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tin's Land to the Brook that runs from Emersons mill and from thence by the Northerly side of Capt George Littles Land and Thomas Littles Land to the Easterly Corner bounds of the said Tho's Littles Land which is in Cloughs meadow & from thence running to the Westerly corner of Thomas Hales Land & by the North side of Hales Land to the N East corner thereof & from thence to the S East corner of Wood- bridge's Farm so called in Amesbury District & then N East- erly by said Woodbridge's Land to Peter Morse's corner con- taining the same Line till it intersects a N west line from Holt's Rocks in Angly Pond and from thence N West by Haverhill Line to Joseph Stevens N East corner thence north about 30 rods to the north East corner thence north about thirty rods to the N East Corner of the farm of Samuel Graves Dee'd Purchased of Kingston from thence west seven- teen Deg. north one mile & twentyseven rods to a stake and stone standing on the Dividing Line between Kingston and London Derry from thence South five Degrees & 15 West about one hunder & six Rods to a great white oak tree marked with stones about it which stands on the Dividing Line between Kingston & Derry thence running south on said dividing Line one hunderd and five Rods to the south west corner of John Hog's land & from thence south to the west- erly side of the Island Pond thence including the Island to the bounds first mentioned and by these Presents are declared and ordained to be a Town Corporate and are hereby erected and Incorporated into a Body Politick and a Corporation to have Continuance forever by the name of Hampstead with all the Powers and Authorities Privileges Immunities & Infran- chizes forever always reserving to us our Heirs and Succes- sors all white pine Trees growing and being or that shall ever grow and be on the said Tract of Land fit for the use of our Royal Navy reserving also the Power of Dividing Said Town to us or Heirs and Succcessors when it shall appear necessary and convenient for the Benefit of the Inhabitants Thereof It is to be understood and is accordingly hereby declared that
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the private Property of the soil is in no manner of way to be effected by this Charter and as The several Towns within our said Province of New Hampshire are by the Laws thereof en- abled & authorized to assemble and by the Majority of votes to choose all such said officers as are mentioned in such Laws We do by these Presents nominate and appoint Daniel Little Esq. to call the first meeting of the said Inhabitants to be held within the said Town at any time within twenty four days from the Date thereof Giving Legal notice of the Time Place & Design of holding such meeting after which the An- nual meeting in said Town shall be held for the Choice of town officers & forever on the last Wednesday in March an- nually In Testimony whereof we have caused the seal of our Province to be hereunto affixed
Witness Benning Wentworth Esq. our Governor and Commander in chief of our Province The 19th day of Janu- ary In the year of our Lord Christ one thousand seven hun- dred fortynine and in the twenty third year of his reign.
B Wentworth.
By his Excellencys Command with advice of Council, Theodore Atkinson Secry
Province : New Hampshire.
Entered & recorded in the Sec'ry Office in the Book of Char- ters. Page 52 : 53 : 54.
per Theodore Atkinson, Sec'ry.
" PETITION OF EDWARD FLINT AND OTHERS TO BE AN- NEXED TO HAMPSTEAD.
To his Excellency Benning Wentworth Esq. Governor & Commander in Chief in and over his Majesties Province of New Hampshire in New England & to the Hon'ble the Council of said Province.
Humbly Shews.
The petition of Edward Flynt, Samuel Stevens & others the Subscribers that your Petitioners Living in that part of Ha-
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verhill District commonly called Timberlane have always to- gether with the other Inhabitants cheerfully paid their Taxes & when a petition was prefer'd by the said Inhabitants to your Excellency & Honours to be incorporated into a Town- ship your petitioners signed ye said petition & helped that when the Township was incorporated that not only your pe- titioners but their Estates also would have been taken within ye charter being much more for the interest of your petition- ers than to be put any where else.
But as it is may it please your Excellency & Honours that by the Charter of Hampstead lately Granted your petitioners Estates are so divided that near one half is left out notwith- standing their Lands have for many years past been fenc'd in and improved & being so Divided & Split by the said lines it is to the very great damage of your petitioners.
We therefore earnestly request your Excellency & Honours to annex our whole lands to Hampstead according to our first petition And for your Excellency & Honours your humble petioners as in duty bound shall ever pray &c.
Edward Flint. Samuel Stevens. Nehemiah Stevens. David Stevens. Sam'l Stevens.
William Stevens. Joseph Stevens.
Hampstead, February 14th. 1749."
In the Warrant to call a Town meeting dated Hampstead March ye 12th 1749.
Article 2-" To see of ye Town will agree that Mr. Flint's and ye Stevens Land which is parted by ye line of this town may be Incorporated with the Town of Hampstead and others on ye Southerly Line of this Town may have liberty to be Incorporated with ye Town of Hampstead." " Voted in ye affirmative."
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Hampstead August 22d 1758
"At a Leagal Town meeting held this Day Persuant to a warrant from the selectmen of this town the following things were voted.
1st Voted to Chose a committee to Defend and Carry on to final Judgement and Execution the Case already Com- menced against Some Persons in this town by Kingston in Respect of Land with or any Person in this town that may be sued By Kingston in Respect to Land title upon the Cost and Charge of the freeholders of this Town every one to Pay his Proportion according to the value of his Land calling it wild or unimproved Land.
2nd. Voted that those Persons that settled under Kingston tittle are free'd and Excluded from Paying any Part of the above Said cost and Charge.
The committee Chosen to Carry on any Case in Law against Kingston are Lieut Peter Morse Nath'l Heath John Webster John Muzzey and Eben Gile.
Hampstead October 24th 1768
A true copy.
Peter Eastman 1 Town Clerk."
VOTES IN TOWN MEETING RELATIVE TO KINGSTON CLAIMS.
" Hampstead Sept. 1st 1760.
This day a meeting is Held Pursuant to a warrant from the Selectmen of this Town and the following things were voted (Viz)
1st. Voted to Give twelve Hundred Pounds old Tenor to Kingston Proprietors for a settlement with them in Respect of their Claims, in this town.
2d. Voted to free those Persons that Settled under King- ston Title from any Charge in Said agreement with Kingston."
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Hampstead Sept'r 19th 1760.
At a meeting held this Day Pursuant to an Adjournment of the above meeting the Town Voted to Give the Proprietors of Kingston three thousand Pounds old tenor to Quit their Claims to all the Lands in this town that was settled under Haverhill & Amsbury titles. Voted Likewise to bare half the Charges in Gitting a Grant of the new Township which was Propos'd to them.
Peter Eastman. ¿ Town Clerk.
Hampstead October 24th 1768.
A true copy "
" Hampstead Dec'r 8th. 1767.
At a legal meeting held this Day by the free holders of the Town of Hampstead. that settled under Haverhill & Alms- bury title. Pursuant to a warrant from the Selectmen of said Town the following votes were Past
1st voted that John Webster Esq'r John Muzzey Benjamin Kimball & Jesse Johnson. Be a committee to Give security (to Kingston Claimers ) for three thousand Pound sold tenor that was formerly voted to Give them for their Claims in Hampstead.
2ly Voted that the above said Committee shall apply to the General Court to be enabled to Colect the Rate that is allready assessed in order to complete the agreement with Kingston Claimers.
A true Coppy of these Particular votes Exam'd & attested. John Muzzey Clerk.
" Hampstead February 9th 1767
at a legal meeting held this Day (by the freeholders of Hamp- stead that Settled under Haverhill & Amesbury title) by
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Vartue of a warrant from the Selectmen of this Town. The following things were Voted, (Viz)
John Webster moderator.
John Muzzey Chosen Clerk for said meeting.
This meeting is ajourned to monday the 23d of this instant feb'y at on o'Clock in the afternoon.
Feb'y 23d at the adjournment of the above said meeting it was voted as followeth
1st Voted to raise three thousand Pounds old tenor formerly voted to give to Kingston Claimers of Land in Hampstead for their Claims, in said Hampstead Providing they give us the Deed already signed by a number of said Claimers: and likewise Give sufficient Bonds to Defend against any that may here after Chalenge Land in Hampstead under a King- ston Claim.
2ly Voted that John Muzzey, Lieut Edman Morse, and John Mills be a committee to Take a vauation of the Land in Hampstead belonging to the above freeholders : and assess the above said money and for Defraying the Charges of the Settlement with Kingston.
March 21st 1768 a True Copy
Clerk
John Muzzey for said meeting."
RELATIVE TO THE SETTLEMENT OF KINGSTON DISPUTE 1768.
" To his Excellency John Wentworth Esq'r Governor and Commander in chieff in and over His Majesty's Province of New Hampshire & to the Hon'le His Majesty's Council and House of Representatives Convean'd in General assembly for Said Province."
The Petition of us the Subscribers in behalf of the free- holders of the Town of Hampstead Humbly Sheweth That whereas there has been an unhappy Dispute Long Subsisting
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Between the freeholders of the Town of Hampstead (who held their Lands in said Hampstead under the ancient.Grants of Haverhill & Almsbury ) and the proprietors of Kingston and others Claiming under them: Respecting the title of Land within said Hampstead : and to settle this unhappy De- bate ; the said freeholders of Hampstead have Past a vote to Give the agriev'd party Claiming said Land under Kingston the sum of three thousand Pounds old tenor Equal to one Hundred & fifty Pounds Lawfull money : and Likewise to be at one half the Charge of Gitting a Township Granted in order to Give to the Said agriev'd Party for their Claims in Hamps'd and it hath Pleased His Excellency our former Governor to Grant a Township by the name of Unity : that there might be an ammicable Settlement made between the Contending Parties ; Now the agriev'd Party Claiming under Kingston has rec'd a Deed of the Township of Unity from the Grantees of it and have taken the same in Part of the above said Settlement, and now the one Hunderd and fifty Pounds yet Remains to be Paid to Complete the agreement and although the money be assess'd for the Payment of the above said sum and for Defraying the Charges ; agreeable to a vote of said freeholders yet we suppose that we have not Power to Colect the same or any ones Purporting that Re- fuses to Pay it; which there is many ; Some have farms or tracts of Land in said Hampstead and Live out of this Prov- ince ; and others are Late Purchasers and are unwilling to Pay their Purportions unless they Can Come Back upon their Warrentees for Damages as being an incumbrance upon the Land when they bought it. So that we Labour under a great Difficulty and Cannot finish the agreement. Therefore the Prayer of your Petitioners is that your Excellency and Honours would be pleased to take our unhappy Case under your wise and Grant us the Power to Collect the above said assessment as in your Wisdom Shall be thought most Proper. So that these unhappy Disputes which have subsisted above thirty years may be brought to final and Happy end
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And your Humble Petitioners as in Duty Bound shall ever Pray.
Dated at Hampstead. February 3d 1768.
John Webster. Benjamin Kimball. Jesse Johnson.
John Muzzey. Nath'l Heath.
" Assessment of Rates, about 1764, on the Lands Possessed By those Persons whose names are underwritten ; assess't By Virtue of a vote of the freeholders of the Town of Hamp- stead : in order to Settle the Long and unhappy Dispute that has Subsisted between the said freeholders of Hampstead that Settled under Haverhill & Amesbury Title, and the Pro- prietors of Kingston or claims under them :
John Atwood.
Dr. Benjamin Kimball.
Joshua Bailey.
Moses Kimball.
Stephen Bailey.
wid. Kimball.
John Bartlett.
Benjamin Little.
Dr. John Bond.
Clerk Ben'n Little.
Joseph Brown.
Daniel Little Esqr.
Samuel Brown.
Enoch Little.
John Calfe.
Joseph Little.
John Chase.
Joseph Little.
Wid. Sant elear.
Moses Little Jun.
Eben'r Copp.
Capt. Moses Little.
Joshua Copp.
Sam'll Little Esq'r.
Thomas Crawford.
Stephen Little.
Asa Currier.
Capt. William Marshal.
Josiah Davis.
Abel Merrill.
Dr. Peter Eastman.
John Merrill.
John Mills. .
Lieut Benjamin Emerson. Caleb Emerson.
Hannah Moors.
wid. Sarah Clark.
Moses Little.
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John French.
Lieut Peter Morse.
- Joseph French Jr.
Lieut. William Moulton.
Dr. Joseph French.
John Muzzey.
William George.
Joseph Noyce.
Nathan Goodwin.
Benj'n Pilsbury.
David Hadley.
Joseph Pilsbury. John Plummer.
wid. Judith Hadley.
wid. Judith Plumer.
Benjamin Hale.
Will'm Richardson.
Capt Eben'r Hale. John Harriman.
Dinah Roberson.
Reuben Harriman.
Job Rowel. Abner Sawyer.
Hazen Jun'r.
Edmund Sawyer.
Capt. John Hazzen.
Enoch Sawyer.
Wid. Sarah Hazzen.
Joseph Sawyer.
Barth'w Heath.
Joshua Sawyer.
Benj'm Heath.
Arch. Stevens.
Nathaniel Heath.
Benj'n Stevens.
Will'm Heath Jr.
De't Watt Stevens.
En. William Heath.
Daniel Stevens.
Will'm Hunt.
Levi Stevens.
Capt. Hezehiah Hutch.
Otho Stevens.
Caleb Johnson.
Sam'll Stevens.
Charles Johnson.
Wid. Anna Stevens.
En. Jesse Johnson.
Wil'm Stevens.
Samuel Johnson.
the Rev. Mr. Henry True.
Stephen Johnson.
Zech. Johnson.
Jesse Trussel. Tho's Wadley.
John Kent.
John Webster Esq.
Eben Kezer.
Tho's Williams.
Eben'r Kezer for his wife.
Wid. Nehemiah Worthen.
John Kezer.
John Muzzey Edmund Moors. Committee." John Mills "
Joseph Hadley.
Wid. meribah Roberds.
Heirs of Richard.
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PETITION TO BE CLASSED FOR REPRESENTATIVES.
" State of To the Honble the General Court for Said
New hamp're State convened at Concord octo'r 19th 1785.
Humbly sheweth the Subscribers inhabitants of the Town of Hampstead That the General Court for Said Town in the year 1783 in Classing the Several Towns that were not con- stitutionally entitled to a Representative Left the Town of Hampstead unclassed our not being Represented under the new Constitution, and your petituoners esteeming it a great privilege to be Represented in the General Court, but not wishing to add to the public expenses, by adding to the num- ber of Representatives and being informed by some of the In- habitants of Plastow & Atkinson that they are willing that Hampstead should be classed with them Therefore Pray that your Honours would appoint a day of hearing on this our Petition and call on the Towns of Plastow & Atkinson to shew cause if any they have why the said three towns may not be made one class for Representation. and your petition- ers as bound shall ever pray."
Abner Rogers. Timothy Goodwin. Joseph Webster.
Edward Greeley. John Harriman. Daniel Little.
Micaj'h Little. Caleb Webster. John Brown.
Jonathan Little.
Amos Clark. Levi Hildreth.
David Dexter. John Richardson.
Joseph Noyes.
Eb'n'zer Copp.
William Richardson. Heze'h Hutchins.
Noah Johnson.
Eliphalet Davis.
Abner Sawyer.
Ephraim Hutchins.
" (Another petition of the same tenor and date contains the following names : )
James Brown.
Samuel Brown. John Kimball.
Joseph Chandler.
John True. Jesse Johnson.
John Bond. Moses Little. Jn'o Wiear.
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John Gordon. John Adams.
Thomas emery.
Austin George.
David Poor.
Joshua H. Noyes.
Sam'l Johnson. Jun. Jonathan Carlton.
Samuel Johnson.
Samuel Little. Amos mills.
Joseph Treneh.
Thomas Wadley. Moses Brown.
David Moulton.
James Huse. Timothy Stevens.
Moses Atwood.
James Atwood. Andrew Bryant.
Roberd Darling.
Benjamin Tuxbury. Joseph Johnson.
Jacob Currier.
Edmund Eastman. Joshua Eastmen.
James Shepherd.
Ezekiel Currier.
John Atwood Jun. Thomas Muzzey.
Jona H. Hale. John Eaton.
Job Kent."
" (Still another bears the following names.)
Samuel Johnson.
William Griffin.
Edmund Morse.
Nehemiah Kelly.
Thomas Emery. Moses Emery.
John Brickett.
John Richardson. Walter Little.
Thomas Wadley.
Reuben Harriman.
Moses Richardson.
Isaac Heath. Jabez Hoit Jun. Joseph Noyes Jun.
Moses Morse. Joseph Currier.
Henry Johnson.
William Moulton. Samuel Currier. Joseph Chase.
Janathan Eastman. Janathan George.
Benjamin Kimball.
Jese Heath. Samuel Currier Jun. Abraham Johnson.
Thomas Williams. Joseph French Ju. Barthol'w Heath. John Calef. John Williams. Peter Morse."
(The Town of Atkinson opposed the foregoing peti- tions, see Vol. XI, page 132. And Hampstead petitioned the next year for the privilege of sending one by themselves, which was granted .- Editor of State Papers.)
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ANNALS.
The following are from the early Town records, concerning " the meeting house."
" Hampstead, March 31st. 1746.
The following pews are entered as they are now owned. Beginning at the right hand of the Door, on the right hand as we go in to the meeting house Viz :- As I go in "-The number of the pews as the order of the names. " Eben Gile, John Johnson Jr. (deceased) Ensign Samuel Plummer, John Johnson, David Stevens, Moses Hale, Daniel Little Esq. Moses Kimball, Deacon Benjamin Kimball, Minister's pew. Jeremiah Eaton (deceased), Capt. Moses Copp, Deacon Peter Eastman, Otho Stevens, William Eastman, John Muz- zey, John Punkins (deceased), Lieut. Benj. Emerson, John Webster, John Bond (at the left hand of ye door) Richard IJazzen (deceased) at the right hand of the alley in the iner tear. Jacob Bailey, James Graves, (Lieut) at the left hand of the ally in ye iner tear. Moses Tucker."
Articles to be acted upon " on Wednesday ye 28th of March current 1749"
Article 2-" To see if ye Town will accept of ye meeting house as it now stands."
Article 3 .- " To see if ye will agree that ye Privilege of the pews for ye meeting house that have been sold and all the privileges of ye six Pews more for ye fore part of ye meeting house Below shall go to Defray the Charges of ye meeting house that have been past ye said six Pews being sold at Publick Vandue." "Voted in the affirmative "
Article 4-" To receive the report of ye committee ap- pointed by the town to treat with Mr. George Little about
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purchasing a piece of land where the meeting house now stands on and for ye town use to aecomodate ye same." " Vote not recorded."
Article 5-To see if ye Town will choose a committee to finish ye meeting house, so far as shall be comfortable to meet in for ye Publick of God at ye Town' cost and charge." On this article it was Voted, "to finish ye floor of ye Meet- ing House below and to glass all ye lower windows & to clabod ye two ends and ye back end & make all ye doors and hang them and that George Little & Benjamin Kimball be a Committe to do it.
" 6th of January 1768. To see if ye Town will sell to the highest bidder the two hind seats in the mens and womens Body of seats below to help plaister the meeting house if they are sold then "
" To see if the Town will accept of such materials as is necessary for the plaistering of the meeting house of the per- sons that purchase the said hired seats for payment."
"Sept. 29th, 1768. To see if ye Town will see cause to repair ye outside of ye meeting house."
" To see if ye Town will agree to sell the Parsonage Land lying in this Town and dispose of ye money arising from said sale for buying a place or building spot near the meet- ing house or for any other purpose."
" March 26th 1783. Voted to sell the Parsonage Lands Lying in Hampstead and all the common Lands Lying in said town"
" Voted to choose a committee to ascertain the Lands of the Parsonage."
May ye 3d. 1751-Article 2-" To choose a person to sweep the meeting house."
Also " to see if ye Town will glaze the windows for ye pulpit."
March 25th. 1752 " To see what ye Town will do towards finishing the meeting house in said Town and to order where the pillars shall stand under ye galleries."
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March 25th. 1852 " It was Voted to finish elabording and ye glazing of the Meeting House, and make three seats " " And ye breastwork in ye gallary, and voted that the pillars stand in ye places that they shall be of most service to sup- port the gallaries. Viz. Two of them, one by Master Haz- zen's pew in ye end next to ye ally ye other in ye end in ye ally next to Mr. Graves pew ye other two one about two feet from ye end of Bayleys pew next ye womens ally ye other about two feet from ye end of ye mens ally of Dustans pew "
August ye 13th 1752 " To see if ye Town will give or sell ye privilege of building pews in ye gallary in ye outside of ye meeting house next by ye window to ye young people belonging to ye town"
Voted " that ye privilege of Building the Pews one seat wide round ye galleries next ye out side of ye Meeting House and that Lieut Morse Eben'' Gile & Benjamin Emerson be a Com'tee to sell off the Privileges of s'd pews at a Publiek Vendue to ye highest bidder of ye People of ye Town."
Voted " that ye Privileges of ye above s'd Pews in ye front of ye meeting House to be three feet wide from ye studs."
" At a Public Vendue Pursuant to ye vote of the Town on ye 31st of August 1749 instant ye Privileges were sold in ye Meeting House in ye following manner to ye following persons."
" Ye front pews on ye "Long gallery mens "Long gallery womens mens side " side
side."
Lieut. Morse 2-5
Lient. Morse 2-0
Samuel Wadley 2-4
Obediah Wells 2-5
Amos Clark 2-0
Daniel Roberts 2-7
Nathan Goodwin 2-3 John Wilson 2-0 Bartolnew Heath 2-6
John Beard 2-7 Nich'n Watson 2-0 Samuel Plummer [2-S
Samuel Wadley 2-5
Mr. Hazzen 2-0 Edmund Sawyer 2-7
Eben Gile 2-6
Eben Gile 2-5 John Beard 2-7
Daniel Roberts
3-2
Jolın Muzzey 2-0 Jacob Bayley
2-15
"In front of ye womens side."
Lieut. Morse 2-5
Mr. Hazzen 2-10
Eben Gile 4-2
Jn Johnson Jr. 2-1
Eben Gile
2-5
Samuel Wadley
4-0 Samuel Plummer 2-5 John Webster
2-10
Lieut. Morse
4-10 Edmund Sawyer 2-4 Mr. Hazzen
2-11
Mr. Hazzen
4-10 Nathan Gordon
2-5 Samuel Wadley
3-0"
Mr. Hazzen 2-0
2-10
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" DEED OF LAND, WHERE THE MEETING HOUSE STANDS."
" Know all by these presents that I George Little of Hampstead in the Province of New Hampshire Do for and in consideration of my always having a Place for a Pew in the Meeting House in said Town at the right hand of the fore door in said house do hereby for myself my heirs execotors and administrators release and make over to the use of said Town the Land where the Meeting House in said Town now stands. That is all the Land lying between the said Littles fence and the highway round the said meeting house as long as the said Land is improved for a meeting house for the Public worship of God : further most I the said George Little do hereby for myself my heirs and assigns do hereby to se- cure and defend the said Town in the peaceable possession for the benefit of said Town as long as it shall be wanted for a meeting House for the Public worship of God and in con- sideration of all above written I do hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty ninth day of March in the 29th year of his Mayesties reign ammoque Dommi 1756 signed sealed and delivered."
" May ye 30th, 1750-Voted that John Johnson be paid 39£ 12s old tenor with interest it being for what he paid and spent in going after ye Charter of ye Town, and that George Little be paid 2£ old Tenor it being for his going to Ports- mouth in order to get a Charter."
" Voted also to pay John Johnson 4£ 6s 8d. old Tenor it being what Coll. Atkinson Still Demanded for ye Charter of s'd Johnson."
April 21, 1790, was an article in the Warrant " To see what method the Town will take to encourage a number of men to enlist in minutemen to hold themselves in readiness agreeably to an act of Congress."
Voted at Town meeting, May 7th, 1790, " to give to those Soldiers who engage as Minutemen for the Term of two
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years (unless sooner discharged) and equip themselves as the Law directs Two dollars for enlisting each as a Bounty and four Dollars p'r month provided they shall be called into Active service in Addition to their pay from Congress."
March 11, 1752. " To see where the Pound shall be built in this Town & in what manner it shall be."
Voted " To build a Pound on Peter Eastmans Land on ye west side of ye road against his Syder mill, and that the Pound shall be 30 feet square."
The next year it Voted upon " to see if ye Town will re- consider ye vote respecting ye Placing ye Pound & set it on ye Land of George Little, Stephen Emerson or Benjamin Emerson if ye town think Best and either of them will give ye Land to ye Town."
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