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R. C. Barrett, '70-'71, was born in 1830 in Webster, Mass., re- ceived his education in the public schools and in Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. He began teaching when 21 years of age, and ex-
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cepting three years' service in the civil war, has followed it contin- uously. He is now principal of the "Advanced Business Depart- ment " of Euclid Ave., Business College, Cleveland, Ohio.
S. C. Smith, '71-'72, studied at Worcester high school and grad- uated at Amherst in 1866. He taught continuously as principal of high schools until 1874, when he became a master in the English high school, Boston, Mass., which position he still holds.
A. J. Sanborn, '72-'77, was born in Craftsbury, Vt., in 1830. He studied at Craftsbury and Dartmouth College, graduated from the college in Cincinnati in 1858, taught as principal of high schools or seminaries, or served as superintendent of schools until 1877. He compiled a volume of poetry entitled "Green Mountain Poets." Upon giving up his position here, he retired to a farm in New- port, Vt., where he died in 1880.
Frederick E. Stratton was born July 5, 1847, in Athol, Mass., where he remained until the age of 16 years. He entered Williams College in the fall of '67 without a condition. In the winter of '66-67 he taught his first school, and was called upon the next winter to take charge of the same one. During his sophomore year he took first prize for excellence in mathematics, graduating in 1871 .. Dur- ing both freshman and junior years he taught one term. He was also during his senior year selected as one of six by his college and the lyceum of natural history connected therewith, to go on a sci- entific expedition to Central America, he to act as treasurer of the expedition and to have charge of the botanical researches. In 1871 he was principal of the Orange high school ; in 1873-6, of the New Salem academy, from which he came to Bernardston in 1876. While here he was president of the Franklin and Hampshire Coun- ties Teachers' Association. In 1879 he went to Boston, securing from the supervisors a first grade certificate of qualification, mak- ing him eligible to teach in Boston schools in any position. For the next four years he taught in and about that city. In 1883 he accepted the principalship of the Davenport, Ia., high school, at that time the largest high school in the State, and the first to intro- duce, under his nine years' administration, departments in cooking and manual training. For five years he was president of the city Y. M. C. A. He was one of the first board of directors of the Iowa
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State Teachers Reading Circle, and was for several years the State secretary. In 1890 he was offered a professorship in Iowa College, but remained in Davenport until 1892, when he accepted the prin- cipalship of the academy connected with Carleton College. He married in 1874, Mary T. Goddard of Davenport, and they have one daughter.
Lewis Mclellan Jackson. Disabled soldiers of the late war who were so unfortunate-or fortunate-as to be sent to Amory Square hospital in Washington, D. C., have pleasant recollections of the chaplain's interesting group of children, who, by their engaging prattle and pretty ways, whiled away many hours that would oth- erwise have been very monotonous. Only two of these little ones lived to reach mature years, one of whom was Lewis Mclellan Jackson. He was the son of Rev. E. W. and Abbie (Mclellan) Jackson, born in 1854, in Indianapolis, Ind., where his father was at that time stationed as pastor of the Methodist church. Upon the maternal side he claims Scottish ancestry. His early years were spent in Washington and Maine preparing for college at Gor- ham, Me., and taking a four years' course at Wesleyan University, at Middletown, Ct., graduating in 1875. He then spent four years in teaching and newspaper work. He came to Bernardston in 1879, having as an assistant Miss Annie Hedge Noble-now Mrs. Penrose L. Baldwin,-and in 1880, Miss E. O. Putnam of Danvers, a gradu- ate of the Salem Normal school. In 1883 he removed to Athol, where until 1886, he was principal of the Athol high school, since which time he has been engaged in life insurance, locating in Wor- cester. On account of failing health, he removed thence in 1891 to St. Paul, Minn., where he remained until May, 1895, when he was appointed manager for the Northwestern Ohio, for the Ohio Mutual Life Insurance Company, with headquarters at Toledo.
He married first in 1880 or 1881, Estelle A. Fisher of Springfield, Mass. She died in 1887, leaving one child, Harold F. Married second, October, 1893, Linna E. Rider of Worcester. Mass.
B. A. Goodridge, '83-'85, born in Lyndeboro, N. H., in 1857 ; studied at Tilton, N. H. ; graduated from Boston Seminary in 1881; engaged in teaching and lecture work ; took a course of study in
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Harvard Divinity school; was in Europe in 1890-1 ; settled as a minister in Harvard, Mass., in 1892; is now pastor of Christ church, Dorchester, Mass.
Ellen L. Bradley, spring of 1885 : graduated Wheaton seminary; a teacher most of the time since; resided in Boston, Mass., where she died in July, 1901.
Edward L. Underwood, 1885-90, born in Boston; graduated Brim- mer grammar school 1874, Boston Latin school 1878, Harvard Col- lege 1882; became principal of the Canton high school 1890, and in 1892 took the position of instructor in science and mathematics in the John P. Hopkins' classical school, which he still holds, hav- ing his residence in Canton, Mass.
Clarence L. Mitchell, 1890-2, graduated Bowdoin College in 1889; is now teaching at Warham, Mass. :
Francis S. Brick, 1892-6. Born in Lowell, Mass .; graduated Maine State college in 1888 ; superintendent in 1889, of schools in Berlin Falls, N. H., prior to his service here. He went thence to Belfast, Me., where he took a position as superintendent of schools in March, 1900. He accepted a like superintendency of the district including Agawam, Southwick and Granville.
For the sketches of Messrs. Barrett, Smith, Sanborn, Goodridge, Underwood, Mitchell, Brick and Miss Bradley, I would acknowl- edge indebtedness to the catalogue of Powers Institute.
Prof. J. H. Bixby was here for some two years, going thence to Granby in the fall of 1898, where he died August 4, 1901.
E. E. Sawyer, the present principal, is a graduate of the Bates college, class of 1888. Subsequently he held the position of pro- fessor of science at Saratoga, N. Y., then principal of the high school in Pepperill, and later superintendent of schools in the town of Maynard, which position he resigned to become principal of the Institute here. The present success of the school testifies as to his abilities in his work. Associated with him are Misses M. E. White, and Ida Chapin, the latter in the preparatory department.
CHAPTER XI.
HISTORICAL AND LOCAL ITEMS-ROLL OF THOSE WHO SERVED IN WARS OF 1744-1758 -- REVOLUTION-SHAY'S REBELLION-WAR OF 1812-CIVIL WAR -POSTMASTERS-TOWN OFFICIALS-COLLEGE GRADUATES.
It appears from a few pages of manuscript now in the possession of Rev. C. C. Carpenter, that the earliest attempt made toward pre- paring a history of this place was not far from 1814 presumably, when Major Stephen Webster took the matter in hand. All that he wrote would not exceed four or five pages of foolscap, and the substance has been herein incorporated ; nevertheless the interest which gathers about these old documents and their value, has led to a few extracts being made. It will be noticed that for the times, the spelling was evidently phonetically exact. The first paper is thus headed: "Fall Town-Sence Bernardston." Then follows a very brief reference to the " 99 men or their Heirs who Cut off and destroied a large tribe of indians at the Grate falls " "for other events of that refair to Hebords History."
Mention is next made of Ebenezer Sheldon and John Burk as "distinguished carrictors." In succession is noticed the extent and boundaries, surface under which latter heading is mentioned Craggy Mountain in the neighborhood of Bald Mountain, soil and produc- tions. In speaking of
"The grains of rie in pertilur of which it produces from 10 to 30 bushels per acre of which kind of grain it may be Computed that the Town rases 7000 Bushels pr Annum. and may be sed to be the Staple Comedty; and will make more than 8 Bushels pr Sole of its poperlation but their is but verey littel Beaf or pork for markit nor Butter and cheas for Exportation; Sheap air raised verey Considerable and in perticluer the merino or Spanish and grateley increased sence the troubles and difuculteys of Commerce they prove to be helthy and thrive well and have added grateley to the welth and Independence of the town for which its inhabitants are strongly attached."
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RELIGION.
"The inhabitants are all Lutherans or Calvinists their air too Socierties in Town; what is Called prisperterians-or Standing order and an Incor- perated Society of Baptists. The Standing order or first Societey * * * have settled the Revd Mr Timothy F. Rogers who has ben with them more than five years to their inteer satisfaction being a verey Exampley man ; and of liveley tallents. The Baptists or Second society air rather in a broken Situation not having aney Settled minister with them. but still they attend Constantley on Set days for the most part have the Gospill explained to them by Some teacher of Chrischanety in privat Buildings not having aney hous bult in purticler for this purpos but gineraly they air good inhab- itants and much given to devotion."
He then goes on to speak of roads, mentioning county roads from Greenfield to Brattleboro, from Greenfield through Bernardston to Northfield "and so on to keen in New Hamshire," one from Gill to Bernardston, and one from Montague through the "Easte parte of Bernardston."
"At present in town too grist mills & two Sawmills one clothers worke & one Carding machine on fall river all of which do business and some of them largeley; on mill Brook is a Sawmill-and on Couches Brook is a sawmill such is the situation of this mill Seat that the Warter falls in a verey short distance more than one hundred and fifty feat its fall is like going down a pair of Stairs & is one of natures Cureyoseteys the warter being forced through as it wair a solad mountain of roks the banks being of solad roks & forced as by the hand of arte & not more than ten or twelve feat wide at top over this aStonashin gulf we are told the indians passed with their Captives after destroying Deerfield on a log. * * * Their air fore distilreys but onley one at present which works grain which Consumes about 15 bushels pr day of rie and corne and manufactures about 45 gallons of gin pr day."
In treating of the forts and the Indian troubles, he mentions many things already given, and gives the information that in their attempt to fire the Deacon Sheldon fort the Indians burnt a house belonging to Remembrance Sheldon, and standing without the fort.
The last topic treats of manners and customs and is as follows :
"The Inhabitants air princepley from Connecticut or descendants of Par- ents from that State-yet their air some of the desendance of the first Set- lers who wair from Hatfield & dearfield & some from the Eastward in this
GLEN AND NEWCOMB BROOK.
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ANECDOTE OF MESSRS. CUSHMAN AND BURROWS.
State-the state of Society may be said to be Good as its inhabitants air nearley on a levil as to present Support their not being one of its Inhabi- tants who air dependant on the Town for Assistance; their air no lordlings hear to look down its sufrages but all are open and bold, tenasious of their wrights; Grate lovers of Contrey and strongley attached to the Constitu- tion & government of the United States. their air no persons who indulg themselves in rioting & drunkardness as is the case in some places; their is but too or three casses among its poperlation of its inhabitants indulging themselves in drunkardness & they air held in contempt. theving is al- most unnone as is allmost all breaches of the peace-their has not ben a Conviction found against aney of its inhabitants for breaches of the pese of aney magnitude for more than twenty years and onley one for more than forty-the Females air plaine in their manners industrious hospitable Char- itable Curtious to Strangers Virtuous fond of their husbands; and good mothers & profrolic."
In the presidential contest in November, 1844. party feeling ran high, and the interest taken therein was well demonstrated by the action of two of the then Bernardston boys temporarily employed in Springfield, P. L. Cushman, 2nd., and George H. Burrows. These men held opposite views, and on election day Mr. Cushman returned to town to vote; upon learning of this fact, Mr. Burrows drove to Bernardston, arriving there about a half hour later than his fellow townsman, and it was said by those conversant with the facts, that it was a heated race between the two in covering the distance between the two places.
A copy of the original Proprietors' records has just been found in the attic of the home of the late William Boyle on South street. This was made in 1762 by Jonathan Ashley, probably, a son of "Parson " Ashley. Until found by the administrator of Mr. Boyle's estate, its existence was unknown or forgotten. Fortunately it is in a good state of preservation, and should be in the future prop- erly preserved.
The shape of the lots as delineated upon the plans given in the old Proprietors' books is most irregular, curious and interesting. In some cases the form given is that of a triangle, and in others the number of sides vary from this to one whose boundaries are marked by 22 lines. Quite a number were found bounded by 16 and 18 lines.
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EARLY PLANS.
One lot, No. 3, of the third division, was laid out to Reuben Dick- inson, Joseph Smith being the original owner. The east side of this was on common land, which in turn bordered on "Rattlesnake's Den," and the latter upon the mountain. The end of the lot joined Peter Newcomb's lot.
Two lots, No. 80 A and B, were laid out to Azariah Van Horn. A was the corn mill lot, and lay west of said mill. B was the sec- ond part of the draft lying between the Great Mountain and Fall River on the east side of the river north of meadow lot No. 70. The S. W. corner stood by the S. side of a pond. This lot was doubtless near the present iron bridge, and it is an easy matter to fancy that in the meadow north are traceable the outlines of this old pond.
Lot No. 27, laid out February 22, 1743. " This lay on the plain called Dry Plain the N. E. corner being about W. 30 rods, E. of S. E. corner of the Mill lot No. 11."
Lot No. 40,-50 acres-"Beginning at a Chestnut tree at a place called Chestnut Hill in the north part of the township."
Recorded March 28, 1763, p. 243, on the back of the plan of lot No. 190, A., is this note : "Plan of ye Gore yt takes in some of ye Ore."
This plan was in the third division, laid out to David Ryder.
"April 12, 1777, Major Noah Goodman of South Hadley, writes to the Board of War, concerning large deposits of Iron Oar in Ber- nardston, on land belonging to Maj. Timothy Dwight, who has fled to Mississippi : The 'oar' could be brought about seven miles to the landing on the Connecticut and taken to where the furnace should be set, for about $6 per tun."
Joseph Nash of South Hadley also writes to the Board of War that there is large quantities of "oar " there, very handy to ship by river to the proposed furnace at South Hadley. (State Archives.)
These little descriptions of plans are of interest in that they show the names given in olden time to certain localities and in some in- stances the names of original or early owners.
John D. Bouker of the Registry of Deeds, Greenfield, has blue
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SOLDIERS IN FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR.
. prints of the early maps and plans of the town. They are well worthy of study, and accessible at his office. A copy will also be found in Cushman Library.
The names of those engaged in service during the French and Indian wars of 1744-55 are as follows:
Alger, Waitstill.
Hawks, - Ensign.
Allen, Joseph, Sergeant.
Kingsley, Dea. Elijah.
' Zebulon, Corporal and Lieutenant.
Landfier. .
Bolton, John. (Fall Town Gore).
Medcalf, Oliver.
Burk, John, Major.
Newcomb, Corp.
Carey, Richard.
Rider, David, Lt.
Chapin, Caleb, Serg.
Hezekiah.
Scott, Moses, Capt.
Severance, John.
Catlin, John.
Ebenezer.
Coats, Charles.
Sheldon, Abner.
Stephen.
Amasa.
Couch, James.
Ebenezer.
Cushman, Consider.
Jr. Centl.
Day, Nathaniel.
Elijah.
Denio, Joseph.
16 Elisha.
Evans, John.
Remembrance.
Field, Aaron.
Foster, John, Serg.
Jr.
Warner, Ichabod.
16 Ezekiel.
Webster, Stephen, Capt.
Frizzell, Michael.
Wells, Joshua.
Fuller, - Drummer.
Wright, -- Capt.
Hall, Simeon.
Samuel Connable's house is described as being on the west side of "The great Chestnut Hill."
Sergeant Foster, Jr., died in the Burk Fort, and was buried in the old burying ground.
The first woman who died in town was Dea. Foster's first wife.
Among those resident in town in 1752 were Joseph Barnard, Dan- iel Dexter, Moses Scott, John Hooker, Aaron Denio, John Sever- ance, Samuel McClalin on the home lot No. 6, through which a road was proposed, Matthew Clesson and Capt. Elijah Williams.
Fall River was called by that name as early as January 11, 1755.
Capt. Caleb Chapin being about to make a journey to Boston, was commissioned to trade for his neighbors:
Smith, Noah. Warham.
Samuel.
Workman, John.
Joel, Lt.
Sargeant, Rufus.
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CAPT. CALEB CHAPIN'S TRADING.
"The account of Articles Which I must get at Boston. For my Self, One Sadle, Salt, Rum, Pepper, Spice Pins Darning Needles One Tunnel One Silk Handkerchief Bohe tea Putte for my Window Gun Powder Flints one file one scain of Black Sewing silk Ginger Indigo one scain of Read Sewing Silk.
For Lemuel Martindale Shot and Tea and Salt.
For Abner Smead, I gross of awls, I gross Tacks I pair of Cards I thou- sand of Pins 4 of Shuger 2 lbs. of Tea I Candlestick half pound of Indigo 2 pound of Copras.
Dr. Cushman. (la?) tches 3 pair all 2 shillings a Pair-5 Brass Nuts, one Small lock and Key-Lach Nails 5000 Rum and pound of Tea.
For Timothy Bascom half bushel of Salt, 1 lb. of Tea.
For Caleb Alvord } Box of glass 6x8-1 set of Tea dishes, 2 Pr. of H. (IL.) 2 Pr. of H. (Door hinges).
For Sheldon & Chapin One Barriel of Rum One too Quart and one Gill measure tea & ( * * ?) One Spelling Book."
The following is the minister's rate for the year 1764-5.made February, 1765.
Sergt. Joseph Allen.
Samuel Hastings.
Major Burk.
Simo. Hall.
Richard Bailey.
George Lyons.
John Bolton.
Abem. Peck.
Joel Chapin.
David Rider.
Caleb
Deacon Sheldon.
Hez
Lieut.
Daniel "
Rememce
James Couch.
Amasa
John Chambers.
Elijah
Charles Coats.
Joseph Slate.
George Clerk.
Daniel
Samuel Cunnabell.
Moses Scott.
John Foster.
Wido. Luce.
Ezek1.
John Severance.
John
James Tute.
Nath1. "
Moses
Jacob
John Workman.
John Frizzell.
Joshua Wells.
Aaron Field.
David Wood.
Thomas Gillis.
Ichabod Warner.
Benjamin Green. Mi. Frizzel.
Majr. Williams.
Thom. Pomeroy.
Colo. Hawks.
Daniel Newcomb.
Sampson Howe.
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REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS.
At one time Major Burk found a young Indian along Fall River, whom he took and attempted to bring into a civilized state. He called him John Harmon, taught him to read, write and work. John designated Major Burk as "Old Aquilise," which freely translated from the Indian would have something the meaning of having the keen qualities of perception peculiar to the eagle. When the Indian reached manhood he ran away, still retaining the Indian traits to a marked degree. It is supposed that he piloted the Indians who attacked the Deacon Sheldon Fort and who were repulsed with some loss.
March 4, 1771. William Peat had the smallpox the previous sum- mer. The charges at this March meeting were assumed by the town and amounted to eight pounds, four pence two farthings.
March 7, 1777. "Then the question was brought before the meet- ing as to whether Doctor Polycarpus Cushman and family should remain in his own house and have the smallpox, and it passed in the negative. Then the question was put, whether the town would provide any other house for him, and that also passed in the nega- tive." Then natural inquiry would be, where were they allowed to stay during their illness? All records are silent.
The Revolutionary soldiers credited to and who have lived in Bernardston are, so far as has been ascertained :
Alger, James. Roger.
Coats, John.
Reuben.
Allen, Asaph Dea. First Corp.
Simeon.
Joseph.
Connable, John.
Simeon. Samuel.
Andrews, Nehemiah, Lieut.
Atherton, Joseph.
Cook, Benjamin.
Barnard, Samuel.
Cushman, Artemas, Capt.
Bolton, John from Colrain Gore.
Davidson, Barnabas.
Briggs, Owen. Bussell, Amasa.
Chadwick, William.
Chapin, Caleb, Capt. Daniel.
Edward. Davis, Daniel. Jonathan. Dennison, Jabez. Evans, John.
Hezekiah.
Farrar, Samuel.
Joel, Serg.
Foster, Ezekiel, Lieut.
Selah. Jr.
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TOWN RATE FOR 1781.
Foster, Rufus.
Seott, Ebenezer.
Fox, William, Corporal.
Moses, Jr.
Green, Samuel. Griffin, Jonathan.
Severance, Daniel.
John, Lieut.
Groover, Eleazer.
Shattuck, Reuben, Lieut.
Guild, Samuel.
Sheldon, Arad.
Harding, Joshua.
Reuben.
Hunt, John. Thomas.
Slate, Joseph, Capt.
Hastings, Samuel. .
Zebulon or Zebadiah.
King, Charles.
Smith, Isaac.
Kingsley, Dea. Elijah.
Turner, Samuel.
Kimpland, Samuel.
Tute, Moses.
Lee, Henry.
Walworth, Elijah.
Mallin, Samuel.
Webster, Jacob.
Merritt, James.
Weld, Calvin.
Newcomb, William.
Whitcomb, Reuben.
Nims, Ebenezer.
Wilbur, Records.
Parmenter, Elias. Jason.
Williams, Amos.
Pinks, Jolın, a Tory.
Wolley, David.
Risley, Elijah.
Thomas.
Root, Samuel, Major.
Workman, John.
In 1780 the assessors returned the number of acres in Bernard- ston as 33,477, from which a deduction of 5000 acres was to be made for ponds, rivers and unimproved lands. The rateable estate was valued at 12489£ 12s., value of the grain on hand was 117£ 4S., number of polls, 119, houses 117.
The names of those appearing on the town rate for the year 1781, Charles Packer collector, together with the number of polls, is here given as being the most authentic record of the inhabitants at that time. Those residing in that part afterwards Leyden, are marked #; in the Goret, so far as is known. It is evident that this relates more particularly to that section afterward incorporated as Leyden and Colrain :
Adams, John. Caleb. - Bigelow, Noah.
one poll. #Babeoek, Joseph, Capt. two polls.
one poll.
Alexander, Solomon.
#Babcock, Peleg.
#Barstow, Alpheus.
66
#Barstow, Hezekiah.
66
#Burnham, Elijalı, Capt.
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Clark, Elisha.
#Brown, l'eleg.
Crumb, Phineas.
16
Briggs, Enoch, three polls.
#Cateley, John.
Willard, Ruel.
Ryther, Hophni.
Jonathan, Capt.
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TOWN RATE FOR 1781.
Clark, Joseph.
one
poll.
+Wilbur, Uriah.
two polls.
#Corse, Asher.
Wheat, Samuel.
one poll.
#Chapen, Daniel.
#Walsworth, William.
++ Selah.
Wells, Joshua, two and one-half polls.
Crandell, Jared, Capt.
#Wells, Ner.
one-half poll.
Crumb, Billington.
. .
..
Wells, Asa.
one poll.
Crowfoot, Thomas.
Walsworth, James, Capt.
two polls.
Coolidge, Daniel.
Amos.
one poll.
Crandall, Joseph.
Wilson, James. ·
#Davenport, John.
Whitman, Benjamin.
#Eson, John.
Wells, Agrippa, Capt.
#Esen, Richard, Jr.
Vining, Ebenezer.
#Esen, Joseph.
+Harris, Benjamin, Dr.
Elliott, Joseph.
#Frizzell, Reuben.
two polls.
McCumber, Jonathan.
Fish, James.
one poll.
#Cunnabell, Jonathan, Ensn. two polls
#Frizzell, Michael.
two polls.
Dewey, David. one-half poll.
Foster, Ezekiel, Jr.
one
poll.
Matthew, John. one
poll.
Hunt, John.
Weson, Henry.
Gates, David.
Peter.
+Stuart, William.
Green, Jepthah.
+Cochran, Thomas
#Guild, Samuel.
three polls.
#Carlton, Benjamin.
Green, Paul.
one
poll.
+Riddle, Robert.
+Peck, Abraham. $6
#Noyes, Amos.
+Workman, John.
#Newcomb, Daniel, Lieut.
tShearer, Thomas.
Orvis, William.
+Clark, George.
Samuel.
+Morris, David.
Bagg, Israel.
+Folton, Robert.
Potter, David.
+Folton, William.
Palmer, Humphrey,
one
poll.
+Ranger, Moses.
#Packer, Charles.
Wilson, Widow.
Pembleton,
..
Fish, Joseph.
#Spicer, Jabez.
Walsworth, James, Jr.
#Shattuck, Reuben, Lieut. 66
...
Graves, Deacon.
++ Ezra.
John.
66
#Walsworth, Nathan.
#Babcock, Oliver.
The sum total of the tax was £1857, 7S.
"In assessing the above tax we have laid £11 1IS. 4d. on the poll & Two farthing & 11-100 of a farthing on each pound of Estate.
AARON FIELD, MOSES SCOTT, Assessors.
In 1782 the undivided land was then divided among the original proprietors.
Baker,
66
+Lucey, Deacon.
Morgan, Timothy.
66
. .
. €
"
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HISTORICAL ITEMS.
1782. At the raising of Major John Burk's house, after the frame was raised, an anthem was sung. The words were found in the 13th verse, of the 14th chapter of Revelations, and were set to the tune of "The Judgement Anthem ":
"And I heard a voice from Heaven saying unto me, Write blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth, yea, saith the Spirit that they may rest from their labor; and their works do follow them."
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