, and other prominent set- tlers, with whom it was easy to agree that two new counties would be better than one. He had a motive in concil- iating the southern part of the territory to be set off, because he could then have a better chance to secure one of the prizes. It can hardly be supposed that Turin expected to secure the county- seat, but it naturally favored the nearest point. While Stow, Kelley and others were active in attempting to show that the tendency of settlement lay further north, and it was already known that the broad terraces of rich land widened out in that direction, while to the south- ward they were narrowed in by hills.
The event proved that the settlers in Watertown were a match for Brown, in securing one of the new county-seats,
but by a sort of compromise, they con- sented to the location of the court-house on the extreme western border of their village, towards Brownville, adjacent to the present jail, so that it, in fact, did not fully accommodate either.
In a diary left by James Constable, one of the executors of the estate of his brother William Constable, a partner in Macomb's Purchase, he mentions, under date of September 20, 1804, some of these plans which he found under discus- sion :--
* " Finding that Mr. Shaler was from home [Constableville,] and not * * knowing what situation his people were in, we went to Squire [Jonathan] Col- lins, who, although he has left off keep- ing tavern, received and entertained us kindly from a very heavy rain. He gives us some information of the local pro- ceedings, about roads, the division of the county, and other intrigues, and with what I have heard from other quarters it appears that Stow and Martin had made themselves very obnoxious and they will differ about the division of the county on their side of it. Each will be supported by opposite interests, and they will both be defeated by the management of the proprietors of Redfield or that of Jacob Brown, of Brownville.
" Each of the gentlemen requires a court house near to himself, and if they are all to be gratified, Oneida must be divided into five; but there will be op- position to their wishes and perhaps to any division of the county, which would be for the interest of the land owners as the extra expense would be saved. There will be a contest for the clerkship, as Mr. Martin, Mr. Stow and Mr. Kelley, brother-in-law to Stow, are all candi- dates. Mr. Stow has declared publicly he will have it in spite of all opposition, but the people are most in favor of Mr. Kelley."*
To give definite form to these move- ments a convention of delegates, mostly
*It will be noticed elsewhere that Richard Coxe was appointed. He was a brother-in-law of Le Ray, and was living near Collinsville.
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CONVENTION AT DENMARK.
chosen at special town meetings, was called to assemble in Denmark village, to unite in an application to the Legis- lature for a division of the county. One of these delegates, many years ago,* as- sured us that the majority of those sent, were instructed to vote for but one new county. The result of their deliberations is best shown by the record of their sec- retary, which is as follows :-
" At a meeting of three delegates from each of the towns of Brownville, Water- town, Adams, Ellisburgh, Malta,+ Har- rison,¿ Rutland, Champion, Harris- burgh, Lowville, Martinsburgh and Turin, convened at the house of Free- dom Wright in Harrisburgh,§ on Tues- day, the 20th day of November, 1804, Jonathan Collins in the chair; Egbert Ten Eyck, secretary :
"On examination it appeared that the following persons were regularly chosen to represent their respective towns at this meeting :
" Jacob Brown, John W. Collins, Ben- jamin Cole, for Brownville.
" Tilley Richardson, Henry Coffeen, Solomon Robbins, Joshua Beals, for Adams.
" Lyman Ellis, Matthew Boomer, Jr., John Thomas, for Ellisburgh.
" Asa Brown, Clark Allen, William Hunter, for Malta.
" William Rice, Cyrus Stone, Simeon Hunt, for Harrison.
" Cliff French, Abel Sherman, William Coffeen, for Rutland.
" John Durkee, Olney Pearce, Egbert Ten Eyck, for Champion.
" Moss Kent, Lewis Graves, Charles Wright, Jr., for Harrisburgh.
"Silas Stow, Jonathan Rogers, Charles Davenport, for Lowville.
" Asa Brayton, Clark McCarty, Chil- lus Doty, for Martinsburgh.
*William Coffeen, then of Rutland, who afterwards settled in Antwerp and died there.
+Now Lorraine.
#Now Rodman.
§The present town of Denmark was then included in Harrisburglı. The house where this Convention was held, is still [in 1882] standing in Denmark village, and is owned by Edward Leonard.
" Jonathan Collins, John Ives, Elijah Wadsworth, for Turin .*
"The above names being called by the secretary, respectively answered and took their seats. It was now moved and seconded that the sense of this meeting be taken whether all the mem- bers mentioned in the above list be ad- mitted to act in this meeting. Carried in the affirmative, 30 to 6.
" Moved and seconded that all ques- tions arising in this meeting, excepting questions of order, be taken by ayes and nays. Carried unanimously in the af- firmative.
" Moved and seconded that this county be set off from the county of Oneida. Carried in the affirmative, 27 to 9.
" Moved and seconded that this meet- ing will adjourn for half an hour. Car- ried unanimously, adjourned accord- ingly.
" Met pursuant to adjournment. It was now moved and seconded that a petition be presented to the Legislature of this State to appoint a disinterested committee to affix our limits for a new county, and to decide whether we ought to have a whole or a half shire on the Black river, and affix the spot or spots as sites for. the court house. Carried in the negative, 25 to II.
" Moved and seconded that the south- ern boundary of the counties to be estab- lished in the Black river country, begin on lake Ontario, at the southwest corner of Ellisburgh ; thence along the south line of Ellisburgh to the southeast cor- ner of said town ; thence along the east- ern boundary of Ellisburgh to the corner of No I and 6 on said boundary, thence along the line between 1 and 6, 2 and 7, to the corner of 3 and 8; thence along the line between 7 and 8, 12 and 13, to the line between Macomb's and Scriba's patent ; thence along said bounds to the county of Herkimer ; thence along the western boundaries of Herkimer and
* Leyden appears not to have been represented at this meeting, although on two previous occasions special meetings had been called and delegates chosen for this purpose. At one of these held December 15, 1803, Stephen Butler, Moses Ostrander and Joel Jinks had been appointed, and at the other held February 3, 1804, Stephen Butler, Samuel Snow and Richard Coxe were chosen to represent this town, at a convention to be held at Champion, on the first Tuesday of February, of that year.
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