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27,249
LIVE STOCK.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
BUSH. OP GRAIN.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
NAMES OF TOWNS.
Working
Oxen and
Calves.
Cows.
Sheep.
Swine.
Winter.
Spring.
Tons of Hay.
Bushels of
Bushels of
Pounds
Pounds
Cheese.
in Yards.
Albion.
429
813
769
1,296
705
4,349
42,716₺
1,755₺
20,454
8,020
83,800
10,550
1,821
Amboy.
220
622
464
854
404
1,251
22,193}
1,273}
7,184
6.248
45,822
1,314
1.432
Boylston ..
169
314
570
460
308
881
19,196
1,063
5,871
2,731
36.860
70,522
1,264
Constantia ..
392
540
457
996
654
2,767
27,952
1,208
9.000
5,050
47,885
1,050
837
Granby
903
1,120
3,025
1,600
2,900毫
108,261}
3,409
36,795
25,932
105,210
3,201
1,893
Hannibal
1,097
1,180
956
2,692
1,243
6,258
70,766
2.527₺
18.041
20,016
87,643
5,641
2,549
New Haven.
531
1,250
1,048
1,878
886
1,558}
47,495₺
2,655+
18,716
35,141
133.550
15,804
1,027
Orwell
27 8
580
909
582
470
3,572
35,744
1,766
9,631
4,244
105,324 122,780
1,052
Oswego-Town.
748
884
936
1,934
1,060
1,720
4S,183
4,054
19,928
16,830
97,306
3,530
363
Palermo ..
591
1,146
1,005
2,331
1,074
5,0371
64,211
2,874₺
24,640
30,SS5
107,315
12,050
1,444
Parish
403
835
822
1,263
900
2,264
40,613}
1,8084
14.350
16,099
81,655
15,100
2,242
Redfield.
162
420
757
451
176
180
15.21841
2,352
5.786
327
33.980
151,900
284
Richland
866
1,678
2,244
3,042
1,513
2,259
97,019}
5,077
30,962
47,315
174,675 123,970
1,931
Sandy Creek
557
1,134
1,583
2,126
1,139
5,786
64,207
3,346₺
14,370
24,873
139,117 167,575
2,220
Schroeppel
760
1,275
1,054
2,768
1.155
2,243
83,548
3,313}
14,689
13.356
81,222
44,555
1,087
Scriba.
691
931
1,174
1,302
1,080
2,727
36,261}
4,756₺
21,652
33,325
159,514
11,490
906
Volney.
904
1,096
1,124
2,185
1,606
1,6S6
76,339₺
4,367
23,235
39,370
10_,652
58,451
1,351
West Monroe.
249
519
465
907
465
1,183₫
25,251
1,403}
7,142
7,943
47,609
8,357
916
Williamstown
176
392
325
417
313
1,234
17,510
6891
5,057
5,257
28,800
2,950
632
Total
12,398 20,189 21,983 36.088 21,836
58,153{ 1,158,647
58,138
391,9121 425,915 2,036.174 975,461 /28,617
1,007
1,656
2,290
3,170
1,994
4,714}
109,560
5,376
51.244
40,064
204,992 130,915
2,070ł
Oswego City
596
53
594
194
1,204
292}
4,305₺
492
1,9101
5,225
3.400
13,756
1.295}
Hastings
669
1,381 1,490
1,317
2,215
1,887
3,289₺
101,995
3,570
31.255
37,664
127,843
23
1,660
Sandy Creek
16,738
6,5591
410,995
30,800
1,448,475
1,937 1,539
1.419
587
532
16
1.293
Scriba.
14,39Sł
8,936
1,417,675
20,270
629,133
1,963
1,784
694
767
458
18
1,520
Hannibal.
15,094₺
8,537} 2,042
2,079
1,933
735
677
520
of
Domestic Cloths,
Horses.
&Potatoes.
Apples.
Butter.
' The first marriage was that of Joel Rathburn and Miss P. | gristmill, in 1804. The first store was opened in 1806, by Danl. Alden, in Sept. 1802; and the first death, that of Mrs. Sarah |Furman. The first school was taught by Philander Alden, in Orton. in the spring of 1804. Isaac Alden opened the first inn, 1803. iu 1803, built the first sawmill, the same year, and the first- 2 There are now 2 churches in town; Cong. and M. E.
34
Mexico.
5,9881
Richland
791,111
1,065 536
608,863
OTSEGO COUNTY.
THIS county was erected from Montgomery, Feb. 16, 1791, and em- E GO braced the 2 original towns of Otsego and Cherry Valley .. A part of Schoharie was taken off in 1795, and a part of Delaware in 1797. It lies upon the highlands at the head of Susquehanna River, S. E. of the center of the State. It is centrally distant 66 miles from Albany, and contains 1,038 sq.mi. Its surface is a hilly upland, divided into several ridges separated by deep, broad valleys. The declivities are generally gradual ; and the highest summits are 400 to 700 ft. above the valleys and 1,700 to 2,000 ft. above tide. The ridges have a general N. E. and s. w. direction. A high and roeky Scal upland extends into the s. E. corner from Delaware, terminating STO upon Schenevas Creek in an abrupt and wall-like declivity 300 to 500 ft. high. The other ridges of the eo. have a nearly uniform elevation, and generally terminate in steep deelivities upon the valleys of the streams. The principal streams are Unadilla River, forming the w. boundary, Wharton and Butternut Creeks, Otego Creek, Susquehanna River, Cherry Valley and Schenevas Creeks. Charlotte River forms a small portion of the s. boundary. Besides these, there are a large number of smaller ereeks and brooks, tributaries to the above. A few small streams rise in the N. E. eorner and flow into the Mohawk. Otsego Lake, in the N. E. part, is a fine sheet of water 8 mi. long and about 1 mi. broad. It is 1,193 ft. above tide, and is sur- rounded by hills 400 to 500 ft. high. Its outlet forms the principal head branch of the Susque- hanna. Schuyler Lake, N. w. of Otsego, is a similar sheet of water, 3} mi. long. The other bodies of water in the eo. are small ponds. The rocks in the N. E. corner consist of the limestones of the Helderbergh division. The hills in the s. part are composed of the shales of the Hamilton group and the shales and sandstones of the Portage and Chemung groups. The summits in the extreme s. part and s. E. corner are crowned by the red sandstone and shales of the Catskill group. Al- most all the valuable quarrics of the co. are found in the limestone region of the N. E. The soil in the N. E. is a good quality of gravelly and calcareous loam ; but further south it is a clay and shaly loam upon the hills, and a gravelly loam and alluvium in the valleys. The uplands are best adapted to grazing; and the river intervales are well adapted to the cultivation of grain. The people are principally engaged in stock raising and dairying. More hops are raised in this co. than in any other in the State. The manufacturing interests are limited, though the available water-power is very great.
The county seat is located at Cooperstown, in the town of Otsego, at the foot of Otsego Lake.1 The courthouse is a brick edifiee in the w. part of the village.2 The jail, near by, is built of stone, but has few of the modern improvements or convenienees. The average number of inmates is 8, supported at a weekly cost of $3.00 each. The elerk's office is a fireproof brick build- ing, contiguous to the courthouse. The co. poorhouse is situated upon a farm of 153 acres in Middlefield, 4 mi. s. of Cooperstown. Its average number of inmates is 90. The children attend the distriet school. The farm yields a revenue of $1,400. The general arrangement and manage- ment of this institution are far better than the average. The only work of internal improvement in the co. is the Albany & Susquehanna R. R., now in process of construction. It extends along Susquehanna River and Schenevas Creek, through Unadilla Otego, Oneonta, Milford, Maryland. and Woreester.
Three weekly newspapers are published in the eo.8
1 Thomas Farrington, of Tioga, Alvin Bronson, of Oswego, And Archibald Campbell, of Dutchess, were the commissioners appointed to locate the co. seat.
2 The first county officers were Wm. Cooper, First Judge ; Jacob Morris, County Clerk; Richard B. Smith, Sherif; and James Cannon, Surrogate.
& The Otsego Heruld and Western Advertiser, the first paper pub- lished in the co., and the second in the State w. of Albany, was commenced at Cooperstown, April 3, 1795, by Elihu Phinney, a native of Conn. Mr. Phinney con- tinued its publication until 1803, when he died. It was then published by his sons, E. & II. Phinney, until 1821, when it was discontinued.
The Impartial Observer was established at Cooperstown in 1808 530
by William Andrews. It soon after passed to John II. Prentiss, who changed its name to
The Cooperstown Federalist, under which title it was published until 1628, when the name was again changed to
The Freeman's Journal. In 1850 it passed into the hands of Samuel M. Shaw, by whom it is now pub- lished.
The Otsego Republican was published at Cherry Valley in 1812 by Clark & Crandal.
The Watchtower was established at Cherry Valley in 1813. In 1814 it was removed to Cooperstown, where it was published by Israel W. Clark until May, 1817, when Edward B. Crandal became proprietor, and continued the publication until 1831.
531
OTSEGO COUNTY.
The first settlement in this co. was made at Cherry Valley, in 1740, by John Lindesay, who, with 3 others, held a patent for a tract of 8,000 aeres lying in that town.1 Mr. Lindesay was a Seoteh gentleman of some fortune and distinction, and, by his influence, induced a settlement on his lands of several families, comprising about 30 persons, originally from Scotland and Ireland. A few years later, small settlements were made in the present towns of Springfield, Middlefield, Laurens, Otego, and at other points in the valley of the Susquehanna. These settlements then formed the extreme outposts in the advance of civilization west. They inereased very slowly, in consequence of the fear of Indian hostilities. In 1765, 25 years after the first settlement, but 40 families had located at Cherry Valley. At the commencement of the Revolution it was still a frontier settle- ment. On the 11th of Oet. 1778, it was attacked by the tories and Indians, under the lead of Butler and Brant, and a horrible massaere ensued. The family of Robert Wells, father of the late John Wells of New York, consisting of 12 persons, were brutally murdered ; and one of the tories boasted that he killed Mr. Wells while at prayer. John Wells, the only member of the family who escaped, was at school in Schenectady at the time. The wife and daughter of Mr. Dunlop were murdered in cold blood, as were also the wife and 4 children of Mr. Mitchell. Thirty-two of the inhabitants, mostly women and children, and 16 Continental officers and soldiers, were killed; the residue of the inhabitants were taken prisoners and carried off, and all the buildings in tho place were burned. All the frontier settlements were ravaged, and nearly every building, except those belonging to tories, was burned. These horrible outrages aroused the whole country, and in 1779 Gen. Sullivan, at the head of a large body of troops, was sent against the Western tribes. In Feb. Gen. Clinton, with a force of 1,200 men, marched up the Mohawk, and thenee opened a road to Otsego Lake, a distance of 20 mi. At the foot of the lake he halted and built a dam across the outlet, and prepared boats to descend the stream. When the lake was sufficiently high, the boats were launched, the dam was broken down, and the army descended the river on the flood thus pro- dueed. The Indians upon the banks, witnessing the extraordinary rise of the river at midsummer without any apparent cause, were struck with superstitious dread, and in the very outset were disheartened at the apparent interposition of the Great Spirit in favor of their foes. Gen. Clinton's forees joined Sullivan on the Chemung. At the elose of the war, settlements progressed with great rapidity ; and much of the best land in the co. was taken up before the fertile lands in the western part of the State were opened to immigration. In late years the progress of the eo. has not been so rapid as that of other sections of the State, from the fact that no great work of publie improvement has yet been constructed within its limits, and henee it is comparatively isolated and difficult of access.
BURLINGTON-was formed from Otsego, April 10, 1792. Pittsfield was taken off in 1797, and Edmeston in 1808. It is an interior town, lying N. w. of the center of the eo. Its surface is a hilly upland, divided into 3 general ridges extending N. and s. These ridges are about 400 ft. above the valleys, and are arable to their summits. The streams are Butternut Creek, flowing s. through the eenter, and Wharton Creek, flowing s. w. through the w. part. The soil upon the hills is a slaty loam, in many places underlaid by hardpan, and in the valleys a gravelly loam.
The Tocsin was established at Cooperstown in June, 1820, by Dutton & Hews, and was published by them until 1831, when it took the name of
The Otsego Republican. It was issued by Dutton & Hopkins for about 1 year; by Hopkins alone, 1 year; Ilop- kins & Clark, a year; by A. W. Clark, about 1 year; and by Andrew W. Barber, 4 or 5 years. In 1845 it was issued by J. K. Williams & Co. Soon after it again came into the possession of A. W. Barber, and was con- tinued by him until his death. in Ang. 1855. In Oct. 1855, the paper was united with The Otsego Democrat, and issued As
The Republican and Democrat, under which title it is now published by James J. Hendrix.
The Otsego Democrat was commenced at Cooperstown in 1846 by James J. Hendrix, and was published by him until it was merged with the Republican in 1855.
The Otsego Examiner was commenced at Cooperstown In 1854 by Robert Shankland, who soon after withdrew, and the publication was continued by B. W. Burditt until 1857.
sold to John B. King, who published it 1 year unde. the name of
The American Banner, when he sold it to A. S. Bottsford, who changed the name back to
The Cherry Valley Gazette, under which title it is still published.
The Otsego Farmer was published at Cherry Valley in 1841.
The Otsego County Courier was cominenced at the village of Louisville, in the town of Morris, by Wm. Il. S. Wy nans, in 1845. This paper was succeeded by
The Village Advertiser, commenced At the same place in 1951 It was a quarterly publication, conducted, in 1855, by HI. S. Avery.
The Oneonta Herald was commenced Feb. 9, 1853, at Onconta Village, and was published by L. P. Carpenter in 1855. The. Unadilla Advertiser was published at the village of Una- dilla for a series of years; but its history is wanting.
1 During the first winter the snow fell to so great a depth that it was impossible for Mr. Lindesay to go to the nearest settlement, which was 15 mi. distant. His provisions gave out, and his family were in danger of perishing by starvation. In this extremity they were visited by an Indian, who came on snow shoes, and who, on learning their situation, undertook to supply them with food. Ile went to the Mohawk, and returned with a load of provisions, and continued his visits of mercy until the close of the winter. Mr. Lindeway afterward loft
The Cherry Valley Gazette was started in Oct. 1818, by W'm. McLeau. who continued its publication until 1832. It then passed into the hands of Charles McLean, who continued it until Jan. 1, 1847, when A. S. Bottsford became proprietor and continued it until 1851. It then reverted to Charles McLean; and in 1853 it was ; the settlement, joined the army, and served for several years.
532
OTSEGO COUNTY.
Burlington Green, (Burlington p. o.,) on Butternut Crcck, near the center, contains 3 churches and 118 inhabitants; Burlington Flats, (p. v.,) on Wharton Creek, N. w. of the center, 2 churches, a cotton factory, gristmill, sawmill, and about 30 dwellings; and West Burlington, (p. v.,) on Wharton Creek, 2 churches and 143 inhabitants. The first settlement was commenced near West Burlington, in 1790, by Robert Garrat, and Eber and Benj. IIarrington.1 The first church (Bap.) was formed at Burlington Green, in 1793; Rev. James Southworth was the first minister.2
BUTTERNUTS-was formed from Unadilla, Feb. 5, 1796. Morris was taken off in 1849, and a part of Unadilla was annexed in 1857. It lies upon the w. border of the co., s. w. of the center. Its surface is a hilly upland, divided into several ridges extending N. and s. Unadilla River, forming its w. boundary, is bordered by a narrow intervalc, from which the highlands rise in a series of steep bluffs to a height of 500 to 600 ft. Butternut Creek flows s. w. in a deep vallcy through near the center of the town. A large number of smaller streams, tributaries to these, flow in deep valleys among the hills, dividing the ridges and giving to the region a peculiar broken character. The hills are arable to their summits, and the soil is a good quality of red shale and gravelly loam. Gilbertsville, (Butternuts p.o.,) near the center, contains 4 churches, the Gilbertsville Academy and Collegiate Institutc, an oil mill, tannery, and various other manu- facturing establishments. Pop. 442. Settlements were commenced about 1790, at Gilbertsville, by Gordon and Wyatt Chamberlin and Abijah Gilbert." The first church (Cong.) was formed in 1795-96; Rev. John Stone was the first preacher.'
CHERRY VALLEY-was formed from Canajoharie, (Montgomery co.,) Feb. 16, 1791. Middlefield, Springfield, and Worcester were taken off in 1797, and Roseboom in 1854. It is the N. E. corner town in the co. Its surface is a hilly and mountainous upland ; and much of it is too rough and rocky for cultivation. Mount Independence, s. E. of the center, is a rocky eminence 1,000 ft. above the valleys and 2,000 ft. above tidc. It is the highest summit in the co. A range of highlands extends along the N. w. boundary. The central and s. parts of the town are drained by the head branches of the Susquehanna, and the N. part by tributaries of the Mohawk. The soil upon the uplands is a slaty and gravelly loam, and in the valleys a fine quality of calcareous loam. Upon a small creck in the N. part is the Te-ka-ha-ra-nea Falls, 160 fect in height. In the vicinity are several sulphur springs and quarries of limestonc. In the N. E. corner arc several springs of weak brine, from which salt was formerly manufactured. Cherry Valley,5 (p. v., ) at the head of the valley of Cherry Valley Creek, was incorp. June 8, 1812. It contains 3 churches, the Cherry Valley Academy,6 a bank, newspaper office, and gristmill. Pop. 933. Salt Springs- ville7 (p. o.) is a hamlet in the N. E. corner. The first settlement was made on the present site of the village in 1739, by John Lindesay, an emigrant from the Londonderry Colony of Scotch- Irish in N. H.8 The first religious services were held in 1743, by Rev. Samuel Dunlap, a native of Ireland.9
DECATUR10-was formed from Worcester, March 25, 1808. It lies upon the E. nne of the co., s. of the center. The surface is hilly, and broken by the narrow valleys of several small
1 Paul Gardner settled in 1792, and Benj. Card, Miles Potter, Caleb Gardner, Alexander Parker, Ira Johnson, John Johnson, Lemuel Hubbell, and Sam'l Hubbard, about the same time or Boon after, in the vicinity of Burlington Flats. The first school was taught hy Jos. Wright, at Burlington Green. Paris Briggs and Willard Church kept the first inns, and Walbridge & Co. the first store, at Burlington Flats. Augustus and Adolphus Wal- bridge erected the first mill, at the same place.
2 The census reports 8 churches; 3 Bap., P'resb., Cong., Prot. E .. Friends, and F. W. Bap.
3 Johu Marsh, Joseph Cox, John and Daniel Eastwood were among the first settlers in the w. part of the town, and Win. Masson and Dr. John Burgess in the 8. part. The first child horn was Wm. Shaw, and he is supposed to have been the first one that died ; the first marriage was that of Jos. Cox and Betsey Gilbert. The first school was taught by Levi Hollibert, at the honse of Jos. Cox. Abijalı Gilbert kept the first inn, aud Wm. Masson the first store, near Gilbertsville. The first mill was erected by Jos. Shaw and Abijalı Gilbert.
" The census reports 5 churches ; Cong., Presb., Prot. E., Bap., and M. E.
This place has been the residence of several of the distin- guished political and professional men in the State, among whom were John Mills, Eaq., the distinguished lawyer of N. Y. City; Hon. Wmn. W. Campbell, author of the "Annals of Tryon Co .; " Kev. Eliphalet Nott : Jabez D. Hammond, Esq., author of " Poli- tical llistory of New York ;" Hon. Levl Beardsley, author of " Reminiscences of Otsego;" Alvin Stewart, Esq .; and James C. Vorse, Esq.
6 This institution was incorp. Feb. 8, 1706, and is the oldest acadeury w. of Schenectady. Its first principal was Rev. Solo- mon Spaulding, tbe reputed author of the Book of Mormou; his successor was Rev. Eliphalet Nott, the venerable President of Union College. The institution has maintained a high repu- tation for more than half a century ; and the female department under its present organization has attained a wide celebrity. " Named from the briue springs in the vicinity.
8 Mr. Lindesay was one of the original proprietors of Cherry Valley, under a patent granted in 1738, by George Clarke, then Lieut. Governor of New York, to Jonn Lindesay, Jacob Rose- boom, and others. David Ramsey and James Campbell, from Londonderry, N. If., and Wm. Galt and Wm. Dickson, from Ire- land, settled on the patent, in 1742, at and near the village. John Wells, from Ireland, settled at the village, In 1744. From the fear of Indian hostilities, the settlement of Cherry Valley proceeded slowly, there being in 1752, 12 years after the first settlement, but 8 families in the town; and at the breaking out of the Revolution, In 1775, the number of families did not exceed 60. James Ritchie kept the first store and inn, anterior to the war; and Jaures Campbell erected the first gristmill, in 1743-44. Johu Wells erected the second gristmill. Rev. Samuel Dunlop taught a classical school at his own house, in 1743-44,-the first probably, of the kind w. of the Hudson. The whole settlement was destroyed by the Indians, and the greater part of the in- habitants were murdered and taken prisouers, on the evening of Nov. 11, 1778. See page 531.
9 The census reports 4 churches; 2 31. E., Presb., and Prot. E. 10 Named in honor of Commodore Stephen Decatur.
533
OTSEGO COUNTY.
streams. The hills generally have gradual slopes and rounded summits, and are elevated 250 to 300 ft. above the valleys. The town is drained s. by Oak and Parker Creeks, flowing into the Schenevas. The soil is a sandy and gravelly loam. Decatur, (p. v., ) near the s. w. corner, contains a church and 120 inhabitants. The first settlements were commenced in or about 1790, by Jacob Kinney, originally from New Milford, Conn., at or near the village of Decatur.1 The first religious association (M. E.) was formed at an early period.2
EDMESTON-was formed from Burlington, April 1, 1808. It lies upon the w. border of the co., N. of the center. The surface is an elevated upland, broken by numerous irregular valleys. The highest elevations are 400 to 500 ft. above Unadilla River, which fornis the w. boundary Wharton Creek flows across the s. E. corner. Mill Creek and several other small streams take their rise in the town. Smiths Pond is a small sheet of water in the N. E. corner. Thic soil is a sandy and clayey loam. Edmeston Center (Edmeston p. o.) contains 3 churches, a grist and saw mill, and tannery. Pop. 275. West Edmeston, (p. v.,) on Unadilla River, and partly in Brookfield, (Madison co.,) contains a church and 35 houses. South Edmeston (p. v., ) contains a church and 30 houses. East Edmeston is a p. o. Of the first settlement in town, authentic data of the precise date are wanting. It was made, however, on Unadilla River, during the interval between the close of the French War, in 1763, and the commencement of that of the Revolution, in 1775, by Col. Edmeston, an officer of the French War, and Percifer Carr, a faithful soldier who had served under him. The first church (Bap.) was fornied at Taylor Hill, March &, 1794; Rev. Stephen Taylor was the first preacher."
EXETER-was formed from Richfield, March 25, 1799. It is an interior town, lying N. w. of the center of the co. The surface is hilly and broken, consisting mainly of elevated uplands. Angel Cliff and Town Cliff Hills, in the E. part of the town, are 400 to 500 ft. above the valleys. The town is drained E. by several small streams flowing into Schuyler Lake, and s. by Butternut and Wharton Creeks, both of which rise in this town. The soil is a clay and gravelly loam, well adapted to grazing. Exeter Center (Exeter p. o.) contains a church and 106 inhabitants. Schuylers Lake, (p. v., ) at the outlet of Schuyler Lake, on the E. border of the town, contains 2 churches and 280 inhabitants. West Exeter (p. v.) contains 1 church and 100 inhabitants. The first settlements were made by John Tunnicliff, near Schuyler Lake, and William Angel, on Angel Hill, in 1789.5 The first religious association (Presb.) was formed at Exeter Center, in 1800: Rev. T. W. Duncan was the first regular preacher.6
HARTWICK'-was formed from Otsego, March 30, 1802. Its N. line was changed in 1803. It is the central town in the co. It is a hilly upland, the highest summits being 200 to 350 ft. above the valleys. Its E. part is drained by the Susquehanna, and its w. part by Otego Creek. The soil is chiefly a sandy and gravelly loam, with an occasional mixture of clay. Hartwick, (p. v.,) on Otego Creek, in the w. part, contains 4 churches, 2. iron founderies, several mills, and other manufacturing establishments. Pop. about 400. Hartwick Seminary, (p. v.,) in the valley of the Susquehanna, contains the "Hartwick Theological and Classical Seminary,"8 a church, and 20 dwellings. South Hartwick (p. v.) contains a church and 17 houses. Toddsville, (p. v.,) upon the line of Otsego, in the N. E. corner of the town, contains the Union Cotton Factory9 and about a dozen dwellings. Clintonville, a hamlet in the s. E. corner, is the seat of the Clinton Cotton Factory.10 The Hartwick Patent, including the greater part of the area of this town, was granted April 22, 1761 ; and settlements were made in the town before the
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