Butternuts, Otsego,
NY By Holice and Debbie |
THE FIRST TOWN-MEETING of which any record exists, was held on the 6th day of April, 1791, at the house of Benjamin Griffin. The following is a list of supervisors and town clerks from this date to 1878: |
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| Year | Supervisors | Town Clerks |
| 1791 | Joseph White | John Ball |
| 1792 | Eli Parsons | John Ball |
| 1793 | Eli Parsons | John Ball |
| 1794 | Eli Parson | John Ball |
| 1795 | Eli Parson | John Ball |
| 1796 | Elijah Holt | John Ball |
| 1797 | Elijah Holt | John Ball |
| 1798 | William Campbell | John Ball |
| 1799 | Ephraim Hudson | John Ball |
| 1800 | Ephraim Hudson | John Ball |
| 1801 | Ephraim Hudson | John Ball |
| 1803 | Lester Holt | John Diell |
| 1804 | Lester Holt | Isaac Seelye |
| 1805 | Matthew Clyde | John Walton |
| 1806 | Horace Ripley | William Campbell |
| 1807 | Horace Ripley | William Campbell |
| 1808 | Horace Ripley | William Campbell |
| 1809 | Horace Ripley | John Diell |
| 1810 | Horace Ripley | John Diell |
| 1811 | Horace Ripley | John Diell |
| 1812 | Horace Ripley | John Diell |
| 1813 | Horace Ripley | Robert Dunlap |
| 1814 | Horace Ripley | Robert Dunlap |
| 1815 | Horace Ripley | Horace Lathrop |
| 1816 | Horace Ripley | Horace Lathrop |
| 1817 | Horace Lathrop | J. B. Walton |
| 1818 | Horace Lathrop | Oliver Judd |
| 1819 | Horace Lathrop | Oliver Judd |
| 1820 | Horace Lathrop | Oliver Judd |
| 1821 | Horace Lathrop | Oliver Judd |
| 1822 | William Campbell | Levi Beardsley |
| 1823 | William Campbell | Levi Beardsley |
| 1824 | William Campbell | Adolphus W. Flint |
| 1825 | William Campbell | Adolphus W. Flint |
| 1826 | Horace Ripley | Oliver Judd |
| 1827 | Abram Stewart | Robert Dunlap |
| 1828 | Horace Lathrop | Robert Dunlap |
| 1829 | Levi Beardsley | Robert Dunlap |
| 1830 | Horace Lathrop | William McLean |
| 1831 | Horace Lathrop | William McLean |
| 1832 | Levi Beardsley | William McLean |
| 1833 | Seth C. Burch | William McLean |
| 1834 | Seth C. Burch | William McLean |
| 1835 | Seth C. Burch | William McLean |
| 1836 | Seth C. Burch | William McLean |
| 1837 | Seth C. Burch | William McLean |
| 1838 | Mason Fitch | William McLean |
| 1839 | Mason Fitch | William McLean |
| 1840 | James Hetherington | William McLean |
| 1841 | James Hetherington | William McLean |
| 1842 | Joseph Phelon | William McLean |
| 1843 | Joseph Phelon | William McLean |
| 1844 | Hiram Flint | William McLean |
| 1845 | Joseph Phelon | William McLean |
| 1846 | Benjamin Davis | William McLean |
| 1847 | Benjamin Davis | William McLean |
| 1848 | Henry Rosenboom | William Hall |
| 1849 | James Marks | William Hall |
| 1850 | Charles McLean | William Hall |
| 1851 | Wm Marks | William Hall |
| 1852 | Charles McLean | William Duffin |
| 1853 | Jonas Platner Jr. | John K. Diell |
| 1854 | John W. Sterriker | John K. Diell |
| 1855 | Wm. Burch | Albert C. Stevens |
| 1856 | Joseph Phelon | B. Steens |
| 1857 | A. H. Watkins | A. A. Saunders |
| 1858 | A. H. Watkins | Charles McLean |
| 1859 | A. H. Watkins | Jesse Bronson |
| 1860 | James Young | A. L. Swan |
| 1861 | James Young | A. L. Swan |
| 1862 | James Young | S. G. Wilkins |
| 1863 | James Young | S. G. Wilkins |
| 1864 | Charles McLean | Stephen Waldron |
| 1865 | Charles McLean | Stephen Waldron |
| 1866 | Daniel W. Bates | Stephen Waldron |
| 1867 | George Merritt | A. S. Botsford |
| 1868 | Charles McLean | Stephen Waldron |
| 1869 | Charles McLean | Stephen Waldron |
| 1870 | Amos L. Swan | Stephen Waldron |
| 1871 | D. W. Bates | John K. Diell |
| 1872 | James Young | John K. Diell |
| 1873 | James Young | John K. Diell |
| 1874 | Charles McLean | John K. Diell |
| 1875 | George Merritt | John K. Diell |
| 1876 | George Merritt | John K. Diell |
The officers for 1877 are as follows: |
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| Supervisor | George Merritt |
| Town Clerk | John K. Diell |
| Justice of the Peace | Edward Allen |
| Collector | Amos L. Swan |
| Commissioner of Highways | C. H. Platner |
| Assessor | Geo. H. Sherman |
| Overseers of the Poor | Samuel Ludlum and John H. Prime |
| Inspectors of Elections | G. V. Spraker, L. W. Thompson, C. M. Bates |
| Constables | W. McFarren, E. Frantzman, M. F. Dutcher, A. Whitbeck, Geo. Van Alstyne |
| Town Auditors | H. Salisbury and H. Banker |
| Railroad Commisssioners | Theodore Lewis, Wm. Allen |
| Excise Commissioner | Thos Lynk |
| Justices of the Peace | Chas. McLean, L. W. Thompson, Henry W. Best, and Edward Allen |
*From the History of Otsego, NY, by Duane Hamilton Hurd, 1978.
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