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Active war against the Iroquois by the French, 39.	|	Biographies, 445.
Adams, C. C., 361.	|	Black salts, 65.
Adams, Ed. L., 130, 364.	|	Blanchard, Dr. Azariah, 169.
Adams, John J., 81.	|	Blanchard, Silas, 118, 453-5.
Adams, Lyman, 361.	|	Blair, Samuel, 263.
Adams, S., 178.	|	Blair, Sylvester, 262.
Advertisements in early newspapers, 66-7.	|	Blashfield, H. W., 180.
Agricultural Society, 74.	|	Blodgett, Alonzo D., 181, 473-5.
Agricultural Society, the second, 81.	|	Blodgett, Nathan, 66, 241, 244, 258.
Allen, William B., 81.	|	Bloomer, Isaac, 324.
Andrews, Elnathan, 74.	|	Blowers, C. N., 305.
Andrews, William, 81.	|	Boies, Dr. Levi, 157.
An Indian "Summer Resort," 47.	|	Boies, Obadiah, 79, 260.
Attack on Schenectady by the French, 40.	|	Boating on the Tioughnioga, 66.
Babcock, Peleg, 60, 405.	|	Bourne, Roswell K., 142, 178.
Babcock, Gideon, 81.	|	Boundaries of county, 9.
Babcock, Solomon, 406.	|	Bourne, R. W., 178.
Baker, Elnathan, 59.	|	Bouton, Lewis, 146.
Ball, L. C., 361.	|	Bouton, Nathan, 323.
Ball, Wait, 70.	|	Bouton, Nathaniel, 323, 335.
Ballard, Augustus L., 142.	|	Bouton, Enos, 322.
Ballard, Horatio, 81, 94, 141.	|	Bouton, Sanford, 80.
Ballard, Hooker, 178.	|	Bounties on wolves, 75.
Ballard family, the, 188.	|	Bounton, Fitz, 178.
Baldwin, C. F. & Co., 308.	|	Bradford, Dr. George W., 163 to 166.
Ballard, S. M., 306.	|	Bradford, Daniel, 303.
Ballard, Joshua, 94, 259.	|	Bradford, G. W., 303.
Barber, John S., 145.	|	Brant, 42, 44.
Barber, George, 94.	|	Brant ascends the Susquehanna, 42.
Barber, Jedediah, 77, 81.	|	Brayton, Thomas F., 298.
Barney, Dr. Allen, 153.	|	Brewer, E. H., 297, 306.
Barnes, Dr. Eleazer H., 169.	|	Brewer, Henry, 81.
Bartlit, William, 80, 81.	|	Brink, Abram, 349.
Bateson, P. H., 125.	|	Brooks, Charles A., 130.
Bassett, Joshua, 259.	|	Bronson, Dr. Horace, 147, 168.
Beebe, Joseph, 57.	|	Brown, C. F., 304.
Beebe, Orellana, 61.	|	Brown, Benjamin, 58.
Beebe, Roderick, 59.	|	Buell, Clayton H., 130.
Benjamin, Frank M., 146.	|	Bunn, William O., 121.
Bench and Bar of Cortland county, the, 133.	|	Burlingame, Miles E., 147.
Benedict, Byron A., 146.	|	Burdick, Dr. Phineas H., 166.
Benedict, A. H., 132.	|	Burdick, William F., 178-9.
Benton, H. F., 182, 297.	|	Burgess, Lewis, 180.
Benjamin, S. M., 298.	|	Calvert, John, 322.
Benjamin, Alvah, 80.	|	Campbell, B. S. & D., 122.
Bingham, Johnson, 59.	|	Canal from Syracuse to Port Watson, 78.
Bierce, Stanley, 149.	|	Canada, establishment of French colony, 38.
Birdseye, Victory, 136.	|	Carley, Alanson, 81, 358.
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Carley, E. C., 361.	|	Cortlandville, 59.
Carmichael, J. C., 107.	|	formation of, 79.
Carpenter, F. D., 178.	|	history of, 236.
Central Reformer, the, 132.	|	formation of the town, 236.
Celebrated law-suit, a, 137.	|	boundaries, 236.
Chaplin, Joseph, 58, 60, 319.	|	soil and drainage, 237.
Champlin, Riley, 146.	|	early settlements, 237 to 247.
Chapin, Hiram, 413.	|	early land sales, 241.
Chatterton, James, 74.	|	church organization, 243.
Civil list of county, 90-92.	|	an old militia roster, 245.
Cincinnatus, 58.	|	town organization, 249.
formation and boundaries, 368.	|	first officers, 249.
natural features, 368.	|	Tioughnioga navigation, 250.
early settlements, 368 to 371.	|	effects of the first railroad, 251.
Cincinnatus village, 371.	|	supervisors and town clerks, 252.
mercantile interests, 372.	|	in the rebellion, 253.
manufactures, 372.	|	Cortland village, 255.
churches, 373.	|	early business interests, 256.
schools, 373.	|	early amusements, 264.
newspaper, 374.	|	village library, 265.
Lower Cincinnatus, 374-5.	|	incorporation, 265.
the town in the rebellion, 375.	|	first village meeting, 266.
town officers, 376.	|	gas company, 267.
Claims of rival powers, 35-6.	|	list of presidents, 269.
Clark, William H., 127, 284.	|	church history, 269.
Cleary, M. F., 181.	|	schools, 275.
Clerk's office, first, 74.	|	normal school, 276.
Clearing lands, 65.	|	postal service, 284.
Climate of the county, 12.	|	the dental profession, 286.
Clinton, De Witt, 76.	|	water company, 286.
Cole, C. P., 125, 129.	|	gas company, 288.
Collins, Charles, 182, 309.	|	fire department, 289.
Colonists of New York and the fur trade, 39.	|	manufacturing interests, 291.
Cole, Azor Leroy, 486-7.	|	mercantile interests, 299.
Conable, Martin, 181.	|	banks, 299.
Conger, Harmon S., 124.	|	McGrawville, 311 to 317.
Conger, B. S., 181.	|	South Cortland, 317.
Contested claims to military lands, 52.	|	Blodgett's Mills, 318.
Comstock, Cephas, 81.	|	Corey, H. D., 314.
Commission to adjust claims of Iroquois, 44.	|	Courcelles's expedition against the Mohawks, 38.
Copeland, Charles, 181.	|	Count Frontenac's expedition against the Mohawks,
Copeland, W. S., 179, 310.	|	40.
Cortland Co. with reference to Indian occupation, 26.	|	Count Frontenac's expedition against the Onon-
county press, 119.	|	dagas, 40.
Standard, the, 122, 127.	|	Courts, terms of, 78.
County Republican, the, 121.	|	Court House, location, 67.
County Whig, the, 121, 124.	|	description of, 68.
Gazette, the, 125.	|	site for, 67.
Journal, the, 123.	|	strife for location of, 67.
Weekly Journal, the, 126.	|	contract for building, 68-9.
News, the, 130.	|	Courts established at formation of county, 55.
County Democrat, the, 129.	|	Council of Appointment, 77.
Standard and Journal, the, 126.	|	Courtney, J. & T. E., 149.
Co. Medical Society, organization of, 150.	|	Courier, the Cortland, description of, 120.
County Farmers' Club, the, 181.	|	County societies, etc., 180.
organization of, 181.	|	County Agricultural Society, the, 180.
first officers, 181.	|	organization of, 180.
permanent members, 181.	|	first officers, 180.
County Bible Society, the, 182.	|	list of presidents, 180-1.
American, the, 87, 125.	|	County clerk's office, the, 183.
Academy, the, 83.	|	Coye, David, 94.
village, triumph of, 74.	|	Crandall, Hiram, 88, 118, 143.
county, pioneers of, 56.	|	Crandall, L. S., 129.
county, formation of, 54.	|	Cravath, Orrin, 132.
county's escape from border wars, 47.	|	Cravath, James, 59.
county, genealogy of, 48.	|	Crane, W. H., 178.
Courier, the, 66, 119.	|	Crittenden, Ebenezer, 59.
Republican, the, 66.	|	Crosley, E. D., 149.
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Crouch, H. G., 82, 123.	|	Farmers' Journal, the, 66, 120.
Cuyler, Glen, 136.	|	Fenton, Eneas, 131.
Cuyler, formation of the town, 387.	|	Fifth Great Western Turnpike Company, 70.
natural characteristics, 387.	|	First newspaper in Cortland village, 71.
early settlements, 387-9.	|	First birth in Cortland county, 63.
early mills, 390.	|	First religious society of Homer, 62.
in the rebellion, 392.	|	First settlers in different towns, 58.
first town officers, 392.	|	First settlers in the county, 57.
supervisors and town clerks, 392.	|	First officers of the county, 56.
present town officers, 393.	|	Fish, E. A., 304.
village, 393.	|	Fitzgerald, L. J., 181, 292.
mercantile interests, 394.	|	Florida, discovery of, 35.
churches, 394.	|	Forbes, O. F., 118.
Dailey, W. N. P., 182.	|	Ford, A. M., 126.
Dairying interest, the, 83.	|	Formation of Cortland county, 54.
Dana, H. T., 170, 178.	|	Foster, Charles, 143.
Dayton, Nathan, 140.	|	Fourth of July, 1815, 71.
Day, A. H., 130.	|	Frank, John M., 320.
Day, Jeremiah, 94.	|	Frank, Monroe, 286.
Death penalty, the first, 86.	|	Freer, John A., 243, 296.
Democrat, the, 81, 125, 129.	|	Freer, Anthony, 80, 81.
Destruction of the Iroquois League, 44.	|	Freer, S. D., 296.
Dellow, Fred S., 180.	|	Freer, J. De Puy, 81, 94.
Dexter, L., 311.	|	Freer family, the, 482-6.
Dibble, Horace, 178, 296.	|	Free Soil movement, the, 125.
Dickinson & McGraw, 308.	|	Freetown, 59.
Dickinson, Eli, 94.	|	formation of town, 417.
Dickson, Andrew, 17, 81.	|	natural features, 417.
Dixon, Joseph R., 121.	|	early settlements, 417.
Donnelly, Augustus A., 78, 80.	|	in the rebellion, 420.
Doubleday, Gen. Abner, 102.	|	Freetown Corners, 421.
Doud, Truman, 260.	|	churches, 421-22.
Doud, E. H., 304.	|	town officers, 422.
Dougherty, James, 150.	|	French settlement, advance of, 35.
Drainage of the county, 10.	|	Fur trade, the, 37.
Duell, R. Holland, 88, 144.	|	French trading posts, 38.
Early peace treaties, 37.	|	Gage, Charles W., 181, 457-9.
Early newspapers, 119.	|	Gates, Isaac A., 81.
Early American courts, 133.	|	Garrison, L. D., 182, 309.
Early advertisements, 120.	|	Gates, A. W., 80, 455-7.
Early religious meetings, 62.	|	Gazette and Banner, the, 26.
Early schools, 63.	|	Geere, Luther, 74.
Early roads, 60, 61.	|	Geology of the county, 11, 12.
Early productions, 65.	|	Gill, John, 59.
Early dwellings of pioneers, 64.	|	Gillett, C. H., 178.
Early land frauds, 52.	|	Gillett, Leroy, 181.
Early civil divisions of territory, 47.	|	Gilbert, W. B., 84.
Edgecomb, A. W., 306.	|	Gillett, Grove, 74.
Edgecomb, E. W., 67, 258.	|	Gillett, John, 81.
Edgecomb, Isaac, 306.	|	Gleason, Henry L., 149.
Edgecomb, Martin, 306.	|	Gleason, Levi R., 286.
Edwards, Jonathan, 323.	|	Glover, Oliver, 81.
Eels, Tercius, 81.	|	Goddard, Solomon, 117.
Effects of the railroad, 85-6.	|	Goodell, R. A., 178.
Eggleston, J. E., 147.	|	Goodrich, Hon. Milo, 143.
Elder, William, 257.	|	Goodrich, H. P., 181.
Eldredge, Dr. Lyman, 169.	|	Goodyear, Franklin, 178.
Equalized valuation, 18, 20, 75.	|	Goodyear, Dr. Miles, 157 to 160.
Encounter between A. J. McNett and N. W. Green,	|	Gott, Daniel, 139.
96.	|	Gould, E. G., 182.
Erie canal, the, 76.	|	Gould, Edwin F., 87, 125.
opening of, 77.	|	Gray, J. C., 308.
European discoveries, 35 to 46.	|	Gray, Peter, 60.
Extent of county, 9.	|	Graves, Asher, 311.
Expedition of Cal. Van Schaick, 43.	|	Graves, John Henry, 131.
Fancher, E. P., 131.	|	Graves, Lester, 313.
Fancher, E. P. & J. R., 313.	|	Graves, R. H., 312.
Fancher, J. R., 131.	|	Graves, Reuben, 311.
548                                                      HISTORY OF CORTLAND COUNTY.
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Green, Dr. Caleb, 150, 487-9.	|	Homer village incorporated, 79.
Green, Nelson W., 95.	|	Homer & Elbridge Turnpike Company, 70.
Greene, Will O., 131, 374.	|	Homer & Cayuga Turnpike Company, 70.
Greenman, C. D., 313.	|	Homer & Geneva Turnpike Company, 70.
Griffin, B. H., 178.	|	Homer, division of town, 79.
Grist-mills, 61.	|	Holmes, Wilber, 372.
Gulf of St. Lawrence, discovery of, 35.	|	Hoose, James Harmon, 130, 181, 280, 477-82.
Haight, Seth, 124.	|	Hooker, Wesley, 126.
Harford, formation of town, 433.	|	Hopkins, M. L., 80.
natural characteristics, 433.	|	Hopkins, Moses, 59, 66, 77.
early settlements, 433-35.	|	Hotchkiss, Samuel, 77, 139.
in the rebellion, 436.	|	House, John, 58.
Harford village, 437.	|	Hubbard, Jonathan, 59, 62, 66.
business interests, 437-8.	|	Hudson River, discovery of, 35.
churches, 438.	|	Hughes, Dr. J. W., 173.
Harford Mills, 439.	|	Hulbert, George A., 195.
business interests, 440.	|	Hulbert, J. & G. A., 360.
Harmon, Alvah, 80.	|	Hulbert, E. M., 307.
Harrington, F. N., 309.	|	Hull, G. W., 286.
Harrington, H. J., 178.	|	Hunt, S. M., 345, 350.
Harris, Judge Ira, 139.	|	Hunt, Dr. Japheth, 58, 347.
Hart, Josiah, jr., 178.	|	Hunter, S. R., 178.
Hatch, Fred, 149.	|	Hyde, Dr. Frederick, 81, 498-9.
Hathaway, Gen. S. G., 74, 79, 80, 81, 413-14, 419,	|	Hyatt, F. O., 286.
489 to 498.	|	Huntington, William A., 131.
Hayes, Lewis S., 297.	|	Independent Order of Odd Fellows, 179.
Hendrick, Dr. H. C., 172.	|	Tioughnioga Lodge No. 263, 179.
Hibbard, F. H., 181.	|	Homer Lodge No. 280, 179.
Hibbard, Joel B., 81.	|	Marathon Lodge No. 415, 179.
Highest point in the county, 10.	|	Indians at the beginning of the Revolution, 28.
Hill, James, 372.	|	Indian history, 13-34.
Hitchcock, S. G., 126.	|	Indians, habitations, 30.
Hitchcock, Dwight H., 181.	|	dress, 29.
Hitchcock, Coleman, 217.	|	marriages, 31.
Hitchcock, Caleb Bardano, 293, 472-3.	|	amusements, 31.
Hobart, Manley, 181, 500-2.	|	objects of worship, 32.
Hollenbeck, Lucius P., 147.	|	festivals, 32-3.
Hollister, H. T., 178.	|	burials, 33-4.
Homer, 57.	|	hospitality, 34.
boundaries, 183.	|	social habits, 29.
natural characteristics, 184.	|	Indian history, sources of, 13.
early settlements, 184.	|	Indians, origin of, 13.
early dwellings, 185.	|	Indian relations in Central New York, 26.
Mrs. Beebe's trial, 186.	|	Indian war, close of, 42.
new version of her story, 186-7.	|	Indian title to military tract extinguished, 51.
later settlers, 188 to 197.	|	Indian missions, 44-6.
organization of the town, 198.	|	Indian and Tory atrocities, 43.
list of supervisors and town clerks, 199.	|	Ingalls, Samuel, 67.
in the rebellion, 200.	|	Ingalls, C. E., 178.
Homer village, 203.	|	Iroquois Confederacy, the, 14, 15.
early hotels, 204.	|	tradition as to origin of, 15-17.
early distilleries, 205.	|	characteristics of, 18 to 21.
early buildings, 206.	|	military status, 23.
mercantile and manufacturing interests,	|	causes of downfall, 25.
207 to 216.	|	Indians, 14 to 34.
incorporation, 216.	|	superiority of, 24.
officers of, 217.	|	Ithaca & Cortland Railroad Co., 89.
post-office, 218.	|	Jail, action of supervisors relative to, 72-3.
hotels, 218.	|	increased accommodations, 88.
newspapers, 219.	|	the first, 72.
schools, 219.	|	Jarvis, Horace A., 285.
churches, 221 to 230.	|	Jewett, Dr. H. O., 169, 181.
Little York, 231.	|	Johnson, Guy, 42.
East Homer, 232.	|	Johnson, John, 42, 44.
East River, 235.	|	Johnson, Sir William, 42.
Homer Eagle, the, 123, 124.	|	Jones, Elder S. G., 59.
Homer Republican, the, 126.	|	Jones, George B., 88, 144.
Homer Herald, the, 126.	|	Jones, C. A., 312.
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Jones, Benton B., 129, 130.	|	Marathon Mirror, the, 130.
Joyner, D. V., 131.	|	Marathon News, the, 130.
Justice's Courts and Courts of Special Sessions, 135.	|	Marathon, 88.
Keator, E. M., 178.	|	formation of the town, 345.
Keep, Chauncy, 93.	|	natural features, 345.
Keep, John, 61, 68, 80.	|	early settlements, 386.
Kelley, Wallace, 130.	|	Thurlow Weed's reminiscence, 352.
Kellogg, Hon. O. U., 146.	|	first town meeting, 358.
Kellogg, H. M., 307.	|	list of supervisors and clerks, 358.
Kenney, Amos L., 144.	|	in the rebellion, 359.
Kenney, Hosea, 379.	|	Marathon village, 359.
Kenney, James, 379.	|	mercantile interests, 361.
Kinne, C. W., 292.	|	manufacturing interests, 362-3.
Kinney, C. L., 178.	|	attorneys, 363.
Kinney, F. G., 126, 130, 180.	|	newspapers, 364.
Kinney, Darius, 58, 188.	|	schools, 364.
Kinney, Charles L., 312.	|	churches, 365.
Kingman, Dr., 181.	|	village incorporation, 367.
Kingman, John, 58, 70, 369.	|	Massachusetts ten townships, 82.
Kingman, H. M. & J., 372.	|	Massacres of Wyoming and Cherry Valley, 43.
Kingsbury, A. W., 178.	|	Masonic Order, the, 177.
Kingsbury, Charles, 184.	|	first lodge in the county, 177.
Kingsley, Lewis, 141.	|	Hesper Lodge 237, 177.
Knapp, Dr. John H., 173.	|	Truxton Lodge 333, 177.
Knapp, Stephen, 94.	|	Cortland Lodge 371, 177.
Kneeland, Hon. A. Judson, 147.	|	Lafayette Lodge 409, 177.
Knight, Arthur L., 148.	|	Western Union Lodge 417, 177.
Knight, Fred E., 89.	|	Cortlandville Lodge 470, 178.
Know Nothing party, 87.	|	Cortlandville Lodge, charter members, 178.
Knox, S. S., 178.	|	Homer Lodge 352, 178.
Kohler, C. A., 129.	|	Royal Arch Masonry, 178.
Lakes of the county, 11.	|	Royal Arch Masonry, Center Mark Lodge
Lamont, J. B., 312.	|	50, 178.
Lamont, D. S, 312.	|	Cortland Chapter 194, 178.
Lansing, E. M., 130.	|	Knights Templar --- Cortland Commandery
Lapeer, formation of the town, 441.	|	50, 179.
natural characteristics, 441.	|	Matthews, J. D., 94.
early settlements, 441-44.	|	Matthews, David, 58, 81.
churches, 444.	|	Maybury, M. M., 304.
in the rebellion, 444-5.	|	May, Eleazer, 94.
supervisors and clerks, 445.	|	McFarlan, John, 306.
present officers, 445.	|	McGrawville Sentinel, the, 131.
Leach, James S., 81.	|	McGrawville Express, the, 132.
Lee, Roswell, 94.	|	McGraw, Lucius, 313.
Legend of the Tioughnioga, 28-9.	|	McGraw, P. H. & A. P., 315.
Leni Lenape Indians, the, 26.	|	McGraw, Samuel, 243, 311.
traditionary origin of, 26-7.	|	McGraw, William, 313.
Livingston, James, 362.	|	McGraw, P. H., 88-9, 312.
Location of county, 9.	|	McGraw, D., 312.
Log houses, building of, 64.	|	McGraw, Hiram, 312.
Logging "bees," 65.	|	McGraw, Harry, 81.
Loring, T. Mason, 181.	|	McNett, A. J., 96.
Liberty Herald, the, 132.	|	McKay, Hiram C., 94.
List of battles of 76th regiment, 106.	|	McVean, J. A., 88.
Little, Ira L., 145.	|	McWhorter, Dr. John, 58, 369.
Livermore, William H., 126.	|	Medical Society --- chronological list of members,
Lucas, William, 74.	|	174-6.
Lyman, Asahel, 72.	|	Memorable law-suit, a, 76.
Lyndes, William P., 81.	|	Merrick, Danforth, 81.
Lynde, John, 78, 157.	|	Merrick, David, 62.
Lyons, J. E., 131.	|	Merrill, Mead, 68, 136-7.
Mack & Husted, 361.	|	Messenger, Gideon, 320.
Mager, George J., 304.	|	Messenger, Hiram J., 265, 299, 445-7.
Mahan, A., 305.	|	Mexico conquered by Spain, 35.
Mallory, William, 74, 258.	|	Midland Railroad, 89.
Mallery, Patrick, 118, 350.	|	Military career of the 76th regiment, 96 to 106.
Mantayne, William J., 146.	|	Military history, 92.
Marathon Independent, the, 130.	|	Military bounty bonds, 52.
550                                                      HISTORY OF CORTLAND COUNTY.
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Military tract, the, 48-9.	|	Personal sketches, 503.
Militia organization and officers, 93, 94.	|	Persons, Reuben, 311.
Militia reminiscences, 93-5.	|	Phillips, George W., 117.
Miller, Dr. John, 58, 137, 151, 154.	|	Pierce, Judah, 94.
Miller, Daniel, 58, 70, 94.	|	Pierce, Franklin, 148.
Miller, Silas, 58.	|	Pioneer luxuries, 65.
Money, scarcity of, 65.	|	Pioneer furniture, 64.
Moore, James, 58.	|	Pioneer difficulties, 60.
Morning Star, the, 132.	|	Pioneers, poverty of, 64.
Morse, David, 58.	|	Pioneer "drays," 61.
Mudge, Abram, 88, 260.	|	Pioneers of Cortland county, 56.
Mudge, Ebenezer, 451-2.	|	Place, Frank, 110.
Murray, George, jr., 178.	|	Political campaign of 1844, 81.
Murray, J. J., 178.	|	Political campaign of 1860, 88.
Name of the county, 9.	|	Political activity, 77.
Nash, Dr. E. B., 182.	|	Politics, 1843-1850, 81.
Natural characteristics, 9 to 12.	|	Pomeroy, James C., 81.
Nelson, Dr. Judson C., 170.	|	Poor House, purchase of, 80.
Nelson, Arthur, 180.	|	Population statistics, 90.
Nelson, Samuel, 77, 137-8.	|	Population at close of third decade, 74.
New Amsterdam, conquered by the English, 38.	|	Population of towns in 1810, 60.
Newcomb, F. T., 217.	|	Porter, Oliver, 144.
New court-house, the, 80.	|	Port Watson, 59, 66.
Newfoundland, discovery of, 35.	|	Potter, Nathaniel, 58.
New jail, the, 80.	|	Preble, 59.
Newkirk, W. S., 307.	|	formation and boundaries, 395.
Newspaper, the first, 66, 119.	|	natural characteristics, 395-6.
Newspaper animosities, 73.	|	early settlements, 396-8.
Newton, W. H., 294.	|	first town meeting and officers, 398.
New York and New England forces attack the	|	supervisors and clerks, 399.
French, 40.	|	in the rebellion, 400.
Nixon, Robert, 298.	|	present officers, 400.
Nixon, James A., 285.	|	Preble Corners, 401.
Observer, the Cortland, 120.	|	business interests, 402.
O'Donnel, John, 148.	|	churches, 403.
Official oaths of early attorneys, 136.	|	Property Line, the, 42.
Old English courts, 133.	|	Purvis, Robert, 181.
Onondaga & Cortland Turnpike Co., 78.	|	Puritans, the, 35.
Onondaga Indians, 37.	|	Railroad agitation, 1865-70, 89.
Onondaga Indians, mission among, 37.	|	Railroad agitation, 84.
One Hundred and Eighty-fifth regiment, 112-116.	|	Randall, William R., 299.
organization and officers, 112.	|	Randall, Henry S., 81, 94, 123, 141.
marching orders, 112.	|	Randall, William, 72, 80, 257.
first engagement, 112.	|	Randall, Roswell, 72, 80, 136, 257.
subsequent career, 113-116.	|	Raymond, Zurial, 58, 369.
One Hundred and Fifty-seventh regiment, 107.	|	Reed, Rufus A., 121, 123.
organization and officers, 107.	|	Reed, E. C., 80, 81, 140.
march to the front, 108.	|	Renewed hostilities of Seneca Indians against the
subsequent career, 108-111.	|	French, 38.
battles of, 111.	|	Repository, the, 66, 120.
Opposition to division of Onondaga county, 55.	|	Republican Banner, the, 125.
Organization of 76th regiment, 96.	|	Republican party, formation of, 87.
Original townships of military tract, and subsequent	|	County Convention, the first, 87.
divisions, 53.	|	County Convention, signatures to call, 87.
Osgood, J. W., 178.	|	Revolution, the, 42.
Otselic Valley Register, the, 131.	|	Reynolds, Joseph, 81, 140.
Owen, Dr. Lewis S., 151-2.	|	Reynolds, Robert O., 142.
Palmer, Irving H., 146.	|	Rice, Dr. Luther, 153.
Pannel, Dr. Ezra, 153.	|	Rice, George, 72.
Patterson, Ashbel, 178.	|	Rice, Ensign, 59.
Patrick, Hon. Stephen, 181.	|	Riggs, Dr. Lewis, 160.
Patrick, Henry, 380.	|	Rindge, Isaac, 94.
Peace of Breda, 38.	|	Rindge, Clinton, 80.
Peck, Rufus T., 148.	|	Rivalry between Cortland, Homer and Port Watson,
Peck, A. R. & Jay, 308.	|	causes of, 71.
Peck, Stephen N., 413.	|	Roberts, Hezekiah, 94.
Percival, Samuel, 66.	|	Robinson, William P., 148.
Percival, James, 66, 71, 119.	|	Rockwell, Thaddeus, 58.
INDEX.		551
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Rockwell, Ezra, 58, 369.	|	Squires, John S., 349.
Rood, L. L., 178.	|	Squires, Dann C., 349.
Roe, John E., 322.	|	Squires, E. F., 309.
Ross, George, 81.	|	Squires, William, 94.
Ross, Townsend, 81.	|	Squires, James S., 281, 467-72.
Routes followed by pioneers, 57.	|	Stage coaching, 83.
Rowley, A. P., 181.	|	State Road, the, 58.
Sager, A., 178, 303.	|	Standard Block, the, 127-8.
Salina & Port Watson Railroad Co., 77.	|	Stephens, Henry, 80, 137.
Salisbury, Nathan, 449-51.	|	Steel, James T., 48.
Salisbury, James Henry, 459-66.	|	Stevens, Isaac, 180.
Salt Road, the, 58.	|	Stiles, G. K., 308.
Sanford, Deforest, 297.	|	Stiles, Jonah, 58.
Samson, J. S., 305.	|	Stimson, Enos, 94.
Sands, George S., 147.	|	Stoker, C. W., 297.
Schermerhorn, James A., 143, 178.	|	Stone, Eliot F., 148.
Schermerhorn, J. M., 85.	|	Stoppard, William B., 294, 309.
Scott, 59.	|	Sturtevant, James Watts, 301, 447-9.
formation of the town, 405.	|	Struggle between the Iroquois and Delawares, 27.
natural features, 405.	|	Struggle between the French and the Iroquois, 36-7.
first settlement, 405.	|	Streams of the county, 10.
early religious work, 406.	|	St. Lawrence river, exploration of, 35.
first town meeting and officers, 407-8.	|	Suggett, John W., 147.
in the rebellion, 409.	|	Surface of the county, 10.
supervisors and clerks, 409-10.	|	Surdam, D. O., 118.
present officers, 410.	|	Surrogate's Court, the, 135.
Scott Center, 410-11.	|	Sullivan's expedition, 43.
mercantile interests, 411.	|	Supreme Court, the, 133.
churches, 411-12.	|	Syracuse & Binghamton Railroad, 84.
Seacord, E. M., 179.	|	Syracuse & Binghamton Railroad, survey and build-
Searl, Dr. Jesse, 66, 151.	|	ing, 85.
Secret Societies, 177.	|	Syracuse, Cortland & Binghamton Railroad Co., 80.
Selover, C. F., 178, 294.	|	Taggart, Dr. Robert D., 151-2.
Seventy-sixth regiment, the, 96 to 100.	|	Taggart, J. J., 178.
Shankland, W. H., jr., 147.	|	Taintor, Erving, 88.
Shankland, William H., 81, 124, 140.	|	Tanner, A. F., 182.
Shattuck, R. C., 179.	|	Tanner, A. T., 304.
Sherman, William L., 178.	|	Tanner, James E., 304.
Sherman, James A., 217.	|	Tarbell, Gage E., 149.
Sinclair, James H., 124.	|	Taylor, Charles, 181.
Smith, C. D., 130.	|	Taylor, Jonathan, 311.
Smith, Abram P., 88, 144, 178.	|	Taylor, 58.
Smith, Dorr C., 147.	|	formation of the town, 423.
Smith, D. E., 150.	|	natural characteristics, 423.
Smith, Isaac, 178.	|	early settlements, 423-4.
Smith, James M., 181.	|	business interests, 425.
Smith, H. C., 182.	|	first birth and marriage, 426.
Smith, Nathan, 324.	|	in the rebellion, 427.
Smith, Abram, 324.	|	first officers, 427.
Smith, F. D., 307.	|	supervisors and clerks, 427.
Smith, W. T., 294.	|	present officers, 427.
Smith, W. H., 248.	|	Thayendanegea, 42.
Smith, Robert, 59.	|	Third decade, the, 75.
Solon, 60.	|	Third decade, condition of inhabitants, 75-6.
formation of the town, 412.	|	Thompson, C. F., 179.
natural characteristics, 412-13.	|	Thomas, John, 260.
early settlements, 413-14.	|	Timber of the county, 12.
first birth, marriage and death, 414.	|	Tillinghast, Hon. B. F., 181.
business interests, 415.	|	Tillinghast, R. C., 294.
churches, 416.	|	Tioughnioga river, etc., 10.
in the rebellion, 416.	|	Tioughnioga river as a commercial highway, 65.
supervisors and clerks, 416-17.	|	Tisdale, W. D., 178.
present officers, 417.	|	Topography of the county, 10.
Speed, John J., 136.	|	Todd, Amos, 57.
Soil of the county, 12.	|	Town boundaries, changes of, 75, 79, 82.
South Cortland Luminary, the, 132.	|	Town genealogy, 82-3.
Spencer, Nelson, 247.	|	Town railroad bonds, 89.
Squires, Jerome, 148.	|	Townships and maps, 50.
552                                                      HISTORY OF CORTLAND COUNTY.
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Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, 42.	|	War of the rebellion, the county in, 95.
Treaty of Utrecht, the, 41.	|	losses in by the county, 116.
Treaty between the Iroquois and the French, 38.	|	prompt action of the people, 95.
Trial of Colonel N. W. Green, 97.	|	movement to organize regiment, 95.
Tripp, Dr. John D., 174.	|	the 76th Regiment, 96.
Tripp, James H., 361, 475-7.	|	composition of 76th Regiment, 97.
Trowbridge, Billy, 72.	|	officers of 76th Regiment, 97.
True American and Religious Examiner, the, 131.	|	marching orders of 76th Regiment, 98.
Truxton, 58.	|	official action in county, 117.
situation and boundaries, 377.	|	first public act, 117.
natural features, 377.	|	bounties, 117-118.
early settlements, 377 to 369.	|	bonds issued, 119.
early mills, 381.	|	War of 1812, the, 64.
first town meeting, 381.	|	Warren, William H., 145.
town officers, 381.	|	Warren, Dr., L. C., 314.
in the rebellion, 382.	|	Warren, George L., 178, 283, 304.
Truxton village, 382.	|	Waters, M. M., 145.
mercantile and manufacturing interests,	|	Waters, Henry D., 148.
383-4.	|	Watson, R. J., 178.
churches, 385.	|	Watson, Joseph, 217.
Turnpike companies, 61, 70.	|	Watson, Elkanah, 59, 66, 241.
Tuttle, William D., 148.	|	Webb, Major Adin, 139, 259.
Twenty-fifth Congressional District, 79.	|	Webb, Morgan L., 283, 301.
Twenty-second Congression District, 79.	|	Welch, S. E., 117, 304.
Tyler, John, 324.	|	Western Courier, the, 122-3.
Utica, Chenango & Cortland Railroad, 89.	|	Wheeler, Dr. Elijah G., 153.
Van Auken, Willard J., 148.	|	Wheeler, Jerome, 80.
Van Alstine, C., 308.	|	Wheeler, Jacob, 67.
Van Bergen, P., 178.	|	Whig, the, 81.
Van Hoesen, Garrett, 401.	|	White, Asa, 61.
Van Hoesen, Matthias, 117, 401.	|	Whitmore, D. E., 181, 361.
Van Slyke, E. D., 125.	|	Whitmore, Parley, 74.
Van Vredenberg, P. D. & C. A., 130.	|	Whitney, Christopher, 58.
Vining, Samuel, 59.	|	Wickwire Brothers, 295.
Virgil, 58.	|	Willet, 59.
formation of town, 319.	|	formation of town, 428.
natural features, 319.	|	natural features, 428.
first settlement, 319.	|	early settlements, 428-31.
first town meeting, 326.	|	first town meeting, 430.
first town officers, 326.	|	in the rebellion, 432.
early schools, 326.	|	supervisors and clerks, 432.
early churches, 327.	|	present officers, 432.
post-offices, 329.	|	churches, 432.
early marriages and deaths, 331.	|	Wills, Charles E., 178.
agricultural matters, 332.	|	Winslow, John E., 149.
in the rebellion, 336.	|	Wiswell, Oliver, 74, 137, 284.
Virgil Corners, 336-8.	|	Weed, Thurlow, 352.
physicians, 339.	|	Woodcock, David, 74.
Gridley Hollow, 342.	|	Woodruff, Madison, 298.
Messengerville, 343.	|	Wright, Benjamin T., 146.
Frank's Corners, 343.	|	Young Men's Christian Association.
supervisors and town clerks, 344.	|	organization of, 182.
Wainwright, Colonel William, 99.	|	charter members, 182.
Wallace, D. F., 283, 305.	|	first officers, 182.
Walrad, C. P., 304.	|	present officers, 182.
Ward, S. R., 131.	|	Zimmer, Philip, 217.

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