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3ly To See if the Town will Vote to the said peti- tioners the Revernd Mr Payfon to Be their Minifter they paying him his Sallary Granted to him at his settling with us or act any thing their on as they Shall Think proper .
4ly To See if the Town will Vote said petitioners with their Refpective Eftates to Bee incorperated to be a poll parifh
5ly to see if the Town will Comply with a Requft of a Number of the Inhabitants of the Town of Fitch- burg to Grant that they together with there Refpective Eftates & Intereft may be set of from Fitchburg and Annexed to the Town of Lunenburg providing the above articles Can not be Obtaned
Hereof Fail Not and make Return of this warrant with your Dowings there on To some or one of us on or before said Day Given under our hand & seals att Fitch- burg This seventh Day of October A D 1788
Paul wetherbee )Selectmen
Reuben Smith for
John Thurfton Jur fitchburg
390
The Old Records of the
Worcefter fs
In Obidiance to This within warrant I have Notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg to affemble & meete at time and place within mentioned as the Law Directs
Hezekiah Hodgfkins Conftable
[320] Att A Meeting of The Inhabitants of the Town of Fitchburg Legaly Affembled on Tuefday the Twenty Firft Day of this inftant October 1788
Firft Voted & Choofe Efqr Thos Cowdin Moderator of sd meeting
2ly Voted to poll the Houfe on a motion made to adjourn sd meeting which Vote pafsed in the Negetive not to adjourn
3ly Voted to Give Thofe petitioners that Called the meeting Live to with Draw there petition Then voted to Diffolve the meeting
The meeting is accordingly Diffolved
Thomas Cowdin Moderator Phinehas Hartwell Clerk
Worcefter fs
To Either of the Constables of the Town of Fitch-
(seals) (seals) burg-Greeting Thefe are in the Name of the (seals) Commonwealth of Maffachufetts To will and Require you forth with By Verbale Notice to warn all the freeholders and other inhabitants Qualafied By Law in the Town of fitchburg to vote in Town meetings to affemble and meet at the meeting houfe in said Fitch- burg on Tuefday the Twenty firft Day of this inftant October att four O Clock in the after Noon then and there being Duly meet and formed to act on the following arti- cles viz
Firft to Choofe a Moderator to Govern said meeting
2ly to See what method the Town will Take for the futher support of of Ephraim Smith who hath Returned to this Town under Necefsetous Circumftances or act any thing theiron as they shall Think proper
391
Town of Fitchburgh.
3ly To See if the Town will perfue there procefs in Law aganft Capt Elifha Smith on to Execution to Gitt Reid of said Ephraim and his family or act any Thing thereon as they Shall Think proper
Hereof fail not and make Return of This warrant with your Dowings Theiron to some one of us before the time apponted for said meeting Given under our Hands & Seals this Twentyth Day of this inftant October 1788
Paul wetherbee Select men Reuben Smith for
1 John Thurfton Jur ] Fitchburg
Worcefter fs October ye 21st 1788
A Greable to the within warrant I have Notified the inhabitants of the town of fitchburg that ware here pref- ent to attend at the Time & place within Directed
Reuben Smith Conftable
Att a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of fitch- burg Legually Affembled on Tuefday the Twentith firft Day of this inftant October 1788
Firft Voted & Choofe Efqt Thos Cowdin moderator of sd meeting
2ly Voted to Let out Ephraim Smith to the Loweft Bidder by the week till march provided he Should Stay where he was put out in Town
3 Voted to adjourn this meeting Down to Efqr Cow- dins Houfe for one half hour then to proceede Ephraim Smith Bid of by Stephen pingrey Jur at Two Shillings & five pence a weak while he Stays with him
4 Voted to Refer the Third article in the warrant in Regard to Carring on the procefs againft Capt Elifha Smith of worcefter to the Selectmen to Call the matter into Execution by our Agent Choofen for that purpofe or by themfelves or any other perfon they shall appoint in behalf of the Town as soon as Posfable may be
5 Voted This meeting to be Diffolved & is Diffolved Accordingly
Thos Cowdin moderator Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
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The Old Records of the
[321] weftminfter Afhburnham Recorded on page 323 afterwards
This Day preamblated The Lines Betwene The Towns of Lunenburg and Fitchburg and Renewed the bounds a Greable to Law
October 23ª 1788 John Fuller ) Selectmen
Jacob welfh f of Lunenburg Paul Weatherbee \ Selectmen Reuben Smith S of Fitchburg Pr order Selectmen Recorded
This Day preambelated The Lines Betwene Fitchburg & Afhby Towns and Renewed the Bounds agreeable To Law
Novm 4th 1788 Stephen Patch
Thomas Evens § in Behalf of afhby Reuben Smith 1 Selectmen of John Thurfton Ju! f Fitchburg
?? order Selectmen Recorded
Phins Hartwell Town Clerk
(seals) Worcefter fs To Reuben Smith Conftable for the (seals) Town of fitchburg in sd County Greeting Thefe (seals) are in the Name of the Commonwealth of Maffa- chufetts to will and Require you fourthwith in Due Courfe of Law to Notifie & warn all the freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg Qualified as the Law Requires to vote for a Reprefentetive to affemble & meete at the meeting Houfe in said fitchburg on Thurfday the Eighteenth Day of December Next at one a Clock in the after Noon Then and their being Duly meet & formd to act on the following articles Viz-
1ly To Give in Theire Votes for There Reprefentetive to Reprefent The people of This Deftrict which is the County of Worcefter in the Congrefs of the united States 2ly To Give in their Votes for two perfons who Shall be Inhabitants of this Deftrict as Candidats for an Elector of the prefedent and vice prefedent of the united States
Hereof fail Not and make Return of this warrant with your Dowings Thiron to some one of us on or before said
393
Town of Fitchburgh.
Day Given under our hands and Seals this Twenty Eight Day of Novembr A. D. 1788
Paul wetherbe Reuben Smith John Thurfton Jur Selectmen -
att a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of fitch- burg Legaly affembled in Town meeting Decem ye 18th 1788 agreeable to the Refolve of the General Court .
The following Gentlemen ware Voted for to Reprefen- tives for the Deftrict of worcefter County
No
For the Honourable Abel Wilder Efqt votes 37
For the Honourable Jonathan Warren Efqr votes 1
For the Honourable Timothy paine Efqr votes 1
Likewife The following Gentlemen ware Voted for as Candadates for Elector of the prefedent and Vice prefedent of the united States
No
For the Honourable Seth warfhburn Efqr votes 17
For the Honourable John Fefsondon Efqt votes 15
For the Honourable Artemos ward Efqr vots
9
For the Honourable John Sprague Efqr votes 8
For the Hon11 Jonathan Grout Efqr votes 1
Recorded By order of The General Court &c Phins Hartwell Clerk
[322] Worcefter fs
(seals) To Either of The Constables of the Town of (seals) Fitchburg Greeting Thefe are in the Name of the (seals) Commonwealth of Maffachufetts to will and Re- quire you in Due Courfe of Law to Notifie and warn all ye Freeholders and other inhabitants of the Town of Fitchburg Qulified By Law to vote in Town meetings to affemble and meet at the meeting Houfe in said Fitch- burg on munday the Eighth Day of December Next at Two of the Clock in the after Noon Then & their being Duly meet & formed to act on the following articles Viz
Firft To Choofe a Moderator to Govern said meeting 2ly To See if the Town will Sett of the Norweftardly part of sd Town as a Town Viz begining at weftminfter
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The Old Records of the
Line at the South weft Corner of Nethaniel Sawyers Land including Thomas Fairbanks Benja Hartwell Thos Carter Elijah Carter the Heirs of Ezra Upton Phinehas Hartwell Stephen & Thos Thurfton and from thence to afhby Line with their Tenements & Eftates or act any thing thereon as they shall think proper
3ly if the Town Should not See fitt to comply with the above Requests we would erneftly Requeft of the Town that they would set us off as a parifh upon Hor- ourable Terms as may be agreed upon with Being an- nexed with the adjacent parties or act any thing thereon as they Shall Think proper
4ly To See if the Town will Raife any Sum or Sums of money to Repair The County Road betwene Charles willards and the Town Line or act any thing thereon as they Shall Think proper
5ly To See if the Town will Give up some Beeds and other Houfehould Furneture To the wife of Ephraim Smith which was Brought to this Town with them which are at Mr Seth Phillipfes or act any Thing theiron as they shall Think proper
Hereof fail not and make Return of This warrant with your Dowings thereon to some one of us on or before said Day Given under our hands and seales This Twenty Second Day of November A. D. 1788
Paul Wetherbee Reuben Smith 1 Select John Thurfton Jur men
Worcefter fs
In obediance to This within warrant I have Notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg to affemble and meet at Time and place within mentioned as the Law Direct
Hezekiah Hodgkins Conftable
Att a Meeting of The Inhabitants of The Town of fitchburg Affembled on munday ye 8th Day of December A D 1788 The meeting being opned proceeded as follows
Firft Voted & Choofe Thomas Cowden Efqr Modera- tor of said meeting
395
Town of Fitchburgh.
2ly Voted to pafs over the Second & Third articles in the warrant at ye prefent
3ly Voted to pafs over the fourth article in the war- rant in Regard to Raifing any money to Repair the County Road Near Jacob Uptons
[323] 4ly Voted That the wife of Ephraim Smith shall have her Houfehold furniture provided She Takes away her Children from the Town That the Town Re- ceives know further Damages from said family
- 5ly Voted to adjourn the Second & Third article in the warrant to the Eighteenth Day of This inftant Decem- ber at Ten of the Clock in the morning Then to See if the Town will Seet of the Norweftardly part of said Town as a Town or parifh
Phines Hartwell Town Clerk
Decembr ye 18th 1788 The Town affembled according to adjournment the meeting Being opned the people Ready to attend none of the Requefters appeared to act
Firft Voted to adjourn This meeting to four a Clock on said Day in the after Noon then to meete
The Town Being meet at five a Clock on Said Day the meeting being opned None of the Requefting party of said meeting appeared to support the Caufe or Defire any fur- ther adjournment
2ly Voted to Difolve This meeting the meeting is Difolved accordingly
Thos Cowden moderator Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
(seals) for Fitchburg in sd County Greeting Thefe are in Worcefter fs To Hezekiah Hodgfkins Conftable (seals) The Name of the Commonwealth of Maffachu- fetts to will & Require you fourthwith in Manner as the Law Directs to Notifie & warn all the freeholders and other inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg Qulified to Vote for a Reprefentetive to the General Court of This Commonwealth to affemble and meet att the meeting houfe on Thurfday the Twenty Ninth of January Currant
396
The Old Records of the
at Two of the Clock in the after Noon to Give in there Votes for a Reprefentetive who Shall be an inhabitant of the Deftrict of worcefter to Reprfent the said Deftrict in the Congrefs of the united States of America
Hereof fail Not and make Return of this warrant with your Dowings thereon to some one of us on or before said Day Given under our hand and seals att fitchburg the sixteenth Day of January A. D. 1789
Paul Wetherbee ) Selectmen for John Thurfton Jur f Fitchburg
The Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg Legaly Affembled in Town meeting on Thurfday the Twenty Ninth Day of this inftant January 1789 agreable to a Refolve of ye General Court
Then Gave in there Votes for the following Gentlemen in the Deftrict of worcefter to Reprefent the people thereof in the Congrefs of the united Stats
No Vots
For the Honourable Artamas Ward Efqt 12
For the Honourable Timothy Pain Efq" 10
For the Honourable Abel Wilder Efqt 5
For the Honourable Jonathan Grout Efq"
1
In obedience to the within warrant I have Notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg to affemble and meete att time and place within mentioned as the Law directs Hezekiah Hodgskins Conftable
This being seet here by omiting the proper place Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
March 24th 1789 This Day the Line betwene weft- minfter & fitchburg preambilated & Renewed the Bounds according to Law By us the subfcribers Selectmen for Fitchburg & weftminster
Edmund Bemis ( Selectmen for Jonathan Hager § weftminfter
Paul Wetherbee Selectmen for
John Thurfton Jur . fitchburg
397
Town of Fitchburgh.
March 24 1789 we the subfcribers have this Day pre- ambelated and Renewed the Bounds betwene Afhburnham & Fitchburg according to Law
Samuel Fofter Selectmen for Jonathan Samfon § Ashburnham Paul Wetherbee Selectmen for John Thurfton Jur § Fitchburg
[324] Worcefter fs To Either of the Conftables of (seals) The Town of Fitchburg in sd County Greeting Thefe are In the Name of The Commonwealth of (seals) (seals) Maffachufetts To will and Require you forthwith By Verble Notice to warn all The Freeholders and Other inhabitants of the Town of Fitchburg Qulified as the Law Directs to Vote for a Reprefentetive to the Gen- eral Court of This Commonwealth to affemble & meet at the meeting Houfe in said Fitchburg on munday The Second Day of March Next at four a Clock after Noon to Give in there Votes for a Reprefentetive to Reprefent the Said Deftrict of worcefter in the Congrefs of the United States of America
Hereof fail Not and make return of This warrant with your Doings thereon to some one of us on or before said Day Given under our hands & Seals this Twentieth Day of February A. D. 1789
Paul Wetherbee Reuben Smith Selectmen John Thurfton Jur j
Worcefter fs
Agreable to the within warrant I have warned the Inhabitants of the Town of fitchburg By Verble Notice to attend at the time & place within mentioned Reuben Smith Conftable
The Inhabitants of the Town of Fitchburg being Legally affembled in Town Meeting on Munday the second Day of March 1789 Agreable to the Refolve of the General Court Gave in there Votes for the following Gentlemen in the Deftrict of worcefter County to Reprefent the People thereof in the Congrefs of the United States
398
The Old Records of Fitchburgh.
For the Horourable Artamos Ward Votes Efqr No of Votes . 10 For the Horourable Jonathan Grout Efqr 20
For the Horourable Timothy Paine Efqr 16
Reprefentetive to Congrefs
Sealed up & Directed to the secretary office agreeable to order of Court
Phinehas Hartwell Town Clerk
Ephraim Whitney Town Clark
1764, 1765.
Amos Kim ball . Clark Lownf
1766.
Phos Cowd'in Down Clerk
1767-1774. 1779, 1780. 1782, 1783.
Jofthe Fock & Toun Corto
1775-1778. 1781. 1796-1807.
Phinehas Hartwell Town Starke.
1784-1795.
APPENDIX
APPENDIX.
PAPERS FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES.
Whereas the Late act of Court Passed for filling up and Compleat- ing the Continental army ordered a Return to be made to the Secre- taries office on or before ye first Day of June Next but Did not say by whome sd Return should be made these may Certify that the militia officers of the town of Fitchburg Have agreeable theirto Drafted four men and made a return to the Colo of the Regiment sd men to serve in the Continental service for Nine months
Fitchburg May ye 20th 1778
To the Secretary's office [Vol. 41, page 328.]
David Goodridge - Select
Phinehas Hartwell ! men for Abraham Gibson
Elijah Carter
Fitchburg
An accompt of the several articles Collected from the inhabitants of the town of Fitchburg for the Contll soldiers and the price of each arti- cle as follows viz
Twenty four pairs of Shoes at 48/- each pair £57-12-0
Twenty four " of Stockings at 30/- " 36 00 0
Twenty one Woolen Shirts 60/- " shirt 63 00 0
three Linen Shirts at 40/- " 66
6 00 0
Fitchburg September ye 18 1778
To John Wate agent for the County of Worcester Sr We here send you the things that we have collected and the price of each article that we were obliged to give as you may see inventory above We have taken unwearied pains to Compleat our Coto But through sickness and want of Help we are Disepointed and Cud not make a seasonable Return for we new not what we should Collect before. Our Spirite is Good but our Help is weak
David Goodridge Phinehas Hartwell Abraham Gibson Elijah Carter
Selectmen for Fitchburg
[Vol. 41, page 206.]
26
402
Appendix.
To the Honourable the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts In General Court assembled at Boston May 5th 1781
The petition of Abijah Holbrook in the Name and Behalf of Silas Pratt of Fitchburgh in the County of Worcester in the sd Commonwealth
Humbly Sheweth that the said Silas preferred a petition to the Gen- eral Court In the month of January Last praying that he might be allowed His Wages for ten months & Eleven Days which he was in Captivity In New York in the Year 1780 and for the loss of a blanket but your petitioner finds that the petition is lost or mislaid, Your petitioner Therefore prays Your Honours to take the Case into your wise Consideration and as the proper Vouchers Cannot be found Enquire of the Honourable Jabez Fisher of the Senate and Capt Cowden Represent- ative of sd Fitchburgh and grant such Releif as you In your Wisdom May See Just and Reasonable as your petitioner In Duty bound Shall Ever pray
[Vol. 187, page 127.]
Abijah Holbrook
To the Honble the Senate & House of Representatives in General Court assembled Sept. 1782
The Petition of Thomas Cowdin in behalf of the Town of Fitchburg Humbly sheweth that the Number of Men for the Continental Army by the last Requisition was four Men for the sd Town accordingly they have raised three able Men & sent forward to said Army-& suppose that three Men is the full Proportion for said Town according to the Neigh- boring Towns. And as said Town is ready at all Times to do their full proportion & are greatly Burdened with Bridges & Bad Roads Where- fore your Petitioner humbly prays that this Honble Court would remit to the Town of Fitchburgh aforesd the Fine that is already laid on sd Town for not raising the 4th Man according to the said last Requisi- tion And as in duty bound shall ever pray
[Vol. 238, page 86.]
Thos Cowdin
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In the House of Representatives October 7th 1782
On the Petition of Thomas Cowden in behalf of the Town of Fitch- burg Praying for the remission of a fine Laid on said Town for not Procuring one man of the Last three years Men for the Continental Army
Resolved that the Prayer of the said Petition be so far Granted that the execution against the said Town of Fitchburg for the Deficiency of one Man for the Last requisition of Men to fill up the Continental Army be staid untill the further Order of the General Court-any Resolve to the Contrary Notwithstanding
Sent up for Concurrence
In Senate Novr 2d 1782 Read & Concurred
S. Adams, Prest [Vol. 238, page 87.]
Nath Gorham Speaker
Approved
John Hancock
INDEX
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INDEX.
Acr of incorporation, 1. Acton, church in, 45. -
-, resident of, 321. Adams, Hon. John, 281.
, Joseph, 121, 134, 147, 151, 168, 173, 174, 176-181. -. Samuel, 402.
Widow (Joseph), 181.
-, Rev. Winchester, 37. , Rev. Zabdiel, 281.
Address sent by General Court, 333. Ainger, Rev. Samuel, 27, 33, 39, 40. Alden, Mr., 50.
Aldrich, see Oldridge. Allen, Jacob, 296, 349, 369, 381, 387. -, Samuel, 290, 292. Ammunition, 159, 161.
Annexation of part of Westminster, 301, 302.
to Lunenburg petitioned for, 389, 390.
Annual meeting, time fixed, 3, 5.
Area of town to be ascertained, 324. Ashburnham, 295, 392, 397. (See Dorchester Canada.) Ashby line, 67, 122, 268, 282, 384, 392, 394. roads to, 67, 72, 208, 268, 282.
-, set off, 8. West Road, 72, 268, 282. Avery, John, 131. Axes, shovels and pickaxes, 244, 247.
BABCOCK, see Badcock.
Badcock, Nathan, 98, 147, 310, 313, 315, 369, 371.
Baker, Samuel, 231, 251, 265, 293, 347, 376. Baley, Benjamin, 60. Baldwin, Abel, 27, 42, 189, 262, 265, 387.
-, Eleazer, 258. -, Joseph, 258. Bancroft, Kendal, 169, 189. -, Mr., 118. Baptists, 351-353. Barnes, Betty, 375.
Barnes, Ephraim, 375.
-, Francis, 375.
-, Loral, 375. -, Lydia, 375.
-, Susanna, 375. Battles, Peleg, 386.
Bavonets, 112-114, 119, 356, 357. Beef for the army, 219-222, 232-237, 239, 283, 285, 289. Beene, William, 245.
Bellows, Capt. Joseph, 122, 123, 150.
Bemis, Edmund, 396.
Bernard, Gov. Francis, 2.
Berry, Nathaniel, 298.
-, Samuel, 298, 312.
Bigelow, Roger, 102, 148. Boston, 238, 309.
-, correspondence with, 56, 91-95. , poor of, 108, 109.
Bounty for wild animals, 182. Boutell, Ensign, Capt., Dea. Ken- dal, 4, 6, 7, 14, 21, 23, 27, 49, 55, 58, 66, 69, 72, 76, 78, 79, 90, 92, 93, 97, 99, 102, 105, 110, 113, 114, 116-118, 120, 122, 134, 137, 138, 147, 148, 152, 159, 162-165, 167, 171, 174, 184, 198, 199, 201, 211, 217, 236, 242, 245, 257, 260, 262, 263, 277, 278, 289, 333, 334, 340, 342, 352, 370, 372, 382, 386. , Kendell, Jr., 387.
Bowdoin, Hon. James, 215, 251, 265, 318, 347.
Boyenton, Mr., 28.
Boynton, Jonathan, 121, 149.
Bradford, Debbe, 247.
Faney, 247.
Mrs. Mary, 247. Capt. Samuel, 247, 248. Brattle, William, 365.
Bridge, Lieut., Capt., Maj., Col. Eb- enezer, 4, 14, 24, 26, 27, 32, 48- 58, 65, 68-70, 74, 78, 83, 85, 91- 93, 96-99, 104, 105, 107, 114, 157, 164, 171, 177, 178, 183, 188, 195, 197, 199, 207, 217, 257, 288, 289, 298, 332.
- -, John, of Lexington, 49, 51.
406
Index.
Bridges, 15-19, 24, 32, 49, 51-53, 57, 59, 63, 64, 67, 75, 76, 78-80, 82-84, 86, 88-90, 96, 98, 100, 102, 120, 122, 173, 174, 203, 204, 207, 245, 263, 278, 288, 289, 294, 296, 297, 308-310, 313, 339-341, 343, 358, 359, 362-364, 368, 370, 372, 380-383, 386-388, 402.
Brooks, Jonathan, 123, 150, 170, 172, 208, 209.
Brown, John, 387. , Mr., 49.
, Oliver, 245, 263, 278, 285, 296, 312, 369, 387.
, Phinehas, 98, 123, 150, 169, 170, 172, 207-209, 225, 312, 326, 342, 348.
,Silas, 272.
Col. William, of Salem, 67, 98.
-, Lieut. William, 168, 174, 183, 217, 226, 227, 238, 260, 262, 271, 336, 342, 352, 372.
Burbank, Capt. Samuel, 202, 207, 216, 226, 228, 237, 245, 246, 257, 262, 264-267, 273-275, 277, 285,
288, 325, 326, 329, 330, 342, 348, 349, 356, 365, 367, 369, 372, 387, Burdens of the town, petition con- cerning, 335-337.
Burnham, Robert, 316, 335, 350, 360, 361.
Burt, Mr., 148.
Burying cloths, 182, 184, 185, 205.
Burying yards, 7, 20-22, 25, 38, 45, 46, 62, 63, 74, 243, 246, 306, 307, 309.
Buss, John, 24, 32, 48, 49, 51, 59, 66, 67, 72, 85, 97, 111, 133, 147, 169, 189.
CALTON, Solomon, 342, 369. Cambridge, 118.
constitutional convention at, 195-197. -, Provincial Congress at, 107- 109.
Carlton, see Calton.
Carter, Lieut. Elijah, 66, 72, 85, 117, 121, 125, 126, 132, 135, 139, 146- 149, 168, 173, 175-177, 179, 180, 183, 184, 186-188, 190, 192, 194, 196, 200, 201, 203, 206, 208, 212- 220, 223, 225, 237, 300, 369, 385, 394, 401.
, John, 97, 98, 121, 123, 147, 162-164, 226, 229, 233, 234, 236, 240, 241, 245, 258, 289, 301. , Cornet Thomas, 60, 394. -, Thomas, (Lunenburg), 87. Caswell road, 122.
Cattle from other towns not to be pastured, 22, 25. Census, 134, 161.
Center of the town, 5, 6, 13, 174, 324, 326, 380, 384.
Certificates for abatements of state tax, 333, 362.
Chadwick, William, 4, 14, 15.
Chaffin, Widow Rebekah, 321. Chamberlan, Elisha, 371.
Circular letters from General Court, 254. Clap, Col., 291.
Claverack, 204.
Clerk, William, 385.
Clothing for the army, 234-236.
Colledge, Josiah, 51.
Collins, Jedediah, 86, 88.
Colwell, Adam, 242.
Commings, Jonathan, 388. See Cuni- mins.
Commins, Col. John, 281.
Committee for incorporation, 5, 6.
- of inspection, 107, 109, 132, -
147, 148. to consult concerning new county, 303.
Common land, 15, 49, 51, 67, 72, 111, 112, 172, 208.
Concord, conventions at, 195, 197, 200, 202-204.
fight, provisions sent to, 167, 170.
, Provincial Congress at, 101, 102.
Confederation, articles of, 165, 166.
Congress, Continental, 107, 108, 115, 126, 127, 165, 166. Provincial, 102, 104, 106, 107, 109, 114-116.
United States, 392, 393, 396- 398.
Constitution, Federal, 360-362.
State, 136-138, 178, 179, 192, 195, 210, 211, 214, 218, 219. State, reasons for opposing, 137, 138.
Continental service, 156, 158, 159, 162-164, 167, 173, 177, 178, 194- 196, 199, 201, 210, 213, 216, 217, 222, 223, 227, 228, 231, 241, 254, 258, 260, 399, 401, 402. tax, 274, 275.
Conventions, 101, 102, 110, 178, 192, 193, 195-198, 200, 202-204, 210, 250-252, 283, 284, 289, 303, 336-339, 360-362.
Correspondence, Committees of, 92- 95, 122, 147, 148.
- - on public affairs, 103.
407
Index.
Cotton, John, 3.
Counterfeit money, 358, 360, 368, 371.
County convention to be called, 336- 338.
-, division of, 8, 287, 289, 303. officers, elections of, 22, 71, 110, 120, 122, 135, 138, 139, 151, 180, 225, 287, 290-292, 320, 374, 375. - roads, 15, 24, 26, 28, 32, 33, 49-51, 58-60, 73, 79-81, 98, 123, 149-151, 162-164, 170, 172, 208, 209, 264, 277, 278, 300, 301, 324, 326, 358, 359, 380, 382, 383, 394, 395.
Covenant, 104, 108, 109.
Cowdin, Capt. Thomas, 7-21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29-31, 33-37, 39-56, 58-92, 95-109, 113, 114, 118, 125, 139, 148, 160, 171, 174, 184-186, 188, 190-199, 201, 203, 206. 210- 224, 232, 234, 238, 242, 244, 245, 247-262, 264-272, 274, 275, 278, 279, 281, 284, 286, 289, 299, 300, 303, 306, 308, 309, 314, 316, 320, 331, 332, 344, 345, 349, 354, 355, 358, 359, 363-365, 371, 372, 380- 383, 390, 391, 394, 395, 399, 402. , Thomas, gives £500 for school- ing, 217.
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