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and who, crowned with well-earned laurels, may soon withdraw from the field of glory to the more tranquil walks of civil life. While the General recollects the almost infinite variety of scenes through which we have passed with a mixture of pleasure, astonishment and gratitude - while he contemplates the pros- pect before him with rapture- he cannot help wishing that all the brave men, of whatever condition they may be, who have shared in the toils and dangers of affecting this glorious revo- lution, of rescuing millions from the hand of oppression, and of laying the foundation of a great empire, might be impressed with a proper idea of the dignified part they have been called to act, under the smiles of Providence, on the stage of human affairs: for happy, thrice happy, shall they be pronounced here- after, who have contributed anything, who have performed the meanest office in erecting this stupendous fabric of Freedom and Empire, on the broad basis of independency; who have assisted in protecting the rights of human nature, and establishing an asylum for the poor and oppressed of all nations and re- ligions.
The new building spoken of, sometimes called the public building and the temple, was a large temporary building that Washington erected for the officers to worship in on the Sabbath and for public meetings and town purposes. It was near and south of Snake Hill in the Town of New Windsor. There was no large publie building in the town of New Windsor or in Newburgh suitable for the accommodation of the army in this respect. The location was central ; a part of the army was encamped to the west of it; the ruins of their fireplaces are still to be seen. It was here that many great matters of importance in connection with the close of the war occurred.
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CHAPTER V.
PRECINCT AND TOWN MEETINGS AND RECORDS.
At a preeinet meeting held at the house of Captain Jonathan Hasbrouck for the precinct of Newburgh. The first Tuesday in April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-three according to an act of Assembly for that pur- pose. Samuel Sands, Clerk ; Capt. Jonathan Hasbrouck, Super- visor; Richard Harker, John Windfield, Samuel Wiatt, Assess- ors ; David Gedney, Constable; Henry Smith. Collector; Joseph Gedney, Benjamin Woolsey, Poor Masters; John McCrary, John Wandal, Burras Holms, Isaac Fowler, Umphrey Merrit, Thomas Woolsey, Path Masters; Nathan Purdy, Isaac Fowler, Fence Viewers & Appraisers of Dammage.
Lenard Smith chose to collect the quit rent the patten he now lives on. Then adjourned to the house of Capt. Jonathan Has- brouck.
The house of Capt. Jonathan Hasbrouck where the meeting was held is the present Washington Headquarters.
At a precinet meeting held at the house of Capt. Jonathan Hasbrouck for the precinct of Newburgh the first Tuesday in April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-four according to an Act of Assembly.
Sammel Sands, Clerk : Louis Dubois, Supervisor: Nehemiah Denton, Henry Terbush, Peter Ostrander, Assessors; Samuel Windslow, Constable and Collector. Nehemiah Denton security for Samuel Windslow for collecting and paying and the tax that laid on the precinct of Newburgh for the year 1764. Danniel Thurston. Michael Demott, Poor Masters: Cornelius Wood, Martin Wygant. Lenard Smith. Henry Smith, Senior. Gilber Denton. Edward Halleck, Benjamin Carpenter. Path Masters: Samuel Sprage, Henry Smith, Jehiel Clark, David Purdy. Fence Viewers & Appraisers of Damage; Isaac Fowler, Pounder.
Then adjourned to the house of Capt. Jonathan Hasbrouck
At a precinet meeting held at the house of Capt. Jonathan Hasbrouck for the precinet of Newburgh, the first Tuesday in
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April, 1:65, and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-five, according to an act of Assembly.
Samuel Sands. Clerk : John Wandal, Supervisor: Nehemiah Denton, Henry Terbush, William Thomson, Assessors ; Henry Smith, Senior. Collector; Markas Ostrander and Danniel Rodgers, Overseers of the Poor: Samuel Sands, Path Master from Cornelius Woods to the Wallkill precinct; John Wandal, Path Master for Newburgh to work to the westward as far as Cornelius Woods: Nehemiah Denton, Path Master from Albert- son's gate northward as far as the Germans patent extends and also the New Wallkill Road to William's meadow; John Ter- peny from Williams road to the New Paltz road : Arthur Smith from the German patent cast to David Purdy's patent ; Isaih Purdy from David Purdy for Purdy's Patent; Joshua Conklin for David Purdys Patent as far as the Jews Creek ; Lewis Du- bois, Path Master from the Jews Creek as far as Woolsey Patent ; Samuel Merrit. Path Master on the new road from Lewis Du- bois' mill to the Walter Dubois land: Lattin Carpenter, Path Master on the new road from Walter Dubois' land to the Ten Stone meadow: John Belfield. Path Master from the above mentioned road to the river road ; John Woolsey, Path Master from Woolsey's Patent to Susannah Bond's: Michael Wygant Path Master on that road by Vrian Wygant's.
Voted that there be a public town pound erected for the use of the German Patent or precinet near the house of Martin Wygant.
Joshua Conklin and Arthur Smith, Fence Viewers.
Isaac Fowler, Pounder.
Then the meeting adjourned to the house of Capt. Jonathan Hasbrouck.
At a precinct meeting held at the house of Jonathan Has- brouck in and for the precinct of Newburgh this first Tuesday in April A. D. 1766.
Joseph Sands, Chosen Clerk : Benjamin Carpenter, Super- visor ; Nehemiah Denton, William Thomson, Henry Terbush, Assessors ; Silas Wood, Constable and Collector : John Woolsey, Benjamin Smith, Overseers of the Poor; Silas Wood, Path Master from the north side of the German patent to the Wall- kill precinet ; Nehemiah Denton. Path Master on the new road from his landing to the house of John Simpson : Jonas Totten, Path Master on the said road from John Simpson to the Wall- kill precinct ; Jehoel Clark, Path Master for the German Patent
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to Isaac Fowler bridge: Nehemiah Fowler, Path Master from Isaac Fowler bridge to the Jews Creek; Gabriel Merrit, Patlı Master from the Jews Creek to Lewis Dubois northern line; Richard Harker. Path Master from Lewis Dubois northern line to the Paltz precinct : Daniel Sniffin. Path Master on the new road as far as Cropseys brook : Umphrey Merrit. Path Master from Henry Cropsey's brook to Micheal Wygant's northern line and from the Kings road from Gilbert Merrit's to John Simpson's: George Stanton. Path Master from Micheal Wygant's northern line to Samuel Merrit's mill, then beginning to the northward of the said mill to Benjamin Carpenter's line; William Woolsey, Path Master from Benjamin Carpenter's line to the ten stone meadow: Jonathan Ostrander from the ten stone meadow to the Wallkill road : Urian Mackey from Cavilears line to the King's highway : Martin Wiatt and Lattin Carpenter, Fence Viewers: Martin Wiatt. Pound Keeper for the German Patent : Lewis Dubois, Pound keeper for the rest of the precinct ; Daniel Gedney, Path Master from the landing of John Wandel to the estate of lleeser Gidney, deceased. William Whitehead to keep one child of Roselo at $2.11 per week. John Fluwelling to keep one child of Roselo at $2.11 per week. Each one to find the said children in cloathes for the year. Lophilet Platt. Samuel Wiatt and Cornelius Wood were voted in Commissioners for Highways but the old Commissioners did not refuse to serve.
The Town meeting adjourned to Nehemiah Denton.
At a precinct meeting held at the house of Nehemiah Denton for the precinct of Newburgh the first Tuesday in April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty-seven according to an act of Assembly.
Leonard Smith. Chosen Clerk: Lewis Dubois, Supervisor : Isaac Bellknapt. Peter Ostrander, Elijah Lewis. Assessors ; Silas Wood. Constable and to take fees from Arthur Smith's house : John Bellknapt - security for Silas Wood performing and discharging of all executions that he is intrusted with for the year expiring: Cornelius Wood - Collector : Isaac Bell- knapt, security for Cornelius Wood for collecting and paying all the tax that is laid on the precinct of Newburgh for the year 1767 : Isaiah Purdy. Gilbert Denton. Overseers of the Poor. Cornelius Wood, Path Master for the Wallkill road: Henry Smith from MeCrary's to the extent of the German patent : Samuel Wiatt from Gidneys to Wandal's landing: Nehemiah
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Denton on the new road from his landing to the widow Sim- son's : Done Trulye from Simson's on said road to the end of the precinct : William Seut on the new road in the rume of Jonathan Ostrander; Joseph Gidney and his tenant to work on a road from his saw mill to Sand's landing and not to be compelled to work on any other road; Morris Flowweling to work on the road from his house to the King's road and not to be compelled to work on any other road; David Smith on the Five patentees so far as the school house bridge ; David Purdy so far as to half the bridge by Isaac Fowler's, and Isaac Fowler, Henry Terbush and Edward Halleck on the main road; Daniel Kniffin, Michael Wygant, Samuel Merrit, Latting Carpenter, Urian Mackey, John Quick - all path masters ; Daniel Thurston and Jehiel Clark - Fence viewers : Martin Wygant - Pound keeper for the German patent ; Daniel Denton - Pound keeper for the rest of the precinct.
Voted and resolved by this meeting that Lemmuel Conklin have and keep one child of Roswells now on the precinct for the insuing year and to have three shillings for every week for keeping the said child during the said term of one year and at the end of the year to have an indenture for the said child until it arrives at the age of twenty-one years, and to keep the pre- cinct from any charge by the said child after the expiration of one year from this date, and if possible to learn the child to read and the blacksmith trade and to dismiss him in a customary manner. It is further voted and resolved that Nathaniel Conklin keep one other child of the said Roswells as above paid.
Joshuah Sands and Henry Smith chosen assessors of the quit rent on the German patent and John Wandal - Collector of the same.
Nehemiah Carpenter and Robert Batey assessors of the quit rent on Bond's patent and Isaac Bellknapt -Collector of the same.
The meeting adjourned to the house of Nehemiah Denton's the first Tuesday in April in the year 1168.
The House of Nehemiah Denton was on the premises now owned by James A. P. Randell.
At a precinet meeting held at the house of Nehemiah Denton in and for the precinct of Newburgh the first Tuesday in April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty- eight according to an act of Assembly.
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Leonard Smith. Chosen Clerk: Edward Halleck, Supervisor : Arthur Smith, Latting Carpenter. Marcus Ostrander, Assessors.
It is agreed on by Stephen Case, Micajah Lewis - candidates for constable that whoever of them is chosen constable for the year expiring that they will appoint two deputies to serve under them such as shall be agreeable to the inhabitants. Such deputies to have the full fees for what they serve and shall be obliged to give to the constable security for their performance and such constable so deputized shall be obliged to serve at his town in tending our general court.
Stephen Case, Constable and Collector: Gabriel Merrit, security for Stephen Case's performance : Benjamin Carpenter, Bordwin Terpeny, Overseers of the Poor: Jonathan Bellknapt chosen path master from Wallkill precinct to Little Britain road near the Widow MeCrary's: Benjamin Birdsall, path master from the said Little Britain road to Newburgh dock. also northerly as far as the German patent extends or to the bridge near Elijah Carman's and to include the said bridge and no further: Morris Flowelling, path master from Nehemiah Denton's dock on the new road as far as the widow Simson's : Joseph Kilor chosen path master from the said widow Simson's to the extent of the precinct: Jehiel Clark chosen path master from the said bridge near Elijah Carman's on the public road as far as Isaac Fowler's, also from the King's road to the river ; Henry Terbush chosen path master from Isaac Fowler's to the bridge over the Jew's Creek : Richard Woolsey, path master from Lewis Dubois's bridge along by Samuel Merrit's mill to Latting Town line; Stephen Sayles from the King's road on the new road from Gilbert Purdy's to the extent of Samuel Clark's land : Henry Cropsey from Clark's line to the cross road at Jerial Rhodes's ; Umphery Merrit from the said cross road to Michael Wygant's northern line and from Stephen Case's to the monn- tain : Daniel Gidney, path master on the road from Gidney townd to John Wandal's on to the King's road: George Merrit to be excused from working on the King's road in order to work his own road; Gabriel Merrit, path master from the Jew's Creek to the upper side of Dubois's patent : John Woolsey from Dubois's patent to Depol's line: Edward Halleck on the new road from the river to ten stone meadow: Joseph Gidney to work on his road from his saw mill to Sand's landing - he and his tenants and excused from the other roads : Daniel Thurston, Isaac Fowler, Fence Viewers: Benjamin Smith chosen pounder for the German patent and all adjourning : Caleb Merrit chosen pounder for all the rest of the precinct.
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It is voted and resolved that no man in this precinct shall let his rams run at large after the tenth day of September next until the first day of November and if any man should eut any ram in that time running at large and they should die, then the owner shall bare the loss.
The meeting adjourned to the house of Nehemiah Denton the first Tuesday of April 1169.
At a precinet meeting held at the house of Nehemiah Denton's in and for the preeinet of Newburgh the first Tuesday in April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty- nine, according to an act of Assembly.
Leonard Smith, Chosen Clerk: Latting Carpenter, Super- visor : Eurian Mackey, Calob Merrit. Dene Trulye, Assessors ; Stephen Case, Constable and Collector: Gilbert Purdy. Joseph Morey. Overseers of the Poor; Leonard Smith, Clerk for the · poor and to have eight shillings for serving.
Voted and resolved by this meeting that Leonard Smith shall sign the petition directed to Charles Dewitt and George Clinton in behalf of the freeholders and inhabitants of this precinet.
John Bellknapt chosen path master from the Wallkill pre- cinet to Cornelius Wood's: Benjamin Birdsall, path master as usnal, including Gidney townd : Burrough Holmes, path master from the bridge by Elijah Carman's to the school house bridge. including half the bridge and from the King's road to the river : Nathan Purdy from the school house bridge to Isaac Fowler's bridge ineluding halt the said bridge: Daniel Rudgard, path master from Isaac Fowler's including half the bridge to the bridge by Henry Terbush's including half said bridge: John Lester, path master from Terbush's to the north side of Lieu- tenant Dubois's land : John Woolsey, path master from Dubois's line to Halleck's mill brook; Nathaniel Killsey, path master from Halleck's brook to Depol's line: Nehemiah Denton from the river to Gilbert Denton's plain : William Foster from Den- ton's plain to the widow Simson's: Isaac Carton from the Widow Simson's to Depol's road; Peter Ostrander from said Depol's road to Drewwilager's: Daniel Sniffin from Gilbert Purdy's on the new road as far as Samuel Clark's north line: Johonis Cos- man from Samuel Clark's north line to the bridge by Rhodes's old house including half said bridge: William Wygant from said bridge to the north side of Tredwell's land and from Stephen Case's to the mountain : John Scot from Tredwell's
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north line to the mill and from Lieutenant Dubois's bridge to Benjamin Carpenter's land; Latting Carpenter from thence to ten stone meadow, and from John Cavoley's to the old black- smith's shop: Job Saint John from Lewis's dock to John Cavoley's: Robert Eveerett from ten stone meadow to the end of the road ; Martin Wygant and Arthur Smith - Fence View- ers : Martin Wygant - Pounder for German patent and all adjourning: Arthur Smith - Pounder for all the rest of the precinct.
Voted at the annual meeting for the precinct of Newburgh according to an act of Assembly for the support of the poor, the sum of thirty pounds for this present year expiring.
The meeting adjourned to the house of Nehemiah Denton the first Tuesday in April, 1110.
At a precinct meeting held at the house of Nehemiah Denton for the precinct of Newburgh, the first Tuesday in April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy according to an act of AAssembly for that purpose, the following officers were chosen.
Leonard Smith. Clerk; Latting Carpenter, Supervisor : Abijah Perkins, Samuel Wiatt. Peter Ostrander, Assessors; Stephen Case - Constable and Collector; Samuel Denton, Samnel Stratton, Richard Woolsey, Commissioners of the roads : Jehiel Clark and Leonard Smith - Fence viewers: Martin Wygant and Arthur Smith - Pounders: Stephen Case, Ben- jamin Birdsal, Overseers of the Poor: Leonard Smith, Clerk for the Poor.
Voted that twenty pounds be raised in the precinct of New- burgh for the use of the poor.
Voted the money that Gilbert Denton expended for the poor shall be first paid out of the money, that is raised this present year in the precinct.
Voted that the Overseers of the Poor have authority agree- able to the act of Assembly for that purpose, to find out all poor children and straggling persons in order to keep the precinct from needless charges.
Voted that four pounds seventeen shillings shall be paid to Nathaniel Wiatt for Margaret Willson lying in at his house and his expense out of the first fine money, and if no fine money shall arise to be paid - out of the money that is raised by vote.
Jonathan Bellknapt, Overseer of the road from Wallkill pre- cinet to Cornelius Wood's: John Morril from said Wood's to
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Newburgh and northward along the King's road including the bridge by Elijah Carman's including all Gidney townd road to the landing by John Wandal's; John Stratton from the bridge by Elijah Carman's to the school bridge including half of the bridge and from the river to the King's road. and westward on the new road till it meets with the new road to the Wallkill road by Wallis's meadow ; Nathan Purdy from the school house bridge to Isaac Fowler's bridge including half the said bridge: Caleb Merritt from Isaac Fowler's including half the bridge to the bridge by Henry Terbush's including half the said bridge; Lewis Dubois from Terbush's bridge including half said bridge to the north side of said Dubois land: John Woolsey from Dubois's line to Halleck's mill brook: Nathaniel Kilsey from Halleck's brook to Depol's line; Nehemiah Denton from the river to Gilbert Denton's plain : William Foster from said Denton's plain to the widow Simson's: Dene Trulve from the widow Simson's to the depols road : Gideon Ostrander from said depols road to Drewwilager's; Stephen Wood from Gilbert Purdy's on the new road as far as Samuel Clark's north line: Henry Cropsey from Samuel Clark's north line to the bridge by Rhodes's old house including half the bridge: Samuel Merritt from said bridge to the north side of Tredwell's land and from Stephen Case's to the mountain; Joseph Morey from Tredwell's north line to the mill and from Lewis Dubois's bridge to Benjamin Carpenter's land: Right Carpenter from thence to ten stone meadow and from John Cavoley's to the old blacksmith shop: Zadock Lewis from Lewis's dock to John Cavoley's : Eleazer Frayer from ten stone meadow to the end of the said road; Francis Hopkins from the head of ten stone meadow, eastward to Jonathan Hicks's house: Eurian Mackey from Mr. Brush's lodge house to said Jonathan Hicks' house.
The meeting adjourned to the house of Nehemiah Denton on the first Tuesday in April in the year of our Lord 1771.
At a precinet meeting held at the house of Nehemiah Denton for the precinct of Newburgh. the first Tuesday in April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-one, according to an act of Assembly for that purpose.
Leonard Smith. Clerk: Latting Carpenter, Supervisor Abijah Perkins, David Gedney, Robert Everett, Assessors ; Stephen Case, Constable and Collector : Humphery Merrit,
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Security for Stephen Case's performance of the office of Con- stable and Collector; Stephen Case and Benjamin Birdsal, Overseers of the Poor.
Voted that these following rules shall be observed by the Overseers of the Poor.
Rule 1st .- As an encouragement to all succeeding Poor Masters or Overseers of the Poor, the more faithfully to dis- charge their duty in their office by preventing all unnecessary charges and needless costs on the inhabitants of the said pre- cinct and also as a reward for their good service,- we freely vote them the sum of one pound, ten shillings each to be paid out of the money voted to be raised for the use of the poor, or out of such fines as may be raised for the same use.
Rule 2nd .- That all indentures on poor children that have or shall be bound by the Poor Masters of said precinct, shall be lodged with the Clerk of the Poor for said precinct, and also all other accounts and writings whatsoever relative to the poor. shall in like manner be lodged as above said. That any persons at all times may know where to repair in case of need.
Rule 3rd .- That no Poor Master for the time being shall for any cause whatever relieve or cause to be relieved or made chargeable any person or persons whatsoever, that may by law be transported, or any private person, can be made accountable for according to law on pain of perjury and making themselves liable to pay all such charges and forfeit to the use of the poor, twenty shillings and charges of prosecution to be recovered be- fore any of his majesty's Justices of the Peace; nevertheless one half shall go to the complainer who shall prosecute the same to effect.
Rule 4th .- That all Poor Masters shall within four days after the expiration of their office settle with the Poor's Clerk of said precinct and have an entry made there of all their proceedings for the year past ; a first, what moneys they have received and what is assessed and not received : secondly, how they have applied said moneys ; thirdly. what apprentices they have bound out and; lastly. what poor they have relieved, and by what authority they did the same.
Rule 5th .- That no Poor Master shall pay any accounts to Doctors or any other person or persons, whatsoever, in behalf of the poor, unless the accounts be first sworn to be a true and just account against said precinet.
Rule 6th .- That at every Town meeting by public advertise- ment, the last or old Overseers of the Poor shall notify all per- sons that have any accounts or demand against said precinct
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to produce them attested to at a certain place and time not exceeding four days from that time, then and there to receive their just dues.
Rule Ath .- That all old Poor Masters give up to their suc- cessors all money that lies in their hands unapplied within four days after the new ones are chosen on pain of prosecution ; therefore with all those accounts, receipts and writings trans- acted, whatsoever, to be lodged with the Poor's Clerk, &c.
Rule 8th .- That at the expiration of the Poor Master's office, they shall call on the Constable of said precinct who shall give said Poor Masters all moneys he has received for fines, for the use of the poor, before they settle with their successors and if said Constable is suspected by them of injustice, then the said Constable shall purge himself by oath before any of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace.
Rule 9th .- As a reward to the Poor's Clerk of said precinct for his service and to defray his expense for finding books for the use of the poor yearly one pound, ten shillings out of the poor money, we freely give him.
Samuel Denton, Samuel Stratton and Richard Woolsey, Com- missioners of the Roads; Arthur Smith and Martin Weagant, Pounders and Fence Viewers ; Leonard Smith, Poor's Clerk.
Voted that fifteen pounds shall be raised in the precinct for the support of the poor this present year.
Voted that forty shillings shall be paid to Joseph Kilor for keeping a poor child by the Overseers.
Jonathan Bellknapt. Overseer of the Road from the Wallkill precinct to Cornelius Wood's; Capt. Jonathan Hasbrouck from Cornelius Wood's to Newburgh and northward as far as John Wandel's: John Wandel from thence northerly to Carman's bridge including the bridge and all Gidney townd: Nehemiah Denton from his dock up the road to Denton's plain and from Carman's bridge as far north as to the line of the five patentees ; William Foster from Denton's plain to the bridge by the Widow Simson's : Dene Trulye from thence to the Depols road ; Gedion Ostrander from the Depols road to Drewwilagers; Jehiel Clark from the German line on the south line of the five patentees to Isaac Fowler's including half the bridge and from the King's road to the river and westerly upon the new road by Stratton's till it meets with the Wallkill road by Wallis's meadow: Caleb Merrit from Isaac Fowler's in- eluding half the bridge to the bridge by Henry Terbushe's mill including the said bridge; Lewis Dubois' from said bridge to his north line; John Woolsey from Lewis Debois's north line
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