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Marks, 43 .- John Gardiner enters for his ear mark bought of Christopher Dibble, a crop on each ear, a half penny under the left, and a nick under the right. Entered January 27th, 1782, by
JOHN CHATFIELD, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 612 .- At our annual town meeting held in East Hampton on the 1st Tuesday in April, A. D., 1782, the following persons were chosen town officers :
Trustees-Jeremiah Dayton,
Abraham Barns,
Joseph Osborn, Jr.,
Jonh, Miller, Jr.
Samuel Parsons,
Abram Gardiner,
Jonh. Gardiner,
Nathan Conkling 2d,
Zeb. Conkling,
Nathaniel Hand,
David Fithian, Matthew Mulford.
John Dayton, Wm. Huntting, Nathan Dayton, overseers of the poor.
Sam. Mulford, Henry Dayton, Jonh. Miller, Jed. Osborn, Commissioners of highways.
Matthew Barns, Lewis Osborn and Stephen Hedges, as- sessors.
Jonh. Mulford, John Gardiner, constables.
Ezekiel Mulford, supervisor.
Nathan Hedges, collector.
Nathaniel Baker, Elisha Mulford, Jr., Reck Sherel, Jr., Elisha Osborn, fence viewers.
Nathaniel Baker, Ed. Conkling, Zeb. Conkling, Jon. Conk- ling 2d, Napeague pounders.
Thos. Osborn, Elisha Mulford, Jr., beach pounders.
Voted that no person shall mow cranberry beds at Nap- eague on penalty of five pounds.
No sheen to lie on Commons but be liable to be impound- ed, the owners to pay 6 per head. Entered per
JOHN CHATFIELD, Town Clerk.
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Marks, 43 .- Timothy Miller bought of Thomas Dibble an ear mark, a crop on each ear, and a half penny under the left. Entered July 7th, 17S2, by
JOHN CHATFIELD, Town Clerk.
Marks 43 .- Jeremiah Bennett Jr. enters for his ear mark one half penny on each side of the right ear and a hole in the left. Entered Feb. 4th, 1783, by
JOHN CHATFIFLD, Town Clerk.
Book F', page 612 .- At our annual town meeting held in East-Hampton on the 1st Tuesday in April, A. D. 1783, the following persons were chosen town officers.
Trustees-David Mulford,
Jeremiah Miller,
Nathaniel Huntting,
Ezekiel Mulford,
Nathaniel Gardiner, John Dayton, Jr.
Samuel Mulford Jr.,
Daniel Hedges,
Isaac Conkling, William Huntting,
Nathan Miller, Recompence Sherril,
Overseers of the poor William Mulford, Huntting Miller, Jonathan Osborn.
Overseers of highways Matthew Stratton, Joseph Osborn Jr., Jonathan Schellinx Enos Talmage.
Constables, Nathan Dayton, David Dayton.
Fence viewers, David Fithian, Nathan Conkling Jr.
Supervisor, Ezekiel Mulford.
Assessors, Jeremiah Gardiner, Nathan Conkling Jr., Jere- miah Osborn.
Collector, Philetus Osborn, he paying £5-14-2
Napeague pounders, Jonathan Skellinx Nathan Dayton.
Sheep pounders, Eleazer Conkling, Matthew Mulford Jere- miah Mulford.
Voted that the town orders shall stand in force.
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Voted that such persons who shall work in repairing the wharf at Sag-Harbor, shall be exempt from mending the highways. Entered per
JOHN CHATFIELD, Town Clerk.
Benjamin Havens, of Brookhaven, enters for his ear mark a crop on the right ear and an L under the left and dulap cut up and down. Entered April Sth, 1783, by JOHN CHATFIELD, Town Clerk.
Willliam Huntting enters for his son Jonathan, for his ear mark an L under the left ear and a slit under the right, bought of Jeremiah Conklin. Entered April 18, 1783, by JOHN CHATFIELD, Town Clerk.
Book G, 168. October 30th, 1783. Stephen Matthew Stratton sold to Daniel Dayton a tract of swamp land, it be- ing all that was laid out to 5 acres and a half and 16 poles of commonage, for three pounds New-York currency. Attest. JOIIN CHATFIELD, Town Clerk.
Bock E, paga 62 .- In the month of November, 1753, soon after the British troops evacuated New-York and the Ameri. cans had taken possession, we received orders to call a town meeting for the purpose of choosing Town Officers, under the State of New-York, which we accordingly did, and chose all those that were chosen the preceeding April. Entered per JOHN CHATFIELD, Town Clerk.
Marks, 43 .-- Daniel Hedges enters for his ear mark, which was entered to his brother John Hedges, a slit in the left ear and a half penny on the under side of each ear. Entered Jan- uary 31, 1784, by
JOHN CHATFIELD, Town Clerk.
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Marks, 44 .- Daniel Hedges enters for his son Daniel, for his ear mark, bought of David Osborne crop on the left ear and a nick on the under side of the same, and a slit in the right ear. Entered January 31, 1784, by
JOHN CHATFIEL , Town Clerk.
John Miller Jr. entered for his ear mark a crop on each ear and a half penny under side of each ear. Entered January 31, 1784, by
JOHN CHATFIELD, Town Clerk.
Book A, page 70. 1784.
Henry Dayton granted to the town an open highway, two poles wide across his northwest plain lot of woodland, and in consideration therefore, the trustees of said town did grant unto said Henry Dayton a certain piece of land adjoining the southeast end of Jacob Conkling's Amagansett close, it being about an acre and a half, be it more or less. Entered March 25th, 1784, per
JOHN CHATEIELD, Town Clerk.
Marks 44 .- Abraham Pierson, of Bridge-Hampton, enters for his ear mark, bought of Isaac Mulford Huntting, a crop on the left ear and a half penny under the same, and a half penny on the upper side of the right. Entered March 26, 1784, by
JOHN CHATFIELD, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 62 .- At our annual town meeting held in East-Hampton on the first Tuesday in April A. D., 1784, the following persons were chosen town officers.
Trustees-Jeremiah Osborn, Abraham Miller,
John Miller Jr. Matthew Mulford,
Jeremiah Miller Jr. Joseph Osborn Jr.,
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Abraham Gardiner, Elisha Mulford Jr.,
Nathan Dayton, Zebulon Conkling,
Matthew Barns, Samuel Parsons.
Jeremiah Miller Jr. and Matthew Mulford were chosen con- stables.
Joseph Osborn Jr., Matthew Stratton, Jonathan Schellinger and Elisha Osborn were chosen commissioners of highways.
Jeremiah Osborn, Stephen Hedges, David Mulford, Matthew Barnes and Elisha Osborne were chosen assessors.
William Huntting, Daniel Hedges and Stephen Hedges overseers of the poor.
Philetus Osborn, collector, to collect for five pence per pound.
Capt. Ezekiel Mulford supervisor.
Jeremiah Miller, Daniel Hedges, Nathaniel Huntting and Isaac VanScoy were chosen fence viewers.
Jeremiah Mulford and Matthew Mulford, Huntting Miller and David Hedges town pounders. (Miller and Hedges crossed in original.)
Jonathan Schellinger and Nathan Dayton Napeague pounders.
Abraham Grrdiner and Elisha Mulford Jr., beach pounders. Jeremiah Miller was chosen Town Clerk.
On the day abovesaid it was voted that all children not in- habitants of East Hampton, but sent here from other towns for the purpose of schooling, shall pay school house rent at the rate of six shillings per year each child, and so in propor- tion for a shorter time, which said rent shall be received by the respective master or masters and paid into the hands of the clerk of the Trustees of said town, to be improved for payment for hired school house or school houses, and the overplus, if any there be, to repair the town school house. Adjourned to the first Tuesday in April next. Entered per JOHN CHATFIELD, Town Clerk.
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Marks, 44 .- David Lester enters for his ear mark a crop on the right ear and two slits in the same ear and a half pen- ny the upper side of the left ear. Entered May 14, 1784, by JEREMIAH MILLER, Town Clerk.
Isaac Payne enters for his ear mark, bought of David Mil- ler, a crop on the right ear, half penny under the same ear, and a half penny upper side the left ear. Entered June 10th, 1784, by
JEREMIAH MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book A, page 652 .- At a legal town meeting held in the town of East Hampton March 4th, A. D., 1785, it was then agreed on by major vote of the proprietors and commonalty of the town abovesaid, that all the dogs in the town should be immediately killed, and if any person or persons shall refuse or neglect to kill their dog or dogs, and if any other person shall kill them the town will indemnify them. Entered per JEREMIAH MILLER, Town Clerk.
Bouk E, page 622 .- At our annual town meeting held in East Hampton on the first Tuesday in April, A. D., 1785, the following persons were chosen town officers :
Trustees-Jeremiah Miller,
David Mulford,
Nathaniel Gardiner,
Jeremiah Gardiner,
Nathaniel Huntting,
Daniel Conkling,
Isaac Conkling, Seth Barns,
Jonathan Barns, Daniel Hedges,
Thomas Osqorn, Nathan Conkling.
Jeremiah Miller, Jr. and John Dayton, Jr. were chosen constables.
Jeremiah Osborn, Elisha Mulford, Nathan Dayton, Matthew
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Barns and Stephen Edwards were chosen commissioners of highways.
Jeremiah Osborn, Stephen Hedges, David Mulford, Mat- thew Barns and Elisha Osborn were chosen assessors.
William Huntting, Stephen Hedges and Huntting Miller were chosen overseers of the poor.
Matthew Barns, collector.
Capt. John Dayton, supervisor.
Jeremiah Gardiner, Samuel Parsons, Daniel Conkling and Henry Dominy, fence viewers.
David Hedges, Thomas Jones and Abraham Sherril, sheep and swine pounders.
Samuel Mulford, Jonathan Schellinger and Philetus Osborn were chosen Napeague pounders.
Abraham Gardiner and Matthew Mulford, beach pounders.
Also agreed on by major vote on the day abovesaid that all the meadow grass on the south beach, from Indian well to the foot of the high land, shall be hired out at public vendue.
Also agreed on by major vote on the day abovesaid, that if any person shall carry any clams from our north side abroad to any other town, they shall be liable to the penalty of eight pounds current money per bushel, the informer to have half the abovesaid sum, the other half to go to the support of the peor of the town.
Having finished the business of the day we do adjourn our town meeting to the first Tuesday in April, A. D., 1786. Entered per
JEREMIAH MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book A, page 30. (Abstract.) To all people to whom these presents shall come, know ye that I, Jonathan Hedges, of Southampton, &c., weaver, for and in consideration of the sum ot sixty pounds to me in hand paid by Annanias Cooper,
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of same place, have granted and sold unto the said Cooper and to his heirs forever, one-eighth part of one share of land known by the name of Montauk, in East Hampton, and do warrant and defend.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the fourth day of April, 1785.
JONATHAN HEDGES. [L.s.] In presence of Henry More, Henry Beers.
Entered and compared and recorded May 30, 1785, per JEREMIAH MILLER, Town Clerk.
Marks, 44 .- David Topping enters for his ear mark a slope under the right ear and a hollow crop on the left ear, and a half penny under the same. Entered May 12th, 1785, by JEREMIAH MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 623 .- At a town meeting held in East Hampton, January 6th, 1786, it was agreed upon by the ma- jor part of the freeholders then convened together, that Dr. Samuel Hutchinson and Matthew Barns, should go to Mo- riches on the 10th inst., to meet a number of men from the respective towns in the county of Suffolk, to consult in mat- ters relative to the county. Entered per
JEREMIAH MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 63 .- At a town meeting held in East Hamp- ton the fourth day of April, 1786, it being our annual town meeting day allowed us by our patent, the inhabitants being convened accordingly, the following persons were chosen town officers by major vote : Trustees-Jeremiah Osborn,
Jeremiah Miller, Jr.
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Matthew Mulford,
Abraham Gardiner,
Elisha Mulford, Jr.
Abraham Miller,
Abraham Mulford, Jr.
Nathan Miller,
Thomas Wickham,
Matthew Barns,
Zebulon Conkling,
John Miller, Jr.
Abraham Barns, Jeremiah Miller, Jr., constables.
Nathan Dayton, Matthew Barns, Elisha Mulford, Jr., Jere- miah Osborn, Elisha Osborn, commissioners of highways.
Jeremiah Miller, Jeremiah Gardiner, Elisha Mulford, Jr., Isaac Conkling, Enos Talmage, assessors.
Daniel Conkling, Abraham Gardiner, David Mulford, over- seers of the poor.
Jesse Dayton, Reuben Hedges, Thomas Jones, sheep and swine pounders.
Daniel Conkling, Abraham Gardiner, Samuel Mulford, Jr., Daniel Dayton, Enos Talmage, Joseph Miller, overseers of the highways.
Capt. John Dayton, supervisor.
Mattew Barns, collector.
Henry Dominy, Samuel Parsons, Daniel Conkling, Jere- miah Gardiner, fence viewers.
Abraham Gardiner, Matihew Mulford, beach pounders.
John Huntting, Nathan Dayton Samuel Mulford, Jr., Na- peag pounders.
On the day abovesaid it was agreed on by major vote that the overseers of the poor, for the year ensuing, namely : Daniel Conkling, Abraham Gardiner and David Mulford shall have full power and lawfvl authority to bind out as apprenti- ces all the children of such parents belonging to this town, as are unable to maintain them, and also to compel all such persons to work as have not any visible means of gaining an honest livelihood agreeable to an act of the Legislature of this State, passed the 17th day of April, 1786.
Also it was voted, on the day abovesaid, that the sum of
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thirty pounds will be necessary for the support of the poor of this town the year ensuing.
Also agreed on by major vote, on the day abovesaid, that if any person or persons shall catch any clams in this town and carry them to any other town, he or they shall be liable to a penalty of eight shillings for every bushel, to be re- covered before any justice of the peace of this country, one half to any person that shall sue for the same, and the other half for the support of the poor of this town.
Also agreed on by major vote, on the day abovesaid, that if any person or persons, not inhabitants or having right in this township, shall catch any fish in any of the bays, coves or creeks belonging to this town, with any kind of net or seine, he, she or they shall be liable to a fine of five pounds current money of New-York, for every draught of fish, as aforesaid, to be sued for and recovered before any Justice of the peace for this county. One half of which fine shall be for any person or persons that shall prosecute for the same, and the other half to go for the support of the poor of this town.
Also agreed on by major vote, on the day abovesaid, that five liekly young stallions shall be purchased for the use of the proprietors of Montauk, and that the trustees purchase them in the course of the ensuing summer, and put them on Montauk, &c.
Also agreed on by major vote, on the day abovesaid, that if any person or persons shall and do pick, rake, or any other way gather any cranberries, on any of the land or meadow belonging to the proprietors of Montauk, or of the town com- mons before the first Tuesday in October next, ensuing. He she or they so offending, shall be liable to a fine of eight shil- lings current money of New-York, per bushel and in the same proportion for a greater or less quantity, to be recovered by any person or persons that shall prosecute for the same,
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The one half of said forfeitures to be for the benefit of the person that prosecutes for the same; and the other half for the benefit of the poor of this town. Entered per
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Cierk.
Adjourned the annual town meeting to the first Tuesday in April in the year 1787.
Book E, page 642 .- At a meeting of the proprietors of Montauk, legally held in East-Hampton the 22d day of Jan- uary, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, it was agreed on by major vote of the pro - prietors abovesaid, as follows :
1st. That all the hither end of Montauk west of the fort pond, shall be improved, to keep sheep for the benefit of the proprietors, and that all the cattle and horses shall be kept to the eastward of the said fort pond.
2d. That sixty-four sheep shall be allowed to go on one whole share, and in the same proportion for a greater or less right, and that four sheep shall go on and be entered in lieu of one neat beast, and that the lambs shall be entered on right, the same as grown sheep, by the first Wednesday in November, or be liable to poundage as grown sheep, and that all sheep that shall be found grazing on said land of Montauk not having right or not being duly entered, shall be impounded, the owner or owners of all such sheep so im- pounded paying two shillings for each sheep so impounded.
3d That a house and other buildings for a shepherd to take care of the sheep, shall be built at some convenient place on said land, and that a large field shall be fenced in, in order to cut hay for the sheep and to keep them in the winter, and that a shepherd shall be provided to live in said house to watch and take care of the sheep according to agreement and as he shall from time to time receive orders from the trustees
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4th. That the Trustees shall have full power to agree on the place for erecting the building, and fencing the field above mentioned. And also to contract with any person or persons to build the house, &c., and to make the fences. And to agree with a proper person to live there as a shepherd to take care of the sheep, &c., and that the said trustees shall manage the whole affair of keeping sheep as abovesaid, as they shall think proper and most for the advantage of the proprietors. Recorded by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 652 .- At a town meeting held in East- Hampton, on Tuesday the third day of April, 1787, it being our annual town meeting day allowed us by our patent, the town officers were chosen, by major vote, as follows, viz : Trustees-Jeremiah Miller, David Mulford,
Nat. Gardiner,
John Dayton,
Elisha Osborn,
Stephen Hedges,
Ezekiel Mulford,
Jeremiah Gardiner,
Isaac Conkling, Jonathan Barns,
Daniel Hedges, Abraham Barns.
Jeremiah Miller, Jeremiah Gardiner, Elisha Mulford Jr., Isaac Conkling and Enos Talmage were chosen assesshrs.
Jeremiah Miller Jr., and Nathan Dayton chosen constables.
Nathan Dayton, Matthew Barns, Elisha Mulford Jr., Jere- miah Osborn and Elisha Osborn, chosen commissioners of highways.
Abraham Gardiner, Daniel Conkling, Matthew Stratton, Elisha Osborn Jr., Samuel Mulford, Timothy Miller, chosen overseers of highways.
Capt. John Dayton chosen supervisor.
Jeremiah Osborn, Huntting Miller and Stephen Hedges were chosen overseers of the poor.
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Jeremiah Miller, Jr., chosen collector.
Samuel Parsons, Jeremiah Gardiner and Henry Dominy chosen fence viewers.
Jonathan Osborn, Jr., John Huntting, Samuel Mulford, Jr., Napeague pounders.
Abraham Gardiner, Elisha Mulford, Jr., John Miller, Jr., beach pounders.
Abraham Hand, Joseph Barns, Daniel Conkling, David Hedges, sheep and swine pounders.
On the day abovesaid, it was agreed on by major vote that a certain tract of common land shall be sold to Capt. Jeremiah Osborn for thirty pounds, and that the money be applied towards the expense of putting new sash windows in the meeting-house, said piece of land is situated at Georgica, and voted that the trustees shall give a deed to the said Jeremiah Osborn for the same, in behalf of the town.
Also agreed on by major vote, on the day abovesaid, that the overseers of the poor, for the year ensuing, namely : Stephen Hedges, Jeremiah Osborne and Huntting Miller, or any two of them shall have full power and lawful authority to bind out as apprentices, all children of such parents be- longing to this town, as are unable to maintain them, and also to compel all such persons to work as have not any visible means of gaining an honest livelihood, agreeable to an act of the Legislature of this State passed the 17th day of April 1786. And also it was voted, on the day aboxesaid, that the sum of fifty pounds will be necessary for the support of the poor of this town, the year ensuing.
Also agreed on by major vote, on the day abovesaid, that if any person or persons not inhabitants or not having right in this township, shall catch any fish in any of the bays, coves, creeks or ponds belonging to this town, with any kind of net or seine, he, she or they so offending shall be liable to a fine of five pounds current money of New-York, for every
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draught of fish as aforesaid, to be recovered before any Justice of the Peace for this county, the one equal half of all such fines shall be for the person or persons that shall prosecute for the same, and the other half to go for the support of the poor of this town.
Page 662 .- Also agreed on by major vote, on the day abovesaid, that if any person or persons shall or do pick, rake or any other way gather any cranberries on any of the land or meadow belonging to the proprietors of Montauk, or the town commons, before the second Tuesday in October, next, ensuing at sunrise, he, she or they so offending shall be liable to a fine of eight shillings per bushel, and in the same proportion for a greater or less quantity to be recovered be- fore any Justice of the Peace for this county, by any person or persons that shall prosecute for the same, the one equal half to go for the support of the poor of this town.
Also agreed on by major vote, on the day abovesaid, that if any person or persons shall dig up and cart away any turf in the town street for the purpose of using it as dung within the term of one year from the date hereof, he, she or they so offending shall be liable to a fine of two shillings per load, to be paid to the trustees for the use of the town, provided nevertheless, that if any poor person hath a mind to get any turf, as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for them to get as many loads as the trustees shall grant them liberty to cart, and provided, also, that the above vote shall not extend to carting loam or dirt to fill up holes in yards, gardens &c.
Also agreed on by major vote, on the day abovesaid, that if any person shall turn any milch cowins or working horses on the commons, the year ensuing, and such cows and horses prove to be unruly, it shall be lawful for any persons to make complaint of said cows or horses to the trustees, and it shall be lawful for the trustees to examine said
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persons and evidences, and to order the owners of all such cows or horsses, to yoke, poker or fetter them, as the said trustees shall think proper, and if they are not im- mediately hampered, according to the order of the trustees, they shall be liable to be impounded, the owner or owners of all such cows or horses paying four shillings for each cow or horse so impounded.
Adjourned to the first Tuesday in April 1788. Entered by ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
EAST-HAMPTON, Oct. 30th, 1787.
Book G, page 171. Field Book-South 8 deg., east 33.25. South 11 deg., west 41.5. South 61 deg., east 22.5. North 20 deg., west 53.5.
The subscribers who were appointed by the trustees of East-Hampton as commissioners to meet the commissioners of the town of Southampton, at Sag-Harbor, for the purpose of laying out a road through Sag-Harbor, Little Division, do report that pursuant to the trust reposed in them they met said commissioners at the time and place by them appointed, and began to run a line from a place commonly called Pierce's corner, being the only boundaries that could, with any pre- cision, be ascertained in this division, which is the south corner of lot No. 13 in said division, and ran on a course south 8 deg., east 128 feet, allowing 3 deg. for the variation of the compass, to the west to the extreme part of lot No. 17, and thence continued the same course 2 poles and one foot, then south 11 deg., west 10 poles to the southermost corner of amendment No. 5, where we staked off a road of two poles wide and run said road south 61 deg., east 224 poles to the East-Hampton road or line. On the east end of the amend- ment we found a sufficiency of land for all the lots, and a highway, which from the form of the lots and the testimony
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of Mr. Joseph Conkling, who says he assisted in laying out. the roads, together with many other circumstances, the commissioners did not hesitate to say a road was formerly laid out there and must now be established ; but, upon the examination of the west line, we found much difficulty in ascertaining the boundaries, and, indeed, never could find, with any degree of accuracy, the southwest corner, but from the best information we could obtain, it appeared there was not sufficiency of land on that side of the amendment exclus- ive of the highway before mentioned, notwithstanding which the commissioners of Southampton agreed to have the road fixed at the place before mentioned, where we have every reason to believe it will be established. Annexed to this we have drawn a plot of this division, with the road as now staked off, which will serve to give a better idea of it than you otherwise could have, unless on the spot.
NATHANIEL GARDINER, PHINEAS HEDGES. Commissioners.
Recorded by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Marks 45 .- Matthew Topping, of Bridge-Hampton, enters for his ear mark a slope under the right ear and a half penny over the same, and a hollow crop on the left ear, and a half penny under the same. Entered November 16th, 1787, by ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
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