THE HUDSON CONSCRIPT COMPANY

HUDSON,

  COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK

By Captain Franklin Ellis¹⁷³

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  The Hudson Conscript Company was formed March 1, 1806, at the inn of James Fairchild, in Hudson.  Its name might give the impression that it was a military organization, but instead of this it was a society for the detection and capture of horse-thieves, who were at that time very plenty and very bold in their operations.  George Burch, Esq., was chosen treasurer, and David Ingersoll, Ephraim Mandell, Henry I. Best, Christopher Keiller, Samuel Dyer, David Arms, Samuel Pierson, James Fairchild, John Davis, Jr., Micael M. Hollenbeck, Jacob C. Platner, and Abraham Morrison, riders.