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The Speeds of Half a Century Ago
From Assessment Roll for the town of Caroline 1830
| A | B |
|---|---|
| John J. Speed Sr | 1500 acres |
| John J. Speed Jr | 545 acres |
| Dr Joseph Speed | 1057 acres |
| William P. Speed | 166 acres |
| Henry Speed | 190 acres |
| Elizabeth Speed | 193 acres |
| 3645 acres |
Amt of tax $61.69 Dr Joseph Speed was assessed $1000 on personal property and his son Henry $150.
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Peter L. Delamatar and family left Caroline the spring of 1854. They went to Livingston County and he died there a year or two afterwards. His son James [Delamatar] was killed in the War of the Rebellion. The following persons have owned the farm. John Mulks, Bartholomew Green, P.L. Delamatar, Albert Clark David C. Thomas, Josiah Mansfield, D.M. Bowman.
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The new district school house at Slaterville was built the summer of 1869 under the supervision of the following trustees. John Bull, S.E. Green and Chester Yates. The first teacher was Henry A. Graham of Enfield who taught several terms. The next was Lyman H. Doolittle of Newfield. E. Emmett Legg of Speedsville taught there from 1875 to 78 and after him, Andrew Burghardt of Centre Lisle.
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My first deposit in the Ithaca Savings Bank was on Aug 22, 1868 for $500. as follows:
| 1 | 2 |
|---|---|
| L.S. Smith's check | 200 |
| Seven-Thirty Govt Bond | 50 |
| Coupon Govt Bond | 3.64 |
| Cash | 246.36 |
| 500.00 |
Obediah B. Curran was the Secretary and Treasurer. I was the 95th depositor. C.F.M
The man who can distinguish between good advice and poor does not neither.
The term "Seven-Thirty Govt Bond" refers to a type of U.S. Treasury note issued during the Civil War era to help finance the Union war effort. Specifically, it was a three-year note with an interest rate of 7.30%, hence the name "Seven-Thirty". These notes were authorized by the Act of July 17, 1861. (Google)
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Jacob Slater born September 26, 1807.
Emeline Green, his wife was born August 1810.
Bartholemew Green Slater born January 2, 1835.
John Thomas Slater born November 1, 1842
