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ELISHA MULFORD JR., Town Clerk.
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Book G, page 164 .- We, the subscribers do hereby certify that London, a negro slave of Josiah Dayton, of East Hamp- ton, county of Suffolk and state of New York, appears to be under the age of fifty years, and of sufficient ability to pro- vide a living for himself. Witness our hands,
ABRAHAM MULFORD, JEREMIAH MILLER, Overseers of the poor. JONATHAN DAYTON, NATHANIEL HAND, Justices.
East Hampton, Jan. 29th, 1798.
I do hereby certify that I have registered the above certifi- cate in the office of the clerk of the town of East Hampton, agreeable to an act of the Legislature of this state, entitled "an act concerning slaves," passed the 22d of Feb. 1788.
JOSIAH DAYTON.
The above is a true copy extracted from the original and recorded this 3d day of February, 1798, by ELISHA MULFORD, JR., Town Clerk.
Marks, 55 .- Josiah Edwards enters for his ear mark an ell the upper side of the left ear and a half penny under the same ear and a half penny the upper side of the right ear. Re- corded the 3d day of February, 1798, by
ELISHA MULFORD, JR., Town Clerk.
Elisha Mulford, Jr. enters for his son Sylvanus, his ear mark, a crop on the left ear and a half penny under the same ear, and a slit in the left ear. Entered the 2d day of April, 1798, by
ELISHA MULFORD, JR., Town Clerk.
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Elisha Mulford Jr., enters for his son Elisha his ear mark a crop on the left ear and a half penny under the same ear and a slit in each ear. Enterod the 2d day of April 179S by ELISHA MULFORD JR., Town Clerk.
Book E, page 882-At an annual town meeting held in East-Hampton on Tuesday the third day of April 1798, the town officers for the year ensuing, were chosen and the votes or town laws were passed, as follows :
Elisha Mulford Jr., was chosen Town Clerk.
Trustees-Jeremiah Osborn, Huntting Miller,
Abraham Miller,
David Hedges,
Seth Barns,
David Fithian,
David Hedges, David Talmage 3d
Nathaniel Baker,
Jonathan Schellinger Jr-,
Zephaniah Hedges, Abraham Edwards.
Jonathan Dayton was chosen supervisor.
The town clerk, supervisor and assessors were chosen commissioners of schools.
Isaac Edwards, Jeremiah Osborn, Elisha Mulford, Jr., were chosen commissioners of highways.
Jonathan Schellinger, John Stratton, Jr., David Russel, David Talmage, 3d, Elisha Conkling, Jr., David Sherril were chosen overseers of highways.
Merry Parsons and Daniel Hedges were chosen fence viewers.
Elisha Mulford, Jr., pound master.
Jonathan Tuthill, Jared Hand and Aaron Isaac, Jr., were chosen constables.
Jonathan Tuthill was chosen collector.
Nathaniel Hand, Jeremiah Osborn, Miller Dayton, Elisha Osborn, Jonathan S. Conkling, were chosen assessors.
Huntting Miller and Isaac Edwards, Napeague pounders.
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John Miller, Jr., Nathaniel Baker, Jr., Joseph Barns, Elisha Conkling, Jr., beach pounders.
Jonathan Tuthill, Jeremiah Osborn, overseers of the poor.
Josiah Mulford, Jr., Ambros Parsons, Burnet Conkling, David Parsons, Daniel Osborn, sheep and swine pounders.
Voted for the support of the poor of this town for the year ensuing, £100.
Voted that Jonathan Schellinger and Miller Dayton be in- spectors of the road leading from David Dayton's to Sag Harbor.
Voted that all horses that are found grazing on the beach from the house that Benjamin Hedges lives in at the hither end of Montauk to the extent of the western bounds of this town, from the first day of January next, until the horses are allowed to go to Montauk shall be poundable.
Voted that the trustees be impowered to hire out the pews in the meeting house for one year.
Voted that the commissioners of highways be vested with power to lay out a highway from the Fireplace road to the Three Mile Harbor road.
Also voted that the commissioners of highways be vested with power to lay out a road through William Huntting's beach close.
Voted that the meadow grass from Amagansett lane to the foot of high land be hired out at public vendue for the year ensuing, to be mowed and not pastured, and it was hired to Jonathan Barns for £5, 5s, 6d.
Voted the meadow grass at Georgica beach by hired at public vendue, and it was hired to Daniel Hopping for £1.8.0
Voted that all the right and title of this town in a certain piece of meadow a little eastward of highland, be hired out to mow for one year, and it was hired to David Baker for £0-11s-0
Voted that the trustees be impowered to repair or rebuild the school house at Accabonac.
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Also to pay Dr. Huntington his bill against Richard King and David Miller's daughters, if they think proper.
Voted that the trustees of this town be impowered to ex- amine the claims of the prople claiming commonage, and make a new record or all the commonage that is valid.
Voted that the town law shall be in force respecting clams as it was passed in the year 1792, except the prosecutor shall have the whole forfeiture.
Adjourned to the first Tuesday in April, 1799. Recorded by
ELISHIA MULFORD JR., Town Clerk.
Marks, 55 .- Jonathan Parsons enters for his ear mark a crop on the right ear, a nick under the same ear, and a slope, under the left ear, he giving up the mark that was recorded to him in the year 1791. Recorded this 4th day of June, 179$, by
ELISHA MULFORD, JR., Town Clerk.
Marks, 56 .- Ambrose Parsons enters for his ear mark a slope the under side of the left ear and a crop in the right ear, he giving up his father's mark which was recorded to him by mistake. Recorded the 22d day of Sept., 1797, by ELISHA MULFORD, JR., Town Clerk.
Book G, page 1S5. (Abstract.) To all people to whom these presents shall como, greeting, know ye that I, Thomas Baker, of East Hampton, &c., for and in consideration of the sum of thirty shillings in New York currency to me in hand paid by Stephen Topping, Jr., of Bridge Hampton, &c., have granted and sold unto the said Stephen Topping and his heirs forever, one acre of commonage running throughout the whole
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of the commons of the township of East Hampton, to have and to hold the same forever, and do warrant and defend.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty-fourth day of January, 1799.
THOMAS BAKER. [L.s.] In presence of Samuel Miller, Thomas Carpenter, Jr.
Recorded the 8th day of February, 1305, by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book G, page 186. (Abstract.) To all people to whom these presents shall come, greeting : know ye that I, Stephen Topping, Jr., of Southampton, &c., for and in consideration of fifteen shillings current money of New York, to me in hand paid by Simon Howell, of same town, have granted and sold unto said Howell and his heirs forever, one half acre of commonage running throughout the whole of the commons of the town ship of East Hampton, to have and to hold the same forever, and do warrant and defend.
In witness whereof I have hereuato set my hand and seal the fourth day of February, 1799.
STEPHEN TOPPING, Jr .. [L.S.]
In presence of Silvanus Topping, Stephen Topping.
Recorded the Sth day of February, 1805, by ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Marks 56 .- Samuel Isaacs enters for his ear mark a slit in the right ear and a half penny the upperside of the same ear, said mark was given him by Huntting Miller, as certified by verbal declaration. Recorded the 20th day of February 1799, by
ELISHA MULFORD Town Clerk.
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Matthew Barnes enters for his brand, for horses etc., the letter B on the right shoulder. Recorded the 20th day of February, 1799, by
ELISHA MULFORD, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 902 .- At an annual town meeting held in East-Hampton the 2d day of April 1799, the town officers for the year ensuing were chosen as follows, and the follow- ing votes or town laws were passed by a majority, viz :
Abraham Miller Town Clerk.
Trustees-Jonathan Dayton Elisha Mulford,
John Huntting,
Jonathan Mulford Jr.,
Jonathan Fithian, Jonathan S. Conkling,
Samuel Parsons, Abraham Barns,
David Dayton, Isaac Edwards,
Samuel Mulford Elisha Conkling Jr.
Jeremiah Osborn and Jonathan Tuthill overseers of the poor.
Abraham Miller supervisor.
Jonathan Tuthill, Aaron Isaacs and Jared Hand constables.
John Huntting and Merry Parsons fence viewers.
Elisha Mulford pound master.
Huntting Miller and Jonathan Schellinger Jr., Napeagne pounders.
Josiah Mulford Jr., William Mulford Jr., Mulford Hand, Ambrose Parsons, William Conkling and John Osborn sheep and swine pounders.
Jonathan Tuthill collector.
Nathaniel Hand, Jonathan Dayton, David Hedges, Thomas Osborn and Elisha Mulford, assessors.
The Town Clerk, supervisor and assessors, commissioners of schools.
Jeremiah Osborn, Elisha Mulford and Isaac Edwards, com- missioners of highways.
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Jonathan Schellinger, Abraham Edwards, David Russell, Elisha Miller, Daniel Hopping and Daniel Hedges, overseers of highways.
John Miller Jr., Nathaniel Baker Jr., Jonathan Mulford Jr., Samuel Isaacs and Elisha Conkling Jr., beach pounders.
Voted that the sum of one hundred and twenty pounds be raised for the support of the poor, the year ensuing.
Voted that the meadow grass, at Georgica beach, be hired out at public vendue, and it was hired to Joseph Dimon for £1-7-6.
Voted that the meadow grass from Amagansett lane to the foot of high land be hired out at public vendue, the year ensuing, to be mowed and not pastured, and it was hired to Elisha Mulford for £6-3-0. Received £3-1-0 of Capt. Osborn toward the above.
Voted that the Trustees be vested with full power and authority to settle a dispute with Abraham Baker about the bounds of a certain piece of meadow at Napeague.
Voted that Abraham Miller, Jonathan Dayton, Jonathan S. Conkling, Elisha Mulford, Jeremiah Osborn and Huntting Miller be authorized to examine the claims of all persons own- ing or claiming commonage in this township, and to adjust and settle the same and to make a new record of all the com- monage that is valid.
Voted that the trustees of this town have full power to sell the sea weed that is may be cast on the shore at Sag Harbor from the boundary line between this town and Southampton to Joseph Conkling's water fence at their discretion, &c.
Voted that if any person or persons not inhabitants of this town shall be detected in taking eels in any of the creeks or ponds belonging to this town, he, she or they so offending shall forfeit and pay five dollars for every such offence, to be recovered before any court having cognizance thereof, by any person who shall prosecute for the same, one half of said for-
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feiture when recovered to go to use of the poor of this town, and the other half to the prosecutor.
Voted that no bull shall be allowed to carry a beast on Montank.
Voted that the trustees he authorized to repair the house that William Miller lives in as they shall think proper.
Voted that the trustees hire out the pews in the meeting house for one year at public vendue.
Whereas John Gardiner, formerly of Gardiner's Island, gave a quantity of large timber for building the meeting house, and in consequence of his son Samuel Gardiner building the pews at the foot of the east gallery stairs, it was voted that John Lyon Gardiner and his heirs shall have the use of said pew, as has been customary since it was built, on condition that the said John Lyon Gardiner, or his heirs, shall pay for the use of said pew annually the average price of what the other pews in the meeting house shall hire for.
Voted that the commissioners of highways exchange a cer- tain road with Eli Parsons.
Voted that the cattle may go to Montauk Friday, 5th inst.
Voted that the horses shall not be allowed to lay on Na- peague or the beach or commons belonging to this town, in the winter, from the time the common stock are brought from Montauk in the fall of the year, until they are allowed to go on the next spring, and that all horses that shall be found running at large on Napeague or any of the beaches belonging to this town, or the town commons, on the time of the year above prohibited, shall be liable to be impounded, the owner or all such horse kind so impounded paying four shillings for each horse kind so impounded.
Marks, 56 .- Nathaniel Baker, Jr., enters for his ear mark, a slit in the left ear, which he bought of Mulford Osborne. Entered the 22d of April, 1799, by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
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Book G, page 178 .- Whereas there has been some dispute between the towns of Southampton and East Hampton con- cerning the dividing line or bounds between the two towns at Sag Harbor. We the underwritten subscribers being ap- pointed and authorized by each town to adjust the bounds, viz : Capt. William Pierson, Mr. Henry Corwithie, Capt. David Rose and Major James White, in behalf of Southampton, and Capt. Jeremiah Osborn, Jonathan Dayton, Esq., Mr. Elisha Mulford and Mr. Jonathan S. Conklin, for and in behalf of East Hampton, do mutually agree that a certain stone lying near against Capt. Joseph Conkling's house, and bearing from said stone which is placed on the line to the centre of the said Conkling's front door, a course N. 55° E. to be the dividing line or bounds forever, and running a course from said stone northward N. 23° W. to the water, as the stones are now placed, and to the southward from said stone to a certain white oak tree which is lopped in the line a course S. 23°, 30/ E, which line we do mutually agree to be the established bounds or dividing line at Sag Harbor forever, between the two towns abovesaid.
In witness whereof we do hereunto affix our names this third day of September, 1799.
JAMES WHITE, JON. S. CONKLING,
DAVID ROSE, ELISHA MULFORD, WILLIAM PIERSON, JONA. DAYTON, HENRY CORWITHE, JEREMIAH OSBORN.
The above is a true copy of the original agreement, signed by the above mentioned commissioners, and delivered to be recorded. Attest,
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book H, page 1 .- At an annual town meeting held in East Hampton the 2d day of April, 1800, the town officers for the
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year ensuing were chosen as follows, and the following votes or town laws were passed by major vote :
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Trustees-Abraham Miller, Jeremiah Osborn,
Huntting Miller,
Seth Barns,
Elisha Miller,
Abraham Sherrill, Jr.
Benjamin Miller, Edward Mulford,
David Hedges, Nathaniei Baker,
Thomas Osborn, David Hedges.
Jeremiah Osborn and Jonathan Tuthill, overseers of the poor.
Abraham Miller was chosen supervisor.
Jonathan Tuthill, was chosen collector.
Jonathan Dayton, David Hedges, Elisha Mulford, Nathaniel Hand and Thomas Osborn chosen assessors.
The town clerk, supervisor and assessors chosen commis- sioners of schools.
Jeremiah Osborn, Elisha Mulford and Isaac Conkling chosen commissioners of highways.
Isaac Hedges, Samuel Mulford, David Russell, Eli Parsons, Jonathan Parsons, Elisha Osborn and Huntting Miller, over- seers of highways.
Jacob Osborn, Asahel Miller, William Read, Abraham Payne and Isaac Payne were chosen sheep and swine pounders.
Nathaniel Baker, Jr., Joseph Barnes, Jona. S. Conkling, Jacob Hopping and Isaac Barnes, beach pounders.
Aaron Isaacs, Jonathan Tuthill and Jared Hand were chosen constables.
Jonathan S. Conkling and Miller Dayton were chosen fence viewers.
Elisha Mulford, pound master.
Henry Conkling, Jr., Josiah Mulford, Jr., Jona. Barns, Jr., were chosen Napeague pounders.
Voted 1st, That Miller Dayton and Jonathan Schellinger
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be inspectors of the road leading from David Dayton's to Sag Harbor.
2d. That the sum of three hundred dollars be raised for the support of the poor of this town the year ensuing.
3d. That the meadow grass at Georgica be hired out by the trustees at public vendue.
4th. That all the meadow grass from Amagansett lane to the foot of highland, be hired at public vendue, the year en- suing, to be mowed and not pastured, and it was hired to Huntting Miller for £4, 6s. And also a certain piece of mead - ow a little eastward of highland was hired to Jonathan Barns, Jr., for £0, 6, 0.
5th. That the committee who were last year chosen and authorized to examine the claims of all persons claiming com- monage in this township, and to adjust, settle and make a new record of the same, be continued the year ensuing.
6th. That the trustees may sell the sea weed that is or may be on the highway or common land belonging to this town, at Sag-Harbor, the year ensuing, at public vendue, or other- wise as they shall think proper.
7th. That if any person or persons not inhabitants of this town shall be detected in catching eels in any of the creeks or ponds in the bounds of this town, he, she or they so of- fending shall forfeit and pay five dollars for every such of- fence, to be recovered with costs of suit before any court having cognizance thereof, by any person or persons who shall prosecute for the same to effect, the one half of all which for- feitures, 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 pros- ecute for the same to effect.
Sth. That the trustees shall advertise and hire out the pews in the meeting house, and the parsonage land, for one year, by way of public vendue.
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9th. That horses shall not be allowed to lay on Napeague or the beaches or commons belonging to this town, in the winter from the time that the common stock are brought from Montauk in the fall of the year, until they are allowed to go on Montauk the next spring : and all horse kind that shal be found running at large on Napeague, or any of the beaches or the commons belonging to this town, in the time of year above prohibited, shall be liable to be pounded, the owner or owners of all such horse kind so impounded to pay four shillings for each horse kind so impounded.
10th. That if any person or persons shall cut or any other way destroy any of the trees or bushes on any part of the highway that goes by the house of Abraham Sherrill Jr., and the Springs to the Fire Place, or on the old Accaboneck Road, or on any part of the line highway, or on a certain piece of common land at the great hill on Hand's Creek road, or on a certain piece of common land opposite the house of Cornelius Osborn, or on a certain piece of common land be- tween the middle highway and Three Mile Harbor highway, he, she or they so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum of two shillings for every tree or bush so cut or destroyed on any of the above mentioned highways or common land, to be recovered, with costs of suit before any court having cogniz- ance thereof, by any person or persons who shall prosecute for the same to effect the one half of all which forfeitures when recovered to be for the support of the poor of this town and the other half for the person or persons who shall prose- cute for the same.
11th. That the commissioners of highways may lay out a passing road through the land of David Russell, the heirs of Stephen Baker and William I. Rysam, if they shall think proper.
12th. That the trustees shall hire out all the cranberry
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ground belonging to the town commons at public vendue un- till the first day of November next.
Marks 56 .- Stephen Parsons enters the following ear mark for his son Darius, viz : a hollow crop on the right ear and a half penny on the underside of the same ear. Entered the 3d day of May, 1800, by
ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Marks 57 .- Stephen Parsons enters the following ear mark for his son Anson, viz. a hollow crop on the right ear and a half penny under the same ear, and a slope on the underside of the left ear. Recorded the 7th day of June 1800, by ABRAHAM MILLER, Town Clerk.
Book H, page 3-At an annual town meeting held in and for the town of East-Hampton on Tuesday the 7th day of April 1801, the town officers were chosen by major vote as follows, and the following votes or town laws were passed by major vote.
ELISHA MULFORD, Town Clerk.
Trustees-Jonathan Dayton, Elisha Mulford,
Jeremiah. Miller, Jr.,
Jonathan S. Conkling,
Jonathan Fithian,
Abraham Edwards,
David Baker, Samuel Mulford,
Ambrose Parsons,
Elisha Conkling, Jr. Joseph Barns, Josiah Dayton.
Jeremiah Osborn and Jonathan Tuthill, overseers of poor.
Jonathan Dayton was chosen supervisor.
Jonathan Tuthill, Aaron Isaacs, Jared Hand, constables. Jonathan Dayton, Elisha Mulford, Nathaniel Hand, Thomas Osborn were chosen assessors.
Jeremiah Osborn Jonathan S. Conkling, Samuel Mulford chosen commissioners of highways,
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Edward Mulford, Mulford Hand, Jeremiah Bennett, Jr., Elihu Edwards, William Campbell, Zepheniah Hedges, Abra- ham Osborn, chosen overseers of highways.
John Parsons, Abraham Huntting, chosen fence viewers. Jonathan Tuthill was chosen collector.
Henry Conkling, Jr., Josiah Mulford, Jr., Bennett Conkling chosen Napeague pounders.
Nathaniel Baker, Jr., Abraham Gardiner, Isaac Wickham, Elisha Conkling, Jr., Jonathan Edwards, Jr., ehosen beach pounders.
William Parsons chosen pound master.
Jacob Osborn, Asahel Miller, Samuel Bennet, Burnet Conk- ling, Elisha fithian, chosen sheep and swine pounders.
Clam law penalty one dollar per bushel and in that pro- portion for a larger or smaller quantity to be recovered from any person not a inhabitant of this town as in the year 1792.
Voted. That the trustees be authorized to hire out the parsonage at their discretion, for not less than than one year, nor more than six years.
Voted that the pound be moved from where it now stands to the green near Abraham Sherrill's mill at the expense of this town.
Whereas much disturbance hath heretofore been made dur- ing divine service on the Lord's day, therefore voted that proper persons be appointed to prevent such disturbance. David Talmage 3d, Abraham Huntting, Gardiner Miller and Isaac Hedges were chosen.
Voted. That the meadow grass from Indian mill to the foot of highland, be hired out for mowing, the mowing to be paid next town meeting day, and hired to Huntting Miller for £8- 10-6. Paid.
Voted. That all the common meadow to the eastward of the . above mentioned meadow be hired gut and it was hired to Isaac Barns for £0-17-14.
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Voted. That the meadow grass on Georgica flat which be- longs to the town commons and the beach grass from Jacob Osborns line to Georgica gut to be mowed once and no more, and it was hired to Samuel Isaacs for £0-10-0.
Whereas Dr. Nathaniel Gardiner hath frequently attended sundry poor persons in their sickness and in accidents, that were not able to pay him for his services.
Voted. That this business be referred to the trustees and and that they be authorized to allow him such sum as appears to them just.
Voted. That if any person or persons, not an inhabitant of this town, or any Indian or Indians not of the Montauk Tribe shall be detected in picking cranberries or baberries on Napeague beach or any of the common lands in this town, he, she or they so offending shall forfeit and pay for every offence the sum of five dollars and one dollar for every bushel, to be recovered with cost of suit before any court having cognizance there of the one half of said forfeitures, when recovered, to be paid into the hands of the overseers of the poor for the sup- port of the poor of this town, the other half to the person who shall prosecute for the same to effect.
Voted That the law respecting eels shall be force as it stands for the year past.
Voted that horses shall not be allowed to lay on Napeague or the beach or commons belonging to this town in the wint- er from the time that the common stock are brought from Montauk in the fall of the year until they are allowed to go on the next spring and that all horses that shall be found run- ning at large on Napeague or any of the beaches belonging to this town or the town commons on the time of the year above prohibited shall be liable to be impounded, the owner or owners of all such horse kind so impounded paying four shillings for each horse so impounded.
Voted That flocks of sheep that are under the care of a
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shepherd may run in the town commons until the 20th of April.
Adjourned to the first Tuesday in April, 1802. Record- ed by ELISHA MULFORD, Town Clerk.
Marks 57 .- Jonathan Schellinger, Jr., enters for his ear mark a half penny on the upper side of the left ear, and a slope the under side of the same ear. Recorded May 1, 1801. ELISHA MULFORD, Town Clerk.
Henry Schellenger enters for his ear mark a half penny on the upper side of the right ear and a nick on the under side of the left ear. This mark was given him by Jonathan Schel- enger, Jr. Recorded May 1st, 1801, by
ELISHA MULFORD, Town Clerk.
David VanScoy enters for his son Abraham his ear mark a half penny each side of the left ear and a half penny under the right ear. Recorded the 27th day of November, 1801, by ELISHA MULFORD, Town Clerk.
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