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Belden, Chester,
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Bacon, Philo,
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18.18
Bartlett, Zebina,
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9.90
Barnard, Ebenezer )
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66
3
2
6
123.44
Barnard, William, 1
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Cooley, Lemuel,
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Cooley, Benjamin,
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2
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3
I5
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2
23.41
Coleman, Nathan'1,
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Crafts, John,
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24
30
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2
2
6
108.07
Crafts, Seth,
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22
36
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2
3
37.26
Crafts, Graves, ?
3
2
19
29
26
2
2
3
122.34
Crafts, Benoni,
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3
16
1
Crafts. Reuben,
3
3/4 23
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32
I
5
5
140.43
Crafts, Asa,
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9
Crafts, Joel K.,
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Crafts, Thomas,
2
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6
14
2
I 31.38
Crafts, Rufus,
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212 8
8
9
13.26
Crafts, Elijah,
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interest money,
13.50
Clark, Elisha,
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interest money,
18.00
Clark, Reuben,
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3
32
18
IO
37.68
Cutter, James,
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3
I
14.60
Dicki'son, Alph'us,
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3 18
57
75
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2 2 79.63
D'k'son. Wd. Mary,
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9
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35
25.50
Dickinson, Oliver,
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I 13
12
35
39.50
· Dickinson, Charles,
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9
14
35
25.50
Dickinson, Moses,
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9
12
35
25.50
Dickinson, Jehu,
I 212
13
20
32 3
4
4
68.50
Dick'son, Eurotus,
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1/2
I5
4
2
2
6
28.53
Dick'son, Gideon,
2
3
34
30 1I
70
3
2
6
129.70
Dickinson, Dexter, I
2
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17.00
Dickinson, Asa,
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2
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I 23.40
Dickinson, Daniel,
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2
II
6
.
2
23.40
Dick'son, Gid'n, Jr., I
2
II
6
2
23.40
Frary, Thomas,
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14
5
I6
I
18.22
Frary, Orange,
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1/2
8
2
2 21.89
Frary, Capt. Eleazer I
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9
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2
2
15.46
Frary, Capt. Seth,
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2
42
58
53
I
2
2
109.18
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Barn'd, E'b'z'r, Jr. 3
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43
40
Crafts, Israel,
Crafts, Cotton.
1
Polls ings
308
Mowing Build- and ings
Un-
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Reduced
Polls
Frary, Isaac,
2
2
4
7
I
2
2
$71.75
Frary, Seth, Jr.,
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16
I
20.34
Frary, Dexter,
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I
5
I
20.44
Frary, Maj. Phineas, I
3
29
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40
3
4
5
1 16 80
Frary, Silas,
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2
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2 19.41
Frary, Horace,
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5
I
12.50
Frary, Phineas, Jr.,
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I 12 8
I 16.50
Field, Zenas,
3
2
22
36
100
2
2
3
80.15
Gibbs, Paul,
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2
I
14.40
Gunn, Dr. Luther,
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I
2.40
Gray, Nathaniel,
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2
9
20
9
2
22.40
Gilbert, Josiah,
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2
13
I3
I6
20.82
Graves, David,
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15
23
30
22.65
Graves, Moses,
2
3
14
2
45.68
Graves, Levi,
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I
I5
23
30
2
I 44.03
Graves, Martin,
2
2
26
I4
46
2
4
63.86
Graves, Capt. Lucius, I
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9
5
5
22.10
Graves, Simeon, I
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33/4
5
5
38.50
Capt. Salmon, 3
3 30
34
49
3
3 63.50
Graves, Dea. Oliver,
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2
41.60
Graves, Oliver, Jr.,
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2
14
38
37
2
6
78.44
Graves, Elijah,
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20
I
2
41.58
Graves, John,
2
2
7
35
I
2
42.60
Graves, Selah,
2
2
8 20
60
2
2
2
55.42
Graves, William,
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8
I 5
7
21.00
Graves, Erastus,
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Graves, Plyna,
2
Graves, Reuben,
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2
15
20
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3
2
3 39.54
Graves, Israel,
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2
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19.50
Graves, Perez,
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14
7
25.10
Murray, Hart,
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32.10
Hill, Joseph,
2
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14
40
20
51.00
Hill, Moses,
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7
20
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3 28.44
Harwood, Dr. Fran's, 2
3
7
30
45
2
2
59.18
Hastings, Nathaniel, I Hale, James,
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I 1.20
Hicks, Nathan,
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5
4
I
I
31.26
Loomis, Jona. C.,
2 money at interest,
18.00
Loomis, Abner,
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2
7
7
I
I 15.50
Acres Til'ge Past're pr'd ses
en Cows Valuation
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Graves, Justus, S
309
Mowing Reduced Build- and Acres im- Hor- Ox- ings Til'ge Past're pr'd ses en Cows Valuation
Polls
Marsh, Thomas,
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· $ .90 .90
Morton, Daniel,
2
2
20
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74
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2
53.60
Morton, Sam'1, G.,
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2
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47
38
I
2
4
83.76
Morton, Dea. Levi,
3
6
29
60
70
2
5
I33.72
Morton, Oliver,
3
3
I5
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2
2
65.26
Morton, Simeon,
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2
20
20
40
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44.74
Morton, Dexter,
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7
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2
4
18.16
Morton, Capt. Chas, I
9
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17.28
Morton, Consider,
2
3
28
50
53
2
2
4 101.98
Morton, Justin,
2
3
22
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37
I
2
3
87.40
Morton, Lewis,
1
5
5
4
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II.75
Moor, Otis,
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Moor, Lewis,
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Mather, Capt. W.,
3
3
24
9
29
2
I
108.46
Mather, Joseph,
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1.14
Mather, Samuel,
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5
Munson, Moses,
2
3
4
II
29
2
44.09
Munson, Joel,
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7
I
16.44
Munson, Reuben,
2
3
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26
9
2
2
3
48.93
Mosher, Jacob,
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1.14
Orcutt, Stephen,
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money at interest
2
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24.60
Parmeter, John,
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2.40
Parker, Benja'n, and son Asa,
4
2
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2
42.98
Pratt, Capt. Amos,
2
3
4
8
33
2
I
57.17
Pierce, Jonathan,
I money at interest,
18.00
Nash, Cotton,
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10.60
Rogers, George, 2
2
2
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34
36
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2
4
44.67
Ruddock, Justin,
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Smith, Gad., Jr.,
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Smith, Bezaliel,
2
3
16
16
80
3
2
3
77.58
Smith, Gad,
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2
20
72
69
2
3
94.20
Smith, Joseph,
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2
I2
28.00
Smith Seth,
3
3
65
6
40
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4
6
129.40
Smith, Capt. Rufus,
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2
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35
82
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2
3
60.85
Smith, Dea. James, I
3
7
II
4
I
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75.30
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3
32.40
Morton, Reuben,
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Marsh, Isaac,
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Rogers, Daniel,
Smith, David, S
310
Mowing
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Polls ings
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Scott, Benjamin,
4
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5
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63.30
Scott, Consider,
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2
9
5
I2
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14.80
Scott, Lt. Abel,
3
2
62
28
72
2
3
2
129.53
Scott, Selah,
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2
40
38
8
2
2
2
76.26
Scott, Israel,
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2
44
26
30
2
.
I 77.28
Sanderson, Elijah,
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2
44
26
30
2
I
62.53
Sanderson, Asa,
2
2
8
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6
I
2
77.28
Sanderson, Isaac,
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3
14
9
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2
35.30
Sanderson, Luther,
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11.64
Sanderson, Elijah, 2d 2
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11.32
Maj. Thos., 2
2 29
20
44
2
3
80.66
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5
46
30
214
3
4
8, 271.96
Sanderson, Chester, I
28.80
Starks, John,
2
2
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5
2
2
17.80
Stockbridge, David, I
6
6I
18
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4 120.14
Stiles, Capt. Henry,
2
I7
15
20
43.58
Wright, Seth,
I interest money
I
12.12
Waite, Joel, Ist,
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2
7
22
6
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14.20
Waite, Joel, 2d,
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3
28
90
2
2
70.80
Waite, Joel, 3d,
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Waite, Aaron,
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I 22
II
15.96
Waite, Luke,
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30
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2
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18.90
Waite, Jeremiah, Sr., I
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9
20
25
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3
63.60
Waite, Nathan,
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9
20
25
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3
37.12
Waite, Benjamin,
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2
3
2
20.52
Waite, Elihu,
2
2
I6
6
26
I
3
29.48
Waite, Calvin,
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20
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18.48
Waite, Consider,
3
2
18
39
20
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2
4
70.22
Waite, Jonathan,
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4
3
14
18
I
2
34.64
Woods, Martin,
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4
I
2
4.48
Woods, Jonathan,
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Wing, William,
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Wells, Perez,
2
2 IO
2 13
I
3 24.00
Wells, Chester,
I and interest money
15.00
Wells, Calvin,
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Wells, Israel,
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2
2 10.00
Wells, Thomas,
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4
8
4
6
33.55
Wells, Capt. Luke,
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8
4
I
30.17
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18.48
Waite, Capt. Luther, I
20
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and son Abel, Jr., S
40
3II
Mowing and
Un- im-
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en Cows
Reduced Valuation
White, Capt. S.,
1
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3
39
80
94
2
2
7
205.56
and son, John,
2
2
21
69
70
2
2
6
White, Salmon, Jr.
and son, Justus,
I
I
9
25
3
120.37
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231
2162 2795 3933 165 117 307 $8,643.47
Other cattle as enumerated 619.
Sheep and swine not enumerated.
Amount of reduced valuation, $8,643.47.
If the reduced value was six per cent, the whole valuation was $146,058.50.
The reduced valuation was then divided, giving to the Con- gregational church for taxation, $6,785.47.
To the Baptist church for taxation, 1,858.00.
Polls paid for state and county tax, $0.42.
Polls paid for minister's tax, $0.52.
Polls paid for town tax, $1.30.
One dollar in town tax, $0.02.
One dollar in minister's tax, $0.02 8-10.
Number of acres set to residents, 8,890.
Number of acres set to non-residents, 1, 852 14 .
Of which, mowing and tillage to residents, 2, 162 acres.
Of pasturage, 2,795 acres.
Of unimproved (wood land), 3,933 acres.
Total number of acres taxed, 10,743 14 .
Buildings, houses not specified as all buildings are together.
The horses, 165.
The oxen, 117.
The cows, 307.
The other stock cattle, 619.
The number giving interest money, 20.
Rev. Rufus Wells not taxed, and several aged men not taxed for the poll.
The money at interest was mostly held by young men just come of age, and in order to exercise the right of suffrage some one would give them a note for a sum sufficient to enable them to vote. At that time politics ran pretty high and every young partisan's vote must be secured. I recollect of hearing old men tell who helped them with a note to enable them to vote.
Build-
Polls ings
Acres Til'ge Past're pr'd
312
COPY OF A CHECK LIST OF VOTERS IN WHATELY IN 1816.
Allis, Dea. Russell,
Elijah,
Rufus,
Daniel,
John,
66 Stalham,
Daniel, Jr.,
Cotton,
Osee , Erastus,
Anderson, Henry,
Seth,
Atkins, Solomon, 66
Graves,
Enoch,
Israel,
Henry,
David,
Bardwell, Lieut. Noah,
Cotton,
Cutter, James, Dickinson, Alpheus,
Charles,
Oliver,
66
Asa,
66 Ebenezer,
Daniel,
Barnard, Ebenezer,
Giles,
Ebenezer, Jr.,
Dexter.
Eurotus,
Bartlett, Zebina,
Samuel,
Belden, Elisha,
.6
Orange,
Silas,
66 Horace,
66 Phineas, Jr.,
66 Capt. Seth,
66 Reuben,
66 Capt. Seth, Jr.,
66 Aaron,
Dexter,
66 Joshua,
66
Isaac,
Joseph,
66
Asa,
Brown, Lieut. John,
John,
Isaiah,
Graves, Erastus,
Oliver, Jr., .
Moses,
Chapman, Isaac,
Levi,
Clark, Peter,
Martin,
Coleman, Nathaniel,
Capt. Lucius,
Cooley, Benjamin,
.6 Linus,
Lemuel,
Rowland,
4 6
Justin,
66
Orange,
Chester,
Asa,
William,
Frary, Maj. Phineas,
Thomas,
66 Dickinson,
Seth,
66 Augustus,
Francis,
Chester,
Field, Zenas,
Daniel,
Joseph,
Moses,
Crafts, Thomas,
Asa,
313
Graves, Capt. Salmon,
Oliver,
John,
Joel,
Reuben,
John,
Nichols, Daniel,
Perry, Ira,
Parker, Lieut. Asa,
Isaac,
Pratt, Capt. Amos,
Russell, Levi,
Rogers, George,
Daniel,
Gray, Nathaniel.
Grimes, Samuel,
Gilbert, Josiah,
Harwood, Dr. Francis,
Dr. Joshua D., Col. Roderick B.,
Hastings, Nathan,
Hill, Joseph,
Ruggles,
Jenney, Reuben,
Loomis, Jonathan C.,
66 William,
Morton, Justus,
Horace,
David,
Samuel G.,
Ensign Elijah,
Lieut. Oliver,
Asa,
66
Asa, Jr.,
60 Isaac,
Scott, Israel,
Aretas,
Benjamin,
Lieut. Abel,
66 Charles,
Arnold, Abel, Jr.,
Justin,
Ambrose,
66 Sylvester,
Marsh, Thomas,
66 Isaac,
Mosher, Jacob,
Joel, 2d,
Mather, Capt. William, Joseph, Luke,
Reed, Simeon, Ruddock, Edward, Smith, James,
Bezaliel,
Gad,
Gad, Jr ..
Horace,
Seth,
David,
Justin,
Capt. Rufus,
Sanderson, Thomas,
Silas,
Eli,
66 Simeon,
Dexter,
Reuben,
Consider,
Selah,
Stockbridge, David, Jr.,
Starks, John, Waite, Joel, Ist,
66 Ensign Pliny,
66 Charles,
66 Salah,
Spencer,
William,
Israel,
Gerry, Stephen,
Munson, Moses,
Reuben,
Dea. Levi,
314
Waite, Jeremiah,
Wells, Calvin,
Benjamin,
Chester,
.
Elihu,
Capt. Thomas,
Calvin,
Consider,
Lieut. Luke, Israel, Winchell, Reuben,
66 Jonathan,
Lemuel,
Warner, Luther,
James,
Woods, Martin,
66
Henry,
Jonathan,
Thomas,
White, John,
Wells, Perez,
Salmon,
Justus,
In all one hundred and ninety-five legal voters.
A LIST OF NAMES, WHO IN 1812 WERE ASSESSED BY THE TOWN, AND THE AMOUNT PAID TO THE BAPTIST SOCIETY BY THE TOWN TREASURER, AND THE TAX OF EACH.
Allis, Russell, $ .77
Daniel,
2.09
Daniel, Jr.,
.94
Osee, .37
Brown, Lieut. John, 6.43
Prescott,
.87
Spencer,
1.23
Isaiah,
2.64
Daniel, 1.45
Bardwell, Lieut. Noah, 2.08
66
Orange,
1.14
Chester, 1.45
Charles,
1.79
Cotton,
2.07
66 Justin,
2.04
Belden, Seth,
.85
Crafts, Elijah,
.62
Cutter, James, .95
Chapman, Isaac, .44
Graves, John and Justin, 1.53
Gerry, Stephen, .42
Hill, Joseph, 2.32
Hill, Moses,
1.20
Munson, Moses,
1.20
Munson, Joel, $1.13
Morton, Dexter, 1.29
66 Reuben and Simon, I.IO
Pratt, Capt. Amos, 2.15
Rogers, Geo. and Daniel, 1.85 Smith, Bezdid, 1.80
Seth, 2.95
David, I.IO
Capt. Rufus, 2.20
Sanderson, Isaac, 1.66
Waite, Joel, Ist, .42
Joel, 3d, .53
Obadiah, .90
Elihu, .84
Luther, .84
66
Calvin,
.68
Rufus,
.47
Consider, 2.35
Jonathan,
1.04
Winchell, Reuben, .37
Total amount,
$61.81
Luther,
Rev. Rufus,
315
STATISTICS OF POPULATION, ETC., FROM 1771 TO 1899, COM- PILED FROM THE CENSUS RETURNS.
1771. Number of males over 16 years, 75 ; total population, estimated, 320. Number of dwelling houses, 40; number of families, 48.
1776. Total white population, according to Colonial cen- sus, 410.
1786. Number of males over 16 years, 141 ; total popula- tion, estimated, 544; number of dwelling houses, 68.
1790. Number of males under 16, 199; over 16, 184; num- ber of females, 352; total, 735; number of dwelling houses, 120; number of families, 130.
1800. Total number of inhabitants, 773.
1810. Number of males, 433; number of females, 457 ; total, 890.
1820. Total number of inhabitants, 1,076.
1830. Number of males, 573 ; number of females, 538; total, I, III.
1840. Total number of inhabitants, 1,072 ; number of polls ratable, 291 ; number of polls not ratable, 19 ; number of dwell- ing houses, 168; number of barns, 160.
1850. Total number of inhabitants, 1, 129.
1860. Number of males 544; number of females, 513; total, 1,057; 2 females over 90 ; dwellings, 216 ; families, 227. 1865. Number of males, 538; number of females, 474 ; total, 1,012 ; I female over 100; dwellings, 222; families, 223. 1870. Total number of inhabitants, 1,068.
1890. Total number of inhabitants, 779.
DEATHS.
1771 to '81, 70 ; 1781 to '91, 64; 1791 to 1801, 92; 1801 to '11, 107; 1811 to '21, 151 ; 1821 to '31, 165; 1831 to '41, 131; 1841 to '51, 166; 1851 to '61, 209; 1861 to '71, 198; 1871 to '81, 150; 1881 to '91, 163; 1891 to '99, 126; total for 128 years, 1,982. Died under 5 years, 571 ; between 70 and 80 years, 222; between 80 and 90 years, 175; between 90 and 100 years 23; over 100 years, I.
VALUATION, ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL RETURNS.
1830, $206,858. 1840, $220,927. 1850, $438,772. 1860, $624,902. 3 1865, $665,972. 1870, $802,5II. 1882, $440, 124.
316
SELECTMEN, FROM THE INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN.
John Waite, 1771. Simeon Waite, 1771. Edward Brown, 1771. Philip Smith, 1771, '72. Salmon White, 1771-'75, '77, '78, '84-'86, '90-'92, '94; 14 years.
Noah Wells, 1772-'75, '78, '82, '83, '88; 8 years.
David Scott, 1772.
Elisha Frary, 1772, '80.
Thomas Sanderson, 1773-'75, '77, '78, '83-'87, '89, '90, '92-'96, '98-1803, '12-'17; 29 years.
Oliver Graves, 1776, '77.
Joseph Belden, Jr., 1776, '77, '83.
John Smith, 1776, '77, '80, '87-'89.
Perez Chapin, 1780. Silas Smith, 1781.
Noah Bardwell, 1781, '90, '91, '93, '96.
David Graves, Jr., 1781, '82. Col. Josiah Allen, 1783-'89, '91-'93; 10 years. Maj. Phineas Frary, 1794-'99, 1803-'6, '9, '12-'15; 15 years.
Asa Sanderson, 1795, 1803- '5, '12, '13; 6 years. John White, 1795, '98-1800, '2-'II; 14 years. Capt. Seth Frary, 1800, 'I, '2, '4, '5, '14, '15; 7 years. Levi Morton, 1801, '3. Bezaliel Smith, 1804, '5, 'II. Gideon Dickinson, 1806-'8, 'IO, '1I.
Zenas Field, 1807, '8, '10, 'II, '16. Oliver Graves, Jr., 1809, '16, '18, '19. Capt. Rufus Smith, 1811. Consider Morton, 1812, '13. Capt. Salmon Graves, 1812, '13.
Oliver Morton, 1814, '15, '16. Orange Bardwell, 1814, '15. Lemuel Waite, 1816, '18. Isaac Frary, 1817, '19. Silas Frary, 1817, '18, '20. Seth Smith, 1819-'21, '24- '27; 7 years. Thomas Crafts, 1820-'22, '25, '28, '30, '32-'36; II years. Capt. William Fay, 1821,'29. Charles Morton, 1822.
Dea. James Smith, 1822. David Stockbridge, 1823-'26, '28, '31, '40, '43; 8 years. Dea. Justus White, 1823, '24, '31.
Dexter Morton, 1823. Dr. Chester Bardwell, 1826. Calvin Wells, 1827, '35-'39, ' 45; 7 years. David Saunders, 1827.
Daniel Brown, 1828, '29, '30, '45. Levi Bush, Jr., 1829. Capt. Luke Wells, 1830. Chester Brown, 1831-'36, '40, 41 ; 8 years. Luke B. White, 1832, '33, '34 Hiram Smith, 1837-'39, '46, '55, '61 ; 6 years.
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J. C. Sanderson, 1837, '44, 45, '49, 50; 5 years.
Arnold Morton, 1838, '39, '43, '44, '57, '41 ; 6 years. Dexter Crafts, 1840.
Rufus Graves, 1841, '46, '61.
Stalham Allis, 1841.
Rodolphus Sanderson, 1842, '47.
Plyna Graves, 1842.
Capt. Seth Bardwell, 1842, '51.
Lyman Dickinson, 1843, '44, '55
Daniel F. Morton, 1846.
Thomas Waite, 1847, '49, 50, '52, '53; five years. Samuel B. White, 1848-'50, 52, '53, '56, '57,'61-'66, '68, .69; 15 years.
John Field, 1848.
Abel W. Nash, 1848.
Capt. Asa Parker, 1851.
Stephen Belden, 1852, '53, '59. Elliott C. Allis, 1854.
Zebina W. Bartlett, 1854, '67.
Isaac Frary, Jr., 1854. James M. Crafts, 1855.
Rufus Dickinson, 1856, '57, '59, '69. J. W. C. Allis, 1856, '68, '69. Alonzo Crafts, 1857, '60, '62,- '64, '67; 6 years. Alfred Belden, 1858. Dennis Dickinson, 1858.
Edwin Bardwell, 1858-'60, '62-'67, '70, '71; II years. L. W. Hannum, 1860, '61. Elihu Belden, 1865. Eliphas H. Wood, 1866.
Harvey Moor, 1868. Samuel Lesure, 1870. Samuel C. Wood, 1870.
Elbridge G. Crafts, 1871. David Ashcraft, 1871.
Silas W. Allis 1872-'81; 10 years. Dennis Dickinson, 1872. Edwin Bardwell, 1872, '73, 79; 14 years. Elbridge G. Crafts, 1873. Chester K. Waite, 1874-'78, 5 years. Elliott C. Allis, 1874. Seth Bardwell, 1874, '75.
Hiram Bardwell, 1877, '78, '80. Chester G. Crafts, 1881-'84; 5 years.
Elliott A. Warner, 1881-'85; 5 years.
Rufus M. Swift, 1879, '84- '89, '91 ; 8 years. Salmon P. White, 1880.
William Barnard, 1882, '83. Franklin D. Belden, ·1886, '89; 4 years. Lyman A. Crafts, 1886, '89; 4 years.
Frank Dickinson, 1890.
David Ashcraft, 1890, '95; 6 years. Charles E. Bardwell, 1890.
Seth B. Crafts, 1891-1900; 9 years. Victor D. Bardwell, 1892- '97; 5 years. Lemuel F. Graves, 1897, '98. Willis F. Waite, 1897, '98, '99. George F. Pease, 1899.
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TOWN CLERKS, FROM 1771 TO 1900.
Salmon White, 1771-'79; 8 years. Dr. Perez Chapin, 1780, '81. Thomas Sanderson, 1782-'86, '89-'98, 1800, '1 ; 17 years. Col. Josiah Allis, 1787, '88. Dr. Benj. Dickinson, 1799. William Mather, 1802, '9, '12, '13; 9 years.
Elijah Allis, 1810, 'II.
Thomas Wells, 1814.
Luke Wells, 1815, '25; IJ years.
Edward Phelps, 1826.
Chester Wells, 1827, '30.
Martin Woods, 1831, '32. Eurotus Morton, 1833, '34. Dr. Myron Harwood, 1835, '36, '38-'41 ; 6 years. Stalham Allis, 1837. Samuel Lesure, 1842-'56, '60-'71; 27 years. Dennis Dickinson, 1857, '58, 59. Samuel Lesure, 1872-'82; in all 37 years.
Dr. James D. Seymour, 1882- '91 ; 9 years. George A. Elder, 1891-1900 ; 9 years.
TOWN TREASURERS, FROM 1771 TO 1900.
Salmon White, 1771-'79 ; 8 years. Dr. Perez Chapin, 1780, '81. Thomas Sanderson, 1782-'86, '92-1802. Josiah Allis, 1787-'90. Elijah Smith, 1791.
Bezaliel Smith, 1803.
Solomon Adkins, Jr., 1804- '8, '15,'16.
Jehu Dickinson, 1809-'II. Samuel Grimes, 1812, '13. William Mather, 1814. Oliver Morton, 1817, '18, '21, '23.
Lemuel Waite, 1819, '20. Luther Wells, 1822.
Calvin Wells, 1824-'28. Col. Caleb Crafts, 1829. Leonard Loomis, 1830, '31, : '33, '45, '69 ; 5 years. Levi Bush, Jr., 1834, '35.
Eurotus Morton, 1832, '36, , '37.
Charles D. Stockbridge, 1838, '40. Samuel B. 'White, 1841-'44, '48 ; 5 years. Elliott C. Allis, 1841, '58, '63, '64. Franklin Graves, 1847, '52, '53. Rufus Graves, 1849.
James M. Crafts, 1850, '61, '71. John White, 1851.
Zebina Bartlett, 1855, '57, '59. Henry K. White, 1856, '59, '60. S. E. Allis, 1862.
Horace B. Fox, 1865. Apollos Clary, 1866. E. H. Wood, 1867.
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Edward C. Sanderson, 1868. Elbridge G. Crafts, 1870.
James M. Crafts, 1872; in all 5 years.
Caleb L. Thayer, 1873.
George D. Bartlett, 1874, '75.
Perez M. Wells, 1876-'78, '83, '84; 4 years. Horace B. Fox, 1879.
William Barnard, 1880, '81, '82 ; 3 years. Stalham E. Allis, 1885. Chester K. Waite, 1886, '87, '88, '89 ; 4 years. Micajah Howes, 1890, '91, '92, '93, '94, '95 ; 6 years. Ryland C. Howes, 1896, '97, '98, '99 ; 4 years.
ASSESSORS, FROM THE INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN.
Edward Brown, 1771.
Philip Smith, 1771, '72, '95.
Capt. Salmon White, 1771, '82, '84-'86, '90, '92, '94; 18 years.
Elisha Frary, 1772.
Thomas Sanderson, 1773, '74, '77-'79, 82, '84-'86, '89, '91-'94, '99, 1800, '2, '12-'14; 27 years. Israel Graves, 1793-'96.
Noah Wells, 1773, '74, '78, '79, '82, '83, '88. Benjamin Smith, 1775, '76. Oliver Graves, 1776. John Smith, 1775-'77, '87, '89. Amos Marsh, 1780.
Noah Bardwell, 1781, '87, '90, '91, '94-'96 ; 7 years. Joseph Belden, Jr., 1781, '83. Josiah Allis, 1783-'93 ; roy'rs. Phineas Frary, 1794, '99- 1802, '5; 7 years. Asa Marsh, Jr., 1796. John White, 1797, '98, 1801, '5.
Dr. Francis Harwood, 1797. William Mather, 1797-1807, '9; 12 years. Lemuel Wells, 1798. Jonathan Smith, Jr., 1803-'06.
Seth Frary, 1805. Asa Sanderson, 1805, '13. Bezaliel Smith, 1805. Elijah Allis, 1807-'11.
Isaac Frary, 1808, '10, 'II. Charles Bardwell, 1810, 'IT.
Thomas Crafts, 1812, '30. Orange Bardwell, 1812, '13. Thomas Wells, 1813, '15-'20, '26.1
Silas Frary, 1814-'16, '19. Ebenezer Barnard, 1814, '15. Dexter Morton, 1816, '19, '21, 31.
Chester Wells, 1817, '18, '25, '27-'29.
Seth Smith, 1817, '18, '22, '23, '28, '29, '32, '34.
David Stockbridge, 1820. Daniel Brown, 1820, '25, '26, '30
David Saunders, 1821-'25. Asa Dickinson, 1821. Justus White, [822. Edward Phelps, 1823, '24.
Chester Brown, 1824.
Charles Morton, 1826. Capt. William Fay, 1827, '31. Elijah Sanderson, 1827. Arnold Morton, 1828, '29, '36, `38
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Luke Wells, 1830.
Eurotas Dickinson, 1831, '32, 33.
Abel W. Nash, 1832, '47. Asa Sanderson, Jr., 1833, '45. Rodolphus Sanderson, 1833, '35, '36, '39, '40, '45, '56; 7 years.
Dexter Crafts, 1834, '35. Col. Caleb Crafts, 1834.
Capt. Seth Bardwell, 1835, '62
Thomas Waite, 1836, '46.
Calvin Wells, 1837, '38, '47.
. John C. Sanderson, 1837, '43, 57, '62 ; 4 years. Hiram Smith, 1837-'39, '42, 48, '50, '51, '57 ; 8 years. Leonard Loomis, 1839, '40, 42, '59. Dennis Dickinson, 1840, '41, 43.
Reuben Jenney, 1841. John B. Morton, 1841, '45.
Alfred Belden, 1842, '54.
Samuel Dickinson, 1843, '44. Justin R. Smith, 1844. Josiah Allis, 1844, '46.
Samuel B. White, 1846, '61.
Elliott C. Allis, 1847, '52, '53, '60. John L. Morton, 1848. Jabez Pease, 1848. Lewis Wells, 1849.
Charles D. Stockbridge, 1849- '51, '60, '65, '66; 6 years. Franklin Graves, 1849. Rufus Graves, 1850, '51. Isaac Frary, Jr., 1852, '53.
Zebina W. Bartlett, 1852, '53, '58. Porter Wells, 1854.
E. S. Munson, 1854, '56. Aaron S. Stearns, 1855. William C. Smith, 1855, '60. Charles D. Crafts, 1855. Henry K. White, 1856, '57. L. W. Hannum, 1857. Harvey, Moor, 1858.
George W. Crafts, 1858, '64. Edwin W. Warner, 1859.
Dr. Chester Bardwell, 1860, '63.
Paul W. Field, 1861, '64-'66, '70, '71.
Samuel C. Wood, 1861. Edwin M. Belden, 1862.
Eurotas Morton, 1863, '67, '68, '69.
Alvin N. Claghorn, 1863, '64. Chester Bardwell, Jr., 1863. James M. Crafts, 1865, '66, '71.
Edward C. Sanderson, 1867, '68, '69, '71. Myron Brown, 1867, '68, '69. Chester K. Waite, 1870. Edwin C. Parker, 1870. James M. Crafts, [872, '73, 80, '83, '84, '85; in all 9 years.
Paul W. Field, 1872, '73, '74, 77,'78, '81, '82, '83, '85, '86; 10 years.
Edward C. Sanderson, 1872, 73, '77, '79, '81 ; 5 years. John Donovan, 1879, '81, '82 ; 3 years. George W. Crafts, 1874, '75 .. George D. Bartlett, 1874. Albert Bartlett, 1875, '76. Erastus S. Munson, 1875. Rufus Dickinson, 1876. Hiram Bardwell, 1876.
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Chester G. Crafts, 1877, '78, '80.
Franklin D. Belden, 1884.
George N. Smith, 1884.
Edmond B. Crafts, 1885.
William Cutler Smith, 1883, '86, '90.
George R. Graves, 1886, '87.
Victor D. Bardwell, 1887, 88, '89, '90; 4 years.
Edmond A. Belden, 1887, '88
George A. Elder, 1888, '89, 92, '93, '94 ; 5 years.
Warren P. Crafts, 1890, '91. Arthur H. Jenney, 1891.
George F. Pease, 1881, '92, '93. Willis F. Waite, 1892, '93, 94, '95, '96 ; 5 years.
Michael J. Holloranı, 1894,
'95, '96, '97, '98, '99; 6 years. Charles H. Waite, 1895, '96, '97, '98, '99; 5 years. Cooley B. Dickinson, 1897, '98, '99 ; 3 years.
REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL COURT.
John Smith, 1783.
Thomas Sanderson, 1784, 1812, '13.
Capt. Salmon White, 1785.
Col. Josiah Allis, 1787, '88.
Maj. Phineas Frary, 1805, '8, 'IO, '14.
John White, 1825. Rev. L. P. Bates, 1829.
David Stockbridge, 1830.
Thomas Crafts, 1831; May and November. Capt. Luke Wells, 1832.
Chester Brown, 1833.
Leander Clark, 1834, '40.
Calvin Wells. 1835.
Asa Dickinson, 1 36.
Rodolphus Sanderson, 1837.
Samuel B. White, 1838, '46.
Elijah Allis, 1839. Thomas Nash, 1842.
Jabez Pease, 1844.
Dr. Chester Bardwell, 1847, '48, '51.
Deacon Justus White, 1849.
Abel W. Nash, 1852.
Josiah Allis, 1853.
Edwin Bardwell, 1854.
Hiram Smith, 1855. William H. Fuller, 1858, '59.
L. W. Hannum, 1861.
Capt. Seth Bardwell, 1864.
Alfred Belden, 1868.
Seth B. Crafts, 1871. Eliphas H. Wood, 1875.
Chester K. Waite, 1879. Silas W. Allis, 1882, '83.
George A. Elder, 1892.
DELEGATES TO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.
Col. Josiah Allis was delegate to the convention to ratify the Federal constitution in 1788, and on the vote of acceptance, he voted "No."
Deacon Thomas Sanderson was delegate to the convention to revise the constitution of Massachusetts, 1820.
Josiah Allis was delegate to the convention to revise the constitution in 1851.
CHAPTER XVIII.
STOCKADE.
On page 61 of Temple's history is an account of the build- ing of the fort or stockade enclosing the premises of Deacon Joel Dickinson. Evidently Mr. Temple was not properly in- formed as to its location, as it was not where the house of Calvin Wells stands. It is however true that it enclosed the buildings of Deacon Joel Dickinson which were near the south side of the farm. As I desired to obtain all the information I could in regard to the stockade I secured the services of Mr. Porter Wells, who was born on the farm in 1813, and then sev- enty-five years of age, and together we went to the spot where he said the old cellar hole was in his boyhood days and which is now discernable. He had helped his father plow in the cellar and helped to fill in the well within a couple of feet or such a matter, then he planted an apple tree in the upper portion of the well, filling good soil around the tree.
He helped me to make the measurements which are as fol- lows: From the well to the east line of Chestnut Plain street, one hundred and nine feet; from the well to the east side of the cellar, thirty feet; from the well to the south line of the original farm, seventy-two feet. The house, long known as the Fergu- son house, was built by Asa Smith very near the north line of the lot bought of Rev. Rufus Wells. Since the place has been owned by other parties I think Eurotus Morton bought a strip, some thirty feet wide, to enable him to get around his buildings and also to make a better looking front yard. Mr. Wells assisted me in properly marking the site and gave me the privi-
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