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" For Prevention Whereof ; Be it Enacted by the Governer Counseil & Assembly that both the Said meetings & all the Electiones their made and the whole proceedings of Each of them be and heareby is declairred null, void and of none Effect but are utterly Vacated and Destroyed and that the persens Chosen te any office at Either and Each of Sd meeting . are Hereby Disqualified and Rendered wholly uneable to act in them or any of them and it is hereby further Enacted that a new meeting of Said In- habitants shall be Called for the Election of town officers for the Currant year and all parsons Quallifyed as the Law Directes for the Qualification of Such as are authorized to vote in the Choies of town offcers in the an- nual town meetings Shall be permitted Wednesday 13 Day of august at 2 clock in the afternoon if they Shall Se canes to Vote at Sd meeting but all others & all minors are hereby Excluded from Veting at Said meet- ings as they ought to be in all such Cases and John Sheepard Juner of amherst Esqr is Hereby appointed to Call and Govern Sd meeting till the Whole busness thereof Shall be Ended & that no Parson Concerned may
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James Ramsey, Londonderry
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MANCHESTER.
Justly Coomplain of want of notices the Sd John Sheepard is hereby De- rected to Give a Notification to the Last years Constable of Sd town seting forthe the time and place Designs of holding of sd meeting with the pur- pous thereof and that Sd meeting is Called by the authority of this act which shall be Delivered to Said Constable at least fifteen Days before the Day appointed for holding Sd meeting and Sd Constable Shall Give par- sonal notice to all the Qualfied Voters of Sd Town as has Some Custom- ary times ben the there or leave a Coppy of the Sd Notifiction at the last usual place of the abod of such of said persons as he Cannot meet with at least ten Days before the meeting And all the Town officers which shall be Chosen pursuant Hereunto Shall have the same Power & Authority as any other Town officers have Relative to the Duty of their Respective off- ces And the Said Constabel is hereby subjected to a penalty of three pounds for Refuseing or Neglecting his Duty herein to be Recovered by the Selectmen that shall be Chosen by Said town for the use of Said town.
" Province of In the House of Representatives, July
New Hampshire
8th, 1766.
" The foregoing Bill having ben three times Read Voted that It pass to be Enacted.
" LEWIS G. GOODWIN, Speaker.
"In Council July 9th, 1766, The foregoing bill Read a third time & past to be enacted.
" Consented to
" THEOD W. ATKINSON, Secretary. " B. WENTWORTH.
"In accordance with this Act, Mr. Shepherd on the 15th of July is. sued the following Warrant :
New Hampshire.
" Province of To the Constable of Derryfield in Said Province for the year 1765.
" Whereas by a Special Act of the General Court for Sd province, passed at their Session this pris Instant July I am authorized to Call and Govern a meeting of the Inhabitantes of Derryfield in order to Reform Some dis- orders that they have lately thrown themselves into Relative to town officers :
" Wherefore you are hereby Required in his Majestys Name forwith to warn the Inhabitants of Said Derryfield Qualified by Law to Vote in Chusing town officers, to Convene at the meeting-House in Derryfield Qualified by Law to Vote, on Wednesday the 23d day of August next at two of the clock in the afternoon, to Chuse Common & ordinary town offi- cers for the Currant year as the Law Directs, and you are to give ten days Notices at least to each person Qualified as aforesaid which notice must be personal or left at the persons Usual place of abode ; hereof you may not fail & mack Dne return. N B by the above Vested Act you are Subjected to the penalty of three pounds for your Refusal or Neglect.
" JOHN SHEPARD, June'r.
" Dated July 15th 1766.
" Recorded Feb. 28th 1767.
"JOHN HIALL, Town Clark.
" Upon this Warrant the Constable made the following return :
" Province of Pursent to the foregoing precept I have Warned New Hampshire. S the Inhabitants of Sd Derryfield to Meet at time and place & for the purpose as mentioned in Sd precipt.
" CHARLES EMERSON, "Constable for Derryfield 1765.
" Dated August 13th 1766.
" Recorded February 28th 1767.
"per me JOHN ITALL, Town Clark."
August 13th, the following officers were chosen :
"John Hall, Town Clerk ; David McNight, Ebenezer Stevens, John Hall, Selectmen ; James McKnight, Constable ; Mickael MeClintock, Hendry Blaisdel, William perham, Joseph Gorge, Surveirs of Higwayes ; Joseph Marsten, William Nutte, David McKnight, Taythingmen ; the Selectmen, Fence-viewers & praysors of Damige in the town as the Law Direckes ; Elizer Robbins, James Ridall, Deer-Keepers ; Ebenezer Ste- vens, Survier of Lumber ; Thomas Russ, Sieler of Leather ; Mickel Mc- Clintock, Elliezer Robens, Committee to settle with Selectmen of 1766; The Selectmen, Take the Invoice of the polls and Estates of the town of Derryfield for ye year 1766; Joseph Gorge, John Perham, Samuel Boyd, James perces, Houg Reeafes ; William Perliam, Clerk of the Mar- ket.
" Recorded February 28, 1767.
" JOHN HALL,
"Town ('lark."
The Hall party was triumphant.
At a special meeting called for the 22d of December following, to vote on the following articles:
"Istly. to Chues a moderator to Reglate Said meeting.
" 2dly. to See if the town will Rease any money for prechin then what the Select men hies all Ready provided this year.
"3dly. to See how much monay the town will Reaes to Defray the contingent Charges of the town for the present year.
"Atlily. to See if the town will Complay with the Law of the Gover- ment to provied wightes and mishures or if not to Defend the present Select men of any Coste or troble for not providing the afore Sd wights and mishers as tho Law hies provided in that Kasse.
"5thly. to heir the Reporte of the Commitey that was Choseen to Ex- aming Sundry years accounptes in behalfe of the town, to wite, Conel John Goffe, Capt. Alex McMurphy, & mnr Neathainel Boyd Commitey men."
The opposition rallied and voted the four business articles down. The record stands thus:
" Voted one the 2 artical not to Reales any monay for Prieching this year.
" Voted note to Reaise any money for Necrisey Charges in Behaif of the town for theis year.
" Voted one the fourth artical in the warrant not to Reaise any monay to provido wightes & miushers for the town.
" One the fifth artical the accoumptes was Read but now
" Vot was paste one them and they remaien on Sitled."
The excitement was now greatly increased.
March 2, 1767, the Goffe party carried the day and elected officers, as follows :
"David Starret, Moderator ; David Starret, Town Clerk : Elizer Rob- ins, Alexander McClintock, Nathaniel Boyd, Selectmen ; John Harvey, Constable ; James MeColley, James McKnight, Charles Emerson, John McClientock, Surveyors of Highways; the Selectmen, Fence-Viewers ; Charles Emerson, Ebenezer Stevens, Surveyors of Lumber ; John Moor, James McColley, Counters of Votes ; John Hall, To tako Invoice ; Alex- ander Merrill, James Pierce, William Perham, Jr., Hog Constables ; Thomas Russ, Sieler of Leather."
March 6, 1769, the
"Town voted not to pay Levt. John Hall His Demands Relating to the Borrowed money without a suit at Law, it being thought an unreas- onable demand."
Mr. Hall then commenced a suit against the town for his claim.
In the warrant for the annual town-meeting in 1771 there were the following articles:
"Fifthly, to HIcar the accompts of Corlt. John Goffe, and William McClintock as Agents for the town to Defend the Town against the ac- tion Levt. John Ilall commenced against the town of Derryfield and to approve or not approve.
"Sixthly, to See If the Town will Chuse a Committe to settle with Levt. John ITall all the accompts Between said tlall and the Town of Derryfield."
At a meeting held March 4, 1771, the accounts of the committee which defended the suit brought by Lieutenant Hall were read, and are of an interesting character, showing the expense of litigation, etc., at that early day. The following is a copy:
" Corll. John Goffe as agent for the Town of Derryfield, Dr.
" My account of Time and money I Expended in carryng on the Law Sute for the town of Derryfield against Levt. John Hall.
1769, Sept. to time five Days at the Infereor Cort at 2s per Day .
0 1) 0 To travling feas one hundred miles at two pance per 0 16 8
mile .
To Halfe a Ginne to mr parker as a fee. 14 0
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HISTORY OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
24th Nov. to wating on the Rule of Cort at Samuel Thomp- sons, one day 2s my Hors Hier 3s and Esq. underwood for Summons for Evidences and his attendance 88. . . To a Fee to mr autherton half a Ginne
To Charge and Expance at Tompsons
1770. 27 Feb., to Moses Senters, whan the Rul for Derryfield Case was to Held their one Day my Serlf and Hors . . 0 03 0 to Cash paid Santer for my own and william mac Clin- tocks and witnes Expenses 0 12 0
to E-qr. underwood for summons 0 0-4
For a man and Hlors to goe to Esqr. Lovewells . . 0 12 0
0 to Cash paid to Corll Goffe In mr marches In ports- to a Day in Giting paper and preparing for Tryal . 0 02 0 mouth 12 O to a Fee to one parson .
1779, 5 Sept., to Esqr. underwood for four witnesses 0 02 0
to a Notifycation .
to Charge and Expenses while Swaring Evidence and the Esqrs. Dinner at my House
0 06 0
0 02
0
17th, sept., at the Inferior Cort twelve Days at 2s per Day . Traveling fees on Hundred mils at 2p pr mile
Extra Charge .
0 06 0
to my Expance at portsmouthi
0 04 0
to mur pickren fee 2 Dolrs mr Lowel for 2 Dolars 1
1775, Feb. 7, at Supperior Cort to a Coppy at the Case to mr Ring ..
4
10 0
to mr Dowel 1 Doler as a fee
0 06
O
to mr pickren 4 Dolers as a fee
1 04
0
to twelve Days at 2s per Day
to onr Eating and Lodging and Hors Keeping as pr Marches Bill for Captn John Stark and David Star- ret 5
02 0
Extra Expenses 0
00
0
to Traveling fees one ilundred miles at 2p per mile . 0 10
8
the above is the whole of the Conlls account Exceptd . £ 21 19 0
£ 8.
d.
Captn John Stark account as Evidence, attendance at Samnel Thompsons In Londonderry 5 Days and Travling fees 24 miles at 2d per mile .
0
05 0
to a Day attendance and traveling fees at Moses Stan- ters Jun., Litchfield 19 miles at 2d pr mile 0 06 8 to your attendance at portsmouth upon Semance at the Superior Corte and traveling fees 100 miles at 3d pr mile . 0 06 8
to 6 Days aitendence at Is 6d per day at Said Cort 0
09 0
£01 15 08
the above is the total of Capn Stark account, E Expected. £
Capt'n John moore attendance first Rule Corte Day Is 6d
8. d. to thir Rule at Santers Is 6d . 0
03 0 attendance as a an Evedence Ist time Is 6d the second time for the Supperor Cart Is 6d travling fees 18 miles at 2d per mile . 0 09 0
the above is the total of Captn moor account E Expected.
David Staretts account against the Town of Derryfield, € $. d.
Dr. for gowing to Cor'Il Goffe's wife upon summons anul Expance
0 03 0
to santers in Litchfield 1 Day of my Salfand Hors. 0 03
0
to Coppeys at Sundrey times Relating the Case 0 06 0
to 6 Days attendance at the Supperer Cort upon Som- ance at 2s per Day . 0
12 0
to llors Iliere to portsmouth 0
06 0
£01 10 00
the above is the total of David Starrets account E Ex- perted.
d The Town of Perryfield to william mac Clintock as agent Dr. to two jounnies to Londonderry, for to procure £ 8. the Copy of the writ . 0 03 0 to pay for the Coppy of the write 0) 04 1769, Septmr. at the Inferior Cort to mr pickren as a fee . 0
to Hors Jorney to portsmonth, 6s and ottes for Said Hors 2s, to hors keeping 24. 0
10
0
0
0
£ s. d.
1769 24 Nov., to waiting upon the Rule of Cort the first time at Samuel Tompsons In Londonderry 1 Day of my Salf and of my hors . 0 03 0
1770, 27 Feb. to moses Senters in Litchfield at the Second Inle of Cort, For I Day of my Salf at Is 6d per Day and I day of my hors at Is 6d per Day . 0
1771, Feb. 4, to Expancesses to portsmouth for my Salf and Captn John Stark and David Starrett, in the whole at sundry plasses .
0 13 6
to mr Lowel as a fee 3 Dolers to phlips at Dwiers 2 mugs 0 19
0 at Chaster to a mals of otes and a jil of Rum a Coming hom 0
to 12 Days of my Salf at 2s per Day 1 03 0
to hors hire to portsmouth .
0
06
0
to Capn John Stark and David Starrett accounts for Ex- pance a Coming hom from portsmouth which Ex- pance Said me Clintock paid at grenlan to I Bowl of Todey and two mess otes 0 01
at Exetor as by folsomes Bill for Eiting and Drinks and otes
0 03
0
at Kings town for Loging and hors Keeping . 0 02 6
at Chaster to Eating and Drinks and otes 0 02 9
£07 13 08 E Expected."
At this meeting it was voted that
'A committee of five men be chosen to settle all accounts Between Levt. John Hall and the town of Derryfield, and this Committee shall have full power of substitution in behalf of said town, to make a Com- plete and final settlement with said Hall and make a report to the Town as soon as may be convenient."
The settlement was, no doubt, soon after effected. The expense of this suit to the town had amounted to £43 178. 8d., more than the whole tax of the town.
" 2ly, to see if the Inhabitants of Said town will Vote to Give the Revr. George Gilmore a Call to the Worke of the Menistry in said Derryfield to be their Menester.
"3ly, to See how much yearly Salary they Will Vote the said Gilmore if he Except their Call.
"4ly, to See how much Setelment Money they Will Vote the said Gil- more if he Except their Call.
"5ly, to See if they Will Vote to Sand a man or meen to treet with the said Gilmore and agree about the mater as the town pleeses to order."
September 6, 1773, it was
" Voted to Dismis the above Warrant but the town thought Best to sand for the Revr. George Gilmore, and it was put to vote and the Town voted to sand for the Revr. George Gilmore as sun as possible to com and preach with ns Eighth Days upon Fouder Trill."
December 23d, same year, it was
"Noted on the third Articul in the Warrant to Give Revt. George Gil- more a Call to the Work of the Ministry to be our settled Minister in Said Town.
" Then Voted on the fourth Articul in the Warrant to Give the Revtl George Gilmore thirty Pounds Lawfull money in Cash, for his annual Settled yearly Salary So Long as he the Said Gilmore Contenes to be our settled minister in said Town.
" Toted on the Said Articul to Give the Revt. George Gilmore for a Settlement thirty Pounds Lawfull money in Cash and Sixty Pounds Law- full money to be paid in Labour at two shillings Lawfull per Day for man and the Same for oxen, the Said Labor is to be paid in four years Com- mencing from the time that the Said Gilmore Excepts and settles with us in Said town fifteen Pounds per year and the Above Cash within one year of the Said time.
"Toted on the fifth articul in the Warrant to Chuse a Committee to treet with the Revt. George Gilmore Relating the above Votes, then Voted David Starret, Samuel Boyd, John perham and Levtn. James mac C'alley to be the Committee and make report to the Town.
to my own time four Days at 2s per Day 0 08
to Expanses while Gone to portsmouth 0 06
£ d.
0 13 0
0 14
0 18 0
0
0 07 0
0 01 0
to one Days attendance my Salf 0
04 0
0 16 8
0
the above is the totel of william mc Clintocks account,
03 0
3
6
01
1 04 0
0
12 0
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MANCHESTER.
"Then Voted to adjourn this meeting till the third monday in febru- ary to the house of Levtn. John halls, at one of the Clock in the after- noon on the Said Day.
" DERRYFIELD, February the 21th Day, 1774.
"Then meet according to adjournment the moderator and Clerk pres- ent and the meetin Caled, then Voted to Dismis the Sixth articul in the Warrant by Reson that the above Committee had not Received aney an- swer from the Revt. Gearge Gilmore."
Nothing was done towards repairing the meeting- house during the Revolution, and it became much dilapidated.
Ou the 22d day of May, 1780, an attempt was made to sell the "pew ground," for the purpose of raising money to repair the meeting-house, but the project was voted down.
June 3, 1783, it was
" Voted to Raisone hundred Dollars and to apply the Same toards Re- pairing the meeting-house in Derryfield and that the same Be Raised this present year the one half in money and the other half in Labour and suitable meterials sutch as Shall Be Excepted By the Committy that Shall be Hereafter Choosen for that purpose.
" Voted that Major Webster, Levt. Dan'l hall and Samuel Stark Be a Committy to provide meterials and Labourers to do the Work and to Repair the meeting-house So fer as the aforesaid Hundred Dollars will Do."
But the repairs were not completed, and September 24th, of the following year, it was voted to raise fifty dollars towards repairing the meeting-house.
In 1790 an effort was made, and with success, to sell the "pew ground" and finish the house, and March 1st of that year it was "Voted to sell the Pew Ground, to finish the Meeting-house."
Major John Webster, John Green and John Hall were chosen a committee to sell the pew ground.
The committee sold the ground at public auction, on the 22d of June of that year, upon the following conditions :
"The Conditions of Sail of the Pew ground in Derryfield meeting- house agreable to an advertsement published bearing Date June the 4th, 1790, by the subscribers is as follows :
" Istly. the ground for each pew to be built on, will be Struck off to the Highest Bidder, they giving good security to the Committee for the Sum of money that Sd grounds is sold for the to help to repair the meet- ing-house this year.
" 2dly. He that Purcheseth any of the above pew ground shall have a bill of Sail from the Committee in their Capassity of the number & price that it Cost them, to be Recorded in Derryfield Town Book.
"3dly. The Buyer must pay two-thirds of the purchise in Glass, Nailes, or marchantable Clabboards or Putty at or before the first day of Sep- tember Next, & and the Remaindering third in Cash at or before the first Day of January Next.
"given under our Hand, Dated at Derryfield June 22d, 1790. "JOHN WEBSTER, JOHN HALL, Committee Men."
The sales were thus:
" Number.
£
8.
0
2
. . Daniel Davise
2
1
18
. . Daniel Ilall .
0
16
. . Capt. John Perham
1
5
30 . . James Gorman 1
24 . . John Green . 1
1
7
29
. . John Hall 1
11
25
. . Levt. David Merrell
0
1
17 . . Jonathan Greely. 1
21
. . Asa Haseltine 0
" Number.
£
S.
. . David Webster .
1
0
. . Joseph Haseltine
1
1
. . William Nutt.
1
=
19
. Doctr John Duston
1
. . Abraham Ammy
1
26
. . Isreal Young .
10
. . John Diekey
1
5
31
. . Capt. Samuel Moor
1
0
13
. . Joseph Farmer
1
O
15
. . Peter Emerson
1
0
8
. . Archibald Gamble
4
7
. . Joshua Perse
1
0
23
. Samuel Moor .
1
1
9
. . Thomas Griffen
1
0
11
. . Joseph Farmer
0
27
. . John Goffe
L
0
24
. . Maj. John Webster
1
1
Total .
£36 11
" Recorded January 1Ith, 1791. JOHN GOFFE, Toun Clerk.
The purchasers built their pews immediately, and the lower part of the house was of respectable finish.
March 5, 1792, it was
"Voted to raise forty dollars to Repair the Meeting House.
" Voted that the Selectmen lay out the Money to Build the Gallery Stares and Lay the Gallery flores."
The stairs were built and the floors laid, and on the 30th day of October following it was
" Voted to sell the Pew Ground in the Gallerys, & the pews to be five feet in frount from the Wall."
" Voted that the pew ground be sold at Vendue."
" Voted that the Selectmen be a committee to sell the pews."
The sale took place on the 10th day of November, 1792, on the following conditions :
" DERRYFIELD, Nov. 10th, 1793.
" Articles of the Sale of the Pew ground in the Gallerys of the Derry- field Meeting-House.
" Artieal first, the highest bidder shall be the purchaser.
" 2dly. No bid shall be excepted less then sixpence.
"3dly. the purchesor shall give security to the Exceptance of the Com- mittee to be paid by the last day of May Next.
"4thly. the purchesor shall have for his security the plan & the No of the pew struck off to him Recorded in the Town Book.
"5thly. the committee shall have Equal Liberty to bid with the other inhabitants.
" JOHN STARK,
" DANIEL DAVIS, " SAMUEL MOOR,
" Committee."
The account of the sale was as follows :
8.
d.
" No. 2 Struck off to William Perham 1 10
0
1
David Stevens 2
13
0
66
4
Able Huse
1
0
66
5
James Majorey 1
6
0
6
Samuel Smith 1
5
G
44 15
2
12
6
44 14
Capt Jolın Perham 2
Capt Sammel Moor 1
12
" 10
William Perham 1
10
9
7
¥ Green Simons
1
t-
0
S
William Stevens 1
0
= Daniel Davis 1
C
0
44 13
John Hall Jr 1
-
-
.£25 12
Able Huse . 1 5
0
22
. . Capt. John Perham
. . Jolın Stark, Jr . 1
1
S
4
3
32
12
John Stark 3
10 0
13
13
14 Struck of to . . Maj. John Webster
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HISTORY OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The house, however, was never finished. Conten- tion and discord had borne their fruits. The majority of the people cared but little about the building, and at no time was it fit for public worship.
The Rev. Mr. Pickels (says Judge Potter, in referring to this old house), an eccentric elergyman of that time, preaching in it as late as about 1803, took his hearers to task for not finishing and repairing the house.
After telling them of their duty in this matter in a very forcible strain. as was his wont, he closed by naming to them the penalty for not doing their duty in this particular. "Why," continued he, "if you don't repair the house of God, the d-1 will come in and carry you out at the cracks."
It is said, that for fear of the penalty, the house was immediately repaired so as to prevent any such egress for his satanic majesty and the delinquent hearers.
The Rev. William Piekels was a native of Wales, where he married Margaret Tregallis. After emigrat- ing to this country he preached for a time in Phila- delphia. He came into the neighboring town of Bed- ford somewhere about 1787. He preached in Bedford, some years, a portion of the time. At first he was very popular as a preacher, and it was proposed to settle him, but for some reasons, not readily accounted for, an opposition sprang up against him in Bedford, and became so violent as to forbid the idea of a settle- ment. His enemies charged him with dissolute habits in Philadelphia, but the charge was stoutly denied by his friends. At length the strife waxed so warm and became so pointed that Lieutenant John Orr offered to lay a wager of fifty dollars that the charge was true. The wager was taken by Mr. Pick- els' friends, and Mr. William Riddle was agreed upon as the agent of the parties to proceed to Philadelphia and investigate the charge. His report was to be final. Mr. Riddle went to Philadelphia on horse- back, investigated the matter, found the charge untrue in every particular, returned and reported the result. There was great exultation on the part of the winners and they met at the store of Isaac Riddle, Esq., to re- joice over the victory. Mr. Riddle was designated as their agent to go to Mr. Orr's and get the wager. He accordingly waited upon Mr. Orr and made known the result of the investigation. Without making a remark, Lieutenant Orr went to his desk and paid over the money. Mr. Riddle took the money back to the winners, and it was spent at the counter in liquor for the multitude. But the result did not stay the opposition against Mr. Pickels, and he was forced to abandon the idea of a settlement. He, however, con- tinued to preach in Bedford a portion of the time for some sixteen years. His friends would pay their money for no other man as long as he was in the neighborhood; and as they constituted near one-half of the people in Bedford, and among them some of the most influential, Mr. Pickels continued to "supply the
pulpit " about one-half of the time. The remaining part of the time he preached in the vicinity, mostly in Derryfield. At length an opposition sprang up against him here, probably having its origin in Bed- ford, and it was thought best to settle the question of his employment in town-meeting. Accordingly, in the warrant of October 19, 1796, was the following article :
"4thly. To see if the town will vote to raise money for the purpose of hiring Mr. William Pickels to Preach for them some part of the year Ensueing, if he can be obtained."
At the meeting November 7, 1796, it was
" Voted to hire Mr. William Pickels one third part of the Year Ensue- ing to Preach in this town."
From this time he continued to supply the pulpit in this town till 1804, sometimes hired for a specific num- ber of Sabbaths, and again to "preach out the money raised." About 1804 he removed to Maine, where he continued to reside until his death.
Mr. Pickels was an eloquent preacher and a fine scholar, but very eccentric in his habits. He finally announced his belief in the doctrine of universal salvation.
The First Congregational Church .- This church was formed by the union of a Presbyterian Church, which was organized at Manchester Center May 21, 1828, and a Congregational Church, organized at Amoskeag December 2d of the same year. The Presbyterian Church never had a house of its own and a pastor was never settled over it. For a few months after its formation its pulpit was supplied by the Rev. William K. Talbot. In 1833, Benjamin F. Foster was ordained as an evangelist, and he for some time furnished occasional preaching. Those of its members who united with the Amoskeag Church to form another at the new village in Manchester were Moses Noyes, Lucy Noyes, Robert P. Whitte- more, Hannah Jane Whittemore, Jennet Dickey, Elizabeth Hall, Sally Whittemore, Eliza A. Moor, Jerusha Griffin, Maria Noyes, Elizabeth Stark, Abby Stark, Mrs. F. G. Stark.
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