A List of Proportion What Each Towne Mannor and Jurisdiction in the County of Ulster Must Pay after the Rate of Three Pence Two farthing per(?) Pound (Laid on the Last Assessment Made by the Assessors for Said County) by the Kings Majesties Justices of The Peace for said County Assigned To Discharge Said Town Mannor and Jurisdictions Quota Laid by the Justices Aforesaid the fifteenth Day Feb(?) Anno Domini 1734/5 by Virtue of an Act of Generall Assembly Entitled an Act to Enable the Justices of the Peace in Ulster County To build A Court House and Goal for the Said County An Also an Act Entitled an Act for the better Explaining and More Effectuall Putting in Execution the Act of Generall Assembly Therein Mentioned (?): Viz:

£ £ S Kingston........................................5925 ½ 86 8 3 1

Mannor of Foxhall.........................:504: :7 7 0 -

Hurley............................................2198 ½ 32 ? 2 3

Marbletowne..................................1843: 26 17 6 2

Rochester.......................................1721 3/4 25 2 2 0 20

New Paltz....................................1294 39/120 18 17 6 - 22 -

Shawangongh.................................:917 ½ 13 7 7 1

High Lands.................................:535 45/120 7 16 1 3 10

Waghachkemeck............................:106 1/4 1 10 11 3 10

Totall 15046 24/120 £219 8 5 2 32/40

for Collector Sallary............................................8 4 - 3 10/40

To be paid(?) By Mr. Jacob Ten

Brook Manager..............................................£211 : 4 : 4 : 3 22/40

A True Copy Viz: H. Livingston D Clerk A:Gaasbeek Chambers

W TenBroeck

Christoffell Tappen Coenradt:Elmendorph

R Brodhead Jacob Ten broeck

Johannis Janson

Cornelis delameter

Zahgryas hofman

 

 

Note:

This is the tax appropriation record for the building of the courthouse and goal in Kingston as it appears in an illustration in Marius Schoonmaker’s History of Kingston New York. The courthouse may have looked like this when the British attacked. Note the shackles and whipping post in the front yard.