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Book E, page 67 .- At a town meeting, held in East- Hampton, on the first day of April, A. D., 178S, it being our annual town meeting day allowed us by our patent, the town officers were chosen, by major vote, as follows and the follow- ing votes passed, viz :
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Trustees-Abraham Miller, Elisha Malford Jr.,
Abraham Gardiner,
Daniel Conkling,
Nathan Dayton,
Jeremiah Osborn,
John Miller Jr., Nathaniel Hand,
Nathaniel Baker, Enos Talmage, Jeremiah Miller, Jr.
Thomas Wickham,
Thomas Baker and Jeremiah Miller Jr., chosen constables.
Jeremiah Osborn, David Mulford, Ezekiel Mulford, Nathan- iel Hand and Elisha Osborn were chosen assessors.
Nathaniel Hand chosen collector.
Nathaniel Gardiner, Ezekiel Mulford and John Dayton chosen overseers of the poor.
Matthew Barns, Elisha Mulford Jr., Jeremiah Osborn, Elisha Osborn and Nathan Dayton chosen commissioners of highways.
Edward Conkling, David Hedges, Jeremiah Miller Jr., David Talmage, Jacob Osborn Jr., and Isaac VanScoy chosen overseers of high ways.
Capt. John Dayton chosen supervisor.
Henry Dominy, Jeremiah Gardiner and Samuel Parsons, chosen fence viewers.
Jonathan Osborn Jr., John Huntting, Samuel Mulford Jr., and Josiah Mulford, chosen Napeague pounders.
Seth Barns, Isaac Dimon and Elisha Conkling Jr., chosen beach pounders.
Abraham Hand, David Hedges, Joseph Barns, Samuel Mulford and Isaac Conkling, chosen swine pounders and sheep pounders.
Voted, 1st. That if any person or persons shall 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 at any time before the second Tuesday in October next, ensuing at sunrise, he, she or they so offend- ing shall be liable to a fine of eight shillings per bushel, cur-
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rent money of New-York, to be recovered before any Justice of the Peace for this county, by any person or persons that shall prosecute for the same one equal half of said forfeiture to be for the prosecutor or prosecutors, and the other half to go for the support of the poor of this town.
Page 67 .- Voted 2d. That the overseers of the poor of this town, for the time being, or any two of them shall have full power and lawful authority to bind out as apprentices all children of such parents as are unable to maintain them. Also to compel, by binding out or otherwise, all such per- sons as have not any visible means of gaining an honest liveli- hood, agreeable to an act of legislature ot this State passed the 17th day of April 1786.
Voted 3d. That if any person or persons in this township doth employ any stranger or vagrant person not belonging to this town, he, she or they so employing such persons as aforesaid, shall give sufficient security to the overseers of the poor of this town, for the time being, conditioned to main- tain the town harmless from all manner of costs, charges troubles and expenses that hereafter doth or may accrue there- by and that every person or persons that doth employ any stranger &c., as abovesaid, and doth neglect to give security as aforesaid, shall be liable to a penalty of forty shillings cur- rent money of New-York, per week, for every week so neglected, to be recovered before any Justice of the Peace for this county, by any person or persons that shall prosecute for the same, for the support of the poor of this town. En- tered April 1st., 1778 by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Marks 45 .- Isaac Barnes Hand enters for his ear mark a slope on the upper side of the left ear and a half penny under each ear. ntered April 8th, 1788, by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
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Silas Hand enters for his ear mark a slope the under side of the left ear, and a half penny under the same ear. Entered May 2d, 1788, by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Abraham Miller enters for his ear mark one half penny the under side of the left ear and for his brand mark a [] on the left shoulder, which marks were given him by his father Elea- zer Miller, deceased. Entered June 4th, 178S, by ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Ezekiel Payne enters for his ear mark a slope the upper side of each ear. Entered November 21st, 1788, by ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Marks, 46 .- David VanScoy enters for his ear mark a crop on the right car and a half penny under the same ear, and a half penny the upper side of the left ear, which mark he bought of Isaac Payne. Entered November 22d, 1788 by ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Mulford Osborne enters for his ear mark a slit in the left ear, given him by his father. Entered Jan. 9th, 1709, by ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Hedges Osborne enters for his ear mark a crop on the left ear and a slit in the same, and a slope the under side of right ear, given him by his father. Entered January 8, 1789, by ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 68} .- At a town meeting held in East Hampton on Tuesday the seventh day of April, 1789, it be- ing our annual town meeting day, the town officers were
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chosen by major vote for the year ensuing as follows, and the following votes passed, viz :
Trustees-Nathaniel Gardiner,
David Mulford,
Jeremiah Miller,
Daniel Hedges,
Isaac Conkling,
Matthew Barns,
Elisha Osborn, David Hedges,
Abraham Mulford, Jr. Abraham Barns,
Nathaniel Huntting, Abraham Sherrill, Jr.
Jeremiah Miller, Jr. and Thomas Baker were chosen con- stables.
Nathaniel Hand was chosen collector.
Abraham Miller was chosen supervisor.
John Dayton, Ezekiel Mulford and Stephen Hedges were chosen overseers of the poor.
Huntting Miller, Stephen Hedges, John Miller Jr., Jere- miah Osborn, Nathaniel Hand and Elisha Osborn were chosen assessors,
Jeremiah Osborn, Matthew Barns and Elisha Mulford Jr., were chosen commissioners of highways.
Isaac VanScoy, Elisha Conkling Jr., Seth Barns, Jonathan Tuthill, Elisha Miller, Samuel Mulford Jr., and Jared Hand were chosen overseers of the highways.
Jeremiah Miller, David Mulford and Ezekiel Mulford were chosen fence viewers.
John Huntting, Jonathan Osborn Jr., and Samuel Mulford Jr., were chosen Napeague pounders.
Seth Barns, Abraham Dimon Jr., and Joseph Barns were chosen beach pounders.
Jonathan Tuthill, Jesse Dayton, Jeremiah Miller Jr., Thomas Edwards and Philetus Osborn were chosen sheep and swine pounders.
Elisha Mulford Jr., was chosen pound master.
Voted 1st. That the Trustees shall have full power to agree with men to live in the different houses at Montauk to
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do the proprietor's business until the first of January next, and also from said time for one year.
2d. Voted and agreed on by major vote, on the day above- said, that if any person or persons shall and doth rake, pick or any other way gather any cranberries on any of the lands or meadows belonging to the proprietors of Montauk or the town commons at any time before the second Tuesday in October next, ensuing at sunrise, he, she or they so offending ing shall forfeit and pay the sum of eight shillings, current money of New-York, per bushel, to be recovered before any Justice of the Peace in and for the county of Suffolk. The one equal half of said forfeiture to be for the prosecutor or prosecutors and the other half to go for the support of the poor of this town.
3d. Also voted and agreed on by major vote, on the day abovesaid, that the sum of eighty pounds be raised for the support of the poor of this town, for the year ensuing.
Also agreed on, by major vote, on the day abovesaid, the trustees for this town shall have full power to appoint a collector or collectors to gather the arrears of Mr. Buell's rates in such manner as they shall think proper. Adjourned to the first Tuesday in April, in the year 1790. Recorded by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
At a meeting of the proprietors of Montauk legally held on the 29th day of 1879, at the meeting house in East-Hampton. (Crossed in original.)
Marks 46 .- Jared Hand enters for his ear mark a hollow crop on the left ear and a nick under the right ear. Entered April 9th, 1789, by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Henry Topping enters for his ear mark a crop on the left ear and a half penny under the same, and a slope underside
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of the right ear and a half penny over the same. Entered May 23d, 1789, by ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 70 .- At a meeting of the proprietors of Montauk legally held at the meeting house in East-Mampton on the 29th day of June 1789, voted, by unanimous vote, without one dissenting vote, that David Hedges, David Pier- son, Thomas Wickham, Abraham Miller and Jeremiah Osborn be, and they are hereby appointed a committee, to act in con- junction with the trustees of the town of East-Hampton, for the time being, in negotiating the business between the Mon- tauk tribe of Indians, and Jonathan Hedges and others, with full power, if they think proper to support the said Indians in defending their privileges at Montauk, provided they can have security for the payment of monies expended in said business.
ABRAMAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book G, page 180. [Abstract.] Know all men by these presents that I, Isaac Osborn, of Winslow, in the county of Lincoln, Massachusetts, yeoman, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred pounds lawful money, truly paid by Daniel Hopping, of East Hampton, &c., weaver, have sold and conveyed one half of a certain tract of undivided land lying in two divisions situated in said town of East-Hampton, bounded as follows : beginning at the northeast corner and running southerly along by the pond till it comes to a creek called Stephen's creek ; thence running up said creek about forty rods to land of David Hedges, thence running west about thirty rods to a road : thence running northerly up said road to land of Jacob Osborn ; thence running northeast to
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the first mentioned bounds, containing about thirty acres, more or less. The other division lying forty rods northwest, beginning at the southeast corner, running northwest till it comes to a road ; thence running northeast about sixty rods to a road; thence south about sixty poles, to land of Jacob Osborn ; thence running west to the first mentioned bounds and contains about thirty acres, more or less, together with one half a windmill, standing just by said premises. To have and to hold the one half of the undivided premises. Further- more, I, the said Isaac Osborn, for myself and my heirs do warrant and defend.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 1st day of October, 1789
ISAAC OSBORNE. [L.s.]
In presence of
Arthur Lithgow,
A. A. Emerson,
Acknowledged before Arthur Lithgow, Justice of the Peace, at Lincoln, October 2d, 1779.
Entered and compared Dec. 18, 1804, by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Marks 46 .- William Pierson, of Bridge-Hampton, enters for his ear mark, bought of Daniel Pierson a hollow crop on the left ear and a half penny the under side of each ear. En- tered December 9th, 1789, by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Marks 47 .- Samuel Pierson, of Bridge-Hampton, enters for his ear mark, bought of Benjamin Flint, a hollow crop on the left ear and nick on the under side of the same ear. En- tered December 9th, 17S9, by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk,
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Book E, page 70} .- At a town meeting held in East- Hampton on Tuesday the sixth day of April, A. D., '1790, the town officers were chosen, by major vote, for the year ensuing, as follows, and the following votes passed :
Trustees-Abraham Miller, Jeremiah Osborn,
John Miller, Jr.,
Natheniel Hand,
David Baker, Abraham Gardiner,
Daniel Conkling, Nathan Dayton,
Huntting Miller, Elisha Conkling Jr.,
Elisha Mulford Jr., Thomas Wickham,
Jeremiah Miller Jr., and Thomas Baker were chosen con- stables.
Nathaniel Hand was chosen collector.
Abraham Miller was chosen supervisor.
Stephen Hedges and John Dayton were chosen overseers of the poor.
Jeremiah Osborn, Elisha Mulford Jr., and Matthew Barns were chosen commissioners of highways.
Jeremiah Osborn, Huntting Miller Jr., Nathaniel Hand and Elisha Osborn were chosen assessors.
Daniel Dayton, William Mulford, Henry Chatfield, Samuel Mulford Jr., John Parsons the 3d and Thomas Osborn were chosen overseers of the highways.
Elisha Mulford Jr., Jeremiah Miller Jr., and Abraham Mulford were chosen fence viewers.
Jonathan Schellinger Jr., Isaac Edwards, Elisha Conkling Abraham Gardiner, Seth Barns and Jeremiah Dayton Jr., were chosen beach pounders. .
Elisha Mulford Jr., was chosen pound master.
Jeremiah Miller Jr., and Reuben Hedges were chosen Napeague pounders.
Jonathan Mulford, Samuel Hutchinson, Edward Mulford,
Josiah Hedges and Jonathan Baker were chosen sheep and swine pounders,
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Voted 1st. That the sum of eighty pounds be raised for the support of the poor of this town for the year ensuing.
Voted 2d. That if any person or persons shall and doth rake, pick, or any other way gather any cranberries on any of the lands or meadows belonging to the proprietors of Mon- tuak or the town commons at any time before the second Tuesday in October next ensuing at sunrise, he she or they so offending shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of eight shillings current money of New York per bushel, and in the same proportion for a greater or lesser quantity, to be recovered with costs of suit before any court having cogniz- ance thereof by any person or persons who shall sue and prosecute for the same to effect, one half of which forfeiture when recovered to be paid to the overseers of the poor of this town for the use of the said poor, and the other half to the person or persons who shall sue for the same as aforesaid.
Voted 3d. That if any person or persons shall catch any clams anywhere within the bounds of this town and carry them out of the town, he, she or they so offending shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of eight shillings current money of New York for every bushel so caught and trans- ported as aforesaid, to be recovered with costs of suit before any Justice of the Peace in and for this county, one half of which forfeiture when recovered to be paid to any person who shall sue and prosecute for the same to effect, and the other half to go for the support of the poor of this town.
Voted 4th. That the Trustees have full power to agree with Nathan Hand to live in house where he now lives at Montauk the year ensuing, on such terms as they shall think proper.
Marks 47 .- Benjamin Miller enters for his ear mark an ell the upper side of the left ear and a half penny on the under- side of the same ear. Entered May 20th, 1790 by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
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Henry Haines, of Sag-Harbor, enters for his ear mark a half penny on each side of the left ear and a slope on the upperside of the same ear. Entered June 1st, 1790, by ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
John Strong enters for his ear mark an ell the underside of the left ear and a crop on the same. Entered July 7th, 1790 ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
John Cook, of Bridge-Hampton, enters for his ear mark a slope on the upper side of the right ear and a slip on the under side of the left ear. Entered the 2d day of December 1790, by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 72 .- At a town meeting held in and for the town of East-Hampton, on Tuesday, the 5th day of April, A. D., 1791, the town officers were chosen by major vote, as follows and the following vote also passed, by major vote.
Abraham Miller was chosen Town Clerk.
Trustees-David Mulford, Jeremiah Miller,
Ezekiel Mulford,
Seth Barns,
Joseph Osborn,
Enos Talmage,
Samuel Mulford Jr.,
Nathaniel Baker,
David Fithian,
David Hedges,
Nathaniel Huntting, Merry Parsons.
Reuben Hedges and Jonathan Tuthill were chosen con- stables.
Nathaniel Hand, was chosen collector.
Stephen Hedges, John Dayton and Huntting Miller were chosen overseers of the poor.
Jeremiah Osborn, Nathaniel Hand, John Miller, Huntting Miller and Elisha Osborn were chosen assessors.
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Jeremiah Osborn, Elisha Mulford Jr., and Matthew Barns were chosen commissioners of highways.
Samuel Parsons, Jonathan Schellinger, David Russell, Joseph Osborn, Timothy Miller and Elisha Osborn, Jr., were chosen overseers of highways.
Abraham Gardiner, Elisha Mulford Jr., and Abraham Dimon Jr., were chosen beach pounders.
Jeremiah Parsons Jr., Abraham Hand Jr., and Abraham Osborn were chosen sheep and swine pounders.
Abraham Miller was chosen supervisor.
Jeremiah Miller, Stephen Hedges and Nathaniel Huntting were chosen fence viewers.
Elisha Mulford Jr., was chosen pound master.
Nathan Dayton, Jonathan Barns, Benjamin Miller and Abraham Gardiner were chosen Napeague pounders.
Voted 1st. That the sum of one hundred pounds be raised for the support of the poor of this town the year ensuing.
Voted 2d. That if any person or persons shall and doth rake, pick or any other way gather any cranberries on any of the lands or meadows belonging to the proprietors of Mon- tank, or the town commons, at any time before the second Tuesday in October next ensuing, at sunrise, he, she or they so offending shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of eight shillings per bushel, and in the same proportion for a greater or lesser quantity, to be recovered with costs of suit before any court having cognizance thereof, by any person or persons who shall sue and prosecute for the same to effect, the one half of which forfeitures to be paid to the overseers of the poor of this town for the use of the said poor, and the other half for the benefit of the person or persons who shall prosecute for the same as aforesaid.
Voted 3d. That if any person or persons shall and doth catch any clams within the bounds of this town and carry them out of the town, he, she or they so offending shall for-
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feit the sum of eight shillings per bushel for every bushel so catched (and transported) to be recovered with cost of suit before any court having cognizance thereof, the one half of which forfeiture to be for the benefit of any person or persons who shall prosecute for the same to effect, and the other half to go for the support of the poor of this town.
Voted 4th. That Jeremiah Hedges, Jr., of Sag Harbor, have liberty to erect a house below the cliff at Sag Harbor on the common land belonging to this town, on condition that he shall remove said house when he shall be ordered by a majority of votes in town meeting of this town.
Voted 5th. That if any person or persons not belonging to this town, or not having right therein, shall and doth catch any fish with any seine or net in the pond belonging to this town, called Georgica pond, within the term of one year from the date hereof, he, she or they so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of five pounds current money of New York for every offence, or for every draught of fish so drawn or catched, to be recovered before any court having cognizance thereof by any person or persons who shall sue and prosecute for the same to effect, the one equal half of which forfeiture when recovered to be paid to the overseers of the poor of this town for the use of said poor, and the other half to be for the bene- fit of any person or persons that shall prosecute for the same to effect.
Voted 6th. That if any person or persons shall and doth mow or cut any beach grass on any of the beaches belonging to this town without liberty from the trustees, he or they so offending shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of three pounds current money of New York per load, and in the same proportion for a greater or lesser quantity, to be recovered . before any court having cognizance thereof, by any person or persons who shall prosecute for the same, one half of said forfeiture to be for benefit of the poor of this town and the
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other half for the benefit of any person or persons who shall prosecute for the same to effect.
Adjourned to the first Tuesday in April, 1792.
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Marks, 48 .- John P. Osborne enters for his ear mark a half penny the under side of the right ear, a slit in the left ear, and a nick the under side of the left ear. Recorded the 16th day of April, 1791.
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
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Marks 48 .- David Howell, of Southampton, enters for his ear mark a crop on the right ear and a slit in the same and a slope on the underside of the left ear. Recorded the 26th day of October, 1791.
Jonathan Parsons enters for his ear mark a slope on the underside of the right ear and a half penny on the upper side of the same ear. Recorded the 19th day of Dec. 1791, by ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
John Parsons, the fourth, enters for his ear mark a crop on the left ear and a half penny on the upperside of the same ear and a slope on the underside of the right ear. Recorded the 19th day of December, 1791, by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Jonathan Miller enters for his ear mark a slope on the upper side of the left ear and a half penny on the underside of the right ear and a slit in the same ear. Recorded the 19th day of December, 1791, by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Zebulon Conklin enters for his ear mark an ell on the underside of the right ear and a half penny on the upperside
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of the left ear, which was his father's. Recorded the 19th day of December, 1791, by ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Marks 49 .- Simon Conklin enters for his ear mark an ell on the underside of the right ear and a half penny each side of the left ear. Recorded the 19th day of December, 1791, by ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Jeremiah Bennett Jr., enters for his ear mark a half penny on each side of the right ear and a nick on the underside of the left ear.' Recorded the 14th day of March, 1792, by ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 74 .- At a town meeting held in East-Hamp- ton on Tuesday the third day of April, 1762, the town officers were chosen and the votes or laws passed by a majority of votes as follows :
Abraham Miller was chosen Town Clerk.
Trustees-Abraham Miller, Elisha Mulford Jr.,
Jeremiah Osborn, John Miller,
Abraham Mulford,
Joseph Barns,
Abraham Gardiner.
Jeremiah Miller Jr.,
Matthew Barns, Nathaniel Hand,
Elisha Osborn, Matthew Mulford.
Jonathan Tuthill and Aaron Isaacs Jr., were chosen con- stables.
Nathaniel Hand was chosen collector.
Abraham Miller was chosen supervisor.
Jeremiah Osbarn, Nathaniel Hand, John Miller, Elisha . Osborn and Huntting Miller were chosen assessors.
Jeremiah Osborn, Elisha Mulford Jr., and Matthew Barns were chosen commissioners of highways.
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Jonathan Schellinger, Joseph Osborn, Matthew Stratton, David Talmage, Elisha Osborn Jr., and Miller Dayton were chosen overseers of the highways.
Stephen Hedges, John Dayton and David Fithian were chosen overseers of the poor.
Abraham Gardiner, Elisha Mulford Jr., Abraham Dimon Jr., were chosen beach pounders.
Phillip Leek, Jeremiah Parsons Jr., and Abraham Osborn were chosen sheep and swine pounders.
Stephen Hedges, Jeremiah Miller and Nathaniel Huntting were chosen fence viewers.
Elisha Mulford Jr., was chosen pound master.
Abraham Gardiner, Jonathan Barns and John Huntting were chosen Napeague pounders.
Voted 1st. That the sum of one hundred pounds be raised for the support of the poor of this town, the year ensuing.
Voted 2d. That if any person or persons shall rake, pick or any other way gather any cranberries on any of the lands or meadows belonging to the proprietors of Montauk, or the town commons, at any time before the second Tuesday in October next, ensuing at sunrise he, she or they so offend- ing shall, for every such offence, forfeit the sum of twelve shillings current money of New-York per bushel, and in the same proportion for a greater or less quantity, to be recovered with costs of suit before any Court having cognizance there- of, by any person or persons who shall sue and prosecute for the same, to effect the one equal half of all which forfeit- ures, when recovered, to be paid to the overseers of the poor of this town for the use of said poor, and the other half to be for the benefit of the person or persons who shall prosecute for the same as abovesaid.
Voted 3d. That if any person or persons shall catch any clams anywhere within the bounds of this town and carry them out of the town, he, she or they so offending shall, for
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every such offence, forfeit the sum of eight shillings current money of New-York, for every bushel so caught and trans- ported, as aforesaid, to be recovered, with costs of suit, before any Court having cognizance thereof. The one equal half of all which forfeitures, when recovered, to be paid to the over- seers of the poor of this town for the use of said poor, and the other half to be for the benefit of the person or persons who shall prosecute for the same, as aforesaid.
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