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Next door to the Vanzant home, was another bakery, which sat back from the street. It was conducted by Owen Donnell. On the lot in front were two small dwell- ings, one occupied by Edward Bernasco, a harness maker, and the other by Jonathan Lovett, a shoemaker. Mr. Bernasco's son now carries on a large harness-making business at Burlington, N. J. The property at the west corner of Mill and Wood Streets, was occupied by the Allen Brothers, dealers in general merchandise. The names of the brothers were George, Goforth and Joseph. On the opposite corner, now occupied by the residence and shoe store of Phillip Winter, was a little frame build- ing occupied by Kinsey Evans, who conducted a stove and tin business. In the rear of this building, near the canal basin, John Holt and Robert Holt carried on the blacksmith business. Adjoining the store of Mr. Evans, was a variety shop kept by a well-known citizen named William Sharp. He was more familiarly known as "Dad- dy" Sharp. Adjoining his building was the quaint old printing office owned by William Bache, Bristol's pioneer
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newspaper man. It was from this shop that "Bache's In- dex" was issued in 1861. In the old buildings now owned by McMullen Brothers, lived a French shoemaker named Doerer, and Isaac Clemons, who was also a shoemaker.
On the site of the McMullen residence, somewhat to the rear, stood a one-story frame building owned and occupied by Mrs. Patty Crosby. Her grandson, Alfred, was called by the boys, "Fourteen Apple Dumplings Al." It was said that his grandmother once baked fourteen apple dumplings, and Alfred coming home from a long tramp in the country, sat down and devoured them all, hence his nickname, "Fourteen Apple Dumplings A1." The McMullen homestead was erected on the front of the lot by Jacob Hamilton, whose wife carried on the millinery business. The Roper property was occupied by Alexander Sturdevant and family. Mr. Sturdevant had two sons, Elwood and Charles. He was a collector for the Lehigh Coal Company, and his old office has been used since as an office for the marble yard at the foot of Mill Street. The two buildings now owned by Samuel Whitaker, were erected originally as a carpenter shop for John Town- send. The property later came into possession of the Brelsford sisters, who reconstructed the building by turning it into two dwelling houses. They occupied one of the dwellings and Campbell Johnson the other. Later Mr. Johnson moved into the old building adjoining, now owned by Joseph H. Vanzant. This latter building is one of Bristol's old landmarks, having been erected in 1795. It was occupied at one time by Squire Joseph Penning- ton. The house adjoining stood back from the street and had a beautiful front yard. It was occupied by Wm. Kurtz and later by Wm. Osmond. The brick dwelling owned by Dr. Howard Pursell and now rented by Axel Swain, was built in 1801. It was occupied for many years by Wm. Osmond, who was a baker by trade. A man named William Israel carried on the bottling busi- ness in the property occupied by Dr. Pursell. Later a restaurant was kept in the same building by William Jeffries.
The hotel on the adjoining corner, owned by William Silbert, was occupied in 1848 by Louis Hoguet as a drug
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store. The Swift family lived in the building next door, now used by Frank Peirce as a barber shop. Mrs. Swift and her daughter, Matilda, were school teachers in the old Wood Street building. Andrew Gilkeson owned the building adjoining and it was here that the late B. F. Gilkeson, Esq., was born. Two frame buildings stood next door, one of which was occupied by Joshua Buck- man as a dry goods store. In an ancient dwelling ad- joining, was a barber shop conducted by George Barber. Later Robert Patterson occupied it for many years, as a hat and cap store. Where John Stuckert has his law office stood an old dwelling owned by the Harkless family. It later came into possession of John Vanzant and was removed to another site and the present build- ing erected. In the stone building now used as a stove and tin store by Lewis J. Bevan, was a cabinet making shop conducted by Cornelius Costello and a stove and tin store by Wm. Sulgar. The corner property had many tenants among whom was Christopher Riley, who car- ried on the newspaper business. Crossing over to the other side of the street, we come to the Delaware House, a full account of which is published under a separate heading. John Bessonett was proprietor, and he was succeeded by Lewis Pratt.
In the ancient dwelling at the northwest corner of Mill and Ratcliffe Streets, now occupied by J. Curtis Howell, a dry goods and grocery store was kept by John Bailey. He was succeeded in the business by Nathan Tyler and Morton Walmsley. Adjoining this property on Mill Street were three frame dwellings. John Vanzant con- ducted a cigar store in the one next to the corner prop- erty. Adjoining the cigar store a shoe store was kept by James Jamison and next to Jamison's, John Scull re- sided and conducted an oyster saloon in the basement. In the winter of 1857 these three houses were destroyed by fire. The old stone house now occupied by the family of the late Wm. P. Wright, was tenanted by Mrs. Lydia Lukens, whose notion store is remembered by many of our citizens today. Later the property was purchased by Joseph Kinsey, who opened a hardware store. In the building now owned by Emil Erthal, Charles Pratt kept a store. Later a restaurant was conducted here by Wil-
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liam Jeffries, and still later Charles Pascoe started a shoe store in the building. The corner property now used by Jas. Clark as a jewelry store was then used as a dry goods store by Thomas Callanarn. On the corner now occupied by the Child's building, was an old structure in which Betsy Stackhouse kept a grocery and candy store. Later the store was occupied by Jonathan Milnor, the father of our fellow townsman, C. Wesley Milnor, Taylor & Gar- wood, Joseph Vanzant and Milton Webster.
The brick house occupied so many years by Dr. E. J. Groom, was the home of Dr. John Phillips and Dr. Lor- ing Peirce. In the building where the Bristol News Agency is now established, and where Claude Harris con- ducts a fruit store, Symington Phillips lived and adjoin- ing his home a liquor store was kept by Felix Mullison. Next door, Nathan McCorkle carried on the tailoring business and in the adjoining property was a ladies' hoop manufactory conducted by a Mr. Wilkinson. John Shade's bottling establishment was later started here, and it was in this building where Joseph Vanzant started his antique furniture store, which afterward became distin- guished as the "Noah's Ark." In the next building, Dr. John Phillips had his office. Adjoining Dr. Phillips' office, the two houses which occupied the site of the pres- ent residences of Max Cohen and Miss Ada L. Brown, were built by Joseph and James Foster, in 1852. The next old style brick building in which Townsnd's restau- rant is now located, was owned and occupied by Thomas Scott for many years. Later Washington Wilson opened a clothing store in the building. Still later the building was used by Charles Ahlee and Hazel Hibbs as an ice cream and candy manufactory. In the two buildings ad- joining, now occupied by S. Levinson and M. Spector, lived John Adams and Robert Booz, the former being the proprietor of a shoe store.
James Brudon kept the leading grocery store in the town, in the building now occupied by the new 5 and 10 cent store. In 1852 Mrs. Hester and Mary Adams kept a notion store in the building now occupied by Groff & Brudon. In the corner property, where is now located the jewelry store of Byram Foster, lived Campbell John- son, who followed the trade of wheelwright. On the
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opposite corner, now occupied by Johnson Brothers, Charles Sulgar conducted a bakery. He was followed by James Foster, who carried on the grocery business, and later by Nathan Roberts, who conducted a flour and feed store. In the building now occupied by Bayles' jewelry store, Joseph Foster was in the same business. Later Mrs. J. M. Brown opened a millinery store in the same place. Joseph Wright opened the first harness-making business in Bristol in the building at present occupied by Strumfels' cigar store. The two adjoining buildings were occupied as a tin store by Charles & Serrill Doug- lass. Isaac Brown, a colored man, owned the property now in possession of the Singer Brothers. This prop- erty was later purchased by John Brelsford. Between this property and the corner store was the old David Swain home. Mr. Swain carried on the business of cabinet maker for many years. The corner property now known as "Bell's Corner," was built and occupied by the firm of Bostwick & Cabeen, which firm conducted the largest dry goods and grocery business in the town.
On the opposite corner the dwelling was occupied for many years by J. Merrick Brown. The Railroad House was kept by Jacob Poole and Wm. Early. Betsy Wright kept a candy shop in the old building adjoining, and in the next building, now owned by John McOwen, Jackson Hibbs ran a grocery store. In an old building which was built directly over the mill race, John Costello conducted a drug store. Across the single railroad track which ran through the town, was a soap factory and adjoining this a wheelwright shop ran by Phillip Blackwood. It was afterward occupied by Jonathan Street as a grocery store. (Contributed by Joseph H. Vanzant.)
Bristol Borough to Purchase Water Works .- Just as the final forms of this work are ready for the press, the stockholders of the Bristol Water Company have agreed to sell their plant to the Borough for the sum of $112,640. Joseph R. Grundy offers to make up difference between the bond issue ($100,000) provided for by Town Council, and the purchase price. He also proposes to pay the cost of contructing a new water tower of 150,000 gallons, which involves an additional donation of $8,000.
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BOROUGH OFFICERS.
1720. Burgesses, Joseph Bond, John Hall; High Con- stable, Thomas Clifford.
1730. Burgesses, John Hall, Nathan Watson; High Constable, John Priestly; Council, John Abram DeNor- mandie, Ennion Williams, Thomas Marriott, James Higgs, John Elfreth, William Hope.
1731. Burgesses, John Abram DeNormandie, Nathan Watson ; High Constable, John Priestly ; Council, Thom- as Marriott, James Higgs, Ennion Williams, Benjamin Wright, John Elfreth, William Hope.
1732. Burgesses, John Hall, Ennion Williams; Coun- cil, John Abraham DeNormandie, Thomas Marriott, Ben- jamin Wright, James Higgs, William Hope, John El- freth.
1742. Burgesses, John Abram DeNormandie, John Frohoe; High Constable, John Hutchinson; Council, Josepth Jackson, William Buckley, Thomas Marriott, Ennion Williams, Nicholas Allen, Matthew Keen.
I743-44. Burgesses, John Abraham De Normandie, John Frohoe; High Constable, John Hutchinson; Coun- cil, Ennion Williams, Thomas Marriott, Joseph Jackson, John Anthony De Normandie, William Buckley.
1745. Burgesses, John Hall, William Buckley; Coun- cil, John Abram DeNormandie, Ennion Williams, Thom- as Marriott, Joseph Jackson, William Atkinson, John Frohoe.
1746. Burgesses, John Hall, William Buckley; High Constable, John Priestly ; Council, John Abram De Nor- mandie, Ennion Williams, John Frohoe, William Atkin- son, John Anthony DeNormandie, William DeNor- mandie.
1747. Burgesses, William Buckley, Matthias Keen; High Constable, John Priestly ; Council, John Abram De-
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Normandie, John Hall, Alexander Graydon, Ennion Wil- liams, Thomas Marriott, Joseph Jackson (John Anthony DeNormandie, John Frohoe, Samuel Harker, elected February 29, 1745, to fill vacancies).
1748. Burgesses, William Buckley, John DeNorman- die ; High Constable, John Priestly ; Council, John Abram DeNormandie, Ennion Williams, Alexander Graydon, John Hall, John Frohoe, Samuel Harker, Nicholas Allen, John Hutchinson, Joseph Church.
1749. Burgesses William Buckley, John DeNorman- die; Council, Joseph Atkinson, William Large, John Abram DeNormandie, Ennion Williams, Alexander Graydon, Samuel Harker, Nicholas Allen, John Hutch- inson, Joseph Church.
1750. Burgesses, William Buckley, William Large; Council, Ennion Williams, John Abram DeNormandie, Alexander Graydon, Joseph Atkinson, Joseph Church, Thomas Marriott.
1751. Burgesses, William Buckley, Joseph Church ; High Constable, John Priestly ; Council, John Abram De- Normandie, Alexander Graydon, Joseph Atkinson, Wil- liam Large, Ennion Williams, John Allen, Bernard Duf- field, Thomas Marriott, Anthony Murphy.
1752-53. Burgesses, William Buckley, Thomas Mar- riott ; High Constable, John Priestly; Council, Ennion Williams, Alexander Graydon, John A. DeNormandie, Joseph Church, William Large, John Allen, Joseph At- kinson, Thomas Stapler, Ebenezer Robinson.
1754. Burgesses, William Buckley, Thomas Marriott ; High Constable, John Priestly; Council, Ennion Wil- liams, Alexander Graydon, John A. DeNormandie, Jos- eph Church, William Large, John Allen, Joseph Atkin- son, Thomas Stapler, Matthew Keen.
1755. Burgesses, John DeNormandie, Joseph Atkin- son; High Constable, John Priestly; Council, John Abram DeNormandie, Ennion Williams, Alexander Graydon, William Buckley, Joseph Church, William Large, John Allen, Thomas Marriott, Matthias Keen.
1756. Burgesses, John DeNormandie, Joseph Atkin- son ; High Constable, John Priestly ; Council, John Abram DeNormandie, Ennion Williams, Thomas Stapler, Wil-
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liam Buckley, John Hutchinson, William Large, John Allen, Thomas Marriott, Matthias Keen.
1757. Burgesses, William Buckley, Joseph Atkinson ; High Constable, John Priestly; Council, Ennion Wil- liams, John Abram DeNormandie, Alexander Graydon, William Large, John Allen, Thomas Marriott, Samuel Woolston, John Hutchinson, Daniel DeNormandie.
1758. Burgesses, John DeNormandie, William Large; High Constable, John Priestly; Council, Ennion Wil- liams, Alexander Graydon, William Buckley, John Hut- chinson, John Allen, Daniel DeNormandie, Thomas Mar- riott, Joseph Atkinson, Burnet Richards.
1759. Burgesses, Ennion Williams, William Large; High Constable, Abraham Bulsford; Council, Alexander Graydon, Thomas Marriott, John Hutchinson, Joseph At- kinson, Burnet Richards, John Priestly, John Allen, John DeNormandie, David Pinkerton.
1760. Burgesses, Hugh Hartshorne, Burnet Richards ; High Constable, John Priestly; Council, Ennion Wil- liams, Alexander Graydon, Thomas Marriott, John Hut- chinson, Joseph Church, Joseph Atkinson, John Allen, John Green, J. DeNormandie.
1761 Burgesses, John Hall, John Green; High Con- stable, . Samuel Woolson; Council, Ennion Williams, Hugh Hartshorne, John DeNormandie, John Allen, Wil- liam Large, Joseph Atkinson, Joseph Church.
1762. Burgesses, Hugh Hartshorne, John Priestly; High Constable, Joseph Brown; Council, Ennion Wil- liams, John DeNormandie, John Hall, William McIl- vaine, Joseph Atkinson, William Large, Joseph Church.
1763. Burgesses, Hugh Hartshorne, David Pinker- ton; High Constable, Joseph Brown; Council, Ennion Williams, John DeNormandie, Joseph Atkinson, Joseph Church, William Large, John Allen, John Priestly.
1764. Burgesses, John Priestly, Joseph Hall; High Constable, Joseph Brown; Council, Ennion Williams, Hugh Hartshorne, Joseph Church, Joseph Atkinson, Jonathan Haight, William McIlvain, John Green.
1765. Burgesses, Phineas Buckley, John Hutchinson ; Council, Ennion Williams, Hugh Hartshorne, Joseph
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Church, Joseph Atkinson, Jonathan Haight, Joseph Hall, John Green.
1766. Burgesses, Phineas Buckley, John Bessonett; Council, Ennion Williams, Hugh Hartshorne, John De- Normandie, Joseph Atkinson, Jonathan Haight, John Green, John Priestly.
1768-74. Burgesses, Phineas Buckley, John Bessonett ; High Constable, Joseph Brown; Council, Ennion Wil- liams, John DeNormandie, Hugh Hartshorne, John Priestly, Joseph Atkinson, John Green, Charles Besson- ett. (Green was succeeded by Patterson Hartshorne in 1772, and Priestly by John Hutchinson in 1773.)
1774-75. Burgesses, Phineas Buckley, John Bessonett ; Council, Ennion Williams, John Abram DeNormandie, Hugh Hartshorne, Joseph Atkinson, Charles Bessonett, John Hutchinson, William McIlvaine. (Joseph Church succeeded Charles Bessonett in 1775, and John Gosline. became High Constable in that year.)
1784-85. Burgesses, Daniel Kennedy, Joseph Clunn ; High Constable, Richard Gosline; Council, William Mc- Ilvaine, Joseph McIlvaine, Charles Bessonett, Archibald McElroy, John Gosline, John Dowdney, John Priestly. (William Rodman succeeded Priestly in 1785.)
1786. Burgesses, Amos Gregg, Thomas Pearson; High Constable, Richard Gosline; Council, Joseph McIl- vaine, Archibald McElroy, John Hutchinson, Timothy Merrick, Job Stackhouse, Joseph Vanschiver, Jonathan Pursell.
1787. Burgesses, Amos Gregg, Thomas Pearson ; High Constable, Richard Gosline ; Council, John Hutchin- son, Charles Bessonett, Robert Merrick, Job Stackhouse, Timothy Merrick, Jonathan Pursell, William Allen.
1788-89. Burgesses, John Hutchinson, Thomas Pear- son ; High Constable, Timothy Merrick; Council, Samuel Kinsey, Amos Gregg, William McIlvaine, Pearson Mitchell, Job Stackhouse, Jonathan Pursell. (Archibald McElroy succeeded Gregg in 1789.)
1790. Burgesses, John Hutchinson, Joseph Clunn; High Constable, John Murray; Council, William McIl- vaine, Archibald McElroy, Pearson Mitchell, Thomas
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Pearson, Samuel Kinsey, Timothy Merrick, Jonathan Pursell.
1791. Burgesses, John Hutchinson, Jonathan Pursell; High Constable, John Murray; Council, Archibald Mc- Elroy, Joseph Clunn, Thomas Pearson, Pearson Mitchell, Samuel Kinsey, Timothy Merrick, Joseph, Minnick.
I792-93. Burgesses, Joseph Minnick, John Gosline; High Constable, John Murray; Council, Archibald Mc- Elroy, Charles Bessonett, Thomas Pearson, Timothy Merrick, Samuel Kinsey, Jonathan Pursell, James Harri- son. (Joseph Clunn and William Crawford succeeded McElroy and Bessonett in 1793.)
1794. Burgesses, Joseph Minnick, Robert Merrick; Council, Archibald McElroy, Charles Bessonett, George Merrick, Timothy Merrick, Samuel Kinsey, Jonathan Pursell, Job Stackhouse.
1795. Burgesses, Amos Gregg, Richard Trimble; High Constable, Richard Merrick, Jr .; Council, Samuel Kinsey, John Gosline, John Hutchinson, Joseph Clunn, Charles Bessonett, Job Stackhouse, Benjamin Walton.
1796. Burgesses, Joseph P. Minnick, John Gosline; High Constable, Francis Stackhouse; Council, Joseph Clunn, Amos Gregg, Job Stackhouse, Timothy Merrick, Jonathan Pursell, William Crawford, Lewis Howard.
1797. Burgesses, Charles Shoemaker, John Gosline; High Constable, Francis Stackhouse; Council, Joseph Clunn, John Hutchinson, Job Stackhouse, Amos Gregg, Samuel Kinsey, Jonathan Pursell, William Crawford.
1798. Burgesses, Amos Gregg, Joseph P. Minnick; High Constable, Francis Stackhouse; Council, William Crawford, John Hutchinson, Richard Lloyd, James Har- rison, James Serrill, Joseph Stackhouse, John Baldwin.
1799. Burgesses, John Gosline, Archibald McElroy; High. Constable, Francis Stackhouse; Council, Joseph Clunn, John Hutchinson, Job Stackhouse, Jonathan Pur- sell, William Crawford, Richard Lloyd, John Hutchin- son, Jr.
1802. Burgesses, Samuel Scotton, William Perkins; High Constable, William Crawford; Council, John Gos- line, Amos Gregg, Joseph Clunn, Joseph Headley, Jona- than Pursell, James Harrison, John Read.
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1803. Burgesses, William Perkins, Samuel Scotton, High Constable John Johnson; Council, Joseph Clunn, Jonathan Pursell, Joseph Headley, Benjamin Swain, Wil- liam McElhaney, William Crawford, John Reed.
1804. Burgesses, Samuel Scotton, William Perkins ; High Constable, John Johnson; Council, Joseph Headley, Benjamin Swain, Joseph Clunn, William McElhaney, William Crawford, Amos Gregg, Job Stackhouse.
1805. Burgesses, Amos Gregg, Henry Disborough ; High Constable, Enos Wright; Council, Joseph Clunn, John Reed, William Crawford, Samuel Church, John Patterson, Noah Haines, Joseph Headley.
1806. Burgesses, John Gosline, Henry Disborough; High Constable, Enos Wright; Council, Joseph Clunn; William Crawford, Samuel Scotton, William McIlhany, Benjamin Swain, Joseph Headley, John Patterson.
1807. Burgesses, Amos Gregg, John Reed; High Con- stable, William Kinsey; Council, Phineas Buckley, Job Stackhouse, Samuel Lounsbury, John White, Samuel Church, Joseph Stackhouse, Stephen Hibbs.
1808-9. Burgesses, Amos Gregg, J. S. Mitchell; High Constable, William Kinsey; Council, Phineas Buckley, Joseph Headley, Job Stackhouse, Ebenezer Headley, Jos- eph Stackhouse, Jonathan Pursell, William Crawford. (John Reed succeeded Crawford in 1809.)
1810. Burgesses, Amos Gregg, J. S. Mitchell; High Constable, William Kinsey; Council, Phineas Buckley, Samuel Scotton, Jonathan Pursell, Joseph Stackhouse, John Reed, Abraham Warner, Samuel Church.
18II-12. Burgesses, Amos Gregg, Henry Disborough ; High Constable, Henry Tomlinson; Council, Joseph Clunn, Phineas Buckley, Jonathan Pursell, John Reed, Samuel Church, Abraham Warner, Samuel Lounsberry. (William Ennis became High Constable in 1812.)
1813. Burgesses, Archibald McElroy, John Besson- ett ; High Constable, Henry Tomlinson; Council, Joseph Clunn, John Patterson, John White, David Swain, Wil- liam Crawford, Hugh Tomb, Joseph Vanzant.
1815. Burgesses, Archibald McElroy, John White ; High Constable, Abraham Hagerman; Council, Joseph
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Clunn, William Crawford, John Patterson, John Besson- ett, Benjamin Swain, Isaac Pitcher.
1816-17. Burgesses, Louis Bache, Abraham Warner; High Constable, John H. Merrick (Abraham Hagerman in 1817) ; Council, Benjamin Swain, Henry Disborough, Isaac Pitcher, Amos Gregg, John Bessonett, John Phil- lips, John Reed.
1818. Burgesses, Archibald McElroy, William Craw- ford; High Constable, Charles Snyder; Council, Amos Gregg, Benjamin Swain, John Bessonett, John Reed, Ebenezer Stackhouse, David Swain.
1819. Burgesses, Archibald McElroy, John White; High Constable, John Johnson; Council, John G. Priest- ly, Isaac Pitcher, Samuel Lewis, Henry Tomlinson, Ebenezer Stackhouse, John Bessonett, Lewis P. Kinsey.
1820. Burgesses, Archibald McElroy, Henry Disbor- ough; High Constable, John T. Brown; Council, Eben- ezer Stackhouse, John Bessonett, John Kinsey, Isaac Pitcher, John White, Fincher Hellings, John Johnson.
1821. Burgesses, John Phillips, Benjamin Swain; High Constable, John T. Brown; Council, John Reed, William Crawford, Ebenezer Stackhouse, John Hutchin- son, Samuel Allen, Joseph Warner, L. P. Kinsey.
1822. Burgesses, John Phillips, Henry Disborough ; High Constable, John T. Brown; Council, Benjamin Swain, Joseph Warner, Samuel Allen, David Dorrance, William F. Swift, Ebenezer Stackhouse, William Craw- ford.
1823. Burgesses, Joseph Warner, Henry Disborough ; High Constable, John T. Brown; Council, William Craw- ford, Ebenezer Stackhouse, John Hutchinson, Benjamin Swain, Samuel Allen, John Kinsey, Isaac Wilson.
1824. Burgesses, David Dorrance, Joseph M. Down- ing; High Constable, John T. Brown; Council, David Swain, James Johnson, Robert Cabeen, John Heiss, Wil- liam F. Swift, John White.
1825. Burgesses, Joseph Warner, Joseph M. Down- ing; High Constable, William Gale; Council, Ebenezer Stackhouse, Benjamin Swain, Samuel Allen, Robert Ca- been, William F. Swift, John Kinsey, John Bessonett.
1826. Burgesses, Joseph Warner, Joseph M. Down-
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ing; High Constable, John Johnson; Council, Ebenezer Stackhouse, Benjamin Swain, William F. Swift, Samuel Allen, Robert Cabeen, John Bessonett, John Kinsey.
1827. Burgesses, Joseph Warner, Joseph M. Down- ing; High Constable, John Johnson; Council, Robert Ca- been, Samuel Allen, Benjamin Swain, William F. Swift, John Bessonett, John Kinsey, William Laing.
1828. Burgesses, Joseph M. Downing, Benjamin Swain; High Constable, John Johnson; Council, Robert Cabeen, John Bessonett, Samuel Allen, William Laing, John Hutchinson, John Boyd, L. P. Kinsey.
1829. Burgesses, Joseph Warner, Benjamin Swain; High Constable, William Kinsey; Council, Samuel Allen, Robert Cabeen, William Laing, John Hutchinson, John Boyd, L. P. Kinsey, John Bessonett.
1830. Burgesses, Joseph Warner, Joseph M. Down- ing; High Constable, William Kinsey; Council, John Bessonett, Samuel Allen, Robert Cabeen, William Laing, Robert C. Beatty, Eleazer Fenton, L. P. Kinsey.
1831. Burgesses, Joseph Warner, James Johnson ; High Constable, William Kinsey; Council, John Bes- sonett, Edward Swain, Robert Cabeen, William Hawk, Robert C. Beatty, Eleazer Fenton, L. P. Kinsey.
1832-33. Burgesses, William F. Smith, James John- son ; High Constable, William Kinsey; Council, Robert Cabeen, William Hawk, H. N. Bostwick, Samuel Allen, Edward Swain, James Harrison, John Bessonett.
1834. Burgesses, William F. Swift, James R. Scott; High Constable, William Kinsey; Council, Robert Ca- been, John Bessonett, William Hawk, Samuel Allen, H. N. Bostwick, James Harrison, Edward Swain.
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