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THE PROPRIETORS' RECORDS.
Mofes Barron & famuel Wadfworth be ftill the Committee to Examin the Treafurers accompts, notwithftanding two of them have fold their Rights
famuel Wadfworth Proprietors Clerk
At a Meeting of the Proprietors of the Loweft Narraganfet Town- fhip on Merrimack River no 5 Legaly Warned, & held at the houfe of mr Pelatiah Glover at the fign of the three horfe fhoes in Bofton near the Common, on Wednefday February 15 1748/9
1 the Revd mr Samuel Brown was Chofen Moderater for faid meet- ing
2 Voted that money fhall be Raifed to Provide preaching for three months
3 Voted that Each fingle Right fhall pay twelve fhillings for faid Preaching
mr Zechariah Chandler Difsents from the two Laft Votes
4 M' Mofes Barron, Samuel Patten, & Thomas Vicary, Chofen a Committee to provide preaching in faid. Townfhip.
5 Voted that one third of the time, Preaching fhall be to accommo- date the inhabitants at the upper end of the Town; One Other third part, the Lower end of the Town, the Laft third about ftraw- berrie-hill. all in fuch houfes as the faid Committee fhall think proper for Each part of the inhabitants
6 Voted that Ten pounds old Tenor, be Drawn out of the Treafur- ers hands of money that is now in his hands, that was paid in for building the Meeting houfe to be in part for .preaching, faid Treaf- urer taking Receipt of thofe that provide preaching
famuel Wadfworth proprietors Clerk.
Province of New Hampshire
Whereas applycation hath this day been made to me the subscriber one of his Majesty's Justices of the peace for said Province by the owners and proprietors of more than one sixteenth part of the town- hip of Sowhegan East or Narragansett Township No Five Alias Bedford and part of the town of Merrimack in the Province afore- aid to Call a meeting of said owners and Proprietors THIS is there- ore to Notify and Warn all the owners and Proprietors of the town- hip aforesaid to meet at the house of Mr James Walker on Tues- ay the twenty six day of April Jnstant at 12 o'clock at noon to act nd Vote on the following articles Viz 1 To chuse a Moderator 2 Proprietors Clerk and to impower him to Demand and receive the Proprietors Books papers and plan and to sue for the same if the erson or persons in Whose hands they are shall refuse to deliver le same 3 To agree on Method to call Proprietors Meetings for le future
edford April 2ª 1763
John Goffe
. B. The above meeting was to have been held the 24th of last nuary at the above place but by reason of the Difficulty of Travel- g the proprietors could not be notified
a true record pr MathW Patten Proprietors Clerk.
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HISTORY OF BEDFORD.
Att a meeting of the Proprietors of the township of Sowhegan East Alias Bedford and part of the town of Merrymac held by a Notifi- cation from Col: John Goffe Esq' held at the house of Mr James Walker in said Bedford on Tuesday the twenty sixth day of April Annoque Domini 1763
Voted Col: John Goffe Esqr Moderator
Voted Matthew Patten Esqr Proprietors Clerk
Voted That the Clerk demand the proprietors book papers and Plan and make report at the adjournment of this meeting if he can
Voted That the Clerk do not sue for the proprietors book papers and Plan untill further Instructions
Voted That this meeting be adjourned untill Tuesday the 24th day of May next to this place at two of the Clock in the after- noon
Tuesday May 24th 1763 Met according to adjournment and the Moderator being necesfarily absent Therefore
Voted That M' James Walker be Moderator Pro temporary for this Meeting
Voted That this meeting be farther adjourned untill Tuesday the 26th day of July next at two of the Clock in the afternoon to this place
Tuesday July 26th 1763 met according to adjournment and the Clerk haveing received a Letter from Deacon Jonathan Williams of Boston concerning the Proprietors Book papers and Plan of his Willingnefs to Deliver them into whose hands the proprietors shall chose
Voted That Matthew Patten Esq' Proprietors Clerk do receive from the above named Deacon Jonathan Williams of Boston the proprietors Book papers and Great Plan of the whole town with the several Divisions thereon and when received to keep the same untill farther order of the propriety and that he go to Boston to receive them at the Proprietors cost
Voted That this Meeting be adjourned untill Thursday the first day of September next at three of the Clock in the afternoon to this place
Thursday September 1st 1763 met according to adjournment Voted That the Method for calling Proprietors Meeting for the future shall be in the Method following (viz) That the owners of one sixteenth part of said Propriety makeing applycation in Writ ing to the Proprietors Clerk shewing the articles they woud have incerted in said notification That the Clerk shal upon such applica tion Jsue out a notification for a proprietors meeting containing such articles as is set forth in said supplication and shall be advertise( the same in the New Hampshire Gazetee and in one of the Boston Publick Prints three weeks succefsively before the time of holding said meeting at the Cost of such supplicators for the speedy per formance of the same and that the said charge shall be drawn ou
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of the Proprietors stock by said supplycators afterward they receiv- ing a Certificate from the Clerk to the Treasurer of the sum the same advertising &c cost And in Case of the Death of the Clerk or his Necesfary Absence or refusal to call a Meeting as above said That then the same Method shall be observed for calling a proprie- tors Meeting as is Now Directed by the Law now in force for call- ing Proprietors Meetings in the Province of New Hampshire a true record pr Mathw Patten Proprietors Clerk
Pursuant to the method agreed on by the proprietors of Sowhegan East alias the town of Bedford and part of the town of Merrymac in the Province of New Hampshire are hereby Notified to meet at the Dwelling house of Capt James Walker in said Bedford on Tues- day the 29th day of October next at ten of the Clock in the fore- noon then and there when met 1st To chuse a moderator 2nd to Chuse a Commitee to Examin the Treasurers Collectors and Com- mitees accounts and to make a full settlement and prosecute to Recover if it need be any Money of said Proprietors that will be found due in any of the aforesaid Treasurers Collectors or Com- mitees hands 3. To chuse a Commitee to Prosecute any person or persons that have or may hereafter committ any Trespafs on any of the said proprietors Land or any person or persons who may hold by pofsefsion or otherwise
tth To see what Method the proprietors will Notifie or Warn their Meetings for the future
ith To see how much money the proprietors will Rais to Defray past and future charges
¡th To see if the proprietors will sell any of their lands and if they vill to point the land and chuse a Commitee to Do the same 7th To huse a Treasurer in the Room of Deacon Jonathan Williams of Boston who Desires to Resign the same 8th To agree on a method Draw money out of the Treasury
Matthew Patten Pro Clerk
edford Sept 2ª 1765
a true Record Attest Mathew Patten pro Clerk
tt a meeting of the proprietors of sowhegan East alias the town of edford and part of the town of Merrymac in the Province of New ampshire on Tuesday the 29th day of October A D 1765 at the use of Capt James Walker in said Bedford
oted Deacon Robert Walker Moderator
oted That the Method for calling proprietors meetings for the ture untill farther order shall be by one sixteenth part of said Pro- iety makeing supplication to the Clerk in Writing setting forth le articles to be acted on at said meeting who shall Jsue two notifi- tions the one to be posted up in said Bedford and the other in Ed Merrymac in some of the most likely places to be known by sd proprietors three weeks succefsively before the time of holding s1 meeting and in case that by the Death of the Clerk or his Nec-
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efsary absence then a supplication by the aforesaid number suppli- cating to any one of his Majesty's justices of the peace for said Pro- vince And he Granting a notification shall be posted up as aforesaid shall be sufficient Notification for holding meetings
Voted That this meeting be adjourned untill Tuesday the 19th day of November next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon to this place and that Notifications be sett up imiadiatly of the adjournment by the Clerk Tuesday the 19th of November 1765 met according to adjournment and proceeded And
Voted That this meeting be farther adjourned untill the first Mon- day in Decbr next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon to this place Monday the 2ª of December 1765 met according to adjournment and proceeded
Voted That Matthew Patten Efqr Lieut Thomas Barns and Lieut Samuel Patten be a Commitee to examin the Treasurers Collectors and Commitees Accts and to make a full settlement if they judge it necefsary and to sue and Recover any money that may be found in any of their hands for the use of said Propriety
Voted That Capt Moses Barron Capt james Walker and john Bell be a Commitee to prosecute any person or persons who have or here- after may Committ any Treaspafs on any of the proprietors Lands or any person or persons who hold any of their Land by pofsefsion or otherwise
Voted That Col: john Goffe Esqr Capt Moses Barron and Matthew Patten Esqr be a Commitee to sell a piece of land lying betweer Thomas Vickeres and james Gillmors in the town of said Merrymad which land is the Proprietors of said sowheagan East and is not ap propriated nor severed being what is commonly called the Gore to the best advantage they can and give a Deed or Deeds of the sam or any two of them and Render an accot of the profits ariseing b. the sale of the said land to the proprietors when called thereto Voted That this meeting be adjourned untill the first monday in April next at three of the Clock in the afternoon to this place Monday the 2ª of April 1766 No persons attended the meetin and no farther Transactions done in the Remaining articles of th Notification
A true Record Attest MathW Patten Prop Cler
Notice is hereby Given to the Proprietors of Sowhegan East Alia Bedford and part of the town of Merrymac that they meet at tł Dwelling house of Matthew Little in said Bedford on Wednesda the tenth day of December next at ten of the Clock in the forenoc Then and there when Met First to Chuse a Moderator 2dly To se if the proprietors will Chuse a Committee to settle the Proprietar line between said Sowhegan East and the Propriety of Sowhega West No. 3 alias Amherst And to give said Committee Jnstru tions as they shall think necefsary for that end 3dly To see if tl propriety will sell the Land commonly called the school lotts and see how the Money shall be appropriated and to chuse a Committ
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to do the same Effectualy to giveing deeds &c as the propriety shall order or to see if they will have the Commitee already chosen to prosecute Treaspafsers to prosecute any person or persons that have Trespafsed on said lotts or to lease the same as they shall think best allso to see if they will confirm the Votes of any former Meeting Bedford November 17th 1766
Mathw Patten Prop Clerk a True Record attest Math" Patten proprs Clerk
Att a Meeting of the Proprietors of sowhegan East alias Bedford and part of the town of Merrymac in the Province of New Hamp- shire at the Dwelling house of Matthew Little in said Bedford on Wednefday the 10th day of December Annoque Domini 1766
Voted Capt Moses Barron Moderator
Voted to chuse a Commitee to settle the line between this pro- priety and Amherst propriety
Voted That Matthew Patten Esqr Lieut Samuel Patten and Sam- uel Vose be the Commitee to settle the Propriety line above men- tioned
Voted That the above Committee proceed in conjunction with a Commitee from the Propriety of Amherst to settle said line in the manner following (Viz) To begin at a pine Tree standing (or where. it did stand) by sowhegan River the Corner of both proprietys. Townships And from thence Northwardly agreeable to the Grants of said towns and the plans thereof as near as they can obtain knowledge thereof in case any Dificualty arise that is not now known That then said Commitee make Report to this propriety for farther Instructions and if none arise and they make a full and final settle- nent of said line That then they make a Report of their settlement o this propriety for their acceptance
Voted that this meeting be adjourned to the house of John Bell n said Bedford to the eighteenth day of january next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon
Thursday january 18th 1767 Met according to adjournment And
Toted that this meeting be farther adjourned untill monday the inth day of February next at two of the Clock in the afternoon to. his place
Ionday February 9th 1767 Met according to adjournment nd
oted That this meeting be farther adjourned to Wednefday the ghteenth day of March next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon to. le house of Matthew Little in said Bedford
ednefday March 18th 1767 Met according to adjournment and oted That all the Votes of this propriety be confirmed and stand od and valid from the 2ª day of April 1763 to this day
oted That this Meeting be farther adjourned to monday the 13th y of April next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon to the house john Bell in said Bedford
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Monday April 13th 1767 There was no proprietors attended and nothing farther Don at the Meeting
A true Record Attest Mathw Patten Prop's Clerk
Notice is hereby given to the Proprietors of the Narraganfett Town- ship No five alias the town of Bedford and part of the town of Mer- rymac in the Province of New Hampshire That the meet at the Meeting house in said Bedford on Monday the 15th day of April next ensueing the Date at two of the Clock in the afternoon Then and there to Act on the following articles First To Chuse a Mod- erator for said Meeting 2ª To see if they will Vote to Lease out the Lotts called the school Lotts But properly known by No 21 and 22 in the 9th Rang for any number of years that shall be agreed on And if they do to Chuse a Commitee and impower them to give a Lease of the same with Instructions Relating to Liberty to building a saw Mill on said Lotts by the Leasees and improvement of said lotts Dureing the term that may be fixed on 3diy To see if they will sell the Oak Timber that is on said lotts That is fitt to saw into Plank or staves And if they do to Chuse a Commitee to do the same either at Vendue or private sale as may be thought proper And to take care of the profits ariseing thereby for the use of the proprietors And if they do not think fitt to sell the timber on saic lotts to Rais money to Discharge the proprietors Debt To see if they will Rais such a tax on the proprietors as shall be sufficient to Dis charge their Debt And to chuse afsefsors Collector Treasurer & And to agree on a method for Drawing the money out of said Com mitee or Treasurers hands as the Case may be so that those wh have any demand on the proprietors may Receive their due
This notification is Jsued agreeable to the method agreed on fc calling proprietors meetings
Bedford March 28th 1771
pr Mathw Patten Proprs Clerk. A true Record Attest Mathw Patten Prop's Cler
Att a meeting of the proprietors of the Narragansett Township N five alias the town of Bedford and part of the town of Merrymac the Province of New Hampshire on Monday the 15th day of Ap 1771 at the Meeting house in said Bedford
Voted Capt Moses Barron Moderator for this meeting
Voted To lease out the Lotts No 21 and 22 in the 9th Rang
Voted To lease out the privilege of Building a Mill on said lo: for the term of Twenty years if the mill lasts so long on the accot Natural decay
Voted That the men who shall build Mill have the privilege of Road from the Mill place to the town road
Voted that the Leasing out of the said lotts Relating the impro" ment of giveing a lease or leases and term of Years be Discretiona with the Commitee who shall be chose to lease the same
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Voted That Capt Moses Barron Matthew Patten Esqr and James Vose be the Commitee for the purpofes above said Voted that this meeting be adjourned untill the last Monday of june next at two of the Clock in the afternoon to this place Monday june 24th 1771 Divers of the proprietors met according to adjournment but Capt Barron who was the Moderator being dead the proprietors who were present thought it best to let the Meeting die and call a new Meeting to chuse a Commiteeman in his Room at a Convenient time.
a True Record Attest Math" Patten Proprs Clerk
Pursuant to a Request (to me the subscriber) of a Number sufficient agreeable to the Method agreed on for calling proprietors meetings The proprietors of the Narragansett Township no five sowhegan East Alias the Town of Bedford and part of the town of Merrymac are hereby Notified That they meet at the Dwelling house of the Honourable John Goffe Esqr in Derryfield on Friday the 28th Jn- stant at ten of the Clock in the forenoon First to chuse a Moderator 2dly To chuse a Commiteeman in the Room and Stead of Capt Moses Barron Decd to manage in conjunction with the other two survive- ing Commiteemen in the Leaseing the privilege of Building a saw mill on the school lotts so called and selling the timber on them and leaseing any part of said lotts for improvement &c and to give said Commitee such Instructions Relating the same as shall be thought proper 3dly To chuse a Commitee man in the Room and Stead of said Capt Barron Decd to join with the two surviveing Commiteemen for the sale of the Gore so called on Merrimack River lying between Moses Vickeres and james Gillmors 4thly To Vote what shall be done with the profits ariseing by the said Affairs And to chuse a Treas- urer if it shall be thought needful and to fix a method if the chuse Treasurer to draw the money out of his hands
Bedford February 10th 1772 A true Record Attest Math" Patten Prop's Clerk
MathW Patten Proprs Clerk
Att a Meeting of the proprietors of Sowhegan East Narragansett Township No 5 held at the Dwelling house of the Honourable john Hoffe Esqr in Derryfield on Friday the 28th day of February AD 772.
Toted That Samuel Patten be Moderator to govern this meeting oted That this meeting be adjourned to Wednefday the 18th day f March next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon to the house of hn Orr in Bedford
Tednefday March 18 1772 Met at the house of john Orr in Bed- rd according to adjournment
oted That this meeting be farther adjourned until Wednefday the th day of this Instant March at five of the Clock in the afternoon the Dwelling house of john Bell in said Bedford
ednefday the 25th day of March 1772 met according to adjourn- ent and Voted That Col: john Goffe Esqr be a Commiteeman in
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the Room and Stead of Capt Moses Barron Decd to act in conjunc- tion with the other two surviveing Comittemen in leasing out the privilege of building a saw mill on the school lotts so called selling the timber on said lotts Leaseing any part of said lotts for improve- ment & as mentioned in the article in the advertisement
Voted That Lieut Daniel Moor be a Commiteeman in the Room and Stead of Capt Moses Barron Decd to act in conjunction with the other two surviveing Commiteemen for the sale of the Gore so called as Discribed in the advertisement
Voted That the profits ariseing by leaseing the privilege on the school lotts for a mill selling the Timber on the same The sale of the Gore be for Dischargeing the proprietors Debts or charge &c Voted Not to chuse a Treasurer at present
A true record Attest Mathw Patten Prop's Clerk We the subscribers being Commitees chosen by the proprietors of the Townships of Narragansett No three and No five Respectively to settle and Establish the line between the said townships so far as they join (part of which has been Disputed a number of years) And haveing met in the month of December 1766 and was disappointed by a Great snow falling after we mett which caused us to break off at that time We met again the latter end of the Next March And began at a heap of stones on the North bank of Sowhegan River being the corner of Measurs Wilsons and Ushars land being well known and allowed to be the Southwest corner of said No five and the Southeast Corner of said No three And from thence we Run North about 1} Degrees West makeing proper allowance to make our Compafsefs Quadrate. And continued said Course as far North as to be East from the Northeast corner of said No three being a large heap of stones well known and allowed to be the corner And we came out about forty Rods Distance to the East We then set of from said heap of stones And Run the line Westward as far as the southwest corner of said No five being a Beach tree marked with number of stones laid to the Root of the same And found that fron said heap of stones to the said Beach tree is a Good line wel marked And accordingly in our said Capacities we Agree an Establish the same to be the line on that part between said N three and No five And finding the snow very deep in the bac woods we broke off at that time without straighting the lin between the said Northeast corner of said No three and that at th bank of sowhegan River where we first began And We met agai in january 1771 And began at the said heap of stones on the ban of said Sowhegan River and Run North three Degrees West k one of our compafsefs which carried a straight line to said North east corner of said No three and found the same line antient marked with a number of Corner bounds of lotts on said line sa line being the line claimed by the proprietors of said No five ar have preambulated and New Marked said line And do in our sa Capacities agree and establish the said line as we found the sar
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was formerly Run and marked And now preambulated and new marked by us To be the line between the said townships of No three and No five And finds that the line Runing from the said heap of stones on the bank of the River aforesaid as formerly claimed by the proprietors of said No three Jnterfers into the Lands of said No five and is not a proper point to Run a straight line between the said heap of stones on the bank of the River aforesaid And the Northeast corner aforesaid And that the said line claimed by the proprietors of said No three Extends no farther North than the North end of the home lotts or first Division in said No three And that from the North End of said home lotts to the northeast corner of said No three aforesaid the Corners of the Division of lotts in said No three are on the line which Runs straight between the corners of said townships which we have now preambulated and new marked.
Witnefs our hands this 25th day of january AD 1771
The foregoing settlement of the line
between the Townships was Voted accepted at the Proprietors meeting held the 3ª of january AD 1774
Mofes Barron
Comtt for No
Andrew Bradford three
Samll Patten Comtt
Samll Vose for No Mathw Patten - five
A true Record Attest Mathw Patten Proprs Clerk
Notice is hereby given to the Proprietors of the Narragansett Township No Five Sowhegan East Alias the town of Bedford and part of the town of Merrymac That they meet at the Dwelling house of Capt Daniel Moor in said Bedford on Monday the third day of january next at ten of the Clock in the forenoon Then and there when Met
First To Chuse a Moderator to Govern said Meeting
2ª To chuse a Committeeman in the Room and stead of Capt Moses Barron Decd to join in conjunction with the other two surviveing commiteemen to take care of the proprietors lands and prosecute any person that have or may Trespafs on their land or to Dismifs the two already chose And chuse a New committee for the above purpofs if they shall think that best.
3ª To hear the commitees Report and to pafs on the same that were chose to settle the line between this propriety and the pro- briety of Sowhegan West or Narragansett No three.
Ith To impower the commitee that were chosen to sell the Gore so alled (or to chuse A committee) to sue for the pofsefsion of the said fore if those who have any part thereof shall Refuse to Refign the ofsefsion thereof
ith whereas it is suppofsed by some persons that there is one home ott lefs in Number on the North side of the Gore than is laid down the plan of the town Therefore to see if the Proprietors will huse a commitee to Examin the same and know if there is such a mistake And if there does appear to be that mistake to impower 15
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the commitee that may be chose for the above purpofse (if they chuse one) To lay out of the said Gore Equivalent to a home lott by the said Commitees judgement to the person who may lack said lott
This Notification is Jsued agreeable to the Method agreed on for calling proprietors Meetings
Bedford December 20th 1773
Mathw Patten Prop's Clerk A True Record Attest Math" Patten Prop's Clerk
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