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CATSKILL ASSOCIATION,
FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE
OF
IMPROVING
THE

TOWN OF CATSKILL
IN THE
SSPORTATION LIC?
OF GREENE,
State of New-York.
AND FORO
R PURPO
RIVERSITY OF MAGIC
DECEMBER 28, 1836.
NEW YORK:
Mitchell & Turner, Printers, 265 Bowery.
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Officers of Association.
GEORGE S. DOUGHTY, President.
EVAN GRIFFITH, Treasurer.
L. B. WOODRUFF, Counsellor.
THOMAS DUGUID, Secretary.
Directors.
GEO. S. DOUGHTY,
RUFUS DAVENPORT,
H. F. TALLMADGE,
PETER R. WYCKOFF,
JAMES L. CURTIS,
SILAS M. STILWELL,
EVAN GRIFFITH,
L. B. WOODRUFF, Esqrs.
Capital Stock, in Lots estimated at
. $746,000
Stock appropriated for the improvement of the
74,600
Land of the Association, .
Number of Shares,
3730
Par value of each Share,
200
The Title has been vested in the following Gentlemen, as
Trustees.
J. R. PETERS,
HENRY OGDEN,
THEOPHILUS S. MORGAN, Esqrs.
who will execute the necessary Conveyances to purchasers.—
The terms of sale will be liberal, and a large proportion of
the purchase money may remain on Bond and Mortgage, if
required,
DESCRIPTION AND NATURAL ADVANTAGES
OF THE
TOWN OF CATSKILL.
CATSKILL is the County town of Greene County, in the
State of New-York, and is situated at the mouth of the
Catskill Creek, where the said Creek joins the Hudson River.
The River from New-York to this point is navigable for
vessels of the largest burthen, and is usually open from three
to four weeks in the Spring and Fall, when it is closed
between that place and Albany. And the Creek up to, and
opposite the town, affords a harbour both safe and conve-
nient for all commercial purposes.
This town was one of great promise before the construc-
tion of the Erie Canal, and commanded a large and extended
trade with eight or ten Counties in this State, and with a
part of Pennsylvania.
Since that time it has been stationary, and its citizens.
have been compelled to depend upon a limited business.
The prospect has now changed, and this town is likely
to start forward on a new career, with every prospect of
outstripping all competition.
A Company has been chartered for the purpose of con-
structing a Rail road from Canajoharie, where it will unit!
with the Erie Canal, and the Utica and Schenectady Rail
road, and thence across to the town of Catskill,
This work is now under contract through the whole line,
and has been progressed in to such an extent, as to warrant
the belief that it will be completed during this year. Indeed
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the contracts, under a penalty, require its completion prior
to the 31st of December, 1837. No one at all conversant
with the travel and trade to and from the West with
the city of New-York, and who will refer to the facts for
information, will doubt for a moment, that the business ter-
minating at this place from the West, must, in a short time,
be immense; as this route will be by far the cheapest, most
certain, and expeditious of any other. From this point, also,
Rail roads are contemplated, and will be made, intersecting
the Erie Rail road; and branches off to many of the towns.
of the interior, as soon as this main channel is completed.
In addition to these immense sources of trade to this town,
we may now calculate with certainty on the construction of
a Canal, on a large scale, from the Erie Canal, by the way
of the Schoharie and Catskill Creeks, to the Hudson River
at this town. The route of the proposed Canal is pointed
out by nature, and should have been originally selected for
the termination of the Erie Canal. The great and increa-
sing obstructions to navigation in the Hudson, at the
Overslaugh," has rendered it imperiously necessary to
select some other route for the trade of the West; and, from
the information already before the public, no route can be
found that will remedy the great difficulties to navigation, or
that can be made effectual, but this.
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With these immense avenues for trade, it must be appa-
rent, that the town of Catskill is destined to increase in
wealth and population with great rapidity.
The town now contains near 3000 inhabitants, with some
forty stores and shops. There are also owned and employed
twenty sloops and other craft in transacting business on
the River.
In the immediate vicinity there is an abundance of water
power, that can, with very little expense, be applied to any
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kind of machinery, dry docks, or other purposes which may
be of importance to a manufacturing and commercial town.
A line of tow-boats are now building to ply between Catskill
and New-York, and an association of persons have it in
contemplation to run a line of steamboats between the same
points; should this be carried into effect, a steamboat would
be able to go to Catskill and back to New-York, the same
day. This will bring the two towns so close together, that
we can entertain no doubt hundreds of the independent
citizens of New-York city, will select this growing, pleasant,
and healthy town for a permanent residence.
Many of the New-York merchants in the Commission
business, must establish houses at this point, and manufac-
turers and others will find, that by the aid of the Rail-road,
business can be transacted from this point, during all the
year, with the West.
Already, application is made for a Dry Dock Company to
be established here, and petitions from every section of the
State are sent to the Legislature, for an Act authorising the
construction of the contemplated Steamboat Canal through
to Canajoharie. The above are a few of the reasons that
must convince a close observer of the great importance of
this long neglected place.
Deed of Conveyance in Trust.
This Endenture, made the twenty-eighth day of Decem-
ber, in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty-six,
between George S. Doughty and Catherine, his wife, of the
City, County, and State of New-York, and Silas M. Stilwell
of the same place, parties of the first part, and John R.
Peters, Henry Ogden, and Theophilus S. Morgan, parties
of the second part.
Whereas the said George S. Doughty is seized in fee in
his own right of, in, and to all those certain tracts, pieces,
and parcels of Land, situate, and being in the town of
Catskill, County of Greene, in the State of New-York,
described as follows, to wit:-
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, situated on the
West side of the Catskill Creek, in the village and town of
Catskill, bounded and described as follows:-Beginning at
a poplar stump, standing on the hill in the premises hereby
intended to be conveyed, and running from thence, North,
six degrees, fifteen minutes West, three chains, fifteen
links, to a poplar tree; thence, North, sixty-six degrees, fif-
teen minutes East, five chains, sixty-seven links; thence,
on the rear of the Lot of Benjamin Haxtun, South, nine
degrees, fifteen minutes East, eighty-six links; thence,
down and along the line of the aforesaid Lot of Benjamin
Haxtun, three chains and twenty-eight links, to the Catskill
Creek; thence, along said Creek, including all right to lands
under water, eleven chains, twenty links, to the extreme
Southerly part of the premises hereby intended to be
conveyed, lying on the Creek; thence, along the said lower
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line, South, eighty-four degrees, fifty minutes West, two
chains, forty links; thence, South, one degree, fifty minutes
East, three chains, forty-seven links; thence, South, eighty-
five degrees, thirty minutes West, four chains, twenty
links; thence, North, fourteen degrees, fifty-five minutes;
West, six chains, twenty-eight links; thence, North, twelve
degrees, fifty minutes West, four chains, eighty-eight
links, to the place of beginning: containing, Ten Acres and
fifty-seven hundred parts of an Acre of Land, be the same
more or less. The property hereby intended to be conveyed,
being the property generally known as the property of Jona-
than Rowe, lying below the Catskill bridge; all the same
being hereby conveyed, except that part lying on the Old
Kingston Road, running up to poplar trees, in the above
description. Two Lots belonging to Lewis Beaton, are not
intended to be conveyed, to wit: One Lot of one hundred
feet, lying Westerly of the road along the Creck, and adjoin-
ing the Water Lot purchased by John Van Cleek, of Benja-
min Haxtun; as also another Lot of said Beaton, lying
Southerly of said road, being thirty-six feet on the road
said Doughty to have the right to take any stone he may
choose out of that part of the premises reserved, lying adjacent
to the Old Kingston Road aforesaid; the line, as run on the
top of the hill by Van Vechten, May 3, 1836, to be the true
line, and the reservation herein made to extend thereto.
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Also all the following Lots of Land, to wit:-All that
certain piece or parcel of Land lying and being on the West
side of the Catskill Creek: beginning on the West side of
the Catskill Creek, at a stone, six links South of a hemlock
stump, and running from thence, South, twenty-eight de-
grees, forty minutes West, eighteen chains, eighty links, to
a road commonly called the Dubois Road; thence, North,
sixty-seven degrees, thirty minutes West, three chains,
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nineteen links, to a white Oak, standing on the North side
of said road; thence, South, twenty-eight degrees, forty
minutes West, seven chains, fifty links, on the line of
John Dubois' Land; thence, North, seventy-seven degrees
West, twenty three chains, thirty-nine links, to a heap of
stones, standing on the West side of the Overbagh road;
thence, North, one degree, fifteen minutes West, five
chains, along the West line of said road; thence, North, two
degrees East, eight chains, thirty-five links, along the West
side of said road; thence, North, twenty-one degrees, thirty
minutes East, six chains, seventy-eight links, about twelve
links East, from the corner of the fence; thence, North,
fifty-four degrees, thirty minutes East, ninety-seven chains,
crossing the road; thence, North, forty-nine degrees, thirty
minutes East, four chains, seventy-four links, along the
East side of said road; thence, North, forty-one degrees, ten
minutes East, six chains, ninety-three links, along said
road, East side; thence, North, thirty-two degrees, twenty
minutes East, three chains, forty-seven links, along said
road; thence, North, twenty-three degrees, forty-five mi-
nutes; East two chains, eighty-three links; thence, North,
forty-nine degrees East, ninety-eight links, to the corner of
the fence; thence, South, twenty-six degrees, forty minutes;
East, four chains, twenty-two links, near the corner of the
fence; thence, North, eighty-three degrees, twenty minutes,
three chains, forty-cight links, to a locust tree, standing near
the fence; thence, North, fifty-four degrees, twenty minutes
East, four chains, ten links, to a poplar tree, standing in the
fence; thence, South, thirteen degrees, ten minutes East,
four chains, eighty-eight links. to the corner of the fence;
thence, South, fifteen degrees fifteen minutes East, six chains,
thence, twenty-two links, to a small wild cherry sapling ;
North, eighty-five degrees, thirty minutes East, six chains,
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fifteen links, to a stake standing on a course South, fifty-four
degrees East, seventeen links from the South-east corner of
a house, occupied by Frederick Seymour; thence, South,
eleven degrees, fifteen minutes East, two chains, nineteen
links, to a bar post; thence, South, forty-one degrees, fifteen
minutes East, three chains, eighty-five links, to the North-
east corner of Gleason's fence; thence, South, fifty-nine
degrees East, three chains, ten links, to the place of begin-
ning. On this course, at two chains, sixty-six links, to a
maple tree (excepting and reserving all that certain dwelling-
house lot of land, on the West side of the Catskill Creek,
being sixty-five feet in front, and one hundred and fifty feet
in the rear; being the same premises contracted for by Caleb
Benton, in his life time, on the 24th day of September, 1823,
to Jonas W. Gleason, and now in his possession.) The
whole of the first above described premises, contain Ninety-
two acres, and one quarter of an acre of land, more or less.
Also all that certain piece, or parcel of land, situated in
the village of Catskill, on the West side of the Catskill
Creek, beginning at the North-east corner of a Lot of Land,
deeded by James Bogardus to Lewis Benton, and running
thence, South, twenty eight degrees and forty minutes
West, two chains and eighty-three links; thence, North,
thirty-eight degrees West, two chains, twelve links; thence,
North, fifty-two degrees East, one hundred and fifty feet,
to the road leading to John Dubois'; thence, southwardly
along said road, to the place of beginning. The above reser-
vation in the description of first parcel of Land, is hereby
conveyed, and is contained in the second described premises;
with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belong-
ing. And whereas on the purchase of the said several
parcels of Land, by the said George S. Doughty, and upon the
conveyance thereof to him, from the persons of whom the said
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George, S. Doughty obtained his title thereto, he, the said
George S. Doughty, in order to secure a portion of the con-
sideration money of said parcels of land, executed to the
grantors thereof, his bonds, conditioned for the payment of
the sums, and bearing date at the times, and payable by
instalments, as follows, to wit:-
George S. Doughty's Bonds to Jonathan Rowe, Jun. and
Overbagh, dated the
One thousand
days of
eight hundred and thirty-six, conditioned for the payment of
Seventeen thousand, eight hundred Dollars, by instalments,
as follows:-Three thousand, eight hundred and fifty Dol-
lars, on the first of May, A. D. Eighteen hundred and
thirty-seven; Three thousand, six hundred and fifty Dollars,
on the first of May, A. D, Eighteen hundred and thirty-
eight; Three thousand, six hundred and fifty Dollars, on
the first of May, A. D. Eighteen hundred and thirty-nine;
Three thousand six hundred and fifty Dollars, on the first of
May, A. D. Eighteen hundred and forty; One thousand
Dollars, on the first of May, A. D. Eighteen hundred and
forty-one; One thousand Dollars, on the first of May, A. D.
Eighteen hundred and forty-two; and One thousand Dol-
lars, on the first of May, A. D. Eighteen hundred and
forty-three; with interest annually, at seven per cent per
annum.
And whereas the said George S. Doughty also executed
and delivered his mortgages upon the said several parcels of
land purchased by him, to secure the payment of said bonds.
with interest as therein named, as by the Deeds of Convey.
ance to the said George S. Doughty, and the said Bonds and
Mortgages by him, or the records of said Deeds and Mort-
gages in the office of the Clerk of the County of Greene,
reference thereunto being had, will more fully appear.
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And whereas the said Silas M. Stilwell is seized in fee,
in his own right in part of, and the said George S. Doughty
is seized in fee in his own right in part of, in, and to all the
residue of those certain other pieces, parcels, and tracts of land,
situated in said town of Catskill. described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at a point at High Water mark of the Catskill
Creek, at the North-east corner of C. Hopkins' land on the
West bank of said Creek, thence, Northerly and Westerly
along the said bank of the Catskill Creek, to a Stake at the
South-east corner of the land owned by Major Beach, for-
merly owned by
Dubois; thence, South, eighty-
one degrees West, twenty chains, ninety-two links, along
the South side of last named land to the bank of the said
Creek; thence, in a South-westerly course along the bank
of the said Creek, to a stake on the said bank; thence,
South, twenty-seven degrees, twenty minutes West, five
chains, seventy-one links, passing over an old stump on the
top of the bank to a black Oak, marked; thence, South,
forty-three degrees, fifteen minutes East, six chains, forty-
five links, to a white oak tree, marked; thence, South, six-
teen degrees, thirty minutes; West, four chains, twenty-two
links, to a heap of stones, seventy links North-easterly from
a marked hemlock tree; thence, South, thirty-five degrees,
twenty-five minutes West, twelve chains, forty-six links,
passing through the centre of last named tree, to a stake in
the ground, at the South-west corner of this land; thence,
South, sixty-six degrees, forty-five minutes East, thirty-four
chains, ninety links, passing many marked trees, to an angle
in the fence; thence, North, fifty-nine degrees, thirty mi-
nutes East, two chains, four links; thence, South, thirty-
one degrees, fifteen minutes East, three chains, ninety
links; thence, North, sixty-three degrees East, three
chains, eight links; thence, North, thirty-four degrees
West, two chains, fifty-six links: thence, North, twenty-six
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degrees, forty minutes West, one chain, fifty-seven links;
thence, North, fifty-nine degrees, twenty minutes East,
four chains ninety-four links; thence, North, fifty-eight
degrees, ten minutes East, four chains, eleven links
thence, South, seventy-seven degrees, thirty minutes East,
nine chains and one link thence, South, seven degrees
twenty minutes East, three chains, fifty links thence,
North, eighty-seven degrees East, eighty chains, sixty-four
links; thence, South, eighty-eight degrees; East, two chains,
ninety-three links, to the said Creek, and place of beginning,
containing Two hundred and eight acres, two roods, and
fourteen perches: with all the appurtenances and privilèges
thereunto belonging. And, whereas, on the purchase of the
said several parcels of land, by the said Silas M. Stilwell, and
the said George S. Doughty, respectively, and upon the con-
veyance thereof to them respectively, by the several persons
of whom the said Silas M. Stilwell, and George S. Doughty
obtained their titles thereto, they, the said Silas M. Stilwell,
and George S. Doughty, in order to secure a portion of the
said consideration money of said parcels of land, executed
to the grantors thereof respectively, their several bonds con-
ditioned for the payment of various sums, and bearing date
at the various times, and payable by instalments, as follows,
to wit:
George S. Doughty, to Benjamin P. Dubois, Bond bearing
date; the first day of September, A.D. Eighteen hundred and
thirty-six, conditioned to pay Sixteen thousand Dollars, in
five equal annual instalments, on the first day of May, with
annual interest on the whole sum from time to time remain-
ing due. Silas M. Stilwell, to James A. Bennett and his
wife-Bond bearing date the first day of September, A. D.
Eighteen hundred and thirty-six, for the sum of Eight thou-
sand Dollars, payable in four equal annual instalments,
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on the first day of May, in each year, with annual interest.
Silas M. Stilwell to Sarah Overbagh, Bond bearing date
the first day of May, A. D. Eighteen hundred snd thirty-six,
for the sum of Twenty-five hundred Dollars, payable in three
equal annual instalments, on the first day of May, in each
year, with annual interest. And Silas M. Stilwell, to Caleb
Hopkins, Bond bearing date the first day of May, A. D.
Eighteen hundred and thirty-six, for the sum of Eighteen
hundred and thirty-seven Dollars, with interest, as will
more particularly appear by reference to the said Bonds and
Mortgages collateral thereto.
And whereas the said Silas M. Stilwell, and George S.
Doughty, also executed and delivered their several mortgages
upon the said several parcels of land, so purchased by them
respectively, to secure the payment of their said several bonds,
with interest, as therein named, as by the Deeds of Convey-
ance to the said Silas M. Stilwell, and the Deeds of Convey-
ance to the said George S. Doughty, and the said Bond,
and Mortgages by them respectively given, or the Record of
said Deeds and Mortgages in the Office of the Clerk, in the
County of Greene, reference thereto being had will more
fully appear.
And whereas the said George S. Doughty, and Silas M.
Stilwell, of the first part, and John R. Peters, Henry Ogden,
and Theophilus S. Morgan, parties of the second part
hereto, and others, have formed themselves into an Associa-
tion, called the Catskill Association, for the purpose of
managing, improving, and disposing of the said premises,
and the several parcels of Land above described. And
whereas the nature and object of the said Association, and
the respective interests of the parties thereto, will fully appear
by reference to the Articles of Association, bearing even
date herewith; which Articles are to be deemed as part of
and for all legal and practical purposes, considered and con-
strued with this Indenture.
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And whereas the said parties of the first part are desirous
of so improving the said premises, and of being able to sell
and dispose of the same, in such parts and proportions as
may command adequate prices, according to the full value of
the said premises, and every part thereof, and out of the nett
avails thereof, to pay and satisfy all the said Bonds and
Mortgages, with the interest thereon, according to the con.
ditions of the said several Bonds, and so as to promote in the
best manner, the interest and advantage of the parties
thereto; and do also deem it important and desirable, that
the beneficial interest of the said several parties in the pro-
ceeds of the said lands and premises, when the same shall be
sold, as hereinafter mentioned, be so settled and arranged,
as, that the same may be represented and evidenced by
Certificates of Stoek; and may be transferable from time to
time by the assignment of such Certificates, and for that
purpose have entered into the Articles of Association herein
before mentioned and referred to. And whereas it is
believed that the aforesaid objects of improving and dispo-
sing of the said premises, for the payment of the said Bonds
and Mortgages, and in the meantime promoting the fair and
legal rights and interest of the parties hereto, and of the
Members of the said Catskill Association will be facilitated
by the conveyance of the said lands and premises, and every
part thereof, from the said parties of the first part, to the
above named John R. Peters, Henry Ogden, and Theophilus
S. Morgan, the said parties of the second part, to these
presents, En Trust, for the uses and purposes hereinafter
mentioned. Now, therefore, this Indenture witnesseth that
the said parties of the first part, in consideration of the pre-
mises, and in order to carry into effect, and the better to
accomplish the purposes and objects before mentioned, and
in further consideration of One Dollar, lawful money of the
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United States, to them in hand paid by the said parties of
the second part hereto, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, have granted, bargained and sold, aliened,
remised, released, conveyed and confirmed, and by these
presents do grant, bargain and sell, alien, remise, release,
convey and confirm unto the said parties of the second part,
as joint tenants, and not as tenants in common, and to the
survivors and survivor of them, and to the heirs and assigns
of such survivors, all and singular the lands and premises
herein before mentioned and described, being the same lands
conveyed as above mentioned, part to the said George S.
Doughty, and the residue thereof to the said Silas M. Stil-
well, together with all and singular the rights, members'
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any
wise appertaining to; and, also, all the estate, right, title,
interest, dower, and right of dower, claim and demand, what-
soever of them, the said parties of the first part, or either of
them, of, in, and to the same-to have and to hold all and
singular the said several pieces or parcels of land, with the
appurtenances, unto the said parties of the second part, as
joint tenants, and unto the survivors and survivor of them,
their heirs and assigns, to their own proper use, benefit, and
behoof, forever, upon Trust; nevertheless, that they the said
parties of the second part, or any two of the survivors or
survivor of them, and any person or persons who may be
introduced into the trust, by virtue of any clause or provi-
sion hereinafter inserted and contained, or any two of them,
shall and do, at such time and times, and in such manner,
either at public or private sale, in such part or portion, and
for such prices (not less, however. than the prices mentioned
in the Schedule, or list of said lands, hereto annexed) as to
the said parties of the second part,or any two of them,or to the
survivors or survivor of them, may deem most expedient, sell
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and dispose of the said lands, and upon such sales shall de
execute good and sufficient Deeds of Conveyance, in fee
simple, to the purchaser or purchasers thereof; and out of
the proceeds of such sales as shall be received by them, from
time to time, shall and do pay the amount of the aforesaid
Bonds and Mortgages given upon the said lands and
premises, by the said George S. Doughty and Silas M. Stil-
well, or any one of them, until the whole of the said sums
for which the said lands and premises, or parts thereof, are
Mortgaged, with the interest thereon, as reserved by the
conditions of the said several Bonds and Mortgages shall be
fully satisfied, paid, and discharged, rendering the overplus
of any monies, and transfering all securities that may
remain after satisfying the purposes of the said trust, or not
needed from time to time for the accomplishment of said
trust, to the Directors for the time being of the said Catskill
Association. And it is hereby mutually agreed by and
between the parties hereto, that it may be lawful for the par-
ties of the second part, upon sales of any part of the said
lands and premises, to be made by them as aforesaid, to
receive as a security for a portion of the consideration money,
not exceeding, however, ninety per cent thereof, the Bonds
of the said purchaser or purchasers secured by his or their
Mortgage, on the said premises, pieces or parcels of land
purchased by them respectively, and payable at a period not
exceeding six years from the date of such sale; it being,
however, expressly understood and agreed, that such Bonds
and Mortgages are to be held by the parties of the second
part, the survivors or survivor of them, and to be collected
by them as the same shall become due and payable; and out
of the proceeds of such sales, whether the same shall be made
wholly for cash, or partly for credit, as above provided, the
said parties of the second part shall, from time to time, and
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as fast as the said proceeds shall be received, and the princi-
pal and interest monies become due on the Bonds and Mort-
gages now charged upon the said premises and parts thereof,
as before mentioned, pay the said principal and interest mo-
nies on the said Bonds and Mortgages, until the whole
amount thereof, as reserved by the conditions of the said se-
veral Bond and Mortgages shall be fully satisfied, paid and dis-
charged; rendering the overplus of any monies, and transfer-
ring all securities that may remain after satisfying the purpose
of the trust herein before expressed; and the costs, charges,
and expenses that may accrue in the execution thereof, to
the Directors for the time being of the said Catskill Associ-
ation.
And it is hereby declared and agreed by and between the
parties to these presents, that all such parts of the said lands
and premises above mentioned and described, and hereby
conveyed to the said parties of the second part, as shall
remain unsold at the time of the termination of the Trust
Estate, above granted and declared; that is to say, when
full payment of the principal and interest due on the Bonds
and Mortgages now existing on the said premises, as above
mentioned, shall have been made as above provided, shall
enure and belong to the several persons who shall at the time.
of the termination of the Trust Estate, be shareholders in
the said Catskill Association, in the shares and proportions
evidenced and determined by the Certificates of the said
Stock held by them respectively. And it is hereby declared
and agreed, and these presents are made upon the express
condition, that the estate, title, and interest of the said
stockholders shall be, and shall continue to be, subject to the
execution of the trust power following: that is to say, that
the said parties of the first part, for themselves jointly and
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severally, and for their respective heirs, executors, adminis-
trators and assigns, do hereby give and grant to the said
parties of the second part, and to the survivors and survivor
of them, full power and authority, and do hereby authorize
them, the said parties of the second part, or any two of them,
and the survivors and survivor of them, to seil and convey
all and singular the said remaining lands, and every part
thereof, at public or private sale, at such time or times, to
such person or persons, for such prices, and on such terms
of payment, as to them or any two of them, and the survi-
vors or survivor of them may seem best; and upon such
sales to exccute to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, and
under and by virtue of the trust power hereby created, good
and sufficient conveyances in the law, in fee simple there-
for; and on such sales, to receive the purchase monies paid
and agreed to be paid therefor, and to pay the same sum
over when collected, and any security that may have been
taken therefor, to the Directors of the said Association, for
the time being; for the use of the said shareholders, accord-
ing to their interest in the said shares, and the capital of the
said Association, according to the terms of the Articles of
Agreement, aforesaid.
And it is hereby further expressly agreed and declared,
that the trust and trust powers hereby created, shall continue
and be in force, if not sooner executed, for the term of six
years from the date hereof, provided the said John R. Peters,
Henry Ogden, and Theophilus S. Morgan, of the second
part, or the survivor of them, shall so long live.
And it is hereby expressly agreed and declared by and
between the parties hereto, that the receipt of the Directors
for the time being of the said Association, for any sums of
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monies that may be paid to them by the said Trustees, or
either of them, whether under or by virtue of the said trust
power, or in execution of any of the trusts by these presents
created or declared, shall fully exonerate and discharge the
said Trustee and Trustees, and each and every one of them,
from all liability or duty to see to the application thereof.
And it is further agreed by and between all the parties
hereto, that in case any one, or all the parties of the second
part to these presents shall die, or be desirous of relinquishing
the trust declared in this indenture, whether under the trust
estate, or the trust power, before the final execution thereof,
it shall and may be lawful for the Shareholders for the time
being of the said Catskill Association, to appoint a new
Trustee or Trustees as may be necessary, in the manner
provided in the Articles of Association. And from the time
such new Trustee or Trustees shall be appointed by the said
Shareholders, all the powers and duties herein before granted
and declared, shall be vested in and devolve upon the re-
maining Trustee, and such new Trustee or Trustees, as the
case may be, in the same manner and with the like effect as
if the said new Trustee or Trustees had been named in and
by these presents; and the Trustee relinquishing his trust
as aforesaid, shall execute such Conveyance, or other instru-
ment expressive of his relinquishment and transfer, as the
said parties to these presents shall be advised, is expedient or
proper in the premises.
And it is further agreed by and between the said parties
to these presents, and the said parties of the first part, for
themselves, their heirs, executors, and administrators, do
hereby grant, covenant, and agree, to and with the said
parties of the second part, and the survivors and survivor of
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them, and to and with the assignees of the said parties of the
second part, and of any two of them, that each and every
conveyance of any part or portion of the premises herein
above described, duly made and executed by any two of the
persons who may at the time of the execution of such con-
veyance be trustees of the said premises, whether the same
shall be original Trustees, or any other person or persons
substituted in their places, or the places of any of them, by
virtue of the provisions herein before contained, and whether
such conveyance be made before or after the termination of
the trust estate herein before granted, shall be sufficient to
vest in the grantee or grantees therein named, the whole
legal and equitable title and estate of the lands intended to
be conveyed, in the same manner and with the like effect as
of the three Trustees for the time being, and all the parties
of the first part hereto, and their assigns, had executed such
conveyance.
And it is further agreed by and between the,parties hereto,
that it shall and may be lawful for the said parties of the
second part, and for such persons as may from time to time
be the Trustees under the Indenture, to retain out of the
monies that may come into their hands, under and by virtue
of the several trusts herein created, all cost charges and ex-
pences of every kind to which they may be subject, or which
they may incur, including for their own compensation in
the premises; and also that such Trustees, and each of
them, shall only be responsible for wilful default, and that no
one of them shall be responsible for any act or omiss on of
any other of the said Trustees, but cach Trustee shall only
be responsible for his personal default in the premises.
In witness thereof the parties to these presents have here-
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unto interchangeably set their respective hands and seals,
the day and year first above written.
George S. Doughty
(LS.)
Catharine Doughty
(LS.)
Silas M. Stilwell
(LS.)
Henry Ogden
(LS.)
T. S. Morgan
John R Peters.
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
ROBERT GILES, Jun.
(LS.)
(LS.)
SS. On the ninth day of
January, 1837, before me
State of New-York,
City and County of New-York,
personally appeared George S. Doughty and Henry Ogden;
on the tenth day of the same month appeared Catherine,
the wife of the said George S. Doughty, and John R. Peters;
and on the twelfth day of the same month, before me per-
sonally appeared Silas M. Still well and Theophilus S. Mor-
gan, known to me to be the individuals described in and who
executed the foregoing Indenture, and severally acknow-
ledged that they executed the same; and the said Catherine
being by me privately examined apart from her husband,
acknowledged that she executed the same freely and without
any fear or compulsion of her said husband.
ROBERT GILES, Jun.
Commissioner of Deeds, City and County of
New-York.
ARTICLES
OF THE
Catskill Association.
:
Articles of Association and Agreement made this
Twenty-eighth day of December, One Thou-
sand Eight Hundred and Thirty-six, by and
between the several persons whose names and
seals are hereunto annexed.
Thereas George S. Doughty, of the City and County of
New York, is the owner in fee of all those tracts, pieces or
parcels of land, situate in the town of Catskill, County of
Greene, State of New-York, and bounded and described in
a certain deed of trust to John R. Peters, Henry Ogden, and
Theophilus S. Morgan of the City of New-York, and bear-
ing even date with these articles---reference is hereby made
to the said deed of trust, and the same is made a part and
parcel of these articles. And the said George S. Doughty,
in order to secure a portion of the consideration money of said
premises to the several persons from whom he purchased the
said several tracts of land, has heretofore exccuted his several
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bonds conditioned for the payment of various sums, and bear-
ing date at the several times, and payable by instalments as is
now more particularly set forth and described in the aforesaid
deed of trust, And has also executed and delivered collateral
with the said several bonds, his several mortgages upon the
said several parcels of lands so purchased by him to secure
the payment of the said bonds with interest, as therein ex-
pressed, as by the deeds of conveyance to the said George S
Doughty, and the said bonds and mortgages, or to the record
of the said deeds and mortgages, in the office of the clerk of
the County of Greene, reference thereto being had will more
fully appear.
And whereas Silas M. Stilwell, of the city of New-York,
is the owner in fee of all those certain other pieces and parcels
of land, situate in the said town of Catskill, and bounded
and described in the before mentioned deed of trust to the
said John R. Peters, Henry Ogden and Theophilus S.
Morgan, bearing even date with these articles. And the
said Silas M. Stilwell, in order to secure a portion of the
consideration money of the said pieces or parcels of land to
the several persons from whom he purchased the said several
tracts of land, had heretofore executed his several bonds con-
ditioned for the payment of various sums, and bearing date at
various times, and payable by instalments, as follows, to wit;
The said bond and mortgages executed by the said George
S. Doughty, and the same bonds and mortgages executed by
the said Silas M, Stilwell, amounting altogether to the sum
of Forty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars, exclusive
of interest.
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And whereas for the purpose of paying off the said mort-
gages on the said premises, and parts thereof, and for the more
convenient management, improvement, sale and disposition
of the said lands, the several persons whose names are here-
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unto suhscribed, that is to say, Rufus Davenport, Peter R.
Wyckoff, George S. Doughty, James L. Curtis, Silas M.
Stilwell, Evan Griffith, and L. B. Woodruff, have formed
themselves into an Association, called the CatstillIssocia-
tion;" and to accomplish the purposes of said Association, the
said George S. Doughty and wife, and Silas M. Stilwell, have
executed to John R. Peters, Henry Ogden, and Theophilus
S. Morgan, by indenture, bearing even date herewith, a con-
veyance of the said lands and premises and every part thereof,
in trust, for the purpose of managing, improving, and dis-
posing of the said premises to pay off the said incumbrances,
and with a further power in trust to sell the residue of said
lands and premises, and account for the proceeds thereof to the
persons composing the said Catskill Association, their heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns, or to whomsoever they
shall authorize and appoint to receive the said proceeds, and
in such shares and proportions as they shall authorize, appoint
and direct, as by refer ence to the said trust indenture. For
more particular description of the said trust, and the said
trust power, its provisions, purpose, object and execution, will
more fully and at large appear.
And whereas the said persons above named, forming the
Catskill Association, and so subscribing this agreement, have
divided the amount of their interest in the nett proceeds of
said lands and premises to accrue from the sale thereof under
the trust power aforesaid, after paying off and satisfying the
said mortgages and all the expenses of the said trust and
sales, into Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty
Shares, cach of the said shares to be of the same equal
amount with each other, and each respectively equivalent to
the same equal proportion of said proceeds with each other
share, so that the owner of each share and every share, his
executors, administrators, and assigns respectively, shall be
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entitled to receive on such share from the nett proceeds of
such sales as aforesaid such proportion, and part thereof as
said share bears to the whole number of shares aforesaid,
into which the nett proceeds to accrue as aforesaid have been
so divided.
And whereas for the more convenient management of the
interest of all parties now interested, or who may under this
agreement hereafter become interested or entitled to any
part of the said proceeds, when they accrue as owner or
owners of any such shares, it has been deemed important to
settle and determine by articles of agreement for that purpose
among all and every person or persons who shall subscribe
these presents, or who now is, or hereafter may become so
interested, the terms and conditions on which all or any per-
son or persons whatever may or shall become interested in
any of the said shares so held by the Association hereby crea-
ted for the purpose aforesaid in this agreement herein before
expressed, and to provide for the terms, mode and conditions
relating to the transfer of such shares or any interest therein;
and for settling, fixing, and determining the respective and
mutual rights, duties and obligations with and among each
other of all persons who may subscribe these articles or be-
ome interested in said shares as members of said Association.
Now therefore this Agreement witnesseth, that as well
the persons heretofore named, as all and every other person
and persons whose names are hereunto subscribed, have and
do by these presents, for and on behalf of themselves respec-
tively and their respective heirs, executors, administrators or
assigns, respectively covenant and agree to and with each
other respectively, and with every and all others whose names
are or shall be hereto subscribed, and with their respective
heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, and for the carry-
ing into effect the object aforesaid, they and each and every
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of them and their respective heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns, shall and will well and truly perform, abide by,
fulfil and keep in all things the several articles, agreements
matters, and things to be done, performed, fulfilled and kept
and specified in the articles hereto annexed,and every of them;
And it is hereby declared and agreed, that in the manage-
ment of the interest of the Association, the following articles
of association are hereby made, had and entered into and
agreed upon by and among them respectively with each
other, as binding and conclusive and obligatory on them and
each of them and their respective heirs, administrators,
executors and assigns, in all things to be kept, performed and
fulfilled, according to their true intent and meaning in all
things as therein contained or expressed, and that the rights
and interests of them, and every and each of them, and their
respective heirs. administrators or assigns in the premises,
shall be at all times subject to, bound by, and subordinate in
all respects whatever, to all and singular such articles of
association and agreement, which said articles of association
and agreement, are as follows, namely
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this Association shall be "The
Catskill Association ;" and all persons who shall subscribe
these presents, and hold one or more shares of the stock of
this Association, shall be members thereof.
ARTICLE 11.
The Capital Stock of this Association consists of
Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Thirty shares,
each of which share represents, and is entitled to
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(subject to all the terms and conditions in these articles
contained) the one three thousand seven hundred and
thirtieth part of the nett proceeds of the lands and pre-
mises aforesaid, which may result from the execution of
the trust power aforesaid, each and every of said shares,
and all right, title and beneficial interest, and demand
whatever in law or inequity of every shareholder in this
Association; and their respective heirs, executors, ad-
ministrators and assigns in the said proceeds, and in the
capital of this Association, and all right and title, bene-
ficial interest, and demand whatsoever, at law or in-
equity, which any person or persons may be entitled to
or acquire in any wise howsoever in the same, by be-
coming the holder, owner or assignee of any such share
or shares, of in respect of the lands aforesaid, or any be-
neficial estate, right, title or interest therein, inequity or
otherwise, is hereby declared and agreed to be irrecova-
bly subject to and bound by the trust power aforesaid so
granted and created, and which power every person
subscribing these presents, doth for himself, his execu-
tors, administrators and assigns, hereby grant, confirm-
approve and ratify, and no transfer of any such share
or shares shall be made to any person or persons what-
soever, except on condition that the said share or shares
shall be and remain as aforesaid so subject to the said
trust powers.
ARTICLE III.
The capital, property, affairs and concerns of this
Association, shall be managed by eight directors, to be
annually chosen by the shareholders for the time being,
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from among the said shareholders; and each of whom
shall hold in his own name and right at least ten shares
of the capital stock of this Association; and whenever
any director shall cease to hold ten shares of the capital
stock, his place shall be deemed vacant, and all the
powers as a director shall cease.
ARTICLE IV.
Rufus Davenport, Henry F. Tallmadge, George S.
Doughty, James L. Curtis, Peter R. Wyckoff, Silas M.
Stilwell, Evan Griffith, and L. B. Woodruff, shall be the
first directors, and each of them continuing in life, shall
remain in office until the first Tuesday in April, one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, and until other
directors are elected, and except, unless he shall resign
or be removed by the members of the association in the
manner herein after provided, or by competent judicial
authority.
ARTICLE V..
[ Any Director may resign and discharge himself of his
trust by an instrument in writing addressed to his co-
directors, but shall remain subject to a legal liabilities
for his conduct white a Director of this Association..
ARTICLE VI.
Whenever any vacancy shall happen among the Direc-
tors, such vacancy shall be filled up by such person as the
remainder of the Directors for the time being shall, by in-
strument in writing under their hands and seals, appoint
from among the Members of this Association having the
competent numbers of shares.
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ARTICLE VII.
The Directors shall keep an Office in the City of New-
York, for the transaction of the business of this Association,
at which Office books shall be kept, containing full and
regular accounts of the receipts and expenditures of the
Association, and all its transactions, interests, and concerns,
which book shall at all times be open to the inspection of any
Member of the Association.
ARTICLE VIII.
The Directors shall also keep a book at the said Office, in
which shall be registered the names of all Members of this
Association, and they shall deliver each Member, as soon as
practicable after the execution of these Articles of Associa-
tion and Agreement, a Certificate signed by the President
and Secretary, of the number of shares held by him, in the
following form:
This certifies, that
is proprietor of
shares (each share being one three thousand
seven hundred and thirtieth part) of the capital and bene-
ficial interest of the Catskill Association, created and ac-
quired in pursuance of the Agreement and Articles of
Association entered into for the foundation of said Asso-
ciation by the Members thereof, and dated the 28th day of
December, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six.
The said Shares are subject to all the conditions, cove-
nants and charges contained in said Agreement and Ar-
ticles, or authorized thereby, as will more fully appear by
reference thereto, and the said Shares are also transferable
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by assignment in the manner provided in the said Articles
of Association, subject to all the rights, duties and obliga-
tions therein contained, agreed upon, and expressed.
. Dated, &c.
ARTICLE IX.
The capital of this Association, including all sums of
money that may in any way come into the hands of the
Directors, and the beneficial interest represented by said
shares of the several shareholders, and also the beneficial.
interests, profits, and advantages, accruing under or from.
these Articles of Association, shall be and are hereby de-
clared to be personal property, and on the death of any
shareholder, his share and interest shall for all the purposes
of this Agreement be represented by his personal represent-
atives, and not by his heirs at law, and such heirs at law
shall at no time claim any estate, title or interest, legal or
equitable therein.
ARTICLE X.
Shares in the capital of this Association may be transfer-
red by the holder thereof, or his personal representatives, by
assignment endorsed on the certificate of such shares, and
shall in person, or by attorney, duly affix his name and seal
to these Articles of Agreement and Association, and become
a party thereto, before such transfer shall be valid, or any
right title thereto, or interest therein shall pass to such
assignee. The form of such assignment shbll be as follows:
"For and in consideration of
assign and transfer to
dollars, I hereby
and to his executors
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administrators, and assigns, all my right, title and inte-
rest in and to shares of the capital stock and beneficial
interest of the Catskill Association, subject to all the condi-
tions, provisions, covenants, rights, duties, obligations and
charges contained in the Indenture and Articles constitu-
ting the said Association, or authorized thereby. Dated
After the Assignee shall have subscribed these Articles,
by himself or attorney as aforesaid, the transfer shall be
registered in the book kept by the Directors, and on the
registry of such transfer, the former certificate shall be deli-
vered up, and a new one shall be issued in similar form,
except that every new certificate shall designate the name of
the original proprietor of the share or shares transferred, and
from the time that such transfer shall have been duly made
and registered, the shareholder making the same be released
from all liabilities as a member of this Association, in respect
to the shares so transferred. And no shareholder of this
Association shall be in anywise discharged from his datics
or obligations under this agreement as one of the members of
this Association, under the colour of having assigned his
shares or interest therein, unless such assignment shall be
made in conformity to this Article..
ARTICLE II.
The Directors of this Association shall, by ballot, elect
one of their own number President, and shall also from time to
time,as may be necessary, by ballot elect a secretary and trea-
surer, who shall hold their respective offices during the plea
sure of the said Directors, and no longer. And the Directors
shall also have power, from time to time, as they shall deem
expedient, to employ such officers, agents and servants, for
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of carrrying on the business of this Association, on such
terms, and for such compensation as they shall think pro-
per. They shall also have power to make such Bye-Laws,
Rules and Regulations for their own government, and for
the management of the affairs of the Association, and for the
application of the funds in their hands to the improvement
and disposition of the said lands and premises as they shall
hink expedient, provided the same be not repugnant to any
of the provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE XII.
The Directors shall have power, and it shall be their duty,
1st. To receive and take charge of all monies which shall
have been, or which shall be paid on account of the capital
stock of this Association, or which shall accrue to this Asso-
ciation in any other way, or to which it may in any other
way be entitled. 24. To pay from time to time out of the
funds of the Association, the compensation of the persons
employed by them, and all other necessary expence. 3d. To
make provision from time to time, as they may think fit, for
the improvement of the premises described in the Trust and
Deed heretofore referred to. 4th. To make dividends from
time to time, to and among the several shareholders, of such
profits as may accrue to the Association, over and above the
full amount of its capital, and all debts and liabilities; and
5th. To make all contracts and all lawful acts that may be
necessary or proper to carry into eflect the objects of this
Association.
ARTICLE XIII.
In case any lots shall remain on hand at the termination.
of the said trust estate, it shall be the duty of the Trustees
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named in the aforesaid trust deed, forthwith to expose the
whole of the lots remaining unsold, for sale either at public
auction, without reserve, to the highest bidder, or at private
sale, and the said Trustees shall then under and by virtue of
the trust power to them granted, convey such lots accord-
ingly.
In all cases of sales and conveyances under this article,
the terms of the sale, and the mode of securing such parts of
the consideration money as shall not be paid in ready money,
and all other matters in respect to the said sales and convey-
ances, shall be in pursuance of and conformable to the direc-
tions of the said trust deed.
ARTICLE XIV.
The concerns of this Association shall be closed within
six years from the date hereof, and the Directors for the time
being shall take such measures as may be necessary to effect
this object, and before or at the expiration of said period, shall
cause all the money, property, and capital of the Association,
to be rateably divided among the several shareholders, accord-
ing to their respective rights therein.
ARTICLE XV,
General meetings of the shareholders shall be held in the
month of April in cach year. The first Meeting to be held
at the Office of the Company, in the City of New-York, on
the first Tuesday in April, one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-eight, and the next meeting at such place in the City
of New-York, as shall then be designated. At such meeting
the Directors shall produce their books and proceedings, and
make full report thereof. It shall be in the power of the
shareholders at such annual meetings, to give directions and
to take orders concerning the property and capital of the As
sociation, and the management and disposition thereof, as.
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they may think proper, provided such their directions and
orders be consistent with this Agreement, and the said Trust
Deed, and be assented to by a majority, in interest of all the
shareholders.
ARTICLE XVI.
Two-thirds in interest of the shareholders shall have power
at the annual meetings, and at any special meeting which may
be called, as provided in the next Article, to remove any
Director for any cause which they may deem sufficient. They
shall also have power at any such meeting, to appoint a new
Trustee in the room of the Trustee who shall have died or
resigned. Any Trustee who shall resign, shall within ten
days after motion thereof, execute such instrument, in wri-
ting and under seal, as may be necessary to carry this provi-
sion into complete effect.
ARTICLE XVII.
Special meetings of the shareholders may be called by the
directors, or by any five of the shareholders, at such times and
places as such directors or shareholders shall think fit. Pro-
vided at least twenty days' notice of such meeting be given in
a daily newspaper published in the City of New-York, and at
such special meetings the shareholders shall have the same
power in the transaction of business as at an annual meeting.
ARTICLE XVIII.
The person, subscribing these Articles of Association and
Agreement, do hereby grant and convey to the Directors and
Trustees above named, and to all future Directors and Trus-
tees of this Association full power and authority to do all
the matters and things herein before expressed and provided
for, and cach person subscribing this Indenture as an original
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member of the Association, or as the assignee of any share
therein, does hereby express his consent to all the provisions
herein before contained, and also to all the provisions contained
in the aforesaid trust deed, and does also for himself, his heirs,
executors, and administrators,covenant, promise, and agree tc,
with every other person who shall subscribe this Indenture,
and to and with the executors, administrators and assigns of
every such person, that he, the said covenantor, his heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns, will well and truly per-
form, fulfil, and keep, so far as in them lies, all and singular the
provisions herein before, and in the said trust deed contained;
and that he and they will do all and every act and thing that
may be necessary and lawfully done, to give full effect to the
object and interest of this Association, and the aforesaid
trust deed.
In witness whereof, the original parties to these presents
have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals this
twenty-eighth day of December, One thousand eight hun-
dred and thirty-six; and the other parties to these presents
becoming members of this Association by the transfer of
shares therein, have severally set their hands and seals
thereto, at the times affixed to their respective names,
Geo. S. Doughty
(LS.)
Rufus Davenport
(LS.)
Peter R. Wyckoff
(LS.)
Silas M. Stilwell
(LS.)
Evan Griffith
(LS.)
L. B. Woodruff.
(LS.)
James L. Curtis
(LS.)
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
ROBERT GILES.
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State of New-York,
City and County of New-Voss. On the ninth day of
January, 1837, be-
fore me personally appeared Geo. S. Doughty, and on the
twelfth day of the same month, before me personally
appeared R. Davenport, P. R. Wyckoff, Silas M. Stilwell,
J. L. Curtis, E. Griffith, and L. B. Woodruff, known to me
to be the individuals described in, and who executed the
within instrument, and severally acknowledged that they
executed the same, for the uses and purposes therein men-
tioned.
ROBERT GILES,
Commissioner of Deeds, City and County of
New-York.
APPENDIX.
FROM THE CATSKILL RECORDER,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1837.
Meeting of Citizens.
THE Internal Improvement Meeting, held at the Court
House on the evening of the 10th inst., was the largest
assemblage of citizens ever convened in this village, within
our recollection. The meeting was eloquently addressed,
and much enthusiasm prevailed on the topic which had
brought them together. A more gratifying spectacle than
the one presented on the occasion, we have never seen. It
was that of citizens who have suffered by legislative acts,
assembled to obtain in some measure, if possible, a redress of
their grievances; and the stern spirit of determination to
persevere, which characterized their proceedings, was such,
as to warrant us in the belief, that they are at last sufficiently
awake to their interests. The call, merely, was signed by
over two hundred individuals. If the Legislature should
fail to act favorably, and we must say justly, to the wants
and benefit of this section of the country, which has hereto-
fore been so palpably neglected, it certainly will not be
through the negligence of the inhabitants of this and some
other parts of the State, to remind them of it. There has
been more petitions presented to the Legislature on this
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subject, than on that of any other thus far, during the pre-
sent session. It is not this part of the State alone which will be
benefitted, but the State at large-the entire West-as well
as the city of New-York, &c. We trust that immediate
and active measures will be taken to give this subject a
careful and candid investigation.
FROM THE CATSKILL MESSENGER,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1837.
THE Meeting held at the Court House last Friday night,
the proceedings of which will be found below, was one of the
most numerous ever convened in this village, and evinces not
only a willingness, but a determination, on the part of all, to
co-operate zealously and efficiently in maturing and bringing
to a successful issue, the Internal Improvements immediately
affecting the interests of this section of the State. We
rejoice that it is so, and trust its effects will be visible in
more ways than one. That it will give an impetus to all
kinds of business, and all branches of trade, and render our
place in due time, what its local advantages clearly indicate
it might be, equal at least, to any on the Hudson river.
Such, indeed, it would already have been, had our citizens
evinced a moiety of the perseverance and enterprise which
has distinguished those of Troy, Albany, and Poughkeepsie.
Better, however, late than never, and if like Rip Van Win-
kle, we have been dozing away half a century, while our
neighbours have heen awake and up and doing-let us now
astonish ourselves by the fact, as well as manifest to the
world, that we have aroused from our lethargy, and deter-
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mined to render available the local advantages which the
God of Nature has so bountifully placed within our reach
It can hardly be necessary for us to say more on this subject,
as the preamble and resolutions cover the whole ground, and
to them, we solicit the attention of the reader.
A numerous and respectable meeting of the inhabitants of
the village of Catskill, and vicinity, was held at the Court
House in said village, on the 10th of February, 1837-pur-
suant to the following notice:
"Notice is hereby given, that a meeting will be held at the
Court House, in the village of Catskill, on Friday 10th Fe-
braary inst., at seven o'clock in the evening, for the purpose
of taking into consideration the various interests immediately
affecting this town, and the general prosperity of the country.
And more particularly, to present to the Legislature, such a
statement of facts relative to our peculiar location for the
termination of the great internal improvements of this and
the Western States, as may lead to a more full examination
of all the routes to the West."
On motion of F. Sayre, Esq., the Meeting was tempora-
rily organized by calling J. Haight, Esq., to the chair, when
a committee appointed for that purpose, reported the follow-
ing named persons as officers of the meeting:
THOMAS B. COOKE, President.
ORRIN DAY,
JACOB HAIGHT,
JOHN ADAMS,
PETER SHAURMAN,
Ira Dubois,
Vice Presidents.
Caleb Croswell,} Secretaries.
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On motion of R. Dorlon, a committee was appointed for
the purpose of preparing resolutions expressive of the views
and sentiments of those present, upon the objects embraced
in the notice under which the meeting was convened; which
committee, after a brief absence, reported the subjoined
preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted :
The State of New-York in the year 1817, adopted a sys-
tem of internal improvements, intended for the benefit of an
extended territory.
Since that period the state has expended large sums of
money, obtained on the credit of the people of this State, in
opening new channels for trade; until nearly every section
remote from the Hudson has received the benefits of its
enlarged and liberal policy.
Every part of the State, however, has not been equally
benefitted by the spirit of improvement that has manifested
itself in the counsels of the country.
The course adopted by the public authorities at an early
period, gave a direction to internal improvements, not
intended by the laws of nature, in forming the adjoining
country; and greatly to the injury of some highly favoured
villages, diverted the trade to a northern and more distant
market.
While many sections have been greatly enriched by the
bounty of government, and large sums have been expended
to overcome insurmountable obstacles, and force trade into
unnatural channels, Catskill, with all its advantages of
location, has been overlooked and neglected, and its trade
materially interrupted and cut off.
We, the citizens of the County of Greene, believing that
the Legislators of the State are not aware of the peculiar
advantages of this location, or the impolicy that has induced
the termination of the great works of internal improvement,
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at points distant from the head of ship navigation, take this
opportunity, to lay before them a few facts, that the injustice
we have suffered, and the importance of opening communi-
cations to this town, with all the leading channels of
commerce in the interior of the State, may be fully appre-
ciated.
The town of Catskill is a few miles below the head of
ship navigation on the liudson, and is 115 miles from the
city of New-York. The channel of the river at this place
will admit ships of the largest class, and the harbour is safe
and convenient.
It is possessed of many and rare advantages which are not
to be found immediately on the seaboard, for building and
repairing vessels of every size and description.
The Catskill creek, at this place, is a large and deep
branch of the river, extending about one mile from the
channel of the Hudson, and of sufficient width to admit of
forming any number of Dry Docks for ships and other
vessels.
Hydraulic power, in the immediate vicinity, can be
applied to lift ships of any burthen, while the neighbouring
hills furnish an inexhaustible supply of ship timber that can
be obtained at a small expense.
The town, therefore, enjoys all the advantages of a sea-
port, while it possesses the benefits of an inland location.
But its great importance consists in its central position. It
is nearly equi-distant between the two great channels for
trade, that pass through the interior of this state, and presents
a termination for both, at ship navigation, in less distance,
and with a great saving in time and expense.
This information will surprise some and alarm others; we
will now present some facts to prove our position.
Canajoharie on the Mohawk, by the way of the Canal and
Albany, is 105 miles from this place, while the direct stage
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route is only 65 miles. A canal therefore which should ter-
minate at this town, would not only shorten the distance
near forty miles, but would reach a point navigable for ships
of the largest class, and entirely avoid the delays and dan-
gers of the Overslaugh.
This is a consummation prayed for by the Western world,
and has and will be sought after in vain through any other
route.
Some years since, a charter was granted by the Legisla-
ture for the construction of a rail-road from Catskill to
Canajoharie, where it will unite with the Utica and Sche-
nectady rail-road. The work through the whole line is now
under contract, and in progress, for a single track, with turn
outs. This road, when completed, will convince the incre-
dulous of the practicability and importance of this short
cheap, and easy communication with ship navigation.
The above statement will show, that this point affords the
very best and convenient termination for all the trade con-
nected with the various canals and rail-roads uniting with
the main channel above Canajoharie.
Let us now direct our attention to the south-western
boundary. By an examination of the map, and the report of
the engineers, it will be found that the best and most important
part of the Erie rail-road route, lies west of the town of
Bettsburgh, on the Susquehannah river, and that the most
formidable obstructions are on the eastern section. A char-
-ter has been granted for the construction of a rail-road from
the Erie road to intersect the Canajoharie and Catskill rail-
road near Schoharie. Intelligent and practical engineers
have stated that a rail-road can be made on this route, leading
the Susquehannah, at an average cost of seven thousand
dollars per mile, and on a grade of not more than twenty
feet. By this route, the distance of 80 miles connects the
Erie road with the Canajoharie and Catskill.
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The distance to the termination of the Erie road on the
Hudson river, from Bettsburgh, is 200 miles, while to this
place, from the same point, is only 130 miles. The great
and most important advantage known in this route is, that
from the best information we can obtain, the same power
will bring thirty per cent more tonnage to this place, on our
roads, than can be taken on the other, and with a great
saving of time and expense.
There are other important routes that point to this town
as the great centre of inland trade; but we content ourselves
with laying these two great leading branches before the
public.
Can any one doubt, that by thus connecting these great
Western channels of communication, a great public benefit
will be conferred? And will not the State continue to dis-
pense its bounty where the public good is to be essentially
promoted?
By constructing the great works we have referred to, we
shall lessen the distance to ship navigation on each of the
two great avenues of trade, more than fifty miles.
These works, then, should command the immediate and
careful attention of the public authoritics, until it shall bo
consummated.
Being duly impressed with the great importance of the
several projected improvements above referred to, and
knowing that we cannot reasonably expect to obtain our
object, without devoting much time and attention to the
subject, therefore,—
Resolved, That this meeting does hereby resolve itself
into an association for the purpose of accomplishing the
great and important object above enumerated.
Resolved, That
be a
committee for the purpose of preparing suitable memorials to
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the Legislature, praying to have such laws passed as will
most effectually promote the trade and commerce of this
place;
and also that this committee prepare an address to
the public, for the purpose of making known the importance
of this location, and with the view to induce capitalists to
make investsments in the several projected improvements
leading to this town. This committee shall have power to
add to their number, and to call public meetings from time
to time, on the subjects referred to in these resolutions.
Resolved, That the said committee be instructed to pre-
sent a petition to the Legislature, in the name, and on the
behalf of this meeting, praying that an act may be passed
authorising a thorough examination and survey to be made
of the region of country lying between the waters of the
Catskill and Schoharie creeks, for the purpose of selecting
the most eligible route for a canal to connect the Erie canal
with the Catskill creek, and also to petition for an appropri-
ation for a survey of a rail-road route, from the Erie rail-road
at or near Bettsburgh,up the Susquehannah valley to connect
with the Canajoharie and Catskill rail-road.
Resolved, That this meeting will cordially co-operate with
the President and Directors of the Canajoharie and Catskill
rail-road Company, whenever in their judgment it may be
advisable, for the purpose of obtaining such aid from the
State, as will enable them to construct an additional track
through the whole line. And the committee appointed
under the second resolution, are hereby charged with this
resolution also.
Resolved, That we hereby pledge ourselves, each to the
other, and to the public, that we will not cease our exertions
until Catskill shall possess that trade and commerce, and
those other great and important advantages which have been
forcibly wrested from us, and by possessing which, our town.
cannot fail to become a great, prosperous and wealthy city.
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On motion, the President named Amos Cornwall, Jacob
R. Greene, and Henry M'Kinstry, a committee to report to
the meeting the names of fifty persons, to fill the blank in the
second resolution which committee reported the names
below:
Thos. B. Cooke,
Orrin Day,
John Adams,
Ezra Hawley,
Jacob Haight,
Peter Breasted,
Hiram Comfort,
Isaac Van Loan,
P. T. Mesick,
Amos Cornwall,
John M. Donnelly,
Francis Sayre,
M. Watson,
Caleb Day,
S. L. Penfield,
Luke Kierstead,
F. N. Wilson,
Horace Willard,
J. R. Greene,
Joshua Atwater,
John A. Thomson,
Caleb Hopkins,
Robt. Dorlon,
Frederick Hill,
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T. Buckley,
S. Sherwood Day,
Abel Brace,
J. Wilcox,
John R. Sylvester,
Leonard Kinsley,
Edmund Hatfield,
John Van Vleck,
Robinson Hazard,
Edgar B. Day,
J. W. Baldwin,
Geo. G. Hardenbergh,
Wilkes Hyde,
Henry McKinstry,
Francis I. Marvin,
Ira Dubois,
Nathan Farrell,
Peter Shaurman,
J. Van Valkenburgh,
Geo. Marvin,
Caleb Croswell,
John Abeel,
T. C. Atwater,
Jonathan Rowe,
Stephen Bosworth,
Ephraim Beach.
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On motion, Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet-
ing be signed by the officers thereof, and that all the papers
friendly to internal improvements, be requested to publish
the same.
THOMAS B. COOKE, President.
ORRIN DAY,
JACOB HAIGHT,
JOHN ADAMS,
PETER SHAURMAN,
Ira Dubois,
Vice Presidents.
Caleb Croswell, Secretaries.
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