History of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Part 161

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis
Number of Pages: 1168

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THE town of Temple lies on the southwestern part of the county and is bounded as follows :

North, by Peterborough, Greenfield and Lyndebor- ough ; east, by Lyndeborough and Wilton ; south, by Mason and New Ipswich ; west, by Sharon and Pe- terborough.

This township embraced several tracts of land granted to individuals by the government of Massa- chusetts prior to 1740. The territory was granted by the Masonian proprietors in November, 1750, with the usual reservations. For some years it was called Peterborough Slip, and included the present town of Sharon.

The town was incorporated August 26, 1768, and included one tier of lots on the west side of Wilton and the easterly portion of what was formerly known as Peterborough Slip or Sliptown, and was named for Hon. John Temple. Ephraim Heald was authorized to call the first town-meeting, which duty he per- formed, and the meeting was held at the house of Zedekiah Drury, October 10, 1768.

A dispute concerning a strip of land between this town and New Ipswich resulted in favor of Temple.

By an act passed January 12, 1781, a tract of land containing about four hundred acres, lying north of this town, called Borland's farm, was annexed to Temple.

January 29, 1789, some territory was severed from the southest corner of Peterborough, and annexed to this town.

By an act approved June 11, 1796, a considerable tract of land was severed from Lyndeborough and annexed to Temple.

Petition for Incorporation .- The following is a copy of the petition for the incorporation of the town :

"We, the Inhabitants of a place Called Peterborough-Slip, in Sd prov- ince Humbly petetion your Excellency and Honours That where as The Monadnucks Mountains Runs a Cross our Township, which is Impracta- ble For Roads, So That we Cannot Settle The public Worship of God on one side of the Mountains so as to aComodate the other side of the Moun- tains, where fore we Humbley pray That we May Be In Vested with Town prevelidges To The following Bounds : To wit, -Be Gining att peter- borough, Southeast Corner, Running west on sd peterborough Line Til it Comes to a Beech Tree marked, Being the Northwest Corner of the Lott, Nº Eleven, in the Eighth Range of Lots in Sd peterboroughslip, Then Running South Between the Eleventh & Twelveth Lots, on a Line marked on the pinnacle of The Mountains til it Comes to the North west Corner of the Lot Eleven, in the Sixth Range, Still Running on the pinnacle of the Mountain, Through the Lots Twelve in the Sixth and fifth Ranges, on a Line marked to a Spruce Tree, Being the North west Corner of the Lot Twelve in the Fourth Range, Still Runing on the pinnacle of the Mountain, Through the Lots thirteen in the fourth Range and fourteen & fifteen in the Third Range, on a line marked on the pinnacle of the Mountains to a white maple att the foot of the Mountain Called and Known By The Name of Moffetts Tree, Then Runing west about fifteen Rods to the west Line of the Lot Fifteen in the second Range, Then Run- ning South on Sd Line to New Ipswitch North Line, Then Running a bout East on New Ipswich North Line To the Southeast Corner of Sd petersboroughSlip, Still Runing East on wilton South Line the Length of Two Lots, Then Runing North Between the Eighth & Nineth Ranges of Lots in Sd wilton, inCludeing Two Teer of Lots to Linds Borough South Line, Then Runing West on wilton North Line and peterborough Slip North Line To peterborough East Line, Then Runing South on peterborough East Line to the South East Corner first mentioned-all So we Humbley pray your Excellency & Honours That the Loss of Wilton may be maid up To Them By your annexing a Tract of Land to Them on the East Side of wilton Called and known By The Name of The Mild Slip, and we in Duty Bound Shall Ever pray : & : " peterboroughslip : 11 : April, 1768.

"FRANCIS BLOOD, "JOHN MARSHALL, " EPHRAIM HEALD,

Committee "

This petition, however, was not granted, and on the 10th of the following June a second petition was presented, as follows :

" To His Excellency Governor Wentworth and His Majestys Councel in the Province of New Hampshirer :

" Where as the Monadnock Mountains Runs a Crost our Township of peterboroughslip wich is Impracticable for Roads so that we Cannot be acomadated to settle the publick worship of God so as to be Conveanant for the Inhabetents on both sides of the Mountains we the Inhabitants on the East side of the Mountains Humbly pray your Excellency and Honours that we may Have part of wilton anexed to us or that we may be anexed to wilton from the penicle of the mountains a Greable to the Bounds set forth in the petition laid before your Excellency and Honours by our Committee the fourth of may Last and we in duty Bound shall Ever pray &C-

" Peterborough Slip June 10th 1768

" Zedekiah drury, Thomas marshall, Seth Cobb, Jonathan Blood Jur., Joseph Heald, Jonathan Drury, Albe Serverance, John Cutler, John Cutler

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Jun, Benja Cutler, Jonathan Drury Juner, Joseph richerd sen, John marshall, Ebenezer Drury, Francis Blood, Zacheus Richardson, Oliver Heald, Josiah Robins, Artemas Maynard, John Maynard, Stephen Cobb, Eldad Spafford, Petter Heald, Zedekiah Drury Juner, Nathan Drury, Garshom Drury, thomas Drury, Stephen parlin, John Heald, Zechariah Emery, Daniel Drury, William Brewer, Joshua Todd, Abijalı Goold, Joshua Foster, Ezekiel Goodale, James Foster, Amos Emery, Ebnezer Drury Junr, Eleazer Taylor, Aaron Fellt, Peter Fellt, John Brown, Jo- seph Brooks, William Drury, Silus Anger, Jonathan Avery, Benja Cragin, Joseph Reed, Ephraim Heald."

This petition was granted, and the town was incor- porated, as mentioned above, August 26, 1768.

DOCUMENTARY HISTORY.

Relative to some New York Tories : addressed to the Assembly, or Commit- tee of Safety, 1776.

" Having providentially met with some Suspicious Circumstances in the Appearance and Behaviour of four men passing thro' this Town- We pursued and apprehended them-On examining them separately and together it Appeared plain from their own Account that they had been sent from some part of New York, by Committees in that Quarter, to Ex- eter on suspicion at least of unfriendliness to ye Cause of America-and that they had been allow'd a large Liberty of Yard at Exeter, which they improved in attempting an escape-their Names by their own Account are Stephen Hunt, Asa Brown, Jacob Motts, Elisha Rose-they do not pretend any of them to have done anything for America, but only as ex- pressly Called upon ; tho' they would excuse themselves from any direct Opposition-We have sent 'em down to be disposed of as the Hond Court shall think proper-

" The expences of Apprehending and Conveying them to this Town we have expressed -in its partienlars on a paper by itself-amounting to €2: 19: 6.

" Temple Decemr 30, 1776.

"SAMI HOWARD " DAVID SPAFFORD "JOHN CRAM JU "SAMI WEBSTER "EPHRAIM HEALD

Committee for the Town of Temple."

" Received of the Town of Temple by the Committee the sum of Ninety Two Dollars in full for enlisting into the Continental service as a soldier in part of the Quota of the Town abovesaid of the three Battal- lions raising in the State of Newhamshire

" Temple March 28, 1777 " Testis

"JOHN HILLSGROVE.

" SAMI WEBSTER. "

" Rec'd of the Town of Temple by the Committee the sum of Ninety Two Dollars in full for enlisting into the Continental service as a soldier in part of the Quota of the Town abovesaid, of the three Battallions raising in the State of Newhampshire.

" Temple March 28, 1777 " JOHN MILLET."

"Rec'd of John Cragin, Oliver Heald and Samuel Howard Treasrs and Receivars for the Town of Temple of the soldier Rate-The several sums affix'd to our Names for enlistment in ye Continental service-we say Rec'd hy us

his

"James + Hutchinson €10, 0, 0, 5-Aaron Oliver 30, 0, 0, 6 mark

"Elijah Mansfield his

30, 0, 0, 7-John Drury 30, 0, 0, 8

"James + Hutchinson 20, 0, 0, mark

" Temple April the 7th 1777 " Test " SAMI WEBSTER."

April 9, 1777, Josiah Stone signed a similar receipt for thirty pounds, and Benjamin Smith did the same April 7th of the same year.

Receipts from Soldiers' W'ives.

" Rec'd of the Seleemen of Temple tew bushel of Rye at 4-8 per bushel, my Husband Elijah Mansfield being a soldier in Col Scammils Regiment-I say Reed by me

" Temple Jant 4 : 1778 "

" REBEKAH MANSFIELD.

mite to provide for the familes of the Continental soldiers, my Husband Elijah Mansfield being a soldier in Cor! Scamils Regiment-I say Recd hy me

"REBEKAH MANSFIELD, "

"Temple June 29 day 1778 "

" Recived of Benja Tinney Jr of Temple one of ye Committee for sup- plying ye families of ye soldiers in the Continental Army Five Bushils of Indian Corn at 3-8 per bushil €0-18-4. Also one bushil of Rie at 4-8 pr bushil 0-4-8-My Husband Ebenezer Drury being a soldier in Colo Scammils Rigmt Recyd by nie

"MIRIAM DRURY.

"Temple May 27-1779"

Mrs. Drury also signed receipts as follows :

"June 10, 1779, 1 bushel Corn

6 2 July 26, 21,., “ Rye, 112 of Corn, 6 qts Salt 66 of Ephraim Brown."

"Received of Benja Cutter one of the Committee for Tennde two bushils of Corn at 3-8- £0-7-4 and Nine pound of Cash 9-10

" My husband being a Soldier in the Continental Army

"MARY HILLSGROVE.

" Temple April 1-1779"

Mrs. Hillsgrove also gave receipts as follows :

"May 1779, bushel of Corn of John Patten

July 26, 1779, 12 bushel of Corn, 16 bushel of Rye, and eight dollars in cash, of Capt. Gershom Drury

Nov. 25, 1779, 72lbs of beef at 18 shillings, of Oliver Heald

Oct. 1 €3, 6, 0, caslı 66

Dec. 7 66 €15, 6, continental money, 21/4 bushels Corn at 3-8 per bushel, 134 bushels Rye at 4-8 pr bushel,-of Oliver Heald "

Petition of William Drury, 178; alldressed to the General Assembly, or Comunitter of Safety.

" William Drury of Temple in Colo Enoch Ilale Rigm & Capt Gershom Drurys Company sheweth that he was Called upon to go to the Relief of Ticonderoga on the alarm in June Last that his hors went on request to carry packs and that at Charlestown Nº 4 the Horse was taken out or brook out of Jotham Whites pasture and it was three weeks before I found him, and that I paid for Advartising sd horse and for a man and hors to Go afeter him and for straying and Keeping-£2-6-0

" Wherefore your petitioner Hunibly prays your Honours that He may be Repaid said sum of two pound six shillings as he was Called upon to Go with his horse for the defence of that post and your petitioner as in Duty Bound Shall Ever pray & : C

" Temple Febr 2th 1778"'

" WILLIAM DRURY

Sworn to before Francis Blood, justice of the peace.

Capt. Robert Fletcher's Petition : addressed to the Council and Assembly, 1779.

" The petetion of Capt Robert Fletcher of Temple in the County of Hillsborough and State aforesaid-Humbly sheweth that your petetioner Commanded a Company in the volentear in Colo Enoc Hales Rigement on the Island of Road Island in the Month of August last-that Henry Spaulding of Stodard was in my Company the whole time a soldier that your petitioner carried a list of the Company to the Committee on Claims and they maid out a Muster Roll and Gave me an Abstract that I did not compair the Roll Nor Abstract with my list Given in til I came home- that said Henry Spalding was not in the Roll Nor Abstract and that I did pay his waiges out of My own pocket at His Request as by his order May appear-Therefore your petetioner Humbley prays that the waires of sª Henry may be Repaid to Me which was twelve pound two shillings and your petetioner as in Duty Bound shall Ever pray &c-

"' Temple March ye 2d 1779"

" ROBERT FLETCHER

Lieut. Goodale's Petition, 1780.

" The Humble Petition of Ezekiel Goodale of Temple sheweth that your Petitioner was Appointed a Lientenant in Capt Frys Compt in Coloscam- mels Ridgt the 11th of Febr 1777 that he marched with the first Devision the first of April to Ticondaroga-& Discharged the duty of a Leiut to acceptance : was in the several Disputes with Genr Burgoyne and then marched to Penselvana : & Continued there til Apr 30 1778 when by

" Then Received Ten dollars of Archelaus Cummings one of the Com- | reason of the Continued applycations from my Family of their Dis-

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tressed Circumstances I procuered a Discharge & Come home-your pe- tetioner Lost at the vacuation of Tycondroga as by the account £28-4-0

"That your petetioner Never received a farthing for it Nor for Depre- shasion of mony for his waiges-therefore your petetioner prays that your Honours will take his Case into your wise serious and Marcyful Consideration and make him such reward for sd loss and waiges as your Hon's think Just and your petetioner as in Duty Shall Ever pray-

"Temple Febr 14-1780

"EZEKIEL GOODALE, Leut "

The committee reported in favor of allowing him the depreciation of his pay.

Petition for a Lottery. "Exeter Jenury 27th 1781

" A Petition of Robt Hewes of Boston to the Honourable Councel and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire for the Fur- ther Incouragement of Glass Manufactory sett by him in the Town of Temple in this State-

" Your humble Petitioner Prayeth, that as he has been at, so Great Expence and got the Manufactory so Nigh to Perfection and being Un- able to Procede further without Publick Incouragement a Lottery may seet on foot, for the Raiseing a Sum of Money to bring it to Perfection, a. Speedily as Possible, for if no Incouragement,-Can be Given Your hum! Petitioner will be Oblidged Drop the Enterprize and Lett his Work men go to Connecticut, which Stands Ready to Receive and Imploye them, but that the Honourable Court may do something to Inable Your humb! Petitioner to keep them here and Imploye them is the Sincere Prayer of Your humb? Petitioner.

" ROBERT HEWES."

Authority was granted by an act passed March, 1781.

Statement of the Managers of the Lottery: addressed to the General Court, 1782.

"The petition of the subscribers humbly sheweth that in consequence of the petition of Mr R: Ilewes of Boston in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, an Act pass'd the General Court of said State of New- Hampshire in March A : D: 1781, granting a Lottery for the benefit of said Hewes in setting up and carrying on the Manufactory of Glass in the Town of Temple in said State, and appointing your petitioners, Man- agers of said Lottery, That your petitioners, in pursuance of their trust, immediately proceeded to advertise the Scheme of said lottery, and print the Tickets, and began the sale thereof in Bills of the new-Emission agreable to said Act. Soon after which your Petitioners were obliged to take back the Tickets, by reason of the failure of the paper Currency, and to give over the thoughts of drawing the same. And as your peti- tioners were appointed by the General Court without their previous Solicitation or knowledge; and having expended a considerable sum of money in printing said Tickets &c-Therefore your petitioners humbly pray the Honble Court to order the Treasurer to refund to your petitioners such sums of money as they have been necessitated to expend on account of said lottery : and, for that purpose, that they may have leave to ex- hibit an Account to this Court for Allowance, and your petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray &c

" March 22d 1782.

"T : FARRAR "I. ABBOT " FRANCIS BLOOD "

Return of Ratuble Polls, 1783.

" State of New-Hampshire Hillsborough ss

· Temple Decr Hth 1783

"There is in ye Town of Temple one Hundred and fourteen persons of Twenty one years of Age paying for them selves a pole Tax Taken by us.

" SAMI HOWARD ) Selectmen " FRANCIS BLOOD

CUTTER Temple "

Sworn to before Francis Blood, justice of the peace.

Inhabitants in 1784 .- The following were citizens in 1784:

"Joshua Todd, Caleb Bancroft, Samuel Howard, MosesSticknee, Wil- halo Manser, Benja Cutter, Willm Drury, Abraham Shelden, Benja Cra- gin samson Wilder, Ephraim Brown, Ebenezr Drury, Ezekil Jewet,

Levi Peirce, Silas Brown, Isaac Butterfield, Gideon powers, Jacob Foster, Abner Felt, Ezekiel Goodale, Elias Colburn, John Patten, Francis Cra- gin, Asa Severance, Eldad Spafford, John Stowell, Josiah Fisk, William Searle, Jur, Aaron Felt, Joseph Heald, Abraham Dinsmore, John Cragin, Jur, Peter Brown, Moses Lowel, Jacob Lowel, Andrew Lane, Jonas Brown, Isaac Barron French, Daniel Heald, Oliver Heald, Ephraim Co- nant, Josiah Stone, Abiel Holt, Joseph Kidder, John McAllaster, James Milligen, Sam" Milliken, Wm Milliken, Josiah Sawyer, James McNee. Joseph Barnes, Gilbert MeCay, John swan, Joseph Miller, Nathan Boyn- ton, John Marshel, Reuben Law, Robt Potter, John Taggart, Benjamin Bacon, Reuben Cumings, Andw Conn, David Moor, James Moor, Jere- miah Andrews, John Taggart, Gershom Drury, David Searl, John Ken- dall, Nathan Wheeler, John Burnap, Sam! Holt, Ezekiel Jewett, Francis Blood, Samnel Field, Aaron Colman "

Soldier's Certificate, 1784.

" These may Certifie that Jeremiah Andrews is Father & heir to - Andrews a Minor late of Temple Deceas'd-who was a Soldier in the Continental army-Hired by Sd Town of Temple --

" Dated Temple Decr I, 1784.

"NAMI ITOWARD Selectmen of

" Epum BROWN

"F. BLOOD

Temple."

Relative to Militia : addressed to the General Court, 1785.

" Humbly Sheweth the Selectmen of Temple in the County of Hill -- borough and the Inhabitants of Sd Town-That at the last Session of the General Court, a vote past by which the 12th Rigt of Militia was Divided and the west part Calld Nº 12 and the East part Calld No 23, The Real situation & All the Surcumstances of the Towns that Now Compose the East Rigiment we Suppose was not then laid before the Honble Court for we belive if they had it would Not have pased-wherefore we beg leave to Say That the East Regt (vizt) New Ipswich Mason Wilton Temple Peterborough Lyndsborough Society Hancock & Peterboroughslip was all formerly of the fifth Regiment-That they pay $49-15s-IOd to every thousand of the State Taxes as will Appear by the last proportion Act-and that the west or 12th as by sd vote (vizt) Ringe Fitzwilliam Jaffrey Marlborough Dublin & Packersfield pays bnt £32 : 13-which is not two thirds so much, or in other words we pay £17-2s 10d more to every $1000 than they which is more than half they pay-That we are Nine Towns to their Six-that more then I100 poles was return'd in the last Inventory in the Nine & but little more than 600 in the west Rigt And that most of the Towns in the East Regt was Settled (vizt) New Ipswich Wilton Mason Peterborough lyndsborough a Number of Years before there was one Inhabitant in the Six towns which now Takes away our Number-And that there is Now four Field officers within this Regt (to wit) lleald Willson Abbot & Clark-(which Cannot-by the Militia Rules which is only Honour) renew their Commition in the 23d regimt-That in every point of view we consider our Selves Agreav'd by Said vote-werefore we humbly pray your Excelleney & Honnours that the East Rigt (to wit New Ipswich &c which is Now call'd the 23d regi- ment may be restored to their former Number, or that The Division of så 12 Regiment may be Made Nul & void-And be put to Gether as but one regiment & as In Duty bound Shall pray

" Jany 27-1785.

" Moses Sticknee, Abm Shelden, Robt Howrd, Benoni Venton, Jona- than Stevens, Gershom Drury, Ezra Drury, Abraham Dinsmor, John Stowel, Caleb maynard, George Conn, David Emes, Joshua Todd, John Todd, Joshua Todd Jun, Thomas Marshall, Jonathan Marshall, Amos Dinsmor, Caleb Bancroft, John Ball. Jonathan Lovejoy, Benjamin Ten- ney jur, Nath Ball, Nath" Ball Jr, Abiel Parker, Moses Lowell, moses Lowell Jr, Jacob Lowell, Joseph Heald Jr, Benj. Cragin, Eldad Spafford. Ezekiel Jewet, Nathaniel Jewet, William Jewet, Oliver Whiting, Nathan Wheeler, Silus Brown, Daniel Lamson, John Andrews, Thos Dinsmore. Thos Sewell Ferington (his X mark), Samson walker, Levi Peirce, Da- vid Drury, Wm Fletcher, Josiah Fisk, Amos Heald, Benja Cutter, Peter Felt, Zebadiah Dinsmore, John Woodward, Nathaniel Griffiu, Jonathan Avery, John Avery, Isaac Butterfield, Thomas Richardson, Danial fors- ter, Samnal Buruip, Bengmon Severns, Abbe Severens, Asa Severn-, Royal Blood, Francis Blood Jr."

" Foted to answer the Request of Joseph Richardsen and others Inhab- itants of Lynsborough Relative to their being annexed to Temple Pro- vided they will obligate themselves & heirs Not thereby to involve Sd Town in any unnecessary Charges on account of thier Being annexed or on acct of Moving the Meeting house &c

"Attest

"SAM' HOWARD, T. Clerk.

" Temple May 5th 1794.

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COLUMBIAN LIBRARY.

For an incorporation of a Library : addressed to the General Court, 1797.

" Humbly Shews

" Noah Miles Benjamin Cragin & Eben' Edwards inhabitants of Tem- ple in Sd State and others their associates that they have Been at Great expence in Collecting a Considerable Number of Valuable Books for the purpose of establishing a Library in Sd Temple. But without the aid and Patronage of the Honle Legislature they find themselves under Great Disadvantage & their endeavors to promote usefull Knowledge almost in Vain-they therefore pray that they may be incorporated into a Body Politic for the Purpose of establishing Sd Library with Such Powers & Priviledges as are usually Granted to incorporations of a Simi- lar Nature-

" and your Petitioners as in Duty Bound will ever pray

" Temple oet" 25 1797

" NOAH MILES " BENJA CRAGIN "EBNY EDWARDS

Comitt."

Columbian Library was incorporated in 1785. The following were residents in 1799 :

"Joshua Foster, Peter Powers, John Kimball, Jona Kimball, Aaron Barns, Joseph Stone, Thomas Richardson, George Kimball, Benja Cutter, Joseph Searl, Royal Blood, Abraham Shelden. Stephen Manser, Samson Walker, John Cragin, Nath! Jewet, Stephen Cragin, Samuel Burnap Ju, Francis Cragin Jr, Francis Blood Jr, Joseph Hosley, Jacob Jewet, Moses Perkins, Charles Kirk, Stephen Austin, Jona Spaulding, Seth Blood, Sam Webster Felt, John Ballard, Artemas Wheeler, Samuel Howard, Ezekiel Jewet, William Jewet, Asa Howard, Benjamin Tenny, Benja Killam, Elias Colburn, Levi Peirce, Nathan Wheeler, John Patten, Peter Felt, Caleb Maynard, Daniel Heald, Levi Adams, Daniel Searle. Nath1 Barrett, Benjamin Parks, Benja Cutter, William Searle, James Walton, Elias Boynton, Josiah Fisk, Elisha Child, Sam" Killam, Aaron Felt, Eliot Powers, Timothy Austen, Silas Stickney, Phinchas Carlton, Oliver Whiting, John Brown, Zechariah Emery, Jacob Jewet, David Patterson, Gideon Powers, Eben Stiles, William Drury, Joseph Towne, Thomas Towns Ju, David Towne, Aaron Avery, Peter Avery, John Avery, Thomas Towne, Joseph Heald, Theoder Barker, John Rider, Joseph Killam, Samuel Burnap, Joseph Heald Jr, James Heald, Ephraim Heald, Richard Palmer, Simon Farrar, Joel Avery, Eli Towne, Jonas Brown, Eldad Spafford, Ezra Mansur, James Crombie, Oliver Whiting .Jr, Edward pratt, Joseph Kidder Jr, Benja Cragin, Francis C'ragin, Archelans Cummings, Gershom Drury, Isaac Kimball, David fuller, John Winship, EIward Willson, John Start, andrew Parkhurst, Silas Durkee, William Mansur, Jacob Foster."

CHAPTER II.

TEMPLE-(Continued).

War of the Revolution-Soldiers' Names-General Francis Blood-War of the Rebellion-Ecclesiastical History-Congregational Church- Baptist Church-Universalist Church-College Graduates -- Glass-Fac- tory-Families-Physicians-Civil History.

War of the Revolution .- In the War of the Rev- olution Temple responded promptly with men and means, and the record of the little town during that struggle is one in which her citizens may justly feel patriotie pride.

General Francis Blood was a prominent man in the town during the Revolution. He was a member of the House of Representatives in 1777, and on Sep- tember 27th of that year was appointed commissary to attend a guard sent to conduct prisoners of war to Portsmouth. He was appointed January 27, 1781, one of the two "collector-generals of beef" for the army; member of the Council in 1784, and of the

Senate, 1784-85 ; judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and held numerous offices in town. He was born in Concord, Mass., March 18, 1735 (O. S.), and died in 1814.

As early as January 12, 1775, the town sent "about 40 bushels of rye " to "the Poor of ye town of Boston."

The following marched to Cambridge on the alarm of April 19, 1775 :

Jeremiah Andrews, Francis Blood, Ephraim Brown, Benjamin Byam, Peter Brown, Samuel Bredeen, Seth Cobb, John Cragin, Benjamin Cra- gin, Gershom Drury, William Drury, Daniel Drury, Z. Drury, Z. Drury, Jr., Ebenezer Drury, Abraham Dinsmore, Jr., Zebediah Dinsmore, Zech- ariah Emery, John Everett, Robert Fletcher, Joshua Foster, Ezekiel Goodale, Samuel Griffin, Samuel Howard, Ephraim Heald, Peter Heald, Oliver Ileald, Joseph Heald, E. Jewett, Joseph Kidder, Benjamin Killam, Andrew Law, Farrar Miller, Aaron Marshall, William Mansur, John Matthews, Aaron Oliver, Eliot Powers, Stephen Parlin, Joseph Richards, John Stiles, David Spafford, Nathaniel Shattuck, S. R. Stickney, E. Severance, Benjamin Smith, Benjamin Tenney, David Townsend, Samuel Webster, Peter Wheeler, A. Wilson, John Hillsgrove, Josiah Stone, E. Cobb, Enos Goodale.

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History of Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Part 161

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) Publication date: 1885 Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis Number of Pages: 1168

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton)
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.W. Lewis
Number of Pages: 1168