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

with Stephen L Hedges Clerk of the Trustees Cr 1853 $ Cts Dec 17 By Cash recd of D.H. Huntting 104 86 1854 Feb 10 " Cash of Isaac B Edwards jun in part for wood lot by Austin & Penny & Co in 1853 28 00 March 2 " Cash of Theodore Gould for 22 bu of oysters at 1/6 per bu 4 12 " 15 " Cash of Austin & Penny by the hands of Charles Barnes on acct of wood 100 00 " 19 By Cash of Samuel G Vail by the hands of David D Parsons for fishing privilege at the point from May 15th 1853 to May 15th 1854 70 00 April 19 " Cash of John Ireland of Greenport for erecting tent & gunning on Montauk 10 00

Amt Carried forward 316 98

Dr the Proprietors of Montauk in acct 1854 $ Cts June 7 To amount brought forward 294 74 " 10 To Cash pd G.B. Nickerson for 200 brick for first house 1 40 " 24 " Cash pd G.B. Nickerson & Co for Lumber etc for first house 6 85 " " " Cash pd Paul Fithean in full for fencing in hither woods 5 00 July 10 " Cash pd William Hedges Money borrowed April 25th 1853 $100.00 Do interest 7.25 - 107 25 " " " Cash pd Daniel Osborn Money borrowed April 25th 1853 $50.00 Do interest 3.63 - 53 63 Nov 2 " Cash pd Elisha Mulford calves 2 00 " 6 " Cash pd George G Miller Do 2 00 " " " Cash pd Edward Dayton Do 2 00 " " " Cash pd Stephen Hedges Do 2 00 " " " Cash pd Isaac B Edward for 50 white oak posts in hither woods 5 00 " " " Cash pd P.G. Gould see billl 24 63 Dec 4 " Cash pd J.M. Huntting see bill 1 58 " " " Cash pd Parsons for use of room to date 7 50 " " " Cash pd Stephen Sherry Trustee services 6 00 " " " Cash pd William Hedges Do 8 00 " " " " Jeremiah A Hedges do 9 00 " " " " David Hedges do 6 00 " " " " Isaac M Pierson do 5 00 " " " " Talmage Barnes Trustee Services Making Yard do 15 00 Amt carried forward 564 58

with Stephen L Hedges Clerk of the Trustees Cr 1854 $ Cts June 7 By amount brought forward 316 98 July 7 " Cash of George Osborn in full for Privilege wood 1853" 40 Cds 93 75 " 8 " Cash of Charles B Barnes in full for one fourth part of woot lot Feb 9th 1853 33 74 " " " Cash of Austin & Penny in full for 1/4 part of wood lot as above 5 53 " " " Cash of Erastus Barnes by the hands of C.B. Banres on acct of wood 50 00 " 11 " Cash of Sidney H Stratton in part for privilege wood 49 75 " " " Cash of Isaac B Edwards jun on acct of wood lot Feb 9th 1853 30 00 " 20 " Cash of Henry Remington on acct of wood lot in Oct 1853 100 00 August 1 " Cash of Erastus Barnes by the hands of C.B. Barnes in full for wood bought Feb 9th 1853 57 64 " " " Cash of Isaac B Edwards jun on acct of wood lot as above 30 00 " 25 " Cash of Isaac B Edwards jun in full for wood lot Feb 9th 1853 19 04 " 29 " Cash of Henry Remington in full for wood lot Oct 18th 1853 59 50 Oct 31 " Cash of Thomas Jenings by the hands of David Hedges for one beast lying in the field through mistake 3 00 Nov 6 " Cash of Charles Waterhouse for erecting a fish house at the point 25 00 " 14 " Cash of Silas Loper in full for hire of Proprietors enclosed land at the point for the year 1854 20 00 Amt carried forward 893 93

Dr The Proprietors of Montauk in acct 1854 $ Cts Dec 4 To amount brought forward 564 58 " " " Cash pd Stephen L Hedges Trustee & Clerk services etc see bill 33 00 " 11 To Cash pd over to Samuel B Gardiner 296 35 893 93

with Stephen L Hedges Clerk of the Trustees Cr 1854 $ Cts Dec 4 By amount brought forward 893 93 893 93