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Jeremiah Miller, Jr., David Stratton.
Nathan Dayton Jr. and David Fithian were chosen con- stables.
Cornelius Conkling, Col. Abraham Gardiner, Burnet Miller and John Parssons the 4th were chosen assessors.
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Jeremiah Osborn and Daniel Conkling were chosen over- seers of the poor.
Nathan Dayton, William Barns and Josiah Hedges were chosen surveyors of the highway.
Robert Parssons and Samuel Parssons were chosen fence viewers.
Cornelius Conkling was chosen supervisor.
John Dayton, Jr., was chosen collector, for which office he gives £9.1-0 to be paid in the town rate and to gather the town rate for the same on the pound as other rates.
Having finished the business of the day we adjourned our town meeting to the first Tuesday in April, A. D. 1764.
Marks 39. Jeremiah Miller, the fourth, enters for his ear mark a crop on the right ear and a half penny under it, and a slit in the same ear. Entored April 25th, 1763 by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
David Hedges enters for his son Stephen Hedges, of Bridge Hampton, his ear mark a crop on the right ear and an L under the same and a slope under the left ear and a half penny on the upper side of the same. Entered April 28th, 1763 by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
David Hedges, of Bridge-Hampton, enters for his son David Hedges, his ear mark a crop on the right ear and an L under the same, and a slope under the left ear. Entered April 28th, 1763 by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 116 .- Taken up by Noah Barns, a black sheep with an L under the left ear and an L over the right ear and a crop on the same ear. Entered Jan. 16th 1764 pr BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
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At a town meeting held in East-Hampton, April 3d, 1764, it being our town meeting or election day allowed us by our patent, being met by adjournment, were chosen on the day abovesaid, twelve trustees, two constables, assessors &c. Trustees-Nathaniel Baker, Esq. Col. A. Gardiner, John Chatfield, Esq. Jeremiah Miller,
Jeremiah Osborn, Recompense Sherril,
Samuel Parssons, Nathan Dayton,
Stephen Hedges, David Fithian,
Josiah Hedges, Elisha Conkling, Jr.
Recompence Sherril Jr., and Jonathan Schellinx were chosen constables.
Burnet Miller, John Parsons the 4th, Col. Abraham Gardi- ner and Capt. David Mulford were chosen assessors.
David Stratton and John Gardiner were chosen overseers of the poor.
Jeremiah Miller Jr., Ezekiel Mulford and Jeremiah Conk- ling were chosen surveyors of the highways.
Isaac Mulford Huntting and Uriah Miller were chosen fence viewers.
Burnet Miller was chosen supervisor.
Matthew Stratton was chosen collector, for which office he gives £9-1-1 to be paid in the town rate, and to gather the town rate for the same on the pound as other rates.
Agreed on by major vote on the day abovesaid that if any person or persons, whatsoever, shall pull down any paper or advertisement off of the public sign post they shall be liable to pay five shillings for each paper so pulled down. One half of the fine to go to the informer and the other half to the support of the poor of the town, and the Town Clerk to pull down all papers every Saturday night.
Having finished the business of the day we adjourned our town meeting to the first Tuesday in April 1765 pr
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
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Marks, page 35 .- Jacob Hand enters for his ear mark a hollow crop on the left ear and an L under the right ear. Dec. 2d, 1764 by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Jeremiah Gardiner enters for his ear mark an L under the left ear and a nick under the right ear. Dec. 3d 1764 by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Matthew Osborn enters for his ear mark a crop on the left ear and a hole in the same and a half penny under the right ear. Dec. 4th, A. D. 1764 by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Henry Pierson, Jr. enters for his ear mark a hollow crop on the left ear and an L under the right ear. Dec. 26th, A. D. 1764 by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Jason Miller enters for his ear mark a crop on the left ear and a half penny under the same and an L under the right ear. March 23d 1765 by
BURNET MILLEB, Town Clerk.
Book A, page 57 .- At a town meeting held in East-Hamp- ton, April 2d, A. D. 1765, it being our town meeting or an- nual election day allowed us b our patent being met by adjournment, were chosen on the day abovesaid, twelve trustees, two constables, assessors &c.
Trustees-Burnet Miller, Samuel Mulford,
Capt. David Mulford, John Gardiner,
Henry Conkling, Eleazer Miller, Esq.
William Barns, John Parssons, the 4th.
Jeremiah Miller, Jr. Henry Dayton,
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Ezekiel Mulford, Capt. Isaac Barns.
Joseph Hicks and William Huntting were chosen con- stables.
William Hedges, Jr. and Joseph Osborn were chosen as- sessors.
Abraham Mulford and Daniel Dayton were chosen overseers of the poor.
Jonathan Schellinx, Thomas Mulford and David Fithian were chosen surveyors of highways.
John Huntting and Recompence Sherril were chosen fence viewers.
Burnet Miller was chosen supervisor .
John Dayton, Jr. was chosen collector, for which office he gives £2-11-0 to be paid in the town rate.
Also agreed, on by major vote, on the day abovesaid that if any person or persons, whatsoever, shall pull down any pa- per off of the public sign post they shall be liable to pay five shillings for each paper so pulled down, the one half of the fine to go to the informer, the other half to the support of the poor of the town ; and if any person that puts up any paper on said sign post on the Sabbath will and may be pulled down by the Town Clerk, and all papers to be pulled down every Saturday night by the Town Clerk.
Having finished the business of the day, we adjourn our town meeting to the first Tuesday in April next, in the year A. D. 1766.
Gurdon Miller enters for his ear mark a crop on the right ear and two half pennies under the left ear. April 10th, A. D., 1765 by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
John Miller the 3d, enters for his ear mark a crop on the left ear, and two half pennies under the right ear. April 10, A. D., 1765, by
BURNET MILLER Town Clerk.
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Huntting Miller enters for his ear mark a half penny on the upper side of the right ear and a slit in the same. April 10th 1765 by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Annanias Miller enters for his ear mark a half penny on the upper side of the left ear and a slit in the same. April 30th, A. D. 1765 by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Capt. A. Gardiner enters for his son Nathaniel's ear mark a crop on the left ear and a half penny under the right ear and a slit in the same ear. June 22d 1765 by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Thomas Osborn, Jr. enters for his ear mark a crop on the right ear and a slit in the same, and a half penuy on the up- per side the left ear. Dec. 27th, A. D. 1765 by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 116 .- Taken up by Uriah Miller, a black, two year old horse, with a large star in the forehead, no brand to be seen, though it looks something likely that there is one on the right shoulder. Entered Jan. 16th, 1766 per BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Elnathan Parsons, son of John Parsons, enters for his ear mark a crop on the left ear and a slit in the same, and a slope under the right ear, February 17th, A. D. 1766 by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Page 36 .- Benjamin Stratton enters for his ear mark a slope under the right ear. Feb. 17th, A. D. 1766 by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
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Widow Elizabeth Osborn enters for her ear mark a crop on the left ear and a slit in the right and a nick under the same. Entered March 6th, 1766, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Thomas Davis enters for his ear mark a slope under each ear. Entered March 10th, 1766, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Abraham Mulford, Jr. enters for his ear mark an L on the upper side of the left ear, and a half penny under the right ear, and a slit in the same. Entered 1766, by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Enos Davis enters for his ear mark an L under the right ear and two slits in the left ear. Entered March 13th, 1766, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 572 .- At a town meeting held in East- Hampton, April 4th, A. D. 1766, it being our town meeting or annual election day, allowed us by our patent, being met by adjournment, were chosen, on the day abovesaid, twelve trustees, two constables, assessors, &c.
Trustees-Nathaniel Baker, Esq., Col. A. Gardiner,
Stephen Hedges, Daniel Dayton,
John Chatfield, Esq., David Stratton,
David Fithian, Nathan Dayton,
Samuel Parsons, Jeremiah Dayton,
Jeremiah Miller, Joseph Osborn.
Joseph Hicks and William Hedges the 3d, were chosen constables.
Capt. Isaac Barns and Capt. David Mulford were chosen assessors.
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Thomas Mulford and Henry Dayton were chosen overseers of the poor.
Samuel Mulford, Recompense Sherril and Jeremiah Osborn were chosen surveyors of the highways.
John Parsons the 4th and Ezekiel. Mulford were chosen fence viewers.
Burnet Miller was chosen supervisor.
Nathan Conkling was chosen collector, for which office he gives the sum of £3-6-6 to be paid in the town rate.
Having finished the business of the day we adjourn our town meeting to the first Tuesday in April next, in the year 1767.
Marks 36 .- Barnabas Mulford enters for his ear mark a crop on the left ear, and a half penny under the same, and a slit in the right ear and a nick under the same. Entered April 5th, 1766, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
John Hand enters for his brand, S. H. on the left shoulder. April 7th, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Jeremiah Conklin, the 4th, enters for his ear mark an L under the left ear and the L crop and a slit in the right ear. Entered April 10th, 1766, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Dr. Theophilus Howell enters for his ear mark a crop on the right ear and a slope under the left ear and a half penny on the upper side of the left ear. Entered June 18th, 1766, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
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Book G, page 159. [Abstract.] To all people to whom these presents shall come, greeting, know ye that I, Elias Hand, of the town of East-Hampton, &c., yeoman, for and in consideration of the sum of forty-two pounds to me in hand, paid by Jeremiah Osborn, of the same place, tanner, have granted and sold unto the said Osborn and his heirs forever, all my right at Montauk, it being three pounds estimate, as it now stands, at forty pounds a whole share, to have and to hold the same forever, and do warrant and defend.
In witness whereof, I. the said Elias Hand, have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 28th day of June, 1766. ELIAS HAND. [L. s.]
In presence of David Baker, Nathaniel Baker, 3d.
Entered and compared by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Page 36 .- John Parsons enters for his son Stephen's ear mark a crop on the left ear and a half penny under the same and a slope under right. Entered Dec. 22d, A. D, 1766, by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Dr. Samuel Hutchinson enters for his ear mark a crop on the right ear and a half penny under the same, and an L over the left ear. Entered Jan. 21st, 1767, byl
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Page 37 .- Amos Larkin enters for his ear mark a half penny on each side of each ear. Entered Jan. 28th, 1767, by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 572 .- At a town meeting held in East-
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Hampton, April 7th, A. D. 1767, it being our town meeting or annual election day, allowed us by our pattent, being met by adjournment, were chosen, on the day abovesaid, twelve trustees, two constables, assessors, &c.
Trustees-Capt. David Mulford, Burnet Miller,
Eleazer Miller, Esq.,
Capt. Nathaniel Huntting,
Jeremiah Miller, Jr.,
John Davis,
Timothy Mulford.
Jeremiah Osborn,
Capt. Isaac Barns,
Henry Conkling,
Thomas Mulford,
Eneas Talmage.
Nathan Conkling, Jr., and Joseph Hicks were chosen constables.
Nathan Dayton and Daniel Dayton were chosen assessors.
Elisha Mulford and William Barns were chosen overseers of the poor.
Stephen Hedges, John Parsons, the 4th, and Henry Dayton were chosen surveyors of the highways.
Samuel Parsons and David Fithian were chosen fence viewers.
Burnet Miller was chosen supervisor.
Nathan Conkling was chosen collector, for which office he gives the sum of £3-6-7 to be paid in the town rate.
Having finished the business of the day we adjourned our town meeting to the first Tuesday in April. in the year A. D. 1768, per.
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Marks 37 .- William Conklin enters for his ear mark a crop on the left ear and a slit in the same and a half penny under tne right ear. Entered April 29th, A. D., 1767, by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Capt. Thomas Wickham enters for his ear mark a slit in
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the end of the right ear, which he said he had of his brother Edward Huntting. Entered June 26th, 1767, by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Matthew Barnes enters for his ear mark an L on the upper side of the right ear and a half penny on the upper side of the left ear. Entered Dec. 20th, A. D., 1767 by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Page 37 .- Henry Chatfield enters for his ear mark a crop on the left ear and two half pennies on the upper side of the right. Entered Dec. 21st, 1767, by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Lemuel Pierson, of Bridge-Hampton, enters for his ear mark a half penny under the left ear and an L under the right, which his father used to give. Entered Jan. 14th, A. D. 1768, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
David Miller enters for his ear mark a hollow crop on the left ear and a crop on the right ear and a half penny under the same. Entered March 11th, 1768, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 58 .- At a town meeting held in East-Hamp- ton, April 5th, 1768, it being our annual town meeting or election day allowed us by our patent, being met by adjourn- ment, were chosen on the day abovesaid, twelve trustees, two constables, assessors, &c.
Trustees-Henry Dayton, Col. A. Gardiner,
John Chatfield, Esq. David Baker, Nathan Dayton, Stephen Hedges,
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Recompence Sherril,
David Fithian,
Samuel Parsons, Samuel Mulford,
Samuel Conkling, Zebedee Osborn.
Edward Conkling and Benjamin Stratton were chosen constables.
Jeremiah Miller, Jr., and John Davis were chosen assessors
Joseph Osborn and John Parsons the fourth, were chosen overseers of the poor.
David Stratton, Thomas Mulford and Sineus Conkling were chosen surveyors of the highways.
David Edwards and William Barns were chosen fence viewers.
Col. A. Gardiner was chosen supervisor.
Samuel Mulford was chosen collector.
Having finished the business of the day we do adjourn our town meeting to the first Tuesday in April, at one o'clock, afternoon, in the year 1769, per
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Marks 37 .- Capt. David Baker enters for his ear mark a crop on the left ear and a nick under the same, and a half penny under the right. Entered June 2d 176S, by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Capt. David Baker enters for his son David's ear mark a half penny under the right ear and a nick on the upper side of the left ear. Entered June 2d, 1768, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Jeremiah Miller, the 3d, enters for his ear mark a half penny on the underside of the left ear and a nick under the right ear, Entered June 4th, 1768, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
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Marks 39 .- Thomas Edwards, Jr. son of Thomas Edwards, enters for his ear mark a slope on the upper side of the right ear and a nick under the left ear, Entered July 25, 1768 by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Jeremiah Edwards enters for his ear mark a slope on the upper side of the right ear and a half penny on each side of the left ear. Entered Jan. 16th, 1769, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Marks 39 .- Thomas Chatfield enters for his ear mark.
Noah Barnes enters for his son Abraham's ear mark an L over the right ear and a crop on the same ear and an L under the left ear, Entered Jan. 16th, 1769, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Elisha Miller enters for his ear mark a crop on each ear and a half penny under the right ear and a half penny on the upper side of the left ear. March 3d, 1769, by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 582 .- At a town meeting held in East- Hampton, April 4th, A. D., 1769, it being our annual town meeting or election day, allowed us by our patent, being met by adjournment, were chosen, on the day abovesaid, twelve trustees, two constables, assessors, &c.
Trustees-Burnet Miller, Isaac Barns, Esq.
Capt. David Mulford, Elisha Conkling, Jr.,
John Parsons, the 4th, John Davis,
Uriah Miller, Henry Conkling,
Jeremiah Miller,
Jeremiah Miller, Jr.,
Timothy Mulford, Ezekiel Mulford.
Thomas Osborn and Stephen Edwards were chosen con- stables.
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Henry Dayton and David Baker were chosen assessors.
Aaron Isaacs and David Fithian were chosen overseers of the poor.
Samuel Parsons, John Dayton Jr., Samuel Mulford and Daniel Leek were chosen surveyors of the highways.
Nathan Dayton and William Barns were chosen fence viewers.
Burnet Miller was chosen supervisor.
John Gardiner was chosen collector.
Having finished the business of the day we do adjourn our town meeting to the first Tuesday in April, at one o'clock, afternoon, in the year 1770, per
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Marks 38 .- Aaron Isaacs enters for his ear mark two slits in the end of the right ear. April 28th, 1769, by BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Samuel Baker enters for his ear mark a half penny under the right ear and a nick under the left ear. East-Hampton, June 1st, 1769, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Samuel Baker enters for his son Thomas Baker a half penny under the left ear and two half pennies under the right Entered June 1st. 1769, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book G, page 167. I, Jonathan Huntting, of Hanover, in the county of Morris and province New Jersey, do hereby appoint Samuel Huntting, Esq., of Southampton, my attorney in all causes moved, or to be moved for me or against me in any courts of judicature, in my name to appear, plead and
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pursue to final judgement and execution, and also to alien, convey and confirm all or any of my land or lands lying and being within the township of East-Hampton; and good, ample and sufficient deed or deeds, to make, seal and deliver, as fully and completely as I, myself, might or could do were I personally present and legally active.
Witness my hand
JONATHAN HUNTTING.
Samuel Huntting, Jr. Benjamin Huntting.
Southampton, July 5th, 1769.
This day Jonathan Huntting appeared before me and acknowledged the above to be his free act and deed. HUGH GELSTON, Judge.
The above written is a true copy of the original power of attorney extracted therefrom, and compared therewith, and entered July 9th, 1771, per
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Samuel Baker enters for his son Abraham's ear mark a half penny under the right ear and an L under the left ear, and the end of the same ear cropped off of the L. Entered August 25th, 1769, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
East-Hampton, Sept. 7th, 1769.
Book A, page 172} .- At the request, Timothy Miller (to us) John Chatfield and Isaac Barnes, two of his majesties, Justices of the Peace for the county of Suffolk, in pursuance of the act of Assembly, issued warrant to the constable to summon twelve principal freeholders to view the land of John Parsons, and accordingly met on the land : Col. Abra- ham Gardiner, William Hedges, Thomas Mulford, Nathan
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Dayton, Ezekiel Mulford, Jeremiah Miller, Jeremiah Miller, Jr., Capt. David Mulford, David Baker, Nathaniel Huntting, Elisha Conkling and Nathan Conkling. And the commis- sioners of the highways having first staked out a way through the land of said Parsons, fifteen feet wide from the highway, to the land of said Miller. The Jury being sworn to value the land and damages, do judge the land and damage to be eight pounds, to be paid by the said Miller to the said John Parsons. Attest
ABRAHAM GARDINER, Foreman of the jury.
The above written is a true copy extracted from the origi- nal award and compared therewith, per
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Marks 38 .- David Russel enters for his ear mark a half penny on the upper side of each ear, and two half pennies under the left ear, Entered Sept. 21, 1769, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book G, page 165. [Abstract.] To all people to whom these presents shall come. Know ye that whereas Trade and Commerce are in general,a benefit to mankind, and in partic- ular to the inhabitants of this town, we, the subscribers, trustees for the proprietors of the town of East-Hampton, &c. have, and by these presents do, upon the petition and special request of John Foster, William Jones, Nathan Fordham, Jr., James Foster, David Corwithie, David Gelston, John Sand- ford, Jonah Sandford, Silas Howel, Joseph Jacobs, Obediah Jones, Uriah Roggers, William Smith, Zebulon Cooper, John Hulbart, Robert Hudson, Levi Howel, Henry Howel, Daniel
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Fordham, Ephraim Howel, Edward Topping, Samuel Le- hommedeiu, Thomas Foster, John Russel, Elias Pelletreau, George Mackey, James Haines Jr., William Hallock, Joseph Marshall, Matthew Jagger, of Southampton, and Abraham Gardiner, Stephen Hedges, Abraham Miller, Burnet Miller, Jeremiah Hedges, John Davis, Thomas Wickham, William Hedges and Isaac Barns, of East-Hampton, and William Nicoll, of said county, desiirng the liberty to build a wharf at the place called and known by the name of Sagg Harbor, for the more convenient carrying on of trade and navigation, do fully, freely and absolutely give, grant convey, and unto the above named John Foster, William Jones &c., and to their heirs and assigns forever, full and free liberty to build and maintain a wharf at Sag-Harbor, thirty-five feet wide, beginning at Southampton east patent line where Sonthampton grant for said wharf ends, and to run northeasterly thirty rods, and to have sixty feet of water on each side of the wharf, on these condition only, that said wharf be completely built and finished at, or before the end of three years from the date hereof, and that all persons shall have liberty to pass and repass on said wharf, with their carts or other carriages, they not unnecessarily or obstructing the abovesaid grantees in the free and sole use and benefit of said wharf, always provided said wharf be kept under the follow- ing regulations, (Viz.) that for this present year the committee Burnet Miller, Thomas Sandford, Nathan Fordham, Jr., and Silas Howel shall have the sole ordering thereof, and the pro- tors of said wharf, annually to choose a committee of the most suitable persons of said proprietory grantees, to manage the whole affair of said wharf, and that the fare, custom or wharfage of said wharf shall be according to the custom ot other places, and said wharf to contain forty rights, reckoned at twenty pounds a right. and no person to be allowed as a voter, but what is entitled to a whole share, and that the profit
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arising from said wharf shall be divided to each proprietor according to their right, annually or once a year by the per- son that takes the fare, excepting what is wanting to repair said wharf. To have and to hold all the above granted prem- ises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto be- longing under the above conditions and restrictions as above expressed. In witness and confirmation whereof, we, the subscribers, in the name and behalf of the proprietors of the town of East-Hampton, and as Trustees have hereunto set our hands and fixed our seals this 12th day of February 1770.
DAVID MULFORD. [L.s.]
JEREMIAH MILLER. [L.s.]
ELISHA CONKLING. [L.S.]
EZEKIEL MULFORD. [L.s.]
HENRY CONKLING. [L.s.]
JEREMIAH MILLER, Jr. [L.s.]
TIMOTHY MULFORD. [L.S.]
JOHN PARSONS the 4th. [L.S. ]
In presence of
David Baker, Edward Conkling.
Entered and compared March 2d 1771, by
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book A, page 532 .- March 1770.
The commissioners for laying highways, laid out a passing highway from the road or highway that leads from the head of Duck Creek to the head of Hog Creek, turning out and beginning at a hollow near or a little to the westward of the middle of the northwest end of John Mulford's lot, straight down from said hollow to the Flaggy hole. Said highway to be two poles wide, through the land of John Parsons, for which highway the said John Parsons hath received in hand
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the sum of four pounds current money of New-York ; the same to remain a passing highway forever, as reported by SAMUEL PARSONS, SAMUEL MULFORD, Commissioners.
Entered March 26th, 1770, per
BURNET MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book A, page 532. March 23. Whereas there was a high- way allowed Timothy Miller through the land of John Par- sons, about which place it should be in, they disagreed ; we the Commissioners, viz : Samuel Parsons and John Dayton, Jr., have laid out a passing highway across the land of John Parsons, beginning forty poles from the head of John Parsons, beginning forty poles from the head of Hog creek southwest, then to turn northwesterly to the land of said Timothy Miller the same to remain a passing highway for the said Timothy Miller, his heirs and assigns forever as reported, per SAMUEL PARSONS, JOHN DAYTON, JR., Commissioners.
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