another. He died peacefully at an advanced age, regretting only that he had not quite killed an even hundred of the hated race. MEMBER OF PROVINCIAL CONGRESS FROM DEERPARK. The town book previous to 1854 appears to have been lost, as the writer with the assistance of Mr. W. E. Haggerty, the present Town Clerk, searched the office for it thoroughly without avail. The following list of the names of the Supervisors and Town Clerks we derived from loose papers in the office, and is imperfect; but until the lost records can be found or replaced, there will necessarily be a blank in regard to some of the early town proceedings. The first town meeting after the organization of the town appears to have been held May 2, 1799, and the following gentlemen acted as inspectors of election, viz.: James Finch, Jr., William Deem, William Young, Joseph Smith and Elias Gumaer. In 1801 the town meeting was held at the house of Samuel Watkins. NAMES OF THE SUPERVISORS AND TOWN CLERKS OF DEERPARK, FROM ITS ORGANIZATION TO THE PRESENT TIME. SUPERVISORS. TOWN CLERKS. 1840-Levi Van Etten. Peter Cuddeback. 1841 1842-Lewis Van Inwegen. John S. Van Inwegen. 1863-Franklin R.Brodhead. Dayton T. Cox. 1864 Franklin R.Brodhead. Francis R. Fossard. 1865 Franklin R.Brodhead. George Clauson. 1866-Franklin R.Brodhead. William E. Haggerty. The number of acres of land assessed in the town in 1865, was 34,225; assessed value, $1,192,520; personal property, $241,600. i P Da CHAPTER XII. CHAPTE TOWN OF MOUNT HOPE. This town was erected by an act of the State Legislature in 1825. It was formed from parts of the towns of Minisink, Wallkill and Deerpark, and was first called Calhoun, in honor of John C. Calhoun, the celebrated statesman of South Carolina. His views, policy, and patriotic course as Secretary of War during the contest with Great Britain in 1812, had rendered him a very popular man at the time, and thus the town came to be named after him. It went by this name till 1831 or 1832, when the inhabitants suddenly discovered his principles of public government to disagree with theirs. No time was lost in endeavoring to obliterate his memory from the annals of the town. A public meeting was called, and it was resolved to thereafter call the town Mount Hope; by which name it has been known to the present day. The following is a copy of the act passed by the Legislature confirming the action of the citizens: “CHAPTER 63.—AN ACT to alter the name of the town of Calhoun. Passed March 14, 1833. "The people of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: แ "§ 1. From the passage of this act, the town of Calhoun in the county of Orange, shall be known and distinguished by the name of the town of Mount Hope," |