History of Merrimack and Belknap counties, New Hampshire, Part 216

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton), ed
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Philadelphia [Pa.] J. W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1520

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The following are the present officers :

Silvester P. Danforth, W. Master; Frank G. Edgerly, S. W .; Leroy M. Gould, J. W. ; Horace A. Brown, Treasurer ; Will J. Green, Secre- tary ; Martin E. Youog, S. D. ; Heury O. Adams, J. D .; George A. Young, S. S .; Fred, N. Ladd, J. S .; J. Frank Webster, Chaplain ; Isaac W. Hammond, Marshal ; Harry Baker, Organist ; Samuel W. Emerson, Tiler.

EUREKA LODGE, No. 70 .- Warrant was granted by Grand Lodge in session at Concord, June 13, 1860, to John Dame, George H. Emery, Thomas L. Tullock, Al- len Tenny, Charles C. Clement, Abel Hutchins, James B. Gove, Edward Dow and Luther W. Nichols, Jr.

The following were the officers in 1860 :

John Dame, Master ; Charles C. Clement, S. W. ; George H. Emery, J. W. ; Ahel Hutchins, Treasurer ; Thomas L. Tullock, Secretary ; Al- len Tenny, S. D. ; Edward Dow, J. D. ; James B. Gove, Marshal ; Wil- liam E. Webster, 1 Tiler.

The following is a list of Masters :

1860, John Dame ; 1861, Abel Hutchina; 1862-64, Luther W. Nichols, Jr .; 1865-67, George P. Cleaves; 1808, Hall B. Rand ; 1869, Frank D. Woodbury ; 1870-71, James T. Gordon; 1872-73, Charles N. Towie ; 1874-75, Edward Dow ; 1876, Samuel C. Crockett ; 1877-78, Darius Mer- rill ; 1879-80, Frank D. Woodbury ; 1881-82, George A. Dickerman ; 1883-84, Frank P. Mace ; 1885, Frank W. Smith.

The following is a list of the officers for 1885 :

Frank W. Smith, W. M .; Waldo A. Russell, S. W. ; Frank S. Streeter, J. W. ; Darius Merrill, Treasurer ; Frank P. Quimby, Secretary ; Arthur C. Stewart, S. D .; Fred. A. Carr, J. D .; Ira C. Evans, S. S. ; William D. Merrick, J. S. ; Rev. Elijah L. Wilkins, Chaplain ; George P. Cleaves, Marshal ; Samuel W. Emerson,1 Tiler.

TRINITY CHAPTER .- Charter granted by Thomas Smith Webb, General Grand King of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the United States, February 16, 1807, to John Harris, William Webster, Moses Lewis, Abel Hutchins, Joel Harris, Elisha Hitchcock, Lemuel Hitchcock, Robert Fowle, Aquila Davis, Peter C. Farnum, George Richards, Samuel Boardman and Joshua Darling, empowering them to " form and hold a Royal Arch Chapter" in Hopkinton.

1 Not a member.

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Confirmed by General Grand Chapter in New York, June 7, 1816, next session after granting the charter. Authorized by Grand Chapter on June 9, 1847, to move to Concord. Was represented in convention to form Grand Chapter at Hopkinton, June 11, 1818.

The following were the first officers :

John Harris, H. P. ; William Webster, King ; Moses Lewis, Scribe ; Abel Hutchins, Treasurer : Joshua Darling, Secretary; Aquila Davis C. of H. ; Peter C. Farnum, P. S .; Joel Harris, R. A. C .; Elisha Hitch- cock, M. of 3d V. ; Samuel Hitchcock, M. of 2d V. ; Robert Fowls, M. of Ist V. ; Joseph Harvey, Tiler.

The following have been High Priests:

John Hatris, Joshua Darling, Aquila Davis, Thomas W. Colby, Abel Hutchins, Harrison G. Harrie, A. Cady, Horace Chase, Stephen Blanch- ard, Jr., Artemas Rogers, Stephen Sibley, Jacob Silver, Ahram Brown, Daniel Chase, William Little, Nicholas Fowler, Ebenezer Syms, John Moore, Joseph W. Clement, Albert L. Long, Josiah Stevens, Jr., Ly- man A. Walker, Charles W. Harvey, Albert H. Drown, Thomas J. San- born, John A. Harris, Luther A. Nichols, Jr., Edward Dow, Charles N. Towle, Frank D. Woodbury, George P. Cleaves, J. Frank Webster, Frank L. Sanders, Waldo A. Russell, Horace A. Brown, Will J. Green.

The following is a list of the present officers:

Will J. Green, High Priest : Frank G. Edgerly, E. King; Arthur C. Stewart, E. Scrihe ; Stillman Humphrey, Treasurer ; Frank W. Smith, Secretary ; James C. Badger, C. of H. ; Frank L. Sanders, P. S. ; Silves- ter P. Danforth, R. A. C. ; Charles E. Thurston, M. of 3d V .; Martin E. Young, M. of 2d V. ; J. Frank Webster, M. of Ist V .; Charles N. Towle, George P. Cleaves, Stewards ; Horace A. Brown, Chaplain ; Sam- uel W. Emerson,"Tiler.

GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER OF NEW HAMP- SHIRE .- Royal Arch Chapters were chartered in New Hampshire by the General Grand Chapter of the United States, as follows : St. Andrew's Chapter, at Hanover (now at Lebanon), January 27, 1807; Trin- ity Chapter, at Hopkinton (now at Concord), Febru- ary 10, 1807 ; Washington Chapter, at Portsmonth, November, 1815; Cheshire Chapter, at Keene, May 4, 1816.

A convention of the officers of the several chapters was held at Hopkinton June 11, 1818, and a commit- tee appointed to obtain the consent of the General Grand Chapter for the formation of a Grand Chapter, and the convention adjourned to meet at Concord on the 10th day of June, 1819, at which time a Grand Chapter was organized, regulations adopted and the following officers elected and installed :

John Harris, G. H. P .; Thomas S. Bowles, D. G. H. P. ; Henry Hutchinson, G. K. ; Broughton White, G Scribe ; J. Davenport, G. T. ; Thomas W. Colby, G. Sec .; Rev. Thomas Beede, G. C. ; Timothy Kenrick, G. M. ; Albe Cady, Alpheus Baker, Charles A. Saxton, Andrew Pierce, G. S .; Jesse Corbett, G. T.

Since 1819 annual meetings have been held regularly and the proceedings printed. The Grand Chapter suffered more, perhaps, during the excite- ment of the anti-Masonic times than did the Grand Lodge. But the Royal Arch Masons of those days were not to be easily discouraged.

The Grand High Priests have been as follows :

John Harris, Thomas S. Bowles, Jonathan Nye, Thomas W. Colby, Samuel Cushman, Frederick A. Sumner, Andrew Pierce, Robert Smith, Brackett L. Greenough, Weare Tappan, Daniel Chase, David Parker, Philemon Tolles, John Knowlton, Daniel Balch, John J. Prentice, Al-

bert R. Hatch, John Christie, Theodore T. Abbott, Moses Paul, Jonas Livingston, Samuel W. Wilcox, Edward W. Harrington, John R. Hol- brook, Thomas E. Hatch, Nathaniel W. Cumner, Daniel R. Marshall, John A. Harris, Edward Gustine, William Barrett, John D. Patterson, Andrew J. Thompson, John J. Bell, George W. Currier, Albert S. Wait, Charles N. Towle, Alpheus W. Baker.

There are twenty-one chapters, with two thousand four hundred and fifty members. The present officers are as follows :

Alpheus Wooster Baker, Lebanon, G. H. P. ; John Francis Webster, Concord, D. G. H P. ; John Colin Neal, Franklin Falls, G. K. ; Harlan Page Goodrich, Lebanon, G. Scribe ; J. Wyman Hildreth, Manchester, G. T. ; George Perley Cleaves, Concord, G. Sec. ; Joseph Kidder, Manches- ter, G. C. ; Nathan Parker Hunt, Manchester, G. C. of H .; Henry A. Marsh, Nashua, G. P. S. ; Horace A. Brown, Concord, G. R. A. C. ; Wil- liam H. W. Hinds, Milford, G M. of 3d V .; William F. Knight, Laconia, G. M. of 2d V. ; George P. Kimball, Nashua, G. M. of Ist V. ; John H. Steele, Peterborough, George E. Beacham, Great Falls, G. S. ; Samuel W. Emerson, Concord, G. T.

TYRIAN COUNCIL OF ROYAL MASTERS (the first in New England) was established at Hopkinton, N. H., in 1815, and was afterwards united with a coun- cil of Select Masters established in that town. Sub- sequently other councils of Royal and Select Masters were established at Portsmouth, Hanover and Clare- mont. These councils organized a Grand Council in 1823. The Grand Council organized councils in Keene, Sanbornton and Dover, Of the above-named councils, but two are now in existence,-Orphan Council, at Dover, and Columbian Council, at Clare- mont.

The Grand Council was formed at Keene, July 9, 1823. No record of the Grand Body has been pre- served. The list of Grand Officers, as published in the New Hampshire Patriot of July 21, 1823, is as follows :

Jonathan Nye, G. M .; Thomas S. Bowles, D. G. M. ; Godfrey Stevens, G. P. C. of W. ; Alhe Cady, G. T .; James Wilson, Jr., G. R .; Sebastian Streeter, G. C .; Charles Abbott, G. C. of G .; Annie B. Young, G. S. ; Samuel P. Drown, G. Sent.

This Grand Council was in existence in 1832; whether any later, is not known to the writer. The present Grand Council of New Hampshire was formed at Concord June 11, 1862, by the then existing coun- cils,-Orphan Council, at Dover, Columbian Council, at Claremont, and Adoniram Council, at Manchester : the two former mentioned above and the latter or- ganized in 1856, by authority from the Grand Coun- cil of Connecticut. The officers first elected were as follows :

Daniel Balch, G. M. ; Charles A. Tufts, D. G. M .; Lewis Woodman, G. C. ; Moses O. Pearson, G. Chap. ; Richard N. Ross, G. T .; Samuel M. Wilcox, G. R .; John B. Fisk, G. C. of G .; Philemon Tolles, G. S. ; Charles H. Woods, G. Sent.

There are now nine councils, with eight hundred and ninety-eight members.

The following have served as Grand Masters :

Daniel Balch, Charles A. Tufts, John R. Holbrook, Thomas J. San- horn, George H. True, John A. Harris, Oliver C. Fisher, Andrew J. Thompson, Henry P. Glidden, Harvey L. Currier, Frank D. Woodbury, Edward H. Currier, Rensselaer O. Wright, George P. Cleaves, John Gillis.

The present officers are as follows ;

Elliott Bernard Hodge, Plymouth, G. M. ; Waldo Adolphus Russell, Concord, D. M. ; Joshua Wright Hunt, Nashua, G. P. C. of W .; Joseph

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W. Hildreth, Manchester, G. T .; George P. Cleaves, Concord, G. R. ; Cherles J. Darrah, Manchester, G. C. of G. ; George II. Everett, Laconia, G. C. of C .; Rev. Josiah L. Seward, Keene, G. C. ; Edward F. Houghton, Claremont, G. M .; James C. Bedger, Concord, G. S. : Samuel W. Emer- eon, Concord, G. Sent.

EPSOM.

Census .- By the census of 1773 Epsom had eigh- teen unmarried men from sixteen to sixty years of age, fifty-three married men of that age, eighty-six boys under sixteen years of age, and one man sixty years old or more ; one hundred and nine unmarried women, fifty-three married women, four widows and two slaves.

" Agreeable to a requisition from the Gen1 Assembly for making out & returning to the Gent Court an exact No. of all polls of Twenty-One years & upwards, paying for Themselves a poll Tax, We have Acord- ingly Numbered Those belonging to the Town of Epson, which Number Amounts to Ninety-Nine.

"Epsom, 16th December.

"JEREMIAH PRESCOTT, ) Selectmen "THOMAS BABE, ) for Epsom.

"State of New Ham" }

Rockingham, SS.

"December 16th, 1783.

"Jeremiah Prescott & Thos Babb, above namd, made Oath to the Truth of the above returo by them subscrib'd

" Before

"MICH! MCCLARY, J. P."

The Gray Family .- Another family that was prom- inent in town for many years, hut leaves no male descendent bearing their name, was that of Captain James Gray.

Mr. Gray was born in Newburyport, Mass., October 8, 1749. He came to Epsom when nineteen years of age and was employed by the town to teach school.

In July, 1769, he married Jane Wallace, who lived but a few years.

At the breaking out of the war Mr. Gray at once joined the American forces and received a captain's commission in the First New Hampshire Regiment.

As will be seen by the accompanying papers, he was appointed an enlisting officer by Colonel Marshall, of Boston, and did valiant service at Ticonderoga.

He married, for a second wife, Susannah Parsons, of Newbury, Mass., daughter of Rev. Moses Parsons and sister to Judge Theophilus Parsons. About 1778 they moved to Epsom, bringing into town the first chaise ever owned in that place.

They lived for several years in the house of the widow of Rev. John Tucke, the first settled minister in town, which we understand to have been where George W. Bachelder now lives. They then moved on to Sanborn's Hill, and owned and occupied the farm now owned by Samuel Quimby. Afterwards they bought on the turnpike, ou what has ever since been kuown as "Gray's Hill."

He had a grist-mill on the Little Suncook River, near where the mill of Horace Bickford now stands. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1788, and was also town clerk, selectman and repre- sentative.

His appointment or commission as coroner for

the county of Rockingham, dated December 25, 1784, signed by Mesheck Weare, President of the State, is still in a good state of preservation, in the hands of his daughter, Mrs. Susan M. G. Perkins.

He was teacher of vocal music and for several years was church chorister.

The mother of Mr. Gray was with him when he first came to town, and she was employed as a school-teacher.

Moses Parsons Gray, the oldest son of James and Susannah Gray, was born in Epsom June 29, 1779. When quite a small boy he went to Byfield, Mass., to live with his Grandmother Parsons, with whom he moved to Boston and attended school there. At the age of fifteen years he became a clerk in a store for a short time, but soon entered his uncle's employ as a sailor, that he might learn the art of navigation. When he became of age, he took command of the ship "Diana " and made several voyages to the West Indies and other foreign ports, having, while following the sea, visited Spain, Portugal and Russia.

When about thirty years of age he returned to Ep- som, where he resided until his death, which occurred November 8, 1858. After coming to Epsom he taught school in the Cilley District and also in the Centre District.

While in Boston, after he had left school, he employed his spare moments in the study of survey- ing, which art he was very frequently called upon to practice while in Epsom, there being hardly a di- vision line in the town but what he was acquainted with, and he was often called to other towns in the capacity of a surveyor. A plau of the town drawn by him is now in the possession of the town.

Although he never studied law, yet his reading and his intercourse with his uncle, Chief Justice Parsons, made him familiar with much that pertained to the profession, so that he was often called upon to assist in the settlement of disputes.

While he was hardly ever elected to any office by the town, yet he very frequently assisted those who were elected, and his peculiar handwriting can be found in several places upon the records.

Theodore Parsons Gray, born August 8, 1781, fol- lowed the sea, and was killed by falling from aloft to the main-deck, September 20, 1796, and was buried in "that vast cemetery where there are no monu- ments."

Katharine L. Gray, born February 19, 1783, married Dr. John Proctor, and lived in Epsom, where he died in June, 1837. She died in Georgetown, Mass., March, 1854. They left no children.

Lucretia B. Gray, born May 5, 1785, married Wil- liam Brown and lived in Epsom, where she died May 11, 1875, leaving one son and two daughters, one of whom, Mrs. Susan E. P. Forbes, has recently pur- chased " Fatherland Farm," the old Parsons home- stead, at Byfield, Mass., where she spends her sum- mers.

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James H. Gray, born June 29, 1787, was also a sailor, and died when but twenty-three years of age, upon an island off the coast of Florida.

Judith Parsons Gray, born March 12, 1789, mar- ried John Rand, of Epsom.

Of the eight children born to them, only one has died,-James G., who died December, 1850.

The following found among the well preserved papers of the late Captain James Gray, we deem of sufficient interest to be given a place in the history of Epsom :

Letter from Captain Gray to his wife.

" CHARLESTOWN (No. 4), May 18th, 1777.

" My Dear Susie : As I would not, if possible, let any opportunity of writing to you pass unnoticed, therefore I embrace the present by the post to Exeter, viz. : Mr. Waldo. I arrived here last Tuesday at night, as you will find by my Journal, transmitted to your Father ; but it was attended with some difficulty, the roads being so excessively miry and my horse taken sick that I was obliged to walk a considerable part of the way ; but at present am very well. I expect on Tuesday next to take my departure for Ticonderoga, to put my baggage upon my horse & travel through the woods, which journey is eighty miles from here. When I left Exeter I forgot my Coffe pot and thought not of it until I got to Keene, so that I am now at a loss how to make use of my coffee. Since I came here I have heard from my Brother, by Mr. Tucker, who left him about n fortnight since in good health and high spirits. Capt. McClary has been very ill here, but has marched since through the woods.

" My Love and duty to the family. The reason of my putting my Baggage upon my horse or going on foot is because the wagon cannot get through the woods."

Letter from Captain James Gray to his father-in-law, the original being in the possession of his gronddaughter, Mrs. A. W. Perkins, of Chichester.

"TICONDEROGA, June 26, 1777.

" How. Sir: The last letter which I sent you by Col. Little I hope came sale to hand. I have now the pleasure, by Dr. Conner, of Exeter, to write a second. The Wednesday after the date of my first I set of from No. 4 for Ticonderoga. Oor waggon not being able to carry our Baggage through the woods, I was obliged to load mine upon my horse and venture my body upon my Legs through to my Journey's end, which, perhaps, may be said to be no small risque. However, after a tedious Journey, I arrived at Ticonderoga, distance from No. 4 eighty miles, the 28th of May. Nothing worthy of observation has occurred to nie since I came into Camp until the 17th instant, at which time the Camp at Ticonderoga was alarmed by the report of small arms at about half a mile distant from the Line, in the woods, which proved to be a party of Indiane, about thirty in number, which lay in ambush for us and had then fired upon some of our men as they were returning from duty into Camp, three of which were killed and one carried off by the Savages, upon which a scouting-party was immediately sent in pursuit of them ; but so precipitate was their retreat that we could not overtake them; but in their hurry to Crown Point they were met by a party of Rangers, eleven in number, who readily gave them fire. The Indians returned the same, upon which three or four rounds were exchanged, when the Commander of the party of Rangers, Lieut. Little, received a wound in the arm & was obliged to retreat with the loss of three men. The next day a scouting-party came upon the same grounds, where they found one Indian dead and took another who could not keep up with his party ; him they brought into Camp and now have him confined.

"Sir : If I am not to tedions, I would observe that those four men who were killed and taken belonged to one Company and one mess, and the fifth, who was the only one left of the mess, was the next day standing with his gun loaded in his hands, leaning his chin upon the muzzle of his gun, when it went off, as he was talking with his Brother, and drove the whole charge through his head, dashing bis brains through the side of the house by which they were standing.

" I have just received news from Ticonderoga that the British Troops are lauded at Crown Point ; this I believe to be depended upon as a fact, so that we are now preparing for Battle.

".Gen. St. Clair has the Command of the Troops in this department. We have fit for duty about 3000 men und about 1000 unfit for duty, by reason of disorders that are incident to Cump life.

" The 18th I was ordered, with my Company, to take command of this post, where we are to keep Garrison within the stockade. How long we shall remain here I can't say. I will endeavor to write again by the post who goes and comes through this Garrison.

" A letter, sir, would be very acceptable.

" My Duty and respects to all.

" Your Son,

" JAMES GRAY.

"REV. MOSES PARSONS, Newbury Falle.

" To be left at Mr. Davenport's Tavern."

Upon the back of an old document, headed " Re- turn of the 3d New Hampshire Regiment of Foot, in the service of the United States, commanded by Col. Alexander Scannel, Ticonderoga, June 28, 1777," in which Captains Gray and McClary, of this town, were reported as on duty, the former with thirty-nine men and the latter with forty-nine, is found the fol- lowing in Captain Gray's beautiful writing :

"Sunday, 6th July, 1777,-Retreated from Sheensboro' & lost all my money, Baggage, &c. Lodged in the woods at Night.

"Monday, 7th, ~ Got into Fort Ann at 6 in ye morning ; everything in the utmost confusion ; nothing to eat. At Il o'clock A.M. was ordered- to take the Command of a party upon a scout and marched with 150 men besides 17 Rangers ; had not marched from Garrison into the woods more than half n mile, after detaching my front, Rear and flanking Guards, when we met with a party of Regulars and gave them fire, which was Returned by the enemy, who then gave back. I then pursued them with close fire till they hetook themselves to the top of a mountain. At the foot of this mountain we posted our selves and continued our fire until 6 P.at., when a reinforcement of 150 more joined me ; but night approaching obliged me to return with my party to Garrison, after find- ing one of my party killed and 3 wounded, and three of the enemy killed by our first fire.

" Tuesday Morning, 8th,-Myself, with Capt. Hutchins, with the same number of men, marched to the aforesaid mountain and attacked the enemy very warmly. The engagement lasted about 2 hours, at which time the Commander of ye Garrison sent Colo. Ransleur with a small party of militia to reinforce ne. We then advanced (firing) up the hill, where we found the enemy's surgeon dressing a Capts Leg. Those, with two of their wounded soldiers, we took and sent in, and a number of our own people, men & women, who were the day before cut off by the enemy, we retook. At last, finding our ammunition gone and none to be had in Garrison, ordered off my wounded and some of the dead, and formned a retreat. Much fatigued when I returned and found no re- freshments, neither meat or drink ; immediately a Council was called and the prisoners who were retaken brot upon examination, who gave infor- mation that an express just arrived before we made this second attack and gave the enemy intelligence that n reinforcement of 2000, with In- dians, were near at hand to join them, at which time they were to make a general attack upon us. It was then determined upon to retreat to fort Edward, after setting fire to the Garrison. Accordingly, the wounded were sent off, except one, who was one of my own Company ; him the Surgeon thot proper not to order off, that he would soon expire, or that if he was likely to live, the enemy, when they took possession, would take care of him. This I knew not of till we wero ordered to march, at which time I turned back alone (my Company being gone) to the rear of the Army, where I found him. I then picked up a tent & fastened it be- tween two poles, laid him upon it, and hired four soldiers to carry him. I took their four guns with my own and carried them to fort Edward ; this was about 3 o'clock P.M. ; rained very hard ; distance from fort Ann to Fort Edward, 14 miles ; arrived at Fort Edward at 10 in the Evening ; no Barracks nor Tents to go into ; therefore Inid down in the rain and slept upon the ground ; the fatigue of this day I believe I shall always remember.

"Colo Ransleur, wounded ; Capt Weare, wounded ; Ensign Walcutt, killed ; Isaac Davis, a sergeant in my company, killed. Our loss in the two skirmishes about 15; the Enemy's unknown.

"Wednesdy 9th,-I found my self very much indisposed, having no clothe to shift myself with & uothing to eat or drink, but walking about to minke myself warm. Upon parade I met Capt. Peters (a Dutchmunu), u gentleman I never had seen but once before ; he seeing me in my help- less situation took me to his tent, gave me a drain, then ordered some warm breakfast for me. Here I refreshed. He then procured barracks

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or my Company and furnished with Blankets to lodge on. I then sent y wounded men off to Albany. Applied for kettles for my Compy, but n vain ; obliged to mix our flour in our hate and bake it upon Chips efore the fire and broil our salt beef upon the coals.

"Thur. 10th,-Confined to my barrack ; sent for a Doctor-none could ttend-no appetite to food.

" Frid. II,-Applied hy an officer to Gen. Sclinyler to go down the iver to recruit my health ; could not obtain it.

"Sat. 12th,-Gens St. Clair, Poor, Patterson & Termo arrived. Gen. Sixon's Brigade marched into camp in the Evening. Gen1 Poor, having " rd that I was sick, came with Colo Long & Maj. Mcclintock to see me u. ' gave me liberty to go to Saratoga to recruit.

San. 13th,-Set off on horseback and rode to Fort Miller, where I met

: 11 Col. Scammell, then proceeded to Saratoga, but the inhabitants o ing alarmed by the Tories, who every night were plundering houses, were moving off ; therefore, I was obliged to ride until 12 at night before I could get a lodging. Lodged at Mr. Van Vaiters.

" Mondy 14th,- Set off and well to Still Watter; could get no enter- tainment ; rode to ' Half-Moon.'"*

Upon the above return is the following :

" BILL OF LOSS.

£ 8. d

" 1 Loose coat .

3 Jacketts

9 Ilolland shirts . 28

17 pair stockings

1 Table cloth .

1 pair Knee Garters

1 song coat

3 pr. Breeches

9 Necke

2 pair Shoes

1 Barcelona Handkf

190 Dollars

Apparatus for mending clothes, etc. 1

" Total, £131 14s. Od .. Lawful Money."

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History of Merrimack and Belknap counties, New Hampshire, Part 216

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton), ed Publication date: 1885 Publisher: Philadelphia [Pa.] J. W. Lewis & co. Number of Pages: 1520

Author: Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton), ed
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Philadelphia [Pa.] J. W. Lewis & co.
Number of Pages: 1520