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Jont Eliot
Zebulon Edgerly
Jeremiah Sanborn
John folsom
Jonathan Meloon
Nathaniel Mansfield
Samuel Veazey David Jewett Timothy Jones
William Gill
Samuel Jewett
Moses Dalton
Tristram Samborn
John Barker
.lames Johnson
Thomas Harley
Simon Drake
Simon Derborn
Moses Coffin
Phinehas Blake
Josiah Tilton
Thomas Rawlins
Brad' Gilman Joseph Hodgdon
Samuel Gilman
Jonathan Rawlins
Benja Johnson
Joseph Witcher
Daniel Sanborn
State of New } To Timothy Chamberlin of Exeter Hampshire § yeoman Pursuant to a Vote of Coun- cil & Assembly. Thereby require you forthwith to Apprehend & bring before the General Assembly of this State Capt Seth Fogg of Epping to the end that said Fogg may be examined concerning some illibiral reflections east by him of said General Assembly, & if need be to require assistance in Executing said Business, Given under my hand & Seal at Exeter the 23ª of June 1780
MI Weare President
State of New ) June 23ª 1780 Pursuant to the withiu
Hampshire ) order of Court I have taken the Body of the named Capt Seth Fogg aud have bro't him be- fore the General Assembly
Timothy Chamberlain.
PETITION FOR THE COMMISSION OF WILLIAM PLUMER AS JUSTICE OF THE PEACE .- To his Ex- cellency Mesech Weare Esq and the Honorable Coun- cil of the State of New Hampshire-
Your Petitioners freeholders and Inhabitants of the town of Epping impresed with a sence of the importance of having A sufficient number of civil Officers in the Town & of these officers being prop- erly Qualified to discharge there duty with honor to themselves & advantage to the Community do hum- bly pray that your Excellency & Honors would Grant a Commission of Justice of the peace to William Plumer of this town Whome We humbly Conceive is
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EPPING.
Theophilus Blake Abraham Brown Jur
Ebenezer Swane William osgood Jonn Clark
Excellency the President and the Honorable the Council of the State of New Hampshire.
The Subscribers Your Petitioners-Humbly Shew That as the appointment of Civil Officers is now taking place, they have no doubt but your Excel- lency's Honors, will accept the information of Neigh- bors in a matter of such importance.
That they wish to see Magistrates appointed who will faithfully serve the public, & be respected by the people. They do not mean to dictate but they beg leave to mention to your Excellency and Honors David Lawrance Jun' of Epping as a person suitable to sustain the Office of a Justice of the peace, that his character and conduct tend to make him respected among them.
Your Petitioners therefore pray your Excellency & Honors that the said David may be appointed to that Office, if he shall by you be thought worthy.
And as in duty bound will ever pray, &c.
Jonathan Eliot Samuel brown
Stephen Clifford Samuel Wilkinson
Henry Sanborn Eliphalet Calley
Joel Judkins Benjamin Dearborn
J Rundlet
Thomas
Semeon Towle Jacob Blasdel
Boad T. Cilley
Samnel Jewett
Thomas Robinson Reuben French
Richard Elkins John Prescott
Daniel Sanborn
Simon Dearborn
Daniel tilton
John Pike
Wm Hook Enoch Coffin
Winthrop Dow
Benjamin Clifford
Theoph Stevens Andrew Hanson
Joshua Lane Joseph French
Joseph Taylor
Josiah Tilton
Samuel Parsons Jeremiah Sanborn
Jonathan Cilley
Nathaniel Brown
Noah Robinson
Solomon French
benj Norris
John page Robert Clark
Benjn Hoit
Josua Brown jr
Joel Parsons
John Chase Jr
Benjamin Johnson Jr
John Pease
Nehemiah Wheeler
John Carr
William Morrill
James Norris ye 3d
Nathaniel mafield
thomas Towl
Ebenezer Currier Jun
Timothy Jones
Lyford Dow
John Barker Jun" Eliphelet Peas
John Page
Stephen Clark Jun
Tristram Samborn Daniel Dow
Ebenezer Currier
Winthrop folsom
Brackit Johnston John Barker
Gordon Burley
Daniel Sanborn
Nathaniel Parsons
Josiah Clark
Samuel Haley
David Folsom
thomas Burley
Jonathan Barker
Job Parsons
John Shaw
James Norris Jr
Simon Dearborn Junr
Jonathan Robinson
Jeremy Smith
Joseph Jennes
Phineas Fogg
William Barton
Stephen Clerk
Jonathan Prescott
Moses Davis
POLLS OF 1783 .- State of New Hampshire Rockingham 88.
Pursuant to an Order of the General Court requir- ing the number of the Male Polls of twenty-one years of age & upwards paying for themselves a Poll Tax ; the Selectmen of Epping according to there best judg-
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James Rundlet Jun Josiah Stearns Jun Jonathan Prescott John Page
Joshua Lane Sanders Carr
Henry Sanborn
Joseph Shepard Jonathan Chase
Simon Fogg
James Chase
James Rundlet 3d
James Rundlet
Samuel Prescott
micalı Prescot
Jonathan preseot Jr
Dudley Gordon
Benjamin Dearborn
Thomas Calley
Robert Clark
Seth Fogg
Nathaniel Smith
Simon Dearborn Jr
Gordon Freese
John Towl Jr
Paul Ladd
Levi Tilton
Thomas Drake
Ebenezer Blake
Jonathan fifield
Benjamin Rallens
Josiah Chase
Caleb Fogg
Joseph Blake
John Carr Sen
Benaiah Dow
Enoch osgood
Eliphalet Norris
WM. PLUMER AGAIN COMMISSIONED AS JUSTICE OF THE PEACE .- To his Excellency Mesech Weare Esq' and the Honorable Council of the State of New Hampshire your petitioners the Freeholders and In- habitants of the Town of Epping Impressed with a sence of the Importance of having a Sufficient num- ber of Civil Officers in the Town, & of these Officers being properly qualified to discharge their Duty with Honour to themselves & Advantage to the Commu- nity, Do Humbly pray that your Excellency & Honors would grant a Commission of Justice of the Peace to William Plumer of this Town, whom we humbly conceive is qualifyed for that Office. And your Petitioners as in Duty bound Shall ever pray.
Epping February I 1785
Robert Judkins
Jeremy Smith
Joseph Bartlet
James Norris ye 3d
Simon Johnson
PETITION FOR THE COMMISSION OF DAVID LAW- RENCE, JR., AS JUSTICE OF THE PEACE .- To his
Samuel Morrill jr
Gordon Freese
Nathan Ladd
Stephen Prescot Nathaniel Brown Simon Dearborn Jonathan Gordon Wm Lowrey Jonathan Eliot
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HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
ment find that there is in said town of Epping two hundred & sixty Polls of the above description-
Epping Dec 1st 1783
Seth Fogg David Lawrence Selectmen of
Wm Plumer
Epping.
Incorporation .- The town of Epping was incor- porated Feb. 12, 1741.
The first town-meeting was held in 1741, at the house of James Norris, when the following officers were chosen : Moderator, Jacob Smith; Clerk, Sam- uel Smith; Constable, Samuel Norris; Selectmen, Jacob Smith, Samuel Elkins, and Nathan Sanborn ; Gaugers, James Norris and Jonathan Rundlet; Tith- ingman, Ebenezer Mardin; Surveyors of Highways, Richard Sanborn and David Lawrence; Haywards, Jacob Sanborn and Joel Judkin.
There were also various committees appointed be- side the above.
First Rate List .- The following is the first parish rate list :
£
d.
Ebenezer Mardeu.
4
6
2
Thomas Rawlings.
1
14
6
John Elkins ...
2
S
1
Robert Barker ....
0
5
9
David Hains ...
U
3 10
Olney llarvey
9
7
Ebenezer Bean.
0
5
6
0
3
10
John Rowel ...
3
9
5
3
10
Juseph Antes ..
11
9
Nicholas Dudley
0
3
10
Jonathan Norris.
15
7
0
9
7
Noah Barker.
0
5
9
7
0
1
18
4
Jeremiab Been.
0
0
1
10
0
Joel Gilman.
1
3
3
1
G
John Foulsham ..
0
1
6
Peter Gillman's mill.
0
7
6
Ezekiel Gillman's mill
0
3
3
Caleb Gillu an's mill
0
7
G
Moses Swart's mill
0
15 0
Ear-Marks .- The following are specimeus of the , ceipt for it in Behalf of the Parish."
ear-marks used in the early days to distinguish sheep and cattle : John Page's mark was a crop "off the right ear and half-crop off the under side of the left ear." Ebenezer Mornson's mark was a crop off the left ear and a " hapney on the upper side of the right ear," while Jonathan Elliot's mark was a half-crop in the under side of the right ear and a slit in the end of the left.
Selectmen in 1776 .- The following were select- men in 1776: Abraham Perkins, Seth Fogg, and Enoch Coffin.
In 1774 one hundred and forty-four people were taxed for the support of the gospel.
Revolutionary War .- At the breaking out of hos- tilities in 1775 Epping was the sixth or seventh town in population in New Hampshire. A large number of her citizens entered the service, but it is impossible to give a correct list, owing to the imperfectness of the records. Such names, however, as have appeared
in the searches for information in reference to this town are here given. In an account of the census of the town taken in October, 1775, the enumerators then report "sixty-one in the war." It can safely be said that the whole number during the war was much larger. The men from this town were in all the con- spicnous battles of the Revolution, and performed gallant service in securing the independence of the country : Edmund Chapman, John Shaw, Samuel Veazey, Simon Dearborn, Joseph Palmer, John Mor- den Johnson, Robert Clark, Josiah Towle, Dudley Gilman, Joseph Chapman, William Kelley, James Waymouth, Joseph Bean, Nathaniel Pearsons, John Clark, Joseph French, Simeon Haines, Ebenezer Cur- rier, Gordon Freeze, David Page, Levi Morrill, Abner Clough, Jabez French, James Sanborn, John Wadley, Abraham Brown, Francis Chambers, Jonathan Kil- ley, William Brown, Nathaniel French, David Ful- lonton, William Page, Samuel Prescott, Simon Wins- low, John Stearns, William Mellen, John Tucker, Jonathan Perkins, James Norris, Jonathan Sanborn, William Haines, Jeremiah Robinson, Ebenezer lloeg, Benjamin Perkins.
At the town-meeting held in November, 1774, it was voted " that the parish of Epping would Give and Bestow to the poor people in Boston thirty pounds lawful money," and Nehemiah Wheeler was appointed a committee to carry said donation to Boston and take receipts for the same.
Jan. 2, 1775, David Lawrence, Abraham Perkins, Enoch Coffin, Capt. James Norris, and Lieut. Seth Fogg were appointed deputies to attend a congress held at Exeter, to join the other deputies in this prov- ince that shall then be convened to choose delegates to the Continental Congress to be held in Philadel- phia.
At the same meeting it was also voted that the depu- ties " Be a Committee to Receive a Quantity of pow- der from the Committee at Exeter, and Give their Re-
Capt. Stephen Clarke, Capt. Joseph Prescott, Capt. Joseph Chandler, Ensign Daniel Gourding, Cornet Theophilus Stevens, Dr. Ebenezer Pike, Simon Dear- born, Lieut. Daniel Barber, Ensign Chase Osgood, and Qr .- mr. Nathan G. Prescott, with the five depu- ties mentioned above, were appointed a committee of inspection and correspondence.
At a meeting held March 11, 1776, it was voted that "Those men that went on Thursday or Friday to the Lexington Fight should have Three Shillings per Day for Four Days."
Also voted " that those men that went to work upon the Foarts upon Pisscatique River should be paid two shillings per day."
June 9, 1777, the following committee was chosen to " make up the Proportion of Men Sent for To Ep- ping To Joine the Continental Army, viz .: Maj. Stephen Clark, Capt. Daniel Gordon, Capt. Seth Fogg."
Jonathan Gilman ..
0
13
6
Abraham Foulsham.
Benjamin Foulshanı ..
1
9 0
Job Rowel.
Joseph Cilley
Samuel Elskin
Daniel Elskin.
Samurl Brown.
0
Jonathan Robinson
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In the following year another committee for the same purpose was formed, consisting of Capt. Daniel Gordon, Lient. Chase Osgood, and Cornet Abrahain Perkins.
In 1779 a committee was chosen to " Receive & Ad- just the amott as services that each inhabitante of said Epping hath Done in Caring on the present warr with Great Britain." This committee consisted of Josiah Norris, Seth Fogg, Enoch Coffin, Lieut. Simon Dear- born, and Daniel Folsom.
SIGNERS OF THE ASSOCIATION TEST IN EPPING.
John Prescott.
Sam1 Clark.
Abraham Perkins.
Benja Dockum.
Abrahanı FolsoDı.
Jonathan Eliot.
Jacob Rundlet.
Stephen Clifford.
Benjamin Brown.
Josiah Smith.
Jonathan Cilley.
David Hanes.
Chas. Crockett.
Jonathan Meloon.
Daniel Barber?
Joseph Mason.
John Lyford.
Seth Fogg. Moses Dalton.
John Towle, jr.
Henry Wiggin.
Benjamin Dearborn. Jonathan Philbrick.
Levi French.
Josiah Norris.
Samuel Plumer.
Josialı Tilion.
Joho Chapman, jr.
his
lis
Benja Dow.
Oliver Morrill.
Jonathan X Kinston.
Daniel Dow.
Gould French.
mark.
David Lawrence.
Edmund Chapman.
James Johnson.
David Perkins.
Mark Howe.
Benja Smitb.
Ebenezer Straw.
Jacob Clark.
Benjamin Smith, jr.
Edward Sanbon.
Josiah Towl.
Moses Page.
Benjamin Page.
Daniel Sanborn.
John Marden.
James Chase.
Jonª Clark, jnn.
Benj. Johnson.
William Straw.
David Lawrence, Jr.
Abram Perkins, jno.
Benjamin Johnson.
Ezra French.
Samuel French.
Josiah Edgerly. Jonathan Rnudlett. Samnel Hnut.
Jeremiab Sanboro.
Barzilla French.
Pain Blake.
Joseph Gale.
Jacob Blasdel.
Moses Coffin.
Jedediah Blake.
James Norris.
Chandler Sanborn.
John Pike.
Jolin Carr.
Benjamin Brown, jr.
Josiah Chase.
John Bartlett.
Jobn Carr, Jr.
Josiah Folsom.
Joseph Chandler.
Samuel Connor.
Benja Smart.
Eliphalet Cally.
Theophilus Blake.
John Towl.
Nathan Sanhorn.
Ezekiel Brown.
Benjamin Dearborn.
Brad. Gilman.
Chase Osgood. Jacob Frerse, Jun.
Daniel Gordon. Wm Coffin.
Nathaniel Sanborn.
Abraham Brown, Jr.
Ebenezer Dow.
Samuel Smith.
Jonathan Fifield.
Simeon Noris.
Hezekiah Clifford.
SETH FOOD.
Selectmen
Nebemiab Wheeler.
James Osgood.
ENOOH COFFIN.
of
Joseph Prescott.
Joseph Taylor.
John Barker.
ABRAHAM PERKINS. Epping.
Benjamin Clifford.
Daniel Randlet.
Jonathan Barker.
David Lowel.
Richard Clifford.
Jonathan Winslow.
Nichols Robinson.
Jacob Forss ?
David Norris.
Thomas Calley, Jr.
Robert Smith.
Joseph Prescott.
Samnel Morrill.
James Ruudlet.
Jonathan Chase.
James --?
Sargent Huse.
Edward Laurane.
Sam Morrill.
Abraham Brown.
Ebenezer Fisk.
Jacob Freese.
Joseph Chandler. Samuel Shaw. Richard Shaw.
Paul Lad. John Page.
Ebenezer Connor? Ezra Straw.
Ebenezer Blake. Benj. Rowlings. Jonathan Thomas. Thomas Robinson.
Samuel Dearborn.
John Shorbnru. Richard Shorbnro. Jonathan Prescott. Jonathan Calley. William Crocket. Moses Davis.
William Gill. Nathan Gove Prescut. Darbon Blake. Philip Kelley.
Sammel Parsons.
Jonathan Ferren.
Ezekiel Hook.
John Ferren. Benj. Clarke.
John Lunt.
Frances Jones.
Samuel Veasey. Robart Cross.
James Rundlet.
Simon Johnson.
Wm Dawlin. Jeremiah Prescott.
Simon Dearborn. Job Paraons.
James Sanborn.
Beniah Dow.
Joseph French.
Jacob Swain.
Abraham Tilton.
Winthrop Dow.
Enoch Coffin.
Theophilus Stevens.
Theophilns Stevens, Jr.
Phineas Fogg. Rnbben Osgood.
John Peace.
John Gilman.
Jonathan Robinson.
Robart Judkins.
James J. Wadleigh. John Perkins, Jr.
David Folsom.
Josiah Randlet.
Thomas Wiggin. Thomas Wiggio, Jr.
Ezekiel X Clongh. mark.
John Chapman.
Janies Chase, Jun.
Stephen Clark.
Timothy Jones.
Seth Tash ?
Paul Ladd, Jun-
Isaac Dimond.
Jethro B. Tilton.
Nathan Swain.
Simeon Robinson.
Nathan Sanborn, Jr.
Thomaa Burley.
James Norris ye 4th.
Micah Pre-cut.
Agreeableto the Within association paper we have Shewo it to the In - habitants and those persons whose panies are underwritten are persons that Refuse to sighn the same-209.
Thomas Drake. Robert Blake. Joseph Shepard.
Joseph Blake. Philip Harvy. Jonathan Clark. John Rowell. Thomas Canley. John Canley. Sioion Drake.
Nathaniel Ladd. Josiah Roberson, James Randlet, jun. Thomas Norris. Benj& Morgan. 11.
The " American Gazetteer," published in Boston in 1804, contains the following concerning Epping :
Joho Straw.
Joseph Edgerly. Zebulon Edgerly.
" Epping, a post town in Rockingham Co., N. Hampshire, taken from the N. W. part of Exeter, and incorporated in 1741. It contains 1121 inhabit- ants, 6 miles N. W. from Exeter, and 23 W. of Portsmouth." It had the distinction of being a " post town." This was a common phrase in these old gazetteers, and indicated that the privilege of a post- office was enjoyed by the citizens, which was not the case with those of every town.
In the life of the late Governor and United States
EPPING.
Joshua Brown.
Jonathan Robinson, Jr. Robart Wille. Benjamin Dockum, Jr.
Joseph Dudley.
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HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Senator William Plumer, of this town, by his son, the late Hon. William Plumer, Jr., we find the tol- lowing paragraph in a letter to Judge Jeremiah Smith, giving an account of his (Mr. Plnmer's) election as Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, June 11, 1797 : "The mail going from this place [Concord] but once a week is a suffi- cient excuse for my not writing you sooner." In a foot-note by the author we find the following state- ment: "My father's letters were usually ten or twelve days in reaching him from Philadelphia. There was then no Post Office in Epping, and he sent nine miles to Exeter for his letters and papers, which at a later period were brought to him by a post rider once a week."
Epping now has four post-offices within its limits. Besides the one at the Centre, there is one at each of the localities designated by their names respectively as East, West, and North Epping.
The " Gazetteer" above referred to gives Epping, from the census of 1800, 1121 inhabitants. But if we examine the census reports farther back we shall find there had been a considerable loss. In 1767, thirty years before the date of Governor Plumer's letter above referred to, the town had 1410 people in it, and six years later, 1773, there were 1648, making it the fourth town in population in Rockingham County,- Exeter then 1741, Londonderry, 2399, and Ports- mouth, 4466. There was a loss from this time till the census of 1800, after which there was a gain during each decade till 1850, when we had a population of 1663, which was the largest we have ever had. In 1870 we receded again to 1270, a loss in two decades of 398. This embraces the war period, and was a time of general decrease in farming towns, and rapid growth in manufacturing centres. Present population (census of 1880) is 1536, and shows a gain during the last ten years, which is owing to the introduction of the shoe manufacturing business, and increased rail- road facilities by the construction of the Nashua and Rochester line. And yet the town has less popula- tion than at a period some time previous to the date of Governor Plumer's letter, when there was no post- office nearer than Exeter, with a mail once a week.
Shoe Manufacturers .- Among the early manu- facturers of shoes in this town were Benjamin M. Smith and Dudley Norris. Their operations were small as compared with subsequent establishments. These manufacturers carried on the business but a short time. Benjamin M. Smith had associated with him his sons Rufus H. and Aaron, who during their lives were operators in shoes, but not always in this town. In 1870, Col. B. W. Hoyt, a native of Epping, began to manufacture shoes in limited numbers, but finally enlarged his business till he manufactured more than seven thousand cases annually at the time his establishment was burned in the summer of 1880. In the fall of 1882 a new company with a large cap- ital stock was organized through the influence of Col.
Hoyt, a new building was erected, and large opera- tions will be carried on in the manufacture of shoes. Bartlett Brothers & Co. in 1881 erected a large and commodious building, and have been manufacturing shoes since that time. Rufus H. Smith & Co., also James C. Corning & Son, have also manufactured many shoes, while giving employment to many hun- dreds of men, women, and children, and adding largely to the business interests and prosperity of the town.
Brick Business .- The manufacture of brick is now an important enterprise, and has been since 1872. There are now the following who are engaged in the business : Levi Thompson, who owns and operates the old yard, almost within the village limits, where brick have been made for more than sixty years, but in small quantities to supply local demand. Mr. Thompson now manufactures nearly one million a year. George S. Rundlett has an extensive yard near by in the same clay-bank, and manufactures nearly two and one-half millions annually, and William R. Bunker and Robert Brown, also near the village, in three separate yards, manufacture nearly two millions annually. The brick are of superior quality. It is estimated that twenty-five hundred cords of wood are consumed here annually in burning the kilns, and employment is given to many men.
Industrial Pursuits .- The chief occupation of the inhabitants is agriculture, and the growing of apples forms an important industry.
Manufacturing is also carried on somewhat exten- sively, that of shoes being the largest interest.
The hosiery-mill of F. H. Carpenter, at West Ep- ping, is also a leading interest in the town. This was originally a woolen-mill.
The box-factory owned by Cyrus F. Dow, at West Epping, is also a large concern.
Other manufactures are as follows : woolen-mill, . Charles H. Norris ; knitting-mill, E. H. Pearson ; box-factory, planing- and saw-mills, Charles A. and Henry W. Miles ; grist-mill, Charles H. Miles.
Sullivan Lodge, No. 19, F. and A. M .- Colum- bian Lodge, No. 2, of which this lodge is the suc- cessor, was instituted in Lee, probably not far from 1800. It went down, and in 1807 Sullivan Lodge was instituted at Deerfield, with Joseph Mills, Michael McClary, Seth Fogg, John Butler, James H. McClary, Daniel Cilley, Benjamin Moody, William Gordon, Benjamin Butler, John T. Coffin, Samuel Locke, and Simon A. Heath as members. The lodge was subse- quently removed to Lee, and in 1869 to Epping. It is now in a prosperous condition, with a membership of seventy-nine.
The following is a list of the Past Masters : Samuel Scales, Israel Bartlett, Henry F. Hopkins, Jonathan Bartlett, George W. Tilton, Hosea B. Burnham, James H. Bartlett, Charles W. Sanborn, and Benjamin W. Hoyt.
· The present officers of the lodge are William H.
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EPPING.
Gliden, M .; Fred P. Knox, S. W .; Nathaniel G. Plumer, J. W .; W. N. Dow, Treas .; George G. Prescott, Sec .; A. L. True, S. D .; Daniel W. Cate, J. D .; Albert G. Barber, Chaplain ; Charles H. Ed- gerly, Tyler.
The Knights of Honor also have a lodge in this town.
Representatives to the State Legislature .- The list given below contains the names of the represen- tatives to the General Court of the State since the Revolutionary war, and the years in which they served. It is as accurate as could be gathered from records found in different places :
1775. Josiah Stearns.
: 1828-30. Lawrence Brown.
1776. Neltemiah Wheeler.
1830-32. John Dow.
1777. Josiah Norris.
1832-34. Samuel R. Gordon.
1778. Daniel Gordon.
1834-36. None elected.
1779-81. Enoch Coffin.
1836-38. James M. Piks.
1782-83. Levi Towle.
1838-40. Thomas Willey.
1784. Seth Fogg.
1840-42. Dudley Freeze.
1785. Willianı Plumer.
1842-44. Daniel W. Ladd.
1786-87. Jonathan Elliott.
1844-46. Nathaniel Bachelder.
1788. Jonathan Clerk.
1846-48. Nathaniel Morrill, Jr.
1789. None on roll.
1849-51. John P. Chase.
1790-92. William Plumer.
1852-53. George W. Plumer.
1854. Charles L. Godfrey.
1798-99. William Plumer.
1855. James McMurphy.
1856-57. Matthew J. Harvey.
1858-59. John L. Folsom.
1860. George S. Rundlett.
1861. George N. Shepard.
1862. George S. Rundlett.
1811-13. Nathan Bachelder.
1813. William Stearns.
1814. Josiah Hills.
1815. Joseph Shepard.
1816. William Stearns,
1817. None elected.
1818. William Stearns.
1819. William Plnmer, Jr.
1820-24. Joseph Edgerley.
1824. William Stearns.
1878-79. llerbert F. Norris.
1825, John Dow.
1879-80. Robert Thompson.
1826-28. Samuel Lawrence.
1881. Benjanun W. Hoyt.
MILITARY RECORD, 1861-65.
George W. Kendall, Co. H, Ist Regt .; eul. May 3, 1861 ; disch. Ang. 9, 1861.
George Clongh, Co. 1I, 1st Regt .; enl. May 3, 1861; disch. Aug. 9, 1861. John F. Mudgitt, Co. H, 1st Regt .; enl. May 3, 1861; dischi. Aug. 9, 1861.
Marcus M. Tuttle, Co. C, 2d Regt .; enl. June 1, 1861; disch. Ang. 24, 1861.
Van Buren G. Blye, Co. K, 2d Regt .; enl. June 8, 1861 ; re-enl. Jan. 1, 1864; pro. to corp. July 1, 1864; pro. to sergt. Dec. 1, 1864; dischi. Dec. 19, 1865.
William B. Perkins, Co. B, 3dl Regt,; enl. Jan. 1, 1864; pro. to corp .; pro. to sergt. July 4, 1865; disch. July 20, 1865.
Daniel 1I. Wiggin, Co. B, 3d Regt .; enl. Feb. 24, 1864 ; absent, sick, July 20, 1865; no discharge.
Richard Thomas, Co. K, 3d Regt .; enl. Jan. 1, 1864 ; absent, sick, since May 7, 1864; no discharge.
George A. Tarbox, Co. K, 3d Regt .; enl. Feb. 11, 1864.
Woodbury C. Blye, Co. K, 3d Regt .; enl. Feb. 11, 1864; pro. to Bergt. Ang. 26, 1864; absent on furlough July 20, 1865 ; no discharge. Jolın Grady, 4th Regt. ; enl. Dec. 27, 1864 ; disch. Aug. 23, 1865. Andy Nolan, Co. E, 5th Regt .; enl. Sept. 10, 1804.
George Smith, Co. H, 5th Regt .; enl. Sept. 12, 1864; disch, June 28, 1865.
John Doherty, Co. B, 5thı Regt .; enl. Sept. 1, 1864.
Stephen L. llicks, Co. C, 5th Regt .; enl. Aug. 11, 1863 ; pro. to corp. Jan. 10, 1865; disch. June 14, 1865.
William Sullivan, Co. E, 5th Regt .; enl. Ang. 8, 1864.
Dudley W. Miles, Co. 11, 5th Regt .; enl. Aug. 11, 1863; disch. April 21, 1864.
Thomas H. Lutheran, Co. 1, 5th Regt. ; eul. Ang. 11, 1863; trans. to U. S. Navy Sept. 19, 1864.
James lloffman, Co. 1, 6th Ragt. ; enl. Dec. 30, 1863; absent, sick, since July 17, 1865 ; no discharge.
Johu Howard, musician, Co. A, 6th Regt. ; enl. Jan. 5, 1864 ; disch. July 17, 1865.
George Pierre, Co. C, 6th Regt .; enl. Jan. 5, 1864.
George Clark, Co. D, 6th Regt .; enl. Jan. 5, 1864.
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