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Westermost lot No. 1, Talmage Barnes, $2.25
2, Isaac Barns,
1.80
3, Thomas Edwards,
4.02
4, Abraham Parson, Jr.
3.62
5, Simon Conklin,
5.10
6, Henry Conklin,
5.02
Sedge flat at Acabonac, Ambrose Parsons,
5.00
Meadow grass, Georgica, John Hedges,
3.35
$30.16
Account of Jeremiah Loper's Montauk which was hired out on Tuesday April 1st, 1823, by the freeholders and common-
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RECORDS : TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON
alty of the town of East Hampton, and payment on the first day of September next.
Joseph Dimon, 1 beast right, outside, paid, .50
Joseph Dimon, 1 do. do. .52
paid,
Merry Parsons, 1 do. do. paid,
.53
Philetus Osborn, 1 do. do. paid, .53
Jonathan Osborn, Jr., & right in the field,
2.06
$4.14
Adjourned to meet again on the first Tuesday in April next, 1824, at 12 o'clock, noon.
Voled by the proprietors of the land of Montauk that the trustees of the town have full power and authority to transact the business in relation to the said Montauk, and in behalf of the proprietors thereof from this day until the next annual town meeting.
Marks, 90 .- Bethuel Edwards enters for his ear mark a slope over the left ear and a slit in the right and a half penny under the same ear. Recorded the Sth day of April, 1823, by ABRAHAM PARSONS, Town Clerk.
Thomas Filer enters for his ear mark a crop of the left ear, and a half penny the under side of the same ear, and an ell the under side of the right ear, which was given to the said Filer by David Mulford, which is recorded to the said Mul- ford, March 19th, 1807. Recorded April 8th, 1823, by ABRAHAM PARSONS, Town Clerk.
Capt. David VanScoy enters the following ear mark for his grandson Henry L. VanScoy, to wit, a square crop of the right ear, an ell upper side of the same, a square crop of the left ear and a half penny upper side of same ear. Recorded the 1st day of June, 1823, by
ABRAHAM PARSONS, Town Clerk.
430
RECORDS: TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
91 .- John King the 3d enters for earmark a hollow crop of each ear and a half penny over the left. Recorded June 6th, 1$23, by
ABRAHAM PARSONS, Town Clerk.
Book G, page 194 .- We the subscribers, overseers of the poor of the town of East Hampton, in the county of Suffolk, and State of New York, do hereby certify that Dick, a negro slave to Fanny Mulford, Hannah Sleight and Cornelius Sleight, of the town of East Hampton, county and state aforesaid, and Sophia Sayre, of the town of Southampton, of the county and state aforesaid, heirs of William I. Rysam, appears to be under the age of forty-five years and of sufficient ability to provide for himself.
Dated in East Hampton this first day of October, one thousand eight humdred and twenty-three.
Overseers of the Poor.
I do hereby certify that the above certificates are true copies of the original, recorded this first day of October, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three.
ABRAHAM PARSONS, Town Clerk.
Book G, page 194 .- We, the subscribers, overseers of the poor of the town of East-Hampton, in the County of Suffolk and State of New-York, do hereby certify that Thomas, a negro slave, to Fanny Mulford, Hannah Sleight and Cornelius Sleight, of the town of East-Hampton, of the County and State aforesaid, and Sophia Sayre, of the town of Southamp- ton, county and state aforesaid, heirs of William I. Rysam, appears to be under the age of forty-five years of age, and of sufficient ability to provide for himself.
Dated in East-Hampton, October the first day, one thous- and eight hundred and twenty-three.
Overseers of the poor.
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RECORDS: TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
Marks 91 .- Samuel Schellinger enters for his ear mark a half penny on the upper side of the right ear, a slope under the same, and a half penny on the upper side of the left ear. Recorded February the 19th, 1824, by
ABRAHAM PARSONS, Town Clerk.
Smith Miller enters for his ear mark a cropped ell, the ell on the upper side of the right ear. Recorded March the 19th, 1824.
Book H, page 562 .- At an annual town meeting held at the meeting house in the town of East-Hampton, on Tuesday, the 6th day of April, 1824, the town officers were chosen and the votes or town laws were passed as follows :
Abraham Parson was chosen Town Clerk.
Jonathan S. Conklin, supervisor.
Isaac Barns, Samuel Miller, Abraham Parsons, Isaac Ed- wards, Elisha H. Conklin, assessors.
Isaac B. Miller, Samuel Miller, David Hedges, Jr., com- missioners of highways.
Samuel Miller, Nathaniel Huntting, overseers of the poor.
Charles R. Hand, constable and collector, and to collect the taxes for 3 per cent.
Abel Huntington, Jonathan S. Conklin, David Hedges, Jr., commissioners of common schools.
Abraham Parsons, Ebenezer Phillips, Nathaniel Dominy, inspectors of common schools.
Elisha H. Conklin, Jonathan H. Stratton, Abraham Par- sons, Samuel Miller, David VanScoy, Lewis Edwards, Jere- miah Huntting, Josiah Mulford, Jr., Jeremiah Dayton, Hunt- ting Miller, Nathaniel Hand, Isaac Barns, trustees.
Stephen Sherry, Sherry Conklin, Henry P. Terry, Silas Payne, Benjamin Hedges, David Sherry, Asa Miller, Zepha- niah Hedges, Ezra Miller, John T. Dayton, Burnet Conklin, overseers of highways.
432
RECORDS: TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
Jonathan Fithian, Malines Osborn, Isaac Barns, William Mulford, Elisha H. Conklin, Jonathan Schellinger, Asa Miller, Eli Parsons, Jeremiah Mulford, John T. Dayton, Joseph Di- mon, Abraham VanScoy, Mulford Parsons, Abraham Osborn, Samuel Osborn, Joseph Edwards, John Stratton, fence viewers.
Abraham Parsons, Jr., Lewis Edwards, David Baker, Elisha Osborn, Jr., pound masters.
Jeremiah T. Parsons, Aaron Fithian, Harvey Osborn, Na- prague pounders.
David Edwards, Jacob Osborn, Jacob Hopping, Jonathan Barns, beach pounders.
John Stratton, Miller Dayton, Mulford Hand, John Dimon, Jr., Nathaniel Hand, Thomas Hopping, sheep and swine pounders.
1st. That seven hundred dollars be raised by tax for the support of the poor of this town for the year ensuing.
2d. That the same number of the pews and slips in the meeting house be hired as they were the last year, and the money arising therefrom, be applied towards the payment of Mr. Phillips' salary after paying the necessary expenses for the repairs of the meeting house, and that the trustees super- intend the same.
3d. Voted that the trustees be requested to rescind the vote that was taken at our last annual town meeting, relative to Joshua Penny, respecting the sedge flat near the mouth of Three Mile Harbor, and that this meeting does not approve of the trustees selling common land or highways at a fair valuation.
4th. Voted that Abraham Parsons, Jr., be authorized to repair the pound and keep in repair for the year ensuing, at the expense of the town, and that money be levied and col- lected in the same manner as other money is levied and col- lected for other contingent charges of the said town.
433
RECORDS: TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
5th. Voted that the yards of Lewis Edwards, Nathaniel Hand, David Baker, and Elisha Osborn, Jr., be public pounds
6th. Voted that the trustees be requested to take care of the meeting house and see that no injury be done it, and that they prosecute all persons who shall do injury to the said house in any manner whatever. Also employ some suitable person to attend to the shutting the doors and windows of the same, and ringing the bell.
7th. Voted that if any person or persons shall keep any flock of sheep, or suffer their sheep to be on the commons of this town, or on the highways of the same, after the twentieth day of this month until the twentieth day of March next, all such sheep shall be liable to be impounded, the owner or own- ers of such sheep to pay one shilling for each sheep so in- pounded, Wainscott flock excepted, and that to be under the 'care of a shepherd approved of by the trustees.
8th. Voted that all horses and neat cattle that are found grazing or running at large on Napeague, or any of the beach- es on the south side from the hither end of Montauk to the western bounds of this town at any time between the sixth day of May and the twelfth day of September next, ensuing, shall be liable to be impounded, the owner or owners of all such horses and neat cattle to pay fifty cents per head for all such horses and neat cattle so impounded.
9th. Voted that the supervisor of this town be required to collect all debts due the same.
10th. Voted that all the meadow grass between Indian well and the foot of highland be hired out to mow for one year, and not to pasture. Also the meadow grass at Georgica and the sedge flat at Accabonac, and the same were hired out accordingly, and in the following manner, and payment to be made on the first day of September next :
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RECORDS : TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
Westermost lot No 1 Burnet Conklin, paid $1.12}
2, Jonathan Schellinger, X1.00
3, Jonathan H. Stratton, X1.53
4, John Miller, paid 2.40
5, Talmage Barns, paid 2.75
X2.60
6, Abraham Parsons, Jr., X3.10
Sedge flat, Accabonac, Baldwin C. Talmage Meadow grass, Georgica, Abraham Osborn, paid
1.20
Account of Jeremiah Lopers', Montauk, hired out on Tues- day, the 6th day of April, 1824, by the freeholders and com- monalty of the town of East-Hampton, and payment to be made on the first day of September next.
1 beast right outside, Samuel Miller, paid .42
1
Merry Parsons, paid .40
1
Samuel Miller, paid .38
1 66 Merry Parsons, paid .33
¿ right in the field Isaac Edwards, paid 1.70
Adjourned to meet again on the first Tuesday in April next 1926, at 12 o'clock, meridian.
Voted, by the proprietors of Montauk that the trustees of the town have full power and authority to transact the busi- ness relative to the said Montauk, and in behalf of the pro- prietors thereof. from this day until our next annual town meeting.
At an annual town meeting held at the meeting house in the town of East-Hampton, on the 5th day of April, 1825, the town officers were chosen and the town laws were passed as follows :
Abraham Parsons was chosen town clerk.
Jonathan S. Conklin, supervisor.
Isaac Edwards, Isaac Barns, Samuel Miller, Elisha H. Conklin, Abraham Parsons, assessors.
Samuel Miller, Jonathan H. Stratton, Mulford Hand, com- missioners of highways.
435
RECORDS : TOWN OF EAST-HMPTON.
Samuel Miller, Nathaniel Huntting, overseers of the poor.
Charles R. Hand, Horace Isaacs, constables.
Charles R. Hand, collector, to collect for 3 per cent.
· Abel Huntington, Ebenezer Phillips, Jonathan S. Conklin, commissioners of common schools.
Mulford Hand, Samuel Miller, Abraham Parsons, inspect- ors of common schools.
Jonathan S.Conklin, Thomas J. Mulford, Elisha Osborn, Jr., Talmage Barns, Jeremiah Mulford, David Edwards, Eli Parsons, William Mulford, Josiah C. Dayton, Stephen Hedges. Asa Miller, Nathaniel Huntting, trustees.
Joseph Osborn, Jr., Burnet Conklin, Elisha Osborn, Jr., Stephen Ranger, Samuel Osborn, Charles R. Hand, Mulford Parsons, Jeremiah Mulford, John Dimon, Abraham VanScoy, overseers of highways.
Jonathan Schellinger, Harvey Osborn, Bethuel Edwards, Thomas Hopping, Miller Bennett, Joseph Miller, Baldwin C. Talmage, Josiah Mulford, Jr., Ananias Baker, Elisha H. Conklin, Hezekiah Edwards, Miller King, Sylvanus Parsons, William D. Parsons, Jared Cook, fence viewers.
Abraham Parsons, Jr., Baldwin C. Talmage, Nathaniel Hand, Nathan Conklin, pound masters.
Aaron Fithian, Jeremiah T. Parsons, Samuel C. Parsons, Napeague pounders.
Charles Conklin, Jacob Hopping, Elisha Osborn, Jr., Ezekiel Miller, Samuel Schellinger, beach pounders.
Nathaniel Hand, Isaac Hopping, Jacob Osborn, Henry H. Parsons, John Stratton, Elisha Mott, Mulford Hand, James Mulford, Lester Bennet, Jr., Abraham King, sheep and swine pounders.
Voted. That the yards of Nathaniel Hand, Elisha Conklin and Baldwin C. Talmage be public pounds.
Ist. Voted that seven hundred dollars be levied and raised for the support of the poor of this town for the year ensuing.
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RECORDS: TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
2d. Voted that the same number of pews and slips in the meeting house be hired out as they were hired out the last year and the money arising therefrom to be applied towards the payment of Mr. Phillips' salary, after paying the necessary, expenses for the repairs of the meeting house under the su - perintendence of the trustees.
3d. Voted that Abraham Parsons, Jr., be authorized to re- pair the pound and keep it in repair for the year ensuing, at the expense of the town, and that money be levied and col- lected in the same manner as other money is levied and col- lected for other contingent charges of the said town.
4th. Voted that the trustees be requested to take care of the meeting house and see that no injury be done it, and prosecute all persons who shail do injury to the said house in any manner whatever, also employ some suitable person to attend to the shutting of the doors and windows of the said house, to sweeping the same, and ringing the bell.
5th voted. That if any person or persons shall keep any flock of sheep or suffer their sheep to be on the commons of this town or on the highways of the same after the twentieth day of this month until the twentieth day of March next, all such sheep shall be liable to be impounded; the owner or owners of such sheep to pay one shilling for each sheep so impounded, Wainscott flock excepted, and that to be under the care of a shepherd approved of by the trustees.
6th. That all horses and neat cattle that are found grazing or running at large on Napeague or any of the beaches on the south side from the hither end of Montauk, to the western bounds of town at any time between the sixth day of May and the twelfth day of September next ensuing, shall be liable to be impounded, the owner or owners of all such horses or neat cattle to pay fifty cents per head for all such horses or neat cattle so impounded.
7th. That if any person or persons, not inhabitants of this
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REOCRDS : TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
town, or not having right in the commons of this town, shall be detected in catching eels in any of the bays, harbors, creeks or ponds belonging to the same, he, she or they so offending shall, for every such offense, forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars and eighteen cents for every dozen so caught, to be recovered, with costs of suit in any court having cog- nizance thereof, by any person or persons who shall prosecute the same to effect, the one half of which forfeiture, when re- covered, to be paid to the overseers of the poor, for the use of the poor of this town and the other half to the person or person or persons who shall prosecute for the same as afore- said.
8th. That the horses, cattle and sheep run at large on the common land and highways of this town as they have here- tofore been permitted to run.
9th. That the money for which the public grass of this town is hired out be paid to the . Town Clerk of the said town.
10. That all the meadow grass between Indian well and the foot of highland. Also three other lots of meadow grass to the eastward of highland on the south side of the Montauk road. Also the meadow grass at Georgica, and the sedge flat at Acabonac, and the same were hired out accordingly, and in the following manner, and payment to be made on the first day of September next :
Westermost Lot No. 1, Talmage Barnes
$1.60
66
2, Jonathan Schellinger, X1.82
66
3, Samuel Schellinger, 1.70
66 66
4, Abraham Parsons, Jr., X1.89
66
5, Jonathan Schellinger,
2.50
66
6, David Edwards,
2.05
7, Nathan Miller, 1.25
S, Charles Conklin, 1.00
66
66
9, Charles Conklin .60
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RECORDS: TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
Sedge flat, Acabonac, Jonathan H. Stratton, X3.20
Meadow grass, Georgica, Samuel Oaborn, X2.05
Account of Jeremiah Lopers, Montauk, which was hired out on Tuesday, the 5th day of April, 1825, by the inhabi- tants, freeholders and commonalty of the town of East-Hamp- ton, and payment to be made on the first day of September next .
1 beast right outside, Samuel Osborn, .40
1
66 Samuel Osborn,
.40
1 66 66 Samuel Osborn, .41
1
66
Abraham Payne, .41
{ of right in the field David A. Miller, .76
Adjourned to meet again on the first Tuesday in April next, 1826, at the meeting house in this town, at 12 o'clock noon.
Voted by the proprietors of Montauk that the trustees of this town have full power and authority to transact the busi- ness relative to the said Montauk, and in behalf of the pro- prietors, from this day until our next annual town meeting.
Marks, 91 .- Daniel Dayton enters for his ear mark a crop off the left ear, and a half penny under the right ear which he says was given to him by Abraham S. Gardiner which is re- corded to David Gardiner on the 29th page of this book, July 16th, 1744. Recorded the 4th of May, 1825, by
ABRAHAM PARSONS, Town Clerk.
Marks, 92 .- Captain Benjamin Rogers, of Bridge-Hampton enters the following ear mark for his son Harry Rogers, to wit : a slope off the upper side of the right ear, and a half penny over the left ear. Recorded the 6th day of May, 1825, by
ABRAHAM PARSONS, Town Clerk.
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RECORDS: TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
Mulford Parsons enters for his son, Elias M. Parsons, the following ear mark (to wit) a crop off the right ear and a half penny under the same and a crop of the left ear and a half penny over it. Recorded the 7th day of July, 1825, by ABRAHAM PARSONS, Town Clerk.
Nathan M. Terbell enters for his ear mark a cropped ell on the upper side of the right ear and a hole on the left ear. Recorded the 8th day of July, 1825, by ABRAHAM PARSONS, Town Clerk.
Abraham H. Sandford, of Bridge-Hampton, enters for his ear mark a half penny on the upper side of each ear and a slope on the under side of each of the same ears. Recorded the 27th day of November, 1825, by
ABRAHAM PARSONS, Town Clerk.
David Bains enters for his ear mark an ell over the left ear and under the right ear. Recorded the 7th day of January, 1826. by
ABRAHAM PARSONS, Town Clerk.
Book E, page 105 .- Taken up by Benjamin I. Miller, a pied two year old heifer marked with a crop off the right ear and a half penny over the same, and ell under the left ear. Recorded January 7th, 1826 by
ABRAHAM PARSONS, Town Clerk.
Book H, page 62 .- At an annual town meeting held at the meeting house in the town of East-Hampton on the 4th day
440
RECORDS: TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
of April, 1$26, the town officers were chosen and the town laws were passed as follows :
Abraham Parsons was chosen Town Clerk.
David Hedges, Jr., was chosen supervisor.
David Hedges, Jr., Zephaniah Hedges, Isasc Barnes, Sam- uel Miller, Jonathan H. Stratton, Assessors.
Abraham Parsons, William D. Parsons, Samuel Miller, com- missioners of highways.
Jeremiah Huntting, Daniel Osborn, overseers of the poor.
Charles R. Hand, Isaac S. VanScoy, Silas Payne, constables Charles R. Hand, collector.
Abel Huntington, Abraham Parsons, Ebenezer Phillips, commissioners of common schools.
David Hedges, Jr., Jonathan Osborn, Jr., Abraham Hedges, John T. Dayton, Samuel L. Mulford, Jonathan H. Stratton, Silvanus Parsons, William D. Parsons, William Hedges, Isaac Barnes, Jonathan B. Mulford, Samuel Miller, trustees.
Abel Huntington, David Hedges, Jr., Daniel Dayton, in- spectors of common schools.
Jeremiah T. Parsons, John Parsons, James Edwards, Daniel Dayton, Samuel Edwards, Thomas J. Mulford, Samuel Miller, Stephen Ranger, John Dimon, overseers of highways.
William Mulford, Isaac Edwards, John Stratton, Talmage Jones, Abraham VanScoy, Elisha H. Conklin, Nathaniel B. Barnes, Timothy Miller, Henry Edwards, Ananias Baker, Jacob Hopping, Henry P. Terry, fence viewers.
Jeremiah T. Parsons, Baldwin C. Talmage, Samuel L. Mulford, Jacob Hopping, pound masters.
Thomas B. Hand, Aaron Fithian, Henry Schellinger, Joseph Barnes, Jr., Napeague pounders.
Zephaniah Hedges, William Baker, Samuel L. Mulford, Abraham Osborn, Jr., Thomas B. Hand, beach pounders.
John King, 3d., Stephen Sherry, Jeremiah T. Parsons,
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RECORDS : TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
Benjamin Bennet, Eleazer Miller, Jr., Charles R. Hand, Burnet Conklin, Nathan Conklin, sheep and swine pounders.
Ist voted. That the sum of seven hundred dollars be levied and collected for the support of the poor of this town for the year ensuing.
21. That the same number of pews and slips in the meet- ing house be hired out as were hired out last year, and the money arising therefrom, to be applied towards the payment of Mr. Phillips' salary, after paying the necessary expenses for the repairs of the meeting house and that it be under the direction of thetrustees.
3d, That the trustees be requested to take care of the meeting house and see that no injury be done to it, and pros- ecute all persons who shall do injury to the same in any man- ner whatever, also employ some suitable person to attend to the shutting of the doors and windows of the said house, to sweeping the same and ringing the bell.
4th. That if any person or persons shall keep any flock of sheep, or suffer their sheep to be on the commons or highways of the same after the twentieth day of this month until the twentieth day of March, all such sheep shall be liable to be impounded, the owner or owners of such sheep to pay one shilling for each sheep so impounded, Wainscott flock except- ed, and that to be under the care of a shepherd approved of by the trustees.
5th. That all horses and neat cattle that shall be found grazing or running at large on Napeagu« or any of the beach- es on the south side from the hither end of Montauk to the western bounds of this town, at any time between the sixth day of May and the twelfth day of September next ensuing, shall be liable to be impounded, the owner or owners of all
442
RECORDS: TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
such horses or neat cattle to pay fifty cents per head for all such horses or neat cattle so impounded.
6th. That if any person or persons not inhabitants of this town or not having right in the commons of the same, shall be detected in catching eels in any of the bays, harbors, creeks or ponds of this town, he, she or they so offending shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars, and the sum of eighteen cents for each and every dozen so caught, to be recovered, with costs of suit, in any court hav . ing cognizance thereof, by any person or persons who will prosecute the same to effect, the one-half of which forfeiture, when recovered, to be paid to the overseers of the poor for the use of the poor of this town, and the other half to the person or persons who shall prosecute for the same as afore- said.
7th. That the horses, cattle and sheep run at large on the common land and highways of this town as they have hereto- fore been permitted so to run,
8th. That the money which the public grass of this town is hired out for to be paid to the town clerk.
9th. That all the meadow grass between Indian well and .the foot of highland. Also three other lots of meadow grass to the eastward of highlands, on the south side of the Montauk road, also the meadow grass at Georgica and the sedge flat at Accabonac, and the same were hired out accordingly, and in the following manner, and payment to be made on the first day of September, next :
Westermost lot No. 1, Jeremiah King $1.76
2, Isaac B. Edwards 1.50
3, David Edwards 2.15
4, Isaac B. Edwards 2.05
5, Thomas Edwards 2.55
Paid Samuel Miller $ 6 William Baker,
2.00
in the year 1839, { 7 William Baker,
1.65
RECORDS: TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON. 443
,85
8, Joseph Dimon, 9, Joseph Dimon 1.25
Sedge flat, Accabonac, Asa Miller,
4.55
Meadow grass, Georgica, Abraham Osboru
1.00
. $21.31
10. That the highways of this town be repaired by esti- mate.
11th. That Jacob Hopping's, Samuel L. Mulford's and. Baldwin C. Talmage's yards be considered public pounds.
Account of Jeremiah Lopers' Montauk, which was hired out on Tuesday, the 4th day of April, 1826, by the inhabi- tants, freeholders and commonalty of this town, and payment to be made on the first day of September next.
1 beast right outside, Ezekiel Payne, 1.03
1
66 David Edwards, 1.05
1
66
Abraham Huntting, 1.06
1
66
Joseph Osborn, Jr., 1.07
& right in the field Jonathan Tuthill,
2.95
$7.16
Adjourned to meet again on the first Tuesday in April next, 1827, at the meeting house in this town, at 12 o'clock, noon.
Voted, by the proprietors of Montauk, that the trustees of this town have full power and authority to transact the busi- ness relative to Montauk, in behalf of the proprietors, from this day until our next annual town meeting.
Marks 93 .- Jonathan Osborne enters for his ear mark a slit in the end of the right ear, which he says he bought of Isaac Wickham, which is recorded on the 61st page of this book. Recorded the 7th day of June 1826, by
ABRAHAM PARSONS, Town Clerk.
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RECORDS: TOWN OF EAST-HAMPTON.
Sylvester Ranger enters for his ear mark a crop off the left ear, and an ell on the fore side of the same, and a half penny on each side of the right ear. Recorded the 28th day of July, 1826, by
ABRAHAM PARSONS, Town Clerk.
Book G, page 195 .- Whereas application has been made to us, the subscribers, commissioners of highways, for the ttown of East-Hampton, in the county of Suffolk, by David Barnes and Samuel Schellinger, to regulate a highway that leads rrom Amagansett to a place known and called Abra- ham's Landing, as may more fully appear by having recourse to the record of the said highway allowed and laid out in 1739-40. Therefore we, the subscribers, commissioners of highways for the said town of East-Hampton, having viewed and examined the said highway, do agree and determine that the said highway be four rods wide (that is to say) two rods from the middle or centre of the path or road on each side, in pursuance of the act entitled "an act to regulate highways" passed March 19th, 1813-the said highway to be and remain four rods wide as abovesaid, that is, two rods wide from the middle or centre of the path or road on each side the whole length of the same. And we, the commissioners, do hereby authorize the town clerk to make a record hereof, according to law.
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