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The first tavern in Berlin was kept by Daniel Hull and was located in the southern part of the town several years before the Revolution. About 1785 or 1786 another was established by Hezekiah Hull. Jonas Odell was proprietor of the first tavern at the village of Berlin. In 1781 one was established in the north part of the town by James Main. In 1806 the Niles hotel was erected by Dr. Burton Hammond and the Wadsworth hotel was opened in 1843 or 1844 by Sheldon Morris. The town has always been liberally supplied with hotels.
The earliest physician in Berlin of whom there is any record was Dr. John Forbes, who located in 1775 at Sweet's Corners. About 1800 Dr. Job Tripp located at the village of Berlin, and soon after the practice of that locality was shared by Dr. Peter T. Olds. Dr. Burton Ham- mond, Dr. Emerson llull and Dr. Henry Brown were in practice in the town a little later. Dr. llull was one of the most successful practition- ers who ever made Berlin their home.
Alonzo G. Hammond was probably the first qualified lawyer to locate in the town, opening an office in Berlin village between 1815 and 1820. About the latter year Charles M. Davis began practice at the same place, and the two subsequently formed a copartnership. Later law- yers were Robert A. Lottridge and Leonard R. Saunders.
Among the residents of the town who served with the American army in the War of the Revolution were the Rev. Justus Hull, who be- came captain; Colonel Randall Spencer, John Green, James Green, Oliver Bates, Elias Bentley, Wells Kenyon, William Sweet, Charles Saunders, Joshua Smith, Samuel Sweet, William Bell, Bradick Peck-
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ham, Isaiah Hall, Samuel Rhodes, Thomas Crandall, Daniel Gray, M. Griswold, Wait Stillman, James Shaw, Thomas Burdick, Job Taylor, Silas Jones, William Johnson, Jabez Burdick, Reuben Bonesteel, jr., Caleb Bentley, Daniel Hull, William Sweet, Simeon Bonesteel, Zacheus Burdick, Moses Hendrick, Paul Braman, Job Wileox, Jehial Stewart, Gideon Simpkins, Samuel Hoard and Nathan Beebe. None of those who volunteered during the War of 1812 were called into active service.
The full quotas of men called for during the War of the Rebellion were promptly filled by the people of Berlin. Most of those going to the front served in the regiments organized in Rensselaer county, but some enlisted elsewhere. Those who died in the service of the United States were:
Joel A. Greenman, Alfred Vars, J. B. Parks, George B. Manchester, D. M. Brim- mer, Joseph Reynolds, George Coon, J. N. Taylor, Charles Buekbee, Philip Bright- meyer, Lewis Eltaman, J. B. Sweet, Hiram Horton, Thomas J. Horton, E. B. Hull, Martin Thompson, George R. Conner, H. M. Tracy, W. II. 11. Green, D. S. Lam- phire, R. Northrup. A. Northrup, C. W. Judwin, J. Watson, D. A. Nicholas, Curtis Lookey, Adam Hiser, William Welbrant, E. L. Green, Marens Merrill.
There are three villages in Berlin, each of which bears the name of the town-Berlin, Berlin Centre and South Berlin.
Berlin village was formerly known as North Berlin, and is some- times still called by that name. It is the most northerly of the trio of villages, and like the others is located on the Hoosick river and the Lebanon Springs railroad. The first signs of a concentration of set- tlers at that point appeared about the year 1800. Prominent among the founders of the village were Dr. Burton Hammond, John Reeve and other men who saw that the site was an admirable one for the vil- lage they planned. The location is most picturesque on account of the precipitous mountains on either side of the verdant valley of the Little Hoosick. The Niles hotel, erected in 1806 by Dr. Burton Hammond, is the oldest hotel in the village. The post-office was established about 1830 or 1831, with Dr: Ebenezer Robinson as postmaster.
The principal manufactures in Berlin are the shirt factories of G. W. Maxon and the Manhattan Shirt company and the laundry of W. II. Whyland. The factory of G. W. Maxon was established in 1891 for the manufacture of shirts. At present in it are employed sixty hands and the output of the establishment is about 250 dozen a weck. The Manhattan factory is a branch of the house of Levi Wechsler & Co. of .
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Paterson, N. J., and is in charge of Superintendent H. N. Stillman. The business was first started in the village in 1890 in a building owned by J. Whelan, but the place was found inadequate and the present location in River street was secured. About eighty hands are em- ployed and about 300 dozen of shirts are made in a week. The laundry of W. H. Whyland employs about sixty hands and was started in 1878. The capacity of the establishment is about 100 dozen a day. The work done consists chiefly of laundering goods for Cluett, Coon & Co. of Troy.
Little Hoosick lodge No. 578, I. O. O. F., was organized April 26, 1890. A meeting was held over Green's store in the G. A. R. rooms. There were five charter members-]. V. Nichols, S. C. Satterlee, Frank Crandall, L S Green and W. H. La Farge. The first officers of the lodge were J. V. Nichols, N. G .; S. C. Satterlee, V. G .; Frank Crandall, treasurer; Thomas Greenman, warden; L. S. Green, scere- tary; W. II. La Farge, inside guard. The lodge has about seventy members in good standing.
The Order of the Sons and Daughters of Rechabites of Berlin was organized by a man named Cross, who came from Pittsfield, Mass. The first meeting was held June 26, 1889, and the following officers were elected: W. M., E. J. Tufts; W. V. M., Evelina Satterlee; W. C., Charles Dufee; D. C., Eliza Vars; W. T., Cynthia Baldwin; W. F. S., Iva Merritt; W. R. S., Grace Vars; W. C., Nettie Lamphere; WV. A. S., Nettie Whelan; W. I. G., Porter Lamphere; W. O. G., E. Reynolds. This lodge existed until 1891, when dissensions arose over the payment of the tax to the Grand lodge and it was decided to become an independent organization under the name of the Home Templars, which title it still bears. The meeting for the reorganization of the order was held November 23, 1891, and these officers were chosen : King, G. T. Lemon; Queen, Emma Reynolds; prophet, T. E. Green- man; high priest, II. F. Brown; chancellor, William Tubes; seribe, Susie Mecker; treasurer, Etta Barber; marshal, Adelbert Smith; col- lector, Porter Lamphere; sentinel, John Broderick ; guard, E. W. Miller.
The Berlin Chess club was formed by a number of prominent young residents of the village for a purpose which its name implies. The first meeting was held January lo, 1891, and the first officers were: President, A. C. Niles; secretary, W. Il. Whyland ; treasurer, W. H. Meeker. The club has pleasant quarters, in which is situated a library, the books of which are free to all.
JONATHAN DENISON.
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Sheldon's Cornet band of Berlin is composed of twenty pieces and was organized in 1888. The officers are W. Il. Sheldon, leader; G. D. Niles, manager; A. C. Niles, treasurer.
The Baptist church of Berlin,1 formerly called the Baptist church of Christ, was constituted December 30, 1783. Before that time services had been held, and the first Baptist preacher in the town of whom there is any record was the Rev. Joseph Barnes. Soon after his arrival a log meeting honse was creeted near the present line of Berlin and Stephentown, on what is called the west road. If there was any church organization at that time it became extinct. The first members of the Baptist church of Christ were Joseph Bates, Elisha Clark, Walter Rhodes, Roger Jones, Henry Case, Eleazer Arnold, George Baily, Sa- rah Baily, Eunice Bly, Mary Rhodes, Silence Case, Lucy Case, Mary Bates, Henry Reynolds, Sarah Reynolds and Susannah Case. The first officers chosen were: Elder, Justus Hull; deacons, Joseph Bates, James Green, Elisha Berry; clerks, Eleazer Arnold, Edward Renbies and Benjamin Pierce. At this time the church was called the Little Hoo- sick church, afterwards the Stephentown church, and still later the Petersburgh church. When the town of Berlin was organized the society took the name it still bears. In 1798 a frame building was erected for a house of worship. In 1830 the present edifice was erected. In 1794 a colony withdrew from this society and organized a Baptist church at Williamstown, Mass., and in 1814 another colony withdrew and formed a church at Sand Lake, now East Poestenkill. In 1827 and 1828 the Baptist churches at Grafton and Petersburgh respectively were organized by members of the Berlin society. The first pastor of the Berlin church was the Rev. Justus Inll. Between 1836 and 1839 a number of members withdrew and instituted the Second Baptist church; but the differences between the two factions were subse- quently healed and the Second church organization was dissolved.
The Seventh-Day Baptist church of Berlin village probably ante- dates the Baptist church first referred to, but the records are not quite clear on this point. Some authorities say the church was or- ganized September 24, 1780; others say the formal organization did not occur until 1785. There is also a question as to who was the first pastor. The two pastors named for the office by different authorities are Elder Charles Saunders and Elder William Coon. The first meet-
i The material for this sketch was furnished by Mr. William J. Sheldon of Berlin, and was gleaned from the records of the church, which have been preserved from the beginning.
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ing-house was built in 1800. This was demolished by a hurricane in August, 1821. February 8, 1824, the society was reorganized and steps were taken for the erection of a new meeting house. In Decem- ber, 1824, the structure was completed and the pastor, the Rev. Alonzo Brown, was installed. Three years after, during the pastorate of Elder Hull, the building was destroyed by fire. A new church was built in 1831 .. The early promoters of the church were Charles Saun- ders, Thomas Crandall, Edward Whitford, Benjamin Vars, Robert Davis, John Green, Amos Green and George Maxon.
The Christian church of South Berlin was organized January 27, 1830, and the house of worship, a chapel, was erected the following year. The first regular supply in the pulpit was Elder John Spoor, and the first regular pastor was the Rev. John 11. Crum.
The Lutheran church of South Berlin was organized about 1841. The number of Lutherans in that section is small, and the member- ship of the church has never been large.
The Methodist Episcopal church of Berlin was erected on a piece of ground given by W. F. Taylor in November, 1875. At that time the pulpit was supplied by the Rev. Dr. Ford, who has since died in the west. Previous to that time meetings were held Sunday afternoons in the church of the Seventh Day Baptists. When the church was built there were really but three families of Methodists in the village, the families of II. F. Brown, John M. Potter and William F. Taylor. The first pastor sent to this village by the conference was the Rev. William Appleman. In 1878 the Rev. A. H. Eaton was designated as pastor by the conference, and through the generosity of Mr. Taylor, who gave another piece of ground, a parsonage was built. During Mr. Eaton's pastorate the church was rebuilt and enlarged. At present it has a large and growing congregation.
SUPERVISORS OF BERLIN.
1806-1810, John Reeve; 1811, E. Niles; 1812-1813, Daniel Gray ; 1814-1816, John Reeve; 1817, Eliphalet Niles; 1818, Daniel Gray; 1819, Ed. Whitford; 1820-1821, B. Hammond; 1822, John Reeve; 1823, William H. Murrey ; 1924, L. Stanton ; 1825- 1829, B. Ilammond; 1830, John Vars; 1831-1832, B. Hammond; 1833-1834, E. Rob- inson ; 1835-1836, Winter Green; 1837-1838, J. J. Murrey; 1839-1840, D. Babcock; 1841-1842, R. A. Lottridge; 1843, 11. Hull; 1844, J. A. Culver; 1845-1846, Jonathan Denison; 1847, Thomas N. Jones; 1848, S S. Streeter; 1849, J. W. Niles: 1850-1851, S. Greenman; 1852, J. B. Mooney; 1853-1854, A. G. Niles; 1855-1856, S. Green; 1857-1858, John Whitford; 1859-1860, S. Greenman; 1861-1862, II. D. Hull; 1863,
W. F. TAYLOR.
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S. Hewitt; 1864-1865, II. D. Hull; 1866-1868, E. W. Greenman; 1869, W. R. Jones; 1870, William A. Smith; 1871, W. R. Jones; 1872-1873, A. P. Hull; 1874-1876, W. F. Taylor; 1877, W. R. Jones; 1878-1882, Jonathan Denison; 1883, William R. Jones; 1884-1885, Malevin Cowee; 1886-1890, Daniel J. Hull; 1891-1892, George D. Niles; 1893, Russell H. Satterlee; 1894-1895, Daniel J. Hull; 1896- - , A. E. Sands.
TOWN CLERKS OF BERLIN.
1806, Hezekiah IIull; 1810, John Green; 1812, Daniel Gardner; 1814, John Green ; 1820, Stephen J. Brown; 1821, A. G. Ilammond; 1825, Joel Mallary; 1831, John Reeve; 1835, Charles F. Mallary; 1838, Thomas T. Gray: 1839, Squire L. Allen; 1841, S. S. Streeter; 1844, John Whitford; 1846, Samuel S. Streeter; 1847, Horace P. Jones; 1848, Job T. Wilcox; 1850, Albert G. Hall; 1851, Job T. Wilcox ; 1852, Jacob K. Simmons; 1853, E. R. Green; 1856, Horace C Griffin; 1857, William F. Taylor; 1859, Job T. Wilcox; 1860, Albert P. Ilull; 1861, Charles II. Taylor; 1867, N. J. Nichols; 1868, J. Bryan Whitford; 1869, Harvey W. Saunders; 1870, Halsey B. Green ; 1871, Alonzo E. Hull; 1872, Alanson B. Niles; 1843, Halsey B. Green ; 1875, Harvey S. Denison, J. B. Whitford; 1877, Thomas E. Greenman: 1879 to 1881, Isaac J. Gifford; 1882, Harris G. IIull; 1883-1884, J. Valancourt Nichols; 1885, A. E. Sands: 1886-1887, L. Sheldon Green; 1888, John H. Satterlee; 1889, L. Sheldon Green; 1890, W. II. Sheldon; 1891, W. II. Lewis; 1892, L. Sheldon Green; 1893, J. Valancourt Nichols; 1891-1895, Marshal J. Eldred; 1896, William II. Meeker.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF BERLIN.
1846, Rufus R. Allen; 1847, Schuyler Green ; 1848, Harry B. Hewitt; 1850, Rufus R. Allen ; 1851, Schuyler Green ; 1852, Henry Hewitt; 1853, Henry E. Denison; 1854, R. R. Allen ; 1856, Harry Hill; 1857, Henry. E. Denison; 1859, Henry Hewitt; 1860, L. R. Saunders, Schuyler Green; 1861, Alanson N. Green ; 1862, Alanson G. Niles; 1867, Philander Woodward; 1869, Alanson G. Niles; 1870, William F. Taylor, Daniel J. Ilull: 1871, Joseph D. Wells: 1872, William A. Smith; 1873, William J. Sheldon. jr. : 1874 Arra G. Harris; 1875, George Sering, 1876, Ebenezer J. Mattison, J. B. Whitford; 1877, William J. Sheldon ; ISTS, Horace P. Jones; 1879, Ebenezer J. Matti- son; 6880, J. B. Whitford and A. G. Niles; 1881, W. J. Sheldon ; 1882, Halsey B. Green and Frank S. Jones; 1883, Albert P. Hull; 1884, Halbert H. Jones and John Feathers; 1885, U. J. Nichols; 1886, II. E. Denison ; 1887, II. J. Brown; 1888, II. II. Jones; 1888, George B. Niles; 1890, Halsey B. Green; 1891, Isaac J. Gifford: 1892, llalbert 11. Jones; 1893, F. II. Munson; 1894, IL. B. Green; 1885, Isaac J. Gifford; 1896, 11. II. Jones.
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CHAPTER XXV.
TOWN OF STEPHENTOWN.
Stephentown was formed from Rensselaerwyck March 29, 1784, and named in honor of Stephen Van Rensselaer. In 1791 the town of Petersburgh was taken off, and in 1806 the size of the town was still further decreased by taking off parts of Nassau and Berlin. The town is in the southeastern part of the county. It is bounded on the north by Berlin, on the east by the State of Massachusetts, on the south by Columbia county and on the west by Nassau. In shape it is an equi- lateral quadrangle.
The town is one of the most picturesque in the county or within a radius of many miles, rivaling the famed Berkshire hills of Massachu- setts. Hills, many of them rocky and precipitous, abound everywhere. The Taghkanie mountains traverse the eastern part of the town and the Petersburgh mountains the western part, both extending in a northerly and sontherly direction. Through the narrow and deep valley between them the Black and Kinderhook ereeks flow toward the south. There is very little level or lowland in the town, and some of the highest mountain peaks are nearly 2,000 feet above the level of the sea. A very large proportion of the town is covered by forests, and many of the hills are surmounted by bare rocks. The most mountainous sections are full of interest to the geologist, quartz, sandstone, limestone, slate, shale and other forms of stone being abundant. The entire district is wild and rugged, an ideal resort for a lover of the grander forms of nature. In the Taghkanie range the highest peaks are Round moun- tain, Butternut hill and Whitney hill; in the Petersburgh range they are Webster mountain and Brockway hill. The soil generally is best adapted to grazing, though in some parts of the valley it is moderately fertile.
The earliest settlements in Stephentown were made in the same year in which Berlin was first settled-1765-but the pioneers entered the precinets of what is now known as Stephentown from an entirely dif. ferent direction. Godfrey Brimmer, the pioneer of Berlin, came up
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the Little Hoosick valley from the north and located in the northern part of Berlin. The pioneers of Stephentown were from New England, mainly Rhode Island and Connecticut, and entered the town from the southeast, locating upon the high hills in the southeastern part of the town.
It seems to have been settled that the earliest inhabitants of Stephen- town came, not as individuals or as single families, but in small col- onies of a dozen or a score each, following some explorer who went ahead to ascertain the nature of the new country and the most ad- vantageons site for the establishment of a colony. Asa Douglas and William Douglas were very early inhabitants, possibly the very first; though descendants of Elnathan Sweet, Benjamin Gardner, Joseph Rogers and others claim this honor for the families of the latter. Asa Douglas came from Plainfield, Conn., and took up a large tract of land in the extreme southeastern portion of the town. His son William came with his family about the same time and became a prominent settler. The other children were Benjamin, Eli, Amos, Abiah, Dei- damia and Hannah. The family became very numerous and prominent in the town. Elnathan Sweet located very early in the southern part of the town. About the same time Nathaniel Rose, Edward Carr, Caleb Carr, Jonathan Howard and Joseph Rogers located in the same neighborhood. Alexander Brown came from Connecticut when a boy, about 1774, and located five or six miles west of the original settle- ments. His sons-Alexander S., Hiram W., Samuel J., George C., Morgan L., Frederick H. and Roswell D .- all settled in the town. Among other early inhabitants were Adam Brown, who came from Stonington, Conn., and raised a large family, which became prom- inent in the town; Major Daniel Brown, Ephraim Pierce, Beriah Hol- comb, Dr. Calvin Pardee, Dr. Joshua Griggs, Henry Platt, James Adams, General Hosea Moffitt, who represented his district in Congress from 1813 to 1817; James Sweet, Justus Brockway, whose sons George and Samuel located in town; Ezekiel Parks, Daniel Parks, John Dixon, William Kittle, John Babcock, Isaac Finch, Lebbeus Brockway, Jacob Green, David Gould, Captain Benjamin Sackett, Jesse Bennett, Nathan Jones, Nathaniel Spring, Jeremiah Jolls, Nathan Williams, John Horton, Jonathan Niles, Nathaniel Rose, George Arnold, Stephen Arnold, John Wylie, Talman Chase, Benjamin Herrington, James Jones, Dr. Nicholas Harris, Langford Green, Jonathan Howard, Abijalı Bass, Joshua Palmer, Silas Babcock, John Curtis, Jacob Green, Isaac
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Humphrey, Eli Young, John Coleman, Elihu Adams, Shubael Adams, Marcus Dimond, Daniel Rowe, John W. Schermerhorn, Timothy Mat- tison, Gideon Brayton, Ezekiel Huntington.
An old record of the survey of the township of Stephentown con- tains some interesting facts regarding the earliest known work of this kind performed in accordance with the law.1 After citing the act authorizing the survey, the minutes of the various meetings of the commissioners read as follows:
Proceedings of the Commissioners at Steventown, " Daniel IFull, Daniel Dennison & Sam' Sherman.
January 9th 1775 .- Benjamin Sheldon, Benjm Gardener and Jazeba Spencer, ad- vertised in John Holts and Hugh Gaines News Papers, the Undivided lands to be Divided by Commissioners to meet on Wednesday the 12th day of April at the house of Otlineil Gardener at Little Hosick.
April 19th, 1775 .- The Commissioners in the same papers their appointment and to meet at Jazeb Spencers on the 25th July to Proceed on the said Partition.
July 25, 1775 .- The Commissioners Meet agreeable to their Advertisement and adjourned to Monday the 16th October to Meet at the House of Jabez Spencers.
PROPRIETORS.
James Gray Benjamin Sheldon No. 18.
Caleb Carr. No. 37.
Samuel Brown 1- Howard. No. 18.
James Gray, Jun. ( Joseph Rogers. No. 13. ( Jonathan Niles. No. 38. David Pixly ( Joseph Carpenter. No. 11. No. 32.
Bent Willard.
Jareb Spencer.
Janled Woodbridge.
Nathan Ball.
Joseph Willard.
Josiah Ball.
Elijah Wilson. Phineas Whitney Abel Rowe. Elix Pixly. Ebenezer Noble.
1 This record is now the property of Jonathan Denison, esq., of Berlin.
2 The name of the town is spelled Stephentown, Steventown, Stephen Town, and Steven Town in various early records.
3 Should be Jabez ..
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Benj. Gardner. No. 31.
Amos Beard.
Paterson.
Jonthe Walker.
Dan' Hubbard.
David Noble.
Will Wright.
Sam' Wilson.
David Bagg.
Isaac Rogers.
David Pixly, Jun.
STEVENTOWN, Monday, 16th October, 1775.
The Commissioners Meet according to adjournment and chose Wm. Cockburn of Kingston in the County of Ulster for their surveyor, who was sworn accordingly Truely & Impartially to Perform the Several Surveys, Required by the Commission- ers in the Division of Stephentown, - They thier chose John Fox, Jim & John Philips their chain Bearers, who was likewise Sworn to Perform that Service, According to the Best of their Skill & Judgement, and to Render a just account of the length of every line chained by them to Wm. Cockburn the Surveyor. They also chose John Cox for their clark.
Tuesday the 17th October 1775 .- Went with Benju Sheldon to the South West cor- ner of the town a Birch Tree Place of Beginning of the Township and Traced the Sonth bounds from thence along a line of Marked Trees, to a Basswood Stump & stones, the Reputed Corner of Steventown formerly marked for the S. E. Corner of the Township. Lodged at Benjm Sheldons.
Wednesday 18th October 1775 .- Began at the Basswood Corner and Run the East bounds of the Township, a Birch Corner to the Westward of Messengersline, Then Run the North bonnds to the Road. Lodged at Benjm Gardeners.
Thursday 19th October .- Continued the North bonds across Benjm Gardeners lot, Rainy Weather. Lodged at Gardeners.
Friday 20th October .- Rainy Weather still. Continuing, adjourned till Monday the 3Rd, to Meet at Gardeners, at & oclock in the forenoon.
Monday 23d October. . The Commissioners Meet According to Adjournment and Proceeded on the North bounds of the Township Marked a large Beech, the N. W. Corner of the Township, Then Run the West bounds a Mile & a Quarter. Lodged at Isaac Tapplins.
Tuesday 24th October. - Proceeded on the West bonnds and Run Six chains to the Westwd of the Birch Corner, Then Run & marked the True line back from the Birch along the West bounds to Schermerhorns Road. The Commissioners went to Hills, the Surveyor & chainmen to Spencers.
Wednesday 25th October .- Continued the line to the N. W. Corner. Lodged at Ben Gardeners.
Thursday 26th October .- Surveyed Round No. 39 (to Witt) that part which lies within the bounds of the Town also the Common lands that lies in the N. E. Corner also that that part of Lot No. 31 that lies within the Town, & then Traced along the Westerly bounds of the Home lots to the N. E. Corner of Lot 17. Went to Benju Sheldens & Lodged.
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Friday 27th October .- Continued along the bounds of the Home lots to the South bounds. Went to Jazeb Spencers, P. M. the Surveyor employed in Protracting & casting up the Quantity of the home lots. Lodged at J. Spencers.
Saturday 28th October .- Rainy Weather. the Commissioners adjourned till Mon- day 30th, Then to Meet at Jazeb Spencers at 12 o'clock.
Monday October 30th .- The Commissioners Meet According to Adjournment, & Surveyed the length & Breadth of No. 34 a Pitched lot, at Jazeb Spencers.
Tuesday 31st October .- Surveyed the length & Breadth of No. 32 & No. 35, and their Distance and Sitnation to the home lots .- P. M. Measured the South bounds at No. 33, & the Breadth of No. 48, Lodged at Deacon Roger's.
Wednesday 1st Nowr .- Run the South bounds of No. 37. The Commissioners ad- journed till the 3d Tuesday in April next to Meet at the house of Ben. Gardeners at 10 oclock in the forenoon.
They agreed to Meet the Surveyor in Albany the last Wednesday in January at 8 oclock in the forenoon at Rich Cartwright's in Albany.
The entries following are of little importance. The last one reads:
October 3, 1780 .- The Commissioners met again but the Surveyor Not Coming By reason of the War they further adjourned to the first Tuesday in October Next then to Meet at the house of Dan' Denison.
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