History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and representative citizens, Part 72

Author: Hazlett, Charles A
Publication date: 1915
Publisher: Chicago : Richmond-Arnold
Number of Pages: 1390


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March 24, 1763. North side of Chester to where Henry D. Lane lately lived.


Incorporation of Town .- The first recorded action of which we have any record concerning the organization of this town was a vote of the town of Chester, January 26, 1763, "that a part of said township, commonly called Free Town, might be incorporated into a new parish."


March 1, 1764, a petition for the incorporation of the town was pre- sented to the governor and Provincial Assembly, signed by the following persons :


Daniel Gordon, Jr., Daniel Holman, Elisha Towle, Jonathan Brown, Simeon Berry, Noah Moulton, Wadleigh Cram, Joseph glgiles (Giles), Da- niel Lane, Ezekiel Lane, David Lane, Nathan Moulton, Josiah Fogg, Daniel Clay, Stephen Marden, Obadiah Griffin, Moses Sanborn, Caleb Rowe, Robert Page, John Sweet, Daniel Robie, James Clay, Stephen Wilson, Jethro Batch- elder, Benj. Whittier, Clement Dollof, Daniel Jorden (Gordon), John Cram, Alexander Mel (McClure), Stephen Fogg, Benjamin Smith, James Fullon- ton, Samuel Cram, John Stevens, Jonathan Dearborn, Benia Bean ( Benja- min), Curtis Bean, Isaac Clicord, Paul Smith Marston, Benjamin Prescott,


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John Fullonton, John Wells, John Prescott Downs, William Todd, Timothy Clough, Ezekiel Smith, David Bean, Alexander Smith, Barton Pollard. Da- vid Bean, Jr., Nathaniel Ethridge, Enoch Fogg.


The First Town-Meeting .- The first town-meeting was held at Benjamin Bean's inn May 29, 1764, when the following officers were elected: Mod- erator, Samuel Dudley: town clerk, Ezekiel Smith : selectmen, Caleb Rowe, Samuel Dudley, and Robert Page; constable, Benjamin Whittier; auditors and assessors, Stephen Fogg, Joseph Dudley, and Ezekiel Lane; surveyors of highways, Josiah Fogg. Jonathan Dearborn, Joseph Dudley, Simon Bayard, and Clement Dolloff; haywards, Stephen Thurston, Jonathan Dear- born. Joseph Smith, Curtis Bean, Samuel Philbrick, and Daniel Scribner : tithingmen, James Fullonton, N. Ethridge, Moses Whittier, and Joseph Dud- ley ; deer inspectors, John Sweatt. John Stevens; surveyors of lumber, Ben- jamin Bean and Alexander Smith; poundkeeper, John Smith.


Early Families .- The Dudley family. This family has been identified with the history of this town from the earliest date to the present. It has a noble history in the town, in the state, in some other states, and in England. before any of them came across the waters. We have seen what offices the town conferred here. One also was judge. In colonial times two were pro- vincial governors, and in the old country it was an English historical name. There were barons, bishops, and knights of Dudleys, from 1376 to 1460. And later, one wore a crown for a few days.


The ancestor of the Dudley family here was Thomas Dudley, who came to Massachusetts in 1630, and was governor of the province. Joseph Dud- ley, son of Governor Thomas, was also provincial governor. Gov. Thomas Dudley was son of Capt. Roger Dudley, slain in a war in England. Gov. Joseph Dudley was popular in New Hampshire. His portrait is in the coun- cil chamber in Concord.


We are concerned only with Stephen, son of Rev. Samuel by his last wife. He married twice, and had eleven children. Of them we need name Stephen, who was a cordwainer, and married Sarah Davidson, of Newbury, Mass. He purchased Raymond of an Indian sagamore, as has been named in its proper place. He died in Exeter in 1734, aged forty-six. His brother James was born at Exeter, in 1690, and was the father of Judge Dudley, of Raymond. John, a younger brother, was killed by the Indians in what is now Fremont, in 1710, at the age of eighteen. This was the same year that Col. Winthrop Hilton, of Newmarket, was killed, with others, near the "mast way," in Epping.


In 1766, John Dudley came to Raymond, having bought the farm now owned by his great-grandson, James T. Dudley, Esq. Gaining the confi- dence of the citizens, he soon became the leading man of the town. Two years after coming here he was appointed justice of the peace. He was an active patriot during the Revolution, and prominent in the councils of the state.


Maj. Josiah Fogg was a native of Bride Hill, in Hampton. He came to this town in 1752, and settled on what was afterwards known as the Fogg farm, which was kept in the name more than one hundred years.


Robert Page. The name Page is found in the early records of Hampton, and David Page, the father of Robert, was born there. but moved to North Hampton, where Robert was born. He married Sarah Dearborn, sister of Gen. Henry Dearborn, and came to this place in 1755.


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Lieut. Benjamin Bean was born in Kingston, and came to this town in 1752.


Capt. Samuel Nay. The Nays of this town descended from John Nay, called a Jerseyman because he lived on the Isle of Jersey, east of England. John came to Hampton, and died in 1750, aged ninety. Captain Samuel was born in Hampton. His father was John, son of the above. He was in the war with the French and Indians between 1755-60. He was deputy sheriff in Hampton, and a captain in the war of the Revolution. He moved to Epping about 1780, and long after to this town.


Gen. Henry Tucker was one of the most active and enterprising men of the town.


The Blakes of Raymond descended from Jasper Blake. We have the authority of the late John Farmer, of Concord, for saying he was the first of the name to come over from England. He came to Hampton in 1650. He was married four times, his last wife being Deborah Dalton, sister of Rev. T. Dalton, minister, of Hampton. He had ten children. He lived in Hampton twenty-three years, and died June 5, 1673.


The Bean House .- In this lived Lieut. Benjamin Bean, followed by his son Thomas, whose son, Capt. Benjamin Bean, was next; and then the late John Bean, son of the captain. It was in early years a tavern. The first town-meetings were held there, and also meetings for preaching before a house of worship was erected.


This house was standing in 1752, and was built by David Bean, a brother of Lieutenant Bean. Probably it was built about 1750.


Jonathan Dearborn lived in Chester. His ancestors came from Hamp- ton. His children were Richard, Mehitable, Peter, Benjamin, and Thomas. This last had a son Thomas, who was killed by a cannonball in the war of the Revolution, in 1778.


Other pioneer families were the Emersons, Tuckers, Poors, Prescotts, Robies, Fullontons, Foggs, Folsoms, Giles, Gilmans, Healeys, Harrimans, Lanes, Loverings, Moodys, Moores, McClures, Moultons, Nays, Norrises, Osgoods, Pages, Scribners, Stevens, Swains, Tiltons, Wallaces, Wasons, Woodmans, Abbotts, Andersons, Bishops, Bagleys, Burbanks, Batchelders, . Bennetts, Dolloffs, Davises, Dodges, Dows, Elliotts, Foxes, Floods, Gordons, Goves, Griffins, Heaths, Holmans, Kimballs, Leavitts, Lockes, Mandens, Magsons, Nortons, Peckers, Pollards, Runnells, Richardsons, Roberts, San- borns, Shannons, Smiths, Smarts, Sweatts, Stickneys, Shaws, Spinneys, Thrashers, Towles, Titcombs, Varnums, Whittiers, Wendells, Yorks, Dear- borns, Beans, Curriers, Prescotts, Crams, Swains, and Moors.


CHURCHES


Congregational Church .- It was customary in the early history of the towns in New England, as soon as convenient, to establish meetings for the worship of God. The first account here is in 1764, the year of the incorpora- tion. At a town-meeting, held June IIth, voted to raise £300, old tenor, for the support of the gospel. This was but a small sum in dollars. In 1765 voted to raise the same sum. A few who had come into town from Chester (the part now Auburn) belonged to the Presbyterian Church. They objected to paying a ministerial tax here, and it was voted that they "be 37


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eased of their rates." That year the first minister of whom mention is made came. His name was Gilman. Many did not like him, and at a town-meet- ing held March 3, 1766, voted that if Mr. Gilman preached he should not be paid by the town.


In 1767, Samuel Webster was paid six pounds for preaching, Solomon Moore, six, Tristram Gilman seven pounds four shillings. In 1768, Mr. Gilman and Jonathan Searle preached.


The meetings in these years were held at Lieut. Benjamin Bean's tavern. The town voted to pay him three pounds for the use of his house up to March, 1769, and seventeen shillings for dinners for the ministers.


In 1770 voted to raise twenty pounds for preaching. Of this Mr. Searle received ten pounds sixteen shillings, and ten shillings were paid to Lieuten- ant Bean for the use of his house.


In 1771 the meetings were held a part of the time at David Bacheldor's, west of York's Corner. The divided state of the people as to the location of a meeting-house for some half a dozen years, and then the war of the Rev- olution for eight years, tended to prevent the raising of much money for preaching.


In 1785, two years after the war, a meeting-house was built, and was so far completed that meetings could be held in it. The house stood in an im- mense woodland, with but few openings or cleared places for considerable distance around.


At the dedication of the meeting-house Rev. Josiah Stearns, of Epping, preached from a text singularly appropriate. It was from Psalm cxxxii. 6, "Lo, we heard of it at Ephrata; we found it in the fields of the wood."


The location of the house was not liked by some, and not far from the time some waggish person posted up an advertisement headed "Found," and then went on to describe "a stray meeting-house found in the woods."


In 1787 voted fifteen pounds for preaching; also that if any who did not wish to pay the minister tax enter their names with the town clerk within ten days they be not taxed. Also that the minister tax may be paid in pine boards, corn, or grain. October 15th, voted to give Mr. Stephen Williams a call to settle in the ministry. He did not accept. In 1790, voted to give Mr. Thomas Moore a call on terms similar to the above. He did not accept. No church had as yet been formed. The organization took place in 1791. The original members were twenty-one, as follows:


John Bacheldor, Robert Page, Stephen Prescott, Matthias Haines, Daniel Lane, David Lane, Benjamin Cram, Ebenezer Prescott, Ebenezer Cram, Samuel Nay, Samuel Nay, Jr., Sarah Page, Phebe Prescott, Mary Nay, Mary Cram, Sarah Haines, Abigail Lane, Hannah Lane, Mary Tilton, Abi- gail Bacheldor. Very soon after Jonathan Swain and Mary Swain united by letter.


Some three or four years passed with occasional supplies of preaching. and then Rev. Nehemiah Ordway moved into town, and was a stated sup- ply till 1797, when the matter of moving the meeting-house was agitated. A strong party wished it moved to what is now the village. Mr. Ordway, in one sermon, opposed the removal. But some thought that was not preach- ing the gospel. Not long after he closed his supply here.


Those for the removal were in a small majority in 1797, at three different town-meetings, and in the autumn of that year it was removed.


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The inhabitants of the neighboring towns assisted and the "team" con- sisted of eighty oxen.


The house was soon put in order for worship, but there was much divi- sion of feeling in the church that had grown out of the contention concerning the removal. Not long after Rev. James Thurston, of Exeter, was obtained for a supply in the years 1798 and 1799.


"The Lord rideth upon the whirlwind and directeth the storm," and at the proper time brings all to calmness and repose. The discordant elements finally became harmonized, and in 1800, Mr. Jonathan Stickney, of New- buryport, was ordained pastor.


Mr. Stickney continued seven years, and in June, 1807, was dismissed.


Ten years passed before another pastor was settled. In 1808 the town voted that the Free Baptists occupy the meeting-house half of the time.


The church had some preaching by neighboring ministers till 1813, after which a missionary society in Massachusetts furnished supplies about half of the time till 1817. Revs. Homer, Cressy, and Wright were here most. About ninety united with the church. Rev. S. Bailey was installed pastor October 1, 1817. He was dismissed in 1822.


Revs. James Thurston, M. Dutton, and others supplied till the next pas- torate.


Rev. Seth Farnsworth, a native of Charleston, N. H., was ordained No- vember 3, 1824. Mr. Farnsworth was dismissed in 1834.


A new meeting-house was erected in 1834, and dedicated November 12th, and the next day Rev. Andrew H. Reed was installed pastor. Mr. Reed was dismissed October 26, 1836.


Rev. Anson Sheldon succeeded. He was a native of Summers, Conn. He was installed June 28, 1837, and dismissed October 15, 1839.


Rev. John C. Page, a native of Sandwich, was ordained October 6, 1841, and dismissed May 7, 1851.


Rev. David Burt, a native of Monson, Mass., was ordained November 5, 1851, and dismissed February 22, 1855.


Rev. Dana B. Bradford, a native of Hillsborough, was installed Decem- ber 5, 1855. Mr. Bradford was dismissed in the summer of 1858.


Rev. George W. Sargent, a native of Dover, was ordained December 21, 1859, and was dismissed early in 1865. Then nearly two years passed with- out a pastor, but there was a supply by different ministers.


December 6, 1866, Edward D. Chapman, a native of East Haddam, Conn., was installed.


The ministry of Mr. Chapman here commenced some months before his installation, and at the end of three years was terminated by his death, Sep- tember 17, 1869.


The next pastor was Rev. Samuel Bowker, installed November 30, 1870. This pastorate continued two and a half years, and terminated May, 1873.


In August following, Rev. D. B. Dodge began, and supplied six months.


In June, 1874, Rev. W. A. Patten became acting pastor and Rev. E. O. Dyer was pastor 1881-83. Nelson Green supplied in 1883-84, Rev. M. B. Angier in 1885, and Rev. Frank E. Mills, pastor but not installed, from May 1, 1885, to March 1, 1888. Rev. Albert H. Thompson preached as a candidate May 6, 1888, and was acting pastor till March 30, 1905. After nearly seventeen years' services he was installed pastor, and his name is on


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the roll of honor of six Congregational ministers in Rockingham County, who have served their churches for twenty years or more. The centennial of the church was October 22, 1891. The meeting-house was burned in the great fire, December 6, 1892. The new church building was erected and dedicated March 7, 1894.


Fanny McClure, who died in 1814, left a legacy of $200 to the church; Joseph Richardson, who died in 1852, left $500, the income to help sustain singing ; Mary Patten, who died in 1853, left $100; Hon. Joseph Blake died in 1864, and left $500; Martha McClure died in 1870, and left $1,000; Ezekiel Lane died in 1873, and left a bequest.


Methodist Episcopal Church .- Persons of Methodist sentiments have lived in town for more than fifty years. The greater part of these lived in the Branch district, and attended meetings in Poplin and Chester. Mr. J. F. Lane attended at Epping.


In 1840, Rev. A. Plumer, of Poplin, held meetings here, with some good results. Rev. L. H. Gordon moved into town in 1841, and supplied for sev- eral months. The interest declined, and Mr. Gordon moved to Epping. Rev. William French, of Sandown, supplied some, but after a while the meet- ings were given up.


The present church began in 1848. At the town meeting in March it was voted to give all the right and title the town had to the meeting-house as a house of worship to the Methodist Society the ensuing year. Meetings com- menced early in the summer. The conference appointed a Mr. Hoyt, but after a short time he left, and the presiding elder obtained, for the remainder of the year, Rev. J. S. Loveland, a native of Stoddard. Near the close of the year it was decided to erect a house of worship. November 7th, the town voted to sell the society land for the purpose where the pound then stood. Soon there was much contention as to that vote, and on the 22d of January the action was reconsidered.


In 1849 the minister was Rev. James Adams, a native of Williamstown, Vt. The house of worship was built this year and dedicated in the autumn.


In 1850 and 1851 the preacher was Rev. J. C. Emerson, a native of Can- terbury ; in 1852, Rev. G. W. T. Rogers, a native of Holderness; in 1853 and 1854, Rev. Elijah Mason, a native of Cavendish, Vt .; in 1855 and 1856, Rev. Simon P. Heath ; in 1857, Rev. Charles Young; in 1858 and 1859, Rev. L. L. Eastman, a native of Canaan, had charge; in 1860, Rev. N. L. Chase; in 1861 and 1862, Rev. N. M. Bailey ; in 1863 and 1864, Rev. James Adams, the second time; in 1865, Rev. R. J. Donaldson; in 1866, 1867 and 1868, Rev. G. W. Ruland; in 1869 and 1870, Rev. Eleazer Smith; in 1871, Rev. Josiah Higgins; in 1872, Rev. William Hewes; in 1873, meetings suspended ; and in 1874, Rev. William H. H. Collins. A. B. Carter, in 1882. Rev. W. M. Forgrave has been assigned for Raymond and East Candia.


The Congregational and the Methodist churches are the only ones hold- ing regular services in Raymond.


Free-Will Baptist Church .- The origin of this church was a religious interest near the mountains in Nottingham, under the preaching of Rev. Jeremiah Ballard, of Unity, in 1799. The interest extended into Candia, Deerfield, and Raymond, and in 1802 a church was formed, the members living in the four towns. Mr. Ballard preached in this town a few times, once at a tavern and once in a grove. In 1805, Rev. H. D. Buzzell, of Gil-


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manton, preached here some, and Joseph Dudley was appointed ruling elder. His duty was to lead in meetings when there was no minister, and to preside in meetings of business. In 1810, Rev. H. D. Buzzell was here part of the time; also Rev. Moses Bean, of Candia.


In 1818 the members in Candia and Raymond were constituted a church by themselves. In 1823 there was a revival. The ministers who officiated here were Revs. M. Bean and David Harriman, both of Candia.


In 1824, Candia and Raymond divided, and the members in this town became a separate church. The same year Rev. J. B. Prescott, of Monmouth, Me., preached here several months.


In 1826, Rev. Arthur Caverno, of Epsom, preached a portion of the time. The same year a house of worship was erected and dedicated. In the autumn of 1831, T. Robie was ordained. In 1832 there was a revival, in which Rev. John Knowles labored. In 1834, Rev. C. Small lived in town six months, and preached.


In the autumn of 1837, Rev. Hiram Holmes took charge of the church, and remained until 1839.


Not far from this an unhappy division on church polity took place. The result was the forming of a second church of the same name on the ground where there were not members enough for one efficient church. The second church occupied the meeting-house half of the Sabbaths, having, in 1842, a licensed preacher, H. B. Brock, a native of Barrington. In 1843 it had J. O. D. Bartlett, a native of Center Harbor, who was ordained here that year.


This church numbered forty, but it fell into division, waned, and lost its visibility. The members who desired it were received back into the other church.


Rev. Asa Merrill, of Stratham, supplied some for years, till 1844. In the spring of 1845, Rev. B. H. McMurphey, a native of Alexandria, came and took charge. He continued two years, leaving in 1847.


Rev. Tobias Foss, a native of Strafford, succeeded in 1848, and continued five and a half years. Mr. Foss left in September, 1853. Rev. Joseph Ful- lonton succeeded as stated supply, and continued nineteen years. In 1858 a good revival brought an addition of twelve. Rev. John Fullonton, T. Robie, and Rev. Mr. Fullenten became ministers while members of this church, and, later, J. Woodbury Scribner.


Universalist Society .- From an early period there have been some Uni- versalists in town. In 1827, Rev. T. G. Farnsworth, of Haverhill, Mass., preached a Sabbath in the Baptist Church. In 1854 the Rockingham County Association of Universalists was held here. The services were in the Meth- odist Church, and continued two days. There have been occasional supplies of preaching besides, but at long intervals.


In 1857 a society was formed with corporate powers.


EARLY SCHOOLS


In 1757, seven years before this town was incorporated, it was voted by the town-meeting of Chester that Freetown (now Raymond) and Charming- fare (now Candia) have school money according to their tax, provided it be expended for schools. The result of this cannot be known.


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The next record on the subject was in 1765, the year after the incorpora- tion. On a proposition to see if the town would build some schoolhouses, it was negatived.


In 1767, voted to raise sixty pounds for schooling and other charges. The schools were established, one of which seems to have been in the Branch neighborhood, and was taught by Daniel True; another was in the section of the Dudleys, taught, or "kept," as then called, by Daniel Stillman ten weeks; and the third was probably in the east or northeast, in charge of Abel Morse. Mr. M. was from Chester, an experienced teacher, and was employed here much of the time in following years.


In 1768, Jona. Palmer is mentioned as a teacher here besides Abel Morse. In 1769, Widow Judkins was paid twelve shillings lawful money for teach- ing, and fifteen shillings were paid to Ithiel Gordon for going after her. boarding her, and carrying her home again. The term was four weeks in length. All worked cheap then. Francis Hodgkins about the same time taught four months, probably not all in the same neighborhood. His wages were about six dollars per month. This year five shillings were paid to Cle- ment Moody, who lived near where John Brown, Esq., now does, for the use of a room in his house for a school.


Seventeen hundred and seventy, voted to build four schoolhouses, one in each quarter of the town, with John Dudley, James Moore, Ezekiel Lane, and Robert Page, building committee.


After the houses were built the principal teachers for years were A. Morse, Dr. Hodgkins, Joseph Flagg, William Dawling, James Farnham, Peter Coffin, Mr. Melville, Amelia Towle, and Abigail Welch. In those years there were accounts paid of which the following may serve as a specimen : "1771, Paid Benj. Cram, for dinnerin Master Hodgkins 10 weeks, 16 shil- lings." This would be eight cents of present currency for each dinner.


MILITARY HISTORY


Soldiers in the French and Indian War, 1754-60 .- John Leavitt, William Towle, Ithiel Gordon, Samuel Dudley, James Fullonton.


Possibly some of these had not then come to town, but went from other places.


War of the Revolution, 1775-83 .- William Towle, sergt .; Nathan Lane, Ezekiel Lane, David Gilman, 2d lieut .; Theophilus Lovering, Daniel Todd, John Todd, Jeremiah Holman, Levi Swain, John Wells, Jr., James Clay, John Prescott, Josiah Richardson, Reuben Stickney, Samuel Healey, Nehe- miah Leavitt, Nathaniel Richardson, sergt .; Josiah Tucker, Thomas Dolloff, William B. Brescott, John Leavitt, Nathaniel Dudley, Jonathan Fullonton, Joseph Fullonton, Matthias Haines, J. Roberts, Josiah Wells, Eliphalet Gor- don, Nathaniel Smart, John Bacheldor, Caleb Smith, Nicholas Gilman, Jo- seph. Peavey, Jonathan Bacheldor, Samuel Fogg, Enoch Osgood, Stephen Fogg, Jacob Lane, Hezekiah Pollard, Ezekial Pollard, Elijah Pollard, Barton Pollard, Josiah Dunlap, Benjamin Whittier, Israel Griffin, Alexander Mc- Clure, Josiah Fogg, Thomas Gordon, Daniel Lane, Jeremiah Towle, Moses Cass. Ezekiel Morse, Moses Sanborn, Gilman Dudley, John Cally, Moses Leavitt, James Whitten, James Randall, Joseph Clifford, Anthony Clifford, Elisha Thomas, Joseph Tucker, Richard Flood, Sinclair Fox, John Fox,


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Timothy Jewell, Smith Cram, Samuel Cram, John Moore, James Libby, James Mack, Richard Robinson, Ithiel Gordon, James Merrill, Daniel Moody, Daniel Gordon, Jr., Elisha Towle, Benjamin Perkins, John Osgood, Israel Griffin, John Tucker, John Lane, 3d., Daniel Whicher, John Clifford, John Sargent, Phillip Morse, Thomas Morse, William Randall. For additional names, see Chester.


Killed or Died in War of the Revolution .- 1776, John Wells, Jr., Nathan Lane, James Clay, John Prescott: 1777, Josiah Richardson, Jona. Fullonton (killed), Ezekiel Lane (killed) ; 1778, Nehemiah Leavitt, Moses Sanborn ; 1782, Joseph Tucker, Thomas Dolloff ; 1783, William P. Prescott, John Lea- vitt, John Todd.


Some of this list of soldiers in the war of the Revolution were out but a short time. Moses Dudley, Esq., about the year 1822, recorded that twenty- four from this town were enrolled in the army of that struggle, but others of the militia served for a time; some, too, are names not known here. Prob- ably they lived in other places, but went for this town.


We have not learned that there was much disloyalty in this place during the Revolutionary struggle. The following shows, however, one case :


"State of New Hampshire in Committee of Safety, Exeter, June 9, 1781. To the Sheriff of the County of Rockingham, his under Sheriff or Deputy, or the Constable of Raymond in said County. Greeting.




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