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HISTORY OF STEUBEN COUNTY, NEW YORK. 



of Dr. Charles E. Annabel. A street crossing this leads 

 to the depot beside the river. 



Daniel A. Ordway, who came to Cameron village in 1849, 

 has kept the hotel near the depot since the opening of the 

 railroad. 



Near the central corner is the Pierson House, now closed, 

 where, in 1830, Amasa Downs entertained travelers. Beyond, 

 towards the church, a street, closely occupied by dwellings, 

 leads past the old tannery of 1824, long since abandoned as 

 unable to compete with factory work. The pioneer black- 

 smith-shop of James Lawrence, whose custom came from 

 far beyond the limits of the present town, in 1824, has 

 been replaced by two blacksmith- and wagon-shops, both 

 well supported by the work from their immediate neighbor- 

 hood. 



The log tavern of John Hallett, near the bridge, has 

 given way for a more modern one near the depot, and the 

 Briggs Hotel, near which Andrew P. Erwin kept the first 

 store in the town, on the principal corner, around which are 

 grouped the various other business houses of the place, con- 

 sisting of four dry-goods stores, one of them kept by William 

 Hallett, son of Nathan, and grandson of John Hallett, the 

 pioneer, another by Jesse Santee, town clerk, and son of 

 Isaac Santee, a drug-store, furniture-store, hay-press, a 

 general warehouse, and a shoe-shop. The Methodist Epis- 

 copal church occupies a conspicuous position in the west 

 end of the village, while at the east end of the main street 

 is a fine school-house divided into two graded departments, 

 and the school taught by a faculty of , two teachers. This 

 school-house was erected in 1858, and supplies the place of 

 the little building with sliding windows and rude benches, 

 in which Malinda Willard, daughter of Stephen Willard, 

 now the venerable Mrs. James B. Wheeler, taught the first 

 school in the town of Cameron. The village contains 30 

 residences and 220 inhabitants. 



ORGANIZATION. 



The first annual election of the town of Cameron was 

 held at the house of Samuel Pierson, a mile and a half from 

 the village of Cameron, towards Bath, February, 1823. 

 The old records and papers belonging to the town having 

 been destroyed, it is impossible to obtain a full report of the 

 action of this meeting, or a full list of the town ofiicers. 

 At this election Elias Mason was elected Supervisor ; Moses 

 L. Pierson, Town Clerk ; and James Brownell, Constable. 



At the third annual election, commencing Nov. 7, 1825, 

 for presidential electors, 49 votes were polled, including the 

 present town of Thurston, which was a part of Cameron 

 until 1844. Dexter Pratt, Elias Mason, Isaac Santee, 

 Joseph Loughry, and Reuben W. Miller were inspectors of 

 election. Only $972 of personal property was assessed in 

 the town in 1823, although then including Thurston and 

 part of Rathbone. 



Supervisors. 



1823. Elias Mason. 



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1827. " '' 



TOWN OFFICERS. 



Town Clerks. 

 (No Record.) 



Joseph Loughry. 

 (No Record.) 



Collectors. 

 Moses L. Pierson. 



Dexter Pratt. 



1828. 

 1829. 

 1830. 

 1831. 

 1832. 

 1833. 

 1834. 

 1835. 

 1836. 

 1837. 

 1838. 

 1839. 

 1840. 

 1841. 

 1842. 

 1843. 

 1844. 

 1845. 

 1846. 

 1847. 

 1848. 

 1849. 

 1850. 

 1851. 

 1852. 

 1853. 

 1854. 

 1855. 

 1856. 

 1857. 

 1858. 

 1859. 

 1860. 

 1861. 

 1862. 

 1863. 

 1864. 

 1865. 

 1866. 

 1867. 

 1868. 

 1869. 

 1870. 

 1871. 

 1872. 

 1873. 

 1874. 

 1875. 

 1876. 

 1877. 



1878. 



1839. 

 1840. 



1847. 



1848. 



1856. 



1857. 



1858. 



1859. 



1860. 

 1861. 



1862. 



Supervisors. 

 Joseph Loughry. 



Moses L. Pierson. 

 Andrevr Gr. Pierson. 

 Isaac Santee. 



Town Clerks. 

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C. p. Hubbard. 

 James H. Miles. 



Joseph Loughry. 



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Moses De Pue. 

 James Lawrence. 



H. L. Swift. 

 Luther White. 



H. J. Hyatt. 

 John Miles. 



H. J. Hyatt. 



William N. Smith. 



Peter Chase. 

 John Mitchell. 

 W. N. Smith. 



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James Lawrence. 

 Peter Chase. 

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Henry J. Hoyt. 



H. H. Brownell. 

 D. H. Hinds. 

 Henry J. Hoyt. 

 James S. Reynolds. 

 James E. Jones. 

 James Lawrence. 



H. S. Swift. 

 James Lawrence. 



Samuel D. Sellick.' 



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Orange W. Hinds. 



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Luther White. 

 Heman S. Swift. 



Jesse Santee. 

 A. J. Lawrence, 



Charles A. Bateman. 



Lucius C. Pierson. 



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Gratton H. Wheeler. 



S. A. Gardner. 

 Charles A. Bateman. 



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Collectors. 



George S. Pierson. 



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Moses L. Pierson. 

 Williajn Bundy. 

 Stephen Baskin. 

 Henry Hollett. 

 Jacob Thayer. 



Eli R. Eddy. 



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Daniel Barber. 

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William P. Dailey. 

 Abram C. Yost. 



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James Barber. 

 James H. Pierson. 

 David Orser. 

 Nathan Fluent. 

 James H. Pierson. 



Daniel Barber. 

 Samuel Edwards. 

 John D. Bump. 



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John H. Pierson. 

 James A. Smith. 



Byron French. 

 William Ordway. 

 Robert Brady. 



William Ordway. 



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Daniel Z. Sanford. 

 Robert Brady. 



Charles F. Johnson. 

 Robert Brady. 



Robert E. Misner. 

 Jesse Santee. 



JUSTICES OP 



Joseph Loughry. 

 John S. Depue. 

 Harlow Smith. 

 E. D. Swartwood. 

 Wm. N. Smith. 

 E. D. Swartwood. 

 John M. Rowley. 

 J. B. Finch. 

 L. C. Pierson. 

 C. W. Mason. 

 Lucius C. Robinson. 

 James Santee. 

 James A. Smith. 

 Abram D. Sutton. 

 William Santee. 

 Charles W. Mason. 

 Peter W. Drake. 

 Joel Eggleston. 

 Michael McLane. 

 Nathan M. Beebe. 



" Robert Brady. 



George Eaton. 

 " Nathan Osborn. 



THE PEACE. 



1863. Michael H. McClane. 



1864. Lewis Cross. 



1865. Jesse Santee. 

 Elias D. Chase. 



1866. Charles N. Mason. 

 George W. Byron. 



1867. Wickham R. Crocker. 



1868. S. C. Williamson. 



1869. Richard Smith. 



1870. Uriah A. Carpenter. 



1871. Gratton H. Wheeler. 

 Samuel D. Sellick. 



1872. Miram M. Carr. 



1873. Richard Smith. 

 David L. Williamson. 



1874. U. A. Carpenter. 



1875. Thomas Campbell. 



1876. L. C. Pierson. 



1877. Charles Jones. 



1878. 0. J. Mason. 



