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Assessors.
Attest, Sylvanus M. Osborn, Town Clerk.
Page 59, Book K .- At the annual Town Meeting held in the Town of East-Hampton on the 3d of April,
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1860, the town officers elected and the town laws pass- ed were as follows, viz:
Supervisor, Stephen L. Hedges.
Town Clerk, Sylvanus M. Osborn.
Justice of the Peace, James H. Price.
Assessor, Isaac S. Miller.
Collector, William H. Babcock, Jr.
Commissioner of Highways, Jonathan C. Schellin- ger.
Overseers of the Poor, Sineus C. M. Talmage, John H. Youngs.
Inspectors of Election, 1st District, Samuel B. Gar- diner, John C. Hedges; Lawton S. Parsons, ap. 2nd District, William A. Woodbridge, Luther L. Sherman; Abner D. Smith, ap. 3d District, Henry P. Osborn, David C. Barnes; Jeremiah T. Parsons, ap. 4th Dis- trict, Issac S. Miller, Jehial K. Parsons; Smith S. Mil- ler, ap.
Constables, William H. Babcock, Jr., John Homan, Abraham Dayton.
Town Trustees-Sylvanus M. Osborn, John D. Ed- wards, Timothy L. Miller, Charles J. Mulford, Isaac Schellinger, Abraham O. Van Scoy, Thomas Osborn, Joseph H. Barnes, Sineus C. M. Talmage, Jeremiah Lester, Edward Dayton, Edward H. Jones.
Overseers of Highways-Isaac S. Edwards, William Baker, Jared D. Hedges, Alfred D. Ranger, Benjamin Bennett, Hezekiah Edwards, David C. Barnes, David H. Huntting, Isaac W. Miller, William C. Hand, Joseph H. Dimon, Henry Dayton.
Pound Masters, John H. Youngs, Clark L. King, A. D. Candy.
Resolved 1st-That the sum of twelve hundred dol-
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lars be raised for the support of the poor for the en- suing year.
Resolved 2nd-That the sum of two hundred and seventy-five dollars for the contingent expenses of the town for the year be raised.
Adjourned to meet at the church on the first Tues- day in April, 1861, at 10 o'clock A. M.
STEPHEN L. HEDGES,
Town Clerk. HENRY B. TUTHILL,
SAMUEL B. GARDINER,
JEREMIAH T. PARSONS, JR., JAMES H. PRICE,
Justices.
Transcribed by Sylvanus M. Osborn, Town Clerk.
Page 263, Book G.
County of Suffolk, Town of East-Hampton, ss .:
Whereas application has been made to the commis- soners of highways, of said town in due form of law by twelve reputable freeholders of said town, "That they would lay out a highway in said town com- mencing at a point between the houses of David D. Parsons and Isaac Edwards, on the cross highway leading from the Springs to the Accabonac highway on the northeast side of said cross highway, and end- ing at a place commonly called the landing, which said highway will pass through the enclosed lands of the said David D. Parsons and Isaac Edwards."
Now, therefore, we, the commissioners of highways of said town, all of said commissioners having been notified to attend and deliberate upon the subject of this application, having examined into the facts and
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circumstances of the case and having become satisfied that said highway is necessary for the public conven- ience,
Do order that a highway be laid out in accordance with the aforesaid petition and entered of record in the Town Clerk's office of said town according to a survey which has been made by us as follows, viz: The center line of said highway beginning at a stake, marked A on the map (said stake bearing from the southeast corner of David D. Parson's house S. 41 de. grees E. dis. 3.83 chains, and from the northwest cor- ner of David D. Parsons barn S. 86 degrees E. dis. 2.55 chains), running N. 48} degrees E. dist 7.43 chains to a stake (marked B on the map) to the division line be- tween the said D. D. Parson's and I. Edwards', then N. 39 degrees E. dis. 4.50 chains through said Isaac Edwards' land to a rock at the edge of the Creek, be, ing the termination of said highway, and that said highway be three rods in width.
In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names this 27th day of April, 1860.
JONATHAN C. SCHELLINGER,
SINEAS C. M. TALMAGE, JOSEPH H. BARNES,
Commissioners of Highways in Town of E. H.
Posted and recorded by Sylvanus M. Osborn, Town Clerk, April 28, 1860.
Order and survey filed in the Town Clerk's office marked H.
Page 122-Julius D. Parsons enters for his ear mark a hollow crop at the left ear and a halfpenny under the same, said mark stands recorded to W. D. Parsons,
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page 100; also a hollow erop at the left ear and a half- penny over the same.
Recorded May 7th, 1860.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
Page 122-William H. Parsons enters for his Ear mark, a hollow crop at the right ear and a halfpenny under the same, said mark stands recorded to Wm. D. Parsons on page 100; also a slope under the right ear and a halfpenny over it, and a square crop at the left ear; said mark stands recorded to W. D. Parsons, page 99.
Recorded May 7th, 1860.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
Book of Ear Marks, Page 123 .- William D. Parsons enters as his Ear mark, a crop at the left ear and a slope under the right ear; said mark stands recorded to Elnathan Parsons, page 61.
Recorded May 7th, 1860.
S. M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
George W. Conklin enters for his Ear mark, a hole in the right ear and a halfpenny under the left ear. Bought of Squares H. Miller.
Recorded May 29th, 1860.
S. M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
Abraham B. Dayton enters for his Ear mark, a slope on the under side of the left ear and a half- penny on the upper side of the right ear. Said mark formerly owned by Elisha Parsons, deceased.
Recorded August 23d, 1860.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk. David J. Gardiner enters for his ear mark, a half-
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penny over the right ear. Said mark purchased by Sylvanus Parsons.
Recorded November 19th, 1860.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
Sylvanus Parsons enters for his ear mark, two half- pennies over the right ear.
Recorded January 7th, 1861.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
Page 124-Wm. Jackson Bennett enters for his Ear mark, a crop on the left ear and a halfpenny each side of the same ear and a halfpenny on the under side of the right ear. Said mark purchased of Isaac B. Ed- wards, recorded page 72.
Recorded January 24th, 1861.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
Page 264, Book G .- Election District No. 4, Amend- ed. We, the undersigned, composing the board of town officers of the Town of East-Hampton, deeming it necessary that that portion of Election District No. 1, containing Gardiner's Island, be embraced in Elec- tion District No. 4, so that said Election District No. 4 contains Gardiner's Island and School District No. 4 at the Springs.
Given under our hands this
1st day of October, 1860.
STEPHEN L. HEDGES, Supervisor. SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
EDWARD M. COOPER, NATH'L DOMINY, ISAAC S. MILLER, Assessors.
A true copy of the original.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
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Page 60, Book K .- At the annual town meeting, held in the Town of East-Hampton, on the 2d of April, 1861, the town officers elected, and the town laws passed were as follows, viz:
Supervisor, Stephen L. Hedges.
Town Clerk, Sylvanus M. Osborn.
Justice of the Peace, Jeremiah T. Parsons, Jr.
Assessor, Edward Dayton.
Collector, William H. Babcock, Jr.
Commissioner of Highways, Sineas C. M. Talmadge.
Overseers of the Poor, John H. Youngs, Edmund Tillinghast.
Inspectors of Election, First District, George L. Huntington, Samuel H. Miller, Jr .; Lawton S. Par- sons, appointed. Second District, Luther L. Sher- man, Hannibal French; James H. Price, appointed. Third District, Isaac Schellinger, Charles J. Mulford; Benjamin H. Barnes, appointed. Fourth District, Jehial K. Parsons, William H. Parsons; Timothy L. Miller, appointed.
Constables, William H. Babcock, Jr., John Homan, David C. Barnes, Abram Parsons, Samuel F. Filer.
Town Trustees, Sylvanus M. Osborn, Edward Day- ton, George W. Huntting, Samuel B. Gardiner, Josiah Lester, Joseph H. Barnes, Sineas C. M. Talmage, Jehial K. Parsons, Samuel H. Edwards, David C. Sherman, Nathaniel S. Hand, Alfred D. Ranger.
Overseers of Highways, Ezekiel H. Howes, Samuei B. Gardiner, Cornelius C. Conklin, Charles W. Racket, Joseph H. Dimon, Oscar Bennett, Isaac W. Milller, George W. Huntting, Alfred Clark, Hezekiah Ed- wards, Stephen Ranger.
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Pound Masters, Joseph G. Osborn, David Barnes, Amagansett.
Resolved, that the sum of fourteen hundred dollars be raised for the support of the poor for the year en- suing.
Resolved, that the sum of three hundred and seven. ty-five dollars be raised for the contingent expenses of the town for the ensuing year.
Adjourned to meet again at this house (church) on the first Tuesday of April next, at 12 o'clock noon, 1862.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk. JAMES H. PRICE, JEREMIAH T. PARSONS, JR., SAMUEL B. GARDINER, Justices.
Transcribed by Sylvanus M. Osborn, Town Clerk.
Page 61, Book K .- At a special town meeting call- cd by the Town Clerk, and held pursuant to legal no- tice at the meeting house, on the 19th of April, 1861, for the purpose of electing an Overseer of the Poor.
Thomas S. Isaacs was elected Overseer of the Poor of said Town of East-Hampton for the year ensuing. Adjourned sine die.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
HENRY B. TUTHILL, Justice.
Attest, Sylvanus M. Osborn, Town Clerk.
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Book of Ear Marks, Page 124 .- William Mulford enters for his ear mark an ell under the right and a hollow crop in the left ear.
Recorded, September 30, 1861.
ยท SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
George Lester enters for his ear mark a slit in the right ear and a halfpenny each side of the left ear.
Recorded, December 17th, 1861.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town . ..
William Huntting enters for his ear mark an ell over the right ear, said mark purchased of William L. Barnes.
Recorded, June 21st, 1861.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
Page 61, Book K .- At the annual town meeting held in the Town of East-Hampton on the first day of April, 1862, the town officers elected and resolutions passed were as follows, viz:
Supervisor, Stephen L. Hedges.
Town Clerk, Sylvanus M. Osborn.
Justice of the Peace, Jehial K. Parsons.
Collector, John H. Youngs.
Assessor, William H. Tooker.
Commissioner of Highways, Jeremiah Lester.
Overseers of the Poor, Sineas C. M. Talmadge, George W. Huntting.
Inspectors of Election, First District, Samuel H. Miller, Jr., William H. Babcock, Jr .; George W. Hunt-
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ting, appointed. Second District, James H. Price, Luther L. Sherman; Hannibal French, appointed. Third District, Charles J. Mulford, David C. Barnes; Charles W. Racket, appointed. Fourth District, Wm. H. Parsons, Timothy L. Miller; Isaac S. Miller, ap- pointed.
Constables, John H. Youngs, John Homan, John Corwin, Thomas D. Barnes, Sidney H. Stratton, Chas. D. Hedges, Isaac B. Bennett, George S. Miller, John D. Hedges.
Town Trustees, Sylvanus M. Osborn, Edward Day- ton. Sineas C. M. Talmage, George W. Huntting, Ed- ward Baker, Josiah M. Lester, Isaac Schellinger, Jeremiah Conklin, David P. Sherman, Isaac S. Miller, John D. Edwards, Stephen Ranger.
Overseers of Highways, Anson King, Edward Bak- er, David C. Barnes, William C. Hand, Alexander S. Huntting, Henry Nickerson, James M. Hedges, Allen King, Cornelius C. Conklin, Nathaniel T. Parsons, Isaac W. Miller.
Pound Master, Joseph G. Osborn.
Resolved. that the Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of East-Hampton be re- quested to purchase of the trustees of the First Pres- hvterian Church the old Presbyterian church and lot, if in their opinion it can be purchased at a fair rate.
Resolved, that the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars be raised for the contingent expenses of the town for the year ensuing.
Resolved, that the sum of fifteen hundred dollars he raised for the support of the poor of said town, the ensuing year.
Adjourned to meet again at this house (old Presby-
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terian Church), on the first Tuesday of April, 1863, at 10 o'clock a. m.
We hereby certify the annexed to be a correct copy of the minutes of the transactions at Town Meeting, April 1st, 1862.
HENRY B. TUTHILL, Chairman. SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
JAMES H. PRICE, JEREMIAH T. PARSONS, JR., Justices.
Attest, Sylvanus M. Osborn, Town Clerk.
East-Hampton, Aug. 18th, 1862.
At a Union Meeting held at the flag staff, it was re- solved to hold a special town meeting on Thursday the 21st at 2 o'clock p. m., in the old church.
Page 64, Book K .- At a special town meeting, held Aug. 21st, 1862, in the old church of the Town of East Hampton, in accordance to the resolution passed at the Flag Staff Aug. 18th, 1862, the people assembled. James H. Price, Henry B. Tuthill, Jeremiah T. Par- sons, Jr., Esqrs., and Sylvanus M. Osborn, Town Clerk, present.
The meeting was called to order by appointing Henry B. Tuthill, Esq., Chairman; Sylvanus M. Os- born, acting as Clerk.
The following resolutions were then introduced and unanimously passed.
Resolved 1st-That instead of giving $50 town bounty (as resolved at the Flag Staff meeting) to each volunteer for the Town of East-Hampton, under
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the President's call for 300,000 men for three years, or the war, we do hereby offer the sum of $100 to each and every man who will volunteer, or has volunteered from our town under that call since July 2d, 1862.
Resolved 2nd- That a military committee of three be appointed, said committee to look after and supply the families of the volunteers.
Stephen L. Hedges, Sylvanus M. Osborn, Jeremiah T. Parsons, Jr., Committee.
Said committee shall pay to the family of each vol- unteer, whose family consists of a wife only, the sum of three dollars, and for every child one dollar in ad- dition per month, during the time said volunteer re- mains in the service.
Resolved 3d-That the money for the above uses be raised by assessment.
Resolved 4th-That all persons volunteering or be- ing drafted are hereby exonerated from the tax.
Resolved 5th-That a finance committee be appoint- ed of three.
J. Madison Huntting, Daniel Dayton, David B. Van Scoy, Committee.
Said committee to collect the money, pay to each volunteer the sum of $100, and to the Military Commit- tee the sum in accordance to the foregoing provisions for the support of the families of said volunteers.
Resolved 6th-That the Supervisor and Finance Committee are instructed to hire money to pay the above bounties.
Resolved 7th-That the Supervisor be a town re- cruiting officer to receive the names of all persons
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who may offer themselves as volunteers under this call.
HENRY B. TUTHILL, Chairman. SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
JAMES H. PRICE, JEREMIAH T. PARSONS, JR. Justices. Attest, Sylvanus M. Osborn, Town Clerk.
Page 124-Edwin Edwards enters for his ear mark, an ell over the right ear and a halfpenny each side of the left ear.
Recorded August 22nd, 1862.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
Page 66, Book K .- At a special town meeting held October 23d, 1862, in the Town of East-Hampton, at the old church, according to previous notice, Samuel B. Gardiner, Henry B. Tuthill, Esqrs., Sylvanus M. Os- born, Town Clerk, present.
The meeting was called to order by appointing Sam- uel B. Gardiner, Esq., Chairman; Sylvanus M. Osborn, acting as Clerk.
The following resolutions were then introduced and unanimously adopted.
Resolved 1st, That a committee of six be appointed to call on each man whose name is enrolled and raise what money they can to procure substitutes for the war; that the quota which this town is to furnish may be filled and thus evade the draft.
Stephen L. Hedges, Edward Dayton, William H.
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Tooker, Isaac S. Miller, Samuel P. Osborn, Henry E. Remington, Committee.
Resolved 2d, That the Supervisor of the town, to- gether with the finance committee heretofore appoint- ed, be instructed to borrow upon the credit of the town such sums as may be necessary in addition to the amount raised by volunteer subscriptions for the payment of substitutes to fill up the quota required from this town.
Resolved 3d, That Stephen L. Hedges, our Super- visor, be and is hereby appointed to go to New York to procure the requisite number of men as substitutes to fill up our quota under the late requisitions of the President for 600,000 men.
SAMUEL B. GARDINER, Chairman. SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
HENRY B. TUTHILL, Justice. Attest, Sylvanus M. Osborn, Town Clerk.
Page 68, Book K .- At the annual town meeting, held in the Town of East Hampton, at the old church, on the 7th day of April, 1863, the town officers elected and resolutions passed are as follows, viz:
Supervisor, Stephen L. Hedges.
Town Clerk, Sylvanus M. Osborn.
Justice of the Peace, Henry B. Tuthill.
Assessor, David C. Barnes.
Collector, John H. Youngs.
Commissioner of Highways, Joseph H. Barnes.
Overseers of the Poor, Sineas C. M. Talmage, Geo. W. Huntting.
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Inspectors of Elections, 1st District, S. Henry Mill- er, William H. Babcock, Jr .; John D. Hedges, appoint- ed. 2nd District, James H. Price, Hannibal French; Luther L. Sherman, appointed. 3d District, Isaac Schellinger. Charles W. Rackett; Charles J. Mulford, appointed. 4th District, Isaac S. Miller, Samuel D. Miller; Sineas M. Edwards, appointed.
Constables, John H. Youngs, William C. King, Chas. J. Conklin, Joseph K. Smith, John Homan.
Trustees of the Town, Sylvanus M. Osborn, Edward Dayton, Sineas C. M. Talmage, Edward Baker, Josiah M. Lester, Isaac Schellinger, Nathaniel S. Hand, David P. Sherman, Isaac S. Miller, George S. Miller, Stephen Ranger, Alfred D. Ranger.
Overseers of the Highways, Nathaniel S. Hand, Jonathan C. Schellinger, Anson King, Benjamin H. Barnes, Isaac King, Charles D. Hedges, George S. Miller, Edward H. Jones, Isaac W. Miller, Abraham Fithian, Marcus B. Hand, Albin D. Schellinger, Wm. C. Hand, Clark King, Phineas Dickinson, Ezekiel Mil- ler, John Parsons, Miller Bennett, John D. Hedges, Paul Fithian, Alexander S. Huntting.
Resolved, That the sum of fifteen hundred dollars Le raised for the use of the Overseers of the Poor dur- ing the ensuing year.
Resolved, To raise the sum of two hundred dollars to defray the contingent expenses of said town for the coming year.
Resolved, That the sum of five hundred dollars be raised, to be placed in the hands of the Trustees of the town, for the purpose solely of purchasing the old church and lot on which it stands.
Resolved, That the Trustees of the town be request-
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out to sell the old town house and lot, buy the old Presbyterian Church and build a new town house, as in their opinion they may deem expedient.
Resolved, That the new town house to be built shall never be used for school district purposes.
Resolved, That the acts of the Trustees in selling public roads in this town, and particularly the late sale to Isaac W. Miller and Ezekiel Miller of the road to Georgica, is not approved by this meeting, and that the Trustees be directed to refund the purchase money for the said land and cause the old road to be opened as it has heretofore been from time immemor- ial.
Resolved, That there be no more common land sold. in said Town of East-Hampton during the present year.
Adjourned to meet again on the first Tuesday of April, 1864, at 12 o'clock, noon.
HENRY B. TUTHILL, Moderator. SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
J. K. PARSONS, JAMES II. PRICE, Justices. Attest, Sylvanus M. Osborn, Town Clerk,
Page 71, Book K .- At a special town meeting, cali- ed by the Town Clerk, and held pursuant to legal no- tice, at the old church, on the 9th day of March, 1864.
Henry B. Tuthill and Jeremiah T. Parsons, Jr., Esqrs., and Sylvanus M. Osborn, Town Clerk, present. The meeting was called to order by appointing
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Henry B. Tuthill, Esqr., Chairman. Sylvanus M. Os- born acting as clerk.
The following resolutions were introduced and unanimously adopted :
Resolved 1st, That the Supervisor of this town be authorized to pay a bounty of $300 to every person who may be counted on the quota of the town for the coming draft.
Resolved 2d, That a committee be appointed to as- sist the Supervisor in filling the quota of the town, said committee to consist of four persons, viz: Samuel P. Osborn, David H. Huntting, William H. Tooker and Jeremiah T. Parsons, Jr.
Resolved 3d, That the committee be authorized to pay such proportion of the bounty of $300 to the re- cruits obtained from abroad, and such proportion for getting the same as may be in their judgment neces- sary.
Adjourned.
HENRY B. TUTHILL, Chairman. SYLVANUS M. OSBORN, Town Clerk.
Attest, Sylvanus M. Osborn, Town Clerk.
Page 125 .- Nathan M. Lester enters for his ear mark a nick over each ear.
Recorded, April 16th, 1863.
SYLVANUS M. OSBORN,
Town Clerk.
Page 265, Book G.
County of Suffolk, Town of East Hampton, ss .:
Whereas application has been made by twelve free-
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holders in due form of law to the Commissioners of Highways of the said Town of East-Hampton, as fol- lows, to wit: "We, the undersigned persons, liable to be assessed for highway labor in said town, do hereby make application to you to lay out, define and record a highway from the highway which runneth westward through Wainscott street at a point near the school house at the west end of the village at Wainscott to run northwardly through the highway er common land until it intersects the highway which is the division line between the town of said East Hampton and Southampton.
The said open space being very wide, between the burying ground and mill, we the petitioners request that said Commissioners lay out said highway to the width of five rods, or such width as they in their wis- dom may deem expedient."
Now, therefore, we, the undersigned Commissioners of Highways of said Town of East-Hampton, all of said Commissioners having met and deliberated upon the subject of this order and examined the premises, facts and circumstances in this case, and having as certained that on the 18th day of March, 1698, at a town meeting of the said Town of East-Hampton, " It was ordered by a major vote that there should be a highway for common passing up Wainscott hollow flanking on the west side or end of Wainscott woods clear from Wainscott hollow up to Southampton path;" which is the same highway mentioned in the said application.
We do, therefore, order and determine that the said highway be described and entered of record in the clerk's office of said town, according to a survey which
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has been made under our direction, as follows, viz:
Said highway to commence at Sandy Bridge from the highway which runneth westward through Wain- scott street and run through Wainscott hollow north- ward to the highway running between the towns of East Hampton and Southampton. The center of said highway beginning at a point at Sandy Bridge, mark- ed A on the map (from said point A the east door of the mill bears S. 75 degrees W. dist. 2.57 chains), run- ning N. 324 degrees W. dist. 33.43 chains to B on the map, from thence running N. 543 degrees W. dis. 14.60 chains to a point marked C on the map, from thence running N. 563 degrees W. dist. 9.28 chains to a point marked D on the map (from point D on a line with the southeast end of Henry Edwards house dist. 1 chain 62 links to the south corner of said house), from thence running N. 502 degrees W. dist. 8.73 chains to a point marked E on the map, being the termination of said highway, intersecting the highway between the two towns of South and East-Hampton; from said point E the south corner of Jared D. Hedges' house bears N. 233 degrees E. dist. 1.88 chains.
And we do hereby order that the width of said high- way be five rods at A, and from A to B. From B to C narrowing down to four rods and continuing from C to E four rods wide, the same to remain a highway forever.
Given under our hands this 27th day of June, 1863.
J. C. SCHELLINGER, JEREMIAH LESTER, SINEAS C. M. TALMAGE, Commissioners of Highways.
Posted and recorded by Sylvanus M. Osborn, Town Clerk, July 1st, 1863.
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Order and survey filed in the Town Clerk's office, Marked 1.
Page 267, Book G.
County of Suffolk, Town of East Hampton, ss .:
Whereas a certain road or highway in the Town of East-Hampton leading from the country road at the south end of the village towards Georgica has been used as a highway for the last forty years, and con- stantly used and worked for the last six years by the Overseers of the Highways, but not recorded, now, therefore, we, the Commissioners of Highways of said Town of East-Hampton, all of said Commissioners having been notified to attend and deliberate upon the subject of this order, having heard the proofs and allegations of said witnesses and having examined the facts and circumstances of the case,
Do Order, that the said road or highway shall be ascertained, described and entered of record in the Town Clerk's office, according to a survey which they have caused to be made of the same, be as follows, viz, to wit: The center line of said highway to com- irence at a point marked A on the map, from said point A to the east corner of Edmund Tillinghast's dwelling house bears S. 46 degrees E. dist. 3 chains, from thence bearing S. 44 degrees W. dist. 4.40 chains to a point marked B on the map, from thence S. 30 degrees W. dist. 24.91 chains to a point marked C on the map, from thence bearing S. 42 degrees W. dist. 1.32 chains to a point marked D on the map, from thence bearing S. 58 degress W. dist. 16.37 chains to a point marked E on the map, from thence bearing S. 73 degrees W. dist. 16.12 chains to a point marked F
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