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The History of Otsego, NY By Holice and Debbie |
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THE FIRST TOWN-MEETING The first town-meeting in Unadilla was held at the house of Daniel Bissel, pm Arpil 5, 1796, and the following officers were elected, viz.: |
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Supervisor |
Daniel Baits |
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Town Clerk |
Gurdon Huntington |
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Assessors |
Jonathan Spinur, William Hanna, and Timothy Birdsell |
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Collector |
Nathan Tupper |
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Overseers of Poor |
Enos Yates and William Potter |
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Commissioners of Highways |
David Francis, Enos Yales, and Samuel Merriman |
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Constables |
Nathan Tupper and Seth Scott |
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Pathmaster |
Jeremiah Huntington, Daniel Buckley, James Mudge, and Jesse Skinner, John Scott, Moses Hovey, Solomon Martin, Abner Griffith, William Potter, Benjamin Wheaton, James Cranson, Samuel Rogers |
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Pound masters |
John Scott and Isaac Gates |
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Fence Viewers |
Jonathan Spencer, Jonas Sliter, and John Sisson |
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School Commissioners |
David Francis, Solomon Martin, and Thomas Wilbur |
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At this meeting it was "voted by majority that hogs which shall have on yokes that are eight inches long above the neck and four below, shall be allowed to run as free commoners. "Voted that the next annual town-meeting shall be held at the house of David Bissel." Among the ear-marks recorded on the old town book was the following, viz.: "Abner Griffith’s mark, the slits in the right ear." "Daniel Bissel’s mark, a square crop on the ear, with a half penny on the under side of the left ear." "John Sisson’s mark, a hole through the right ear, and a half the under side of the left." It seems that in 1797 the town was yet without a justice of the peace, for at the town-meeting held in that year it was "voted, that the town will be at the expense of sending after Esquire Scramling or some other magistrate or some to qualify the town officers." The numbers of person assessed in the town of Unadilla for the year 1797 was 106. Sum total of assessment on both real and personal estate, 2409 pounds; whole tax raised on the above 74 pounds ???. At the town-meeting held in 1797, it was "voted, that fences shall be considered lawful that is four feet nine inches high, and that the poles or rails shall not be more the six inches asunder." It was also "voted, that the town will allow the town clerk five dollars for his services for the last year." |
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The following is a list of the supervisors and town clerks of Unadilla from 1796 to 1878: |
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Supervisor |
Town Clerk |
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1796 |
David Baits |
Gordon Huntington |
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1797 |
- | - |
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1798 |
Solomon Martin |
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1799 |
- | - |
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1800 |
- | - |
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1801 |
- | - |
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1802 |
- | - |
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1803 |
Gurdon Huntington |
Isaac Hayes |
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1804 |
- | - |
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1805 |
Isaac Hayes |
Curtis Noble |
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1806 |
- | - |
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1807 |
- | - |
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1808 |
- | - |
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1809 |
Gurdon Huntington |
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1810 |
Isaac Hayes |
- |
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1811 |
Gurdon Huntington |
- |
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1812 |
Ransom Hunt |
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1813 |
- | - |
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1814 |
- | - |
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1815 |
Silas Scott |
- |
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1816 |
Samuel Betts |
- |
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1817 |
Ransom Hunt |
- |
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1818 |
Isaac Hayes |
- |
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1819 |
Thaddeus R. Austin |
- |
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1820 |
- | - |
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1821 |
Isaac Hayes |
- |
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1822 |
- | - |
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1823 |
- | - |
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1824 |
- | - |
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1825 |
Curtis Noble |
Henry A. Beach |
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1826 |
Sherman Page |
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1827 |
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John Eells, Jr. |
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1828 |
- |
C. D. Fellows |
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1829 |
Curtis Noble |
A. D. Williams |
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1830 |
Sherman Page |
David Hough |
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1831 |
John Ellis, Jr. |
David Wilbur, Jr. |
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1832 |
Horace Griswold |
John Colwell |
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1833 |
C. D. Fellows |
James Rose |
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1383 |
- | - |
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1834 |
Albert Benton |
William Wilmot |
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1835 |
- | - |
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1836 |
Lyman De Forest |
F. A. Sands |
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1837 |
Charles C. Noble |
William Wilmot |
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1838 |
C. D. Fellows |
- |
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1839 |
Nijah Cone |
- |
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1840 |
Thomas J. Davis |
- |
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1841 |
Martin B. Luther |
- |
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1842 |
- |
D. W. Wilmot |
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1843 |
Elihu Cornwell |
- |
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1844 |
C. D. Fellows |
- |
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1845 |
John Colwell |
- |
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1846 |
- | - |
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1847 |
George W. Noble |
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1848 |
Benjamin H. Ayers |
Thomas Heath |
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1849 |
David Hough |
Frederick A. Bolles |
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1850 |
Thomas Heath |
Lewis G. Cone |
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1851 |
F. A. Boller |
H. E. Benedict |
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1852 |
C. I. Hayes |
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1853 |
Thomas J. Davis |
T. M. Foster |
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1854 |
Zachariah Curtis |
W. L. Judd |
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1855 |
A. D. Williams |
George H. Fellows |
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1856 |
Charles N. Hughston |
T. M. Foster |
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1857 |
D. W. Wilmot |
Milo B. Gregory |
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1858 |
G. S. Halsey |
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1859 |
A. N. Benedict |
L. L. Woodruff |
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1860 |
David Lee |
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1861 |
George B. Fellows |
George F. White |
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1862 |
- | - |
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1863 |
Martin C. Allen |
Hiel E. Benedict |
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1864 |
Joseph D. Curtis |
G. B. Scofield |
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1865 |
- |
F. G. Bolles |
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1866 |
- | - |
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1867 |
- | - |
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1868 |
James B. Peck |
Wells R. Whitney |
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1869 |
David P. Loomis |
John A. Rockwell |
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1870 |
- |
L. L. Woodruff |
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1871 |
Milo B. Gregory |
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1872 |
- | - |
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1873 |
Ransom Potter |
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1874 |
- | - |
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1875 |
Samuel H. Chaffin |
William J. Thompson |
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1876 |
C. D. Fellows |
L. L. Woodruff |
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1877 |
S. G. Cone |
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The present town officers are as follows: |
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Supervisor |
S. G. Cone |
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Town Clerk |
L. L. Woodruff |
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Justice of the Peace |
Johnson B. Bragg, Thomas Heath, Caleb Betterson, Ebenezer R. Blanchard |
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Commissioner of Highways |
William P. Spencer |
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Overseer of the Poor |
Albert W. Fisk |
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Assessors |
Josiah Palmer, James E. Todd, and Henry M. Collins |
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Collector |
Daniel B. Morehouse |
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Constables |
George W. Heath, George M. Mosher, Albert W. Fisk, Hiram Wait, L. Tupper |
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Inspectors of Elections |
W. A. Southworth, L. Hayne, George R. Chaffin, G. W. Heath, H. L. Ives, A. G. Owens |
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Town Auditors |
James White, Jr., Francis M. Sisson, Henry Van Dusen |
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Excise Commissioners |
Ransom Potter, Eli C. Belknap, David P. Loomis |
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Game Constable |
W. Wakefield |
Transcribed by Holice B. Young
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