Broome County Toll Collectors

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The following list of names is extracted from "History of Broome County," edited by H.P. Smith. Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1885, page 78.

"The following were the collectors of tolls upon this canal at Binghamton from 1837 to 1875 inclusive, with dates of their respective appointments:"

Erasmus D. ROBINSON	appointed February 22d, 1837;
	reappointed March 13, 1838.
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William COOK	March 14, 1839;
	February 25, 1840,
	and February 10, 1841.
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Giles ORCUTT	March 10, 1842,
	and March 20, 1843.
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Joseph CONGDON	March 1, 1844,
	and February 18, 1845.
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William E. ABBOTT	February 13, 1846,
	and April 19, 1847.
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Henry W. SHIPMAN	February 8, 1848;
	February 9, 1849;
	February 20, 1850;
	and February 5, 1851.
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J.H. SMITH	February 5, 1852,
	and February 19, 1853.
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Hamden K. PRATT	January 20, 1854,
	and February 21, 1855.
Patrick H. DRAKE	January 22, 1856
	and February 29, 1857.
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Charles DAVIS	March 8, 1858
	and March 3, 1859.
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Benjamin DEVOE	March 8, 1860;
	March 14, 1861
	February 5, 1862
	February 4, 1863
	January 27, 1864
	January 25, 1865
	January 23, 1866
	and February 6, 1867.
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Ezra F. DAVIS	March 17, 1868.
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E.H. FREEMAN	March 19, 1869.
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Fred M. ABBOTT	March 15, 1870.
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George I. LAWYER	January 27, 1871.
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Elias CONKLIN	January 24, 1872,
	and January 21, 1873.
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James O'BRIEN	January 29, 1874,
	and February 4, 1875.

      This list was submitted by Colleen Pustola     ladyaudris@earthlink.net