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Dissolution : the public is informed that the partnership of Lewis DuBois and Nathan Tupper, in the Clothier's business was disolved on the first of December last.
LEWIS DUBOIS.
The first regular stage route on the east side of the river between New York and Albany was estab- lished in 1785. Our people here crossed the river and took this route when they had occasion. At this time, in the winter they had no other way, as it was not until many years after that that a route was estab- lished on the west side.
In 1815 and 1820 Marlborough letters were adver- tised at the Kingston post-office, to be called for, and were perhaps so advertised for some years previous. To show the great want of postal facilities, the fol- lowing extracts are taken from a paper called the Ulster Plebeian of March 28, 1815. It will also show how hard the printer had to work for a little money :
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For various imperious reasons, we have concluded to stop the circulation of the Plebeian, after the present week, through the towns of Hurley. Marbletown, Rochester. Wawarsing, Mamakating, Shawangunk, Plattekill, Marlborough, New Paltz and Esopus, by a Post rider employed as heretofore at the expense of this office. As we wish the papers to be read throughout our own County. and also in Sullivan, especially as long as the two Counties are identified in interest in the elective franchise, we take the liberty to recommend to our Patrons in those places to form clubs where practicable, to procure the papers either from the office or the nearest Post- office. The greatest number of papers we circulate on the
above mentioned route, are between this village and William Sypher's in Wawarsing; a distance of about thirty miles; in the whole of which extent there is no Post Office. Mr. Snyder lives about twelve miles from the Post office in Bloomingburgh Sullivan County. We therefore presume that a number of our Patrons south of Mr. Sypher's and in Sullivan may conveniently get the papers at that office. He states in his notice that Shawangunk and New Paltz had Post-offices, and that Esopus had formed a club to get the papers from the newspaper office. He is worried that he does not know how to accommodate Plattekill and Marlborough which he says have no Post-offices. Continuing his notice, he says: The fact is we have paid at the rate of $182 per annum for carrying 175 Plebeians on that route, when better than two thirds of those papers were left between this and Mr. Sypher's, from whence our Post has usually gone to Bloomingburgh, Shawangunk, Plattekill, Marl- borough, New Paltz and Esopus an extent of 120 miles taking four days to perform the tour. We are constrained to declare that we cannot afford the incidental expenses of that post rider. * * *
(Signed) JOHN TAPPEN.
His statement appears very reasonable. The sub- scription price of his paper was two dollars a year, and he was paying out more than one-half of what he received in distributing the paper. But it was quite an event when the post rider arrived with the papers. The people along the route were expecting him, and turned out to meet him. He was always welcome at the farm houses, and himself and horse were taken
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care of free of charge. He was treated more like a visitor; he not only left the paper at the houses, but he rehearsed to them all the news that he had heard on the journey. At the same time, he picked up such items of interest as came to his notice to be included in the next issue of the paper. It must have been a long and tedious journey through the snows and storms of winter, but people expected such things then, and it was taken as a matter of course.
The Ulster Gazette commenced publication at King- ston in 1798. Samuel Freer and his son published the paper. Freer used to deliver his paper in the same way as the Plebeian did. When I was a small child I heard my grandfather tell of it. In the year 1800, when General Washington died, the paper came out in deep mourning for him, and as Freer delivered his paper along the route, it produced much consterna- tion and sorrow among all the people. My grand- father always saved his copy of the paper and it is still preserved in the family. Freer used to get his paper ready, printing, etc., during the forepart of the week. and on Thursday morning of each week, he would fill his saddlebags with the Gazette for dis- tribution to the subscribers. And Uncle Sam, as he was called, would mount his steed and start out to spend the rest of the week through Ulster, Orange and Sullivan counties. He was a strong Federalist, and at the stores and blacksmith shops and other public places along the way, and at the family firesides, he would preach his political doctrines, try to make con- verts, and carry on heated arguments with his political opponents.
The recent sale of the Young farm of about 300 acres with some personal property for $31,500, which is now considered a good sale, is surpassed by the sale of Charles Brown to Benjamin Harcourt in 1828 in Lattintown. The place consisted of 407 acres and
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sold for $10,000. Ten thousand dollars then repre- sented more than $30,000 does now.
John W. Wygant sold to William D. Wygant the Bloomer farm, Lattintown, in 1831, for $4,000 -79 acres. In 1838 Wygant sold the same place to Thomas D: Bloomer for $6,000, showing a large increase in value, and a very high price for land, and in com- paring with present values of money, the place at that rate should be worth $12,000 or $15,000 now.
In 1808 William B. Woolsey sold 116 acres of land, which is now owned by Fred W. Vail, to Latting Caverly for $3,750. Numerous other sales might be mentioned, showing that land in those times was sell- ing very high; in fact, far in excess, value of money being considered, of what land is sold for now. Land, to be sure, was then used only for the raising of or- dinary farm crops, horses, cattle, etc.
From the earliest history of the town the only com- munication between here and New York city was by sailing vessels; the principal part of the vessel was used for freight, and the cabin and stern were fitted up with a number of berths to accommodate passen- gers. They carried from ten to thirty passengers, and it was a voyage of generally two or three days, and as many nights. Those wishing to take the trip sought to have a congenial company with them, and they played games and had a good time. When the sloop anchored on account of adverse winds or other- wise the passengers would land and gather berries and fruit, and wander about the woods and villages. When the captain was ready to proceed on the voyage, he summoned them by blowing a horn. Those who wished could board at the captain's table by paying for their meals, but it was the custom to take along a large wooden trunk filled with cooked victuals and luxuries of the times, and a supply of rum or Holland gin was seldom forgotten. They all planned to have
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a good time and it was quite an event, as people seldom had more than one trip during the year. It was considered in the nature of an outing or what we would call such now. On the return trip the chest was used to bring back the purchases. These sloops would stop anywhere along the river on signal and take on passengers. You could hail one almost any time of the day, as they were quite numerous. They continued to carry more or less passengers up to 1820, or until after the fare on the steamboats became moderate.
THE MAID OF MARLBORO'.
By Samuel A. Barrett. " Perfection whispered, passing by, Behold the lass of Ballochmyle."-Burns.
I saw thee once - and never Can I forget thy form; 'Twas lovely as the sunbeam That flashes thro' a storm !
And, thro' their silken lashes, Those soul-lit eyes of thine.
Shone brighter than twin-diamonds From India's famous mine.
Thy hair, in raven streamers, Flow'd o'er a neck of snow, As conscious of its beauty - Fair Maid of Marlboro'.
I saw thee when the sunlight Was fading in the sky, And thou wert standing lonely, The lovely Hudson by.
'Twas beautiful around thee, Above thee and below ; But thou hadst more of beauty, Fair Maid of Marlboro'.
SMITH'S FALLS.
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And in that mighty mirror, Which lay like molten gold, Thou could'st have seen reflected Thy form of matchless mould.
The birds anear thee singing, The waters, murm'ring low, Seem'd making music for thee, Fair Maid of Marlboro'.
And thou, in silence standing Upon that lonely strand, Hadst seem'd to poet's vision, The Queen of Fairy Land -
Save that, in beauteous blushes, The rose of carth was seen ; And thy voluptuous bosom Beat, 'neath its silken sereen.
Oft when at evening straying Along that lonely shore, I gaze where once I saw thec, But see thee there no more.
Lost Pleiad of my fancy ! None e'er can fill thy place : Earth holds no being like thee, In soul, and form, and face.
And yet, thy peerless beauty May prove a ban to thee ! Beware man's siren speeches, And man's inconstancy !
And may the years, revolving, Bring naught to thee of woe: Earth's blessings all be with thec, Fair Maid of Marlboro'!
Among the men of special prominence which the Town of Marlborough produced, or who were identi- fied with the interests of the town, we mention the following :
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Ebenezer Foot, Member of Assembly, 1792, 1794, 1796, 1797.
Ebenezer Foot, Senator, 1798-1802, inclusive, and also one of the State Council of Appointment, 1804. Selah Tuthill, Member of Assembly, 1804.
William Soper, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, 1810-1813 and afterward.
Nehemiah L. Smith, Member of Assembly, 1811.
David Staples, Member of Assembly, 1814, 1818, and one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for several years.
Richard I. Woolsey, Associate Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, 1817.
Abram D. Soper, Member of Assembly, 1829. Also County Judge from 1828 to 1836.
William Soper, Member of Assembly, 1843.
L. Harrison Smith, Member of Assembly, 1853.
Jeremiah Clark, Member of Assembly, 1860.
C. M. Woolsey, Member of Assembly, 1871, 1872, and Justice of Sessions, 1866, 1867.
E. F. Patten, Member of Assembly, 1881.
Sands Haviland, Member of Assembly, 1901.
Benjamin Harcourt, Sheriff, 1832.
Samuel Stilwell, Associate Justice of Ulster County Court for two terms of five years each.
HALLOCK'S PONDS AND OTHER PONDS AND LAKES OF THE TOWN.
There is a chain of five ponds at Milton, each con- taining several acres; one on the east side of the post road, and four on the west side, at the Hallock mills. These are beautiful sheets of water and furnish power to several mills; their capacity can easily be doubled, in fact there can be a continuous line of ponds for two or three miles. These ponds are noted for their
LONG POND.
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fine fishing, and people come long distances to fish in them; they are especially valued for their black bass. The ponds are fed by many springs and the waters are particularly clear and pure.
The surrounding lands afford much natural beauty. They are mostly rugged and rocky hills covered with beautiful forests, and their convenience to the depot and steamboat landings make them desirable as places of residence and country seats and hotels. If this section were generally known to the city people, it would become a great center of attraction. No more beautiful landscape and surroundings can be found anywhere along the Hudson.
Some of these ponds are very ancient; the George Hallock pond and also the pond at the south and the west of long pond were in existence prior to the Revo- lution, and there was a grist and sawmill at each where neighbors congregated and discussed politics and the events of the day.
About the year 1850 Charles Brower and Lee Ensign started a brickyard at the river where the Milton depot is now, and afterward Joseph Hallock took Brower's place. They obtained their clay from the bottom of the George Hallock pond. They drained out that part of the pond by means of pipes under the ground and drew their clay from the pond past what is now the Robert Hallock Mill and down the Hallock road to the river. They manufactured a good quality of brick, but the expense of procuring their sand made the venture a failure. The clay in time will find ready purchasers.
The close proximity of these ponds to the village has always made them a great resort for the young people to skate, and they afford ice for all the sur- rounding country. The Long Pond is situated at such an elevation as to supply the village with water, if water works were erected. The stream uniting all
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these ponds was known in old times as the Hallock brook, and along this stream many Indian relics, such as stone clubs or pestles, stone hatchets and flint arrowheads have been found, especially in the swamp and Wood of C. M. Woolsey, who has a collection of the same.
There is also a small lake or natural pond back of Lattintown on the mountain, known as the Connor pond. It is well stocked with fish, and is so situated that it can be used to irrigate the valley below. The view from this place extends over the whole of Lattin- town valley, and far to the south. It is one of the finest views in the whole town - an elegant place for a club or boarding-house and for fishing and hunting.
Three miles back of Milton is Mackey's small lake or natural pond; a nice sheet of water always of the same level. There was a sawmill at the mouth of it in ancient times.
On the Old Man's Kill at Marlborough is the Wright, Graves, and the Clark, now Gaede, ponds. These have been built many years and have supplied water for many mills at different times. There was a mill about 1750 at the Clark pond, and there was a mill there always until recent years. This was quite an important center, and people came long distances to have work done. Purdy also had a tavern and some of the first town meetings were held here, and during the war it was a center for the people to con- gregate and get the news. Joseph Graves for many years had an extensive dye works at his place, and Jerry Clark, below him, a sawmill. The pond now known as the Wright Pond supplied the water for the early mills of that part of the town. Lewis DuBois had a grist and fulling mill there, and afterward were many mills, among them Woolsey Wright's, who carried on milling for years. These ponds are along the Old Man's Kill, the longest stream in the town, and its course is such that by a series of dams water
LONG POND.
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can be held back for several miles and a never-fail- ing supply obtained, making the facilities for factories and milling unexcelled. It is a charming country about these ponds and streams and its nearness to river and railroad makes it a place of much attrac- tion for residences, boarding-houses, etc.
On Jew's creek there were formerly several ponds, but they have now mostly disappeared. The Buckley pond was a noted place in its day and the Buckleys carried on an extensive business making cloth for years, yet the stream is still susceptible of much water power, and the water can be easily stored. The lands along the stream are very pretty and romantic and desirable factory sites and places of residence can be obtained. Before Gomez the Jew owned lands here the stream was called the south branch of the Old Man's Kill.
The Patchen lake in the southwest part of the town is the largest body of water; it covers several acres, and it can be enlarged. It is well stocked with fish.
LIST OF SUPERVISORS.
The list of supervisors and town officers of the old precinct of Ilighland, of which this town was a part, cannot be found. In 1763 the precinct of Newburgh was formed, of which we were a part, and we re- mained in that condition until 1772, when we were separated from Newburgh. The supervisors during that time were as follows:
In 1763, Capt. Jonathan Hasbrouck; 1764, Lewis DuBois; 1765, John Wandal; 1766, Benjamin Carpen- ter; 1767, Lewis DuBois; 1768, Edward Hallock; 1769, '70 and '71 , Latting Carpenter.
Commencing at 1772, as the precinct of New Marl- borough the supervisors were as follows:
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In 1772-1773, Lewis DuBois (3 years missing, but are supposed to be Lewis DuBois and Benjamin Car- penter) ; 1777, Benjamin Carpenter; 1778, 1779, Elijah Lewis; 1780, Anning Smith; 1781, Lewis DuBois; 1782, Stephen Case; 1783-1789, Anning Smith; 1790-1794, Ebenezer Foote; 1795-1797, Stephen Nottingham; 1798-1799, Cornelius Drake; 1800-1811, Benjamin Ely; 1812-1816, Nehemiah L. Smith; 1817, David Staples; 1818-1819, Richard I. Woolsey; 1820-1822, William Soper; 1823, Benjamin Townsend; 1824, William Soper; 1825, William Gedney; 1826-1829, Benjamin Harcourt; 1830, Jesse T. Conklin; 1831, Benjamin Harcourt; 1832-1833, Abraham B. Soper; 1834-1835, William D. Wygant; 1836-1837, Miles J. Fletcher; 1838, William Soper; 1839, William Soper, Jr .; 1840, Lewis W. Young; 1841-1842, Robert S. Lockwood; 1843, David Fowler; 1844-1845, William Martin; 1846, John D: Crook; 1847, Cornelius Carpen- ter; 1848, John D. Crook; 1849-1850, Lee Ensign; 1851, John D. Crook; 1852-1853, William H. Gedney; 1854, James C. Harcourt; 1855, William H. Gedney ; 1856, Thomas D. Bloomer; 1857, William H. Gedney; 1858, David W. Woolsey; 1859-1861, William B. Pier- son; 1862, Jesse Lyons; 1863, James C. Harcourt; 1864-1871, Jesse Lyons; 1872-1873, William Bloomer; 1874, William H. Gedney; 1875, William Bloomer; 1876, Townsend H. Sherman; 1877, Eugene F. Pat- ten; 1878, Townsend H. Sherman; 1879, Eugene F. Patten; 1880-1881, James C. Harcourt; 1882-1884, C. Meech Woolsey; 1885, Samuel L. Quimby; 1886- 1890, C. Meech Woolsey; 1891, Townsend Sherman; 1892, William S. Ransley ; 1893-1897, Eugene F. Pat- ten; 1898-1899, Sands Haviland; 1900-1901, William Bloomer; 1902-1903, Eldorus Dayton; 1904-1905, Eugene F. Patten; 1906-1909, Edward Young. In 1831 Harcourt was elected Sheriff. He resigned as
THE ELIJAH LEWIS HOUSE.
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Supervisor, and at a special town meeting Robert S. Lockwood was chosen to succeed him.
TOWN CLERKS.
1763-1765, Samuel Sands; 1766, Joseph Sands; 1767-1771, Leonard Smith; 1772-1776, Abijah Per- kins; 1777, Benjamin Carpenter; 1778-1783, Stephen Case; 1784-1790, Benjamin Ely; 1791-1792, Benjamin Townsend; 1793-1794, David Merritt; 1795-1797, John Duffield; 1798, Samuel Drake; 1799-1809, Ben- jamin Townsend; 1810, John Caverly ; 1811-1822, Ben- jamin Townsend; 1823, Charles Craft; 1824-1829, Lewis Wygant; 1830-1833, William D. Wygant; 1834, Benjamin Townsend; 1835, David W. Woolsey; 1836, Josiah Lockwood; 1837, John Woolsey; 1838, Marcue Dougherty ; 1839, James C. Harcourt; 1840, Hezekiah Hull; 1841-1842, Asa T. Wright; 1843, Richard Gee; 1844-1845, Robert P. Mapes; 1846-1847, Richard Gee ; 1848, Jeremiah Thorne; 1849, Henry H. Holden; 1850, Fletcher DuBois; 1851, David Sands, Jr .; 1852-1853, Henry Merritt; 1854, Jacob Rawley, Jr. ; 1855, Harvey Wygant; 1856, James A. Townsend; 1857, Eugene Dubois; 1858-1859, Joseph M. Bloom; 1860, Theodore Quick; 1861, Epenetus K. Woolsey; 1862, Joseph M. Bloom; 1863, James C. Craft; 1864, Robert J. Dickey; 1865, James Crook; 1866, John B. Quick; 1867, James H. Crook; 1868, Ethan Parrott; 1869, Dallas DuBois; 1870-1871, James H. Crook; 1872-1873, Robert B. Kelley; 1874-1875, J. Wesley Williams; 1876-1878, M. W. V. Morgan; 1879, Fred H. Smith; 1880, James S. Carpenter; 1881, Harrison Baxter; 1882-1883, Ed- ward Anderson; 1884-1891, Charles W. Jackson; 1892, George Badner; 1893-1895, J. R. Woolsey; 1896-1900, Elmer E. Berean; 1901-1907, A. J. Booth; 1908-1909, Elbert Warren. In 1831 no one was elected Town Clerk, but William D. Wygant, the clerk of the year previous, held over.
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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Previous to 1830 Justices of the Peace were ap- pointed by the governors or by the council of appoint- ment, and after 1830 they are as follows:
1830, Gabriel Merritt; 1831, Samuel Beebe; 1832, David W. Woolsey; 1833, Abraham D. Soper; 1834, Gabriel Merritt; 1835, James Fowler, Jr., William Soper Jr .; 1836, David W. Woolsey; 1837, William Soper; 1838, Gabriel Merritt; 1839, James Fowler; 1840, Josiah W. Carpenter; 1841, William Soper; 1842, David W. Woolsey; 1843, James Fowler; 1844, Asa T. Wright; 1845, Charles L. Lockwood; 1846, Isaac Staples; 1847, William Martin; 1848, Asa T. Wright, James Fowler. Gilbert F. Malcolm; 1849, James Fowler; 1850, Isaac Staples, Daniel Lewis; 1851, William Soper; 1852, Thomas Bingham, Daniel Lewis; 1853, John Woolsey, Edward Near; 1854, Isaac Staples, Jr .; 1855, Edward Near; 1856, Thomas Bingham ; 1857, John F. Whitney, Isaac Staples, Fred- erick S. Webster; 1859, John B. Ball; 1860, Thomas Bingham, Walter Farrington; 1861, Edward Near; 1862, Isaac Staples ; 1863, Frederick S. Webster; 1864, Charles G. Merritt; 1865, Samuel A. Barrett; 1866, Eli T. Lockwood, C. Meech Woolsey, Charles F. Willard; 1867, Edgar W. Clark; 1868, David Sands; 1869, C. Meech Woolsey; 1870, James S. Knapp, Samuel A. Barrett; 1871, A. J. M. Smith; 1872, Enoch Baxter, E. Melville Craft; 1873, C. Meech Wool- sey; 1874, Oscar B. Bloomer; 1875, E. M. Craft; 1876, Henry Merritt; 1877, C. Meech Woolsey; 1879, E. Melville Craft; 1880, Enoch Baxter; 1881, C. M. Woolsey; 1882, William J. Purdy; 1883, C. Sylvester Northrip; 1884, Enoch Baxter; 1885, William S. Rans- ley; 1886, Albert H. Palmer; 1887, Albert Pattison; 1888, E. Dayton; 1889, C. G. Mackey ; 1890, John Rusk, Jr .; 1891, Fred H. Smith; 1892, Clarence Bingham;
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1893, C. S. Northrip; 1894, John Rusk, Jr .; 1895, Fred H. Smith ; 1896, Clarence Bingham; 1897, C. S. North- rip; 1898, John Rusk, Jr .; 1899, Charles Purdy, Fred H. Smith; 1901, John Rusk, Jr., Joseph J. Kaley; 1903, Charles Purdy, Fred H. Smith ; 1905, J. J. Kaley, John B. Ball; 1905, John Rusk, resigned, and Charles Baildon appointed; 1907, George Young, Charles P. Thorne.
In ancient times, under the Crown, and afterward under the State government, the Governor or coun- cil of appointment or both selected or appointed the Justices of the Peace up to the year 1830. The old commissions of appointment were very lengthy docu- ments, and not only appointed the justice to the office but gave him a long charge and statement of instruc- tions of what he was required to do. They are quite a curiosity in their way, and the following is a brief extract of one of such commissions issued in 1795 :
KNOW YE THAT we have appointed and assigned : and by these presents do appoint and assign, you and every one of you jointly and severally JUSTICES to keep the peace of our county of Ulster and to keep and cause to be kept, all laws and ordi- nances made or to be made, for the good of the peace, and for the conservation of the same, and for the quiet rule and govern- ment of the citizens and inhabitants of our said state, in all and every the Articles thereof in our said county * * and to chastise and punish all persons offending against the form of those laws, ordinances *
and to cause to come before you all those persons who shall break the peace or have used or shall use threats to any one
* * * concerning their bodies or the firing of their houses or barns to find sufficient surety for the peace or their good behavior * and also of all those who in the said county have gone or rode or here- after presume to go or ride in companies with armed force against the peace, * * * and also all of those who have therein lain in wait, or hereafter shall presume to lie in wait to maim or cut or kill any citizen or inhabitant of our said state * * * and to hear and determine all and singular the larcenies, thefts, trespasses, forestallings, regrettings, angross- ings, extortions, unlawful assemblies, indibtinents aforesaid,
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all and singular other the premises, according to the laws, ordi- nances and statutes of our said state * * dilligently to attend to keeping of the peace, laws and ordinances.
FOR all and singular which this shall be your commission for and during our good pleasure to be signified by our Coun- cil of Appointment.
The great seal of our state to be hereto affixed.
JOHN JAY, Governor.
It has been discovered that by an Act of the Legis- lature passed in 1827, pursuant to an amendment of the Constitution, by which act it was provided " That it shall be the duty of the said inspectors to prepare one box for receiving the ballots of such persons as shall vote for justices of the peace, and the election of justices of the peace shall be conducted, and the said box kept locked and disposed of, in all respects, as directed in relation to the elections of members of assembly." And it was further provided, " That the supervisor give notice in writing to the several jus- tices elected in their town and also to the town clerk of the time and place to determine by lot the classes of the said justices, and at such time and place, it shall be the duty of the said supervisor and town clerk to write on several and distinct pieces of paper as near alike as may be, the number one, two, three, four; which papers shall be privately rolled, and put into a box, and drawn for by said justices, and that each justice shall class according to the num- ber upon the paper by him so drawn." Under this law at the election held on the 5th day of November, 1827, and the two succeeding days inclusive, Abram D. Soper, Benjamin Harcourt, Benjamin Townsend, and Eli T. Lockwood were elected. They drew for their terms, Benjamin Harcourt drew for one year; Soper for two; Lockwood for three; and Townsend for four. At the election for 1828, Harcourt was re-elected; at the election of 1829 Soper was re-elected. After this
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