Village and Town of Newburgh Records
1803-1838

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To John Anderson Junr
Orange
County
Town Newburgh  

Whereas it hath been represented to us
Francis Crawford Philip Boyd and Danl
Birdsall three of the Justices of the Peace
in and for Said County that Charles Clinton
removed to the city of Newburgh and that the
Said Town has not by a special town
Meeting assembled and chose a person
to fill his place as assessor for the year
within mentioned time limited by law
by Virtue of the act in such case made
and provided passd the 27th Day of march
one thousand and Eight hundred & one -
in case a Special Town is not called within
fifteen Days for the purpose of choosing
officers that should Die remove [ ] we do herby
appoint John AndersonJun one the
of the assessors in and for the present
year Given under our hands and seals
at Newburgh this 27th day of June 1808

 
Entrd of Recd 28
Jun 1808

 

Francis Crawford
Philip Boyd
Danl Birdsall

copy

[ ] Edmund Griswould
Danl Birdsall

 

 

Districts Roads laid out by Leonard
Smith, Daniel Birdsale Jun & Jacob Powell
21 March 1809 

No. 1 Beginning at the Corners of Second Street, McKenny
and Casey, along Water Street and Colden Street
to the Turnpike. Continuing Water Street to
Chambers Creek up said creek to Main
Road Northerly to the Turnpike Road westerly
from Hasbrouck Black Smith Shop
Westerly The old road to Charles Belknaps to with
new roads to New Windsor and the Turnpike. 

No 2 Beginning in Water Street and Third Street
at the corners Robt W. Jones and Richard Hayman
northerly with the cross street to the River
along Water Street, West to Samuel Downing
Down King or Liberty Street to St. Andrew Church
Northerly along the main road to the north
Side of a Bridge at Faulkeners the road
leading from Said Bridge Westerly to Gidney
Bridge the Road leading from Pettingills
Landing across Lime Stone hill until it
Intersects the Road leading from St. Andrews
Church to Rocky Forest. 

Continued 

 

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No 3 Beginning at the Turnpike Road by
Wm W. Sackets northerly to St. Andrews Church
northerly along the main road to the north
side
. In Water Street from Second to Third
Street, with all the Streets in the Village
of NewBurgh Except Colden St from St. Georges
Church westerly until it Intersects the Road
by Smith Pines from Waller old place to
Belknaps Saw mill from Main Road by
Gidney's Mill to William Wilsons at Fosters
Town from Collards old place to James
Belknap from thence to Turnpike. 

No 4 Beginning at the Turnpike on the line of the German patten
northerly extending and westerly to Smith Pines thence westerly to
Henry Hanmers with the cross Road to
Belknaps Saw Mill also by Benjm Derby 

No 5 Beginning at Henry Hanmers Westerly
to the middle of the Causeway east of Reuben
Merrits the Cross road to Pleasant Valley
as far as Daniel Birdsall. the Road from
Stephen Woods to Hasbroucks Saw Mill 

No 6 Beginning at the Middle of the Causeway east of
Merrits Northerly to Jacob Trumpers
South line westerly to Shawangunk
line Including the Cross to Garret Hardenburgh
lane. 

No 7 Beginning at Garret Hardenback
West Line thence East and South as the
Road Runs, to the Wallakill Road near
James Goldsmith's 

No 8 Beginning at Charles Belknaps westerly
to the Turnpike Road Including Enoc
Coddington all the Crossroads South
of the turnpike road to Windsor Line 

No 9 Beginning at the Town Line South
of Robert Beaties Northerly by William Smith's
by Capt Willits to the Town Line 

No 10 Beginning at the Cross roads leading from
late Doct Jones to late Joseph Cauldwells
Easterly from place of beginning to Smith Pine 

No 11 Beginning at the County line east of Junis
Snyders Thence Westerly by Jacob Trumbers
South Line thence north to the County Line 

No 12 Beginning at the Bridge at Daniel Smith
dock Westerly both roads by Danl Smith
to William Willsons 

Continued 

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No 13 Beginning at William Wilsons Westerly
to late Jedediah Raymonds with the Cross
roads by Halsteds to intersect, the same Road
also the Road from Samuel Wyatts to Has-
brouck's Mill 

No 14 Beginning at late Jedediah Raymonds
North to the County Line. from Huffs West
to the County line  

No 15 Beginning at Daniel Smiths Northerly
to the north line Capt Arthur Smith lane
Road leading from the North
River to the Pine Swamp the Cross road
Between Burrows Holmes Jan [ ] Fowler
West to the Road Leading from Justus
Rogers to Pine Swamp 

No 16 Beginning at Thomas Theols Northerly to the Stone
School House
the Stone School House Southerly
to [ ] Thorns westerly by Timothy
Woods the new Road by Benoni Clark's
to the pine Swamp 

No 17 Beginning at Eckers Landing westerly to
the Main road South to Doct Fowlers South
Line Also the road by William Ecker's 

No 18 Beginning at the North river late Benj. S.
Reeve westerly to main road
Southerly to Capt Arthur Smith North Line
Northerly to [Gotham] [Thoms] 

 

No 19 Beginning at the Road near Timothy Woods
northerly to the County Line the Cross road
to Tuckers Mill 

No 20 Beginning at Justin Rogers northerly
to James Purdys South line. 

No 21 Beginning at the main Road East
of Late Underhill Merrits Westerly by
Samuel Purdies to the East and [ ]
Road on North and South from Sam Purdy
South line to District No. 23  

No 22 Beginning at Daniel Birdsall Jun thence to
the County Line late Ross Mill the cross
road near Isaac Thorns from Thomas
Mulliners to Hawkin Kings 

No 23 Beginning at the Main Road Near
William Jennings Westerly to Wickhams
Patent line from thence to Saml Purdies south
line from Jonathan Cosmans north line to the Pattn
Line. 

No 24 Beginning at the Dickinsons House North
river Westerly to the main road 

No 25 Beginning at the road to Isaac Underhills
Southerly to the Main road Leading
from Nbgh to Rocky Forest.

Continued 

Continued 27 

No 26 Beginning at the South Side of the
Bridge leading from over the Mill race
late Doct Jones Southerly to the Turnpike
road the Cross road fromSilas Howell
to Windsor line the Cross road that leads
to the Great pond to the Slough at the South
east corner David Belknaps land to intersect
the Road to Jacob Westlake 

No 27 Beginning at the Stone School house Northerly
to the Lands of Jacob Elliott Doct Fowler South Line the Cross
road to Tucker Mill 

No 28 Beginning near Col Smiths to the main
road 

No 29 Beginning at the Gardner Farm road
Westerly to Jacob Westlakes to the South
east corner David Belknaps land 

March 28
1809

Money in hand for Roads 
Selah Reeve about

1.4.-

Isaac Belknap Jun do

4.0.-

Edmund Griswold

.8.-

 

 

 

Newburgh March 28th 1809

 
Dr

The Town Newburgh in acc with Leonard Carpenter
and John Manduel Poor Masters

 

 March 28

 

 

1809

To amount John Manduel [ ]

£ 56.0.1

 

To Amount of Leonard Carpenter

133.13.4

 

To doctor Gidney bill

15.3.-

 

To Merritts bill at Poor house

32.-.-

 

To Doct Hedjis bill

....2.8.-

 

 

239.5.3

 

 

 

 

ballance remaining in poor Master hands

133.13.61/2

 

 

372.18.91/2

 

Cr
 

By Balance of Last year as [ ]

 

 

in [o]ur hands

41.8.31/2

 

By Excise Muney of Supervisors

126.16.0

 

By Cash raised for poor

200.-.-

 

by cash for Okum

18.-

 

by one Wm Lider in Manduel

2.10.-

 

by C[ ] for Ocum

.....7.6.6

 

 

£ 372.18.9

 

we the Commissioners for Auditing the Accounts
in the Town of Newburgh have Exummed and
find that there is in the hands of Leonard Carpenter
and John Manduel overseers of the Poor of said
town a balance of One hundred thirty three
Pound thirteen shillings and Sixpence

 
overseer Reports that $300
Dollars be raised for
present year

Dan Birdsall

John Thorn

Isaac Belknap Jun

Benjm S. Reeves

James Hamilton

 

 

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At the annual town meeting held at the Academy
in the Village of NewBurgh the 4th April 1809
for the purpose of chosing their town officers

 
Danl Birdsall 
John Thorne
James Hamilton
Benjamin S. Reeve
Phillip Boyd
Isaac Belknap Junr

 Presiding Justices 

 
Voted

that Leonard Smith be speaker at this
town Meeting

Voted

Edmond Griswold town Clerck

Voted

William Ross Supervisor

Voted

that there be four Constables this Year

Voted

that the Constables give the town security
for $500 each for their faithfull performance
of their duty

Voted

that Daniel Tooker, Hawkins King,
James Black and James Wayland be
Constables for this present year

Voted

that the Collector shall give Security in the
sum of $2000 for his faithfull performance
of his duty as respects his Office

Voted

that Hawkins King be Collector for the present year

Voted

that there be five assessors for the present year

Voted

that Leonard Smith, Isaac BelknapJunr,
Selah Reeves, John Thorne, John Farrington
be assessors for this present year

Voted

that Leonard Carpenter, John Mandeville
be poor masters for this insuing year

 
Voted

that Thomas L Lockwood, Alexander Ross
and Purdy Fowler be commissioners of
high ways for the present year

 

Voted
 Voted

James McCloughen
Johnathan Faulkner
Jacob Oakley
Elethan Foster
James Weiring
William Smith
Stephen Wood

Poundmasters
and
Fence Viewers

 

 Voted

Elethan Foster to keep the pound

 

District
No. 1

William Taylor

 

2

John D. Lawson

 

3

Elezer Gidney

 

4

Charles Cox

 

5

Cornelius Wood Junr

 

6

John Crowl

 

7

Abraham Hardenburgh

 

8

Paul Sherman

 

9

James Goldsmith

 

10

David I Gardner

 

11

John J Trumper

 

12

Henry Butterworth

 

13

Wm Wilson

 

14

Leonard Cole

 

15

Edmond Hopkins

 

16

Esq Benjamin Reeves

 

17

Mobry Carpenter

 

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18

William Smith

 

19

Gilbert Kniffin

 

20

John W[inn]

 

21

Samuel Purdy

 

22

Daniel Birdsall Jun

 

23

Jacob Cosman

 

24

Roger Purdy

 

25

David Ward

 

26

Jacob Oackley

 

27

William Conklin

 

28

John Bloomer

 

29

Thomas Belknap

 
Voted

that $300 for the support of the Poor be
allowed and raised by tax

Voted

that the town clerck be allowed $25

Voted

that the sheep Law continued as Last year

Voted

that the ram Law continued as Last year

Voted

that the poultry Law continued as Last year

Voted

the amendment to the hog Law be
that the man that carries the hog or
swine to pound shall have 4/- for each
offence

Voted

that John Thorne Leonard Smith and
Isaac Belknap Junr be Delegates to
attend the county meeting at Goshen

Voted

that this meeting be adjourned till
the first teusday of April next to meet
at the academy in the courtroom at
ten o'clock in the forenoon

 
Recorded April 4th 1809

for Edmond Griswold
town clerk

 

 

Danl Griswold

 

 

 

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