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allow them to be the best of Troops. The Southern officers and Soldiers allow it in times of danger, but not all at other times. Believe me, sir, the Yankees took Trenton before the other Troops knew anything of the matter more than that there was an en- gagement.
At Princeton when the 17th Regt. had thrown 3,500 southern militia into the utmost confusion, a Regiment of Yankees restored the day. This Gen' Miffen confessed to me :- though the Philadelphia papers tell us a different story."
Thus New Hampshire troops honored themselves in these two battles and did their full share of the work during the year.
The loyalists of 1776, as a class, were men of wealth, education, and respectability, many of them holding offices under the crown. It is no wonder they hesitated to go into rebellion, leading many who leaned to the royalist side to come over to the patriots.
Among the loyalists of Newmarket there were none, who, by the act of November 19, 1778, were proscribed and banished. It does not appear that any one suffered confiscation. Among the tories in town none were prominent enough to cause much trouble. The women of that day had their politics as well as the men.
Philip Crommet of Newmarket enlisted in the Independent Corps of Rangers under Maj. Benjamin Whitcomb, December 2, 1776, and deserted July 20, 1778.
Elisha Thomas of Newmarket served as sergeant in Captain Gordon's company, Colonel Tash's regiment, in Verplanks, N. Y., in 1776, when he was wounded in the hand by the bursting of his gun, so as to unfit him for garrison duty, and he was discharged November 30, 1776, He was awarded a pension in 1787, to com- mence July 31, 1786, of 24 shillings a month for the above dis- ability. On the pension roll of November 28, 1789, he was noted as dead.1
Jonathan Prescott enlisted in Maj. James Norris' company, third regiment, January 7, 1777, for three years, and was dis- charged January 27, 1780. He also served at West Point in Capt. Henry Battle's company, Col. Bartlett's regiment, from July 13 to October 25, 1780.
Eleazer Neal was corporal in Capt. Isaac Frye's company,
1 Received sentence of death for murder with date of execution finally fixed for June 3, 1788.
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Colonel Scammell's regiment, enlisting for the war January 20, 1777, promoted to a sergeant October. 8, 1777, and died December 1, 1777.
Walter Neal of Newmarket was one of 19 men under Capt. John Haven sent to Newport, Rhode Island, to guard pris- oners, serving 16 days from January 26, 1777. Captain Haven took charge of 56 prisoners with orders to turn them over to the commander of the British troops at Newport.
On the muster roll of Capt. Michael McClary's company, Col. Alexander Scammell's regiment, were James Colby and Jonathan Prescott, mustered February 6, 1777, and Jonathan Mason and Samuel Baker, mustered March 4, 1777, all of Newmarket. Cap- tain McClary was killed in battle at Saratoga.
Jonathan Mason of Newmarket in a petition dated March 10, 1780, states that he enlisted in Maj. James Norris' company, Third Battalion of New Hampshire troops, February 12, 1777, and served till the retreat from Ticonderoga when he had the misfortune of being taken prisoner by the enemy "from whom he soon after made his escape." He received supplies from the town in 1779 and was discharged, January 30, 1780.
Barna McBride of Newmarket was mustered February 13, 1777, in Capt. James Norris' company, Col. Enoch Poor's regi- ment, for continental service, and received £20 bounty.
Benjamin Chapman enlisted February 21, 1777, in Capt. Sol- omon Cushman's company, Col. Timothy Bedel's regiment, for Canada, serving till his discharge, March 31, 1778.
In March, 1777, Newmarket had 242 men from 16 to 50 years of age in Col. Nicholas Gilman's regiment, of New Hampshire Militia.
Jonathan Bean enlisted in Capt. James Gray's company, Col. Scammell's regiment, March 8, 1777, for three years, and was dis- charged April 20, 1780.
Jonathan Folsom enlisted in Capt. James Gray's company, Colonel Scammell's regiment, for three years, March 29, 1777, and deserted February 1, 1778. He was returned by the select- men of Newmarket as soldier, July 6, 1781.
John Shute enlisted for the war for Portsmouth March 29, 1777, deserted May 1, 1779, and returned and joined May 1, 1780, Col. Henry Dearborn's regiment. Portsmouth furnished sup- plies for his family from March 30, 1780, to June 1, 1781.
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Seth R. Shackford enlisted for three years in Capt. Isaac Frye's company, Colonel Scammell's regiment, April 1, 1777, and was killed October 7, 1777.
Edward Taylor enlisted for three years, April 10, 1777, in Capt. Daniel Livermore's company, Third Continental Regiment, Col. Alexander Scammell, and was discharged April 10, 1780.
Benjamin Taylor was a soldier in the third company, First Regiment, Col. Joseph Cilley.
Joseph Sanborn enlisted for Newmarket for three years in the first company, Third Regiment, Col. Alexander Scammell, April 16, 1777, and was discharged April 16, 1780.
On the pay roll of Capt. George Tuttle's company, Col. Ste- phen Evans' regiment of militia, joining General Gates at Sara- toga, were Philip Fowler, Samuel Chesley, William Smart, Nathaniel Stevens and Eliphalet Tufts, serving from September 8 to October 19 or 20, 1777, all of whom deserted.
On the pay roll of Capt. Jeremiah Gilman's company, Colonel Stickney's regiment, which marched to reenforce the Northern Continental Army, July 20, 1777, were Benjamin Perkins, drum- mer, Joseph Perkins, John Brown, John Hicks and Thomas Young.
Elisha Thomas of Newmarket enlisted in Capt. Stephen Dear- born's company, Col. Thomas Stickney's regiment, April 14, and was discharged September 28, 1777. The company marched to join the Northern Continental Army. He received a bounty of £4, 10s., and travel money, September 8, 1777, in Capt. Joseph Parson's company, Lieut .- Colonel Senter's regiment, going to Rhode Island August, 1777. He enlisted in the company July 7, was mustered in at Warwick, R. I., December 10, 1777, and on the pay roll from July 7 to January 6, 1778. He was on the pay roll of Capt. Nathan Brown's company, Col. Jacob Gale's regiment, from August 5 to August 25, 1778. He enlisted for North Hampton in Capt. Jonathan Leavitt's company, Col. Her- cules Mooney's regiment, July 7, 1779, to join the army at Providence, R. I., for its defence, and was on the pay roll till January 9, 1780. The selectmen of North Hampton, July 10, 1779, paid him £30 bounty, and £12 travel money to Providence, R. I.
Simeon Wiggin, fifer, Joseph Hill and William French, were members of Capt. John Folsom's company, Col. Moses Kelly's
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regiment, from August 4 to August 28, 1778, marching to Rhode Island.
Capt. Samuel Gilman was muster-master of Capt. Enoch Page's company, September 20, 1777, pursuant to orders from the Committee of Safety, to muster in and pay bounty to the men. This company of 63 members seem to have been in Col. Joseph Senter's regiment, marching to Rhode Island.
John Mead served in Capt. Nathaniel Ambrose's company, at Saratoga, from September 30 to October 27, 1777.
Lieut. John Colcord was enrolled as one of the officers of the second battalion, November 7, 1776, as reorganized, April, 1777.
The roll of Capt. Joseph Parson's company, Colonel Senter's battalion, December 18, 1777, included the following names : Jere- miah Folsom, Solomon Smith, William Palmer, Winthrop Smith, Samuel Beck, Elisha Thomas and Benjamin Young.
Prices, December 25, 1777, according to the journal kept by Samuel Lane, Jr., of Stratham, were: corn, three dollars per bushel; pork, one shilling, six pence per pound; sugar, four shillings, six pence; pepper, four shillings per ounce; cider, ten dollars per barrel, and rum ten or twelve dollars per gallon by the hogshead.
Daniel, William and Dudley Hilton served in Capt. Robert Pike's company, going to Rhode Island, from June 30, 1777 to January 6, 1778.
John Keniston served in Capt. Enoch Page's company, Col. Joseph Senter's regiment, in Rhode Island, from August, 1777, to January 1, 1778.
James Colby, aged 46, of Newmarket was disabled at Bemis Heights, September, 1777. His pension commenced March 17, 1786, and was paid to July 31, 1789.
We give the following muster-roll of Capt. Zebulon Gilman's company, Col. Stephen Evans' regiment, September 12, 1777. Zebulon Barber and Jonathan Norris were first and second lieu- tenants of the company, serving at Saratoga :
Daniel Smith, Jonathan Dudley, John Colcord, John Pease, Joseph Loverin, John Smith,
Joseph Bartlett, Joseph Colcord, Nathaniel Thing,
Dudley Thing,
Jacob Burley, Josiah Burley,
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Benjamin Bean,
Eliphalet Pease,
Joseph Pease,
Francis Lyford,
John Folsom,
Edward Moody
Samuel Dyer,
Samuel Moody,
Joseph Neal,
Smith Chapman,
William Simpson,
Levi Chapman,
Eliphalet Smith,
Charles Hilton,
Noah Wedgewood,
Daniel Hilton.
Abraham Parsons,
Of the above John Folsom was discharged December 15, 1777.
In a company of volunteers under Col. John Langdon, which joined the Continental army under General Gates at Saratoga, serving from September 29 to October 31, 1777, including 13 days for the travel home of 260 miles, were Lieut. Nicholas Gil- man, Ens. James Hill, Maj. James Hacket, Capt. Samuel Gilman, Capt. Eliphalet Giddinge, Capt. Edward Hilton, Capt. Samuel Baker, Capt. Robert Barber, Capt. Samuel Shackford, Capt. Na- thaniel Giddinge, Walter Bryent, Jr., Peter Drowne, Lieut. Asa Folsom, Josiah Adams, Bradstreet Doe, Andrew Gilman, Samuel Gilman, Levi Folsom, Edward Fox, Wentworth Cheswell, Aaron Rollins, Samuel Ames and Edward Fox, serving from August 5 to September 27.
On the roll of Capt. Robert Pike's company, Lieut .- Colonel Senter's regiment, raised to go to Rhode Island, were the follow- ing Newmarket men, entered June 26, 1777, and discharged Jan- uary 6, 1778 :
Capt. Robert Pike
William Smart
Corp. Robert Mitchel
Benjamin Pinner
Corp. Daniel Hilton
Dudley Smart
William Hilton
Timothy Weymouth
Dudley Hilton
Jonathan Smart
Perkins Pike
John Gilman
Eliphalet Colcord
Andrew Wiggin
Zebulon Pease
Jairus Doe.
John Smart
The company was raised in answer to a request of Gov. Nich- olas Cooke of Rhode Island and was at Providence and Warwick, R. I., the pay roll of the company of 54 officers and men amount- ing to £773, 14s., 8d.
Walter Bryent of Newmarket was adjutant on the staff of Col. Joshua Wingate from August 8 to August 28, 1778, marching to join the Continental army at Rhode Island.
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Edward and Ichabod Hilton furnished soldiers' supplies at Newmarket in 1778.
Joseph Sanborn, aged 19, of Newmarket, a soldier of Captain Hutchins' company, Colonel Cilley's regiment, was an absentee from Valley Forge, January 10, 1778. He was wounded and left at Albany on a furlough.
Philip Fowler of Newmarket enlisted, February 3, 1778, for two years, in Captain Drew's company, Col. John McClary's regi- ment, for Northwood.
Peter Stevens acknowledged, April 1, 1778, the receipt of six pounds lawful money as a bounty. And in Newmarket, July 11, 1778, Stephen Jones Thomas, first lieutenant, and Joseph Randall, second lieutenant, acknowledged the receipt of Capt. Peter Drowne, respectively, eight pounds, two shillings, and one pound, sixteen shillings, as "travel money" to Providence.
Sergt. Thomas Taylor served in Capt. Peter Drowne's com- pany, Col. Stephen Peabody's regiment, in Rhode Island, from July 23, 1878, to January 4, 1779.
Winthrop Smith served in Capt. Joseph Parson's company, Col. Joseph Senter's regiment, from July 5, 1778 to January 7, 1779, and Solomon Smith from July 11, 1778 to January 6, 1779.
Corp. Winthrop Pickering served in Capt. Peter Drowne's company, Colonel Peabody's regiment, from July 8 to September 26, 1778.
William Gladin enlisted for Newmarket in Captain Dinsmore's company, Colonel Moses Hazen's regiment, June 22, 1778, serv- ing six months and eight days. He was returned March 9, 1782, in Colonel Hazen's regiment.
Thomas Drowne enlisted in Colonel Peabody's regiment July 23, 1778, and served till January 1, 1779.
Aaron Rollins served in Capt. Joseph Parsons' company, Col. Moses Nichols' regiment, in Rhode Island, from August 5 to August 27, 1778.
George Hart, Samuel Shackford, Samuel Drowne, Daniel Rog- ers, and Nathaniel and Benjamin Folsom were in Col. John Langdon's company, going to Rhode Island, entering August 6, and discharged August 27, 1778.
Josiah and Samuel Burleigh were in Capt. Edward Hilton's company, Col. Joshua Wingate's regiment, going to Rhode
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Island, entering August 8 and receiving discharge August 28, 1778.
George Bell was among the 77 persons whose property was con- fiscated and themselves banished with Gov. John Wentworth, November 11-19, 1778.
Nathaniel Church of Barrington, who was a soldier in Capt. Peter Drowne's company, Lieut .- Col. Stephen Peabody's regi- ment, and wounded in Rhode Island, losing his leg and a portion of his thigh, petitions November 5, 1779, for relief and half pay, which was granted, commencing January 1, 1779.
Among those who were debarred from entering again the state by an act passing the Legislature November 19, 1778, because of their joining its enemies, were Jacob Brown and George Bell of Newmarket, traders.
On the pay roll of Capt. Edward Hilton's company, Col. Joshua Wingate's regiment of volunteers in the expedition to Rhode Island, August, 1778, were the following Newmarket men :
Sergt. Arthur Bennet
Josiah Burleigh
Corp. Jeremiah Bryant
Samuel Burleigh
Capt. Jonathan Folsom Asa Folsom
Arthur Branscomb
John Murray.
Nicholas Doe
Samuel Ward of Newmarket served at Ticonderoga, in 1779.
Robert Rollins of Newmarket enlisted for Portsmouth for three years, April, 1779, in Captain Beal's company.
In 1779, John Foss, a native of Newmarket, but residing in Newburyport, Mass., aged 32, a rope maker, was reported an absentee from the Second New Hampshire Regiment under the command of Lieut .- Col. George Reid.
Ebenezer Speed furnished supplies for soldiers for Newmarket June 8, 1779.
On the muster roll of men raised in the fourth regiment of militia to fill up the New Hampshire battalions in the Continenal army, Thomas Taylor was mustered in for one year for New- market.
Samuel Rollins served in Capt. Ezekiel Worthen's company, Colonel Hercules Mooney's regiment, in Rhode Island, from July 13, 1779, to January 8, 1781.
Aaron Hart and Josiah Perkins enlisted, August 3, 1779, for
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Newmarket in the regiment of Col. Hercules Mooney for conti- nental service in Rhode Island.
In 1779 the town of Newmarket became debtor to supplies of various articles furnished to Joseph Barter by Joseph Young, Joshua Bracket, David Chapman, Walter Bryent, Jr., and Icha- bod Bracket, amounting to £1,666, 7s.
Stephen Batchelder of Newmarket, a soldier in Col. George Reid's regiment, was wounded in the second battle of Saratoga, October 7, 1777, and died November 2, 1777.
John Barter, born in 1739, was a soldier in Capt. Jeremiah Marston's company, Colonel Goffe's regiment, at Crown Point, September 30, 1762; on the pay roll of Capt. James Norris' com- pany, Colonel Enoch Poor's regiment, to August 1, 1775; artil- lery man in Capt. Pierse Long's company, at Portsmouth, April 1, 1776; corporal in Capt. Ebenezer Deering's artillery, Col. Pierse Long's regiment, for Ticonderoga, September 2, 1776, to January 7, 1777 ; reported "fit to march to Ticonderoga,"' Jan- uary 13, 1777; corporal and received advance pay, January 14, 1777; of Kittery, in Capt. Ebenezer Deering's company, and re- fusing to march to Ticonderoga, was put on board the Raleigh, 'January, 1777; again joined the army, was wounded September 19, 1777, and placed on the pension list at two dollars per month. His petition to the General Court, dated Middletown, November 4, 1788, stated "that whiles He was in the service of the United States being a Sergeant in Capt. Blodget's company in the New Hampshire regiment, He received a dangerous wound in Battle, was shot through the thigh."
Reuben Roberts enlisted for Newmarket for the war in Capt. Jeremiah Gilman's company, Col. Joseph Cilley's regiment, 1780.
Winthrop Wiggin of Newmarket was a private in the eighth company, Colonel Reid's regiment, in 1780. Was also sergeant in Capt. William Rowell's company, Colonel Reid's regiment, Feb- ruary, 1781. The town furnished him supplies for the years 1778 and 1779.
Richard Presby was corporal of the ninth company, Colonel Reid's regiment, 1780, and of Captain Cherry's company, Feb- ruary 7, 1781.
David Watson was a soldier in the eighth company, Colonel Reid's regiment, in 1780. Was returned in Capt. Josiah Fogg's
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company February 15, 1781, for Newmarket. He was furnished supplies by Newmarket in 1779.
William Burleigh, Jr., aged 18, William Taylor, aged 20, and Jonathan Leavitt, aged 22, enlisted June 27, and served till De- cember 31, 1780. All served for Stratham.
John Wedgewood served in Capt. Moses Leavitt's company, Col. Thomas Bartlett's regiment, going to West Point, from July 1, to October 25, 1780.
Samuel Burleigh served in Capt. Richard Sinclair's company, Col. Thomas Bartlett's regiment, for West Point, from July 4, to October 28, 1780.
Thomas Neal served in Captain Jewell's company, Col. Thomas Bartlett's regiment, at West Point, from July 4 to October 25, 1780.
Sergt. Joseph Robinson served in Capt. Jonas Heath's com- pany, Col. Moses Nichols' regiment, from July 5 to October 23, 1780, at West Point.
John Mead served with Capt. Eleazer Webster's Rangers from July 5 to October 24, 1780.
Samuel Smart enlisted July 6, 1780, for six months in Capt. Samuel Reynold's company, Maj. Benjamin Whitcomb's Rang- ers. Simons Fowler also belonged to the same company.
Eliphalet Smith enlisted in Capt. Richard Sinclair's com- pany, Col. Thomas Bartlett's regiment, for West Point, July 6, 1780, serving to October 28, 1780.
Perkins Pike, aged 19, enlisted as a recruit July 6, and served to December 15, 1780, for Newmarket.
William Perkins served in Capt. Daniel Gordon's company, Col. Thomas Bartlett's regiment, at West Point, from July 10, to October 25, 1780.
Lewis Keniston enlisted as recruit from Newmarket July 12, 1780, and served till December 15, 1780.
Henry Sheafe enlisted as a recruit for Newmarket, July 12, 1780, and was sent to Worcester.
Benjamin Clark was corporal from July 12 till October 21, 1780, in Capt. Peter Page's company, Col. Moses Nichols' regi- ment, at West Point.
John Chapman of Newmarket, aged 17, enlisted as a recruit, for Seabrook, July 5, was sent to Worcester, and discharged December 5, 1780.
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Thomas Taylor, aged 28, Lewis Keniston, aged 28, Perkins Pike, aged 19, David Keniston, aged 22, Henry Sheafe, aged 17, Nicholas Keniston, aged 19, and Benjamin French, aged 18, enlisted July 12 to recruit the Third New Hampshire Regiment, till December 31, 1780, and were sent to Worcester. They were members of the "New Levies" called to serve six months.
Winthrop Wiggin of Newmarket was sergeant in Capt. Wil- liam Rowell's company, Col. George Reid's regiment, enlisting February, 1781.
Aaron and Robert Rollins enlisted for Newmarket in Capt. Enoch Chase's company, Col. George Reid's regiment, February 14, 1781.
James Keniston of Stratham enlisted for Newmarket in Captain Cherry's company, Colonel Reid's regiment, February 14, 1781.
David Watson of Newmarket enlisted in Capt. Josiah Fogg's company, Second New Hampshire Regiment, for the war, Feb- ruary 14, 1781.
Samuel Ward of Newmarket, Robert and Aaron Rollins and Jonathan Folsom, enlisted in Capt. Enoch Chase's company of Dover, Second New Hampshire Regiment, February 14, 1781. Also John Barter of Newmarket enlisted in Capt. Samuel Cheney's company of Londonderry, Second New Hampshire Regiment, February 24, 1781.
Jonathan Shute engaged for Portsmouth, June, 1781, and Portsmouth furnished supplies to his family to July 2, 1782.
William Downes is returned by the selectmen July 6, 1781, as a soldier from Newmarket.
Richard Presson from Newmarket was claimed by the select- men of Newmarket, July 6, 1781.
Simeon Dow makes his deposition July 18, 1781, to his brother Benjamin as being a soldier to Newmarket.
John Sanborn enlisted for three years in the First Company, Second Regiment, Col. George Reid, May 15, 1782, and was engaged with Sergt. Philip Page's scouts on Androscoggin River from August 22, to November 27, 1782.
Leonard Weeks, aged 21, of Greenland enlisted June 26, 1782, for the war, and claimed for Newmarket June 26, 1782.
Jonathan Smart enlisted for three years or the war, Septem- ber 21, 1782, and received a bounty.
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William Hilton in an order to the Legislature dated "Camp New Hampshire Village, Dec. 22, 1780," states that he enlisted in the service of the state at Ticonderoga in 1776, "under the encouragement of ten Dollars per month, since which have not had an opportunity of being in the State consequently could not reinlist under the second encouragement," and therefore asks the Legislature to settle for the deficiency with Capt. Moses Dustin, to whose company he belonged, and his receipt "shall be a Discharge."
Under date of December 19, 1784, John Bryant gives order to the paymaster of the New Hampshire troops to pay Thomas Tash "the whole of my wages & bounty for my Service In the Continental armey In 1781 In Capt. Livermore's Company," and this shall be a full discharge.
In behalf of the selectmen of Newmarket, Samuel Gilman, July 6, 1781, makes the following return of men engaged by the town in the Continental Army :
Aaron Rollins
Reuben Roberts
Joseph Sandborn
Jona Stone Dudley
Robert Holland
John Barter
Robert Rollins
Winthrop Wiggin
Dowe
James Kennistone
Jonathan Folsom
David Watson
Richard Presson
John Foss
Samuel Ward
William Downs
Leonard Weeks returned June 26, and Jonathan Smart, Sep- tember 21, 1782.
Town accounts for bounties and supplies were reimbursed by the state according to vote of November 8, 1780. We note the following :
For supplies furnished Winthrop Wiggin by Edward Hilton in 1778, £3, 12s.
Josiah Perkins and Aaron Hart receive each by the hands of Josiah Adams £30 state bounty, and £10 travel money in de- fence of Rhode Island. Allowed by the committee on claims, March 11, 1780, and Daniel Hilton in behalf of the selectmen receives an order on the treasury for £80.
To form an idea of prices we give in full the town's account for supplies for Jonathan Mason in 1779 and 1780. Deprecia- tion of the currency was the occasion.
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To Ichd Hilton for 1/2 bush1 Corn 1-16-0
To Josiah Adams Esqr for 1 Bush1 Corn, 61b Sugar, 1 1/2 Cord Wood, 28-2-0
Hubartus Neal Jr 1 Bush1 Corn £9 in May 9-0-0
Colo Hilton 41b Lamb 20/ 31b Salt Fish 121% bu Rye, Aug. 4-12-0
Dec To John Bennet Jr. 8 month House Rent 6-13-8, 1
Bushel Corn 9£ 3 cords Wood @ 18 £, 63-0 69-13-8
To Nath1 Gilman 21b Coffee in July, 2-8-0 1 gall
Molasses in Aug. 96/-, 1 gall do & 2 qts Rum in Sept., 14-8-0
16-16-0
To Eben Speed 1 bushel Corn in Sept., 9-0-0
June 8 To Miss Burleigh 1/2 bus. Corn & 61bs Pork @ 18, 9-18-0
1 Bushel Potatoes 48, 1/2 Bus. Corn & 61bs Pork 12-6-0
1/2 Bushel Corn 90/- 4-10-0
April 20 Ichd Hilton Corn, Meal, Potatoes-moving her from Exeter- 9-12-6
To Dr John Marster for visits & Med. in Sept. 27-0-0
To Walter Bryent Jr Esqr for 1 gall Molasses 5-2-0
11b Coffee 24/ 1 qt Rum 54/. 3-18-
9-0-0
June To Ichd Bracketts Acct. 123-14-6
To Philip Fowler 1/2 bushel Rye in Augt 5-12-6
I B. Corn in November, 4-10-
10-2-61
To Colo Hill 1/2 B. Corn, 4-10-0
To Francis Durgin 1/2 B. Corn, 4-10-0
To Jona Colcord 1 pr Shoes 120/ mending do 40/, 8-0-0
354-3-2
In 1779 were bills of supplies to Samuel Ward, 104-18-0
To Winthrop Wiggin 235-12-0
To David Watson, 154-77-0 To Reuben Roberts 224-10-0
In committee of claims, Exeter, October 4, 1782, Josiah Gil- man "certifies that the Town of New Market advanced to Con- tinental Soldiers for Bounties & supplies seventy three pounds nineteen shillings and five pence equal to good money (before the year 1780) which is charged to them in their depreciation accounts £73-19-5."
Josiah Gilman, Jr., states, March 25, 1785, that the "supplies to the Soldiers by Newmarket in 1780, 1781, & 1782 amount to one hundred fifty two pounds five shillings & eight pence, which has been deducted from their depreciation. £152-5-8."'
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William Neal was a soldier at Newcastle from October 13, 1785, to February 13, 1786, from June 13 to September 13, 1786, and from September 14, 1786, to January 14, 1787.
James Cobbey of Newmarket, a member of Captain Bancroft's company, Col. Ebenezer Bridge's regiment, Twenty-seventh Massachusetts, by reason of a wound by a musket ball entering "the rim" of his abdomen and passing out at his right hip, disabling him for service, under the resolution of Congress of June 7, 1785, was granted a pension of 20 shillings per month.
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