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This vote shows that the people of the town thought that they were like to come off second best in the suit with Mr. Hall,-and that they were ready to settle with him on almost any terms. And well they might, for the expenses of the suit thus far on their own side, had amounted to £43-17s-8d, a trifle over the amount of the whole taxes of the town for 1771 which were only £29-17s-d2! No report of this Committee is be found on the records and no farther proceeding as to any claim against Mr. Hall, and it is fair to presume that the Com- mittee allowed his claim and made a final settlement with him. Thus the merely personal matter connected with this quarrel was settled, but the ill-blood engendered as to the location of the Meeting house, which was the origin of the quarrel, had not been laid. People had nursed their prejudices through a series of years during this quarrel, and a portion of them could never fa- vor any appropriation for finishing the meeting honse or for sustaining preaching in it. However, preaching had generally been maintained during a portion of each year. But there seems to have been but one attempt to have a stated preacher untill after the difficulty was settled betwixt the town and Mr. Hall. Rev. George Gilmore had preached occasionally in the town and on the 20th of August, 1773, there were inserted in the war- rant the following articles in relation to him :
"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 Gilmore 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 pleeeses to order."
At a meeting, September, 6, 1773, the following action was had upon the subject,
*See Town Records.
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THE HISTORY OF MANCHESTER.
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 comand preach with us Eighth Days upon Fouder Trill."
On the 23d of December, the same year, another meeting was held upon the subject, when it was
"Voted on the third Articul in the Warrant to Give Revt. George Gilmore 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 Revt. 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 Sattled minister in said Town.
Voted on the Said Articul to Give the Revt. George Gilmore for a Settlement thirty Pounds Lawfull money in Cash and Sixty Pounds Lawfull money to be paid in Labour at two shil- lings Lawfull per Day for man and the Same for oxen, the Said Labor is so be paid in four years Commencing 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.
Voted on the fifth articul in the Warrant to Chuse a Com- mittee to treet with the Revt. George Gilmore Relating the above Votes, then Voted David Starret, Samuel Boyd, John perham and Levtn. James macCalley to be the Committee and make report to the Town.
Then Voted to adjourn this meeting till the third monday in february to the house of Levtn. John halls, at one of the Clock in the afternoon on the Said Day.
Derryfield, February, the 21th Day, 1774. Then meet according to adjournment the moderator and Clerk present and the meetin Caled, then Voted to Dismis the Sixth articul in the Warrant by Reson that the above Committee had not Received aney answer from the Revt. Gearge Gilmore.'!
The reason of Mr. Gilmore's returning no answer, has not transpired and is mere matter of conjecture.
Soon after this time, the difficulties betwixt the Colonies and the British government commenced, and the people of Derry-
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SELL THE PEW GROUND.
field had a more extended field of excitement, and other ene- mies to encounter. Nothing was done towards repairing the meeting house during the Revolution, and it became much dilapidated.
On 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.
After the close of the war, a movement was made to repair the house. At a meeting June. 3, 1783, it was
"Voted to Rais one hundred Dollars and to apply the . Same toards Repairing 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 Hearafter 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 afore- said Hundred Dollars will Do."
But the repairs were not completed, and September, 24, of the following year, it was voted to raise fifty dollars towards re- pairing the meeting house.
February, 8, 1785, the bill for repairs was presented to the town, and accepted.
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 ;
1stly. the ground for each pew to be built on, will be Struck off to the Highest bidder they giveing good security to the Committee for the Sum of money that Sd grounds is sold for the to help to repair the meeting hause this year.
2dly. He that Purcheseth any of the above pew ground shall have a bill of Sail from the Committee in their Capassity
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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 September Next. & the Remainderingt hird 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.
学
S
d
14 : Struck of to
Maj. John Webster,
2
2
Daniel Davise,
2
1
18
Daniel Hall,
2
16
Capt John Perham
1
5
30
James Gorman
1
13
24
John Green
1
2
22
Capt John Perham
1
7
29
John Hall 1
11
25
Levt David Merrell
1
1
John Stark Jr
1
4
17
Jonathan Greely
1
8
21
Asa Heseltine
9
4
David Webster
1
3
Joseph Heseltine
1
4
32
William Nutt
1
19
Doctr John Duston
1
6
26
Isreal Young
1
6
10
John Dickey
1
5
31
Capt Samuel Moor
1
13
Joseph Farmer
1.
15 8
Archibald Gamble
1
4
7
Joshua Perse 1
1
1
9
Thomas Griffen
1
11
Joseph Farmer
1
27
John Goffe
1
24
Maj John Webster
1
1
=
Total,
36
11
0
Recorded January 11th 1791. John Goffe Town Clerk."
1 9
12
Abraham Ammy
Peter Emerson
1
23
Samuel Moor
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PLAN OF MEETING HOUSE.
The purchasers built their pews immediately, and the lower part of the house was of respectable finish.
16
18
20
P
19
17
15
14
13
12
11
32
30
29
31
+
26
28
25
27
10
9
23
22
21
24
8
7
S
3
2
*
1
4
S
P Pulpit.
+ West Door.
Front Door.
++ East Door. s. Stairs.
A true Transcript of the plan of Derryfield meeting house transcribed by
JOHN GOFFE,
Town Clark."
This sale had been so successful, that it was thought best to sell the pew ground of the galleries. And as the stairs to, and floors of the house had not been made, on the 5th day of March 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."
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THE HISTORY OF MANCHESTER.
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 Derryfield Meeting house.
Artical 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 Committee to be paid by the last day of May Next.
Athlv. the purchersor 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,
Committe."
Samuel Moor,
The account of the sale was as follows ;
£
S
d
66
1
66 66 David Stevens,
2
13
66
3
John Stark,
3
10
4 66 66 Able Huse,
1
7
66
5 66 66 James Majorey,
1
6
66
6 66 66
Samuel Smith, 66
2
12
6
" 14 66 66 Capt John Perham,
2
13
" 11 66 66 Capt Samuel Moor,
1 12
" 10 66 66 William Perham, 1
10
66
9 66
66 Able Huse,
1
5
66
66
66 Green Simons,
1
8
66
66 William Stevens,
1
7 7
" 12
66
66 Daniel Davis,
1
6
" 13
66
.‹ John Hall Jr.
1
8
6
-
-
-
25
12
1
5
6
" 15 66 6!
"No. 2 Struck off to William Perham,
1 10
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THE MEETING HOUSE.
But the purchasers never built the pews upon the "pew ground," in the galleries, and the upper part of the house re- mained unfinished. And in fact the house never was finished for a meeting house. Such had been the strife engendered during so long a period of difficulty, that a majority of the peo- ple cared little about the building for such purpose. The people at the south and south east part of the town, who cared about attending church, had been in the habit of attending at Lon- donderry, while such at Goff's Falls and upon the river, were accommodated at Bedford. Thus it happened that the meeting house was never repaired, only so far as would render it barely fit for town purposes, and that there never was stated preaching in the town, until such time as other men controlled its affairs. For those who really desired the house finished and stated preaching in it for the good of the town, themselves and "rising families," had not the ability to do one or the other. Thus a town upon the great natural avenue, the Merrimack, and situ- ted betwixt the two most enterprising and wealthy counties in the state, remained for near a century, without a settled min- ister of the gospel. The results of such a state of things are not easily foretold. The effects upon the immediate interests of the town were undoubtedly deleterious.
But it may well be questioned, whether its present prosperi- ty may not be in a measure attributable to this very state of things. Had there been harmony, enterprise, and the conse- quent thrift in the town, it is altogether probable that the vast water-power in this place would have been occupied at a much earlier period, and might have been in such hands, and occu- pied for such purposes, as would have prevented any very ex- tended operations, or population. As it was, there was neither, and nothing to prevent capitalists securing the water-power and adjacent lands, and hence out of this town of small means, but great capacities, has arisen as if by magic, a city that is fast realizing the prophecy of Blodget, "the Manchester of America."
During this period, outside influence was repeatedly exerted to produce a different state of feeling, but with no avail. The house was fit for a place of worship at no time, but in summer and of a fair day, it answered better than a barn, which was. often a place of worship and for holding town meetings. The rain and wind came in with but little hindrance, and swallows. built their nests in it at will, their chattering being not an un- frequent accompaniment to the singing and preaching. The
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THE HISTORY OF MANCHESTER.
Rev. Mr. Pickels, an eccentric clergyman of that time, preach- ing 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-] will come in and carry you out at the cracks."
It is said, that for fear of the penalty, the house was imme- diately repaired so far as to prevent any such egress for his Sa- tanic Majesty and the delinquent hearers.
The Rev. Wm. Pickels was a native of Wales, where he married Margaret Tregallis. After emigrating to this country, he preached for a time in Philidelphia. He came into the neighboring town of Bedford 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 settlement. His enemies charged him with dissolute habits in Philidelphia, but the charge was stoutly denied by his friends. At length, the strife waxed so warm and became so pointed, that Lieut John Orr offered to lay a wager of fifty dollars that the charge was true. The wa- ger was taken by Mr. Pickels' friends, and Mr. William Riddle was agreed upon as the Agent of the parties, to proceed to Phil- adelphia 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, re- turned 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 rejoice over the victory. Mr. Riddle was designated as their agent to go to Mr. Orr's and get the wager. He ac- cordingly waited upon Mr. Orr and made known the result of the investigation. Without making a remark, Lieut. 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 oppo- sition against Mr. Pickels, and he was forced to abandon the idea of a settlement. He however continued to preach in Bed- ford 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 influen-
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REV. MR. PICKELS.
tial, Mr. Pickels continued to "supply the pulpit," about one half of the time. The remaining part of the time he preach- ed in the vicinity, mostly in Derryfield, At length an opposi- tion sprang up against him here, probably having its origin in Bedford, 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 Ensueing to Preach in this Town.
From this time he continued to supply the pulpit in this town till 1804, sometimes hired for a specific number of Sab- baths, and again to "preach out the money raised." About 1804 he removed to Maine, where he continued to reside until his death.
Before leaving this neighborhood, he announced his belief in universal salvation.
Mr. Pickels was a very eloquent preacher, a fine scholar, so- cial and free in his manners, but of such eccentric habits, as to give offence to some. Hence doubtless, the cause of his diffi- culties in this neighborhood.
At length, as the inhabitants became numerous at the village on the river, in 1840, they voted to have the town meetings in the village, and in 1841, voted to build a town Hall, which was com- pleted in 1843. From this time the old meeting house, or old Town House ceased to be used for public purposes, and in 1853 it was sold at public auction to Messrs. Wilson & Cheney, sta- blers on Concord street, and was removed by them some few rods from its former site, and is now used as a block of dwellings.
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THE HISTORY OF MANCHESTER.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Revolution .- Stamp Act .- Stamp Master for New Hampshire .- George Meserve .- Resigns .- Excitement in Portsmouth .- Act repealed .- Resigna- tion of Gov. B. Wentworth,-His policy .- His death .- His successor Gov. John Wentworth .- His reception .- Charter of Dartmouth College .- Divis- ion of the State into Counties .- Jurors from Derryfield .- Judge Blodget .- Effect of the division. - The Molasses Act .- Brigantine Resolution .- Seizure and Rescue .- White pines .- Their seizure .- Samuel Blodget Deputy Sur- veyor,-Settles with trespassers .- Whiting attempts to make arrests .- Treat- ment .- The tea tax .- Meeting at Portsmouth .- Tea landed at Portsmouth .- Town meeting .- Tea reshipped .- Agreement not to import or use tea .- Dix's tea destroyed .- Tea destroyed at Haverhill .- More tea landed at Ports- mouth .- Great excitement .- Consignee mobbed .- Meeting of Legislature .- Dissolved .- Members meet .- Dispersed by Sheriff-They call a Convention at Exeter .- Convention .- Choose Delegates to Congress .- Wentworth em- ploys carpenters for Gen. Gage .- Excitement .- Nicholas Austin .- The patri- ots take Fort William and Mary .- Bring off powder and cannon .- Proclama- tion of the Governor .- Town meeting in Derryfield .- Refuse to send dele- gates to Convention .- Will pay their proportion .- Congress at Amherst .- Capt. Stark Delegate,-Jealousy as to eastern part of State .- Convention at Exeter .- Choose delegates to Congress .- Gov. Wentworth sends writs to new towns to choose Representatives .- Col. Fenton elected from Plymouth .- Great Excitement.
The conquest of Canada, gave to the British government time and opportunity, to carry into effect a long recommended and cherished plan of raising a revenue from the American colonies, by taxation. An act was accordingly passed in 1765 imposing duties upon certain articles imported into the colonies. This act was passed under the pretence of regulating trade, and was submitted to, but with a good deal of restivenes in some quar- ters. It was considered as a violation of the British constitu- tion, under which it was argued that the colonies could not be taxed by the Parliament, because they were not represented there. "Taxation and representation," it was said "should go together." But the government were determined to carry mat- ters with a high hand, and soon they brought forward and car- ried the act, known as the Stamp Act. This act required a government stamp to be placed on all paper used in the colonies for legal or mercantile transactions. No legal or mercantile transactions were valid, unless written upon paper so stamped. The paper was stamped in England, and distributed in the colonies by certain Agents. This act produced alarm and ex-
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THE STAMP ACT
citement throughout the colonies. Decided opposition to the act was determined upon in many of the colonies. Nowhere did the act receive more decided opposition than in New Hamp- shire. The Stamp Master for this Province was Geooge Me- serve, Esq., of Portsmouth. He was in England at the time of his appointment. On his arrival in the harbor of Boston, hearing of the universal dissapprobation of the act in the colonies he resigned his commission before he landed. His resignation was not known, however, in this Province, and the people were determined that he should not exercise the duties of his office. In Portsmouth, on the 17th of September, the people having heard of his arrival at Boston, made a most unequivocal demonstration against him. His effigy was exposed, at the Market, in company with two others representing Lord Bute and the Devil,-two personages that were supposed to have been cheifly instrumental in bringing about the act. In the evening a procession was formed, which passed through the various streets with groans and hisses, bearing the effigies, and as a finale, burned them upon the public Parade. On the 18th of November, Mr. Meserve arrived in Portsmouth. The people immediately assembled and compelled him to make a public re- signation of his office. Meantime the stamped paper arrived in Boston and was lodged in the Castle. The act was to go into operation on the 1st of November. On that day the peo- ple from all parts of the Province rushed to Portsmouth, to pre- vent by force the distribution of the stamps. Learning, as they came into the towns adjacent to Portsmouth, of the resig- nation of the Stamp Master, most of them returned to their homes, while others went into the town to join in the public ceremonies, prepared by the people of Portsmouth, to express their disapprobation of the odious act, and their joy at its de- feat in this Province. They were appropriate, and carried out with the greatest spirit. It turned out that Mr. Meserve when he resigned his commission, on the 9th and 18th of September had none to resign. And in fact it did not arrive until after the time appointed for the act to go into operation. This fact got noised about and the people of Portsmouth thinking he had acted in bad faith towards them, and that he intended to per- form the duties of Stamp Master, assembled on the 9th of Jan- uary, 1766, and demanded his commission and instructions, which he was forced to give up. He was then. required to make oath that he would not, directly or indirectly, distribute any of the stamped paper or attempt to perform the duties of the office to which he had been appointed. The commission
386
THE HISTORY OF MANCHESTER.
was then carried in triumph through the streets. and was after- ward sent to the agent of the Province in England.
At length, the Stamp act was received throughout the colo- nies with such a burst of indignation, that it was repealed on the 4th of March, 1766. The news was received with the most unbounded rejoicing throughout the colonies.
The year 1766 was marked in New Hampshire by the re- signation of Governor Bening Wentworth. and the appointment to the vacated office, of John Wentworth, Esq. The Province had become prosperous in consequence of the comprehensive policy of the retiring Governor.
He followed the policy of granting townships of lands to any set of' respectable petitioners, under certain restrictions, and upon certain conditions, whether the petitioners were of New Hampshire or any other Province, his object being to increase its resources, by having its lands cultivated and covered by an industrious people.
If the people of New Hampshire wished a grant and could comply with its provisions, which were usually to build so many houses and mills, and cultivate so many acres in a giv- en time, then such people had a grant ; but none such offering, the people of other States were accommodated with grants com- plying with the like conditions. This was undoubtedly the true policy. But it brought upon Governor Wentworth any amount of odium. His opponents took advantage of it and made it tell to his disadvantage. They held that these lands belonged to the people of New Hampshire, and that they alone should receive the benefit of them. From this they easily pas- sed to other complaints. The Governor was a staunch Episco- palian, and as such, he usually reserved a right in each town for the "Society for the propagating the gospel," of which he was a member, and which of course had in view the propaga- tion of the Gospel as understood and believed by Episcopalians. This of course found no favor in the eyes of the Puritans, or Scotch Prestyberians, and they were not long in joining the op- position to the Governor. Then he had reserved for himself in each grant, five hundred acres of land, and to this recorded fact, they added the charge, that no grant had been given by him, without a liberal bonus ; and thus the Governor was filling his coffers indirectly out of the lands of the people.
We are unable to tell how much of truth there was in this charge ; but true or false, it is not at all probable, posterity would have heard any thing of the charge, if the Governor had complied with the wishes of those making it, and had granted
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GOV. BENNING WENTWORTH.
the lands to them, thus limiting the resources, and stopping the growth of the Province, by making overgrown landed proprie- tors of a few favorites among the leading famalies of the Pro- vince. Nor is it probable that if he had complied with their wishes, that he would have lacked the bonus or the reservation of land. If a bonus or a reservation were acceptable to him, he but possessed tastes similar to those of his illustrious predeces- sors, for we find no one of the RoyalGovernors objecting to a bo- nus or a reservation ; but on the contrary, find that reservations were common ; and many suppose that a bonus was not un- usual, or unacceptable in like cases. But as before observed, these charges operated to his disadvantage. He incurred also a measure of dislike from the majority of the well informed peo- ple of the Province, differing from his religious views, because he would not consent to the establishment of a college in the Province. He was the patron of learning. and it was through his instrumentality that the Assembly of New Hampshire voted three hundred pounds sterling to Harvard college ; and after his resignation, he gave five hundred acres of land to Dartmouth college ; the same land upon which that college now stands ; but still he was so strong in the belief in Episcopacy, that he would not grant a charter for a college, unless it could be under the direction of the Episcopalians. This was a subject of com- plaint ; but those complaining, were equally in fault with the Governor, and showed that the cause of learning was but little part of their object, by refusing a charter, unless it were put under the control of men of their peculiar religious views. But all these complaints produced an effect to his disadvantage in the minds of the Lords of Trade, and this fact together with his advanced age, led to the determination on the part of the King to supersede him. Governor Wentworth was aware of these complaints, as also of their result, and did not enter very warmly into the support of the obnoxious measures of the British Ministry. In fact the "Stamp Act," went into operation while these complaints were before the British Ministry-and no- where was that odious measure received with more pointed marks of disapprobation than in Portsmouth, the capital of the Province, and the residence of Governor Wentworth.
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