The Notebooks of Charles F. Mulks

(From the New York Colombian of July 21, 1818) Ithaca, June 16, 1818. Public sale by Simeon DeWitt, Surveyor General at the Capitol at Albany March 23, 1818 xxxx. Also 50 acres in the south east corner of lot No. 82 of Dryden. xxxx. All the lots in the north tier of lots of the tract between the Owego and Chenango rivers called the Massachusetts Ten Townships which have not been taken by the occupants. Also 12 parcels of land amounting to 1038 acres along said north tier in the townships of Dryden, Virgil, and Cinnatus. Conditions of sale: ⅛ purchase money paid within 48 hours: remainder in 6 equal annual installments with interest at 6% and if any of said lands were occupied on 17th of February 1809 to the value of $25 the occupants of such improvements shall be entitled to recover from the purchaser the value.

thereof at the time of sale, deducing therefrom a reasonable allowance for the use of the land by the occupant and for the determination of the value thereof by carrying away timber therefrom during such occupancy or causing it to be done. Simeon DeWitt Surveyor General

Copy of a Muster-role of a company of Detached Militia under the command of Captain John Bassett in the service of the US government commanded by Lieutenant Col Henry Bloom from Sept 9 to Dec 9, 1813 (at Ft Niagara and Ft George

131 Names in all. Sent me by George E. Goodrich

Colonial laws of New York as republished by the commissioners of statutory revision in 1894. Vol 1 Chapter 534. An act for the better clearing, regulating and laying out public high roads in the county of Ulster, passed July 12, 1729. Appoints commissioners of highways and for laying out public roads: for the town of Marbletown. Thomas Jansen, Thomas Cook and Peter Contyne. Vol 2 chapter 753. Passed Dec 17, 1743. Appoints as commissioners of highways. Mr. Thomas Jensen. Mr. Peter Cantine and Captain Daniel Broadhead. Vol Chapter 1287 passed Dec 23, 1765 appoints same office, same town, Louis Bevier Esquire, Mr. Jacob Hasbrouck and Mr. Nathaniel Cantine

Colonial laws Vol 4 chapter 1116 passed June 10, 1760. And act for paying and discharging several sums of money claimed as debts of this colony and other purposes there and mentioned p 435 Unto Sergeant John McNeal for himself and detachment for guarding the western frontiers in the year 1758 the sum of pound, eight shillings and nine pence.

Note John McNeal was the maternal grandfather of Benoni Mulks. The latter was then about 18 years of age. They lived in Orange County. Benoni Mulks was my great grandfather and died at Slaterville Oct 14, 1832 age 90 years. Charles F Mulks