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Indian Mound unearthed at Squakie Hill.
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squaws cared for the vast fields of corn on the flats. This summer camp was in the field east of the Pennsylvania Railroad station and on the south side of the Geneseo road. Sullivan mentions the large fields of corn destroyed by him at this place, and on these same fields we sometimes find the stone spade and pestles used by the squaws in cul- tivating and grinding corn. That many of these sites were occupied by a people who preceded the Senecas there can be no doubt ; this is demonstrated by the discovery of many implements that were un- known to the Iroquois when the missionaries first came here, the flint drills, gauges, flint scrapers, bonner stones and gorgets. There are many places along the river on the high land that have never been under cultivation where the old Indian fire-places can be found intact by removing a few inches of leaves and mould. In their corn fields on the flats I have found extensive beds of ashes more than four feet below the present surface, and in these ashes broken pottery sufficient to fill a bushel basket, pieces of pipes and ornaments, but mostly broken. In some places this pottery would be of the rudest kind, white in others it would be thin and hard and finely decorated with figures and designs. The old Fort on the Horatio Jones farm was evidently a stockade, as many of the old post holes can be found where they go down in the subsoil; these are filled with a black soil of de- cayed wood and sometimes several of them are found in line from two to four feet apart. I have found a sufficient number to give the gen- eral outline of the structure.
The mounds in this section were for the most part opened long ago, and their contents have been scattered and lost to history, but there is a very interesting group on the west side of the river just as it emerges from the gorge at the High Banks that probably have an origin earlier than any other remains in the valley. These were first opened by some workmen drawing sand, in 1899. Seven feet below the surface they found an axe, a stalactite platform pipe, two gorgets and about eighty spear and arrow heads. The axe was made of native copper and showed small streaks of quartz running through it. The pipe was of the early style with rounded base. Small fragments of decomposed bones were also found. There are four more mounds all near together, about a hundred rods further down the river. The largest one of this group was examined recently. It rises about four feet above the surrounding surface of the field, and is about 30 feet in
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diameter. On one side near the edge was a grave 28 inches wide and 48 inches long, on the sides and ends were large flat stones set on edge and nicely matched together. These stones came very near to the surface and extended down about two and one-half feet; some frag- ments of bones were discovered in this grave. After removing more than a foot in depth of gravelly soil a pavement was found covering the entire surface of the mound; this pavement consisted of round water-worn stones laid in fine sand, just as a workman would pave a gutter. Below this pavement were two feet of gravelly soil and sand mixed, ashes, charcoal, bones of animals and in places a black greasy earth, below this again a layer of blue clay six inches thick, then more ashes, and on the bottom burned clay. Near the center of the mound were two large flat stones extending up through the pavement ; beneath those were the remains of a child-fragments of bones includ- ing part of the skull and teeth. On the side of the mound opposite the grave first described parts of three skeletons were found; these remains were in the strata of sand ashes and charcoal, about two feet below the pavement and just above the strata of blue clay. In the first grave were 78 shell beads, evidently around the neck of the child at the time of burial: they were made from a shell having a fine Justre which is still somewhat apparent after removing the decomposed outer surface. They were one quarter of an inch long and some of them were of like diameter, but irregular in form, hardly any two being of the same shape. When first taken out many had the apearance of gold, and some still retain the yellow lustre in patches. With another skeleton 780 discoid shell beads were found, evidently buried in the hand instead of about the neck; these were very small, most of them being less than one sixteenth of an inch thick. Some of them were perforated from both sides. When they are perforated from one side only, there is quite a difference in the size of the hole. Some of the drilling shows spiral markings. They were probably made from the salt water clam shell. In the third grave was found a very fine plat- form pipe with rounded base similar in style to the one found in the mound opened in 1899. It was made of hard granite and finely polish- ed and is undoubtedly one of the finest found in the State. There are three more mounds in this group that have never been examined; they will doubtless yield interesting relics. At Fall Brook was located a very large village covering about twenty acres; the site is an early
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Pipe and Beads fonnd in Indian mound at Squakie Hill. The pipe is declared by Mr. Beauchamp to belong to the Mound Builders.
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one and was probably occupied before the Senecas came to the Genesee country, and was later occupied by them. This is ascertained by the implements found there, many of them being unknown to the Iro- quois, but many Seneca relics have also been found. This whole valley has yielded great quantities of all kinds of stone implements. Of my collection of more than six thousand, about one half came from the Genesee valley between Mt. Morris and Geneseo; the remainder from other camp sites in Livingston county, of which I have located over fitty.
From Mt. Morris south, instead of following the Genesee along the gorge to Portage, the Indian settlements followed the valley of the Canaseraga Creek to Dansville; especially on the east side, where the creek runs near the high land, it is almost one continuous camp- where the land is suitable-from the Mt. Morris and Geneseo road to the Hammond farm in Sparta. Three of these camps were evidently large villages and upon careful examination will doubtless yield up many interesting relics.
CHAPTER XXV.
LIVINGSTON COUNTY CIVIL LIST.
L IVINGSTON county has furnished a Governor of the State in the person of John Young, who resided in Geneseo at the time of his election, but was earlier a resident of the town of Con-
esus. Governor Young was elected in 1846 by a plurality of 11,000, his opponents being Silas Wright, Henry Bradley and Ogden Edwards. Gen. James S. Wadsworth was a candidate of the Republican party for Governor in 1862, but was defeated by Horatio Seymour by a vote of less than 11,000, on account of the extraordinary conditions then existing.
Three State Comptrollers have come from Livingston county and all of them from Geneseo. Philo C. Fuller was appointed December 18th, 1850, on the election of Washington Hunt as Governor, and held the office for the remainder of Governor Hunt's term. James W. Wadsworth was elected Nov. 4, 1879; Otto Kelsey was appointed Deputy Comptroller February 1st. 1903: upon the appointment of Nathan L. Miller, then Comptroller, as a Justice of the Supreme Court, in the Sixth Judicial District, in November, 1903, Governor Odell made Mr. Kelsey Comptroller for the remainder of the term, and he was elected for the full term at the State election in 1904.
Gen. James S. Wadsworth was made a Regent of the University of the State of New York May 4th, 1844, and retained the office until his death twenty years later. Governor Young was also ex-officio a member of the Board of Regents.
Lockwood L. Doty, of Genesco, was Private Secretary of Governor Morgan during 1861, 1862 and a part of 1863; in April of the latter year he became Chief of the Bureau of Military Statistics at Albany; in December 1862 he was appointed and confirmed as U. S. Consul to Nassau, N. P., which was then an important station, but ill health compelled him to decline the post. He was subsequently, for a short time, Deputy Collector of Customs in New York City, and Assessor
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of Internal Revenue for the Sixth District of New York, and in April, 1871, he was appointed U. S. Pension Agent at New York City, and died while holding that position.
Dr. Alvah H. Doty, son of Lockwood L. Doty, of Geneseo, was made Health Officer of the Port of New York by Governor Morton in 1895, and was reappointed successively by Governors Roosevelt and Odell; he is now holding that position. Dr. Daniel H. Bissell, of Geneseo, was a Deputy Health Officer of the port of New York for several years.
In the diplomatic service, Livingston has been represented by Benjamin F. Angel, of Geneseo, who was appointed Minister-Resident to Sweden and Norway in July 1857; Dwight T. Reed, of Leicester, who was Charge d'Affaires of the American Legation at Madrid, Spain and later became acting Minister; Craig W. Wadsworth, of Geneseo is now Second Secretary of the American Embassy at London.
Dansville has furnished two Clerks of the Court of Appeals. Ben- jamin F. Harwood was elected in 1853 and died in 1856, during his term of office. Russell F. Hicks was elected in 1856 and held the office for one term.
Daniel P. Bissell, of Moscow, was appointed a Canal Commissioner in February, 1842, and again in 1844. Calvin H. Bryan became Canal Appraiser in 1846, and served for one term.
Samuel P. Allen, of Geneseo, was made Clerk of the New York State Senate during the session of 1857.
William Hamilton, of Caledonia, was appointed in 1893 one of the Commissioners of the State Reservation at Niagara.
William A. Wadsworth, of Geneseo, was appointed by Governor Roosevelt a member of the Forest, Fish and Game Commission.
John Young, of Geneseo, was appointed a Commissioner for the State of New York to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis in 1904.
John H. Coyne, of Geneseo, was appointed Deputy Attorney Gen- eral during the administration of John C. Davies.
Job E. Hedges, of Dansville, was made Private Secretary of William L. Strong, a recent Mayor of the City of New York, and later was appointed one of the Police Magistrates of New York City, but resigned before the expiration of his term of office.
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DELEGATES TO STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVEN- TIONS .- Livingston county was represented in the Convention of 1821 by James Rosebrough, of Groveland; in the Convention of 1846 by Allen Ayrault, of Geneseo, and William H. Spencer, of York; in the Convention of 1867 by Isaac L. Endress, of Dansville, and in the Convention of 1894 by Lockwood R. Doty, of Geneseo.
STATE SENATORS .- The division of the State into senatorial districts by the Constitution of 1821 placed Livingston in the 8th district with the counties of Allegany, Cattaragus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara and Steuben: in 1824 Orleans county was added. In 1836 Allegany, Cattaragus and Livingston became a part of the 6th senatorial district, which included also the counties of Broome, Chenango, Tioga, Tompkins, Steuben and Chemung. Each senatorial district under the Constitution of 1821 was entitled to four senators one of whom was elected each year for the terin of four years. The Constitution of 1846 divided the State into thirty-two senatorial districts, in each of which one senator was to be chosen. Livingston was joined with Ontario in forming the 29th district. In 1857 it became a part of the 30th district, which included also Allegany and Wyoming counties. In 1879 a new 30th district was formed compris- ing Livingston, Genesee, Niagara and Wyoming counties. In 1892 the 29th district was composed of Genesee, Livingston, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming counties. The Constitution of 1894 increased the number of senatorial districts to fifty. Livingston is in the forty- sixth district with Allegany and Wyoming. Charles H. Carroll, of Groveland, was the first State Senator from Livingston County; he served from 1827 until March, 1828, when he resigned. He was succeeded by Moses Hayden, of York, who served until February 14, 1830, when he died. Philo C. Fuller, of Gencseo, succeeded Senator Hayden and served in 1831 and 1832. The following named were Senators from Livingston county during the years mentioned : James Faulkner, of Dansville, 1842 to 1845 inclusive; Allen Ayrault, of Geneseo, 1848 (Mr. Ayrault resigned from office June 2, 1848) ; Charles Colt, of Geneseo, 1849 to 1851 inclusive; Sidney Sweet, of Dansville, 1856 and 1857; David H. Abell, of Groveland, 1860 and 1861; James Wood, of Geneseo, 1870 to 1873 inclusive.
JUDGES AND JUSTICES .- Prior to the Constitution of 1846 the officer now performing the functions of County Judge was known as
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Lockwood R. Doty.
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the First Judge. He was appointed by the Governor and held office for five years. The Constitution of 1846 designated this offieer as the County Judge, made it an eleetive office and the term four years; this term was subsequently by an amendment to the Constitution extended to six years. The First Judges of Livingston county were Moses Hayden, of York, appointed March 28th, 1821; Charles H. Carroll, of Groveland, appointed February 1st, 1823; Hezekiah D. Mason, appointed April 8th, 1829, and Willard H. Smith, appointed March 24th, 1832. The County Judges have been Scott Lord, of Geneseo, who took office in June, 1847; George Hastings, of Mt. Morris, elected in 1855; Solomon Hubbard of Dansville, elected in 1863; Samuel D. Faulkner, of Dansville, elected in 1871; Daniel W. Noyes, of Dansville, appointed in place of Judge Faulkner, deceased, August 30th, 1878; Edwin A. Nash, of Avon, elected in 1878; Edward P. Coyne, of Geneseo, appointed in 1895 and elected in 1896, and William Carter, of Avon, elected in 1902.
But one resident Justice of the Supreme Court in the county of Livingston, Edwin A. Nash, of Avon, has been elected. Judge Nash was elected in 1895 and is now holding the office.
SURROGATES .- The Constitution of 1846 abolished the office of Surrogate as an independent office and consolidated its duties with those of County Judge, except in certain counties. During its exist- ence as a distinct office subsequent to 1821 the incumbent was appointed by the Governor. James Rosebrugh was the first Surrogate of Livingston county; he was appointed February 26th, 1821, and was followed by Samuel W. Spencer, who was appointed March 20th, 1832; Benjamin F. Angel, appointed March 23rd, 1836; William H. Kelsey appointed April 22nd, 1840, and Benjamin F. Angel appointed again March 3rd, 1844; Mr. Angel held the office at the time of its abolition.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS .-- The presidential electors from Livingston have been: Daniel H. Bissell, 1836; John Wheeler, 1840; Benjamin F. Harwood, 1848; Isaac L. Endress, 1856; James S. Wadsworth, an elector at large in 1856 and an elector from the Living- ston Congressional District in 1860; Kidder M. Scott, 1872. Dr. Bissell was made the messenger to Washington from the electoral college in 1836, and Judge Endress was secretary of the college of which he was a member.
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REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS .-- Upon the formation of the county, it was included in the 21st Congressional District, with Allegany, Cattaragus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara and Ontario counties; the district was then entitled to two members. In 1822 the county became, with Monroe, the 27th district. In 1832
Livingston and Allegany counties formed the 30th district. In 1842 Livingston and Ontario counties formed the 29th district. In 1851 it became with Steuben county the 28th district. In 1862, with Ontario and Yates counties, it formed the 25th district. In 1873 the same counties formed the 27th district. In 1883 Livingston, Genesee, Orleans and Wyoming became the 31st district. In 1892 Livingston, Niagara, Wyoming, Genesee and Orleans constituted the 30th district, and in 1901 the same counties became the 31st district.
Prior to its formation one resident of Livingston county was a Representative in Congress. This was Samuel M. Hopkins from the 21st Congressional District in 1813 and 1815, including Ontario county, of which Livingston was then a part. He was followed by Micah Brooks, who later became a resident of and died in Livingston county. Mr. Brooks resigned before the expiration of his term. Since the organization of the county it has sent to Congress Elijah Spencer, 1821-23; Moses Hayden, of York, 1823-27; Philo C. Fuller, of Geneseo, 1833-36, in which latter year Mr. Fuller resigned: John Young, of Geneseo, 1836-37, filling out the unexpired term of Mr. Fuller, and the full term of 1841-43; Charles H. Carroll, of Groveland, 1843-47; Jerediah Horsford, of Leicester, 1851-53; George Hastings, of Mt. Morris, 1853-55; William H. Kelsey, of Geneseo, 1855-59, and 1867-71; James W. Wadsworth of Geneseo, 188 -1904; Mr. Wadwsorth has just been re-elected for the full term ending December 31st, 1906.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS .- The first election for School Com- missioner occurred in November, 1859. The following named persons have been School Commissioners in the county of Livingston, in the order named:
First District, embracing the towns of Avon, Caledonia, Conesus, Geneseo, Groveland, Leicester, Lima, Livonia, York; Chauncey Loomis, Levi P. Grover, Franklin B. Francis, S. Arnold Tozier, Franklin B. Francis, Jolin W. Byam, Lewis C. Partridge, Foster W.
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Walker, Russell A. Kneeland, Foster W. Walker, James D. Sullivan and Scott L. McNinch.
Second District, comprising the towns of Mount Morris, North Dansville, Nunda, Ossian, Portage, Sparta, Springwater and West Sparta; Horace L. Ames, Harvey Farley, Isaac C. Lusk, Thomas J. Thorp, Ezra N. Curtice, Austin B. Dunn, H. E. Perkins, S. L. Whit- lock, C. F. McNair and Ralph J. Cranmer. Messrs. McNinch and Cranmer are the present incumbents of the office in the two districts respectively.
The following is a list of Members of the Assembly from Livingston county since its organization, with the date of their service :
George Smith. 1822
William Janes, Matthew Warner. 1823 George Hosmer, George Smith 1824
James Faulkner, Robert McKay .1825 James Faulkner, William H. Spencer1826 William H. Spencer, Felix Tracy ..... 1827 Calvin H. Bryan, Wm. Janes ... 1828 Philo C. Fuller, Titus Goodman, Jr .. 1829 Philo C. Fuller, Titus Goodman, Jr .. 1830 Jedediah Horsford, James Percival ... 1831 George W. Patterson, John Young .. 1832 George W. Patterson, Samuel W. Smith .. 833
Solomon G. Grover, Tabor Ward .... 1834 Hollum Hutchinson, George W. Patterson.
1835
Charles H. Carroll, George W. Patterson .... 1836
George W. Patterson, William Scott.1837 George W. Patterson, William Scott. 1838 Elias Clark, George W. Patterson ... 1839 Elias Clark, George W. Patterson ... 1840 Augustus Gibbs, Reuben P. Wisner .. 184I Gardner Arnold, Chester Bradley ..... 1842 Daniel H. Fitzhugh, Daniel D.
Spencer. 1843 Gardner Arnold, Daniel D. Spencer. 1844 Harlow W. Wells, John Young. 1845 Wm. S. Fullerton, John Young. 1846 Wm. S. Fullerton, Andrew Sill 1847 Gurden Nowlen, Nathaniel Coe ..... 1848 Archibald H. McLean, Philip Wood- ruff. 1849
Archibald H. McLean, Philip Wood- ruff. .1850
Alvin Chamberlain, Orrin D. Lake ... 1851 Alvin Chamberlain, Orrin D. Lake .. 1852 Amos A. Hendee, Abram Lozier ...... 1853 Leman Gibbs, Abram Lozier. .. 1854
Lyman Odell, McNeil Seymour. 1855
Lyman Odell, Alonzo Bradner. 1856
Lyman Hawes, Alfred Bell 1857
John H. Jones, Alfred Bell. IS58
Samuel L. Fuller, John Wiley 1859
6 1860
Matthew Wiard, Geo. Hyland. 1861 Matthew Wiard, Samuel Skinner .1862 Hamilton E. Smith, Samuel Skinner. 1863 Hamilton E. Smith, Jonathan B.
Morey .. 1864
Hugh D. McCall, Jonathan B.
Morey 1865 Hugh D. McCall, Samuel D. Faulk- ner 1866
Jacob A. Mead 1 867
Lewis E. Smith 1868
1869
Richard Johnson
1870
1871
Archibald Kennedy
1872
1873
Jonathan B. Morey I874
James Faulkner, Jr. 1875
James Faulkner, Jr 1876
Jonathan B. Morey 1877
James W. Wadsworth. 1878
1879
Archibald Kennedy
1880
Kidder M. Scott. 188 1
1882
1883
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1884
1885
William Y. Robinson. 1886 .
1887
Jotham Clark
1888
1889
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E. H. Davis.
1890
Otto Kelsey
1898
Jesse Roberts
1892
66
66
1900
Otto Kelsey
1894
66
1902
1895
William Y. Robinson. 1903
1896
1904
1897
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
1905
The following is a list of the various county officers other than those mentioned with the dates of their appointment or election:
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
George Hosmer Orlando Hastings.
Feb. 1821
Edwin A. Nash. Nov. 1869
Jan. 1824
Nov. 1872
George Hosmer
May IS24
Daniel W. Noyes
Nov. 1875
Calvin H. Bryan.
Jan. 1836
C. J. Bissell
.app Ang. 30, 187S
A. A. Bennett.
May 1836
John R. Strang
Nov. 1878
George Hastings
May 1839
66
Nov. 1881
Amos A. Hendee.
June 1847
Geo. W. Daggett
Nov. ISS4
Wm. H. Kelsey.
Nov. 1850
Nov. 1887
James Wood, Jr.
Nov. 1853
Lubert O. Reed.
Nov. 1890
Amos A. Hendee.
Nov. 1856
Fred W. Noyes
app May 1893
Gershom Bulkley
Nov. 1859
Wm. Carter ..
Nov. 1893
George J. Davis
Nov. 1862
Chas. H. Rowe.
.Nov. 1896
James B. Adams
Feb. 4, 1866
John F. Connor
Nov. 1902
Nov. 1866
SHERIFF
Gideon T. Jenkins
Feb. 1821
Wm. B. Lemen.
Nov. 1861
Wm. Carnahan.
Nov. 1822
Thomas C. Chase.
Nov. 1864
Martin Nash.
Nov. 1825
Geo. Hyland, Jr.
Nov. 1867
Russell Austin.
Nov. 1828
Henry L. Arnold
Nov. 1870
Augustus Gibbs
.Nov. 1832
Elijah Youngs
.Nov 1873
Josiah Wendell
Nov. 1834
Wm. B. Wooster.
Nov. 1876
WVm. W. Weed.
Nov. 1837
Martin F. Lindsay
Nov. 1879
James Brewer
Nov. 1840
Thomas O'Meara
Nov. ISS2
Wm. H. Scott.
Nov. 1843
Wm. Scott.
Nov. 1846
I. Fremont Hampton. Nov. 1888
Harvey Hill.
.Nov. 1849
Frank J. McNeil.
Nov. 1891
Norman Chappell
Dec. 1851
Cornelius O'Leary
Nov. 1894
Wm. Scott.
Nov. 1852
W'm. A. Miller
Nov. 1897
Hugh McCartney
.Nov. 1855
W. H. Gray.
Nov. 1900
John N. Hurlbut.
Nov. 1858
Isaac B. Knapp
Nov. 1903
COUNTY CLERK
James Ganson .Feb. 1821
Wm. H. Whiting.
Nov. 1843
Sylvester Brown ...
Nov. 1822
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Nov. 1846
Levi Hovey.
Nov. 1825
Israel D. Root
Nov. 1849
Chauncey R. Bond.
.Nov. 1828
Jas. S. Orton
Nov. 1852
Chas. Root.
Nov. 1855
Elias Clark
Nov. 1834
Nov. 1858
Wm. Stanley
Nov. 1837
Harvey G. Baker. Nov. 1861
Samuel P. Allen
Nov. 1840
Harvey G. Baker. Nov. 1864
1891
1899
66
1893
1901
Nov. 1865
66
Nov. 1899
Nov. 1831
Henry S. Gilbert ... Nov. 1885
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Aug. A. Curtiss. Nov. 1867
Carlos A. Miller. Nov. 1886
W. H. C. Hosmer. app. 1870
Nov. 1889
N. A. Gearhart. Nov. 1871
Wm. E. Humphrey Nov. 1892
Hurlburt E. Brown. Nov. 1974
Nov. 1895
Jerome B. Patterson Nov. 1877
Henry B. Curtis. Nov. 1898
Mark J. Bunnell. Nov. 1880
Nov. 1901
Nov. 1883
Bernard H. Oberdorf. Nov. 1904
COUNTY TREASURER
Wm. H. Spencer. Jan. 1832
Theo. F. Olmsted. May 9, 1871
Calvin H. Bryan. Nov. 1836
Nov. 1871
Wm. H. Spencer. Nov. 1838
John Shepard. Nov. 1874
Charles Colt .. Nov. 1839
Wm. A. Brodie. Nov. 1877
Chauncey Metcalf Nov. 1845
Nov. 18So
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Nov. 1883
John White, Jr Nov. 1851
Nov. 1854
" Nov. 1889
Chauncey R. Bond Nov. 1857
James T. Norton. June 23, 1860
Nov. 1860
Foster W. Walker app. Nov. 1896
Chauncey Metcalf Nov. 1863
Nov. 1866
Nov. 1900
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Nov. 1869
66
Nov. 1903
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE POOR
Wm. Finley, Daniel Kelley,Jr., Chas.
Colt, Eben N. Buell, Ogden M. Willey 1829
Wm. Finley, Charles Colt, Isaac
Smith, Ogden M. Willey, Jedediah Horsford. IS30
Isaac Smith, Charles Colt, Ogden
James H. Vail. 1850-51 Wm. J. Hamilton, Russell Austin . ... 1852 James H. Vail, J. B. Hall, William J. Hamilton .. 1853-54 James H. Vail, Ebenezer, Leach, J. B. Hall .. 1855
Lyman Turner, Ebenezer Leach,
James H. Vail.
1856
Lyman Turner
1857
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1858
Almeron Howard
1862
1865
Geo. W. Barney 1868
1871
Russell Austin, S. Heath, O. M.
1874
66 1877
J. C. Wicker. 1880
1883
John L. Scott. 886
889
66
892
O. M. Willey, Chauncey Metcalf, Avery Brown ... 1845
James B. Frazer.
18 )4
189'
Russell Austin, Edmund Bridges,
Ogden M. Willey 846
Hyde D. Marvin. 1900
1903
M. Willey 1831 Isaac Smith, Samuel F. Butler, Ogden M. Willey 1832 Wm. Finley, Charles Colt, Ogden M. Willey. .1833-34-35 F. W. Butler, Charles Colt, O. M. Willey. 1836 W'm. Finley; Samuel W. Spencer, D. H. Bissell. 1837
1859
Harvey Armstrong, David Shepard, Chauncey Metcalf. 1838-39 Russell Austin, D. Shepard, O. M. Willey .. 1840
Willey .. 1841 Ogden M. Willey, Russell Austin
Joseph Bement. 1842-43 Russell Austin, Chauncey Metcalf,
1844 Ogden M. Willey.
Russell Austin, Ogden M. Willey, James H. Vail .. 1847-48 WVm. J. Hamilton, James H. Vail, Ogden M. Willey 1849 Russell Austin, Wm. J. Hamilton,
Nov. 1886
James B. Hampton. Nov. 1892 Nov. 1895 66
Nov. 1897
CHAPTER XXVI.
THE GENESEE VALLEY HUNT. 3
By David Gray.
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