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Merrill Clements
. 132
William Forrest 72 Bushels Wheat equal to . . 180 of Corn. A. Potter 48 of Indian & 24 of Wheat . 108
Peter Blaisdell to furnish of corn . 60 Bushels.
Enoch Bagley 90
Levi Shaw
90
Timothy Bachelder "
50
Dudley Swain =
=
50
" Beef Cattle to
Isiah Harvey I Yoke of Oxen, equal to . 120 of Corn.
Joseph Moulton
. 120
John Sanborn 44
118 46
Capt. Tilton "
Jere Abbott Blunt "
"
90
Paul Morrill Yoke Cattle, equal to corn . 80 Bushels.
" To pay all expense of getting said Beef to Soldiers, for getting them
to the collector and shortage on measure, and collecting loss, or of any being over rated."
Mr. Samuel Chamberlin, who was constable and collector for 1780, is credited by the selectmen as fol- lows :
Bush. Qts.
" Paid to Captain Tilton corn for beef 100 0
" Enoch Bayley, soldier 20
0
' Joseph Moulton, for beef . 35 0
" Joseph Moulton "
14
20
John " 22
0
" Peter Blaisdell, a soldier
5
0
" Timothy French, for fish
15
0
Captain Tilton, for service getting beef cattle and soldiers, and keeping beef cattle 16
0
" For collecting the corn tax 36
= Eliphalet Rawlings for keeping oxen . 4
0
John Sinclar Gibson, corn. 97
0
Daniel Feasher's tax given in 6
0
Charles Sargent's " 12
= Isiah Harvey
10
0
0
"Paid Nine Hundred dollars by Samuel Chamberlin, it being for Obadiah Clough's coro tax."
" Received of Lieutenant Samuel Chamberlin twenty-six dollars of the New Emission in lieu of fifteen bushels of corn."
The selectmen paid for soldiers and expense of getting them as follows:
8.
soldiers
0 12
Paid Abrahamı Bachelder, Jr., for horse two jour- neys after soldiers . 0
6 Paid for one Continental soldier 21 10
Paid Nathan Bachelder for four journeys to Epsom to hire soldiers 2
1
Paid Nathan Bachelder for four and a-half days self and horse to Exeter to hire soldiers . . 1
2 1
17
Paid same to Pembroke two days . C
Paid Abraham Bachelder one day . 0
6 Paid John Hoit for one day hiring soldiers 0
The selectmen paid soldiers that went to Rhode Island forty-nine pounds.
.100 44
4
" John Sanborn, by order of " Tanner
* Tanner John Sanborn by Lieutenant Chamberlin . 11
" Paid Ephraim Blunt for going to Epsom to hire 47
481
LOUDON.
" Paid in part for ('ontinental soldiers
62
14 0
" in part " ..
32
14 0
Paid Captain Sias for soldiers .
34
16 0
Paid cash to soldiers . .
49 4 5
Paid Lieutenant Sanborn for two days after soldiers .
1 4 0
Paid Timothy Tilton for money hired for sol- diers .
30
0 0
Paid Stephen Webster for the soldiers . 60 0 0"
So far as is known, but one draft of soldiers ever took place in Loudon. Mr. Philip Brown (now de- ceased) related the circumstance, he then being a small boy, which took place in the following manner: The men were drawn up in single rank, and each sol- dier took from a hat a ticket, upon which was written the word "go " or "stay."
Continental Money .- The first issue of this paper as currency was dated April 10, 1775, and the notes went into circulation in August following. The bills passed at their nominal value till the issue exceeded nine million dollars. By the end of the year 1777 sev- enty-five million dollars had been issued, and the value of the paper dollar had fallen to twenty-five cents in coin. In February, 1779, the quantity issned reached nearly one hundred and fifty million dollars, and the valne had fallen to ten cents on the dollar. On May 31, 1779, after three hundred and fifty million dollars had been issued, the Continental bills ceased to circulate as money, their value having fallen to one-quarter of a cent in specie for a dollar in paper, and shortly be- came worthless, or nearly so. The tax for the year 1780 was made payable in corn, as there was no cur- rency in existence for the purpose of paying bills of any amount, save a small quantity of silver, which was hoarded by those who held it in their possession.
The warrant and tax committed to the constable for collection were as follows :
" To Samuel Chamberlain, Constable of the town of Loudon for the year 1780 :
"GREETING .- In the name of the Government of New Hampshire- You are required to levy and collect the sum set down in the foregoing list, each man his respective proportion, the sum total being £29,574, lawful money.
" But if either of the Inhabitants or Proprietors, as they are set down in the foregoing list, will pay their respective proportion in Indien corn at sixty dollars per Bushel, to be delivered to Timothy Tiltun, Captein Joseph Tilton, Captain Benjamin Sias, Joseph Moulton, Thomas Bach- elder and Samuel Chamberlin's, in Loudon, et or before the first day of January next, it is to be received in lieu of said money. But if eny of the foregoing persons in the foregoing list shall refuse or neglect to pey the sums set down to them, you are to make distraint as the law directs, and deliver the same to us, the Selectmen of said town, by the 15th day of January next. For your so doing this shall be your sufficient War- raot
"Given under our hadde and seal this 5th day of December, 1780.
" JOSEPH TILTON, ) Selectmen of "BENJAMIN SIAS, S Loudon."
The following list shows the names and amount of tax assessed against several of the tax-payers, as committed to the constable for the year 1780.
211 Stephen Perkins 335 8. 19
£ 377
d. 0 or corn
Bush. Qts.
" Joseph Tilton
Thomes Sargent
17 14
8 7
18
24
14
6
18
Abraham Bachelder, Jr. . 254
2 11
14
Lieut. John Sanborn .
606
1
0
32
17
Eliphalet Rawlings .
558 7
0
30
Timothy Tilton
502 7
10
27
0
Nathan Tilton
135 13 3
7
20
William Tilton
157 . 3
1
8
Nathaniel Bachelder
302
17
8
16
26
Lieut. Daniel Ladd .
403
11
3
22
19
John Drew
462
12
0
22
9
Samuel French
440
6
9
23
26
Moses Rawlings
310
11
21
4
Abraham Bachelder, Esq. 387
10
0
21
20
Benjamin Sias
511
18
0
27
17
Timothy Freoch .
286
18
-4
=
15
30
Archelaus Moore, Esq.
160
14
1
20
30
John Moore
192
17
4
10
25
Jonathan Clough
435
15
0
23
7
John Senborn
313
3
=
32
9
Jacob Towle
419
7
0
23
14
Samuel Chamberlin
382
2
8
20
11
Jethro Bachelder, Jr. .
. 309
0
17
7
Moses Ordway
246
8
3
13
26
John Hoyt .
483
8
25
29
Mr. Jethro Bachelder
357
3
12
19
30
Thomas Clough
650 13
6
44
35
2
The sum total to be raised in money .
. £29,574
But in corn
. 1643 bushels."
1781 .- The tax for this year was to be paid in three payments,-the State tax to be paid in specie, the parish and minister to be paid in Continental money.
"Paid Samuel Chamberlin fifty-four new emission dollars, it being for eleven silver dollars lent the Parish.
" Paid John Drew for a wolf's head, ten dollars
" Voted, To lay two days' work upon a single pull and the Estates in proportion and labor at $40.00 per day.
" Voted five thousand dollars for schooling.
" Voted, To let out the school and parsonage lots for hard money."
The constable sold thirty-two lots of land for taxes. The conditions of the sale were,-
" If any person refuses to pay down his money that said land is struck off for, he is not to be deemed to be the purchaser ; and, furthermore, it is expected that every purchaser will pay for one mng of flip for the encouragement of the vandue."
1783 .- At a parish meeting held at the meeting- house on the 19th of May, Thomas Bachelder was chosen moderator. Article 2d reads,-" To see if the Inhabitants will vote to choose a man to set in Con- vention at Concord in June next, and Chose Capt. Benjamin Sias." Also, "To see if the said Parish will vote to receive the Plan of Government as it now stands, with the Amendment made at the Convention at Concord, or reject any article or the whole." Upon this article the meeting voted not to receive it, "As it gives great liberty for Popery and Vice," four voting in favor and fourteen against it.
The article for having a Goveruor was voted down, eighteen voting against and not one in favor of it. "Voted to choose Ezekiel French as Constable in room of Ezekiel Morrill, and to give him seven dollars for the service of said office."
1784 .- At the annual meeting in March, Nathan Bachelder, Esq., was chosen moderator, and Jonathan
Bush. Yên
Nathan Bachelder, Esy. . . 385
GOI
17
3
$
15
20
Mr. Ephraim Blunt
279
2 2
6
=
=
4
21
Ezekiel Morrill
21 11
3
27
s. d.
482
HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Clough, clerk; John Sanborn, Joseph Tilton and Samuel Chamberlin, Jr., selectmen.
" Chose Nathan Bachelder for Representative.
" Voted two daye upon a poll and other property in proportion to be laid out on the highwaya.
" Voted to give ten pounds for every wolf's head trapped and killed in London the present year.
" Voted to receive Eliphalet Rollina for Conetable in the room of Daniel Ladd.
" Voted to petition the General Court for relief for the want of money to pay our taxes."
1785 .- Nathan Bachelder, Esq., was chosen mod- erator of the meeting; Jonathan Clough, clerk and Nathan Bachelder, Esq., representative; Benjamin Sias, Joseph Tilton and John Sanborn, selectmen.
" Voted to give Jacob Oaborne the road that lays between him and Watson's corner, and the reserve to the brook and one rod over said brook, four rods wide, by his giving the town a receipt in full.
" Voted to choose two selectmen more, to join the former selectmen. Chose Joseph Smith for the fourth and John Drew for the fifth.
" Voted to choose a Town Treasurer, and chose Capt. John Sanborn as the man."
1786 .- Nathan Bachelder, Esq., was chosen mod- erator ; Jonathan Clough, clerk; John Drew, con- stable; John Sanborn, James Thompson and Jo- seph Smith, selectmen ; Stephen Wells and Moses Lovering, tythingmen. Abraham Bachelder, Esq., and Nathaniel Hill were chosen as "a committee to meet at Concord in June with other town committees to join in a petition to General Court for our ports to be opened for a free trade. Also, for a Bank of money so large as to pay our State War debt and the Conti- nental loan office debt, and also to see if there can't be a cheaper way for conrt charges, or a new method for sneing of debts, and to see about the claims for sixty miles from the sea and General Stark's Petition. Voted that any private man may have a quarter of an acre of Land upon the School Lot to build a house upon, for a number of years, if they see fit."
ADVERTISEMENT.
"Taken up on the highway leading from Jethro Bachelder's Mille, in London, to Canterbury, a dark bay mare with a long tale and maen, nine hands high, about five years old ; the owner may have her again by ap- plying to me, the subscriber, proving his property and paying charges. " TAYLOR LOVERINO. " London, April, 23, 1787."
" A Petition having heen presented ua, tha Selactmen of said Parish, by a number of the Inhabitants of said Parish, representing our public affairs, calls for etrict attention in trifling away our privileges for the sake of a little cost, you are hereby notified to meet on the twenty-fourth day of March to See if the Parish will choose a suitable man from said Parish to represent ue in the General Court this present year."
It was " Voted to buy about thirty acres of Land of Ephraim Blunt, and chose as a committee for this purpose Timothy French and Caleb Pillsbury," and they were to report to the selectmen. The thirty acres afterwards purchased was that land used by the Rev. Mr. Tucker as a parsonage.
1788 .- Abraham Bachelder, Esq., was chosen as moderator of a meeting held to choose a delegate to sit in the convention at Exeter, by order of the General Court; and John Drew was chosen. Na- thaniel Bachelder, Samnel Piper, Esquire Chamer-
lain, Nathaniel Hill, Jethro Bachelder, Jonathan Joseph Smith, Moulton, Joseph Tilton and Moses Rawlings were chosen as a committee to overhaul the new plan of government, and give the delegate his instructions.
" Voted at an adjourned meeting that Jonathan Smith he the delegata in the room of John Drew.
" Voted to have a faet the 12th day of February next.
" Voted that the Rev. Mr. Smith of Gilmanton, the Rev. Mr. Haeel- ton of Epsom, the Rev. Mr. Upton of Deerfield, and the Rev. Mr. Colby of Pembroke ba chosen to carry on the fast.
" Chose as a committee to invite the ministers-Samnl Piper, William Boyington and Nathaniel Bachelder."
1789 .- At the annual meeting, Nathaniel Bach- elder, Esq., was chosen moderator ; chose Jonathan Clough, clerk; Chose Jonathan Smith as constable ; Chose Joseph Smith, John Moore and Timothy Glea- son, selectmen.
" Voted to give eight dollars for wolves' heade killed and trapped in Loudon.
" Voted that the road may be turned through Esq. Jaramiah Clough's land, going down the hill, without any cost to the town.
" Voted to let Jeremiah Sanborn and all his way of thinking have their School-money to lay out for Schooling by themselves
" Chose Jonathan Smith and William Boynton delegates to meet in Convention at Concord."
1790 .- At a meeting held in February, 1790, Na- than Bachelder, Esq., was chosen moderator; John Sanborn, parish clerk; and Capt. John Sanborn, Daniel Ordway and John Moor, selectmen. Jona- than Smith was chosen representative by a majority of eight votes. Jonathan Smith, Esq., was chosen constable. George King, of Portsmouth, Col. Nicholas Gilman, of Exeter, Colonel Bartlet, of Kingston, and Colonel Walker, of Concord, were chosen to serve as members of the council.
In the year 1790 the voters were required to ballot for two persons to represent this State in the Congress of the United States for the term of two years. Jeremiah Smith had 81 votes; John S. Sherburne, 74; Abial Foster, 51; and Nicholas Gilman, 3.
The constable also sold twelve lots of land for taxes. Nathan Bachelder was vendue-master, and Joseph Tilton clerk. The last condition in the sale reads as follows : "The Collector gives one mug of toddy on each Lot Sold, and the purchaser one mug more."
" Article 5. To See if said Parish will take into consideration the damage done in said Parish by letting Rams run at large at uneeasonable times in the year and paes a vote against the same.
" Voted, that Rams shall not run at large from the first day of Septemn- ber next to the 15th of November, and if any person within said term of time take up any Rame, Running at large, he shall advertise aaid Ram three weeks in some public place, and if the owner appears within said term of time, he ie to receive one-half the valne; otherwise the whole belongs to the person who took him up."
ADVERTISEMENT OF A STRAY HOG.
"Taken up by me, the Suhacriber, a Barrow Hog, Supposed to have been Wintered ona Winter. He has the top of his right ear cut off, and a piece cut off the end of his tail. The owner may have said hog by applying to tha Subscriber and proving hie property and paying the charga. " SAMUEL PIPER.
"Loudon, Oct. 8th, 1788.
"October 10, 1788. - Then Nathan Bachalder, Esq., and John Wabatar,
483
LOUDON.
being appointed by me to appraise a stray swine, made Solemu oath to act faithfully and impartially.
" Befere me " BENJAMIN SIAS, Justice Peace.
"London, October 10th, 1788 .- We, the Subscribers, being appointed by the Justice above-named, and having appraised the Stray Swine, taken up by Samuel Piper at one pound lawful money.
"Justice feas, 7s. 6d .; Prisers' feas, 28. Gd .; Clerk's fens, 6d.
" NATHAN BACHELDER,
" JOHN WEBSTER."
1791 .-
"Voted to let out the constableship to the lowest bidder, and struck off to Lient. Thomas Sargent for £4 15s., with his warning out the peer ef said town without cost.
" Chose Enech Woed delegate te meet in the Convention Rt Concord.
"Voted the Selectmen call upon Col. Tilton to settle his taxes imme- diately.
"Voted that the Selectmen send a petition to general court in order to obtain seme relief fer Cel. Tilton on account of his certificate rate for 1788.
" Chose Lieut. Thomas Sargent Collector, with Col. Tilton's consent, to gather the Cols back rates for the years 1777 & 1778, and he is to receive for collectien one shilling and eleven pence on a Peund."
Samuel Chamberlin, Esq., was chosen moderator of this meeting, and John Sanborn parish clerk. John Sanborn, Jonathan Smith and Samuel Cham- berlin were chosen selectmen; William Boynton, Moses Rollins, Daniel True and Isaac Dimond, hog-reeves.
1792 .- The annual meeting was held March 12th. Nathan Bachelder, Esq., was chosen moderator, and John Sanborn clerk ; John Sanborn, John Drew and Samuel Piper, selectmen ; Jonathan Smith, representa- tive. The number of votes cast for Governor, then styled President, was eighty-four,-Josiah Bartlet had seventy-five votes and Timothy Walker had nine
votes. " Voted, that David Hutchins have four dollars for taking care of the meeting-house, and his daughter six shillings for washing the same." A meeting was held in May "to see if said town will accept the constitution with the amendments, or re- ject any part thereof." This article was given to a committee, consisting of Jonathan Smith, John San- born, Abial Chamberlin, John Clough, Mr. Thomas Bachelder, Captain Samuel Piper and Ensign Natha- niel Bachelder, for consideration, and adjourned for three weeks. At the adjourned meeting some of the amendments were rejected.
A third meeting was held in June to choose a con- stable in the place of Hanson Hoit, who refused to sign the bond to secure the town, and chose Joseph Moulton, and voted him five-pence a pound for collecting the tax. A fourth meeting was held in August to choose electors of President and Vice- Presideut; also to vote on the amendments to the Constitution. The vote for electors was,-Joseph Cilley, forty-three; Thomas Cogswell, forty-six ; William Page, forty-three; William Simpson, forty- six ; and Daniel Warren, forty-six. The vote on the amendments was thirty-eight votes for and fourteen against them. Archelaus Moore was moderator of this meeting. A fifth meeting was held in November to vote for a representative to Congress. The vote
was,-for Pain Wingate, eighteen votes ; for Abiel Foster, two votes.
1793 .- The town-meeting was called this year by the constable, under a warrant from the selectmnen. Nathan Bachelder, Esq., moderator ; Jolin San- born town clerk; Enoch Wood, John Sanborn and Samuel Piper, selectmen. " Voted, to let out the Constable's birth to the lowest bidder, and it was struck off to Nathaniel Rawlings for eight pounds and fifteen shillings, and Doctor Silver and Moses Rawlings signed as his bondsmen to the selectmen." The tythingmen chosen were Timothy Gleason, Oliver Blaisdell, Zebulon Winslow and Dimond Furnald ; pound-keeper, David Hutchins. " Voted for Roads, one and one-half day on ye head and estates in pro- portion."
1794 .- Nathan Bachelder, Esq., was chosen moder- ator ; John Sanborn, clerk ; John Sanborn, Joseph Clough and Charles Sargent, selectmen. Mr. Enoch Wood was chosen as representative. Three town-meet- ings were held this year. At the third it was " Voted to make up the wages of ye minute-men to seven dollars per month, with what Congress voted them, while in actual service, and each soldier a good Blanket when called to march, and to each soldier two dollars upon enlistment, also one-quarter of a dollar per day when in exercise, which is expected to be onee in a month."
1795-Nathan Bachelder was chosen moderator ; Joseph Clough clerk ; Captain John Sanborn, Samuel Piper, Esq., and John Clough, selectmen. The con- stableship was struck off to Hanson Hoit, Esq., for fourteen dollars. The town accepted of Enoch Wood and Eliphlet Rawlings as his bondsmen. The Hon. J. Taylor Gilman received eighty-one votes for Governor.
No other person was voted for.
"Voted to build a Bridge below the mills ef Jethro Bachelder, agree- able to the report of the committee chosen to examine the case.
"Voted to give Eooch Wood one hundred dollars to build the stone- work of the bridge, and to give Caleb Pillsbury fifty-eight dollars for the wood-work and graveling."
1796 .- Nathan Bachelder, Esq., was chosen moder- ator; Samuel Piper, town clerk ; Samuel Piper, John Drew and John Clough selectmen ; Enoch Wood, rep- resentative. The constableship was bid off by Thomas Sargent, at eighteen dollars and eighty-three cents. For a representative to Congress, Jonathan Freeman, Esq., had twenty-six votes.
1797 .- Nathan Bachelder, Esq., was chosen mode- rator, Enoch Wood clerk, "Voted to let the Con- stableship to the lowest bidder. Struck off to Caleb Pillsbury for seven dollars and fifty cents." Jolin Drew, John Clough and Charles Sargent were chosen selectmen. The vote for Governor was: For John T. Gilman, seventy-five; Timothy Walker, Esq., eight. Enoch Wood was chosen representative; Timothy French, Zebulon Winslow, Caleb Pillsbury and Josiah Watson, tythingmen ; Dr. William Tenney, Samuel Rollins, John Clark, Nathaniel Smith and Philip
484
HISTORY OF MERRIMACK COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Brown, hog-reeves. The meeting adjourned to the house of Samuel Piper, at seven o'clock P. M. It met accordingly, and as Captain Caleb Pillsbury failed of procuring bondsmen, the collection of taxes was again put up and struck off to Stephen Perkins, Jr., for $11.83. "Voted to accept of Thomas Moore and Samuel Ayer as bondsmen." "Voted to dissolve the meeting."
The following is an account of the money raised on the polls and estates of the inhabitants of the town of London for the year 1795 :
" For the Rev. Jedediah Tucker.
$250.00
" Schooling . 200.00
" Building a School-House 60,83
" Collecting tha taxes 14.00
" Taking care of Aaron Stevens 25.00
" David Hutchens, for care of the meeting-house .. 3.00
To defray town charges, Drawbacks, &c . 60.00
State and County taxes . 212.00
$824.83 "1
Assessed for the year 1797.
" For the Rev. Mr. Tucker
$250.00
" School money
250.00
" taking care of Meeting-house 3.33
" Collecting of Taxes . 7.83
" County Tax. . 22.49
" The Burying-Cloth 12.00
" To Defray charges. .
33.33
" Poundage agreeable to law
46.92
$570.50 ""
The year 1800.
" For the State and County tax
$263.22
=
Collecting taxes .
13.50
Care of the meeting-house 3.33
Schools
272.00
4 4 Cara of James Thompson's child 12.00
Town charges 50.00
= Rev. Mr. Tucker. 250.00
other charges 18.87
$882.92 "
1798 .- Nathan Bachelder, Esq., was chosen mode- rator; Enoch Wood, clerk; Samuel Piper, Charles Sargent and Moses Chamberlin, selectmen ; John Drew, representative. Stephen Cate bid off the con- stableship for thirteen dollars.
"Voted not to raise any money to defray town charges the present year.
" Voted to give Edward Sands five dollars to hire a cow for him the present year.
" Voted to make up the wages of the minute-men to ten dollars a month, provided they are called into actual service."
1800 .- The selectmen for this year were Samuel Piper, Moses Flanders and Stephen Clark, Jr. Each of the four school classes received $58.39 each. The selectmen bought two record-books for the use of the clerk and selectmen, and paid for them fifteen dollars. They also paid Samuel Piper for rum on bridge $1.58, and Lieutenant Abner Clough for a gallon of rum while repairing the bridge near Nathaniel Maxfield's :1.59.
Town Officers and their Bills for Service to 1800 .- John Sanborn was chosen as the first clerk and served for two years. Jonathan Clough was chosen in 1775 and served as clerk fourteen years in
succession. He charged for services twelve shillings a year, with the exception of 1776, when his bill was eighteen shillings. During this time he also was chosen selectman for four years. Nathan Bachelder Esq., was chosen selectman for five years.
£. s. d.
The selectman charged for services in 1776 . 6 7 0
In the year 1777 the charges were 1 11 0
= 66 1778 64
28 7 0
= 1779 ..
38 0 0
= # 1780 66
=
52
0 0
In the year 1783 Capt. John Sanborn charged . 2 18 0
" Joseph Tilton =
3 16 0
In the year 1787 James Thompson =
0 12 2
= " 1785 Joseph Tilton
2 36
= " Benjamin Sias
23 6
In the year 1786 James Thompson =
1 3
7
In the year 1787 Samuel Piper
' Joseph Smith
€ 17 8
In the year 1788 Joseph Smith
2 13 6
=
John Moore
2 12 6
In the year 1789 Joseph Smith
4 .4 1790 John Moore
2 18 0
0 8 0
In the year 1791 John Sanhorn
1 40
In the year 1792 Samuel Piper
" John Sanborn
3 9 0
In the year 1793 Samnel Piper
=
2 4 1
In the year 1794 John Sanborn
2 19
=
" Jossph Clongh
2 5 0
In the year 1795 John Sanborn
"
" John Clough
4.49
In the year 1796 Samuel Piper =
12.50
=
" John Clough =
8,15
In the year 1797 Charles Sargent
10,00
=
:
" John Clough
10.30
=
" John Drew
10.04
In the year 1798 Charles Sargent
14.33
4€
" Moses Chamberlin =
8.02
=
" Samuel Piper
12.20
In the year 1799 James Thompson
3.83
=
" Stephen Wells
11.15
lo the year 1800 Stephen Clark
14.39
46
" Moses Flanders
14.43
" Samuel Piper
18.44
The number of taxable polls in the town in 1800 was two hundred and forty. As the business of the town increased, the expense of transacting the same was larger; consequently town officers' bills continued to increase in amount after the year 1800.
1801 .- The selectmen were Samuel Piper, Moses Flanders and Stephen Clark ; Jonathan Rollins col- lector. Amount of tax commited, $779.09. Paid for services of collector, $12.50. Paid Samuel Piper,
Paid Moses Flanders,
services as selectman, $6.30. services and agent, $18.60. Paid Stephen Clark, services, $26.51.
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