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OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE.
A MEMORIAL HISTORY
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TIOGA COUNTY,
. New York.
ILLUSTRATED.
" We tell to-day the deeds of story, And legends of the olden time; While voices from an ancient glory. Still charm us as a silver chime."
LEROY W. KINGMAN, Editor.
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Since honour from the honourer proceeds, How well do they deserve that memorize And leave in Books for all posterities The names of worthies and their virtuous deeds :
When all their glory else, like water-weeds Without their element, presently dies, And all their greatness quite forgotten lies, And when and how they flourished no man heeds !
How poor remembrances are statues, tombs, And other monuments that men erect To princes, which remain in closéd rooms Where but a few behold them, in respect Of Books, that to the universal eye Show how they lived ; the other where they lie. -John Florio (1553-1625).
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CONTENTS.
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I .- EARLY DISCOVERIES, ETC. European Discoveries and Explorations-The French in Canada-The Puritans in New England-The Dutch in New York-Champlain Invades the Territory of the Mohawks-The First Battle-Duteh Troubles with the Indians-Grant of the Province of New York-Conquest of the Duteh in the New Netherlands
II .- THE IROQUOIS AND OTHER INDIANS. 6
The Indian Occupation-The Iroquois Confederacy-Remarkable Civil and Warlike Organization-Manner of Life-The Lenni-Lenapes, or Delawares of Pennsylvania-Iroquois Conquests-Extracts from Local Historians-The Tus- caroras, Susquehannas, Nantieokes, Shawnesc.
III .- FRENCH AND INDIAN OCCUPANCY. 13 Jesuits Among the Indians-Other Missionary Laborers-The Early Wars- French and English Rivalry-Open Hostilities-Ineffective Peace Treaties- Final Struggle of English and French-Iroquois Generally Neutral-Mohawks Fight with the English-Overthrow of French Power in America.
IV .- ENGLISH INFLUENCE AND CONQUEST. 20 Politieal Situation Before the Revolution-The Johnson Influence-Taxing the Colonies-Indian Allies of Great Britain-Thayandanegea-Wyoming-Cher- ry Valley-Sullivan's Campaign-Clinton's March-Campaign Against the Iroquois-Battle of Newtown-Further Military Movements-End of the War.
V .- COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS, ETC. 35 .
Indians and their Territory-Tryon County-Montgomery County-Other County Formations-Tioga County Ereeted-Its Boundaries-Original Towns -Chenango County-Broome County-Owego and Berkshire restored to Tioga -Aet Defining County Lines-Town Lines Defined-Chemung County Formed -Description and Topography of Tioga County.
VI .- LAND TITLES, GRANTS, ETC. 44
Land Titles in Tioga-Royal Grants-Plymouth Charter-Grant to Duke of York-Confliet of Massachusetts and New York Claims-Boston Purehase- Coxe's Manor-Partition of Lands in Chemung-Watkins and Flint Tract- Gospel and Sehool Lands.
VII .- EARLY COURTS AND COUNTY CHANGES. 51 First County Scat-Early Courts-Nanticoke and Tioga Point-Courts at Che- nango Point-Tioga a Two-shire County-Newtown the County Seat-Spen- eer the County Seat-First Court House and Jail-Elmira and Spencer Half- shires-Burning of Court House at Spencer-Owego a Half-shire-County Buildings-Chemung County set off-County Buildings at Owego.
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VIII .- CIVIL LIST. .
Presidential Electors-U. S. Senators-Representatives in Congress-U. S. District Attorney-Secretary of the Navy-Members of Constitutional Con- vention-Council of Appointment-Adjutant General-State Treasurers- Superintendent of Insurance-Canal Appraiser-State Senators-Members of Assembly-JUDGES AND JUSTICES-Court of Appeals-General Term-Su- preme Court-County-Special County-Surrogate's-State Railroad Com- missioncr-Justices of Sessions-Justices of the Peace-District Attorneys- Sheriffs-County Clerks-County Treasurers-Superintendents of Schools- School Commissioners.
IX .- PIONEERS AND PIONEER LIFE. 68 Character of Pioneers-Incidents of Pioneer Life-Inerease of Population- Early Steamboating-Old Mail Routes and Service-The Stage Coach-Ste- phen B. Leonard and other stage men-War of 1812.
X .- TIOGA COUNTY AND THE CIVIL WAR. 89
XI .- CIVIL WAR, CONTINUED. 104
XII .- CIVIL WAR, CONCLUDED. 118
XIII-BENCH AND BAR. 130
Court of Appeals-Supreme Court-Court of Chancery-County Court-Court of Sessions-Surrogate's Courts-Courts of Tioga County-John Mason Par- ker-Abraham Miller-John Patterson-Jolin Miller-Emanucl Coryell-Gam- aliel II. Barstow-Latham A. Burrows-Grant B. Baldwin-John R. Drake -- Stephen Strong-Alanson Munger-Charles P. Avery-Thomas Farrington- Charles Austin Clark-Charles Edward Parker-David T. Easton-Howard J. Mead-Eleazer Dana-Jolin H. Avery-William Platt-Ezra Smith Sweet- Nathaniel W. Davis-John J. Taylor-George Sidney Camp-Austin Blair- William Fiske Warner-Benjamin Franklin Tracy-Gilbert C. Walker-Chas. A. Munger-Isaac S. Catlin-George A. Madill-Ziba A. Leland-Attorneys of Tioga County-The Present Bar.
XIV .- THE MEDICAL PROFESSION. 162
Early Medical Science-Recollections of Early Physicians-Dr. Joseph Hinch- man-Dr. Amos Park-Dr. Elias Satterlec-Dr. Samuel Tinkham-Dr. J. H. Tinkham-Dr. Elisha Ely-Dr. James Osborn-Dr. Joseph Waldo-Dr. God- frey Waldo-Dr. Jedediah Fay-Dr. Lewis Beers-Dr. G. H. Barstow-Dr. George P. Cady-Dr. Platt F. Grow-Dr. John Frank-Dr. Ezekiel B. Phelps-Dr. Ezekiel Lovejoy-Dr. Theodore S. Armstrong-Dr. Hiram N. Eastman-Dr. John B. Benton-Dr. Seymour Churchill-Dr. Lucius H. All- en-Dr. John H. Arnold-Dr. Azel E. Metcalfe-Dr. G. W. Metcalfe-DI. H. C. Champlin-Dr. Joel S. Paige-Dr. Elijah Powell-Other Early Physicians -Tioga County Medical Society-Its Members-Its Presidents-Officers for 1896-The Homeopathic Medical Society of Tioga County-Dr. E. B. Sprague -Dr. John T. Greenleaf-Dr. R. B. Jenks-Dr. M. T. Dutcher-Other Phys- icians-Eclectic Medical Society-Personal Chronology of Recorded Physicians.
XV,-AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 185 Early Appropriations and Societies-Tioga County Agricultural Society- Owego Driving Park Association-The New County Society-Its Presidents- Tioga County Farmers' Society-Farmers' Club-Gibson Corners Agricultural Society-Northern Tioga Agricultural Society-North Barton Agricultural Society-Spencer Agricultural Society-Candor Agricultural and Driving Park Association, Etc.
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XVI .- PRESS OF TIOGA COUNTY. . 193
Development of Printing-Early Newspapers-American Constellation -- Dan- iel Cruger-American Farmer-Judge Stephen Maek-Stephen Banks Leonard -Owego Gazette-Republican Chroniele-Tioga County Gazette-" Hunk- ers " and "Barnburners "-Thomas Woods-Hiram A. Beebe-Owego Adver- tiser-Southern Tier, now Owego, Times-William Smyth-Andrew HI. Cal- houn-Tioga Freeman-Gideon O. Chase-St. Nicholas-Ahwaga Chief- Christian Tribune-Tioga County Record-Other Owego Weeklies-Owego Dailies-Waverly Luminary-Waverly Advocate-Francis H. Baldwin-Oli- ver H. P. Kinney-William Polleys-Waverly and Athens Democrat-Tioga and Bradford Demoerat-Waverly Enterprise-Frank T. Scudder-Waverly Free Press-J. B. Bray-Ira L. Wales-The Review and Daily Echo-Waver- ly Tribune-Waverly Democrat-Evening Journal-Candor Free Press-Can- dor Independent-Candor Review and Ira L. Wales-Other Candor Papers- Newark Valley IIerald-Speneer News and Town News-Spencer Needle- The Progress-Nichols News.
XVII .- EDUCATION IN TIOGA COUNTY. 220
Supervision and Maintenance of Seliools-First School Commissioner-Legisla- tion Concerning Schools and School Funds-The School and the Teacher- Academies, High Schools and Union Schools-Schoolhouses-Essentials of a Common-School Education-Present Course of Study-Text Books-" Sehool District Libraries "-Qualifications and Qualities of Teachers-Training Class- es-Teachers' Institutes-Owego Schools-Changes in Methods of Teaching- Our Present Instruetors.
TOWNS OF TIOGA COUNTY.
XVIII .- OWEGO. . 233
First White Occupants-Early Spellings of Owego-The Pioneers-James MeMaster-Amos and Joseph Draper-William Taylor-John McQuigg-Isaae Harris-The Gaskills-The Ferguson Family-Asahel Pritchard-Amzi Sted- man-Emanuel Deuel-Ka-naw-kwis-Nicholas-Caleb and Samuel Nichols- Town of Union-Names of Residents in 1791-John and Abel Bills-Col. Asa Camp-John H. Horton-First Merchant-First Physician-Hugh E. Fiddis -- Richard Searles-Elisha Forsyth-Taxable Inhabitants in Owego (now Owe- go, Newark Valley, Berkshire and Richford) in 1802-Organization and Civil History-Population-Developments and Progress-Shiretown-Railroads- The Civil War-Schools-Villages and Hamlets-APALACHIN-Its Early Settlers-The Pearsall Bros. - Ransom Steele-Early Business Interests- Postmasters-Merchants, Ete. - Present Industries-Churches-FLEMING- VILLE-Col. David Fleming-Asahel Pritchard-Early settlers-Aaron Truman-Industries and Churches-CAMPVILLE-Col. Asa Camp-Roswell C. MeNeil-GASKILL CORNERS-South Owego-Gibson Corners -- Foster- Whittemore Hill -- Wait Settlement -- North Owego-Old Red and other Mills -- Supervisors.
XIX. - VILLAGE OF OWEGO. . Early Settlement and Settlers -- Village Traet-Streets and Highways -- Build- ing up the Hamlet-Early Merchants and Business Men -- Capt. Mason Wattles -Thomas Duane -- John Hollenback-The Pumpellys, John, James, Charles, William, Harmon -- Col. David Pixley -- Jolin Laning -- Dr. S. Tinkham -- Gen. Oliver Huntington-The Camps, William, Nathan, Anson, Harmon-Maj. Horatio Ross-Jonathan Platt, Jr .-- David Turner -- John R. Drake -- William A. and Daniel Ely-Dr. Jedediah Fay -- Col. Amos Martin-Charles Talcott- George B. Goodriel & Co .- L. A. Burrows -- Lorenzo Reeves -- Elisha Bundy
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CHAPTER. Joseph Berry-G. W. Hollenback -- William H. Bell-D. G. and W. C. Tay- lor -- Gen. Ansel Goodrich -- Charles B. Pixley-Hamilton Collier-Gurdon Hewitt -- John M. Greenleaf -- Asa H., Edward D., and Stephen S. Truman -- Charles and Printice Ransom-Aaron P. Storrs-John R. and George S. Chatfield-"L. Truman & Brothers," Lyman P., Orin, Francis W., and George-Charles E. Truman-Fanny Truman -- Asa H. Truman-James, John and Robert Cameron-David Beers-Franklin Slosson-Joshua L., and other Pinneys-Wm. P. Stone-Thomas I. Chatfield-Frank L. Jones -- John Carmichael -- T. P. Patch, Etc .-- General J. B. Ogden-Other Early Charae- ters and Industries-Incorporation-First Board of Trustees -- Village Presi- dents -- Supervisors-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS-Owego Academy-Its First Trustees-Its Principals -- Union School District -- First Board of School Commissioners -- Free Academy-Its Principals-Post Office and Postmasters THE FIRE DEPARTMENT-Early Companies and Equipment -- Great Fire of 1849 -- Later Companies, Changes and Equipments -- Present Officers-Chief Engineers -- Cemeteries -- Coburn Free Library-Owego Library Association -- First Board of Managers and Officers -- Incorporation -- Andrew Coburn-Bank of Owego -- First National Bank -- Bank of Tioga-Tioga National Bank -- Owego National Bank -- ECCLESIASTICAL-First Presbyterian Church -- First M. E. Church -- First Baptist Church-St. Paul's (Episcopal) Church-Congre- gational Chureh-St. Patrick's (Roman Catholic) Church -- A. M. E. Bethel Church -- MASONIC -- Friendship Lodge -- Ahwaga Lodge -- New Jerusalem Chapter-Owego Council -- Centennial Chapter O. E. S .-- Owego Lodge I. O. O. F .-- Tioga Lodge I. O. O. F .-- Business Interests -- Dean Tannery -- King Harness Co .- Sporer, Carlson & Berry-Champion Wagon Co .- Carriage Builders-Standard Butter Co .-- Owego Bridge Co .-- Owego File Works -- Gas Light Co .-- Water Supply.
XX .- BARTON. 323
Name-Physical Features-Indian History -- Spanish Hill-Pioneer and Early Settlement-Ebenezer Ellis -- Stephen Mills-Benjamin Aikens-John Hanna -- James Swartwood-Luke Saunders-Samuel Ellis-Jolin Shepard-William Bensley-Other Settlers-Charles Bingham-Sutherland Tallmadge-Elisha Hill-Benjamin Genung-Squire Whitaker-Peter V. D. Bogait -- Samuel Johnson- J. W. VanAtta-Early Residents-First Events in Town History- Population-Organization-First Town Officials -- Civil History-In the " War"-Villages-Supervisors-Town Clerks-Barton-M. E. Church- Business Interests-Lockwood-North Barton-Halsey Valley-Reniff-Barton Centre.
XXI .-- WAVERLY. 340
John and Isaac Shepard-Factoryville-Beginnings of Waverly-Owen Spalding-Joseph Hallett-In 1833-Capt. Benj. H. Davis-Factory ville Con- tinued-In the "Forties " -- Advent of the Erie Railroad-Broad Street-In 1852-Incorporation-Factoryville Postmasters-Waverly Postmasters- Present Waverly-Civil and Political History-First Officers -- Village Presi- dents-City Hall-Waverly Fire Department-Chief Engineers-SCHOOLS -- Waverly Institute -- Village Schools-Present Board of Education-BANKING Waverly Bank-Home Savings Bank -- First National Bank-Citizens Bank- Gas Light Co-Waverly Water Co-Electric Light and Power Co-Tanning- Sayre Butter Package Co-Carriage and Furniture Houses-Flouring Mills- A. II. Thomas Paint Co-East Waverly Steam Granite Works -- Fires -- ECCLESIASTICAL -- Methodist Episcopal Classes, Societies and Pastors -- Baptist Churches and Pastors-Presbyterian Church-St. James (Roman Catholic) Church -- Grace Church, Protestant Episcopal -- Church of Christ-SOCIETIES -- Masonic-Odd Fellows-Waverly of To-day.
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CHAPTER. XXII .-- SPENCER.
First Settlers-Joseph Barker -- Benjamin Drake -- Robert and Edmund Hobart -- First Birth-Joshua Ferris -- Stephen Bidlaek -- Rev. Phineas Spaulding- John Underwood-John McQuigg -- The Huggs -- Other Early Settlers-A. H. Miller, Andrew Purdy, Richard and David Ferris, Thos. Mosher, the Jones's, the Cowells, the Fishers, Nichols and others-West Hill -- Dean Settlement -- Major Tunis Riker -- Major Elihu Butts -- Other Old Families -- Rev. L. B. Pert -Organization -- Naming-First Town Meeting -- First Officers-Extracts from Town Records-Slavery -- Character of Early Settlers -- Population by Decades -- Schools -- Supervisors -- Clerks-Justices -- North Spencer -- Spencer Lake- West Spencer -- Cowell's Corners -- Baptist Corners -- Balcom's Mills -- West Candor -- Spencer Village -- Incorporation -- County Seat-County Buildings -- Early Merchants-The Emmons Fim-Fires -- Development on West Side -- S. Alfred Seely -- Cornell Table Co-Spencer Brick Co-Camp Meeting -- Ceme- teries -- Petroleum and Mining Co -- Agricultural Society -- Academy -- Masonic -- Odd Fellows -- Farmers and Merchants Bank -- Incorporation -- First Village Election -- Village Presidents -- Town Hall -- Fire Department -- Baptist Church -- First Presbyterian Church -- Methodist Episcopal Church -- St. John's Mission.
XXIII .- NEWARK VALLEY. 395
Early Explorers and Surveyors-First Settlement -- Elisha Wilson -- Abraham Brown -- John Carpenter-Ezbon Slosson-Enoch Slosson-Asa Bement -- Peter Wilson -- A. W.Johnson -- Levi Bailey-Beulah Brown -- The Lawrences- Solomon Williams-Joseph Hosford-Jenksville-Other Early Settlers-High- way Assessment list, 1798 -- Later prominent arrivals-Otis Lincoln-Heads of Families in 1820-Organization-First Town Meeting-First Town Officers -- Supervisors -- Population by Decades-Character of the Inhabitants -- The Civil War -- First Events in Town History -- Jenksville -- West Newark-Ketch- umville -- Schools -- Village of Newark Valley -- Incorporation -- Early Indus- tries -- Growth, Improvement and Description -- Tanning -- Newark Valley Wagon Co .- Other Business Houses -- Northern Tioga Agricultural Society- Trout Ponds and Pleasure Grounds-High School-Boards of Education -- Fire Department-Societies -- Congregational Churches -- Methodist Churches -Baptist Church-St. John's (Catholic) Church-Free-Will Baptists-First Village Officers.
XXIV .- CANDOR. 418
Grants, Patents and "Tracts " -- Luxuriant Forest Growth -- Pioneers -- Elijalı Smith -- Collius Luddington -- Thomas Hollister -- Job Judd -- Capt. Abel Hart Joseph Booth-Capt. Thomas Park-Joel Smith, Jr .- Israel Mead -- Elijah Hart-Daniel Bacon and Brothers -- Ezra Smith -- Abel Galpin -- Other Early Settlers -- Revolutionary Soldiers-War of 1812 -- Organization of Candor -- Topography -- First Town Meeting -- First Officers-Supervisors-Population, Growth and Development-Character of Pioneers -- Schools -- Present Condi- tion of Schools and School Property -- Retrospective -- War of 1861 -- Villages and Hamlets -- The Village of Candor -- Early Business Interests-Fire-C'an- dor Center -- Candor Corners -- Merchants -- First National Bank -- Principal Business Houses-Wands Glove Co .- Candor Center Business Firnis-" Iron Clad " Blanket Factory -- Humboldt Tannery -- Candor Iron Works -- Present Candor -- Free Academy -- Congregational , Church -- Methodist Episcopal Church -- Baptist Church -- St. Mark's (Episcopal) Church -Willsey ville -- Gridley ville -- East Candor -- West Candor -- Weltonville-Catatonk -- Perry- ville -- Sonth Candor -- Prospect Valley -- Baptist Churches -- Methodist Church -- Free Will Baptist Church.
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XXV .-- TIOGA.
Introductory-Early Traders-First Settlement -- Surveys and Titles -- Samuel Ransom -- William Ransom -- Col. William Ransom-The Aldens -- Jesse Miller -Lodowick Light -- Enos Canfield -- James Brooks -- Col. David Pixley -- Dr. Samuel Tinkham-Joel Farnham -- Jolin Hill -- Other Early Settlers-Charac- ter of the Settlers -- The Catlins -- The Goodriches -- Rev. David Jayne-John DuBois-Development of Settlement-Charles Frederick Jolinson-Nathaniel 1. Willis -- Wheeler H. Bristol-Nicholas Kittell -- Other Historic Worthies -- Population by Decades -- Organization and Civil History-Description-Topo- graphy -- Supervisors-Lumbering-New Bedford-Tioga Center-Its Mer- chants-Business Interests-Ferry-Tioga Centre of To-day-Union Free School-Churches-Smithboro-Mercantile and other Interests-Churches- Ross Hill-Halsey Valley-Luther B. West-Tioga and Barton Baptist Church-Other Churches-Goodrich Settlement-Glenmary-Leach's Mills- Strait's Corners-German Settlement.
XXVI .-- NICHOLS. 469
White Men Among the Indians -- Indian Villages and Occupancy -- Queen Esther -- General Sullivan -- Nicholas, a Mohawk -- Squatters -- Land Titles -- Early Settlement and Development-Judge Avery's Account-William Fiske Warner's Account -- Early Civilization -- Emanuel Coryell -- Gen. John Smyth -- Jonathan Platt -- Major Jonathan Platt -- Caleb Wright -- Other Pioneers- Miles Forman -- Jonathan Hunt-Benjamin Lounsberry-Stephen Reynolds- James Howell-David Briggs-Henry Washburn-Ursula Dunham-Judge Gamaliel H. Barstow-George Kirby-Henry, Wright and Sylvanus Dunham -Oliver A. Barstow-Organization of Town-Early Description, Etc. - Super- visors-Present Town Officers-Population by Decades-Character of Pioneers -Topography-Thomas, Gilbert, and Nathaniel Pearsall-Smithboro and Nichols Bridge Co. - Hooper's Valley-Osborn-Asbury Methodist Church- Canfield's Corners-Lounsberry-River Valley M. E. Church-East Nichols- NICHOLS VILLAGE-Early Business Men-" Rushville "-Nichols Postoffice- Postmasters-Schools-First Business Houses-Present Business Interests -- Westbrook Masonic Lodge-M. E. Church-Presbyterian Church.
XXVII. - BERKSHIRE. 489
Boston Ten Townships-Elisha Wilson-Isaac and Abraham Brown-Early Farming-" Brown's Settlement "-Daniel Ball-Stephen Ball-The Gleazens -Asa Leonard-David Williams and Brothers-Other Pioneers-Dr. Joseph Waldo-Col. Absalom Ford-Deacon Nathaniel Ford-Samuel Collins and Other Early Settlers-Dr. Patterson's Researches-Census Enumeration of 1820 -First Events-Changes of Territory-Population by Decades-Organization- Changes of County Jurisdiction-Condition of Town at its Erection-First Town Meeting-First Town Officers-Reductions of Territory-Description and Topography-Character of Pioneers-Education-Brookside Seminary- Schools and School Districts-Supervisors-Ecclesiastical-Congregationalism -Methodism-East Berkshire-Wilson Creek-Berkshire Village-Early Traders and Industries - Village of To-day-Berkshire Tannery.
XXVIII .- RICHFORD. 504
Evan Harris, the Pioneer-Early and Pioneer Settlers Inhabitants in 1820- Ezekiel Rich, the Town's First Manufacturer-William Dunham and Dunham- ville-Dr. Elijah Powell-Other Notable Settlers-First Industries-Organi- zation and Civil History-Creation of "Arlington "-Richford-The Town's First Meeting-First Town Officers-Population by Decades-Railroad and Turnpike-Chauncey L. Rich-Richford in the Civil War-Schools-Richford Village-Early Traders-Later Merchants and Industries-Present Merchants and Manufacturers-Postmasters-Mills-Churches-Supervisors.
APPENDIX-Geology. 797
BIOGRAPHIES AND ILLUSTRATIONS
BIOGRAPHIES.
Hon. Thomas C. Platt,
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ILLUSTRATIONS. frontispiece.
Hon. Benjamin F. Tracy,
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Gen. Isaac S. Catlin,
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Hon. John J. Taylor,
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Hon. Charles A. Clark,
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Hon. Thomas I. Chatfield, -
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Andrew Coburn,
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Ellery Colby,
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Frank M. Baker,
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589
Theodore S. Armstrong, M. D.,
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Asa N. Potter,
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Leonard Family,
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Dean Family,
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521
Howard Elmer,
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Richard A. Elmer,
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S. W. Slaughter,
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R. Sayre Harnden, M. D.,
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Andrew J. Lang,
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Major A. H. Krom, -
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The Ransoms,
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Hon. David T. Easton,
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George Walker,
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The Coryells,
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Robert Howell,
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Junius Collins,
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Chauncey L. Rich, -
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Owego Academy,
William Lounsberry,
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Brown, John, 247, 262, 398, 492, 498, 591. Brown, Lemuel, 71, 247, 266, 269, 316, 398. Brown, Jeremiah and Benjamin, 243, 258. Brown, Robert C., 785.
Brougham, W. H., 652.
Brundage, Emmett R., 740.
Booth, Dennison, 724.
Booth, Edwin A., 725.
Booth, Irving D., 725. Booth, Orange, 735.
Booth, Orange F., 428, 724.
Bruster, Clark, 657. Buck, Lyman, 671.
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