First : If any hog or hogs shall be found out of the possession of the owner or owners, without a sufficient ring through the nose & and sufficient yoke round the neck between the first day of April & the last day of November, it shall be lawful for any person or persons finding such hog or hogs to carry them to the nearest pound, & the owner or owners shall forfeit one shilling for each deficiently to be paid to the Pound Master together with his fees. And any dispute shall arise concerning the sufficiency of said ring or yoke , it shall be determined by two of the nearest Fence Viewers. And one half of said forfeiture to be paid by the said Pound Master to the person bring such hog or hogs to the pound, & the other half to be paid to the Overseers of the Poor for the use of the poor of said town.

Secondly : If any stone horse or colt above one year & half old & under fourteen hands high, shall be found out of the possession of the owner or owners, it shall be lawful for any person or persons so finding such stone horse or colt as aforesaid to convey the same to the nearest pound. And the owner or owners shall forfeit the sum of twelve shillings for every such stone horse or colt; which sum of twelve shillings shall be paid to the Pound Master together with his fees. And one half of said forfeiture to be paid by the pound master to the person bringing such stone horse or colt to the said pound. And the other half to the Overseers of the Poor to be applied as aforesaid.

Thirdly : And in case of a refusal or neglect to pay the forfeitures contained in the fore-mentioned rules the Pound Master shall provide against the delinquents or delinquents in the manner directed for recovering damages in the twenty-second section of the act entitled an Act for dividing the Counties of this State into Towns.

Fourthly : The Pound Masters of this town shall produce an account at every annual town meeting of all the forfeitures they receive if required.

Fifthly : And if innkeepers or tavern keepers within this town shall suffer his, her or their horses , meat cattle, sheep or swine to run at large about their door during the winter season, for every such offense they shall forfeit & pay the sum of one shilling for each creature & make good the damage done to any person or persons stopping for refreshment at their houses. The said forfeiture to be paid into the hands of the Overseers of the Poor for the use of said poor. And if any neighboring creatures as aforesaid shall frequent the doors of any tavern keepers during the time aforesaid it shall & may be lawful for the said tavern keeper or tavern keepers or any person suffering damage thereby to convey the said creature or creatures to the nearest pound.

Sixthly : And if any miller or persons owning mills within this town shall suffer his or their horses, meat cattle, sheep or swine to frequent the doors of their mills during the winter season, they shall forfeit the sum of one shilling for each creature for each offense& make good the damage done to any person or persons attending their mills. Said forfeiture to be paid into the hands of the Poor Masters for the use of the poor.

Seventhly : And in case any person refuses to pay the forfeitures aforesaid the Supervisor shall sue for & recover the same with cost of said, for the use of the poor of said town, and all such forfeitures when recovered shall be paid into the hands of the Overseers of the Poor.

Eighthly : That in all cases of persons meeting each other on any of the public roads or highways within this town in carriages, wagons, carts or sleighs, those who are coming from market, shall give way to all such as are going to markets under the penalty of eight shillings for every offense to be recovered, paid & applied in manner aforesaid.

Lastly : The wages for Fence Viewers shall be four shillings for each day the expend when out on service.

First : If any hog or hogs shall be found out of the inclosure of the owner or owners without a sufficient ring through the nose & a sufficient yoke around the neck of said hog or hogs between the first day of April and the last day of November, that it may be lawful for any person or persons finding such hog or hogs to impound the same & the owner or owners shall pay one shilling for each deficiency & if any dispute shall arise concerning the sufficiency of said yoke or ring it shall be determined by two of the nearest Fence Viewers.

Secondly : If any stone horse or colt above one year and a half old under fourteen hands high shall be found out of the inclosure of the owner or owners it shall be lawful for any person or persons finding such stone horse or colt as aforesaid to impound the same & the owner or owners shall forfeit the sum of twelve shillings for every such stone horse or colt.

Thirdly : If any ram or rams shall be found out of the inclosure of the owner or owners between the fifteen day of August and the last day of November, it shall be lawful for any person or persons finding such ram or rams to impound the same & the owner or owners shall forfeit & pay the sum of four shillings for each ram.

Fourthly : If any inn holder or tavern keeper within this town shall suffer his , her or their horses, meat cattle or swine to run at large about their doors during the winter season , for every such offense they shall forfeit and pay the sum of one shilling for each creature & make good the damages done to any persons or person stopping & yielding for refreshment at their houses. And if any neighboring creatures as aforesaid shall frequent the doors of any tavern keeper during the time aforesaid it shall & may be lawful for said tavern keeper to impound the same.

Fifthly : If any miller or persons owning a mill within this town shall suffer his or their horses, meat cattle or swine to frequent the doors of their mills during the winter season they shall forfeit one shilling for each creature for each offense and make good the damage done to any person or persons attending at their mills.

Sixthly : And all forfeitures aforesaid shall be paid either to the Supervisor, Town Clerk , one of the Justices or Constables of the town and either of their receipts shall be sufficient to the person impounding creatures as aforesaid & the Supervisor, Town Clerk, Justices or Constables shall pay the same into the hands of the Poor Masters for the use of the poor & if any person or persons shall neglect or refuse to pay said forfeitures the pound keeper shall produce against said delinquent agreeable to the laws of this State.

Lastly : The wages for Fence Viewers shall be four shillings for each day they expend when called out on service. These laws to be observed for the year 1794.

The by-laws as recorded for the year 1793 to be observed as the by laws for the year 1796 as returned by James Moores, Francis Crawford and John Kerr a committee appointed for that purpose at the annual meeting for said year with an additional article as follows;

viz; Seventhly : If any horses , meat cattle or swine shall be found in the streets of the Town of New Windsor, through the winter season unless some person is leading or driving them to or from water, shall pay the sum of one shilling to the complainer for every such offense.

signed,
James Moores
Francis Crawford
John Kerr

First : If any hog or hogs shall be found out of the inclosure of the owner or owners & trespassing without a sufficient ring through the nose & a sufficient yoke round the neck, between the first day of April & the last day of November it shall be lawful for any person or persons receiving damage from such hog or hogs to convey the same to the Town Pound and the owner or owners shall pay one shilling for each deficiency of either ring or yoke hog either with the damage. And if any dispute arises concerning the sufficiency of said ring or yoke it shall be determined by two of the nearest Fence Viewers.

Secondly : If any stone horse or stone colt above one year & a half old shall be found out of the inclosure of the owner or owners it shall be lawful for any person or persons finding such stone horse or stone colt to take the same to the Town Pound & the owner or owners shall forfeit & pay the sum of twelve shillings for each stone horse or stone colt as aforesaid.

Thirdly : If any ram or rams shall be found out of the inclosure of the owner or owners between the fifteen day of August & the first day of November it shall be lawful for any person or persons finding such ram or rams to convey the same to the Town Pound & the owner or owners shall forfeit & pay the sum of four shillings for each ram taken and pounded as aforesaid.

Fourthly : All the aforesaid forfeitures & fines shall be paid to the Pound Master by the owner or owners & it is hereby made the duty of the Pound Master to retain any creature or creatures as aforesaid until the fine or fines imposed on such creature or creatures be paid. Said fines to be paid when recovered by the Pound Master into the hands of the Poor Master for the use of the poor.

Fifthly : And if any inn holder or Tavern keeper within this town shall suffer his, her or their houses that cattle or swine to run at large about his, her or their door or doors during the winter season for each & every such offense such innholder or tavern keeper shall forfeit & pay the sum of one shilling for each creature & make good the damage done by such creature or creatures to any person or persons stooping & calling for refreshment at said inn or tavern. And further if any neighboring creatures as aforesaid shall frequent the door or doors of any inn holder or tavern keeper during the time aforesaid, it shall & may be lawful for said inn holder or tavern keeper to convey the same to the Town Pound. Said forfeitures to be paid into the hands of the Supervisor or the town for the time being.

Sixthly : If any miller or persons owning mills within this town shall suffer his, her or their horses, meat cattle or swine to run at large about the doors of any mill during the winter season he or they shall forfeit & pay the sum of one shilling for each creature for each offense & make good the damage done to any person or persons attending at such mill or mills with grain to be manufactured or stored & if any neighboring creatures as above described frequent the doors of any mill or mills during the season aforesaid it shall be lawful for such miller or owners of mills to convey the same to the Town Pound , such forfeitures to be paid into the hands of the Supervisor as aforesaid.

Seventhly : That in all cases of persons meeting each other on any of the public highways within this town in carriages either wagons, carts or sleighs, those who are coming from market shall always give way to all those going to market under the penalty of eight shillings for each offense, said forfeiture to be paid into the hands of the Supervisor of the town as aforesaid.

Eighthly : And in case any person or persons refuse to pay the forfeitures or fines imposed by the foregoing rules & regulations to the Supervisor as aforesaid it shall be lawful for said supervisor to sue for & recover the same with cost of suit agreeable to the direction contained in the 15th section of the act entitled "An Act for dividing the Counties of this State into Towns passed the 7th of March 1788". And all such forfeitures & fines when recovered shall be paid by the Supervisor into the hands of the Poor Master for use of the poor.

a copy Robert R Burnet T. Clerk

1st . the fifth clause respecting tavern keepers the forfeiture altered to 50 cents.

2nd. the 6th clause respecting millers the forfeiture altered to 50 cents.

Schools District No. 1 - of the Village of New Windsor , is bounded as follows on the easterly the Hudson River on the north by the town line of New Burgh and New Windsor, on the south to the Turnpike Road, so as to include all on both sides of the Turnpike Road, so as to include all the families of the Ellisons and the family of Matthew Sayer.

Murderers Creek District No. 2 - is to comprise of the following bounds on the south by the town line of New Windsor and Cornwall on the east by the river Hudson, and the south line of district No.1, on the west by the Forge Bridge and the Murderers Creek to the town line of Cornwall.

Good Hope District No. 3 - is to be comprised of the following families, Ezra Abbot, Abraham Conklin, Thomas Walsh junr., Jabish Atwood, Jacob Pitts, John Ellison, Luke Degraw, Joseph Haywood, Edward Kirkpatrick, Samuel Jones, Wm. Craft, John Bemisyer, Isaac Gibson, Wm. Edmonston, Margaret Jennings, Townsend Carpenter, Joseph J Beach, Henry Still.

Center School District No. 4 - near Thomas Fultons is to be comprised of the following families, Isaac Belknap the 3rd, Patrick McCashen, Enos Chandler, Thomas Fulton, Linas McCabe, Robert J Fulton, John Denniston, John Woodruff, John Woodruff junr., Samuel McCoun, Francis Quinn, Michael Smith, Daniel Clemmons, John Clemmons, Isaac Denniston, Moses Vance, Thomas B McDowell.

Square District No. 5 - is bounded on the east by Snake Hill on the west line of School District No. 1 on the northerly the town line of New Windsor and New Burgh in the west by the road leading from New Burgh and Cocheaton Turnpike to Bethlehem Meeting House, including all

Little Britain Meeting House District No. 6 - is comprised of the following families John Coleman, Wm. Lewis, James Homan, Widdow Woodhull, Israel Belknap, Alexander Kernaghan, Thurston Wood, Jesse Robinson, Archibald Milligan, Wm. Sprat, Benjamin Belknap, Matthew McDowell, Isaac McDowell, David Scot, James J Boyd, John Beatty, Wm. Slater, Alexander Handeron, Jonathan Parshall, Jesse Parshall, David, Parshall junr., Robert Humphrey, David Parshall, James Denniston, John McCluaghry, Asa Matthewson junr., George Burnet, Peter Welling, James Stewart, Wm. Falls, Wm. G Denniston, Wm. Milling, Prince Danford, John Coleman, John Trimble, James Roberts, Matthew M Duboise, Alexander Stewart, Ammanias Cory, Limon Lee, Asa Mathewson, Wm. Carvy, John McDowell, Alexander Beatty, Richard Duboise, Obediah Beatty.

Union Schools District No.7 - is comprised of the following families, Loriah Brower, John S La----, Thomas Bull, James Bell, Elizabeth Titus, Benjamin Wise, John Arnot, Wm. Cunningham, Wm. Mulliner, John Kelso, John Finly, Samuel Finly, James Finly, Wm. Kernaghan, Wm. Sly junr, Wm. Sly, Wm. Lockhart, Thomas McClelland, John [Binty] junr., Thomas Kelso, James [Sharchem] junr., Mary Clinton, Susan Goarly, Henry Miller, John Chambers, Matthew Gillespy, John Henry, John Morrison, Edward Neely, Arthur Beatty, Frederick Welling, Alexander Dill, Ann Burnet, Wm. Beatty, George Morrison, Archibald Beatty, Robert Telford, Alexander Telford, James Corhren, Thomas Shaw, Wm. Coleman, Benjamin Whittaker, John Nelson, Eathen Curtis, Anthony Carpenter, Alexander C Burnet, James Beatty, James M Telford, Robert R Burnett, [Hert day] Boyd, Mathias Coleman, Jane Dubois, John Caird, James Davis.

School District No. 9 - is to be comprised of the following families, Daniel Brown, David Bushick, Elijah McMunn, Joseph Falkner, Nathaniel Bishop, David Dill, John Dill, Joseph Dill, Christian Smith, Samuel Falls, Wm. Morrison, Stephen King, John Crans, John P Young, James Houston, John Barber, Samuel C Wood, Adolph Stewart, James Jackson junr., Wm. Whiggom, James Crist, Washington Wood.

Beginning at the north east corner of the lands of James Boyd and runs thence westerly along the town line to as to include Capt. Brown, Mr Bell and Cuningham thence southerly so as to meet a certain road leading from the main road along by the [late] George Clintons place so as to include the same and continues the same course so as to include Benjamin Whittaker thence easterly so as to include Alexander Stewart until it comes to District No.3 , thence northerly to the lands of Thomas McDowell on the west side of the same until it comes to James Boyds lands at the place of beginning, which still shall be known and distinguished by school district No.6.

Given under our hands this 30th day of June 1814

District Number ten in the town of New Windsor is bounded as follows; beginning at the south east corner of the lands of Thomas McDowell and runs thence northerly along on the east side of the lands of Grant Bower, Liman McCabe, Archibald Millagans, Thurston Wood, Wm. Kernaghan, Alexander S Kernaghan, John Coleman until came to town line then westerly until it comes to the east line of the lands of James Boyd and runs thence south on the west line of the lands of Isaac McDowel, Matthew McDowel, John McDowel, and Thomas McDowel and from thence to the place of beginning which school district shall

Given under our hands this 30th day of June 1814.
Thurston Wood , Samuel Falls - Comm of Schools.

We the subscribers two of the Commissioners of Common Schools for the Town of New Windsor do hereby annex all that part of the school district No. two laying south of Murders Creek and joining the town line to district No. three for the present time or until said district No. two shall become organized as a school district according to law.

Given under our hands the ninth day of June in the year of our Lord 1818.

Robert Burnet
Jonathan Bailey

Present
Nathan H White

In the matter of Silas, a negroe man slave of}
Wm. Houston of the Town of New Windsor }

on reading and filing a notice to the Overseers of the Poor of the Town of New Windsor and a affidavit of the due service of a copy thereof on the said Overseer and due process made thereof to the satisfaction of the said Court, that the said Silas the slave above named is under the age of fifty years and of sufficient ability to support himself, it is ordained that the said Wm. Houston be and is hereby permitted to manumate his said slave and that he hereby is ordorated from all charges and expenses arising from the maintenance and support of the said slave.

Also we do annex to the School District No.7 of said town Hugh McGill, Samuel Cleland, and the person occupying the farm of George Clinton deceased and William Cunningham family belonging to School District No. 6 and the trustee of said district are to be governed accordingly.

Given under our hands this 3rd day of April 1821

We the Commissioners of Common Schools for said Town of New Windsor on application to us made by the inhabitants of said town belonging to District No. 9 are willing that the union formerly made between our Town and Montgomery relative to said district be dissolved.

Given under our hands the 27th day of March 1821.

We the Commissioners of Common Schools in and for the Town of Montgomery, in Orange County are the truth of the providing resolutions, are willing that the union heretofore existing, between our said town of Montgomery, and the Town of New Windsor in relation of School District No. 9 in said Town of New Windsor be desolved. dated April the 3rd 1821.

Nathaniel P Hill
Adam Dickison

We the subscribers Commissioners of Common Schools in the Towns of New Windsor and Bloomingrove at the request of John Knapp and James Roberts, inhabitants of said town of
N. Windsor to be set off from school district No.6 in said Town of New Windsor, to school district No.1 in said town of Bloomingrove. Do hereby agree to annex said John Knap and James Roberts to said district No.1 in the Town of Bloomingrove. Given under our hands this 19th day of June 1823.

recorded June 2oth 1823

R Burnet Clerk

Dated July the 23rd 1825.

Recorded July 24th 1825
Wm. Mulliner - Town Clerk

We the Commissioners of Common Schools in and for the Town of New Windsor being called by the inhabitants of school district No. 2 in said town of New Windsor to reorganize said district for the purpose of building a school house , purchasing a site and providing to keep regular school therein as the law directs. Do this first day of September 1827, constitute the freeholders and inhabitants belonging to the following bounds. viz: beginning at the mouth of Murders Creek on the Hudson River and extending along the west side of said river, so far north as to comprise the farm of John D Nicoll now in possession of Henry Taller and by his consent and also the family of Christopher Cromwell and then by a direct line to strike Murders Creek at the Forge Bridge and then to the place of beginning shall be a district by the name of No.2 in said Town of New Windsor.

Given under our hands the 1st day of September 1827.

copy recorded September
the 4th 1827 Wm. Mulliner T. Clerk

State of New York
Secretarys Office

Albany the 31st of July 1827

In the case presented by the trustee of District No.8 in Bloomingrove and New Windsor , Orange County and the trustee of No.7 New Windsor, it appears that a question has arisen between the two districts in relation to Hugh McGill and Peter Cornel who were with others attached to District No.8 in 1822 where they have remained and under which organization a school house hath been erected and that the above named persons do desire to continue as members of District No.8 under all these circumstances it is decided that District No.8 continue and be confirmed as it was formed in 1822.

Given under my hand and seal of office at Albany this 31st day of July 1827.

Al Flagg - Supt of Common Schools

copy recorded February the 25th 1828
Wm. Mulliner - Clerk

The Commissioners of Common Schools of the Town of New Windsor having met at the house of Cornelius Turner in said town in pursuant of previous notice to each of the Commissioners do hereby adopt the following resolution to the alteration of school districts in said town . viz;

Resolved unanimously that district No.10 shall hereafter be known as district No. 9 --

also resolved that George C Humphrey & Noah Matherson now belonging to district No. 8 in said town and Jobah Decker, Wm. Callaghan & Hugh Moor now belonging to district No.5 in said town together with all the real estate by them owned and possessed at present shall be annexed and hereafter belong to district No.9 (formerly No.10) in said town. The above alteration is made with the approbation of the persons above named this alteration will take place three months after the date hereof.

Given under our hands this 24th day of May 1834.

of district No.5 & 9 May 24th
1834.

I do certify the above to be a true copy from the original now on file in this office .
recorded May 24th 1834 - Sam B Sackett- Clerk.

We consent to the above alteration of school district No.6 in the Town of New Windsor - Dated May 20th 1835.

Dated April 29th 1837.

The Commissioners of Common Schools of the Towns of New Windsor, Blooming Grove and Hamptonburg having met at the house of James Weller in the Town of New Windsor in pursuance of previous notice to each of said Commissioners do hereby adopt the following resolution in relation to the alteration of School Districts No.2 Hamptonburgh and Blooming Grove and District No.3 Hamptonburgh and New Windsor viz:

Resolved that George E Hulse now belonging to School District No.2 Hamptonburgh and Blooming Grove be set off from said district to District No.3 comprised of the Towns of Hamptonburgh and New Windsor.

Dated May 20th 1837.

Resolved unanimously that Aleah Foster with his consent be and is hereby transfered from district No.6 to district No.9 and that the farms at present in his possession with his consent be and is hereby transferred from district No.6 to district No.9.

Given under our hands and dated at New Windsor the 20th day of January 1838.

We consent to the above alteration of school district No.6 Dated January 20th 1838.

Resolved unanimously that Robert Warrell, Patrick Graham & George Arnet be transfered from district No.8 partly in the Town of New Windsor & partly in the Town of Montgomery to district No.3 in the Town of Montgomery. Dated at New Windsor this 18th day of December 1840.

We consent to the above alteration of district No.8.

Dated at New Windsor this 18th day of December 1840.

Abraham Schultz - Supervisor
William Mulliner - Town Clerk

Resolved that Wesley Still together with his lands be transferred from district No.7 in the Town of Cornwall and be annexed to district No. 2&3 in the Town of New Windsor, and that Lewis Van Cleft together with his lands be transfered from district No.4 in the Town of New Windsor and that he be annexed to district No.7 in the Town of Cornwall.

We hereby consent to the above alteration.

Given under our hands this 28th day of January 1850.Joseph B Burnet - Town Supt.

James R Dickson - Supervisor
Thomas McCabe - T. Clerk

recorded March twenty third 1850 - Thomas McCabe T. Clerk

Resolved that Joint District No. three lying principally in the Town of New Windsor be allowed as follows, Viz: by setting off the farms and parcels of land occupied by James Campbell and Joseph & Samuel McKee from district No. 10 lying in the Town of New Windsor and by setting off the farms and parcels of lands occupied by Catherine Woodruff and Rachel Jones from district No. 9 lying in the Town of Cornwall.

The written consent of the Trustees of District No.10 in the Town of New Windsor and District No.9 in the Town of Cornwall not having been given to the said alteration it is ordered that a notice in writing of such alteration signed by the Town Superintendents be served on one of the Trustees. Dated August 28th 1852.

Daniel Moores - T. Superintendent - New Windsor

James Barton - T. Superintendent - Cornwall

Alijah Dan - Clerk of Town of Cornwall

Thomas McCabe - Clerk of New Windsor

Resolved that a new school district be formed out of said district which said new district shall be numbered No. 2 and shall be bounded as follows; Viz: on the north by district No.1 on the east by the Hudson river the south by the town line between New Windsor and Cornwall and on the west by the Forge Bridge and the Murderers Creek. Dated at New Windsor March 6th 1852.

Daniel Moores - Town Supt. for the Town of New Windsor

James Barton - Town Supt. for the Town of Cornwall

Resolved that Districts No. three of the Towns of Montgomery and New Windsor and District No.10 of the Towns of New Burgh and Montgomery be altered as follows Viz: by setting off the farms and parcels of lands owned and occupied by Elijah Pepper and James Arnot from District No.3 of the Towns of Montgomery and New Windsor in which they have heretofore been included to district No.10 of the Towns of New Burgh and Montgomery so that the easterly boundary of district No.3 aforesaid shall be the westerly boundaries of said farms and parcels of lands so set off and the westerly boundary of district No. 10 shall be the westerly boundaries of said ---- the said Elijah Pepper and James Arnott having consented to be set off as aforesaid.

J P Brown - Superintendent of Commons Schools Town New Burgh

Daniel Moores - Town Supt. of New Windsor

James T Kain - Town Supt. of Montgomery

viz: all that district of a cross road leading from Snake Hill Turnpike to the New Windsor & Bloomingrove Turnpike past the house of Abraham Conklin shall be annexed to the street called Union Street, and the said Union District to be extended to the bridge and house and farm of Doxy, including the same, and to be considered to be one district by the name of Union Street District, and John Nicoll and the persons occupying his house near said cross road and the farm now an in the possession of Abraham Conklin shall be continued to work on the same.

Also the cross road leading near the house of John Beatty is hereby annexed to so much of the main public highway to the cross road that leads past the house of Thurston Wood intersects the said highway, shall be considered as one district by the name of Little Britain District No.1 and all the inhabitants on the same shall be assigned to work the said district No.1

Also the cross road leading past the house of Thurston Wood is hereby annexed to so much of the main public highway from where the cross road intersects the said highway, to the fork of said highway leading to New Windsor shall be considered as one district by the name of Union District, and all the inhabitants on the same

(continued)

a true copy recorded March the 23rd 1821 - Wm. Mulliner T. Clerk

We the subscribers , Commissioners of Highways for the Town of New Windsor do annex all that part of district of leading past the house of Thurston Wood Esquire to where the New Burgh Road turns off from the New Windsor Road, beginning at the bridge near the Still house west of the house of Henry Crapry, and including said bridge to Silver Stream district leading past the house of Calb Seaman to New Burgh, also that inhabitants living on or opposite there to work on the same . Given under our hands the 19th day of March 1822.

a true copy recorded March the 23 1822 - Wm. Mulliner T. Clerk.

a true copy recorded March the 26th 1825 - Wm. Mulliner T. Clerk

Be it known that we a majority of the Commissioners of the Town of New Windsor in the County of Orange do make a district of the publick highway beginning at the publick highway that leads to New Windsor, near the dwelling house of William Mulliner, and runs northerly through the lands of the Arnots and Cunninghams to the town line of Montgomery. And also do make a district of the road on highway beginning where the patent line of Patrick Horms intersects the Rough Ridge Road near to the house of Widow Sly, and running westerly past the house of William Sly to the road leading to Montgomery. Given under our hands the 20th day of March 1827.

a true copy recorded March the 21st 1827, Wm. Mulliner T. Clerk

Joseph Wilken - mark of cattle and sheep and hogs is a slit in the left ear and a half penny on the underside of the right ear. Recorded May the 15th 1807.

Thurston Wood - mark of cattle a swallow fork in each ear. Recorded August 17th 1811.

Henry Still - mark of cattle a crop off the right ear & a slit in the same. Recorded June 6th 1818

The condition of this obligation is such that if the above bound Edward Neely, his heirs, executors and administrators or either of them do or shall from time to time and at all time hereafter will and sufficiently save, defined, keep harmless and indemnify the above named John D Nicoll and Codvill Steward , Overseers of the Poor for the time being of the Town of New Windsor aforesaid and also all and every other inhabitants which now all or hereafter shall be of said town, and every (one )of them respectively by of and from the finding, keeping , educating and bringing up of a certain bastard child born of the body of Jane Neely single woman of the Town of New Windsor which John T Morrison of the said Town of New Windsor is the reputed father, and of and from all charges, actions, suits, expenses, damages and damages sustain or be set unto for or in respect of said child as aforesaid that then this obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue, signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us }

In witness whereof the parties aforesaid to these present indenture interchangeably have put there hands and seals the day and year first above written.

Sealed & delivered in the presence of :

William Mulliner
Alex Stewart

We whose names that are subscribed Justices of the Peace of the County aforesaid do as much as in us his consent to the putting forth the aforesaid apprentice according to the true intent and meaning of the above indenture.

a true copy recorded this 30th of March 1804 William Mulliner T. Clerk

The Commissioners of Highways do make a district of a road beginning at the house of William Humphrey and running past the house of Alis M Telford to the cross road near James Clintons.

Whereas the inhabitants residing on the north end of the cross road district leading from the town line of New Burgh near the house of John Coleman to the town line of Cornwall, petition to have the district divided, we therefore have divided the said district as follows :

from the town line of New Burgh to extend to the bridge across the race way now leading to Thomas B McDowells saw mill, to be one district, and from the aforesaid raceway to the town line of Cornwall to be one district.

March the 22nd 1814.

recorded March the 26th 1814.

And to annex the road leading from the Little Britain Road to the paper mill into the New Windsor District by the name of the new publick highway. And to include the road that was lately laid out by the Commissioners from the Little Britain Road to Stephen Kings into the Hunting Grove District.

recorded April the 18th 1802.

The Commissioners of the Town of New Windsor do make a district of the road beginning at the town line of Bloomingrove and so along past the house of Murry Burnets and James Davis to the Little Britain publick highway near the house of John Kerrs.

March the 25th 1803.

Samuel Moffat

Archibald Beatty

Asa Byram

Recorded March the 22nd 1804.

The Commissioners of the Town of New Windsor have made a district of road leading from the Town of Cornwall near Bethlehem past the house of Enos Chandlers to the Little Britain Road near Annamius McCoys and from the road near Enos Chandlers to the Little Britain Road near James Moors, and likewise the road leading from the school house on John Dennistons land to the Goshen Road near the house of Townsend Carpenter into a separate district.

Recorded March the 22nd 1804.

James Clinton

recorded August the 10th 1802.

Know all men by these presents and to all whom it may concern that I, John Ellison of the Town of New Windsor, County of Orange and State of New York do discharge and give the said negro winch Sarah Free and to go where ever she sees fit she behaving her self well aged nineteen years & four months, as witness my hand & seal this first day of August 1801.

Know all men by these presents and to all to whom it may concern that I, John Ellison of the Town Ship of New Windsor, County of Orange and State of New York do discharge and give the said negro man Richard Free to go where ever he sees fit behaving himself well aged twenty eight years and five months, as witness my hand and seal this eighth day of July 1801

We do hereby certify that we have manumitted and given free our negro slave named Susan fully & amply as we are otherwise to do so by virtue of an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, entitled an act for the gradual abolition of slavery, passed the 29th of March 1799. Which freedom of Susan will take place at the end of ten years from the first day of April 1811 we say we do allow the said Susan to be actually free as fully & clearly as if we were here to ratify the same. Given under our hands & seal this tenth day of June one thousand eight hundred and one.

" First I give and bequeath unto my negro servant man named Ceasar his freedom and five shillings in money. Also I give and bequeath unto my negro servant man named William his freedom together with two hundred pounds in a certain kind of public securities now in my hands commonly called Bankers Notes and also one narrow axe, one broad hoe & one seythe. And I also give unto my said negro servant named William & my negro servant named Thomas, one yoke of oxen, one ox yoke, one ox chain and one harrow to belong equally to them share & share alike. Also

In pursuance of the said last will and testament and equally to the directions of the act entitled "an act concerning slaves" passed the 22nd February 1788. We Joshua Green and Isaac Schultz, Overseers of the Poor for the said Town of New Windsor aforesaid together with John Morrison and Francis Crawford Esq, two of the Justices of the Peace of the said County of Orange, do hereby certify that we have examined into the age and ability of the aforesaid and on sufficient security being given to us by his brothers William & Thomas McClaghry, two of the before mentioned negro men manumitted as aforesaid & at present free holders & inhabitants of the Town of Wallkill in the County of Orange aforesaid, by bond bearing date the 30th day of April 1799 for the penal sum of fifteen hundred dollars lawful money of the State of New York that the said London shall not become a charge to this town or any other city or town within this state where in he may at any time hereafter reside. And do judge that the above named negro man London now of the age thirty years ( in consequence of the above security to us given as aforesaid) is of sufficient ability to provide for & maintain himself & is manumitted.

a true copy this 18th day of May 1799
by Robert R Burnet - Town Clerk

In witness whereof I, the said Stephen Preston have hereunto set my hand and seal in New Windsor the third day of May in the year 1797.

N.B. I the said Preston do hereby acknowledge all the property above mentioned to be in the actual possession of the said Brown by delivery at the time of the execution of these proceedings.
Stephen Preston

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of:
James Sutherland

Ulster County :

So personally appeared before me Matthew Dubois, one of the peoples Justices in and for said county, the signer and sealer to these presents and acknowledged the same to be his free will and act and also made oath the same was given for a valuable consideration and not to defraud any other person. Acknowledged and sworn before me this 5th day of May 1797.

Matthew Dubois

recorded May 8th 1797.

Ulster County:

So personally appeared before me Matthew Dubois one of the Justices of the Peace in & for the said county, Joseph Vincent and acknowledged this written bill of sale to be his voluntary act and deed and further acknowledged that the written mentioned mare and colt he has exchanged for a brown horse which said horse he acknowledged to have sold and delivered to Jonas Whiting instead of the written mentioned mare and colt.

Taken and acknowledged before me this
fourth day of February 1797.
Matthew Dubois

a true copy recorded this 6th Febr. 1797
Robert R Burnet - Clerk

Robert R Burnets mark of cattle - is a slit through the top of the right ear. Recd. Dec 18th 1793

John Woodruffs mark of cattle - is a hole through each ear. Recorded April 10th 1794

Andrew Nicholsons mark of sheep - is a square crop off the top of each ear , a hole through the left ear and a half penny out of the under side of each ear. Recorded February 10th 1795.

John Robinson of the Town of New Burgh Esq. his mark of cattle is a square crop off of the top of the right ear, a latch on the underside of said ear and a half penny out of the underside of the left ear. Recorded February 12th 1795.

John Scots mark of cattle is two half pennies on the upper side of the right ear. Recorded March 28th 1795.

Jesse Cases mark of cattle is a square crop off of the top of the left ear and a latch out of the under side of the right ear. Recd. May the 11th 1798.

Asa Mattersons mark of cattle, a slit in the right ear and a crop off the left ear. December 25th 1792.

Daniel Clemences mark of cattle, a crop off the top of each ear and a hole through the left ear. January 29th 1793.

Enos Chandlers mark of cattle, a crop off the top of the left ear, a half penny out of the underside of said ear and a whole through the right ear. January 29th 1793.

Francis Mains mark of cattle, a crop off the right ear and two holes through the left ear. His mark of sheep, a crop off the right ear and one hole through the left ear. March 26th 1793.

David Parshall mark of cattle, a square crop off the top of the left ear, a slit through the top of the right ear & a small nick on the under side of said right ear. May 4th 1793.

James Thorns mark of cattle, sheep and hogs a crop off the top of the left ear & a half penny out of the underside of the right ear. Recd. Dec 18th 1793.

Caleb Curtis's mark of cattle, a square crop off the top of the left ear & hole through the said ear. Recorded May 23rd 1799.

Moses Nicols mark of cattle, a crop off the left ear and two slits in the same ear & a half penny on the under side of said ear. Recorded May the 16th 1801.

William Mulliner mark of cattle, sheep and hogs a half penny on the under side of the right ear. Recorded May the 16th 1801.

Jothem Jayn mark of cattle a crop off the right ear and a slit in the same, a half penny on the upper side of the left ear. Recorded June the 4th 1801.

Mathusilah Baldwin mark of cattle a half penny under each ear and a crop off the right. Recorded September the 25th 1801.

Came to the house of John Mandevill a heifer marked with two half penny on the under side of the right ear and one on the under side of the left ear, she came about 20 days ago and is two years old last January 3rd 1792.

Came to the house of William Edmiston about twenty day ago a small heiffer about two years old with a latch out of the near ear and two notches in the near ear with a white back and belly. January 2nd 1792.

Came to the house of William Telford about the 20th of November past a horn weather white with a crop of left ear and a slit from the top, slit the bottom of the right ear. Dec 1st 1791.

John Wright mark of cattle a square crop off the left ear & a swallow fork in the right ear. March the 10th 1801.

David Wrights mark of cattle a square crop off the right ear and a swallow fork in the left ear. March the 10th 1803.

William Cunninghams mark of cattle and sheep a crop off the left ear. Recorded January the 8th 1802.

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Came to the house of William Gage about eighteen days ago a brown horse about five years old has two white hind feet and a small white star in his forehead no artificial marks. June 27 1791.

Came to the house of John McClaghry about eighteen days ago a red roan mare colt about a year old with a black main and tail no artificial marks perceivable. July the 2 1791.

Came to the house of William Cunningham about fifteen days ago a brindel steer one year old past white about his flank and white feet and fore head no artificial mark perceivable. December the 9 1791.

First : If any hog or hogs shall be found out of the possession of the owner or owners without a sufficient ring through the nose and a sufficient yoke round the neck between the fifth day of April and the last day of November, that it may be lawful for any person or persons finding such hog or hogs to convey them to the nearest pound and the owner or owners shall forfeit one shilling for each deficiency to be paid to the Pound Master, together with his fees and if any dispute shall arise concerning the sufficiency of the said ring or yoke it shall be determined by two of the nearest Fence Viewers and one half of the said forfeitures to be paid by the Pound Master to the person bringing such hogs to the pound and the other half to the Overseers of the Poor of the said town of New Windsor.

Second : If and stone horse or colt above one year and half old and under fourteen hands high shall be found out of the possession of the owner or owners it shall be lawful for any person or persons so finding stone horse or colt as aforesaid to take him to the nearest pound and the owner or owners shall Forfeit twelve shillings

Thirdly : If any ram or rams shall be found out of the possession of the owner or owners at ant time between the fifteenth day of August and the first day of November it shall be lawful for any person or person so finding any ram or rams as aforesaid to take them to the nearest pound and the owner or owners shall forfeit eight shillings for every such ram which shall be paid to the Pound Master together with his fees and one half to the person or persons bringing such rams to and the other half to the Overseers of the Poor of the said Town of New Windsor.

Fourthly : And for a refusal or neglect to pay the forfeitures contained in the forementioned rules, the Pound Master shall proceed against the delinquent in the manner directed for recovering damages in the twenty second section of the act entitled an Act for dividing the Counties of this State into Towns.

Fifthly : The Pound Master shall provide and account at every annual town meeting of all forfeitures he received if requested.

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Sixthly : All fences to be lawful shall be four feet and a half high and stone fences shall be staked and rendered to make them lawful for sheep.

Seven : The fees of every fence viewer when employed in the duties of his office shall be at the rate of four shillings per day.

Eightly : That Oliver Hons be Pound Master at New Windsor and William Watson for the western end of town for the ensuing year.

The above and written a true copy
William Telford Town Clerk

And agreeable to the directions of the Act entitled an Act concerning Slaves passed the 22nd February 1788, We James Thorn and David Dill Overseers of the Poor for the said Town of New Windsor aforesaid together, Nathan Smith and Matthew Dubois Esquires, two of the Justices of the Peace of the said County do hereby certify that we have examined into the age and ability of said several servants and do judge that the above named negro servant man named Ceasar manumitted as aforesaid of the age of about thirty five years together with said negro servant man named William of the age of about twenty eight years the above named negro servant man named Thomas of about the age twenty six years and the above named negro servant named John or Jack of the age of about twenty one years old and the named negro woman named Rebecca of the age about thirty years old, are all of sufficient ability to provide for them selves and are manumited agreeable to the directions of the said act. In witnesses whereof we the Town Overseers of the Poor and Justices of the Peace have hereunto set our hands this twenty first day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety and do hereby order that the foregoing certificate be rendered as thereforesaid act directs.

I said Alexander MacKay for myself any executors and administrators all and singular the said goods and cattle unto the said William Ellison his executors, administrators and assigns against all and every other person or persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents of which goods and cattle I the said Alexander MacKay have put the said William Ellison in full possession by delivering him one cup at the sealing hereof in written off my hand and seal this twenty fourth day of April one thousand seven hundred ninety.

Alexander Mackay

Witnesses:

John Gillespy
Silas White

Two beds and bedding and two bedsteads, two chests of wearing clothes and other linens, two tables, six chairs, one pair hand irons, one pair tongs, two trammels, one gridiron, three iron pots and tea kettle, six pewter plates, one basin, one ax, one hoe, one bath, three water pots, one churn, And with all my crockery, viz; hooks, pans, plates, tea tackling. RC and also one woolen wheat and one do linen one real, one horse, one cow, one hog, two geese, three fowls.

I do acknowledge to have & recorded the above bill of sale this second day of July one thousand and seven hundred and ninety in the Town Book of New Windsor.

William Telford Town Clerk

Gideon Salmon

Sealed and delivered in
the presence of us:

David Denniston
Joshua Cleeves

The young mare three years old, one young mare two years old, one cow, two hogs, one pleasure hay and harness, one clock, case of drawers, one desk, two tables, twelve chairs, four beds and bedding, one set curtains, two looking glasses, three chests of linen and clothing, one brass kettle, two iron pots, one kettle, one bake pan, two dozen plates, four basins, six large dishes, one caster, three pair of hand irons, one tea table, one tea kettle, two watches, wearing apparel, two coats, six pair breeches, eight shirts, twenty pair stockings, twelve waistcoats, one saddle and bridle, and all the rest of any wearing apparel, one gun, two pistols, seven gowns, six pair sheets, four coverlids, one bed quilt, one womans saddle, forty yards of linen and all wearing apparel, sixteen blankets, two glass mugs, two china mugs, one set china tea, spoons, silver and all the glasses.

Be it remembered that David Deniston one of the within named witness personally appeared before me Patrick Barber one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Ulster County, who being dully sworn on his oath said he was present and saw the within named Gideon Salmon, sign, seal and deliver the within bill of sale as his voluntary act & did for the uses within mentioned and that he and Joshua Cleeves then signed the same, I therefore do allow the same to be requested.

Sworn before me the 6th day of October 1778. Patrick Barber

the above is a true copy attested by me, William Telford T. Clerk

Come to the house of Edward Neely a yearling bull yellow with no artificial mark perceivable, he came about the middle of October last , Nov the 10 1790.

Came to the house of Ann Burnet in Hunting Grove a three year old steer marked with a latch in the under side of the left ear & a square half penny on the under side of the right ear, reddish brown colour with a spotted belly & tail. Came the middle of Nov. last. Dec 20th 1790.

Came to Robert R Burnett in Little Britain in Nov. last a small ewe marked with a small nick on the upper side of the left ear and a short tail. Dec. 20th 1790.

Came to the house of Aleo. Beatty about six days ago a bay mare with a white star in her forehead and a white snip on her nose, with two white hind feet no artificial mark perceivable. April 12th 1790.

Came to the house of Edward Neely about ten days ago a year old past heiffer, a light red with a small spot of white in her fore head and a white belly and about the half of her tail with without any artificial mark. May the 10th 1790

Came to the house of William Batty about twenty days ago a two year old steer with a slit in his left ear and a piece cut out in the under part of said ear with a white spot on the flank. August the 3 1790.

Came to the house of John Woodruff in New Windsor Township a freed brindell steer two years old with two slits in the under side of the right ear and a half penny out of the left this steer came about the 8th of Sept. 1790.

Samuel Wood mark of his cattle and sheep a crop of the near ear and a hole in the of ear. Recorded this eighteen day of June one thousand seven hundred ninety.

David Wright mark of cattle is a square crop of the right ear and a small fork of the near ear. June the 20 1790.

John Wright mark of cattle is a square crop of the left ear and a swallow fork of the right ear. June the 20 1790.

We the subscribers being the major part of the Commissioners for laying out and altering the roads in the Precinct of New Windsor and Newbourgh in Ulster County and State aforesaid by the election of a number of the most respectable freeholders and inhabitants of the two Precincts before mentioned, agreeable to law and the aforesaid petition viz: have laid out a public open road or highway, three rods wide being chosen by the people of the two Precincts as Commissioners for that purpose. Where road so laid out is butted and bounded as follows , viz: beginning on the main road that runs from Newbourgh to New Windsor south of Major Boyds house on his south bounds and the north bounds of the farm belonging to Governor Clinton, running from thance about a westerly as the line runs to a maple stump. Said to be one of the line trees thereabout a northwesterly course across the line of a Major Boyds, running on his land with the north bounds of said on to a walnut tree blazed on the south side standing near a gate, there to a large flat rock lying on the northwesterly side of a meadow belonging to the aforesaid Governor Clinton and near the southwesterly bounds of said meadow, then along a line of marked trees for the east side of said road, to where there formerly stood a bridge on the lines of the said Precinct and from thence as the old road used to run across Isaac Hasbrouck land coming out upon the main road leading from Newbourgh to the Wallkill, east of said Hasbroucks land as the road runs, to be three rods wide and also that post from the beginning to the Precinct and to be three rods wide on the south southwest and nearest sides of the line as they are before mentioned. The bridge before mentioned to be kept and built in repair equally as may be between the two Precincts which said road we lay out agreeable to petition.

Silas Wood

Sealed and Delivered in the presence of:

Oliver Howe
John Hellise

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To one iron gray mare four years old
To one brown mare colt one year old
To one mouse coloured horse eighteen years old
To one yoke of oxen four years old
To two red cows one eight years old the other six years old
To two heffers three years old one red and white and the other is red and a little white
To one heffer red with some white in the face two years old
To one brown heffer two years old with a white star in her fore head
To one brindle heffer one year old
To three spring calves tow of them red and one red and white
To two sheep one ewe and one weathur marked a swallow fork in right ear
To two lambs both weathurs with a swallow fork in the right ear
To one old iron bound waggon and one iron shod sleigh
To two feather beds and bedding
To two chests with the rest of the household forementioned
To one set of horse chains and two ox chains and all the rest of my farming utensils

Personally appeared before me Benjamin Carpenter one of the Justices of the Peace for said County Ulster within named Silas Wood Senr. and acknowledged that the written bill of sale is a certified bill of sale for payment of the written debt of eighty pounds and acknowledge the written bill of sale to be his voluntary act and deed for the use therein mentioned, done before me this second day of June one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight.

Daniel Gantly

In the presence of :

John McConnell
Alexander Mackey

One cow of a brown colour 10 years old
one yearling calf
one feather bed
two hogs
3 pair hand irons
1 warming pan
tongs and fire shovel
6 silver tea spoons
6 table spoons silver
3 chests
1 desk
12 sitting chairs
3 tables
20 Dutch blankets
2 striped
12 pair sheets
10 pillow cases
6 pillows
1 pair curtains
3 straw beds
12 plates blue & white delph do;
9 pair do;
2 stone jars
4 earthen pots
1 trammel
1 meal chest
1 bread tray
2 trays
4 bowls
2 pigeons
1 pail

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Ulster County :
Personally appeared before me Benjamin Carpenter Esq. one of the Justices of the Peace in and for said County the within subscriber Daniel Gantly and acknowledge the within bill of sale to be his voluntary act and deed for the purpose it mentions, done before me this seventeenth day of April 1788.

Benj. Carpenter

the above is a true copy attested by me William Telford T.C.

Reuben Tooker
Wm. Palmer
Abel Belknap
James Hamilton
Robert S Boyd
Archibald Beaty

the above is a true copy attested by me William Telford T.C.

Nathan Smith

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of:

Wm. Nichole
Isaac Crabb

December the 17th 1804

Personally came before me William Mulliner & Leonard D Nicoll and said that the bond unsettled in which I am here bound to John Jay and Agustus Van Cortland.

Wm. Mulliner T.C.

The following is the schedule of the goods and chattles within refered to:

One negro man named Tomprey Mitchen aged 24 years
One negro woman named Nanney Mitchen ages 20 years
One negro boy named Ceasor Mitchen aged 7 years
One negro girl named Phebe Mitchen aged 4 years
One negro girl named Hannah Mitchen aged 1 year
One yoke of red oxen one with a white face 9 years old
Five red cows with white faces 8 years old
One red cow with a white face 10 years old
One red cow 4 years old
One black cow 4 years old
One brown & red cow 3 years old
Six red calves with white faces
One brown calf
Three red calfs
One grey horse 8 years old
Five grown horses 6 years old
One sorrel horse 9 years old
One Bay horse 4 years old
One bay mare 3 years old
One bay horse colt one year old
One sorrel mare 6 years old
Seventeen sheep
Twenty hogs
Four beds & bedding

Two chests of drawers & desk together
with the rest of the household furniture

One Ox cart three sleighs and four ploughs
Six silver table spoons nine tea silver spoons

R Morris

Ulster County recorded in liber I*I one of the books of Conveyances for said County in page 37,38,39,& 40 - of said book the sixth day of June Anno Domino 1785.

pr Christ. Tappen Ul Clerk

the above is a true copy attested by me -

Came to the house of Thomas Wealch about nineteen day ago a black heiffer one year old past no artificial marks perceivable with a crop of both ears and a half penny under the left ear. December the 19 1791.(bottom of page 242)

Came to the house of Thomas Fulton two white sheep one a ewe and the other a weather the ewe supposed to (be) five or six years old marked with a latch and a hole in both ears, the weather one year old next spring marked with a hole in each ear, & the sheep came about the six of June last 1789.

Came to the house of James Buchanan in Little Britain a brown cow with some white under her belly and some on her flanck with a nick in her ear and a crop of her other, this came in about sometime August 1790.

Witness my hand and seal this first day of August one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven.

Thomas Nelly

Sealed and Delivered in the presence of:

Robert Burnet
David Campbels

Ulster County: personally appeared before me Henry Wisner Junr. one of the Justices of the Peace for said County the within named Thomas Nelly and made oath that the within bill of sale a bonifide bill of sale for the serving payment of the written debt of seventy nine pounds fifteen shillings and is not done with a [--eping] or defrauding his other creditors and acknowledge the written bill of sale to be his voluntary act and deed for the use therein mentioned sworn and acknowledged before me the 3 day of Sept 1787.

The above is a true copy attested by me Sept the 5 1787
William Telford Town Clerk

James Kernaghan
Edward Neely

Ulster County :

We the Overseers of the Precinct of Newburg in the said County do hereby certify own and acknowledge that William Brinnen is an inhabitant, legally settled in our Precinct aforesaid, in witness whereof we have set our hands and seals this 16 day of April 1776.

Christopher Alexander
John Young

I hereby certify that the above is a true copy taken by me William Telford, Town Clerk

Barnabas Courran

Sealed and Delivered in the presence of :

Leonard D Nicol
Jacob Mandevill

To one cow yellow coulord with white face and back about eight or nine years old
1 horse four years old branded with - C on the left hip
5 sheep
3 hogs - half penny on the underside of the left ear & 2 nicks on the upperside of the right
2 feather beds with covering
3 bedsteads
2 pr hand irons
1 shovel and tongs
2 tramels
1 iron pot and kettle
1 tea kettle
2 pewter platers and 7 plates 1 pint cup
1 writing desk
1 chest
1 empty case with 12 bottles
8 chairs
1 stand
2 tables
6 cider barrels
1 set of saddlers tools
1 hand saw
1 grind stone
1 serich tub
1 horse cart
1 small spinning wheel
with all the rest of the furniture.

Rec'd the sum of forty pounds in full for the above mentioned articles in the schedule.

Barnabas Courren

the above is a true list attested by me:

William Telford Clerk

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I , Jacob Mandevill one of the witnesses to the within bill of sale personally appeared before me Patrick Barber one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Ulster and he being duly sworn, deposed that he was present and saw the within named Barnabas Courran sign seal and deliver the same as his voluntary act and deed for the use therein mentioned.

Witness my hand the above date;

Patrick Barber

Came to the house of the Samuel Deusenberry a red steer marked with a crop on his near ear he is one year old this steer came about the 16th of December 1789.

Came to the house of Henry Kelso a white sheep last fall, appears to be one year old with a crop of the near ear and a half penny the underside of the right ear - 1789.

Came to the house of Joseph Belnap last fall, two stray weather sheep, one about two years old with two small nicks in the right ear, the other three or four years old with a slit in each ear both of them white. March the 8 1790.

Nov the 20 1788 - Came to the house of Frances Lush a black year old bull with a crop of the right ear and a slit in the left, some white on the his back and some on his belly.

Came to the house of Wm. Telford two red steers two years old past, artificially marked with a crop of the right ear and a crop and a slit of the left , these steers came about first of Sept 1790

James Hallsey mark of sheep as follows, one hole near the root of the right ear and slit on said ear. March the 10 1790.

2 ewes with horns, with a latch in the near ear & a slit in the off ear. about four years old.

1 do: without horns, with a latch in both ears and a slit in the off ear, four years old.

1 do: without horns a latch in near ear & slit in the off ear two years old.

1 weathur with horns, a latch near ear a slit in off ear, two year old all white one had on and old bell without a clapper.

A stray heifer mostly red, with a white face, four white feet, white tail, her left ear cut into a swallow fork, three years old. Came to the house of Capt. Leonard D Nicolls in June 1779.

A stray steer came to the house of Capt. Leonard D Nicolls in June last, two year old and upwards, he is red in couler with some white hairs in his forehead, his left ear cut into a swallow fork. N Windsor 8th Jan 1781.

A stray heifer came to the house of Benjamin Westlick some time last summer, she is entirely black and without either brand or ear mark.

Nov. 15th 1786 - 1 ewe and lamb came to Frances Yeoman marked as follows with a slit in the near ear and a L out of the ear.

October 20th 1789 - Came to the house of William Humphry about the middle of October, a small brown two year old steer with a white spot in his forehead, his belly white part of his tail and three of his legs white, no artificial mark to be seen.