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on the same day it was Voted that Major Isreal Carll and David Rusco Jr. take Care of the Intestate Estates." And also voted that eight hundred and seventy-five dollars be raised to support the Poor of the Town for the ensuing year.
"Also Voted That no person or persons not being an Inhabitant of said Town of Huntington shall practice Fishing Claming or Oystering in the Town aforesaid under the penalty of Ten Dollars for every Offence of that kind One Moiety thereof to the Complainer hereof and the other Moiety to the Overseers of the Poor of said Town" John Conkling and eight others "Overseers of the above act to put in execution."
Zebulon Ketcham Isaiah Jarvis Daniel Sprague and Oliver Carll appointed to carry the Law Respecting Pasturing any Horses or neat Cattle on the Beach or Islands of Town of Huntington, into effect viz .- Any person or persons Pasturing Stock as above after June 10 next shall pay a fine of $io for each offense-In default stock shall be sold overplus if any to paid to the owner-and Amount of fines to be paid to Overseers of the Poor.
(Town Meetings, Vol. II, pp. 224, 227-29.
[1801, April 10.]
HUNTINGTON, April 10, 1801.
To all whom it may concern I hereby Certify that by virtue of the authority vested in me as the owner of a slave named Frank by an act of the Legislature of the State of New York entitled "an act concerning slaves and Servants" passed the 8th of April A. 1801 I have, after the tenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight manumitted and set free and do by these presents after that period manumit and set free
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the said negro man Frank who was brought up by & whom I purchased of Samuel Wood.
Certified by me the day and year first above written. In presence of SILAS WOOD. (File No. 318)
PLATT ROGERS.
[TRUSTEES' PROCEEDINGS.]
[1801, April 30.]
Advertisement.
The Grass on the Islands and Beach in the South Bay Eastward from Cedar Island to the Patent Line will be Hired out to mow this season on Wednesday the twentieth of May next at 10 Clock in the forenoon Vendue to be held on the premises By Order of the Trustees.
John Ketcham, Clerk.
Huntington 30th April A. D. 1801.
(File No. 185.)
[18OI, August 25th.]
Whereas by a Law of the State of New York, Passed the twenty Ninth day of March One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Nine by which act in a Certain Clause whereof it was Enacted That all Children Born of any woman being a Slave after the fourth day of July then Next should be Deemed to be Born free under such Restrictions as said act Doth Direct making it the Duty of Every such master or Mistress to Certify the age and sex of Every such Child so Born to the Town Clerk where such Child shall be Born. Now this is to Certify all whom
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it may Concern that I, Jonah Wood yeoman of Hunting- ton owner of a Certain Black Woman an Born a Slave who was Delivered of a male Child on the twenty fifth day of March Last Past which Child is called James.
Dated in Huntington this twenty fifth day of August Eighteen Hundred and one and Signed by the Said JONAII WOOD.
(File No. 319)
[PETITION FOR DOCK AT BRYANT'S LANDING.]
[1802, -. ]
To the President & Trustees of the Town of Hunting- ton.
We the Undersigned being Inhabitants of said Town & persons who frequent the Landing Called Bryans Land- ing in said Town Humbly Request that A Grant or Per- mission may by you be given us for the purpose of build- ing a Public Dock at said Landing as afore said under such Rules & Regulations as a majority of the persons con- cerned may adopt from time to time.
As the public utility of a Dock as afore said must be fully manifest to you We flatter ourselves you will not hesitate to comply with our request.
Am Gentlemen yours, &c.,
PHINEIIAS SMITH, MOSES BLACHLEY, ELLIS CARLL, SILAS CARLL, JESSE BRYAN, WILLIAM JARVIS, PHILIP JAR- VIS, OBEDIAH WHEELER, PLATT WILLETS, LEWIS WICKES, JOHN B. SCUDDER, AUGUSTAIN JARVIS, EBENEZER WEAKES, EPENETUS BRYAN, PLATT ARTHUR, FREDRIC SMITH, DA- VID SKIDMORE, JOEL BUNCE, EDMUND SCUDDER, JOEL SMITH, ENEAS SMITHI, HUBBART KETCHAM, MOSES ROG- ERS, ISAAC HUFF, JAMES GILDERSLEEVE, ELKANAH BUNCH- ES, AGUSTAIN JARVIS, YOUNG P. SCUDDER.
(File No. 182.)
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[TRUSTEES' PROCEEDINGS.]
[1802, Jan. 28.]
At a Meeting of the Trustees of the Town of Hunting- ton on the 28th of January 1802 Present, Timothy Conk- ling Pd. John Oakley, Phineas Carll John Ketcham Gilbert Platt Trustees. Resolved that Letters be wrote to Jona- than Titus Collector and his suretys to settle the Averages of rates without delay. Also resolved that Imediate at- tention be paid to the Undivided Lands in the Old Pur- chase to prevent Persons from cutting and carting away the Timber. Agreed that Mr. John Oakley Inquire who cut a number of Cords of wood on the undivided Lands and settle with them.
Also to Inquire who has been cutting Cedar & Pines on Eatons Neck Beach. Phineas Carll Dan11 Jarvis to go to Eaton Neck Beach.
Jnº Ketcham, Clerk.
Also a Complaint respecting the Thatch being cut at Cow harbour By Wm Sills.
(File No. 180.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[Abstract.]
[1802, April 6.]
"At the Annual Town Meeting for the Town of Hun- tington held at the House of Gilbert Platt in said Town on the Sixth day of April 1802 The following Person were chosen to Transact Public Business for one year
Town Clerk-John Ketcham. Supervisor-Isreal Carll. Trustees-Timothy Conkling Jun' President Phineas Carll
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John Oakley John Ketcham Timothy Carll Jr. Samuel Scidmore Gilbert Platt. Overseers of the Poor-Phillip Conkling David Rusco Jun. Collector-John Oakley. Commissioners of Highways-Jacomiah Brush Jarvis Whitman, Amos Platt. Constables-Jonathan Titus, Platt Vail Jun". Assessors-Jacomiah Brush, Melancton B. Wood David Rusco Jun". Town Surveyors-Timothy Carll Jun' Major Isreal Carll John Oakley. Pound Mas- ter-Micah Beadle. Fence Viewers-Josiah Smith" and twenty nine others. "Overseers of Highways-Platt Rogers Highway Master from Santepogue path up the neck to call on the proprietors Henry Sammis" and thirty five others. Also on the same day it was voted that Major Isreal Carll and David Rusco Jun' take care of the Intes- tate Estates Also Voted that next Annual Meeting for the Town be held at the house of Gilbert Platt in said Town. It was also voted to raise One thousand Dollars to defray the expenses of the Town Poor for the ensuing year.
"Also voted That no person or persons not being Inhab- tant of said Town of Huntington shall Practice Fishing Claming or Oystering in the Town aforesaid Under the penalty of Ten Dollars for every offence of that kind one Moiety thereof to the Complainer hereof and the other Moiety to the Overseer of the Poor of said Town" "Over- seers of the above act to put in execution" John Conkling and eight others.
It was also voted the Zebulon Ketcham Isaiah Jarvis Daniel Sprague Oliver Carll Carry the following Law in effect Respecting the Beach. That if any person or per- sons shall let any Horse or neat Cattle of any kind ie- main on the Beach or Islands belonging to the Town of Huntington after the ioth day of June next for the pur- pose of pasturing such person or persons shall be fined Ten Dollars for each. In default the said stock shall be sold the overplus to be paid to the owner, and the balance to
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the Overseers of the Poor of the Town and it was "fur- ther resolved at the annual Town Meeting of the Inhabi- tants of Huntington that Phineas Carll and Moses Blachly Esq. was unanimously Chosen to meet other Delagates from the Several Towns in the County of Suffolk for the purpose of apportioning the County into Districts."
John Ketcham, Town Clerk. (Town Meetings, Vol. II, pp. 234-36.)
[GRANT FOR DOCK AT BRYANT'S LANDING.]
[1802, May 18.]
Whereas Jesse Bryan, Elles Carll, John Scudder and others Inhabitants of the Town of Huntington and other persons frequenting the Landing called Bryans Landing in the Eastern part of the Town of Huntington did by their Petition to the President & Trustees of the Commonality of the Town of Huntington request that a Grant or per- mission be given them & such other persons as might as- sociate themselves with them for the purpose of building a Dock at said Landing under such rules & regulations as a Majority of the persons concerned might from time to time adopt of & concerning the same. The President & Trustees in pursuance of the request contained in said pe- tition did on the last Tuesday in April Grant the same with full power & authority to said persons to build said Dock and to make such necessary Laws & regulations of & concerning the same as may be deemed by them or a Majority of them right & proper.
Huntington May 18, A. D. 1802.
By Order of the Trustees
John Ketcham Clerk.
A copy Granted. (File No. 181.)
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[LEASES-SOUTH SIDE.]
[1802, June I.]
June Ist 1802-Leases to be Imediately wrote. Grass Island to Isaiah Jarvis £1 10.
Small Island between Oak Island & Grass Island to Abraham Thomson for 12S.
West end of Oak Island to Oliver Youngs for $4 12.
East end of Joshuas Island to Zebulon Smith for £4 12. Wrote.
Jesse Island to Zebulon Smith £3 2. wrote.
West end of Cap tree to the hills David Sprauge $2.
South side of Middle Creck to broad Creek to the water and West to the Hills Isaiah Jarvis £2 3. wrote.
East lott to the Gut to Jesse Wickes £o 16 on the Beach. Lot to the East of the Island South by the Middle Creek to Crooked Creek & North to the Bay to Silas Smith £2 3. East of Crooked Creek to broad Creek & South to mid- dle Creek North to the Bay Isaiah Jarvis £2 18. wrote.
East of Broad Creek to the Gut to Silas Smith £2 0. (File No. 183.)
[1802, June I.]
To whom it may concern Know ye That I Timothy Conklin Jun' President of the Trustees of the Town of Huntington in the County of Suffolk on Nassau Island State of New York-By and with Consent of said Trus- tees of said Town by these presents doth Demise Grant and to farm let all the Grass for this season on three cer- tain lots in the South Bay of said Town of Huntington viz-Grass Island Also East of Crooked Creek to broad Creek and South to middle Creek & North to the Bay and
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South side of Middle Creek to Broad Creek to the Water and west to The Hills for the sum of 16 Dollars, 36 cents which money the said Jarvis promise to pay to said Trus- tees Agreeable to the Articles of the Vendue list as wit- ness my hand & the Seal of said Trustees this first day of June A. D. 1802.
(File No. 320 )
[TRUSTEES' PROCEEDINGS.]
[1802, July 31.]
Huntington.
At a meeting of the Trustees at the House of Conkling Ketcham on the 31st of July A. D. 1802 Present Timothy Conkling Pd John Oakley Gilbert Platt John Ketcham Voted & Agreed that the dispute respecting the eastern purchase be Imediately prosecuted. Trustees to go to South Monday 2ª August to Commit a Trespass by mow- ing on the eastern Marsh to meet at Jesse Smiths south (went 3ª Udale not ready.) Wrote 7 Leases.
(File No. 184)
[1803. Feb. 22.
Return Black Children Born Slaves in the Town of Huntington on Nassau Island County of Suffolk In the State of New York.
Scudder Lewis, a Female Slave named Elipha Born 17 Jany A. D. 1800 Abondoned 25th August A. D. 1800.
Jarvis Whitmans Male Slave named Aaron Born Fif- teenth of December A. D. 1799 abandoned the Twenty fifth of August A. D. 1800.
Zophar Brush Male Child a Slave named Harry Born
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ye 20th of December A. D. 1800 Abandoned the 8th of August A. D. 1801.
Naomy Young two Female Slaves one Named Clarissa and the other Mary Ann Born 6th day of June A. D. 1801 Abandoned 30th January A. D. 1802.
Phebe Whitman, a Female Slave Born ye Ist day of July A. D. 1801, Abandoned the 15th March A. D. 1802 which said Slave is named Sarah.
Richard Conklings Female Slave named Margaret Born the 13th September A. D. 1800 Abandoned ye 13th day of August A. D. ISOI.
This is to certify that the above is a true Copy taken from Huntington Records by me.
John Ketcham, Town Clerk.
Huntington ye 22ª February 1803.
(File No. 321.)
[1803, March 12.]
DEAR SIR .- I was informed this day by the President of the Trustees that they would wish I should write a line to you respecting ye Eastern Marsh in Contention in the Town of Huntington respecting Evidences Viz they would wish you to obtain the affidavit of Joel Ketcham respect- ing the Lease Given Thomas Wickes and him for the South Bay or Island the 20th of September A. D. 1764.
Also the deposition of Elijah Wickes who lives up the North River (we no not where) Respecting his Fathers living on saide % * Island & Marsh and Building a House thereon a number of years ago. If Joel Ketcham has got the Lease and it Could be Obtained It might Give further Information.
By Order of the Trustees. John Ketcham, Clerk.
Huntington ye 12th March A. D. 1803.
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P. S. Some time past if I Recollect under the former Goverment of Gov. Clinton since the American has a number of the Inhabitants of Islip Applyed to ye Gov. for a Charter for said Island, and the Trustees order'd these their Attorney I think Mr Skinner to throw in a Caviat against it if that would be found would it would plainly Convince the-they had no title.
(File No. 322 )
Jno. Ketcham.
[TOWN MEETING.]
[Abstract.]
[1803, April 5.]
"At the Annual Town Meeting for the Town of Hunting- ton Held at the House of Gilbert Platt in said Town on the fifth day of A. D. April 1803 The following Persons where Chosen to transact Public business for one year. Town Clerk-John Ketcham. Supervisor-Major Isreal Carll. Trustees-Timothy Conkling President, Phineas Carll David Rusco Jun' John Oakley Gilbert Platt Samuel Scidmore Timothy Carll Jun' Collector-John Oakley. Constables-Jonathan Titus Platt Vail Jun' Assessors- Jacomiah Brush Melancton B. Wood, David Rusco. Town Surveyors-Timothy Carll Jun' Isreal Carll John Oakley. Commissioners of Highways-Jacomiah Brush, Jarvis Whitman Amos Platt. Pound Master-Micah Bea- dle. Fence Viewers-Josiah Smith and twenty eight others. Overseers of Highways-Thomas Rogers, High- way Master for Santepogue path up the Neck to call on the proprietors Isaiah Jarvis" and nine others "Silas Smith for Cow harbour road from Dix Hills to the Mill Landing, Eliphas Buffett for Negumtatouge road up the Neck to
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call on the proprietors Samuell Lefferts and twenty four others.
Also on the same day it was Voted that Major Isreal Carll and David Rusco Jun' take charge of the Intestate Estates.
Next Annual Meeting for Huntington to be held at Gil- bert Platt's house in said town Also that the sum of $1,000 be raised to defray expenses of maintaining the poor of the Town during the year.
"Also Voted that no person or persons not being an In- habitant of the Town of Huntington shall Practice Fishing Claming or Oystering in the same Town aforesaid under the penalty of Ten Dollars for every offence of that kind one Moiety thereof to the Complainer hereof and the other Moiety to the Overseers of the Poor of said Town" "Over- seers of the above act to put it in execution" John Conk- ling and eight others.
"Also Voted Agreeable to an Invitation from the Eastern Towns to appoint Delegates to meet at Platt Carlls on the IOth Instant for the purpose of makeing a nomination of a Suitable Candidate to be held up as an Assembly man" Capt Timothy Conkling and several others were proposed for that honor. Swine act reenacted.
The law regulating the penalty for allowing Horses and neat Cattle to pasture upon the Beach and Islands of the Town was passed in the same form at the last Town Meeting.
Also at a meeting of the Trustees and Overseers of the Poor an additional sum of five hundred dollars was author- ized to be raised to meet deficiencies in maintainance of the Town Poor.
(Town Meetings, Vol. II, pp. 239.44.)
[1803, May 3.]
At A Meeting of the Commissioners of Excise At the
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House of Platt Carll In the Town of Huntington the 3 day of May 1803.
Present Isreal Carll Supervisor.
Brush Nathaniel Potter Charles Colyer Justices.
Resolved that Jonathan Titus Joseph Ireland Eliphalet Chichester Phineas Smith George Everitt John Persal Platt Brush John Scudder Platt Carll Thomas Seaman Philetus Snedicor Epenetus Smith Ezekiel Hicks Hawly Beers and Conklin Ketcham be Licensed to Keep Inns and Taverns in this Town the present year Agreeable to an act to Lay a duty on Strong Liquors and for Regu- lating Inns and Taverns Passed the 7th April 1803.
ISREAL CARLL JARAMIAH BRUSH CHARLES COLYER NATHANIEL
(File No. 323.)
[TRUSTEES' PROCEEDINGS.]
[1803, June 8.]
An Account of the Islands hired out the Eight day of June 1803 which is wanted Leases for-Grass Island Isaiah Jarvis West Ende of Oake Island Theodorus Wickes East end of Oake Island Isaac Oakes Jesses Island Zebulon Robbins, Captree Island to the Gut Jesse Wickes put all the Beach East of Lone hill to Jesse Wickes.
There is five leases wanted.
(File No. 179.)
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[Abstract.]
[1804, April 3.]
"At a Town Meeting held in the Town of Huntington on the third day of April 1803 The following persons were Chosen for one year for public Business Town Clerk-John Ketcham. Supervisor-Isreal Carll. Trustees-Timothy Conkling Jun' President, John Oakley, Phineas Carll, David Rusco, Samuel Scidmore Gilbert Platt Timothy Carll Jr. Collector-Jacob Smith. Constables-Jonathan Titus, Jacob Smith, Peter Wickes. Assessors-Jacomiah Brush, David Rusco Jun. Town Surveyors-Timothy Carll Jun', John Oakley, Abel Ketcham. Commissioners of Highways-Jacomiah Brush Amos Platt Ellis Carll. Pound Master-Micah Beadle. Fence Viewers-Josiah Smith" and twenty eight others. "Overseers of Highways Thomas Rogers Highway master for Santepogue Path up the Neck to call on the proprietors Oliver Carll" and 37 others.
John Ketcham Clerk Major Isreal Carll and David Rusco Jun' were again appointed to take charge of In- testate Estates in the Town and Nassau Island. Voted that $1100 be raised to maintain the Poor of the Town for the present year.
"Also voted that no person or persons not being an inhabitant of the Town of Huntington shall practice Fish- ing Claming or Oystering in the Town aforesaid under the penalty of Ten Dollars for every offence of that kind one Moiety thereof to the Complainer hereof and the other Moiety to the Overseers of the Poor of said Town To put the above act in Execution, Isreal Carll" and eight others.
Also Law relating to pasturing Horses & neat Cattle
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on the Town Beach was adopted with Zebulon Ketcham and others to carry it into execution.
(Town Meetings, Vol. II, pp. 249-51.)
[Abstract.]
[1804-]
"At a Special Town Meeting held at the House of El- kanah Platt's Inn Keeper in Huntington for the purpose of Chooseing a person or persons to fill the Offices of David Rusco Jun' Deceased
Trustee-Thomas Roe. Overseer of the Poor-Thomas Roe. To take charge of Intestate Estates Nathaniel Pot- ter Esq.
Recorded by John Ketcham, Clerk." (Town Meetings, Vol. II, pp. 257.)
[TRUSTEES' LEASE TO DAVID HARRISON.]
[Abstract.] [1805, Feb. 16.]
Lease-Trustees of the Town of Huntington to David Harrison of "a certain lot of Land Covered with water on the east side of Cold Spring Harbour Bounded as fol- loweth on the east by the Common Land or Highway and South fifty feet from the well west at low water Mark and on the North One hundred from the well said Lot is to contain One hundred and fifty feet in width and running into the Harbour to low water Marke which said lot is to build a Dock on Eighty feet in width and to have thirty five feet on each side for Vessels to lay two" for the term of twenty one years at a yearly rental of $12-50 "and it is
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further to be observed in this lease or Indenture that at the . Expiration of Twenty One years yet to come the Trustees of the Town shall be at liberty to have the improvements valued and pay David Harrison for them or give him a new lease for Twenty years longer on his yielding and paying the Sum of Twenty five dollars therefor yearly and during the said Term hereby granted unto the Presi- dent of the Trustees and at the Expiration of the said term to have the Buildings Valued and pay David Harri- son" Covenant of quiet enjoyment. Dock to be completed in three years otherwise void.
TIMOTHY CONKLING, Jun' Pres., PLATT CONKLING, JOHN KETCIIAM, Feby 16th 1805.
"Resolved that David Harrison begin the Dock amedi- ately and persue the Building thereof as per Lease two years is added from this date for the purpose TIMOTHY CONKLING P. D" April Ist 1811 Recorded by Moses Rolph Town Clerk.
(Deeds and Leases by Trustees, Vol .. I, pp. 1-3.
[TRUSTEES' LEASE TO SAMUEL FLEET AND OTHERS.]
[Abstract.
[1805, March. 28.]
Lease Trustees Town of Huntington to Samuel Fleet Moses Scudder, Scudder Sammis and Samuel Whitmore "a certain lot of Land Covered with Water on the East side of Huntington Harbour Bounded as follows on the East Side of Huntington Harbour against the Land Capt. Jonathan Titus Sold to the above Named Samuel Fleet Moses Scudder Scudder Sammis and Samuel Whitmore said Dock to be Sixty Feet on the West to Low Water
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mark and on the East by the Road Allong Shore not ob- structing the same but keep it Sufficient Across said dock with the privilege of Thirty Feet on the North and South Sides of Said Dock" at a yearly rental of $5.00 for twenty years. Special Clause to increase rent $1000 yearly for succeeding twenty years. Covenant of quiet enjoyment TIMOTHY CONKLING P. D. NATHANIEL POTTER CHARLES. COLYER. Mch. 28th 1805.
(Deeds and Leases by Trustees, Vol. I, pp. 5-6.)
[TOWN MEETING.]
[Abstract.]
[1805, April 2.]
Election of Town Officers held April 2, 1805 to serve for one year
Town Clerk-Moses Rolph. Supervisor-Isreal Carll. President of Trustees Timothy Conkling Jun' and Phineas. Carll, Gilbert Platt, Capt. Thomas Ketcham, John Oakley, Samuel Scidmore, Moses Blachley, Trustees. Assessors- Jacomiah Brush, Nathaniel Potter, Selah Carll, Capt. Thomas Ketcham. Town Surveyors-Charles Colyar, John Oakley, Abel Ketcham. Overseers of the Poor- Thomas Roe, Samuel Fleet. Commissioners of Highways Jacomiah Brush, Amos Platt, Silas Smith. Constable and Collector-Jacob Smith. Constables-Jonathan Titus, Pe- ter Wickes. Pound Master-Micah Bedle. Fence View- ers-Josiah Smith and twenty nine others. Overseers of Highways-"Thomas Rogers highway Master for Sante- pogue path up the Neck to Call on the Proprietors Oliver Carll and thirty eight others. Major Isreal Carll, Isreal Platt and Amos Platt were Chosen to take charge of Intes- tate Estates in the Town. It was also adopted to raise.
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$1300 expense of maintaining the Poor of the Town. Swine act reenacted.
"Resolved that if any person or persons shall come into the jurisdiction of the Town and shall Catch Clams hors- feet or Eils such offender or offenders shall for every of- fence pay the sum of twenty five Dollars with Costs of Suit the one half of Sa penalty to be paid to the Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Huntington the other Moiety to he person Complaining."
Recorded by Moses Rolph, Town Clerk. (Town Meetings, Vol. II, pp. 259-264.)
[THE THATCH DRAW.]
[1805, April 6.]
Thatch Draw April 6th 1805.
Belonging to the proprietors of the old Purchase .*
£ S. d.
One piece of Gold
6 0 0
One half poe One Do
3 5 6
3 4 3
[* By the "Old Purchase" was meant the first purchase made from the Indians in 1653. It embraced about six miles square in the northwest corner of the Town, including Huntington village. The proceeds of sales and leases of land liere seem to have been kept separate from revenue derived from other parts of the Town and were divided out to the descendants of the original proprietors until these descendants became too nu- merous to reach or identify, and finally a committee of these proprietors sold the remainder, as we shall subsequently dis- cover, and the title, whatever it amounted to, was still later vested in the Trustees of the Town. It is questionable whether conveyances of lands, solely by the proprietors of the Old Purchase, or by any committee of such proprietors, made after the Fletcher Patent of 1794 had vested title in trustees, ever conferred on the purchaser a legal title .- C. R. S.]
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One Piece of Gold
I
II
4
I Do
I 9
I Guinea
I I7
4
I half Dò
18
8
I piece of Gold
16
I Do
15
£19 17 I
Silver.
25 Crowns
II
IO
40 two shilling pieces
4
II half Dollars
2
4
3 Bank Notes of 20 Dollars Each
24
O
5 Of Ten Dollars Each
20
5 of Five Dollars Each
IO
I D° 3 Dollars
I
4
I of One Dollar
8
3 of 5 Dollars Each
6
2 of One Dollar Each
16
Silver 4 shilling
4
£100
3 I
In the Thatch Draw.
Old-4 English shilling & 4 half Do
O IO 6
6
Coppers
Paper in said Draw.
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