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Two five hundred acre lots were surveyed by Edwards Bucknam, Esq., and returned at the proprietors' meeting held at Portsmouth July 29. 1783. They were called " John Herd's Location." A plan of the second and third division of lots, surveyed by Jeremiah Eames, Jr., was returned and accepted at a proprietors' meeting, held in Portsmouth, March 7, 1793.
The English currency-pounds, shillings, pence and farthings-was used till 1799.
" In 1783, the number of Male Poles from twenty one years of Age & upwards, in the Town of Northumberland, paying A Pole Tax, sd number being Seventeen, as sworn to by
"Jo's Peverly ? "Jer'h Eames - Select Men."
The last meeting of the proprietors was held at the house of Joseph Peverly, Esq., in Northumberland, October 10, 1810, when the following vote was passed :-
"To sett off & assign to the Original Right or Share of the Society for the propagation of the Gospel in foreign Parts the following parcels of Land, now lying in common & undivided, in full of the Right or Share of said Society in the Propriety; viz. 100 acre lot 28, lying upon Jona- than Pond Brook, so called, being the sixth lot South from Stratford line in the Third Range. Also 100 acre lot 108, in the fourth Range. Also a piece of land on Percy line, commencing at the north east corner of lot 126, Thence on the line of said lot & lot 125 to the north west corner of the same, Thence on the line of lot 119 & 118 to the north east corner of lot 118, Thence by the line of lot 117 & extending to Perey line & to the first mentioned corner."
CHAPTER LV.
Petition for Road from Conway 1780 - Report of Committee relative to said Road 1780 - Petition of Enoch Bartlett, 1780 - Petition for a Ferry 1785 - Petition for a Lottery 1791 - Peti- tion for a New County 1791 -- Petition to Tax for a Bridge 1799.
APERS of Early Date Bearing upon Improvements, etc .- We extract from "Hammond's Town Papers" the following documents, which tell in the quaint language of the early inhabitants themselves, some of the difficulties with which they had to contend.
Petition of Inhabitants relative to a Road from Conway: addressed to the General Court 1780 .- " Ilumbly Sheweth-
that whereas their is a Road cut and Partly Cleared and Bridged Leading from uper Coos to
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Conway So to Wolfborough and Portsmouth which is through Considerable unapropriated Lands unlikely Soon to be Seteled at or near the white hills where if Some Expence was Properly Laid out would Shorten the travel from Connecticut River to the Seaports and Prevent the People at uper Coos being under Necessety of taking the tedious Rout of Lower Coos of at Least forty or fifty miles farther And wheras it is now a time of war and the People at uper Coos being the frontier of this State or the Continant in this Northern Quarter Exposed to alarms and attacks by the Enemy from Canada and having no Resorce for help or way of Retreat but by the way of Lower Coos, (which think themselves Equaly Exposed) wherefore your Petitioners beg the Inter- position of the Hon'bl Court that they would order the above Said Roadway imeadiatly be made Passable with horses or Carriages through Said unapropriated Lands at the Cost of the State and through the apropriated Lands at the Cost of owner that So Releif may soner be had from the Interior to the Exterior Part of the State which will be of great importance to your Petitioners and of advantage to this State and the Publick in general and Your Petitioners as in Duty bound will Ever Pray
" Northumberland May 25th 1780
"Thomas Burnside, Nathan Barlow, John Sawyer, John Holbrook, Archippus Bloggatt, Dill Sawyer, John Gamsby, Joseph Barlow, George Wheeler, James Blake, James Brown, Sam'l Nash, Joshua Lamkin, Benj'a Byron, David Hopkinson, James Curtiss, Ward Bailey, David Page, David Larned, Abner osgood, Moses Page, Elijah Blogget, Benj'a Sawyer, Jonas Wilder, Luther Richardson, Tim'o Nash."
Report of Committee relative to building a Road .-
" State of New Hamp's In the House of Representatives June 14th 1780.
" The Committee on the Petition from Northumberland Reported their Opinion that they Recommend the passing an Act appointing & authorizing some person or persons to seil at public Vendue One Thousand Acres of the Confiscated Land of William Stark adjoining to Conway & lay out the money arising by said Sale in making a good & passable Road through the Unappro- priated Lands Mentioned by the Petitioners & make Return of such doing to the General Court as soon as may be which is Submitted in behalfe of the Committee, by E. Thompson, -Which Report being Read & Considered, Voted that it be Received and Accepted-
" Sent up for Concurrence
"John Langdon, Speaker
" In Council June 15th 1780, read & concurred
" E. Thompson Secy."
Petition of Enoch Bartlett .- " To the Hon'ble the Council and Representatives of the State of New Hampshire, in General Court Assembled.
" The Petition Memorial and Address of Enoch Bartlett of Haverhill Humbly Shews .-
" That your petitioner has lately Suffered Much injury by a Banditti who in Contempt of all laws did at Northumberland in the County of Grafton in Said State in September last without Any color or right Commit a most horrid revenge, by entering upon his Your petitioners GRIST MILL And SAW MILL, in said Northumberland (lately erected or repaired at a great expence) And cut and destroyed the Wheels Shafts &C. And took Away all the Iron Works of said Mills, Mill Stones and other Gear and a Quantity of Boards and Carried them a Cross Connecticut River into the State Called Vermont And improved them for other Mills-And have Since when demanded refused pay for the Damage done -- And further Says that he cannot Suppose that his affairs (tho not the most trivial) will alone put you Upon Action on the affair; But that a due considera- tion of the many Instances of Fraud, Injustice and oppression that prevails in that County Since the laws were suppressed-will influence You to make the Necessary Provisions Pray'd for And he As in duty Shall ever pray. " Enoch Bartlet.
"June 22, 1780."
Petition for a Ferry .-
" To the Honourble the Seneate & House of Representatives humbly Sheweth.
"That ever since the first Setelment of this Town and Others adjacent in Upper Coos the In- habitants and Travelers have been Great Sufferers for want of a boat, Suitable to Carry People horses and Teams over Connecticute River and a branch thereof Called amminoosuck River which
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Runs in to Connecticute River in Northumberland and whereas Thomas Burnside Esq'r hath Pro- posed building a Suitable boat or boats if he Might have a Charter of a ferry in Such manner that the ferry to Cross Connecticut River might take in Amminnu-Suck which your Petitione's Supose might be without Inconveniance with the Same boat Therefore Pray the Sole Priveledge of Keep- ing a boat or boats in Northumberland for the above Purposes may be Granted to the sd Burnside he being Subject to Such Regulations and Restrictions as your Hon'rs in your wisdom Shall See meet and your Petetioners will ever Pray
"Northumberland May 14th 1785
" Thomas Peverly
Archippas Blogget
Hith Balden
" Thomas Peverly jr
Josiah Blogget
Barnard Cole
" Jer'h Eames
James Brown James Blake
" Daniel Spaldin
Newcomb Blogget Joshua Lamkin
" David Learned
John Holbrook Oliver Lambin
"James Learned
James Curtiss thomas Lamkin
" Abel Learned
William Curtiss James Burnside
" Elijah Blogget
Stephen Curtiss Phinehas Hodgdon
" James Luther
John Smith
Nathan Caswell"
The privilege of keeping a ferry was granted to Thomas Burnside in 1786.
Petition of the Selectmen of Northumberland and Guildhall. Vt., for Authority to raise Money by Lottery: addressed to the Senate and House of Representatives .-
" Humbly Sheweth-
" That Whereas Connecticut River Divides the Towns of Northumberland and Guildhall and there being a very convenient advantagious place for the purpose of erecting a Bridge over what is called the little Falls on said River which would be very advantagious to the Public in general as well as to the Inhabitance of sd Towns as that is near the Centre of the Inhabitance of the Upper Coos-We therefore for our Selves and in behalf of All who are travilers in and thro' this Country Humbly Beseech your llonours to grant us Liberty to raise by Lottery the Sum of One thousand Dollars which we conceive to be sufficient together with what Subscriptions we can procure to erect a good and perminent Bridge over sd Place and we your petitioners as in Duty bound will ever pray-
"Dated at Northumberland this 25th Day of May 1791 " Benoni Cutter 7 Select
" Eben W. Judd
" Joseph Peverly " Antipas Marshal
Men"
Petition for a new County. 1791 .-
" To the Honourable the General Court of the State of New Hampshire.
" The Potision of the Inhabitants of Northumberland In the County of Grafton- " Humbly Sheweth-
"That your Potisioners live at The distance of neer Sixty miles from the neerest Shier Town In this County-
" That a very considerable part of the Inhabitants of this part of the County live above us and are uuder Similar disadvantages with us-
" That the Road to Haverhill our neerest Shier Town Are Exceedingly bad and at Some Sea- sons of the year Unpassable-
" Therefore we your Potisioners pray that we may Be Seperated from the Said County of Grafton And be made A new County by a Line drawn from Connecticut River between the Towns of Concord Alias Gunthwait and Littleton and on Eastward Taking in the Towns of Conway Eaton &- C- to the Provinc line So Call'd-And we as in duty bound Shall ever Pray.
" Northumberland Nov'r 22nd-1791 " Abel Bennet "Caleb Marshall Abner Barlow
Antipas Marshal Anthony Clifford
" Abel Bennet Jr Jacob Shuff
" Isaac Meriam
Daniel Rowell
Thomas Peverly Thomas Peverly"
" Eliphalet Day Thomas Burnside
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Petition for Authority to assess a Tux to build a Bridge: addressed to the Senate and House of Representa'ires, 1799 .-
" Humbly sheweth,
" That the Bridge over Amonnoosock river was destroyed by an extraordinary Freshet in June last, -which Bridge being on the main road from Haverhill to the upper settlements on Con- necticut river makes it highly necessary as well for the public, as for the individual use of the in- habitants that another should be built .-
" That the Inhabitants being few in number, and having numerous other expensive bridges to maintain, besides being at present involved in other public expences by lately erecting a meeting house in said town, find themselves unable to rebuild said bridge without some assistance.
" Your Petitioners therefore pray that a Tax of Four Cents pr Acre on all the lands in said Northumberland public rights excepted may be granted, for the purpose of rebuilding said Bridge, and that the overplus if any there should be, may be laid out on the public roads in Northumber- land, in such manner and under such restrictions as in your wisdom you shall see fit .- And your Petitioners shall ever pray .--
"Northumberland 7th November 1799
" Caleb Marshall James Burnside
" Abel Bennet Jonathan Crawford
Antipas Marshal Joseph Daniels Eliphalet Day
" Daniel Spaulding Jur Wm Bothwell " Zadock Samson John moore Thomas Bickford Benj'a Marshall
" Joseph Peverly Hez'h Smith
" Jer'h Eames David Burnside
Joel Owen "
" Thomas Peverly
Isaac Meriam
" Daniel Spaulding James Lewis
This petition was granted by an act approved December 27, 1799, and Jeremiah Eames, Joseph Peverly and John Moore made a committee to assess the tax.
CHAPTER LVI.
Town Officers-Selectmen-Town Clerks-Treasurers-Representatives-Action of Town on Various Matters.
T' THE town of Northumberland was incorporated in November. 1779. The act of incorporation was signed by John Langdon, speaker of the House of Representatives, and M. Weare, president of the Council.
Joseph Peverly, Esq., was authorized to call the first meeting of the inhabitants of said town to choose all necessary and customary town offi- cers, and he was required "to give fourteen days notice and call the meet- ing on the second Tuesday of March, and said annual meeting shall be on the second Tuesday of March forever."
Civil List and Acts of Freeholders at Town Meetings .- 1780. The annual town meeting was held at the dwelling house of Capt. Jeremiah Eames. Capt. Jeremiah Eames, Joseph Peverly and Thomas Burnside were chosen selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town clerk.
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1781. Chose Thomas Burnside, Jeremiah Eames and Joseph Peverly selectmen; Joseph Pe- verly, town clerk. Voted to raise five pounds lawful money to be laid out in preaching.
1782. Jeremiah Eames, Capt. Marshall and Joseph Peverly, selectmen; Jeremiah Eames, town clerk. Raised five pounds lawful money for preaching.
1783. Chose Jeremiah Eames, Thomas Burnside and Joseph Peverly selectmen; Joseph Pe- verly, town clerk. Voted, Thomas Burnside's log barn to be a pound. Voted, Jeremiah Eames, Thomas Burnside and Joseph Peverly be a committee to make a good cart road through the town.
1784 Chose James Blake, Daniel Spaulding and Jeremiah Eames selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town clerk. Voted to raise four pounds for preaching.
1785. Chose Joseph Peverly, Thomas Burnside and Jeremiah Eames selectmen; Joseph Pe- verly, town clerk.
1786. Chose Jeremiah Eames, Thomas Burnside and Joseph Peverly selectmen; Joseph Pe- verly, town clerk.
1787. Chose Joseph Peverly, Thomas Burnside and Jeremiah Eames selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town clerk.
1788. Chose Thomas Burnside, Jeremiah Eames and Joseph Peverly selectmen; Joseph Pe- verly, town clerk. Voted to raise seven pounds and four shillings, to be paid in wheat at cash price, to hire preaching for the ensuing year.
1789. Chose Jeremiah Eames, Thomas Burnside and Joseph Peverly selectmen; Joseph Pe- verly, town clerk.
1790. Chose Joseph Peverly, Jeremiah Eames and Thomas Burnside selectmen; Joseph Pe- verly' town clerk. Voted to raise twenty four bushels of wheat for preaching.
1791. Chose William Cargill, Antipas Marshall and Joseph Peverly selectmen; Joseph Pe- verly, town clerk. Voted to raise thirty bushels of wheat to be laid out in preaching the ensuing year.
1792. Chose Jeremiah Eames, Nath'l Herrick and Joseph Peverly selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town clerk. Voted to raise forty bushels of wheat to hire preaching, and Jeremiah Eames, Thomas Peverly and Antipas Marshall be a committee to lay out the wheat.
1793. Chose Jeremah Eames, Thomas Peverly, Jr., and Nath'l Herrick selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town clerk. Voted to raise nine pounds for preaching. Voted to release Caleb Marshall and Eliphalet Day from paying any part of the nine pounds.
1794. Chose Jeremiah Eumes, Thomas Peverly, Jr., and Joseph Peverly selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town clerk. Voted twelve pounds for preaching; 17 votes were cast for governor.
1795. Chose Joseph Peverly, William Cargill and Thomas Peverly selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town clerk. Voted to raise eighteen pounds for preaching.
1796. Chose Thomas Eames, John Moore and Zadock Samson selectmen; Joseph Peverly, treasurer. (The duties of town treasurer till this date had been performed by the selectmen.) Chose Joseph Peverly town clerk; 16 votes were cast for state officers. The committee to measure the road through the town, Jeremiah Eames, Antipas Marshall and Joseph Peverly. report the road to be nine miles and seventy rods. Voted to build a meeting-house, 48 feet in length by 36 feet in breadth.
1797. Chose Rev. Selden Church, Jeremiah Eames, Esq., and Antipas Marshall selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town clerk. Voted, that the committee, Joseph Peverly, Jeremiah Eames and An- tipas Marshall, proceed to build the meeting-house; 15 votes were cast for governor.
1793. Chose Joseph Peverly, Jeremiah Eames and Hezekiah Smith, selectmen; Joseph Pev- erly, town clerk; 23 votes were cast for governor.
1799. Chose Hezekiah Smith, Jeremiah Eames and Joseph Peverly, selectmen; Joseph Pev- erly, town clerk; 12 votes were cast for governor.
1800. Chose Jeremiah Eames, Joseph Peverly and Hezekiah Smith, selectmen; Joseph Pev- erly, town clerk; Jeremiah Eames, representative to the General Conrt; 14 votes were cast for governor.
1801. Chose Joseph Peverly, Jeremiah Eames and Hezekiah Smith, selectmen; Hezekiah Smith, town clerk. Voted to raise thirty dollars to procure preaching; 14 votes were cast for governor.
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1802. Chose John Moore, Hezekiah Smith and Antipas Marshall, selectmen; Hezekiah Smith, town clerk; 15 votes were cast for John Langdon for governor and 8 votes for John Taylor Gilman.
1803. Chose Antipas Marshall, Joseph Peverly and Hezekiah Smith, selectmen; James Lucas, town treasurer; Joseph Peverly, town clerk; 15 votes were cast for governor. Nathan Barlow was chosen represent ttive.
1804. Chose John M. Tillotson, James Lucas and James Burnside, selectmen; Jeremiah Eames, town treasurer; Joseph Peverly, town clerk; 24 votes were cast for governor; voted to raise $60 for preaching.
1805. Chose John M. Tillotson, James Lucas and James Burnside, selectmen; Jeremiah Eames, town treasurer; Joseph Peverly, town clerk: 20 votes were cast for governor.
1806. Chose James Lucas, Jeremiah Eames and Thomas Peverly, selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town clerk: Jeremiah Eames, town treasurer; 20 votes were cast for governor. Voted to raise $52 for preaching. Chose Ebenezer Clark to represent Northumberland, Stratford and Piercy in the legislature.
1807. Chose Jonathan Crawford, Jeremiah Eames and Francis Wilson, selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town clerk ; 21 votes were east for governor.
1808. Chose James Burnside, James Lucas and John M. Tillotson, selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town treasurer; Joseph Peverly, town clerk; 24 votes were cast for governor.
1809. Chose William Heath, John M. Tillotson and Joshua Marshall, selectmen; Joseph Pev- erly, town clerk; Jeremiah Eames, town treasurer; 33 votes were cast for governor. Chose John M. Tillotson to represent Northumberland, Stratford and Piercy in the legislature.
1810. Chose Thomas Peverly, William Heath and James Lucas, selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town clerk; Jeremiah Eames, town treasurer; 29 votes were cast for governor.
1811. Chose Wiliiam Heath, Thomas Peverly and Joshmna Marshall, selectmen; Joseph Pev- erly, town clerk: Joseph Peverly, town treasurer; 25 votes were cast for governor.
1812. Choose Thomas Peverly, William Heath and James Lucas, selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town clerk; Joseph Peverly town treasurer; 26 votes were cast for governor. Chose Joshua Mar- shall representative for the towns of Northumberland, Stratford and Piercy.
1813. Chose Benjamin Peverly, William Heath and James Lucas, selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town clerk; 27 votes were cast for governor.
1814. Chose Thomas Peverly, Seth Eames and James Lucas, selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town clerk; Joseph Peverly, town treasurer; 43 votes were cast for governor.
1815 Chose Benjamin Peverly, Seth Eames and James Lucas, selectmen; Joseph Peverly. town clerk; Joseph Peverly, town treasurer; 40 votes were cast for governor. Chose James Lucas representative for the classed towns.
1816. Chose John M. Tillotson, Seth Eames and Antipas Marshall, selectmen; Joseph Peverly, town clerk; Joseph Peverly, town treasurer; 42 votes were cast for governor.
1817. Chose John M. Tillotson, Charles Church and Timothy Lucas, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer; 40 votes were cast for governor. Voted $30 for preaching.
1818. Chose Stephen Wilson, Thomas Eames and Timothy Lucas, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, Town treasurer.
1819. Chose Benjamin Peverly, Caleb Marshall and Timothy Lucas, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer.
1820. Chose Stephen Wilson, Seth Eames and Antipas Marshall, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer.
1821. Chose Thomas Peverly, Leonard Johnson and John Lucas, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk. Seth Eames, town treasurer. Chose Joshua Marshall representative.
1822. Chose Benjamin Peverly, Silas Marshall and John Lucas, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer; 54 votes were cast for governor.
1823. Chose Benjamin Peverly, Silas Marshall and John Lucas, selectmen; Seth Eames, clerk; Joseph Peverly, Jr., town treasurer; 45 votes were cast for governor.
1824. Chose Benjamin Peverly, Silas Marshall and John Lucas, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Joseph Peverly, Jr., town treasurer; 47 votes were cast for governor; chose Joshua Mar- shall, representative.
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1825. Chose William Brooks, Caleb Marshall and John Lucas, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; William Brooks, town treasurer; 42 votes were cast for governor.
1826. Chose Seth Eames, Thomas L. Tillotson and Lovel Spaulding, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk: Silas Marshall, town treasurer; 47 votes were cast for governor.
1827. Chose William Sampson, Silas Marshall and John Lucas, selectman; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer; 47 votes were cast for governor; Thomas Peverly, Jr., repre- sentative.
1828. Chose Thomas Peverly, Jr., Seth Eames and James Lucas, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer; 61 votes were cast for governor; chose Thomas Peverly representative, classed towns Northumberland, Stratford, Piercy and Milan.
1829 Chose Stephen Ames. Seth Eames and Timothy L. Marshall, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer; 55 votes were est for governor.
1830. Chose William Brooks, Seth Eames and Timothy L. Marshall, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer; 61 votes were cast for governor. Chose Joshua Mar- shall representative, classed towns Northumberland and Stratford.
1831. Chose William Sampson, Silas Marshall and Timothy L. Marshall, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer; 67 votes were cast for governor.
1832. Chose Stephen Ames, Silas Marshall and Leonard Johnson, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer; 63 votes were cast for governor. Chose Nathan Bald- win, representative.
1833. Chose Seth Eames, Silas Marshall and Leonard Johnson, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer.
1834. Chose Charles Bellows, Seth Eames and Timothy Lucas, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk: Seth Eames, town treasurer. Chose Timothy L. Marshall, representative, Northumberland and Stratford classed together; Northumberland has 80 names on the check list, and Stratford 86.
1835. Chose Charles Bellows, Seth Eames and Timothy L. Marshall, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer.
1836. Chose Seth Eames, Hiram Lucas and Daniel Wormwood, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer. Chose Samuel F. Brown, representative.
1837. Chose Seth Eames, Hiram Lucas and Joel C. Howe, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; treasurer no choice.
1838. Chose Roswell M. Richardson, Joel W. Forbes and Timothy L. Marshall, selectmen; Charles Bellows, town clerk; John Dean, town treasurer. Chose Hiram Lucas representative.
1839. Chose Roswell M. Richardson, Joel W. Forbes and Timothy L. Marshall, selectmen; Charles Bellows, town clerk; Roswell M. Richardson, town treasurer.
1840. Chose Roswell M. Richardson, Seth Eames and Nahum D. Day, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk: Roswell M. Richardson, town treasurer. Chose Abijah S. French, repre- sentative.
1841. Chose Nahum D. Day, Joel C. Howe and John Dean, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer.
1842. Chose Seth Eames, Joel C. Howe and Timothy L. Marshall, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk: Seth Eames, town treasurer. Chose Nahum D. Day, representative.
1843. Chose Seth Eames, Henry Hall and Dexter Lucy, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer.
1844. Chose James B. Brown, Joel W. Forbes and John W. Bennett, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer. Chose David Ross representative.
1845. Chose James B. Brown, Seth Eames and John W. Bennett, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer.
1846. Chose HI. N Schoff, Hiram Lucas and James W. Abbott, selectmen; Seth Eames, town clerk; Seth Eames, town treasurer; James B. Brown, representative.
1847. Chose Hiram Lucas, James W. Abbott and Seth Eames, selectmen; Seth Eames town clerk; Seth Eames, treasurer.
1848. Chose James B. Brown, Timothy L. Marshall and John Eames, selectmen; Seth Eames, town elerk; Seth Eames, treasurer; Russel Gamsby representative Northumberland and Stratford.
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1849. Chose Hiram Lucas, Horatio N. Schoff and Daniel Rich, selectmen; James B. Brown, town clerk; Seth Eames, treasurer.
1850 Chose Horatio N. Schoff, Joel W. Forbes and JJames B. Brown, selectmen. James B. Brown, town clerk; Horatio N. Schoff, treasurer; James B. Brown, representative.
1851. Chose Horatio N. Schoff, Joel W. Forbes and William H. Poole, selectmen; James B. Brown, town clerk; Horatio N. Schoff, treasurer.
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