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Copy of Judge Ludlows Power to raise money to Defray ye Charge Diging well on Loyds Neck, viz. :
Office of Police Jamaica Decem'r 17th 1781-The Trustees of ye Town-hip of Huntington are hereby authoriz'd and Empower'd to raise on Said Township ye Sum of One Hundred and Seventy Six Pounds in Addition to the Poor Rate being the Sum paid by Compensation or Agreement for Labour in Diging a Well for the Garrison On Lloyds Neck under the Direction of L't Col. Upham.
GEO. D. LUDLOW Super't.
The Sum is Mentioned from Memory as I am confined and have not a present opportunity of having recourse to the papers, if wrong therefore the proper one will be considered as Intended.
Fort Franklin Loyds Neck Decem'r 28th-Receiv'd of Mr. John Brush Presi- dent of the trustees of the Township of Huntington One hundred and Seventy Six pounds Currency for Labour in Diging a well for the Garrison of Loyds neck.
J. UPHAM L't Col. Commandant of Loyds Neck.
INDEX OF DEEDS TO THE TRUSTEES.
GRANTOR. 1812, March 21, Harned, Jacob
GRANTEE.
PAGE.
The Trustees of the Free- holders and Commonalty of the Town of Hunting- ton
258
1814, Jan. 15, Mowbray, Anning,
do.
do.
266
1818, July I3, Islip, Committee of
do.
do.
295
1823, Feb. Muncey, Silas
do.
do.
310
1824, March I, Scudder, Moses
do.
do.
315
IS24, Dec. 7, Wheeler, Timothy and others
do.
do.
319
1838, March 25,
Carll, Selalı and others
do.
do.
350
1866, Feb. I, Rolph, Jarvis R.,
do.
do.
549
INDEX OF DEEDS BY THE TRUSTEES.
GRANTOR.
GRANTEE.
PAGE.
1752, April 10,
The Trustees of the Freeholders and Com- monalty of the Town · of Huntington.
Zophar Platt
II2
1809, Jan.
4,
do.
do.
Selah Wood
244
ISIo. June IO,
do.
do.
P. Woodward
25I
1811, Apr. 30,
do.
do.
Selah Wood
253
1819, Nov. 18,
do. do.
Gilbert Sammis
299
ISI9, Nov. 18,
do.
do.
Phineas Ketcham
299
IS19, Nov.
IS,
do.
do.
David Ketcham
299
IS24, March 1,
do.
do.
Thomas C. Hendrickson
313
IS4I, Nov. I,
do.
do.
George W. Conklin
377
I841, Nov. I,
do.
do.
Jacob Scudder
378
1850, Aug.
I,
do.
do.
Jarvis R. Rolph
547
ISGS, March 6,
do.
do.
Trustees of the First Uni- versalist Church of Hun- tington 570
1870, Nov. 19,
do.
do.
Henry G. DeForest 591
INDEX OF LEASES BY THE TRUSTEES.
GRANTOR.
GRANTEE. PAGE.
1785, Apr. 4, The Trustees of the Freeholders and Com- monalty of the Town of Huntington.
Joshua Ketcham, South Bay, 126
Zebulon Smith and others, plains, I26
1786, Oct.
do.
do.
Phineas Carll, plains, 133
ISO2, June I,
do.
do.
- Jarvis, islands south, 210
1805, Feb. 16,
do.
do.
David Harrison, shore,
217
IS05, March 28,
do
do.
Samuel Fleet and others, dock, 218
ISIC, Feb.
IO,
do
do.
Gilbert Platt, dock,
248
1820, Sept. 20,
do.
do.
Alexander Lewis, dock,
303
1822, Dec. 25,
do.
do.
Titus Conklin and others
309
1824, March
I,
do.
do.
Jos. C. Lewis, dock,
316
1825, Apr.
5,
do.
do.
Benjamin Keeler, dock,
322
1827, Aug.
7
do.
do.
Hawley Beers, dock,
329
1828, March 31,
do.
do.
Henry Williams, dock,
332
1830, June 15,
do.
do.
William Jones, dock,
338
1831, Apr. 4,
do.
do.
Devine Hewlett, dock,
339
1832, Sept.
5,
do.
do.
Walter R. Jones and others, dock, 347
1835, May
I,
do.
do.
Thomas Hendrickson,
dock,
357
1839, Sept.
5,
do.
do.
John Velsor, dock,
373
1840, March
3:
do.
do.
Melancthon Bryant, dock,
374
1840, June
9,
do.
do.
John Wood, dock,
375
I842, Apr.
4,
do
do.
Wm. Selleck and others, dock,
388
1844, Sept.
27,
do.
do.
Wm. L. Titus, dock,
391
1845, Sept.
I,
do.
do.
John L. Kortright
393
1846, Feb.
28,
do.
do.
Smith Woodhull
393
1846, Sept.
24,
do.
do.
Moses Hartt
396
1852, Nov.
30,
do.
do.
Joseph Starkins
406
IS54, Feb. 7
do.
do.
Israel Carll, beach,
412
IS56, March 24,
do.
do.
Isaac B. Arthur,
423
1856, May 30,
do.
do.
Moses L. Scudder, shore,
429
1785, Apr. 4,
do.
do.
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1856, July 26,
do.
do.
Wm. C. Stout and others dock,
430
1859, Nov.
15,
do.
do.
David Carll, dock, 450
1859, Dec. I,
do.
do.
Elbert Arthur and others, dock, 452
1860, Jan. 20,
do.
do.
Henry S. Sammis, dock,
453
IS60, Jan. 20,
Jesse Jarvis, dock, 453
IS60, March 12,
do.
do.
Iluntington Dock Co., dock,
457
IS60, March 29,
do.
do.
Jacob Scudder,
458
1860, July
I,
do.
do.
Wm. C. Gardiner, dock,
462
IS61, March 26,
do.
do.
Joseph Conklin, shore,
463
1861, March 26,
do.
do.
Orlando Rogers, dock, 463
1861, June
9,
do.
do.
W. W. Wood, dock,
465
1863, Nov.
3,
do.
do.
Henry Williams, dock,
49+
1866, Jan.
4
do.
do.
Gco. R. Johnson, dock,
555
1866, June 30,
do.
do.
H. J. Scudder
561
ISCS, Jan.
20,
do.
do.
Chcesebrough, dock,
569
1869, May
26,
do.
do.
H. J. Scudder and others, beach,
577
IS70, June
I,
do.
do.
James Eckerson, dock,
584
I871, Sept.
I,
do.
do.
John C. Provost
608
1871, Aug.
8,
do.
do.
Geo. W. Scddder, dock,
606
do.
do.
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GENERAL INDEX.
Assessment of property, (1782), 85.
Ancient, proprietors' meeting of called, (1791), 159.
Academy in Huntington, names of founders, 168.
Annexation to Queens County proposed, 2S1, 297. Assignment of Leases, Feb. 13, 1837, Jesse Bunce to Samuel Bryant, 343 ;
Sept. 19, 1837, Samuel Bryant to Joseph Dixon, 343 ; Joseph Dixon to John Velsor.
Banishment, threatened by Gen. Oliver Delancy, 51 ; threatened those who re- fused to work on the Fort, 55.
Banished, citizens of Huntington and their farms occupied by British Loyalists, 62.
Brush, John, President Trustees, 70, 123, 183 ; Supervisor, 24.
Burr, Aaron, opinion concerning title (1790), 144.
Beach, Great South, situation of inlets and letter of Isaac Willetts concerning, 163 ; deposition of Nathaniel Weeks, 171 ; depositions, 174, 196.
Brush, Jacomiah, Supervisor (1793), 173 ; President of Trustees, 175, 188.
Baiting Place Purchase, dispute between proprietors of and town, 179 ; referees agreed upon, 180.
Bonds of State, disposition of, 560.
Bond, Jacob Harned and Elias Smith, 256 ; Ezra Oakley to Trustees Town, 573. Baylis, Daniel, Supervisor, 298 ; President of Trustees, 405.
Boundaries, between Huntington, Brookhaven and Islip agreed upon, 355 ; with Oyster Bay established, 454 ; with Oyster Bay concerning, 595 ; order Governor and Council concerning, 597 ; settlement of with Oyster Bay. 598; location of monuments, 600 ; of pine lands, 420 ; between Huntington, Babylon and Islip established, 625.
Baylis, Daniel L., Town Clerk, 583, 602, 618.
Baylis, Elias, President of Trustees, 583.
Baylis, Hiram V., Town Clerk, 563.
Baylis, Daniel, Supervisor, 298 ; President of Trustees, 405. .
Committee, Revolutionary, of Huntington dissolved, 20.
Committee, War of the Rebellion, appointed, 473 ; organized, 471.
Conklin, Capt. Cornelius' Company, 26 ; ordered to build Fort at Lloyd's Neck, 31.
Conklin, Edward L., Justice of the Peace, 411.
Conklin, Brewster, President of Trustees, 464, 467, 482, 499, 533, 545.
Conklin, Capt. Philip, order by, 83.
Conklin, Richard M., President of Trustees, 411.
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Conklin, Timothy, President of Trustees, 129, 193, 305.
Conklin, Abel K., Supervisor, 333 ; Justice of the Peace, 354, 362, 376, 392. Conklin, Epenetus, Supervisor, 129.
Conklin, Timothy, Jr., President of Trustees, 197, 200, 203, 207, 213, 216, 218, 219, 225, 241, 246, 249.
Conklin, Isaac, President of Trustees, 323, 328, 333 ; Supervisor, 337.
Carll, Timothy, Supervisor, 30, 51, 63, 73, 108, 109, 126, 137, 139, 142, 188, 365, 370, 376, 382 ; Justice of the Peace, 363.
Carll, Israel, Supervisor, 175, 183, 193, 194, 197, 200, 207, 213, 216, 218, 225, 229, 241, 246.
Carll, Phineas, Supervisor, 249.
Carll, Samuel, Supervisor, 254, 259, 264, 274, 293.
Carll, Gilbert, Supervisor, 342, 345, 356, 358 ; President of Trustees, 391, 394, 397, 398, 401, 402, 425, 439, 445, 459.
Car'l, Selah, Supervisor, 358, 361.
Car'l, Elbert, President of Trustees, 563, 574, 575.
Car'l, Timothy, S., Justice of the Peace, 467, 583.
Claims, Revolutionary War, 110 ; see appendix.
Census, taken (1790). 147.
Clams, complaint against non residents taking, 184, 201, 220.
Church, Union at Centreport, subscriptions for, 437 ; land granted to, 578, 582. Contributions, for extra bounty for volunteers, 478.
DeLancey, Gen. Oliver, proclamation at Jamaica of terms of surrender, 14 ; proclamation at Huntington, same, 14 ; order for enlistments in the King's ser- vice, 15 ; order that all fat cattle, etc., be driven to Jamaica, 16; seizure of grain, hay, etc., 17, 18 ; order to furnish men on Fort at Brooklyn, 54 ; order to help build Fort at Lloyd's Neck, 53 ; work on, 122 ; banishment threatened by, 51, 55.
DeReidesel, Maj. Gen., letter to Gen. DeLancey concerning Huntington Militia, 68.
Dredging oysters, petition concerning, 3S3 ; Trustees' order concerning, 384 ; Trustees' order ratified by Town Meeting, 385 ; order concerning, 465, 465, 533.
Division, Town of Huntington, petition for, 611 ; report of Committee for division of Town property between Huntington and Babylon, 613.
Davis, Hannah, deed to David Rusco, Jr. and others, 146.
Effigy of King George, Third, burned, 6.
Eastern Purchase Suit, concerning ordered prosecuted, 211.
Excise, license granted, 228, 230, 246, 254, 259, 265, 303, 307, 312, 318, 366, 377.
Election returns, (1808), 243, (1826), 327.
Eaton's Neck Boach, regulation concerning taking sand from, 404, 451 ; Trustecs' resolution to sell Elbert Arthur' part of, 557 ; sand on, sold Elbert Arthur, 581.
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Fleet, Samuel, Supervisor, 268.
Floyd, Charles A., President of Trustees, 361, 363, 370 ; Supervisor and Pres- ident of Trustees, 372 ; Supervisor, 385, 402, 405, 413, 439, 443, 459, 464, 467, 482, 499, 533.
Fish Pounds, granted by Trustees, 447.
Ferry to Norwalk, Conn., hired out, 123, 124, 130, 140, 225, 282.
Foxes, bounty for killing, 354, 359, 371.
Guards Night, list of, 71.
Golgotha Fort, in Huntington, order Col. Thompson to inhabitants to assist in building, 81 ; tombstones taken up and used in building, 99.
Grant, by ancient proprietors to John Hartt, east of Town line, 197 ; by trustees to Milton G Smith, dock, 460.
"Groon," the open lands east part of Huntington village, proceedings concern- ing, 369, 393, 397, 406, 449.
Great East Neck, South, division of, 432, 433, 434.
Gould, Stephen K., President of Trustees, 602.
Godfrey, Cornelius, Justice of the Peace, 618.
Gate, ordered on highway at Fresh Pond and Crab Meadow, 125, 142.
Horses, purchased for use of British government, 62.
Highway, across head of Huntington Harbor, Trustees consent given over Town land, 380.
Health, Board of, organized, 554 ; proceedings concerning fish factories in Huntington Bay, 605.
Hartt, Joshua, Justice of the Peace, 545.
Hubbs, Platt, Justice of the Peace, 404, 414.
Inhabitants, list of at close of Revolutionary War, 105.
Islip, proposed agreement concerning South Bay and Beaches, 380.
Jarvis, Thomas, President of Trustees, 73, 108, 119.
Jarvis, Joel, Justice of the Peace, 359, 387, 411, 413.
Jayne's Hill, elevation of, taken by Silas Wood (1832), 344.
Jayne, Charles, Justice of the Peace, 413.
Jones, Townsend, Chairman of war committee, 471.
Ketcham, Solomon, Town Clerk, 4, 24, 30, 50, 63, 66.
Ketcham, John, Town Clerk, 70, 73, 103, 113, 123, 126, 129, 135, 137, 139, 143, 161, 164, 167, 174, 183, 188, 193, 194, 197, 207.
Ketcham, Abel, Supervisor, 300, 305, 308.
Kelsey, Stophen, Supervisor, (1787), 135.
Lloyd's Neck, Fort built on, 31 ; work on Fort, 122.
Leek, Stephen, Supervisor, 414.
Lewis, Joseph, President of Trustees, 63, 66.
Lewis, Henry S., Justice of the Peace. 602.
Lewis, Alexander, President of Trustees, 274.
Losses, estimate of by Revolutionary War, 97 ; see appendix.
License, liquors, vote at Town Meeting on, (1846) 394, 398.
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Landing, at Huntington Harbor, Trustees' order concerning, 411, 448, 462 ; highway over, released by Trustees, 565.
Military Regiment, Western Suffolk County organized, (Rev. War) I ; first 3 companies in, 2 ; disbanded, 10.
Militia, belonging to Capt. Conkling's District, (Rev. War) 46.
Memorial, to Gen. John Leland, (Rev. War) 61.
' Sir Guy Carlton, (Rev. War) 100.
66 " Gov. George Clinton, concerning election, 104.
66 " Admiral Robert Digby, concerning army supplies (Rev. War) 102.
66 " Sir Guy Carlton by John Squire, 75.
Moneys, received for lands sold, 13.
Mill, at Cold Spring "Gut", 165 ; at Centreport, release owner of from liability to repair road, 427.
Mad Dogs, (1832) 341, 360, 368.
Monfort, Wm. H., Justice of the Peace, 464, 533.
New York Avenue, Special Town Meeting called to resist the opening of, 587 suit ordered by Town Meeting to prevent opening, 588 ; H V. Baylis, offered $150 in full for his claim against Town arising out of suit, 621.
Oath of Allegiance to the King, first list, 35.
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second list, 41.
Oysters and Clams, non-residents prohibited by Trustees from taking, 185, 191, 195, 197, 200, 206, 208, 214, 216, 242 ; notices to Lowndes and oth rs, 442 ; resolution concerning, 439, 170, 172 ; Town Meetings prohibited same, 123, 126, 129, 249, 279, 281, 294, 301, 305, 312, 318, 321, 323, 329, 334, 336, 346, 357, 359, 362, 365, 370, 372, 376, 385, 387, 395, 397, 399, 401, 403. 405, 4II, 415, 426, 439, 440, 459, 464, 533, 603 ; resolution by Town Meeting, Trustees lease oyster grounds to residents, 603.
Oyster Stakes, putting up prohibited by Town Meeting, 384, 389, 403, 405, 411, 413, 415, 426, 440, 445, 459, 468, 482, 500.
Oyster Dredging, petition concerning, 383 ; Trustees' orders concerning, 384,. 389, 446 ; prohibited, 460, 465, 533.
Oyster Pond, land for road across granted by Trustees, 581.
Oakley, Zophar B., Supervisor, 411.
Officers, Town, ordered to publish reports, 460.
Oaks, George, Justice of the Peace, 385, 397.
Olmstead, F. B., Justice of the Peace, 467, 482.
Old Purchase, resolution Trustees concerning, 541.
Potter, Gilbert, letter to John Sloss Hobart, giving news of landing of British: troops at Wading River (Rev. War) 3 ; letter to Gen. Woodhull, 7.
Potter, Nathaniel, President of Trustees, 264, 311, 317, 321, 341, 345, 356.
Pound, land for granted, 144 ; built, 279 ; on South Side, 428.
Platt's, Capt., Company, (Rev. War) 12.
Post, Richard B., Justice of the Peace, 415.
Platt, Zophar, President of Trustces, (1787) 135, 137, 139, 143, 161, 164, 167.
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Platt, Ebenezer, Supervisor, 164, 167.
Platt, Nathaniel, President of Trustees, 308.
Purdy, Henry M., Supervisor, 574, 575.
Poor, proposals for keeping, 109, 127.
Poor House, repairs ordered, 388 ; money raised to repair, 390; Committee appointed concerning substituting County plan and Committee report in favor, 559 ; exchange with Elias Smith, 572 ; new house ordered built, 584 ; County House plan adopted, 556 ; Town farm ordered sold, Cio ; same sold, 612.
Parsonage, lot of corporation, Presbyterian congregation in Huntington, rent- ing, (1791) 162.
Power Attorney, Hannah Smith to Alexander Smith, 504.
Passengers, from Huntington to Norwalk, Conn., forbid carrying, 177.
Petition, of inhabitants of Hempstead that be not forbid fishing in South Bay, 178. Parrott, E. G., Justice of the Peace, 61S.
Proprietors of Old Purchase, sale of lands by, 250.
Pine Timber, damages to by L. I. Railroad, 363.
Pine Lands, proposal of Trustees for sale of 3,000 acres and offers for purchase, 417 ; sale of to Bunce, Weeks & Bunce, 419.
Rogers, John, Supervisor, 273.
Rolph, Jarvis R., appointed Town Clerk, 367 ; elected Town Clerk, 370, 406, 449 ; Justice of the Peace, 499, 574, 618.
Rebellion, War of, Special Town Meeting called concerning, 469 ; proceed- ings of the Meeting, 472 ; Finance Committee appointed, 473 ; Committee or- ganized, 471 ; loan, $30,000 authorized for volunteer purposes, 473 ; Townsend Jones, Chairman of War Committee, 471 ; Geo. A Scudder, Secretary and Treasurer of Committee, 471 ; disbursements of moneys for volunteer purposes, 535 to 539 ; Volunteers' wives provided for, 474, 485, 487 ; Trustees apply all Town securities for volunteer purposes, 477 ; contributions of money for extra bounty, 478 ; disbursements of the money, 479 ; list of securities held and ap- plied by Trustees for war purposes, 483 ; list of relief tickets issued for families of volunteers, 486 ; summary statement of President of Trustees of moneys re- ceived and disbursed, 489 ; Trustees propose further loan, $35,000, 495; Special Town Meeting authorizes the loan, 496 ; Special Town Meeting authorizes further loan, $24,000, 497 ; receipts and disbursements of Trustec-, 500 ; pro- ccedings of Special Town Meeting concerning bounties, 505 ; Special Town Meeting authorizes further loan, $75,000 ; proposals for bids to fill the quota of troops called for, 510 ; resolution Town Meeting, to raise $18, 5co to reimburse those who had paid commu'ation money, 534 ; statement of moneys paid by Trustees to Union Finance Committee, 53.1 ; disbursements of George A Scud- der, Treasurer of Union Finance Committee of moneys received, 535 to 539; summary statement of Finance Committee, 539 ; Trustees' resolution that pay- ments to families of Volunteers end July 23d, 1865 ; account of President of Board of Trustees, 542.
Record of Officers, Soldiers and Seamen, furnished by Town of Hun-
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tington in war of the Rebellion, and branch of service to which attached, as follows :
127th Regiment N. Y. V., Co. A., 512 ; Co. B., 513 ; Co. D., 513 ; Co. E., 513 ; Co. F., 519 ; Co. I., 519. 94th Regiment, 522. 15th Regiment, 522. 123th Regiment, 522. 48th Regiment, 522. 5th Artillery, 522. 3d Senatorial, 5-3. 5th Regiment, Corcoran's Legion, 523. 102d Regiment, Co. I., 524 ; C ). H., 524 ; Co. C, 524. 5th Veteran Reserve Corps, Co. B., 524 ; Co. G., 5=4 ; Co. K. 524. Rhode Island Regiment, 525. 3d Empire Brigade, 526. 4th Metropolitan, 526. 5th Regiment, 526. 5th, Duryea's Zouaves, 526. Sigel's Corps, 526. 163d Regiment, 526. Spinola Brigade, 526. 2d Sena- torial, 526. List where Regiments and Companies not given, 527 to 530. En- listment of sailors, 530 to 532
Regiment, Western Suffolk County, nominating officers for (Rev. War), I ; organization of, 5 ; officers of first, 3 ; Militia Companies, 2.
Regiment, 127th, see "Rebellion "
Regiment, 102d, see "Rebellion."
Remonstrance, by Trustees to Sir Henry Clinton against plundering by troops, (Rev. War), 34.
Remonstrance, to Gov. Tryon against cutting wood, (Rev. War), 49.
Records of Town, Trustees ordered classified, rebound and filed in order and
contract between Commissioner, Trustees and Charles R. Street and Henry S. Wood for revision, 625 ; affidavit Henry S. Wood concerning, 628.
Rogers, Stephen C., Town Clerk, 533, 545 ; Supervisor, 563.
Resolution, Town Meeting that the "burthens of government" be equally borne, (Rev. War), 74 ; Town Meeting against non-residents hunting, hawking, fish-
ing and fowling (1789), 123, 126, 129 ; of Trustees concerning, 170, 172.
Robberies, precautions against at close of Revolutionary War, 103.
Rusco, David, deed to, from Hannah Davis, 146.
Rolph, Moses, Town Clerk (1805), 219, 225, 229, 241, 246, 249, 255, 259, 264, 263, 274, 279, 280, 293, 298, 300, 305, 308 ; Town Clerk and Supervisor, 311, 317, 321, 323, 328, 333 ; Town Clerk, 335, 337, 340, 341, 345, 356, 358, 361,. 365.
Simcoe, Col. J. G., describes Huntington as rebellious (Rev. War), 58.
Sinclair, (or St. Clair) Gov. Patrick, boarded here, 133, 134. .
Sammis, Alexander, petition of concerning cutting wood (Rev. War), 59.
Scudder, Geo. A., Secretary and Treasurer of Union Finance Committee, 471 disbursements of moneys for volunteer purposes, 535, 539.
Scudder, II. J., Trustees' resolution to lease him lands for dock, 559 ; lease, 561. Squire, John, memorial of to Sir Guy Carlton for payment of moneys due: (Rev. War), 75.
Sunday Law, for animals, 135, 176.
Slaves, Negro, 142 ; manumission of (1800), 199, 201, 202, 204, 211, 224, 250. Suit, concerning South Meadows, costs of, 166 ; Wm. Nicoll vs. the trustees, etc.,
230, 261, 269 ; by John Sammis, 240 ; concerning South Beach Islands and inlets, 230, 236, 237, 261, 269, 274, 284, 289, 295 ; concerning Eastern Pur-
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chase, 24 ; with Brookhaven submitted to arbitration, 353 ; with David II. Scidmore. 428 ; with Samuel P. IIartt, 431, 466; with Lowndes and others concerning oysters, 441, 443, 446, 447. 466, 544 ; with Mr. Peck concerning pine lands, 446 ; with Milton G. Smith, 450; with Henry Williams, 490, 494 ; between Commissioners of Highways and Alexander Sammis. 503, 553, 562. Seaweed, control of Trustees over, 229, 269, 281, 294, 301.
Squam, (or Squaw) Pit Purchase and Santepague boundaries submitted to arbitration, 407 ; award concerning, 408.
Stones, persons forbid taking from shores, 186, 195.
South Beach, islands and inlets concerning, 230, 236, 237, 261, 269, 274, 284, 239, 295.
School House, at Centreport, grant of land by Trustees, 582.
Smith, Josiah, Town Clerk, 372, 375, 382, 385, 387, 391, 394, 398, 401, 402, 404, 405, 411, 413, 414, 425.
Seaman, Lawrence, President of Trustees, 376, 382, 385, 405, 413 ; Super- visor, 387, 391, 394, 397, 398, 401, 405, 423.
Shipman, James I., President of Trustees, 414.
Sheep, washing, 250.
Tavern Licenses, annual lists of, 120, 137, 139, 142, 174, 181, 182, 187, 214, 222. Titus, Wm. L., grant to by Trustees of land near his mill, 461.
Title of Town, to common lands and lands under water, order by Trustees investigated, 603 ; Charles R. Street and Henry C. Platt employed to examine and report, 609 ; report made and Ico copies ordered printed in pamphlet form, 610.
Trustees, Proceedings of, Committee appointed to settle dispute concerning
Baiting Place Purchase (1794) 180 ; lease to David Harrison, 217 ; lease to Sam- uel Fleet, 218 ; lease, Grass, Oak and Cap Tree Islands, 215 ; trespass ordered, 2II ; lease of Grass, Oak, Joshua's and Cap Tree Islands and in Broad and Crooked Creek, 210 ; cutting timber on Town lands forbid, 207 ; cutting cedars on Eaton's Neck forbid, 202 ; islands and beaches hired out, 198, 228, 336 ; stream of water (on Spring Street) ordered tree for sheep washing, 250; non- residents except of Islip forbid taking clams in South Bay, 242; islands and beaches in South Bay leased, 284 ; sales pine timber by, 273 ; sale of land by, 299, 306 ; lease, dock to Benjamin Kieler, 222 ; report of Silas Wood on title, 324 ; lease to Hawley Beers, 229 ; highway ordered laid out around Little Neck, 335 ; sale of pine timber, 361 ; resolution concerning mad dogs, 360 ; resolution concerning Alexander Lewis' claim, 364 ; resolution concerning title in Cold Spring Harbor, 363 ; damages claimed against L. I. Railroad Co., 363 ; land dedicated for highway, 3So ; a grant and parties on the "Green" to pay rent to, 369 ; dredging oysters prohibited, 384 ; Poor House ordered repaired, 388 ; resolved to grant Wm. L. Titus land for dock, 390 ; resolution concerning dock at Centreport, 396 ; resolution concerning "Green", 400; resolution that squatters vacate Town lands, 400, 401 ; price fixed for sand taken from Eaton's Beach, 404 ; Commissioners of Highways ordered to lay out the public landing,
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4II ; resolved to consult Judge Buffett as to title to lands under water, 416; that lease to W. R Jones and others be renewed, 416 ; to lease U. S. Govern- ment land for life-boat purposes, 416 ; petition of Alex. Sammis to, 435 ; reso- lution to prosecute non-residents for taking oysters, 443 ; resolution to employ lawyers McCoon and J. Lawrence Smith in suits, 446 ; Gilbert Caill and Israel Carll appointed Committee to confer with City Island oystermen, 347 ; grant made for fish pounds in Northport Harbor, 347 ; injunction ordered against John H. Lowndes, 448 ; the public landing surveyed, 448 ; resolution that proposals be issued for sale of Pine Plains and offers of purchases made. 417. 418 ; resolu- tion that sell Pine Plains, 419 ; details of sale, 421 ; order that suit be brought against Samuel P. Hart, 431 ; watering place surveyed by, 449 ; resolution that sell to Milton G. Smith dock, etc., 450 ; resolution that Eaton's Neck beach be leased at auction, 5 years, 451 ; lease to David Carll, 451 ; lease of "Groat" Island, 461 ; Centreport dock sold to Wm. L. Titus, 461 ; obstructions to the public landing ordered removed, 462 ; resolution against dredging for shellfish, 465 ; resolution concerning the oyster suit and suit against S. P. IIart, 466 ; resolution to release to Elisha F. Richardson 100 acres from Peck's mort- gage. 467 ; resolution to loan money with which to pay volunteers, 476 ; and to sell the Town securities for the purpose, 477 ; accounts rendered by President of Board 'of Trustces of money raised to pay volunteers, 500 ; resolution to defend the suit between Commissioners of Highways and Alex. Sammis, 503 ; payments by Trustees to Finance Committee, 534 ; resolution to stop payments to families of volunteers after July 23, 1865, 540; resolved that the Trustees purchase of J. R. Rolph his interest in the Old Purchase and that Gilbert Carll act for the Trustees, 541 ; Gilbert Carll and Wm. P. Buffett report in favor of paying Mr. Rolph $750 ; the Board resolves to pay him $1150 ; resolved that Trustee Brewster Conklin pay costs of suit against Robert Dickerson, 544 ; resolution that Trustees furnish funds to defend the suit of Alex. Sammis v. Commissioners of Highways, 554 ; that President of Trustees convey to Elbert Arthur premises on Eaton's beach, 557 ; resolution, that lease be executed to Timothy S. Carll for Oak and Joshua's Islands for 12 years, 557 ; that lease be executed to Henry J. Scudder, Northport, for dock, 557 ; resolution to lease to Brown Bros. dock, 562 ; consent given to lay out road over landing, 565 ; resolution to sell Caire & Johnson land at Huntington Harbor, 565 ; resolution concerning watering place, 567 ; resolution tendering right of way to L. I. Railroad Company over Town's property, 567 ; authority given to sell parcel of land to John Alsop, 568 ; resolution to lease Charles A. Checsebrough and to H. S. Ketcham docks, 568, 570; resolution to sell Trustees of Universalist Church parcel of land, 570 ; and to lease to II. J. Scudder and Henry S. Lewis beach, 570 ; resolution to lease M. D. Bogart dock, 576 ; resolution concerning the Centreport Church lands, 578 ; privilege of selling sand from Eaton's beach granted Elbert Arthur and Wm. Gardiner, 581 ; concerning the school house lands at Centreport, 582 ; George W. Scudder given right to extension of dock, 584 ; resolution to erect new Poor House, 584 ; consent given to build road to
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Eaton's Neck, 591 ; dispute between Trustees and Henry Williams submitted to arbitration, 490 ; decision of the Referees that Williams be paid $1,000 damages, 490, 493 ; sale ot lard to H. G. DeForest, 593 ; resolution to consult counsel concerning oysters now planted in the bays, 594; II. J. Scudder directed to proceed with "the act" in connection with Elias Baylis, 594 ; resolution to em- ploy counsel to investigate the title of the Trustees, 603 ; resolution to lease Provost premises at Fresh Pond, 607 ; Counselors Charles R. Street and Henry C. Platt employed to investigate the Town's title and their report, 609 ; Special Town Meeting called by, to consider the proposal for a County Alms House, 609 : resolution to sell the Town Farm, 610 ; resolution that the report of Street and Platt on the powers and duties of the Trustees be printed in pamphlet form, 100 copies, 611 ; Charles R. Stree and Ilenry S. Wood employed to classify and arrange the records of the Town, 623 ; the record books to be re-bound, 623 ; J. A. Woodhull, President of Trustces, authorized to execute deed to Babylon of its portion of the public lands, 624; contract for revision of Town records, 626 ; affidavit ot Henry S. Wood, 627.
Upham, Col., order for conveyance of provisions to Lloyd's Neck (Rev. War), 72. United States, purchase by from Trustees, lots on South Beach for life boats, etc., 416 ; lease to for life saving stations, 468.
Union Finance Committee, organization of, 471 ; proceedings of, see "Re- bellion."
Udle, Richard, suit with Aaron Higbie, 163.
Van Wyck, Samuel A., President of Trustees, 387 ; petition for gate on high. way, 160.
Volunteers, wives provided for, 474, 435, 487 ; contribution of money for ex- tra bounty, 473 ; disbursements for, 479 ; relief tickets for families of, 483 ; see "Rebellion."
Wicks, Capt. John, list of his company (Rev. War), 11, 12 ; President of Trustees, 126.
Wicks, William, supervisor, 280 ; Justice of the Peace (1831, first elected), 339, 357.
Wood, Silas, opinion concerning title, 324.
Wood, Israel, President of Trustees, 4, 24, 30, 50.
Williams, Sarah, petition to Ludlow concerning her son (Rev. War), 69.
Woodhull, Jefferey A., Town Clerk, 459, 454, 467, 482, 499 ; Supervisor, 583,
602 ; Commissioner to divide personal property, Huntington and Babylon, 617. Woodhull, Brig. Gen. Nathaniel, 8.
Wene-Commack, land east of, granted to John Hartt, 159.
Whale Houses, on South Beach, 172.
Willets, Martin, Supervisor, 545.
Wharfage, rates established by Trustees, 554, 560.
Wood, William W., Justice of the Peace, 445, 459 ; President of Trustees, 618. War Revolutionary, nominating officers for Western Regiment, Suffolk
County, 1 ; organization of the Regiment, 5 ; officers of first three Military Com-
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panies, 2 ; Regiment disbanded, 10 ; Gilbert Potter's letter to John Sloss Hobart announcing landing of British, 3 ; letter, Gilbert Potter to Brig. Gen. Nathaniell Woodhull, 7 ; effigy of King George Third burned in Huntington, 6 ; list of Capt. John Wicks' Company, 11 ; list of Capt. Platt's Compary, 12 ; proclama - tion of Brig. Gen. Erskine commanding surrender of the rebels, 13 ; proclama- tion of Gen. Oliver DeLancey stating terms of surrender at Jamaica, 14 ; procla- mation at Huntington demanding surrender, 14 ; order for enlistment of soldiers in the King's service, 15 ; all fat cattle ordered driven to Jamaica, 16 ; seizure of grain, hay, etc., 17, 18; Patriot Committee of Huntington dissolved, 20 ; Capt. Cornelius Conklin's Company ordered to build Fort at Lloyd's Neck, 31 ; work on Fort at Lloyd's Neck, 31 ; Gen. Tryon's order to inhabitants to report at Brooklyn or submit to banishment, 33 ; remonstrance against plundering by King's troops, 34 ; oath of allegiance to the King, first list. 35 ; same, second list, 41 ; Militia belonging to Capt. Conklin's district, 46; order to furnish men for Lloyd's Neck Fort, 53 ; order to furnish men to build Fort at Brook- lyn, 54 ; banishment threatened those who refuse to work on Forts, 55 ; Hun- tington described as rebellious, 58 ; memorial to Gen. John Leland, 61 ; list of those banished and their farms occupied by loyalists, 62 ; Maj. Gen. DeReidel sel's letter concerning Huntington Militia, 68 ; list of Night Guards in Hun- tington, 71 ; Col. Upham's order for conveyance of provisions to Lloyd's Necks 72 ; John Squire's memorial to Sir Guy Carlton, 75 ; memorial of inhabitant, to Admiral Robert Digby, 81, 102 ; order ot Col. Thompson that inhabitants assist in building Fort Golgotha, 83 ; work on the Fort, 76, 121 ; order by Capt. Philip Conklin, 83 ; value of church destroyed by British, 84; church be- taken 84 ; petition for return of bell, III ; affidavit concerning bell, 118; esti- mate of losses by the war, 97 ; number of tombstones taken by order of Col. Thompson and used in Fort, 99 ; memorial to Sir Guy Carlton, 100 ; claims on account of war, IIO. (See appendix.)
War of 1812, powder and shot procured, 272.
War of the Rebellion, see "Rebellion."
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