Village and Town of Newburgh Records 1803-1838

Newburgh 28 June 1817 The Undersigned Com
missioners of Common Schools for the town of
Newburgh having met and having before them
reports as received on or before the first of April
by the then Commissioners from districts No 1.2.
3.5.6.7.9.10.11.12.13.14 & part of No 4 & part of No 8,
annexed to No 2 in Shawangunk. Resolved that the
money received during the present year be divided
amongst those districts according to law

		D. W. Bate Joseph Smith Perry Leonard Smith
Copy
	I. Belknap Clk

We the undersigned two of the Commissioners of Common
Schools for the town of Montgomery in the County of Orange
do hereby consent to annex that part of district No 5
beginning at and on the line between the towns of New-
burgh and Montgomery at a a point southeast from the
house of John Knapp; thence west to the Highway;
thence along the Highway to the Northerly side of said
house; thence easterly on a straight line to the town of
Newburgh, including the family of the said Knapp,
to district No 10 of Common Schools in the town of New
burgh - June 6th 1817

Nathaniel P. Hill Alexander Thompson

This is to certify that we accept the above John Knapp
into district No 10

David Belknap Jr John F. Boyd Christian Crist

Trustees

 We the Undersigned Commisssioners of Common
Schools for the town of Newburgh do consent & order
that the within described part of district No 5 in the
town of Montgomery be annexed to and become a part
of No 10 in the town of Newburgh - the trustees of said
No 10 having given their assent in writing thereto

	Newburgh 28 June 1817
		David W. Bate Joseph Smith Perry Leonard Smith
Copy
	I. Belknap Clk

 

Commissioners of Common Schools for the town of Newburgh for the year 1817 in Account
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1817

March 26	To money appropriated and unpaid at the time of auditing last account as
	follows Viz dividend to District No	3	$87.60
	" part of "	9		13.97
		10		35.41
		14		16.05
May 24	To Cash received from County Treasurer	272.41

1818

feby21	" " " " Town Collector		544.82
	To dividend of district No 9 forfeited because the Trustees employed a teacher who was not ex- amined & who had no certificate from the Inspectors, and who taught in the Schools on the 24th May 1817		10.92
1817 Cr					$981.18
	March 26	By cash paid district number		3	87.60
	27	" " " " "		10	35.41
	31	" " " " "		14	16.05
	April 14	" " "part of" "		9	13.97
	May 24	By dividend to " "		1 paid	19.99
		" " " " "		2 paid	18.72
		" " " " "		3 paid	15.011/2
		" " " " "		4 paid	4.481/2
		" " " " "		5 paid	11.70
		" " " " "		6 paid	9.161/2
		" " " " "		7 paid	10.721/2
		" " "part of" "		8 paid	3.12
		" " " " "		9 forfeited	10.92
		" " " " "		10 paid	14.231/2
		" " " " "		11 paid	15.401/2
		" " " " "		12 paid	14.82
		" " " " "		13 paid	115.83
		" " " " "		14 paid	8.19
1818
	July 21	By dividend to " "		1 paid	40.83
		" " " " "		2 paid	38.27
		" " " " "		3 paid	30.70
		" " " " "		4 paid	9.19
		" " " " "		5 paid	23.92
		" " " " "		6 paid	18.75
		" " " " "		7 paid	21.93
		" " "part of" "		8	6.39
		" " " " "		9	21.87
		" " " " "		10 paid	29.09
		" " " " "		11 paid	31.49
		" " " " "		12 paid	30.30
		" " " " "		13 paid	236.45
		" " " " "		14 paid	16.75
					$981.18
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March 30	to dividend to part of No 8 unpaid			6.39
		" 9 unpaid		21.87
					$28.26
		Copy
				I. Belknap Clk

We the Underssigned Commissioners of Com-
-mon Schools in the Town of Marlborough
have agreed to annex School District No 5
in the Town of Marlborough to District No 14
in the Town of Newburgh the School house
to be in the Town of Marlborough - and David
Staples Nathl Wygant Ira Staples Michael
Wygant 2nd S[ ] Lockwood William Lockwood
and Barnard Bond if he request to be exempt
from Any Part of the expence of Building said
School House but to have the Privilege of sending
their Children to the School whenever they
please

Marlborough 23d May 1818

	Benjm Townsend Saml Decker	Com of Com. Schools
Recorded June 9th 1818
	H.H.Reeve T.C.

 

1818	Commissioners of Common Schools in Account		Dr
March 30	To money appropriated & unpaid at the time of auditing accounts Viz dividend to part of district No		8	$6.37
			" "	9	21.87
July 16	Cash recd of County Treasurer			272.41
1819
feby22	" " of Collector			272.41
					573.06
	Credit
1818
	April 7	By dividend to part of district No		8 paid	6.37
		By dividend to part of district No		9 paid	21.87
	July 16	By dividend to " "		1 paid	17.741/2
		" " " " "		2 paid	17.351/2
		" " " " "		3	14.231/2
		" " " " "		4 paid	4.29
		" " " " "		5	14.82
		" " " " "		6 paid	10.331/2
		" " " " "		7 paid	8.58
		" " " part of "		9 paid	3.311/2
		" " " " "		10 paid	17.55
		" " " " "		11 paid	18.911/2
		" " " " "		12 paid	15.21
		" " " " "		13	118.17
		" " " " "		14	8.19
	1819 feby 22	" " " " "		1 paid	18.29
		" " " " "		2 paid	17.90
		" " " " "		3	14.68
		" " " " "		4 paid	4.42
		" " " " "		5	15.28
		" " " " "		6 paid	10.66
		" " " " "		7	8.85
		" " " part of "		9	3.43
		" " " " "		10 paid	18.10
		" " " " "		11 paid	19.50
		" " " " "		12 paid	15.69
		" " " " "		13	120.86
		" " " " "		14	8.45
					$573.06
1819	Dr
March 30	To Cash on hand appropriated but unpaid
	Viz dividend to No 3				14.231/2
					14.68 =	$28.911/2
				" 5	14.82
					15.28 =	30.10
				" 13	118.17
					120.86 =	239.03
				" 14	8.19
					8.45 =	16.64
				" 8	8.85
				" part of 9	3.43
						$326.961/2
	D. W. Bate a Commissioner
A Copy	R H Reeve Town Clerk

1819 July 30 1819

At a meeting of the Commissioners of
Common Schools for Newburgh reports having
been received by them in due time from all the
districts and parts of districts in the town resolved
that the reports of all the districts and parts of dis-
tricts except of district number eight be accepted
as proper and sufficient and that the money re-
ceived this year be distributed among those districts
and parts of districts whose reports are legal, in
proportion to the number of children reported

 

	D.W. Bate Joseph Smith Perry Henry Butterworth
(a copy)
	R. H. Reeve Town Clerk

 

Commissioners of Com. Schools for the town of Newburgh for the year 1819 in account

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 1819

March 30	To cash on hand at the audit of a/c
	appropriated as follows Viz
		To district number			3	$14.231/2
						14.68 =	$29.911/2
				" " "	5	14.82
						15.28 =	30.10
				" " "	13	118.17
						120.86 =	239.03
				" " "	14	8.19
						8.45 =	16.64
				" " "	7		8.85
				Prt of " "	9		3.43
							$326.961/2
Credi	t
April 9	By cash paid pt of		district number		9		$ 3.43
April 14	By cash paid		district number		5		30.10
Mar 31	By cash paid		district number		3		28.911/2
"	By cash paid		district number		14		16.64
Apr 1	By cash paid		district number		13		239.03
3	By cash paid		district number		7		8.85
						326.961/2

 

Debtor
	July 23	To cash from County Treasurer		$272.41
	Dec 31	" " " Town Collector	394.39
				766.80
Credit
	July 23	By dividend to district number 1	15.50

1819 Continued brought up

						15.50
	July 23	By dividend to district number			2 paid	16.75
		" " " " "			3	13.70
		" " " " "			4 paid	3.98
		" " " " "			5	13.88
		" " " " "			6 paid	9.56
		" " " " "			7 paid	8.66
		" " " " "			9	11.70
		" " " part of "			9	3.26
		" " " " "			10 paid	13.88
		" " " " "			11 paid	16.20
		" " " " "			12 paid	18.76
		" " " " "			13	121.50
		" " " " "			14	5.06
	Dec 31	" " " " "			1	22.40
		" " " " "			2 paid	24.23
		" " " " "			3	19.81
		" " " " "			4 paid	5.76
		" " " " "			5	20.08
		" " " " "			6 paid	13.84
		" " " " "			7 paid	12.54
		" " " " "			9	16.96
		" " " part of "			9 paid	4.72
		" " " " "			10 paid	20.06
		" " " " "			11 paid	23.45
		" " " " "			12 paid	27.17
		" " " " "			13	176.04
		" " " " "			14	7.33
								$666.80
1820		Debtor
March 28		to cash on hand appropriated as above  but unpaid, as follows viz
		To district number 1				$15.50
						22.40
								$37.90
		" " " 3				13.70
						19.81
								33.51
		" " " 5				13.88
						20.08
								33.96
		" " " 9				16.96
		" " " 13				121.50
								176.04
								297.54
		" " " 14				5.06
						7.33
								12.39
								$432.26
		D.W. Bate a Commissioner
endorsed
Audited March 28 1820
		Isaac Belknap John Thorne D. Tooker			Auditors
		A true copy R.H. Reeve			Town Clerk

September 4, 1820 At a meeting of the Commis-
sioners of Common Schools of the town of Newburgh
The said Commissioners having before them reports
from all the districts and parts of districts of said
Town as received within the time required by law it
was resolved that the said reports be accepted
as they contain all the requisites required by
law And that all money received and to be
received during the current year be divided
amongst the said districts according to Law

D. W. Bate Daniel Birdsall Henry Butterworth

Comsrs

To the Commissioners of Common Schools for
the town of Newburgh

We the undersigned
Inhabitants of School district number eight in
said town considering that we will be materially
benefitted thereby do pray that the following part
of said district number eight may be set off from
the same and attached to and made a part of
School district number seven in said town. Viz.
Beginning at a point in the northerly line thereof
in front of the northeast corner of John D Nicholls
land running thence along said Nicholls
east and south lines to the east line of Cornelius
D Woods land; thence along his east line to his
south east corner thence along this south line and
the south line of Hugh Spiers land to the west.
 

line of the said district thence along it to the north
west corner of said district and thence along the
north line of said district to the place of begin-
ning - Dated October 21st 1820

C D Wood Gilbert Anderson John Turner English T. Crawford

We the trustees of said School district number eight
do consent to the above alteration being made

	Dated October 21, 1820
Trustees	John Milburn Joshua Marston David Bond

We the Trustees of the within mentioned School
district number seven do consent that the
prayer of the within petition be granted

	Dated October 21st. 1820
	David Garnsey Elisha King	Trustees

At a meeting of the Commissioners of Common
Schools of the town of Newburgh this day they have
seen and examined the within petition and
the assent of the trustees of the eighth and of the
seventh School district thereto attached do approve
of the alteration thereby requsted and do here-
by order and direct that the within described
 

part of said district number eight be detached
therefrom and be annexed to and made a part
of district number seven from this date

	Dated October 21st. 1820
	DW Bate Daniel Birdsall H. Butterworth	Commissioners of Common Schools

 True copies
R H Reeve Town Clerk

At a meeting of the commissioners of common
Schools for the town of Newburgh held on the twenty
seventh day of february 1821

The petition of the trustees and Inhabitants
of School district number four in said town
having been read, praying that said district
may be dissolved and a part thereof be attached
to district number two and the residue to num-
be fourteen; the said Commissioners having seen
fit to grant the prayer of said petition do hereby
order and resolve that said district number four
be and the same is hereby dissolved and all
that part thereof lying south of the north of Sam-
uel Purdy's farm and of a line drawn in continuation
thereof to the west bounds of said district number
four be and the same is hereby attached to and
made a part of district number two in the Said
town, and all the rest and residue of said dis-
trict number four be and is hereby annexed to
and made part of district number fourteen
in said town

D W Bate H Butterworth

Commissioners

We the Trustees of district number fourteen
do consent to the within alteration of our
district - Dated february 27, 1821

Caleb Fowler Isaac Bloomer

Trustees

Middletown district No 2

We the trustees of district number two do con-
sent to the within alteration of our district

	Dated february 27, 1821
	Purdy Fowler Samuel Corwin	Trustees

True copies
R.H. Reeve Town Clerk

__________________________________________________

 

1820	Commissioners of Common Schools in Account for the year 1820	Dr
March 28	To cash on hand at the time of the audit of a/cs appropriated as follows
	Viz To district number 1	$15.50
		22.60 =	$37.90
	" " 3	13.70
		19.81 =	33.51
	" " 5	13.88
		20.08 =	33.96
	" " 9		16.96
	" " 13	121.50
		176.04 =	297.54
	" " 14	5.00
		7.33 =	12.39
			$432.26

Credit

	By cash paid to district number 1		$37.90
	" " " " " 3		33.51
	" " " " " 5		33.96
	" " " " " 13		297.54
	" " " " " 14		12.39
	" " " " " 9		16.96
			$432.26

 Carried over - 

 

1820	Continued
	Dr
May 12	To Cash received from County Treasurer	$394.39
	" " " " Town Collector	394.39
			$788.78
	Credit
May 12	By dividend to district number	1	paid	$20.88
	" " " "	2	paid	23.52
	" " " "	3		15.36
	" " part of " "	4		5.04
	" " " "	5		18.96
	" " " "	6	paid	13.68
	" " " "	7	paid	11.28
	" " " "	8	paid	23.04
	" " " "	9	paid	12.48
	" " part of " "	9	paid	4.56
	" " " "	10	paid	19.20
	" " " "	11	paid	19.68
	" " " "	12	paid	21.60
	" " " "	13		172.08
	" " part of " "	14		7.20
Dec 12	" " " "	1	paid	21.12
	" " " "	2	paid	24.20
	" " " "	3		15.87
	" " part of " "	4		5.19
	" " " "	5		19.54
	" " " "	6	paid	14.09
	" " " "	7	paid	11.62
	" " " "	8	paid	23.75
	" " " "	9	paid	12.86
	" " part of " "	9		4.70
	" " " "	10	paid	19.79
	" " " "	11	paid	20.28
	" " " "	12		22.26
	" " " "	13		176.54
	" " part of " "	14		7.41
				$788.78

 1821

March 27	To cash on hand appropriated as follows
	To district number 3	15.36
		15.87	= $31.23
	To district number 4	5.04
		5.19	= 10.23
	To district number 5	18.96
		19.54	= 38.50
	To district number 12		22.26
	To district number 13	172.08
		176.54	= 348.62
	To district number 14	7.20
		7.41	= 14.61
	Total amount of cash appropriated but unpaid	$470.15

 

Audited 27 March 1821	D W Bate Commsr
	(a copy)
	R H Reeve Town Clerk

At a meeting of the commissioners of
common schools of the town of NewBurgh
on the sixteenth day of July 1821 reports
having been received from districts Number
1.2.3.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13 part of No 9 annexed
to No 2 in the town of Shawangunk & from
No 14 annexed to No 5 in marlborough
with in the time requird by Law which
reports having been examined by the
Commissioners and found to contain all
requisites required by the law except the
report from district number Nine which
is deficient, it was resolved that the money
received the present year be divided ac-
cording to law among all the said dis-
tricts and parts of districts except district
Number Nine which district is not enti
=tled to receive any money this year

William Walsh Town Clerk	D W Bate H Butterworth Joseph Smith Perry	Commissioners