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In 1850 the county authorities effected a loan of the State of $1100 for additional buildings on the poor-farm, and in 1852 a vote was passed to dispose of the farm and buy a new one " farther removed from the great thorough- fares of the county." This vote was never earried into execution, and in 1855 a vote was passed to buy more land or exchange the farm for a larger one. In 1856 a house for the separate use of the insane was voted for, and erected the same year. In 1866 the Board of Supervisors voted to reconstruct the buildings on the poor-farm, but subse- quently voted to postpone the work until the next year, and at the annual meeting in 1866 instrueted the superin- tendents to repair the poor-house to an extent not costing inore than $2000. They put up a stone building costing $4784.13, which action was approved by the board at the meeting of 1867.
The farm is situated on lots Nos. 11 and 12 of MeMaster's Patent of the half-township of Owego. The main building is 36 by 90 feet, two stories, and is oceupied by the super- intendent of the farm, Mr. Charles Goodrich, and his family, the female, and a few of the male paupers. An addition of wood, 18 by 34 feet, accommodates the male paupers principally. The insane asylum is of wood, 34 by 50 feet, and the property, including the farm, is valued at $10,000. It is situated about three miles north of Owego village. The report of the Superintendents of the Poor for the year ending Nov. 1, 1877, makes the following exhibit : The ' stock of supplies and inventory on hand at this date amounted to $5000. The total expenses of the poor-house were $4666.07, and $885.36 were paid for the support of paupers outside of the poor-house. The whole number of paupers relieved and supported at the poor-house was 1012, to whom 34146 weeks' board were furnished; making the average cxpenses of the poor-house per week per head $1.36455%
The distinction of town and county poor has ever been maintained in the county, and the accounts of the towns for temporary relief furnished during the year footed up $4614.61, and of the expenses of the poor-house the towns were charged with $2683.73, leaving the charge to the
county $1982.34, to which add $885.36 paid for out-door re- lief, makes $2867.70 for the county bills for the poor at home. To this amount, however, should be added the amount paid the State institutions, viz. : Ovid Insane Asylum, $692.34 ; Susquehanna Valley Home (where the pauper children of the poor-house are kept), $235.29; Middletown Asylum, $134.40; Utiea Asylum, $221.10; total, $1283.13,- making the aggregate paid for the poor and unfortunate in the borders of the county, by the people of the county, for the year the sum of $11,449.17. The amount paid for the support of the poor by the towns and the county, since its organization in 1791, amounts to the grand aggregate of $276,000 and more, including the expenses of unfor- tunates in the asylums. From 1858 to 1869 the excise receipts were devoted to the expenses of the poor in the county poor-house, and amounted to the sum of $21,320. Since the last date the excise returns have been paid to the towns for disposal for the benefit of the towns wherein the same were paid. The amount since then is $12,500.
CHAPTER XVIII.
POLITICAL HISTORY.
An Important Election-The first Decision under the Ballot System- Federalism versus Democracy-Gubernatorial and Presidential Votes-Popular and Constitutional Questions-Slavery in Tioga- Black Chattels, and how they were held-Anti-Slavery Society.
THE first general election for State officers was held in the county in 1792, and played an important part in de- ciding the election between Governor George Clinton and John Jay. The contest was a bitter and most closely- contested one, and certain technieal informalities oeeurred in the delivery of the votes to the Secretary of State in the counties of Clinton, Otsego, and Tioga. Clinton and Tioga gave majorities for Clinton, while Otsego gave a majority for Jay a little larger than the majorities for Clin- ton in both of the other two counties. The board of State canvassers, eleven in number, stood politically seven Clin- tonians and four Federalists, and by a strict party vote rejected the votes of the three counties from the canvass. They referred the questions, however, before a final decision was made, to Rufus King and Aaron Burr, with the infor- malities, which, in the case of Tioga, were as follows : The sheriff, who was charged by law to deliver the votes to the secretary, gave them to his deputy to convey then to Al- bany ; the deputy began his journey, but, falling ill, gave them to his clerk, who proeccded to the capital and deliv- cred the ballots into the secretary's office. The point of objection raised by the canvassers was that the deputy had not the power to depute another to do his act, and there- fore the law regarding clections had not been complied with. The objections to the canvassing of the votes of the other counties were of a similar character. Mr. King (a Demo- cratic Republican) decided the objections to be founded on mere informalities, which did not invalidate the expressed will of the people; that the law ought to be construcd liberally and in aid of the right of suffrage, and that the votes should be counted. Mr. Burr (Federalist) decided the
# The first law relating to support of the poor by counties or towns was passed in April, 1691, by the Colonial Assembly. The first State law was in 1778. Tho law for the creetion of poor-houses was passed after 1820.
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points of objection to be well taken, and insisted on a strict construction of and conformity to the election law, hold- ing that the act of the Tioga deputy was clearly illegal .* Mr. King also expressed his doubts on that last point, but held it was not material, as there was no question as to the expression of the people.t On the rendition of these di- verse opinions, the majority of the canvassers decided to reject the votes of the three counties and give the election to Governor Clinton, the other four protesting against the action. The excitement of the Federalists over the action of the Clintonian majority of the canvassers was intense, and for a time the State seemed menaeed with anarchy and confusion ; but by the admirable conduct of Mr. Jay, who counseled forbearance and prudenee, the better sentiments of the people regained the aseendency and political matters resumed their wontcd channel.
The first election of which returns have been found was that of 1796, for Assemblymen, at which the following vote was polled :
E. Coryell.
B. Hovey.
+ Joel Enos.
Caleb Hyde.
E. Edwards.
Jno. Mersereau.
W. McClure.
Israel Smith.
Jno. Patterson.
Vincent Mathews.
Reuben Kirby,
Chemung ..
23
10
13
64 6
112 96
77
65
12
2
2
1
2
Oxford ..
123
119 19
11
Norwicht
Total 424 235 178 265
96
1 14 2
1
2
The votes for Governor from 1792 to 1826, inclusive, were given as follows; the names in italic were the successful candidates :
1792 ...... George Clinton.1 John Jay.2 1795 ...... Robert Yates.1 John Jay.2
1798 ...... Robert R. Livingston.1
John Jay.2
1801 ...... George Clinton.1
Stephen Van Rensselaer.2
1
For election of justices, and against extension 106
Against election, and for extensiou 2
1833 .- For election of mayors of cities 823
8
To reduce the duties on salt Against reduction
156
1835 .- To restore duties on salt ....
891
Against restoration.
34
To amend constitution
64
1845 .- For constitutional convention.
2077
Against same.
105
For abrogating property qualification for office. Against.
6
1846 .- For new constitution.
2906
Against
103
For cqual suffrage
747
Against same
2050
For license
895
No license.
2343
1849 .- For free-school law Against same
837
2784
1850 .- For repeal of free-school law
1130
1854 .- For amendment relating to cauals
681
Against same.
1214
1858 .- For constitutional convention .. Against same.
1199
1859 .- For loan by State to pay floating debt.
512
Against same
1608
1860 .- For extension of suffrage to colored citizeus
2371
Against same.
2713
383
3446
1865 .- For creating a general bounty debt of State .. 1074
Against same. 3889
1866 .- For constitutional convention
Against same 2744
# The Supreme Court of New York subsequently, in the case of Hunt vs. Burrill (5 John. R., 137), expressly decided that a deputy sheriff might depute another to do a particular act, and the same doc- trine was held in England as early as the time of Lord Holt. 1 Sal- keld 95, Parker vs. Kett .- Hammond's Political History.
+ Davis' Memoirs of Aaron Burr, vol. i. p. 336.
į Not canvassed ; returns not given by inspectors.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
1828 .- Democratic (Jackson), 2191; National Republican (Adams), 1601; total, 3792.
1832 .- Democratic (Jackson), 3155; National Republican (Clay), 1890; total, 5045.
1836 .- Democratic, 1625; Whig, 1253; total, 2878.
1840 .- Democratic, 2180; Whig, 1925; Abolition, 5; total, 4110.
1844 .- Democratic, 2548; Whig, 1999; Abolition, 90; total, 4637.
1848 .- Democratic (Hunker), 1683; Free-Soil Democratic, 789; Whig, 1782; Abolition, 14; total, 4268.
1852 .- Democratic, 2815; Whig, 2234; Abolition, 197; total, 5246. 1856 .- Democratic, 2154; Republican, 3331; American, 425; total, 5920.
1860 .- Democratic, 2749 ; Republican, 3760 ; Abolition, 5 ; total, 6514. 1864 .- Democratic, 3018; Republican, 3780; total, 6798.
1868 .- Democratic, 3191; Republican, 4323 ; total, 7514.
1872 .- Democratic, 3209; Republican, 4081; O'Conor, 19; total, 8209.
1876 .- Democratic, 3906; Republican, 4675; "Greenback," 41; Tem- perance, 19 ; total, 8641.
The vote of 1876 for presidential electors by towns was as follows :
Republican. Democrat. "Greenback." Temperance. Total.
Barton
771
667
3
4
1445
Berkshire.
210
113
S
3
334
Candor.
610
625
4
...
693
Nichols
296
171
1
...
468
Owego
1390
1213
4
10
2617
Richford.
249
132
..
...
381
Spencer.
319
296
co :
...
623
Tioga
354
483
2
2
S41
On popular questions submitted to the people, their opinions have been expressed as follows :
1821 .- On calling a convention to amend the constitution : for ... 1890 Against. 28
1822 .- For adopting new constitution 1221
Against adopting new constitution. 132
1825 .- Ou election of presidential electors by people by dis- tricts, 768 ; by general ticket plurality, 1407 ; by gen- eral ticket majority, 9.
1826 .- For electing justices of the peace, and extending the elective franchise. 1996
1804 ...... Morgan Lewis.1
Aaron Burr.3
1807 ...... Daniel D. Tompkins.4
1810 ...... Daniel D. Tompkins.4
1813 ...... Daniel D. Tompkins.4
1816 ...... Daniel D. Tompkins.4
1817 ..... De Witt Clinton,4 501.
Peter B. Porter,7 25.
1820 ...... De Witt Clinton, 4 412.
Daniel D. Tompkins, 7 519.
1822 ... .. Joseph C. Yates, 8 2237.
Solomon Southwick,9 51.
1824 ..... De Witt Clinton,4 1358. Samuel Youug,7 1188.
1826 ...... De Witt Clinton,4 1449. . Wm. B. Rochester, 9_10 1409.
33
28
Chenango.
68
2
6
2
Jericho
20
31
Newtown
79
Owego ..
78
12
Union ..
Newark Valley ... 476
206
11
...
Against both propositions.
Morgan Lewis.5
Jonas Platt.5
Stephen Van Rensselaer.6 Rufus King.6
Against the same ..
1125
72
1923
Against, repeal of frec-school law.
1426
1863 .- For soldiers voting .. Against same.
3063
1 Democratie or Republican, the terms then being synonymous. 2Federalists. 3Mr. Burr was a Republican, but was supported prin- cipally by the Federalists, who made no party nomination. 4Clin- tonian Democrat. 5Anti-Clintonian Democrat. 6Federalist. The nomination of Mr. King was the last general ticket of the Federal party in the State. "Tammany Regency or " Bucktail." 8Candidate of both wings of Democratic party. 9Self-nominated. 10Clinton was a Jacksonian Democrat, and Rochester an Adams Republican ; but the latter was preferred to Clinton by the Regeney party, which supported him in order to keep control of the Legislature, and not because of any ardent desire for his election. They controlled the Legislature largely .- Hammond's Political History, New York.
1239
26
87
AND SCHUYLER COUNTIES, NEW YORK.
1869 .- For amended constitution ..... 3054
Against same .. 2532
For article on judiciary .. 3242
2302
For uniform rule of assessment and taxation of real es- tate and property .
3057
Against same ..
2471
For property qualifiention for colored voters. 2546
Against same. 3166
1870 .- For act to create State debt on general and canal fund account
1081 Against same ..
4502
1872 .- For aet to pay general and canal fund debt. 1224
Against same ... 14
For amendment relating to Court of Appeals
3251
Against.
14
1873 .- For the appointment of judges of courts. 3960
257
Against same ...
1874 .- On cleven proposed amendments to the constitution the average majority on eight was 1634; the majority on two was 867 and 805 respectively ; and on one, 107.
1876 .- For amendments to scetions 3 and 4, article v., consti- tution.
3641
1682 Against ..
SLAVERY IN TIOGA.
It sounds strangely to hear one speak of the " peculiar institution" having existed in the borders of this old county, yet it is nevertheless the fact that bondmen and bondwomen whose faces were black were owned by the early settlers who came in from the south of Mason and Dixon's line. In 1810 there were 17 of these human chattels returned by the eensus marshal, and in 1820* there were 104, and 32 free colored persons. Under the laws of New York, regulating the system, persons bringing slaves into the State were required to make affidavit that they had owned the chattels for one year previous to bringing them into the State, and that they had not bought them for the ex- press purpose of bringing them in, and that it was the in- tention of the owner of such slaves to reside permanently in the State. Among the persons filing suel affidavits in the elerk's office were the following :
John James Speed, 1805, had 3 slaves ; Dr. William T. Pattito, in 1806, had a family of 5; H. Speed, in 1808, had a family of 7 ; Amy Furniss, 1811, 1 slave girl; John F. Pattito, 1805, 1 slave, Peter ; Joseph Speed, 1805, had a family of 7; Samuel Westbrook, 1806, a mother and 2 children ; Robert Hyde, 1807, had a family of 11; Augus- tus Boyer and his wife, in 1806, owned 4 slaves.
The following is a verbatim copy of one of the affidavits now on file in the County Clerk's office :
" Personally appeared before me, Isaac Swartwood, one of the jus- tiees of the peace for the county of Tioga and State of New York and the township of Spencer, Samuel Westbrook, formerly a sittison of the Stato of New Jersey, now an inhabtant of the county, State, and town aforesaid, brought with him from the State of New Jersey one negro wench, named Beth, one negro boy, named Charles, one negro girl, named Pege [Peggy], ho being duley sworn on tho holy evangelis of almighty god, and saith the above-named black ones was his slaves and property ono twelf month and more before he moved into tho State, when he lived in the State of New Jersey. Oct. 25, 1806."
·
Michael Pfoutz, on the 1st of July, 1808, manumitted his negro slave, Naney Bakeman, of Newtown. David Banderle gave the following certificate of freedom to his slave :
" CATHARINETOWN, Jan. 30, 1811.
" This is to certify that Cato, a negro man, is free, and is and ought to act for himself, and that I have no further demands on him."
# In 1786 the law for the mannmission of slaves by individuals was passed, and in 1799 an aet was passed for tho gradual abolition of slavery. The slaves were all free before 1830.
THE FIRST ABOLITION SOCIETY
was formed in 1839, Benoni B. Curry, James W. Lamo- reaux, David Mersereau, Isaac Lilly, H. D. Pinney, Dr. Lucius H. Allen, John Petts, Elihu Parmenter, A. P. Belcher, James Cook, Daniel Dodge, and C. Manuel Har- man being the prominent movers in the work. The first Abolition votes east for presidential candidates were depos- ited at the election of 1836, by the first five individuals named above. The first abolition meeting was held iu 1837, in the Baptist church in Owego, and the first monthly prayer-meeting in aid of abolition organized in 1836. A meeting was held in Owego in January, 1839, to organize an abolition society, by respectable citizens of the town, which was the seene of wild confusion and violence, the partieipators in the outrages being men who afterwards, when Treason reared its bloody erest and struck at the life of the nation in its greed to perpetuate the " peculiar insti- tution," gladly embraced the doctrines of the abolitionists, and hailed with the liveliest satisfaction the emancipation proclamation of President Lincoln. Another meeting was held Oet. 8, 1839, at which a series of resolutions prepared by Dr. L. H. Allen, D. Dodge, Dr. H. N. Eastman, Il. D. Pinney, E. Parmenter, Gorden Bliss, and Dr. John Petts were adopted. The preamble reeited the outrages perpe- trated on the abolitionists, and declared their right to free speech and diseussion of the subject of slavery, and pledged themselves to stand by the advoeaey of their sentiments and objeet of them. This meeting organized the society, and appointed the gentlemen whose names are given above as an executive committee, who ealled the first county eon- vention of abolitionists, to meet Jan. 10, 1840, to form a county society. The State Abolition Society had assem- bled at Binghamton on the 8th of January. These men whose names are herein given were the organizers of the Liberty or Abolition party, and for years were on guard in the cause of emancipation, suffering obloquy and reproach for daring to do their own thinking and expressing their honest sentiments on the erime of slavery. The vote of the party as an organization was never very large. Begin- ning with 5 in 1836, it ran up to 90 in 1840, 94 in 1844, 97 in 1845, 197 in 1852, and was swallowed up in the Re- publican hosts in 1856.
CHAPTER XIX.
THE TIOGA CIVIL LIST.
Officors of the Nation, of the State, of the Judiciary, of the County.
TIOGA'S citizens have filled official positions on the eivil list of the Nation, the State, the Judiciary, and of the County, as follows :
IN THE NATION.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
Appointed by the Legislature previous to 1828. Elceted on district tieket 1828, and on general ticket sinec.
1808 .- Matthew Carpenter. 1836 .- Whitcomb Phelps.
1816 .- Samuel Lawrence. 1848 .- Charles R. Barstow.
1832 .- Darius Bentley. 1860 .- Frank L. Jones.
Against ..
:
88
HISTORY OF TIOGA, CHEMUNG, TOMPKINS,
MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES."
1803-5 .- John Patterson, 16th District, Tioga, Chenango, and Onondaga.
1809-11 .- Vincent Mathews, 14th District, Cayuga, Seneca, Tioga, and Steuben.
1817-19 .- John R. Drake, 15th District, Broome, Chenango, and Otsego.+
1829-31 .- Thomas Maxwell, 25th District, Tioga and Tompkins.
1831-33 .- Gamaliel II. Barstow, 25th District, Tioga and Tompkins.
1835-37 .- Stephen B. Leonard, 22d District, Tioga, Tompkins, Chemung, and Cortland.
1839-41 .- Stephen B. Leonard, 22d District, Tioga, Tompkins, Chemung, and Cortland.
1845-47 .- Stephen Strong, 22d District, Tioga, Broome, and Che- nango.
1853-55 .- John J. Taylor, 27th District, Tioga, Tompkins, Schuy- ler, and Chemung.
1855-59 .- John M. Parker, 27th District, Tioga, Tompkins, Schuyler, and Chemung.
1873-77 .- Thos. C. Platt, 28th District, Tioga, Tompkins, Broome, and Schuyler.
BY FEDERAL APPOINTMENT.
Benjamin F. Tracy, United States attorney, Eastern District of New York, Oct. 1, 1866; re-appointed Jan. 23, 1871.
IN THE STATE.
MEMBERS OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.
1801 .- John Patterson.
1821 .- Matthew Carpenter.
1846 .- John J. Taylor.
1867 .- Charles E. Parker, Oliver H. P. Kinney.
COUNCIL OF APPOINTMENT.
1804 .- Caleb Hyde.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL.
1845 .- Thomas Farrington.
STATE TREASURER.
1825-38 .- Gamaliel II. Barstow.
1842-46 .- Thomas Farrington.
1867-71 .- Wheeler H. Bristol.
SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
1876-77 .- William Smyth.
CANAL APPRAISER.
1850-52 .- Andrew H. Calhoun.
STATE SENATORS.
1796-1803 .- Vincent Mathews, Western District .;
1804-7 .- Caleb Hyde, Western District.
1819-22 .- Gamaliel H. Barstow, Western District.
1824-27 .- Latham A. Burrows, 6th District .¿
1832-35 .- John G. McDowell, 6th District.
1841-44 .- Nehemiah Platt, 6th District.
1852-53 .- Nathan Bristol, 23d District. [I
1858-63 .- Lyman Truman, 24th District. ||
1872-73 .- Thomas I. Chatfield, 24th District. |
CLERK OF THE SENATE.
1847-47 .- Andrew H. Calhoun.
# Apportionment of New York :
Year.
Ratio.
Members.
Year.
Ratio.
Members.
1792.
33,000
10
1842
70,680
34
1802
33,000
17
1852
93,423
33
1811
25,000
27
1861
127,000
31
1822.
40,000
34
1872.
137,800
33
1832
47,000
40
+ Included eastern towns of present Tioga County, then in Broome County. Mr. Drake resided in Owego.
į Entitled to 5 members from 1791 to 1795; 11 members from 1796 to 1803 ; 9 members, 1803 to 1808; 12, 1808 to 1815; 9, 1815 to 1822.
¿ Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, and Tompkins, 1826; Steuben annexed and Delaware transferred, 1836; Chemung, Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Livingston added, and Otsego and Cort- land transferred.
|| Broome, Cortland, and Tioga.
ASSEMBLYMEN.
1789-90 .- David McMasters (Montgomery Co.).
1792. Jonathan Fitch. 1834. John R. Drake.
1793. John Patterson. George Gardner.
1794-95. Vinceut Mathews.
1835. Green Bennett.
1796-98. Emanuel Coryell.
George Fisher.
1798. Benjamiu Hovey.
1799. Matthew Carpenter.
1800. Samuel Tinkham.
1801. Edward Edwards.
1802-3. Caleb Hyde.
1804. Ashbel Wells.
1805-6. John Miller.
1808-10. Emanuel Coryell.
1811. Thomas Floyd.
1812. Henry Wells.
1813. Jabez Beers.
1814-15. Caleb Baker.
1816-18. Gamaliel H. Barstow.
1819. Henry Wells.
1849. Ezra S. Sweet.
1820. Judson Jennings.
1821. Samuel Lawrence.
1822. Jared Patchin.
1852. William Pierson.
1823. Matthew Carpenter.
1853. Thomas I. Chatfield.
Benjamin Jennings.
1854. Louis P. Legg.
1824. Grant B. Baldwin. G. H. Barstow.
1856. Abram H. Miller.
1825. Charles Pumpelly.
1857. David Rees.
Samuel Winton.
1858. William P. Raymond.
1826. Isaac Baldwin. Anson Camp.
1861. Cero F. Barber.
1827. G. H. Barstow. 1862. Benjamin F. Tracy.
David Williams. 1863. Nathaniel W. Davis.
1828. William Maxwell.
1864. James Thompson.
Jacob Swartwood.
1865. William W. Sbcpard.
1829. Caleb Baker. Samuel Baragar.
1867. Oliver A. Barstow.
1830. . John G. McDowell.
1868. Oliver H. P. Kinney.
Wright Dunbam.
1869. Lyman Truman.
1831. John G. McDowell.
1870. John H. Deming.
David Williams.
1871. Burnet B. Bignall.
1832. Nathaniel Smith.
1872. William Smyth.
Joel Tallmadge, Jr.
1873-74. Jerome B. Landfield.
1833. Thomas Farrington.
1875. James Bishop.
Jacob Westlake.
1876-77. Eugene B. Gere.
1878. J. Theodore Sawyer.
THE JUDICIARY.
John M. Parker, Justice of the Supreme Court, Sixth District ; elected Nov. 8, 1859 ; re-elected 1867.
SURROGATES .**
Terms under first constitution unlimited, under second four years. The date given is that of appointment.
John Mersereau, Feb. 17, 1791; Balthazar De Haert, March 27, 1798; William Woodruff, Feb. 22, 1802; William Jenkins, Jan. 28, 1805 ; Caleb Baker, April 7, 1806; Robert Lawrence, Feb. 27, 1808 ; Isaac S. Boardman, March 4, 1820; Robert Lawrence, Feb. 24, 1821; Charles Baker, April 13, 1825; William Maxwell, Feb. 10, 1829; Thomas Farrington, April 30, 1835; Nathaniel W. Davis, Jan. 20, 1840 ; Alanson Munger, Jan. 20, 1844.
FIRST JUDGES.
Appointed under first constitution for uulimited term, under second
for five years. Abram Miller, 1791; John Patterson, 1798; John Miller, 1807; Emanuel Coryell, 1810 ; Gamaliel H. Barstow, 1818 ; Silas Hop- . kins, 1823 ; Latham A. Burrows, 1825; Grant B. Baldwin, 1828 ; John R. Drake, 1833 ; Stephen Strong, 1838; Alanson Munger, 1843.
T The first Legislative Assembly which convened in New York was that of 1683.
## Appointed prior to 1847 ; since that date the County Judge has performed the duties of Surrogate under the constitution, which abolished the office in counties of less than 40,000 population.
1836. Elijah A. Goodwin.
William H. Sutton.
1837. Ezra Canfield.
1838. John Coryell.
1839. Wright Dunham.
1840. Thomas Farrington.
1841. Washington Smith.
1842. John McQuigg.
1843. Simeon R. Griffin.
1844. Nathaniel W. Davis.
1845-46. Gideon O. Chase.
1847. Charles R. Barstow.
1848. Erastus Goodrich.
1850. Isaae Lott.
1851. James Ely.
1855. Carlisle P. Johnson.
1859-60. David Earll.
1866. John H. Deming.
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AND SCHUYLER COUNTIES, NEW YORK.
COUNTY JUDGES .*
Charles P. Avery, 1847-1855; Stephen Strong, 1856-59; Thomas Farrington, 1860-1871 ; Charles A. Clark, 1872-1883.
SPECIAL JUDGE AND SURROGATE.+
Charles A. Munger, 1853-55 ; Alanson Munger, 1856-58; William F. Warner, 1859-1861; Alanson Munger, 1862-64; Charles A. Munger, 1865-67 ; Alolphus G. Allen, 1868-1870; James B. Caryl, 1871; J. Newton Dexter, 1872-74; Jacob B. Floyd, 1875-77; J. Newton Dexter, 1878-1880.
JUDGES (OF COMMON PLEAS AND SESSIONS) APPOINTED.} Date given is date of first appointment.
1798 .- Joshua Mersereau, John Miller, Elijah Buek, Emanuel Cory- ell.
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