Huntington Town records, including Babylon, Long Island, N.Y. 1776-1873, Volume III, Part 20

Author: Huntington (N.Y.)
Publication date: 1887
Publisher: Huntington, N.Y. : The Town
Number of Pages: 720


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Swine Act re-enacted.


Law relating to pasturing Stock on the Town Beach and Islands re-enacted.


"Voted that the Trustees of said Town hire out the


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Islands and Beach belonging to the Town of Huntington this year for cash."


Recorded by Moses Rolph,


Town Clerk.


(Town Meetings, Vol. II, pp. 424 28.)


[LEASE BY TRUSTEES.]


[Abstract.]


[1830, June 15.]


Lease. Trustees Town of Huntington to William Jones.


"A certain Dock on which a store now stands owned by the party of the second part and land adjoining the same, and covered with water, situate in the Town of Hunting- ton aforesaid and on the east side of Cold Spring Harbour and opposite the Dwelling House late owned by Charles Hewlett Deceased bounded on the east by the Highway and being two hundred and eighty feet by the same on the west by the Harbour being eighty eight feet from the Highway aforesaid and one hundred and ten feet in length on the west or Harbour."


Covenant of quiet enjoyment.


Term, twenty one years.


Rent, one dollar per year.


Option given Lesee to renew for same term at four dol- lars yearly.


Lessee may extend the dock in three years.


Trustees reserve right of re-entry in event of non pay- ment of rent or failure to extend dock.


Rates of wharfage specified.


Witness MOSES ROLPH


ISAAC CONKLIN, President.


Recorded by Moses Rolph, Town Clerk.


(Deeds and Leases by Trustees, pp. 46-49 ,


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[LEASE. TRUSTEES TO DIVINE HEWLETT.]


[Abstract.]


[1831, April 4.]


Lease. Trustees Town of Huntington to Divine Hewlett.


"A certain piece of land covered with water situate in the Town of Huntington aforesaid and on the east side of Cold Spring Harbour and bounded on the North opposite the line fence between the lands of Henry Titus and Eliphalet Rogers Easterly thirty feet from common high water mark Southerly three hundred and fifty feet from the North bounds Westerly into the Harbour at both ends to five feet water at low water in common tides which is for the express purpose of building a Dock exclusively for the use of Steamboats when there is any running from Cold Spring Harbour."


Term, twenty one years.


Rental, one dollar yearly.


Covenant of quiet enjoyment.


Right of re-entry reserved by Trustees in event of non payment of rent.


Dock to be built in two years.


Witnesses MOSES ROLPH ABEL K. CONKLIN (Deeds and Leases by Trustees, pp. 50-52.)


ISAAC CONKLIN, President.


[TOWN MEETING.]


[Abstract.] [1831, First Tuesday in April.]


Election of Town Officers, held on the first Tuesday in April 1831, to serve one year.


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Town Clerk, Moses Rolph. Supervisor, Isaac Conklin, President of Trustees, Isaac Conklin. Trustees, Richard Van Wyck, John Oakley, Joel Jarvis, John Ketcham, John Wood, Platt Conklin. Assessors, Platt Conklin, Joel Jarvis, Henry Scudder, Nathaniel Chichester, Timothy P. Carll. Overseers of the Poor, John Rogers, John Oakley, Commissioners of Highways, Richard Van Wyck, Samuel Carll, Moses Rogers. Commissioners of Common Schools, Platt Conklin, Josiah Smith, Joel Jarvis. Inspectors of Common Schools, Moses Rogers, Seabury Kissam, Stephen Jayne. Collector, Ebenezer Smith. Constables, Ebenezer Smith, David Conklin, Isreal Ketcham, Stephen Jayne. Town Sealer, John Rogers. Justice of the Peace, William Wickes. Overseers of Highways, Josiah Smith and forty eight others.


"Resolved that the Assessors and Commissioners of Highways in said Town be entitled to one dollar per day for services as Fence Viewers."


Seven Hundred dollars voted to meet expense main- tainance of the Poor of the Town.


Two hundred and eighty dollars voted to support the common Schools.


Law relating to pasturing stock on the Town Beach and Islands re-enacted.


Swine Act re-enacted.


"Voted that the Trustees of said Town hire out the Isl- andsand Beach belonging to the Town of Huntington this year for cash."


Jeremiah Ketcham given permission to build a shop on "The Green,"


"Resolved Unanimously that the Supervisor of said Town be instructed to oppose and Reject the proposition of Establishing a County Poor House."


Recorded by Moses Rolph,


Town Clerk.


(Town Meetings, Vol. II, pp. 428-33 )


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[MAD DOGS.]


[1832, February I.]


"At a meeting of the Trustees and Inhabitants of the Town of Huntington convened by notice to take into con- sideration the alarming circumstances of Rabid Dogs run- ning at large unquestionable one or more having lately traversed nearly all the Township overspreading their baneful Poison to the great danger of the Inhabitants in general and injury to property Have come to the convic- tion that any dogs running at large at this time are a dan- gerous nuisance and ought to be attended too-and that it is expedient that every person owning a dog either kill or secure him safely untill the last Tuesday in March next, and that any person be at liberty to kill any dog found running at large out of the charge of the owner or some other person."


Resolved unanimously by the Trustees that the above be made public.


Signed on behalf of the Trustees.


ISAAC CONKLIN, President.


Huntington, Feby 1, 1832. Recorded by Moses Rolph, Town Clerk.


(Town Meetings, Vol. II, p. 433.)


[TOWN MEETING.]


[Abstract.] [1832, First Tuesday in April.]


Election of Town Officers held on the first Tuesday in April 1832, to serve one Year.


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Town Clerk, Moses Rolph. Supervisor, Gilbert Carll. President of Trustees, Nathaniel Potter. Trustees, Selah Carll, Joel Jarvis, Lemuel B. Rogers, Samuel A. Van Wyck, Joel Scudder, Nathaniel Chichester. Assessors, Gilbert Carll, John P. Smith, Henry Scudder, Nathaniel Chichester, Timothy P. Carll. Overseers of the Poor, John Oakley, John Rogers. Commissioners of Highways, James Nostran, George Oakley, David Carll. Commis- sioners of Common Schools, Alfred B. Crossman, Josiah Smith, Joel Jarvis. Inspectors of Common Schools, Henry Williams, Richard M. Conklin, Timothy P. Carll. Collector, Ebenezer Smith. Constables, Ebenezer Smith, Isreal Ketcham, David Conklin, John Velsor. Town Sealer, John Rogers. Justice of the Peace, Joel Jarvis. Overseers of Highways, Oliver Carll and forty eight others.


"Resolved that the outside fence in said Town be four feet high.


Resolved that the Assessors and Commissioners of High- ways in said Town be entitled to one dollar per day for service as Fence Viewers."


Seven hundred dollars voted to meet the expenses of maintaining the Poor of the Town.


"Resolved that an addition be built to the poor house in said Town this year."


Overseers of Poor and President of Trustees appointed to superintend construction of said addition.


Two hundred and eighty dollars voted to support. Com- mon Schools in the Town.


(Town Meetings, Vol. II, pp. 435-38.)


[LEASE. DOCK AT COWHARBOR.]


[Abstract.]


[1832, Sept. 5.]


Lease. Trustees of the Town to Jesse Bunce.


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A certain piece of land covered with water at the head of great Cow harbour at a place called Jamespoint bounded westerly by a highway newly laid out easterly by the channel to be seventy feet front and rear which land in- cluded is for the express and only purpose to build Dock in such manner as not to encounter the highway at the head of said Dock.


Term 30 years.


Rent 50 cts. per year.


Rate of wharfage specified.


Dock to be built within two years. MOSES ROLPH NATHANIEL POTTER Presd


Recorded in the Town Clerks Office in the Town of Huntington the 4th Day of March 1836 by


Moses Rolph, Town Clerk.


SUFFOLK COUNTY, SS .- I the subscriber for the consid- eration of One Dollar in hand paid by John Velzor have and by these presents Do transfer & assign the within Lease to the said John Velzer, To hold the same to him his heirs executors & administrators during the residue of the unexpired term. Witness My hand.


In presence of


JOSEPH DIXON


CHARLES A. FLOYD


This is to Certify that I the said Jesse Bunce of the Town of Huntington do hereby Transfer convey and set over unto Samuel Bryan of the same place all the right title interest Claim or demand that I now have or hold to the within Grant to him and to his heirs and assigns for- ever he or they paying the yearly rent as within mentioned as witness my hand and seal this sixteenth day of Feb- ruary 1837.


In presence of JESSE BUNCE [Seal.] GEORGE OAKES MOSES ROLPH


The above agreement is duly recorded


Moses Rolph, Town Clerk.


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Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Bryan do hereby transfer and set over all my Right and Interest to the within Lease to Joseph Dixon he paying the yearly rent and fulfiling the stipulations therein contained Witness My hand and Seal the nineteenth Day of September 1837 Signed and Sealed.


In the presence of SAMUEL BRYAN [Seal.] TIMOTHY CARLL MOSES ROLPH


The above assignment is duly recorded by me


Moses Rolph, Town Clerk. (File No. 357.)


[THE ELEVATION OF JAMES HILL.]


[1832, Sept. 22.]


"I hereby certify that in the month of October 1825 Abel Ketcham Esqr. at my request and at my expense took the elevation from Cold Spring Harbour beginning at a point equi-distant from ordinary high water and low water mark to the top of the hill in the field called the high hill field then belonging to Zebulon Rogers deceased near the house of John Oakley in the village of West Hills, in order to ascertain the height of said hill above the level of the Sound and that the papers on the proceed- ings and subsequent proceedings are a copy of the field notes with the Calculations and draft of the route followed made by the said Abel Ketcham by which he makes the height of the said hill to be three hundred and fifty four feet above the level of the Sound.


Certified by me this 22nd day of September 1832, and entered on the records of the Town that the same may be preserved.


SILAS WOOD


Huntington Sept. 12, 1832.


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The within Field notes and calculations were affixed by me at the request of Hon. Silas Wood, that the same might be Kept for information and future reference. Let it be carefully preserved .*


Dated Sept. 22nd 1832. J. R. ROLPH (Map on File.)


(Town Meetings, Vol. II, pp. 651-52.)


[TOWN MEETING.]


[Abstract.] [1833, First Tuesday in April.]


Election of Town Officers held on the first Tuesday in April, to serve one year.


Town Clerk, Moses Rolph. Supervisor, Gilbert Carll. President of Trustees, Nathaniel Potter. Trustees, Selah Carll, Joel Jarvis, Isaac Baylis, Lawrence Seaman, Junr., Joel Scudder, John Oakley. Assessors, Azel Lewis, Tim- othy P. Carll, Aaron Oakley, Gilbert Carll, Abel K. Conk- lin. Overseers of the Poor, John Rogers, John Oakley. Commissioners of Highways, James Nostran, David Carll, George Oaks. Commissioners of Common Schools, Joel Jarvis, Josiah Smitlı, Reuben Rolph. Inspectors of Com- mon Schools, Lawrence Seaman, Junr., Richard M. Conk- lin, David C. Brush, Town Sealer, Joseph C. Lewis. Col- lector, Ebenezer Smith. Constables, Ebenezer Smith, Da- vid Conklin, Isreal Ketcham, Leonard Fleet. Justice of


[* The notes of this survey, showing courses, distances and elevations, are recorded in plain writing at the end of Vol. II, of Town Meetings. A dispute had a long time existed con- cerning the comparative height of this hill and Harbor Hill, near Roslyn, in North Hempstead. Mr. Wood claimed that this, the most elevated point in West Hills, was the highest land on Long Island .- C. R. S.]


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the Peace, Abel K. Conklin. Overseers of Highways, Ol- iver Carll and fifty-one others.


" Resolved that outside fence be four feet high."


Commissioners of Highways and Assessors allowed one dollar per day for services as Fence Viewers.


Seven hundred dollars voted to meet expense maintain- ing the Poor of the Town.


Two hundred and eighty dollars voted for support of Common Schools of the Town.


Law relating to pasturing stock on the Town Beach and Islands re-enacted.


" Resolved that the Trustees of said Town hire out the Islands and Beach belonging to the Town of Huntington this year for cash."


Swine Act re-enacted.


" Also Voted and Resolved that no person not a Resi- dent of Said Town be permitted to Catch any Clams, fish, Eels or horsefeet in the bounds of Said Town under the penalty of twelve Dollars and fifty cents, Islip excepted.


Resolved that a premium of one dollar per head be paid for Foxes, provided a certificate is obtained from a Justice."


(Town Meetings, Vol. II, pp. 440-43.)


[1833, Aug. I.]


"To Moses Rolph, Town Clerk of the Town of Hun- tington : You are hereby ordered to Record the following Certificate.


We Certify that at the last Annual Town Meeting in the Town aforesaid it was voted that no cattle, Sheep or horse should Run at Large at all, and that the same Vote was Reconsidered and by the greatest number of Votes then given It was Resolved that Cattle, horses and sheep be permitted to Run at Large on theHighways in the Town


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aforesaid and that the vote was not entered on the Min- utes of the Town Meeting.


Dated the first Day of August, 1833.


JACOB SMITH, ABEL K. CONKLIN,


Moderators of the Town Meeting."


(Town Meetings, Vol. II, p. 443 )


[LEASE. TRUSTEES TO WALTER R. JONES AND OTHERS.]


[Abstract.]


[1833, Sept. 4.]


Lease. Trustees Town of Huntington to Walter R. Jones and Oliver H. Jones and Henry J. Jones.


" A certain piece of land covered with water situate in the Town of Huntington aforesaid at a place called and known by the name of Cold Spring, being opposite the land of the party of the second part and on the east side of the harbour of Cold Spring for the express purpose of building a dock or Wharf thereon, bounded on the east by the Highway running between the land of the parties of the second part and the premises herein described West- erly by the channel one hundred feet and to widen North- wardly and Southwardly to the width of one hundred and sixty feet the western foundation of which said Docks not to be laid west of a line drawn from the southwest corner of the dock now occupied by Seaman and Jones to the northwest corner of the Dock occupied by Samuel Whit- son and to extend back to the highway aforesaid."


Term, twenty-one years.


Rental, one dollar yearly.


Covenant of quiet enjoyment.


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Option given Lesees to re-lease at expiration of term, same time and rental.


Trustees reserve right to re-enter in event of non-pay- ment of rent.


Dock to be completed in six years.


Rates of wharfage specified.


Witnesses NATHANIEL POTTER


JARVIS R. ROLPH,


President.


MOSES ROLPH.


Recorded by Moses Rolph,


Town Clerk.


(Deeds and Leases by Trustees, pp. 53-57.)


[DEED. ABRAM VAN WYCK TO DAVID CARLL AND OTHERS.


[1833, Sept. 6.]


This Indenture made the Sixth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three Between Abra- ham Van Wyck of the Town of Huntington in the County of Suffolk and State of New York of the first part and Da- vid Carll, Selah Carll and James Nostran all of the Town County and State aforesaid, of the second part Witnesseth That the said party of the first part in consideration of one hundred dollars to me duly paid, have sold, and by these presents doth grant and convey to the said party of the second part all that certain tract, piece or parcel of Salt Marsh or Meadow situate in the Town of Huntington aforesaid at the head of Huntington Harbour and on the east side of the Main Creek as it now Runs bounded as follows: beginning at the Highway Running Westerly across the aforesaid Creek Running by the upland on a course of North twenty five Degrees east twenty six Rods


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thence North twenty eight Degrees west to the Creek aforesaid thence Westerly and Southerly by the said Creek to the Highway aforesaid thence by said Highway to the place of Beginning be the number of acres more or less- with the appurtenances, and all the estate, title and inter- est of the said party of the first part therein. And the said Abraham Van Wyck doth hereby covenant and agree to and with the said party of the second part that at the time of making this conveyance, he was the lawful owner of the premises above granted, and seized of a good and inde- feasible estate of inheritance therein, that they are free and clear of all incumbrance and the above granted premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns against every person whomsoever, will warrant and forever Defend.


In witness whereof, the said party of the first part, have hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written .*


ABRAHAM VAN WYCK. [Seal.]


Sealed and Delivered


in the presence of MOSES ROLPH, JARVIS R. ROLPH.


SUFFOLK COUNTY, ' ss.


STATE OF N. Y.,


On the Sixth day of September one Thousand eight hun- dred and thirty-three before me came Abraham Van Wyck known to me to be the Individual Described in and who executed the aforesaid Conveyance and who acknowledged that he executed the Same there being no Material erasure


[* This deed is printed for the reason that it forms a link in the chain of title under which the Trustees of the town now hold the meadow lands at the head of Huntington Harbor .- C. R. S.]


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or interlineation in Said conveyance Allow the Same to be Recorded.


MOSES ROLPII, Judge. (File No. 361.)


[DEED. SELAH CARLL AND OTHERS TO THE TRUSTEES.]


[1834, March 25.]


This Indenture made the twenty-fifth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thir- ty-four Between Selah Carll, James Nostran and David Carll, all of the Town of Huntington in the County of Suf- folk and State of New York of the first part, and Nathaniel Potter president of the Trustees of the Freeholders and commonalty of said Town and his associate Trustees for the time being of the second part Witnesseth, that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars lawful money of the United States of America to them in hand paid, by the said party of the second part at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hath remised, released and quit-claimed and by these pres- ents doth remise, release, and quit-claim unto the said par- ty of the second part and to their Successors in office for the use of the Town all that of a certain tract piece or par- cel of Land Salt Meadow or Marsh Situate in the Town of Huntington aforesaid and at the head of Huntington Har- bour and on the east Side of the main Creek as it now Runs bounded as follows beginning at the Highway Run- ning westerly across the aforesaid Creek Runing by the upland on a course of North twenty five Degrees east twen-


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ty six Rods thence North twenty eight Degrees west to the Creek aforesaid thence westerly and Southerly by the Said Creek to the Highway aforesaid thence by Said Highway to the place of beginning be the Number of acres more or Less, Together with all and singular the tenements hereditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders rents, issues, and profits thereof, And also all the estate right title interest property posses- sion claim and demand whatsoever as well in law as in equity of the said party of the first part of in or to the above described premises, and every part and parcel there- of with the appurtenances To have and to hold all and Sin- gular the above mentioned and described premises to- gether with the appurtenances unto the said party of the second part for the use of said Town forever. In Witness whereof the said party of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. Sealed and Delivered SELAH CARLL [Seal]


in the presence of MOSES ROLPII


JAMES NOSTRAN [Seal] DAVID CARLL [Seal]


SUFFOLK COUNTY &SS.


I certify that this Deed is duly recorded in Suffolk Coun- ty, Liber 7 of Deeds, page 154, this 28 day of April 1834 at I O'clock P. M.


Attest: J. R. HUNTTING, Clerk.


SUFFOLK COUNTY ss. STATE OF NEW YORK, S


On the twenty fifth day of March one thousand eight hundred and thirty four Before me came Selah Carll, James Nostran and David Carll, Known to me to be the individuals Described in and Who executed the within Conveyance who severally acknowledged that they exe- cuted the same.


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I having examined the said conveyance and therein find- ing no Material erasure or Interlineing Allow the same to be Recorded .*


MOSES ROLPH, Judge.


(File No. 358.)


[TOWN MEETING.]


[Abstract.] [1834, First Tuesday in April.]


Election of Town Officers, held on the first Tuesday in April 1834, to serve for one year.


Overseers of Highways, Oliver Carll and fifty one others.


"Resolved that the Assessors and Commissioners of Highways in Sª Town be entitled to one Dollar per Day for serving as fence Viewers."


"Resolved that outside fence be four feet high."


Seven hundred dollars voted to meet expenses maintain- ance of the Poor, and two hundred and eighty dollars to support the Common Schools of the Town.


Law relating to pasturing stock on the Town Beach and Islands reenacted.


"Resolved that the Trustees hire out the Islands and Beach belonging to Said Town this year for Cash."


Swine Act re-enacted.


Cattle and horses permitted to run at large on the high- ways in the Town.


"Also Voted and Resolved that no person not a Resi- dent of said Town be permitted to Catch any Clams, fish


[* This seems to be the same meadow and creek land ad- judged by arbitrators August 27th, 1717, to belong to John Rogers. (See HUNTINGTON TOWN RECORDS, Vol. II, page 236.) A part of it has recently been sold by the Trustees .- C. R. S.]


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Eels, or horsefeet in the bounds of Sª Town under the penalty of twelve dollars and fifty cents, the inhabitants of Islip excepted."


"Resolved that a premium of one Dollar per head be paid for foxes killed in Said Town provided that a Certifi- cate be obtained from a Justice of the peace that the said foxes was killed in Said Town."


(Town Meetings, Vol. II, pp. 447-50.)


[SUIT WITH BROOKHAVEN SUBMITTED TO ARBITRATION.]


[1834, April 12.]


Whereas a suit is now pending between the Towns of Brookhaven of the one part, and the Towns of Hunting- ton and Islip of and concerning the Boundary Line be- tween the said Town of Brookhaven and the Town of Huntington,


And whereas a proposition has been Made by authority of Brookhaven to submit the Matter in Diference to refer- ees chosen from the three Towns to meet and examine the patents and grants relative to said Line the variation of the Compass etc to fix a monument or Monuments which shall be a permanent boundary between the Said Towns of Brookhaven and the Town of Huntington and to exe- cute any instrument of writing that may confirm and make Valid the Same, and in Case the said referees so chosen cannot agree on fixing said monument or monuments It shall be Lawfull for the Referees so chosen from the three towns to Chose a number of Referees from Different Towns in the County of Suffolk or Towns in either of the Counties of Queens or Kings, and to enter into Bonds to abide the Decision of the Last Referees in fixing said


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boundary Line and in case of the failure to settle the boundary Line by Reference then and in such Case to authorize the President and Trustees to employ Counsell and conduct the suit now commenced for and in behalf of the Said Towns of Huntington and Islip.


I certify that the above was Voted to unanimously and at the Last Annual Town Meeting in the Town of Hun- tington.


Moses Rolph, Town Clerk. Dated at Huntington the 12th Day of April 1834. (File No. 359 )


[BOUNTY FOR FOXES' EARS.]


I hereby Certify that David Howell Scidmore personal- ly appeared before me and being by me sworn on his oath Says that he did kill five red foxes within the bounds of the Town of Huntington Since the last Anual Town meeting the ears of which he delivered to me and was by me destroyed.


Huntington, May the 9th 1834.


JOEL JERVIS, Justice.


Received May 9th 1834 of Moses Rolph, Town Clerk of Huntington the sum of five Dollars bounty for the above certifycate for David Howell Scidmore.


per me RICHARD W. TOOKER .*


[* This is given as a specimen of these records. There are on file 62 of these certificates, dated between 1833 and 1840, certifying to the killing of 148 red foxes in the town, for which a bounty of one dollar each or less was paid. The ears of the foxes were produced in every case. The bounty was given pursuant to resolution passed at the Town Meetings. Gideon Seaman is credited with having killed the largest number of foxes, he having one year produced the ears of 15 .- C. R. S.]


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[HUNTINGTON BOUNDARY WITH BROOK- HAVEN AND ISLIP AGREED UPON.]


[1834, Dec. 15.]


"To all whome these presents shall come the subscribers commissioners of the Town of Brookhaven Huntington and Islip in the County of Suffolk send greeting.




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