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1801. Ephraim Carpenter, Mod .; William Heywood, T. C .; William Heywood, John Willard, Timothy Holden, Sel. ; Benjamin Clark, T. Treas .; Ephraim Carpenter, Rep. Maj. for Gilman 110.
1802. John Hubbard, Mod .; William Heywood, T. C .; William Hey- wood, John Willard, Timothy Hohlen, Sel .; Benjamin Clark, T. Treas. ; Samuel Hunt, Rep. Maj. for Gilman 147.
1803. John Hubbard, Mod. ; Frederic A. Sumner, T. C. ; Timothy West, Timothy Holden, Roswell Hunt, Sel .; Benjamin Clark, T. Treas .; Oliver Hastings, Rep. Maj. for Gilman 145.
1804. John Hubbard Mod .; Frederic A. Sumner, T. C .; Timothy Hol- den, Frederic A. Sumner, Jesse Healy, Sel .; Benjamin Clark, T. Treas. : Oliver Hall, Rep. Maj. for Gihnan 41, for Federalists 41.
1805. John Willard, Mod .; Frederic A. Sumner. T. C .; Frederic A. Sumner, Benjamin Labaree, Jesse Healy, Sel. ; Benjamin Clark, T. Treas. ; Oliver Hall, Rep. Maj. for Gilman 58.
1806. John Willard, Mod .; Frederic A. Sumner, T. C .; Frederic A. Sumner, Benjamin Labaree, Jesse Healy, Sel. ; Benjamin Clark T. Treas. ; Oliver Hastings, Rep. Maj. for John Langdon, Rep. 52.
1807. Benjamin Labaree, Mod .; Frederic A. Sumner, T. C .; Frederic A. Sumner, Benjamin Labaree, Jesse Healy, Sel .; Benjamin Clark, T. Treas. ; Benjamin Labaree, Rep. Maj. for Langdon 26.
1808. John C. Chamberlain, Mod .; Frederic A. Sumner, T. C. ; Frederic A. Sumner, Benjamin Labaree, Jesse Healy, Sel. ; Benjamin Clark, T. Treas. Maj. for Langdon 21, for Ruekney, Fed., 119.
1809 John C. Chamberlain, Mod. ; Frederic A. Sumner, T. C. ; Frederic A. Sumner, Benjamin Labaree, Jesse Ilealy, Sel. ; Aaron Dean, 1. Treas. ; Benjamin Labaree, Rep. Maj. for Smith, Fed., 139.
1810. Henry Hubbard, Mod. ; Frederie A. Summer, T. C .; Frederic A. Sumner, Jonathan Baker, Enos Stevens, Sel. ; Roswell Willard, T. Treas. ; Hornee Hall, Rep .; Maj. for Jeremiah Smith 116.
1811. Ilenry Hubbard, Mod. ; Frederie A. Sumner, T. C .; Frederic A. Sumner, Nathan Allen, Enos Stevens, Sel. ; Roswell Willard. T. Treas., Horace Hall, Rep. Maj. for Jeremiah Smith 116.
1812. John C. Chamberlain, Mod. ; Frederic A. Sumner, T. C. : Frederic
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A. Sumner, Nathan Allen, Enos Stevens, Sel .; Obadiah Wells, T. Treas .; Henry Hubbard, Rep. Maj. for Gilman 156, for Clinton 209.
1813. John C. Chamberlain Mod .; Frederic A. Sumner, T. C., Fred- erie A. Sumner, Nathan Allen, Enos Stevens Sel .; Obadiah Wells, T. Treas. ; Henry Hubbard, Rep. Maj. for Gilman 169.
1814. Henry Hubbard, Mod .; Frederic A. Sumner, T. C .; Frederic A. Sumner, Nathan Allen, Enos Stevens, Sel .; Obadiah Wells, T. Treas .; Henry Hubbard, Rep. Maj. for Gilman 207.
1815. IIenry Hubbard, Mod .; Frederic A. Sumner, T. C .; Frederic A. Sumner, Nathan Allen, Enos Stevens, Sel .; Obadiah Wells, T. Treas .; . Henry Hubbard, Rep. Maj. for Gilman 208.
1816. Henry Hubbard, Mod .; Frederic A. Sumner, T. C .; Frederic A. Sumner, Nathan Allen, Enos Stevens, Sel .; Obadiah Wells, T. Treas .; Enos Stevens, Rep .; Maj. for James Sheafe, (Fed) 166-for Fed. 124.
1817. John C. Chamberlain, Mod .; Frederic A. Sumner, T. C .; Fred- erie A. Sumner, Nathan Allen, Enos Stevens, Sel .; Obadiah Wells, T. Treas. ; Enos Stevens, Rep. ; Maj. for Jeremiah Mason, Fed., 114.
1818. Henry Hubbard, Mod .; Frederic A. Sumner, T. C .; Frederic A. Sumner, Nathan Allen, Enos Stevens, Sel. ; Obadiah Wells, T. Treas .; John C. Chamberlain, Rep .; Maj. for Jeremiah Mason, 97.
1819. Henry Hubbard, Mod .; George Olcott, T. C .; Henry Hubbard, Horace Wheeler, George Olcott, Sel .; Obadiah Wells, T. Treas .; Henry Hubbard, Rep. ; Maj. for William Hale, Fed. 14.
1820. Enos Stevens, Mod .; George Olcott, T. C .; Henry Hubbard, Hor- ace Wheeler, George Olcott, Sel. ; Obadiah Wells, T. Treas .; Henry Hub- bard, Rep .; Maj. for Samuel Bell, (Rep.) 135, for Monroe, 31.
1821. John C. Chamberlain, Mod .; George Olcott, T. C .; Enos Stevens, Nathan Allen, George Olcott, Sel .; Obadiah Wells, T. Treas .; Enos Ste- vens, Rep .; Maj. for Samuel Bell, 104.
1822. Henry Hubbard, Mod .; George Olcott, T. C .; Enos Stevens, Na- than Allen, George Olcott, Sel .; Charles Westcott, T. Treas .; Enos Ste- vens, Rep. ; Maj. for Samuel Bell, 113.
1823. Henry Hubbard, Mod .; Frederic A. Sumner, T. C .; Frederic A. Sumner, Nathan Allen, Enos Stevens, Sel. ; Henry H. Sylvester, T. Treas .; Henry IInbbard, Rep. ; Plurality for Levi Woodbury, Rep. 5.
1824. Henry Hubbard, Mod .; George Olcott, T. C .; Enos Stevens, Na- than Allen, James Labaree, Sel .; Henry H. Sylvester, T. Treas .; Henry Hubbard, Rep. ; Plurality for Woodbury, (Rep.) 14, for Adams, 65.
1825. Henry Hubbard, Mod .; Henry H. Sylvester, T. C .; Enos Stevens, Hubbard Glidden, James Labaree, Sel .; Henry H. Sylvester, T. Treas. ; Ilenry Hubbard, Rep .; Maj. for David L. Morrill, 167.
1826. Ilenry Hubbard, Mod .; William Gordon, T. C .; Enos Stevens, Hubbard Glidden, Samuel Wilson, Sel .; David Holton, T. Treas. ; Henry Hubbard, Rep .; Maj. for David L. Morrill, 30.
1827. Henry Hubbard, Mod .; William Gordon, T. C .; Enos Stevens, Hubbard Glidden, Samuel Wilson, Sel .; Charles Westcott, T. Treas .; Henry Hubbard, Rep. Maj. for Benjamin Pierce, (Dem.) 131.
1828. Henry Hubbard, Mod .; Henry Hubbard, T. C .; Henry Hubbard,
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HISTORICAL MISCELLANY. 677
Hubbard Glidden, Joseph Simonds, Sel .; Charles Westcott, T. Treas .; Vryling Lovell, Rep. ; Mai. for John Bell, 115, for Adams, 93.
1829. Henry Hubbard, Mod .; Enos Stevens, T. C .; Enos Stevens, Charles Westcott, Joseph Simonds, Sel .; John Hubbard, T. Treas .; Enos Stevens, Rep .; Maj. for Benjamin Pierec, (Dem.) 18.
1830. Enos Stevens, Mod. ; Enos Stevens, T. C .; Enos Stevens, Hubbard Glidden, Joseph Simonds, Sel. ; John Hubbard, T. Treas. ; Enos Stevens, Rep. Maj. for Timothy Upham, 61.
1831. Enos Stevens, Mod .; Enos Stevens, T. C .; Enos Stevens, Hub- bard Glidden, Moses Putnam, Sel .; William E. Bellows, T. Treas .; JJo- seph Heaton, Rep. Maj. for Ichabod Bartlett, 38.
1832. Enos Stevens, Mod .; Enos Stevens, T. C .; Enos Stevens, Ilub- bard Glidden, Henry White, Sel .; William E. Bellows, T. Treas. ; Jona- than L. Mack, Rep. Maj. for Samnel Dinsmoor, (Dem.) 22.
1833. Enos Stevens, Mod .; William Gordon, T. C .; Moses Putnam, Hubbard Glidden, James Milliken, Sel. ; William E. Bellows, T. Treas .; Jonathan L. Mack, Rep. Maj. for Samuel Dinsmoor, 245.
1834. Enos Stevens, Mod .; William Gordon, T. C .; Moses Putnam, Seth Meacham, James Milliken, Sel .; William E. Bellows, T. Treas .; William Gordon, Rep. Maj. for William Badger, (Dem.) 63.
1835. Enos Stevens, Mod .; William Gordon, T. C .; Isaac Silsby, Seth Meacham, Stephen D. Hlassam, Sel .; Enos Stevens, T. Treas .; Isaac Sils- by, Rep. Maj. for Joseph Healey. (Whig,) 7.
1836. Enos Stevens, Mod .; William Gordon, T . C .; Moses Putnam, Seth Meacham, Jonathan L. Mack, Sel .; Stephen D. Hassam, T. Treas. ; John J. Gilchrist, Rep. Maj. for Isaac Hill, (Dem.) 12.
1837. Enos Stevens, Mod .; William Gordon, T. C .; Moses Putnam, Seth Meacham, Jonathan L. Mack, Sel. ; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; John J. Gil- christ, Rep. ; Maj. for Isaac Hill, 96.
1838. Enos Stevens, Mod. ; William Gordon, T. C .; Enos Stevens, Seth Meacham, Aslibel Hamlin, Sel .; Goorge Olcott, T. Treas. ; Putnam Barron, Rep. : Maj. for James Wilson, jr., (whig) 58.
1839. Enos Stevens, Mod .; Simcon O. Cooley, T. C .; Enos Stevens, Ara Powers, Ashbel Ilamlin, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Seth Meacham, Rep .; Maj. for Wilson, 35.
1840. Enos Stevens, Mod .; Simcon O. Cooley, T. C .; Ashbel Hamlin, Richard Ilolden, Benjamin Challis, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Seth Meacham, Rep. Maj. for Enos Stevens, (whig) 30, for Ilarrison, 29.
1841. Enos Stevens, Mod .; George Hubbard, T. C .; Ashbel Hamlin, Richard Holden, Benjamin Challis, Sel. ; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Ashbel Hamlin, Rep. Maj. for Enos Stevens, 28.
1842. George Olcott, Mod .; Simeon O. Cooley, T. C. ; Benjamin Challis, Richard Holden, Jonas Tufts, Sel. ; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Ashbel H :- lin, Rep. No plurality nor majority.
1843. George Olcott, Mod .; Simeon O. Cooley, T. C .; Richard Holden, Jonas Tufts, Brooks Kimball, Sel .; George Oleott. T. Treas. ; Benjamin Challis, Rep. Plurality for Henry Hubbard, (Dem.) 4.
1844. George Olcott, Mod. ; Simeon O. Cooley, T. C .; Richard Holden,
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Brooks Kimball, James Milliken, Sel. ; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Benjamin Challis, Rep. Maj. for Anthony Colby. (Whig) 10, for Clay, 30.
1845. John J. Gilchrist, Mod .; Simeon O. Cooley, T. C .; William Mc Crae, Lewis Farwell, John M. Glidden, Sel. ; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; no representative. Maj. for Anthony Colby, (Whig), 2.
1846. John J. Gilchrist, Mod .; Simeon O. Cooley, T. C .; William Mc Crae, Lewis Farwell, John M. Glidden, Sel. ; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; William Mc Crae, Rep. Plurality for Anthony Colby, 5.
1847. John J. Gilchrist, Mod. ; Simeon O. Cooley, T. C .; Jolin Putnam, 2d, David Hubbard, Lewis Farwell, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas .; Wil- liam Mc Crae, Rep. Maj. for Anthony Colby, 16.
1848. John J. Gilchrist. Mod. ; Simeon O. Cooley, T. C .; Lewis Farwell, David Hubbard, Josiah H. Hubbard, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas .; Wil- liam A. Rand, Rep. Maj. for Nathaniel S. Berry, (Free Soil) 28, for Taylor 40.
.1849. Edmund L. Cushing, Mod. ; Samuel L. Fletcher, T. C .; John M. Glidden, Leonard Way, James Milliken, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas .; William A. Rand, Rep. Maj. for Levi Chamberlain, (Whig) 38.
1850. Edmund L. Cushing, Mod. ; Sam'l L. Wilder, jr., T. C .; John M. Glidden, Leonard Way, Brooks Kimball, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Edmund L. Cushing, Richard Holden, Rep. Maj. for Levi Chamberlain, 35.
1851. John J. Gilchrist, Mod. ; Sam'l L. Wilder, jr., T. C. ; John M. Glid- den, Brooks Kimball, Jonathan Hubbard, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Richard Holden, Brooks Kimball, Rep. ; Maj. for Thomas E. Sawyer, Whig, 40.
1852. Edmund L. Cushing, Mod. ; Sam'l. L. Wilder, jr., T. C .; William A. Rand, Benjamin Whipple, Clark W. Converse, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Edmund L. Cushing, Rep. ; Maj. for Thomas E. Sawyer, 45, for Scott, 9.
1853. Edmund L. Cushing, Mod. ; Samuel L. Wilder, jr., T. C .; William A. Rand, Benjamin Whipple, Clark W. Converse, Sel. ; George Olcott, T. C .; Edmund L. Cushing, Rep. ; Maj. for James Bell, (whig) 5.
1854. John J. Gilchrist, Mod. ; Charles Messenger, T. C .; William A. Rand. Clark W. Converse, Samuel H. Grinnell, Sel. ; George Olcott, T. Treas; John M. Glidden, Rep. ; purality for James Bell, 5.
1855. William A. Rand, Mod. ; Sam'l L. Wilder, jr., T. C .; William A . Rand, Samuel H. Grinnell, John D. Milliken, Sel. ; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; . John M. Glidden, Samuel L. Wilder, jr., Rep .; Maj. for Ralph Metcalf, (Know Nothing) 95.
1856. William A. Rand, Mod .; Samuel L. Wilder, jr., T. C .; William A. Rand, Samnel H. Grinnell, Alvin Frost, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Samuel L. Wilder, jr., Rep. ; Maj. for Ralph Metcalf, 20; for Fremont, 69.
1857. William A. Rand, Mod; Samuel L. Wilder. jr. ; William Me Crae, Russell Robertson, Samuel Walker, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas. : Sam'l L. Wilder, jr., Brooks Kimball, Rep. ; Maj. for William Haile, (Rep.) 57.
1858. Samuel L. Wilder, jr., Mod. ; Charles C. Kimball, T. C .; William Mc Crae, Russell Robertson, Samuel Walker, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Brooks Kimball, Gyles Merrill, Rep .; Maj. for William Haile, 96.
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1859. Samuel L. Wilder jr., Mod. ; Charles C. Kimball, T. C. ; Russell Robertson, Rand White, Alvin Frost, Sel .; George Oleott, T. Treas .; Wil- liam Mc Crae, Samuel Walker, Rep. ; Maj. for Ichabod Goodwin, (Rep.) 35.
1860. John M. Glidden, Mod. ; Franklin W. Putnam, T. C. ; Russell Rob- ertson, John M. Glidden, Charles Willard, Sel. : George Oleott, T. Treas. ; John J. Hanson, Charles C. Kimball, Rep .; Maj. for Ichabod Goodwin, 58; for Lincoln, 87.
1861. John M. Glidden, Mod. ; Franklin W. Putnam, T. C., Russell Rob- ertson, Charles Gay, Henry Hubbard, Sel. ; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Har- vey Abbott, Charles C. Kimball, Rep .; Maj. for Nathaniel S. Berry, (Rep.) 61.
1862. John M. Glidden, Mod .; Franklin W. Putnam, T. C .; John M. Glidden, Charles Gay, Henry Hubbard, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas .; Harvey Abbott, Benjamin Whipple, Rep .; Maj. for Nathaniel S. Berry, (whig) 39.
1863. John M. Glidden, Mod .; Franklin W. Putnam, T. C .; Charles Gay, Benjamin Whipple, George Burnham, Sel .; George Oleott, jr., T. Treas. ; Benjamin Whipple, John M. Glidden, Rep. ; Maj. for Joseph A. Gil- more, (Rep.) 54.
1864. John M. Glidden, Mod .; Franklin W. Putnam, T. C .; Charles Gay, Benjamin Whipple, George Burnham, Sel. ; George Oleott. T. Treas. ; John M. Glidden, Horace Hubbard, Rep .; Maj for Joseph A. Gilmore, 90. for Lincoln, 80.
1865. John M. Glidden, Mod .; Franklin W. Putnam, T. C .; Charles Gay, Eben H. Tidd, George Olcott, Sel. ; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Horace Hubbard, Charles H. West, Rep .; Maj. for Frederick Smyth, (whig) 97.
1866. John M. Glidden, Mod .; Charles E. Richardson, resigned; JJona- than Baker, died; Chas. C. Kimball, T. C .; Horace Hubbard, Eben II. Tidd, Franklin W. Putnam, Sel. ; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; William Dana, Charles Gay, Rep .; Maj. for Frederick Smyth, (Rep.) 65.
1867. John M. Glidden, Mod. ; Charles C. Kimball, T. C .; Benjamin W. Putnam, Franklin W. Putnam, Eben H. Tidd, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; William Dana, Charles Gay, Rep .; Maj. for Walter Harriman, (Rep.) 55.
1868. John M. Glidden, Mod .; Charles C. Kimball, T. C .; William Dana, Newton F. Allen, Ira M. Perry, Sel. ; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Wil- liam Dana, Nathan W. Howard, Rep .; Maj. for Walter Harriman, (Rep.) 70; for Grant, 114.
1869. John M. Glidden, Mod. ; Charles C. Kimball, T. C. ; Eben II. Tidd, Newton F. Allen, Ira M. Perry. Sel. ; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Nathan W. Howard, Franklin W. Putnam, Rep. ; Maj. for Stearns, (Rep.) 70.
1870. John M. Glidden, Mod. ; Charles C. Kimball, T. C .; Horace Hub- bard, Alvin Frost, Charles Willard. Sel. : George Olcott, T. Treas. ; George Oleott, Abel Hunt, Rep. ; Maj. for Stearns, 11.
1871. Edmund L. Cushing, Mod. ; Charles C. Kimball, T. C .; Benjamin W. Putnam, George Hubbard, Nathaniel B. Ilull, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; George W. Hoyt, Herbert B. Viall, Rep. ; plurality for Pike, 3.
1872. John M. Glidden, Mod. ; Charles, C. Kimball, T. C. : Eben HI. Tidd,
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John M. Glidden, Roswell W. Robertson, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas .; George Olcott, Ira M. Perry, Rep .; Maj. for Straw (Rep.) 68.
1873. George Olcott, Mod .; Samuel Walker, C. C. Kimball, T. C .; Eben H. Tidd, Roswell W. Robertson, Charles Gay, Sel .; Goorge Olcott, T. Treas. ; Ira M. Perry, Matthews W. Green, Rep. ; plurality for Mc Cutch- ins, (Rep.) 23.
1874. George Olcott, Mod .; Charles C. Kimball, T. C ..; Roswell W. Robertson, Benjamin W. Putnam, John W. Taylor, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; no Rep. elected.
1875. George Olcott, Mod .; Charles C. Kimball, T. C .; Roswell W. Rob- ertson, Robert R. Allen, Franklin W. Putnam, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Charles C. Kimball, Nathan W. Howard, Rep. Maj. for Cheney, (Rep.) 90.
1876. George Olcott, Mod .; Charles C. Kimball, T. C .; Robert R. Allen. Rufus W. Piper, Franklin W. Putnam, Sel .; George Olcott, T. Treas. ; Charles C. Kimball, Nathan W. Howard, Rep. . Maj. for Cheney, 83.
LIST OF PURCHASERS OF PEWS.
The pews in what is now called the old Meeting-house were sold at pub- lic vendue, Dec. 1st, 1768, by John Church, Stephen Alvord & Moses Wil- lard, Committee appointed by the town. They were sold to the following persons and brought the prices annexed.
The Ist line is No. of pew. The 2nd and 3d the price paid.
No.| L.
S.
No.
L.
S.
Simon Sartwell,
1
13
4 Capt. Simon Stevens, 14
10
Enos Stevens,
2 13
10 Stephen Farnsworth,
15
11
2
Samuel L. Wetherbe,
3 13
4 Stephen Alvord,
16 10
Lient. Samnel Hunt,
4
12 14 Timothy Putnam,
17
10
William Heywood,
5 12
2 Osmon Baker,
18
10
Lemuel Hastings,
6
11
4 Taylor Spencer, Sylvanus Johnson,
20
10
Jno. Hastings, jr.,
8 10
10
Jehial Simmons,
21
9
16
Moses Willard,
9
10
Seth Walker, Jr.,
22
9
16
Aaron Willard,
10
10
2 David Brown,
23
8
16
James Porter.
11
10
Dean Carlton,
24
8
4
William Holden,
12
10
David Taylor,
25
7
8
Joseph Willard,
13
10
Edmund Langley,
26
7
6
(For plan of these pews see page 87 First Book of Town Records.)
The gallery pews were sold on the 27th of July, 1774, by Stephen Alvord and Samuel Wetherbe, Committee, to the following persons. The number of the pew which each individual purchased, is given, but not the price paid for it.
William Farwell,
I
1 William Henry,
10
Samnel Stevens, Esq.,
2
William Holden,
11
Benjamin Giles, Esq.,
3
David Brown,
12
Enos Stephens,
4 John Hastings, 3d,
13
Simeon Alvord,
5 Samuel Hunt,
14
Lemuel Hastings &
Elijah King,
15
William Heywood,
6 John Church. Esq.,
16
Constant Hart,
7 Abel Walker,
17
Ebenezer Putnam,
8 John Church,
18
John Hubbard,
9 Abel Walker,
19
2
Abel Walker,
7
11
19
10
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(See for plan of Gallery, page 131 First Book of Town Records.)
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The last additions and repairs were made on this Church in 1798. It was torn down, March Ist, 1819, to give place to the one that was burned at the time that Hicks set fire to the old jail.
BANKS IN CHARLESTOWN.
The first Bank in Charlestown was chartered July 2nd, 1823, to continue until March Ist, 1844 under the name of " The President, Directors and Com- pany of the Connecticut River Bank." Capital $ 60,000, in 1000 shares of $ 60. each. The first meeting of the corporators was held in Hassam's Ho- tel, July 10th, 1824. The Bank commenced business Sept. 1st, 1824. Sept. 11th, 1824, William Briggs was appointed a committee to build the vault and stone work, and Horace Hall, Enos Stevens and Vyrling Lovell a com- mittee to build the building, which was completed in 1825. and cost in all, including the vault, about $ 2,400.
George Olcott was Cashier during the existence of the Bank. He was appointed Ang. 21st, 1824,
PRESIDENTS.
Aaron Dean, from July 24th, 1824 to Dec. 5th, 1824.
Horace Hall, from Dec. 5th, 1821 to March 16th, 1842.
Enos Stevens, from March 16th, 1842 to March 16th, 1813.
Samuel Crosby, from March 16th, 1843 to the end.
DIRECTORS.
Aaron Dean, . from July 10th, 1824, till 1829.
Horace Hall,
66
to March 16th, 1812.
Robert Rand,
.
66 to the end.
William Briggs,
Henry Hubbard,
Enos Stevens, 64
to March 10th, 1843.
Vyrling Lovell, from March 1st, 1830, to the end. 66
Samuel Crosby,
Isaac H. Wetherbe, from March 7th, 1842,
David Holton, from March 6th, 1843
66
Samuel Webber, 66
66 66
Henry Hubbard re-elected March 3d, 1845 and served to the end.
Seven Directors were required by the charter.
The average dividends of this Bank during the time it was in operation were 7.166 per cent per annum. On final settlement it returned to the Stock- holders its Capital and 24 7-10 per cent surplus profits.
At the time of the general suspension in 1837, the Bank determined not to suspend and redeemed all its notes in specie-reducing their circulation to $ 3,000, re-issuing their bills in August and September 1838. Bills of a new impression were issued in the latter month.
SECOND BANK.
The second Bank in Charlestown was chartered June 18th, 1844 under the name, of the Connecticut River Bank, to continue until Jan. 1st, 1865. In approving the charter Gov. John H. Steele says, "I have signed the Chart- er with reluctance-a reluctance arising from a doubt as to the constitu- tional right of any state to create a banking company. See Article I. Sec-
66
66 to March 7th, 18.12.
to March 3d, 1845.
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tion 10 of the United States Constitution." The Capital Stock was original- ly $ 60,000 in 100 Shares of $ 600 each, which was increased, in 1848, to $ 90,000, and in 1855 to $ 100,000. The Bank commenced operations Jan. 1st, 1845.
George Olcott, Esq., was Cashier from the beginning until his death, Feb. 4th, 1864. His son, George Olcott, jr., entered the Bank as Clerk in Ang. 1853-was elected Assistant Cashier in 1862, and, at the death of his father, was appointed Cashier in his place, which office he held to the end of the charter.
PRESIDENTS.
William Briggs
from July 11th, 1845 10 - -, 1847.
John W. Tappan,
March 1st, 1847 to March, 1848.
Henry Hubbard,
6th, 1848 to March 5th, 1851.
Samuel Webber,
66 5th, 1851 to March 5th, 1855.
Hope Lathrop,
1855 to the end.
DIRECTORS.
Feb. 11th, 1845.
Samuel Hubbard,
from 66
to March 4th, 1850.
6th, 1848.
Roswell Robertson,
66
66
1st, 1852.
Samuel Webber,
66
5th, 1855.
Henry Hubbard, jr.,
66
66
3d, 1851.
Samuel Walker,
66
66
6th, 1854.
Samuel St. John, jr., from March 1st, 1847 to March 6th, 1848.
Hope Lathrop,
66 6th, 1848 to the end. 66
Henry Hubbard,
66
4th, 1850
1852.
Royal Shumway,
66
66 3d, 1851
1852.
Lanson Robertson,
66
1852.
Ansel Glover,
66
Ist, 1852 to the end.
Ashbel Hamlin,
66
66 to the end.
Robert Elwell,
66
66 to the end.
Geo. M. Dickinson,
66
66 to March 6th, 1854.
from March 6th, 1854 to March 1st, 1858.
from March 5th, 1855 to the end.
to March 2nd, 1857.
Samuel Walker,
from March 1st, 1858 to April 21st, 1858.
.
Edmund L. Cushing, from April 21st, 1858 to March 6th, 1864. Charles Willard, from March 6th, 1864 to the end.
The number of the Directors was seven.
DIVIDENDS.
Nov. 1st, 1845, $ 10.00 a share; March 2nd, 1846, $ 20.00; Sept. 7th, 1846 $ 24.00; March 1st, 1847, $ 27.00; Sept. 6th, 1847, 4} per cent; March 6th 1848, 43 per cent.
From this time to March 3d, 1851, the semi-annual dividends were 4 per cent. From Sept. 1st, 1851, to the end, in Sept. 1864, they were 3 per cent.
William Briggs.
John W. Tappan,
to March 1st 1851.
Joseph W. Colburn,
Roswell Robertson, Jonathan Baker, John W. Tappan, John M. Glidden,
from March 2nd, 1857 to the end.
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HISTORICAL MISCELLANY.
The Bank, on final settlement, returned to the Stockholders the full amount of the Capital Stock.
THE THIRD BANK.
The third Bank in Charlestown was organized under the laws of the United States as " The Connecticut River National Bank " Oct. 21st, 1861. Capital $ 100,000.
President, Hope Lathrop; Cashier, George Olcott.
DIRECTORS.
Hope Lathrop, Sept. 28th, 1864.
Ansel Glover,
Ashbel Hanılin,
from Sept. 28th, 1864 to Jan. 13th, 1873.
Jonathan Baker, 66
to Feb. 26th, 1867.
John M. Glidden, 66 66 to Oct. - -, 1872.
Joseph G. Briggs, jr.,
to March 20th, 1865; re- elected Jan. 9th, 1872.
Enoch Hammond West, from Sept. 28th, 1864 to Jan. 10th, 1865.
William Dana, from Jan. 10th, 1865 to Nov. 18th, 1870.
Benjamin Whipple, Jan. 9th, 1866.
George Olcott, April 8th, 1867.
The By-laws originally required seven Directors. Jan. 13th, 1873, they were amended, reducing the number to five.
From July, 1865 to Jan. 1875, the semi-annual dividends were 5 per cent. Surplus, Jan. 1st, 1875, $ 31,000.
The above statistical account of the Banks in Charlestown was furnished by George Olcott, Esq.
In connection with the above history of the Banks in Charlestown the fol- lowing may be interesting :
ROBBERY OF THE CONNECTICUT RIVER BANK.
This Bank was broken into on the night of the tenth of June, 1850, and all the money abstracted from the vault. The robbery was committed by Abijah Larned and his brother, the former of whom was subsequently ar- rested by Sheriff Baker, of Grafton, and IIon. Henry Hubbard, who was President of the bank that had been robbed. Larned was brought to Charles- town, where he found the evidence against him to be so strong that he con- cluded it would be the part of wisdom to make confession of his guilt to the officers and directors of the Bank which he did.
The burglars arrived at Charlestown about 9 o'clock on the evening of the tenth, and at about midnight their work was done. In this time they had picked four locks and secured in money about $ 12,000. The premises were thoroughly searched and every trunk and box that had been deposited in the Bank for safe keeping was broken open and all that was valuable to them in its contents taken. On leaving, both the doors of the vault and the bank were re-locked and there was no appearance on entering the building that anything had been disturbed, and it was only when they found the locks so ont of order that they could with difficulty be opened that Mr. Ol- cott suspected the evil that had been done.
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But the remarkable part of the matter is to come. After securing their booty, aided by an exceedingly fast horse, they started for home and intend- ed to arrive there in the shortest possible space of time so that no suspicion should be excited by their absence.
When reaching the base of a hill between Drewsville and Marlow they both alighted to walk up the hill and so case their horse; while one walked much faster than the horse, the other fell some distance behind. The fore- most arrived at the top of the hill and after waiting some minutes the brother emerged in sight through the darkness but the horse was not there.
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