History of Lebanon, N.H., 1761-1887, Part 4

Author: Downs, Charles Algernon, 1823-1906
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Concord, Rumford printing co.
Number of Pages: 638


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2nd Granted to Mr Joseph Tilden as a compensation for his labour done on The highway that leads to Hanover &c a tract of land as fol-


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lows (viz) Beginning at the N. E corner of Mr Charles Hill's fifty acre lot thence running a perpendicular line to the North line of the Town, thence upon said north line westerly to said Tildens land, thence southerly upon the rear of said Tildens & Baldwins 100 acre lotts to the North west Corner of said Hills said fifty acre lot, thence to the first mentioned bound containing the whole of the undivided land be- tween said Eastwardly line & said lotts-also to pay said Tildens pro- portion of taxes To the amount of four pounds by the first of June next


3rd Voted to difsolve said meeting.


At a meeting of the proprietors of the township of Lebanon in the Province of Newhampshire June the 8th 1768 the following votes were past (viz)


1st Choose Mr. Charles Hill to be moderator to govern said meeting


2nd Mr. Aaron Storrs reports the settlement to be made with the proprietors Committee, Collector, and Treasurer which he finds to be £34-11-4 due from the proprietors to the aforesaid committee col- lector & Treasurer. Granted to the aforesaid Aaron Storrs the above said £34-11-4 to settle with those the proprietors are indebted to


3d Voted that the above said sum of £34-11-4 be paid by the first of July 1768.


4th Voted that we would not reconsider the third article in the warning


5th Voted to difsolve said meeting


TOWN


At a Town Meeting Legally Warned on July 19th 1768 Ware Pafsed the Following Votes (viz) mr Charles Hill moderator of S'd Meeting


Query Whither The Spot of Ground Near the Burying place should be the place to set a meeting house upon Resolved in the Affirmative.


Voted to diffolve S'd Meeting


At a Town meeting Legally Warned on July 27th 1768 Ware pafsed the following Votes (viz) : John Wheatley moderator for S'd meeting


After Query whether they would Give mr Wales a Call to settle in the ministry in This' Town. Refolved in ye Affir.


Query whither they will agree to give mr Wales fifty pounds as a Salary for the first Year & to rife five pounds a Year till it arrive to seventy pounds, if he may be Obtained


Refolved in the Affirmative


Query Whither they will Do any thing to Render the Right of Land Devoted for the benefit of a School in s'd Town profitable for s'd pur- pofe Refolved in the Negtive


Voted to difsolve s'd meeting.


At a Town meeting Legally Warned on Sept. 7th A D. 1768 Ware Pafsed the Following Votes (viz) Levi Hyde moderator for S'd meeting Query whither Thay Would Reconfider the Vote Passed on July 19th


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1768 Relative To Setting the Meeting House on. Refolved in the Negtive


Query Whither Thay Will Do any Thing For the Support of a School In s'd Lebanon the Enfuing Season Refolved in the Affirmative


Then Voted Twenty Pounds to support s'd School A Committee Chosen Namely Lt John Griswould Asa Kilborn Joseph Wood, To Con- ducke s'd school


Voted to Difsolve S'd Meeting.


At a Town Meeting Legally warned on Sept. 30th 1768 The following Votes ware pafsed (viz) Capt. John Wheatly Moderator of S'd Meeting


After Query whither they would Accept of mr. Wales Verbal Answer (Sent by Deac Nehemiah Estabrook) of his Acceptance of, and Compli- ance with their call To settle in the work of the Gospel Ministry amongst them, Refolved in the Negative


Voted that said Meeting be Desolved.


PROPRIETORS


At a proprietors meeting of the township of Lebanon in the province of Newhampshire October 24th 1768 the following votes were past (viz) :


1st Choose Mr Charles Hill moderator to govern said meeting


2nd Voted to adjourn said meeting to the first tuesday in December next at ten of the clock in the forenoon, at the house of Mr. Charles Hill.


met by adjournment the first tuesday in December 1768


1st Voted to choose a committee to lay out the governors lott in said Lebanon & to see what land it covers of lotted & improved Land & to make those persons a meet compensation out of the Undivided land


2nd Choose Mr Charles Hill to be a committee for the above said pur- pose


3rd Choose Levi Hyde the second committee man


4th Choose Lieut. John Griswould for to be the third committee man


5th Choose Jedidiah Hibbard to be the fourth committee man for the above mentioned purpose.


6th Voted to adjourn said meeting to the third monday in May next, 1769 at three of the clock afternoon.


The governor's lot was a tract of 500 acres in the southwest corner of the town, covering the farm of Mr. Bradley True and other land. He had a similar tract in the northwest corner of Plainfield, making a thousand acres in one body. The proprie- tors had divided this land among themselves, and occupied some portions of it. In 1766 Benning Wentworth had resigned as gov- ernor, and began naturally to look after his landed interests, and


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to claim the reservations made in the various townships. Hence the action of the proprietors.


TOWN


At a Town Meeting Legally warned on Tuesday the 14th Day of march 1769 the following Votes ware paffed


1st Charles Hill moderator


2nly Joseph Wood Charles Hill & Silas Waterman Select men Silas Waterman Town Clerk. Jedediah Hibbard Conftable Hucken Storrs Leather sealer Jonathan Dana and Saml Eftabrook Tything men Nathiel Porter & Charles Hill Jun survayors of Highways, Benj. Fuller Pound Keeper.


3dly Whether they will agree to build two bridges Over the River Maf- koma, one at the ford way near Benj. Fullers (East Lebanon) and the Other near the mills in said Lebanon.


Refolved in the Negative


Query whither they would agree to build one bridge Refolved in the afftive


Query whether they would build a bridge at S'd fordway Refolved in the Negtive


Query Whether they will build a bridge near said mills [Hubbard bridge] Refolved in the Affive


4thly Whether they ment to be underftood By their former Vote paffed Sept 30th 1768 (wherein they manifefted their Nonacceptance of mr Wales Verbal anfwer) thereby to Have Repealed or made void all their former votes paffed by Them in favor of said mr. Wales Settling in the Gospel Ministry amongst them. Refolved in the Affirmative


51ty To see if they will think proper (as a town) to make Mr Wales some Compensation for the Loss of his horfe suppofed to be Gored to Death in Levi Hydes pafture ye Last year


Refolved in the Negative


6thly Vote said meeting Difolv'd


May 8th 1769 met and adjourned to May 22.


At A Town Meeting Held By Adjournment Ware then passed The Fol- lowing (viz) Query the Town Would Do any Thing Relative To haveing a Gospel administration amongst Them the Insuing Summer. Risolved in the Affirmt Voted to Appoint A Committee For to Proqure a Minis- ter The Insuing Summer Charles Hill Capt. John Wheatley Joseph Wood Committee men


Voted To have s'd Committee To Applie To Mr Kenne and See if Thay Can Obtain S'd Mr. Kenne and if s'd Committe Should Be Disap- pointed of Him, Then Voted That s'd Committee Take the Best Method To Obtain a Minister Thay Could The Ensuing Summer


Voted To Have a Lawbook for the Use of the Town to Be Kept in the Clark's Office


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Voted to Build a Cart Bridge at the Ford Way at masquom A Com- mitte Chosen For that Parpose Namely Mr John Slap Charles Hill Silas Waterman Voted s'd meeting Difolved


At a meeting of the proprietors of the township of Lebanon in the province of Newhampshire at the house of Mr Charles Hill in said Lebanon October 23 1769 the following votes were past (viz) :


1st Choose Mr Charles Hill moderator to govern said meeting


2nd Voted to choose a committee relative to the second article re- specting laying out the governors lott & seeing what lotted and im- proved lands it covers & to make those persons a meet compensation that said Governor's lot covers.


3rd Choose Mr Charles Hill Lieut John Griswold and Levi Hyde for a, committee for the above mentioned purpose.


4th Voted a tax of six shillings Lawful money on each proprietors right to be layd out for completing of the road that goes up and down the river between the great intervale & Plainfield line and if any of the aforesaid sum be left, to pay the proprietors debts


5ly Choose a committee to lay out the afore said sum (viz) Lieut Nath. Porter & Silas Waterman


6ly Voted that said proprietors should have 3/ a day for work if done To the acceptance of the committee chose for the aforesaid purpose


7ly Voted that the work should be done by the 23d of November 1769


8ly Voted to dismifs said meeting


At a proprietors meeting of the township of Lebanon in the province of Newhampshire held at the house of Mr Charles Hill insaid Leba- non March the 13th 1770 the following votes were past (viz)


1st Choose Capt John Wheatley moderator to govern said meeting


2ly To see if they will revoke the six shilling rate last granted; voted in the negative.


3d To see whether they will do anything relative to establishing bounds between Mr. Hebbard & Mr Hall Voted in the negative.


4th Voted to choose a committee to look into the circumstance of Mr Olver Davison, deceased, hundred acre lot


5ly Choose a committee for to look into the circumstances of the abovesaid Davison's lott & to lay out of the undivided land in said town a proportion of land to said hundred acres the same as they shall think proper. Mr Charles Hill Maj John Slapp & Levi Hyde be the above committee


fly Voted that the proprietor's Clerk shall give Deeds in behalf of the proprietors To Mr Charles Hill & Maj John Slapp that is already Granted to them by the proprietors [To Charles Hill a tract for a part of his lot taken for a burying ground. To Maj Slapp of a tract for a mill site]


7ly To see whether they will give one thousand four hundred and forty-one acres of undivided land adjoining to Hanover line and ad- joining Mr. Tilden's land, said tract to be laid one mile & half square


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for the support of Dr Wheelocks school, upon condition that said school be erected in Hanover, and direct that the proprietors Clerk make a deed of said Grant upon the erection of said school as above said. voted in the affirmative


8ly Voted to difsmifs said meeting.


TOWN


At a Town Meeting Warned on Tuesday 13 Day of March 1770 Ware Passed the Following Votes (viz) :


Charles Hill Moderator For S'd Meeting Silas Waterman Town Clerk, Charles Hill Silas Waterman Capt John Wheatley Select Men Nathaniel Hall Constable, Zacheus Douner Joseph Martin Tything Men, Levi Hyde Lieut. John Griswold Fence Viewers; Hucken Storrs Leather Sealer, Lieut. Nath Porter Rufus Baldwin Surveyors of Highways; Johnathan Dana Key Keeper of Pound; Maj. John Slapp Aaron Storrs Committee men To Examine the Select Men accounts Silas Waterman Town Treasurery


Voted S'd meeting Difsolved.


Att A Town Meeting Warned On the Fifth Day of November 1770 The Following Votes Ware Pafsed (viz) Charles Hill Moderator of S'd meeting


Queary Whither Thay Would Do any Thing Relating To the Second Article in the Warning S'd Article Was To See if Thay Would Build a Meeting House. Voted in the Affirmtv


Query Whither Thay Would Build a Meeting House For the Conven- ancey of Publick Worship in S'd Town


Refolved in the Negative.


Queary Whither Thay Would Revive S'd Acct. of 60 £ For Erecting A Cart Bridge Near Maj Slaps Mills in S'd Lebanon Resolved in the Affirmtv


Voted S'd 60 £ Be paid in the year 1772 by the 5 of Novb


Voted that the Select men Erect a Sine Pofts To Sit Up Warning On For the Futur One To Be Plasted at The Corner of The Road that Leads to Mr Wood And the Other att the Corner that Leads Out To Maj. John slaps. S'd Pofts To Be Sot Upon the Town Costs.


Voted S'd Meeting Difsolved


Att A Town Meeting Warned On the 26th Day of November 1770 The Following Votes Ware pafst (viz) Charles Hill Moderatorr of S'd Meet- ing. To See Whither Thay will Agree To Build a House For Publick Worship in S'd Lebanon Refolved in the Affirmative


Voted To have the Size of S'd House For Publick Worship To Be Thirty Foot Squair and Teen Foot Poft


Voted To Place S'd Hous Upon the Road that Leads Out To the Mills in S'd Town Upon A Peas of Flat Land East of Mr Charles Hills Barn


Voted S'd Meeting Adjourned To the 17 Day of December 1770


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Met Dec 17 and adjourned to Jan 7 1771


At the Adjourned Meeting Held on Monday the 7th Day of January 1771 the following Articles ware pafsed In the Affirmative (viz)


1st Whether they would Go into the Reconfideration of The Votes Heretofore pafsed Relating to the Building of a Meeting house in said Lebanon Resolved in ye Afftve


2dly Whether they will Agree to build a House for publick worship In S'd Lebanon Refolv'd in the Afftve


3dly Whether they would Have a Longer time to Complete Said Houfe in, then already Agreed upon Refolved in the Afftiv


4thly Whether they would Have Said House Set upon Some Other Spot Than that already Agreed to Refolv'd in ye Afftive


5thly Whither they will agree to Chufe a Comtee to fix a Spot to Set S'd House upon and that said Spot agreed upon by said Comtee Shall be the place To Set Said Houfe Refolv'd in the Affirmative


6thly made Choice of Saml Chase esq, Capt Hez. Johnson and Lieut. David Woodward to be a Cmtee To Affix a Spot to set said Meeting House.


Samuel Chase was a prominent man of Cornish, member of the Provincial Congress at Exeter, 1775.


Capt. Hezekiah Johnson was of Hanover.


Lieutenant, afterwards Capt. David Woodward, was of Han- over.


7thly Voted to Chufe a Comtee to wait upon the above said Comtee when Convened.


8thly Made Choice of Mr Aaron Storrs Lieut. Porter Mr Charles Hill John Wheatley Efq. and Mr Azariah Blifs to be a Comtee for the pur- pofe afore said


9thly Voted to Disolve said Meeting


At a Town Meeting Legally Warned on Tuefday Day The 29th Day of Jany 1771 The following Votes ware Paffed in the affirtve Mr Charles Hill Moderator of Said Meeting


1st Voted to Build a Houfe for Publick Worship


2dly Voted S'd Houfe shall be Thirty feet Square & ten feet pofts


3dly Voted that Maj. John Slapp Lieut. Nath Porter and John Wheat- ley Esq be a Comtee to Conduct the Building of said House


4thly Voted that the Tax of 60£ already Granted for the Building a bridge in said Lebanon be made as Soon as may be Convenient


5thly Voted to have a Tax Levied forthwith to Defray The Charge of The Comtee Chofen to defign a Spot For the Setting a Meeting Houfe


6thly Voted To Clear and fence the Burying Yard Upon the Towns Coft and Said Bufinefs to be Under the Direction of The Comtee Chofen to Conduct The Building of the Bridge in said Lebanon


7 thly Voted to Difolve said Meeting.


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At a Town Meeting Legally Warned on March the 12th 1771 For the Choice of Town officers for the year Enfuing The following Votes Ware paffed


1st Mr. Charles Hill Moderator of said Meeting Voted That John Wheatley Efq Mr Charles Hill and Mr Silas Waterman Be Selectmen for the year Enfuing Mr Silas Waterman Town Clerk Oliver Griswold, Con- ftable. Bela Turner and William Downer Tything- Lieut Porter and Lieut Griswold Surveyors. of Highways Charles Hill Lieut Griswold and Joseph Martin fence Viewers Huckens Storrs Leather Sealer.


Voted to Disolve S'd Meeting


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At a Town Meeting Legally Warned on Tuefday The 19th Day of March 1771 The following Votes Ware Paffed Lieut. John Griswold Moderator of said Meeting


Voted to take into Confideration the Requeft of Doc. Eleasor Wheelock Prefdt of Dartmouth College That one mile & half of Land in breadth and three Miles in Length of the Township of Lebanon in the North Weft Corner thereof be incorporated with other Land into a Town or parifh, Purfuant To Said Request


Voted To Requeft the General Court That the Lands Included within the following Lines (viz) From the N. W. Corner bound of Lebanon Running Eafterly Upon the Town Line three miles; Thence Southerly a Perpendicular Line one mile and half Thence Wefterly a Parallel Line with the firft Line to ye Great River, thence abutting Wefterly on Said River To the above mentioned Bound may be incorporated Into a Town or Parifh


Voted Doc. Eleaser Wheelock To be an Agent to Reprefent the Town at the General Court In favor of the above Requeft and for the obtain- ing of the same


After voting sums of money to various persons for services rendered the meeting disolved


Doctor Wheelock, president of Dartmouth College, presented his petition to the governor and council, and on April 4, 1771, they recommended that the petition be granted. A tract of land three miles square, taken from Lebanon and Hanover, was for many years known as Dresden, and was called a town.


At a Town Meeting Legally Warned on Wednefday the 21st Day of August 1771 The following Votes ware pafsed (viz) Mr Charles Hill Moderator.


2dly Whither they will agree to give mr Isaiah Potter a Call to Con- tinue in the work of the Gospel Miniftry In order for Settlement in said work amongst them. Refolv'd in the Affirmative


3dly Made Choice of John Wheatley mr Charles Hill, and mr. Aza- riah Blifs to be a Comtee to Treat with Mr. Potter For the purpofe afore said


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4thly Voted that the Select men Should affefs the Inhabitants of said Lebanon for the Defraying all Necessary Charges arifing on the acct of obtaining mr. Potter For His Labour and support for the time being amongst Them


5thly Voted to Enlarge the Meeting House already voted to be built from 30 feet Square & 10 feet posts to be 48 feet in Length Thirty-four feet in breadth & Twenty feet Post


6thly Voted to adjourn Said Meeting to the fourth Day of Sept. 1771. at said Meeting adjourned as above Said the above named Comtee made their Report to said Meeting of Mr. Potter's Acceptance of their motion made to him by said Comtee so far as to Return to them the Enfuing Spring, Extrordinaries Excepted Voted to accept S'd Comtees Report.


Voted to Remove the meeting House already Voted to be Erected near The Burying Yard in said Lebanon to the most Convenient Place in mr. Hills pafture Westerly. Near the Road that Leads to the saw mill


Voted That Maj Slapp Mr. Silas Waterman and mr Huckens Storrs Be a Comtee to Build said Meeting House.


Voted That said Comtee Proceed to Erect and Enclose said Meeting House & Lay a Good floor in said House by the first Day Oct. which will be in the year 1772


Voted to Difsolve said Meeting


At a Town Meeting Legally Warned on Nov. 7th 1771 The following Votes ware pafsed (viz)


1st Mr. Charles Hill Moderator of said Meeting


2dly Voted to Transpofe the Meeting House. Voted to be Erected in Mr. Hills Pafture to The Clay pit about fifty Rods Westerly of said Spot before agreed to upon said Road


3dly Voted That Mr Azariah Blifs Maj. John Slapp & John Wheatley Efq Be a Comtee to over See and forward The Erecting & Enclofing and Laying a Good floor To said House By the first of October 1772


4thly Voted to Disolve said Meeting


At a Town Meeting Legally Warned on the Sec'd Day of Dec 1771 The following Votes were pafsed (viz)


1st Mr Charles Hill Moderator


2dly To Raise a Tax to Build a Meeting House on Sawmill Road at the spot agreed to their Last Meeting, Nov. 7th 1771


3dly Voted To Disolve Said meeting


At a Town Meeting Legally Warned on Jan. 7th 1772 The following Votes ware Paffed (viz) :


1st John Wheatley Efq. moderator


2dly To Raife a Tax to Build a Meeting House on Sawmill Road at the spot agreed to their Last Meeting, Nov. 7th 1771


3dly Voted To Disolve Said meeting


At a Town Meeting Legally Warned on Jan. 7th. 1772 The following Votes ware Paffed (viz) :


1st John Wheatley Efq. Moderator


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2dly Voted to accept of the Spot Pitched By a Comtee in The Field of Jonathan Dana to Set a Meeting Houfe


3dly Voted to Transpofe the meeting Houfe already Voted to be Built By a Tax near the Clay pitt. on Sawmill Road To the above Said Spot in S'd Dana's Field


4thly Voted that Maj. John Slapp Mr Charles Hill Lieut. John Gris- wold and Mr Silas Waterman Be a Comtee to Over See the Building of S'd Houfe


5thly Voted to Difsolve said Meeting.


At their annual meeting held March 10, 1772, they elected as their town officers :


Mr Charles Hill Moderator John Wheatley Esq C Charles Hill, Silas Waterman Select Men for the Year Enfuing Silas Waterman Town Clerk Wm Dana Conftable; John Hyde Jese Cook Tything Men Lt. John Griswold Joseph Martin Levi Hyde Fence Viewers, Oliver Griswold Leather Sealer; Jese Cook, James Jones Wm Downer Surveyors of High- ways; Silas Waterman Sealer of Wates and Measures. Voted £40. Lawful Money For highway.


At a Town Meeting Legally Warned & Held on April 7th 1772 the fol- lowing Votes ware pafsed (viz)


1st Mr. Charles Hill Moderator


2dly Refolved to alter the Size of the Meeting Houfe to forty feet in Length, thirty in Breadth & ten feet poft


3dly Voted to pay £5-10-6 for planks for Bridges


4thly Voted to pay the sum of £2-9-0 to Maj. John Slapp Comtee man for Clearing & Getting timber for a Meeting Houfe at the Clay Pitt


5thly Voted to pay Unarles Hill, John Griswold & Silas Waterman £10-2-4 for Getting Timber for a Meeting House


At a Meeting Legally Warned & Held on April, 20th 1772. Voted Mr Charles Hill Moderator of S'd Meeting


Voted to Tranfpofe the Meeting House from Mr. Dana's Field to Mr. Hills Pafture Near the House of Mr. Bela Turner


Voted that Azariah Blifs, Charles Hill Silas Waterman Maj. Slapp, Lieut. Porter and John Wheatley be a Comtee to oversee & forward the building of Said Meeting House


Voted To adjourn said meeting to the 27th inftant, at which Meeting held by adjournment the following votes ware paffed (viz)


Voted that above Named Comtee proceed to Erect & Enclose said Meet- ing House as Soon as may be. Voted to Disolve Said Meeting


PROPRIETORS.


At a meeting of the proprietors of the township of Lebanon at The house of Mr. Charles Hill in the province of Newhampshire on the 26th of May 1772 the following votes were past (viz) :


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1st Mr Charles Hill was chosen moderator to govern said meeting


2nd Voted to choose a committee to make application to his Excel- lency to order the surveyor general to affix the S. W. corner and run the south line and Affix the south East corner of the Township of Leba- non, according to the charter of said township


3rd That Mr. Aaron Storrs & Capt. Elisha Sprague be a committee to make application to his Excellency for the granting the request in the above vote


4ly Voted to adjourn said meeting to the 29th of this instant at three clock in the afternoon at the house of Mr. Charles Hill


Met according to adjournment & the following votes were past, (viz) :


5ly Whether the proprietors will agree to build a meeting house? past in the Affirmative


6ly Mefsrs Aaron Storrs Huckins Storrs & Jedediah Hibbard be a committee for the above purpose.


7ly Voted to raise a tax of forty shillings upon each proprietors Right to be paid in by the first of September next for the use of the afore mentioned meetinghouse


8ly Voted that the present proprietors' committee should be a Com- mittee to receive & examine and pay out and to settle back, present and future accounts for the proprietors of the Aforementioned Township during the proprietors afsignation, for the above said purpose


9ly Voted to raise a tax of twelve shillings Lawful money on each proprietors right to pay the aforesaid committee & to pay the outstand- ing Debts of said proprietors-to be aded to the forty shilling tax.


10ly Whether the said proprietors will appropriate the forty shillings Granted on each proprietors right, to the use of building a meeting- house on such spot as may be hereafter, within one month from this 29 day of May, be affixed by an indifferent Judicious Committee · of three men chose by the town of said Lebanon who shall be instructed to have regard to the general interest of the Township of Lebanon, & paid [the money] to the committee that may be appointed by said Town for building said house. Voted in the affirmative.


11ly Whether the proprietors will agree to build a meeting house in the Township of said Lebanon for the use of said town on the south side of the river mascomme, on the East side of the road which leads from the Sawmill late belonging to the estate of Mr Oliver Davison, de- ceaf'd, into the road called Enfield road, near Lieut Nathaniel Porters dwelling hous (viz) at a certain beach tree marked on four sides & with the Letter M, standing on a small eminence, 100 rods from En- field road & 112 rods from mascomme river, opposite Maj John Slapps Cornmill, of the following dimensions (viz) 44 feet in length and thirty- two feet in breadth, with 20 feet posts, and choose a committee of three men to accomplish the same as soon as the nature of said busi- nefs will admit. Voted in the affirmative.


12ly Voted to dismifs said meeting


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TOWN


At a Meeting Legally Warned & Held on June 8th 1772


Voted. Mr Charles Hill Moderator of S'd Meeting


Voted, That Azariah Blifs Charles Hill & John Wheatley be a Comtes to Receive mr. Potters anfwer to the propofals of said Town & to Make a Report thereof to Said Town




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