Account Book of the Proprietors of Montauk, N.Y., 1852-1880

David H Huntting Clerk of the Trustees Cr 1853 $ Cts June 23 By Amount brought forward 503 45 July 7 " Cash of Austin Penny for privilege of letting wood lie in woods after June 8 18 00 " Cash of George Osborn in full for privilege wood of 1852 " 9 1/2 cards 14 84 whole number of cords cut 74 1/2 July 23 Cash of Daniel Dayton Clerk of the Trustees of East Hampton in full for balance due on the judgmenet against said Trustees in the late suit 323 44 Aut 1 "Cash of John Hobart for firewood from point woods for the year ending May 7, 53 15 00 25 Cash of John Hobart for hire of Proprietors enclosed land at point for the year 1853 in full 25 00 " Cash of Charles B Barnes on acct for standing wood bought of Trustees Feb 9, 1853 ~ 70 00

Dr The Proprietors of Montauk in account with 1853 $ Cts Aug 12 To amount brought forward 597 02 Sept 12 "Cash pd A Pratt for 12 stone posts for Montauk boundary 5 00 15 Cash pd James P Mulford for carting load of lumber from Sag Harbor to Montauk 3 50 " Cash pd Nathanial Huntting for do 3 00 16 Cash pd Sidney H Stratton in full to date see bill 50 00 " Cash pd Patrick Gould on acct 40 00 21 Cash pd Paul Fithean labor on farm 4 00 22 Cash pd George Osborn in full for carting fence 9 00 23 Cash pd Jeremiah J Mulford carting for lumber and three days fencing 6 50 25 Cash pd Patrick Gould in full see bill 43 17 Oct 5 Cash pd Lewis Miller for four days fencing in full to date 4 00 6 Cash pd John Youngs for hinges 2 50 14 pd Elisha in full for halving posts ~ 2 24 " " for 1 day fencing in woods 1 00 Nov 5 Cash pd for corporate seal 5 50 16 Cash pd Samuel Stratton see bill 25 50 Do for cash of line 1 25 " " Samuel King mason work 11 25 " " Benjamin Hedges pound fence 3 00 " " Jeremiah Conklin for 3 00 Nov 26 " Isaac B Edwards riding two days 2 00 " " Henry P Hedges for five days 5 00 " " David Hedges 5 00 Carried forward 835 93

David H Huntting Clerk of the Trustees Cr 1853 $ Cts Aug 12 By amount brought forward 969 73 Sept 12 "Cash of John Hobart in full for wood from point woods to date 5 00 Oct 29 " Cash of John C King for 92 bu oysters at .18 16 56

Carried forward 991 29

Dr The Proprietors of Montauk in acct with 1853 $ Cts Nov 26 To amount brought forward 835 93 29 " Cash pd Mattby G Bose riding 5 days 5 00 Dec 3 " Cash pd William Hedges Trustee services 10 00 " " " Cash pd John Dayton br calves 2 00 " " " Cash pd Stephen L Hedges Trustee services 27 00 " " " Cash pd Isaac Edwards bringing sheep 1 00 " " " Cash pd Lewis Edwards Trustee services 13 00 " " " Cash pd David H Huntting Trustee services Clerk Serv see bill 51 00 5 " Cash pd Chs Howel for mason work on Cistern 5 25 " Cash pd Wm L Barnes two days works on fence 2 00 13 Cash pd over to Stephen L Hedges 104 86 1057 04

Dr The Proprietors of Montauk in acct 1854 $ Cts Jan 2 Pd Cash pd Jeremiah J Mulford clearing hither woods 1 00 " " " Cash pd Stephen Hedges do 1 00 Feb 10 " Cash pd Mary J Parsons Money borrowed May 27th 1852 $40.00 Do interest 4.08 ~ 44 08 March 10 " Cash pd Silvy Pharo on acct of hire of Indian field 5 00 " " " Cash pd Elisha Pharo do 5 00 " 22 " Cash pd Samuel Pharao do 7 00 " " " Cash pd Samuel Pharo in full for Indian Annuity up to March 1st 1854 5 00 " 23 " Cash pd Henry Remington for carting load of posts in hither woods 25 " 28 " Cash pd John N osborn for three days works on fence last year 3 00 April 3 " Cash pd Silvy Pharo on acct of hire of field 7 00 " 10 " Cash pd Elisha Pharo on acct of hire of field 5 00 " 25 " Cash pd David Hedges Money borrowed April 25th 1853 $150.00 Do interest 9.00 ~ 159 00 May 9 " Cash pd William Walter on account of hire of field 2 00 " 15 " Cash pd Elisa do 2 00 June 7 " Cash pd Indians in full for hire of field to Silvy Pharo 10.85 " Samuel Pharo 15.85 " Elisha Pharo 10.85 " William Walter 94.3 46 98 " Cash pd G.M. Huntting see bill 1 43 Amt carried forward 294 74