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ISog. Joseph Healy, moderator ; Ward Sampson, clerk ; Ephraim Farewell, Reuben Farnsworth, Ward Samp- son, selectmen ; David Heald, representative.
ISIO. David Farnsworth, moderator ; Ward Sampson, clerk ; Ephraim Farewell, Ward Sampson, William Graves, selectmen ; David Heald, representative.
ISII. Joseph Healy, moderator; James Faxon, clerk ; Ephraim Farewell, Jonathan Clark, Edward Wood- man, selectmen ; David Heald, representative.
1812. Abraham B. Story, moderator ; James Faxon, clerk ; Ephraim Farewell, Edward Woodman, Joseph Healy, selectmen ; David Heald, representative.
ISI3. Abraham B. Story, moderator ; James Faxon, clerk: Ephraim Farewell, Abraham B. Story, Ed- ward Woodman, selectmen ; Joseph Healy, repre- sentative.
1814. Joseph Healy, moderator ; James Faxon, clerk ; Ephraim Farewell, Abraham B. Story, Nathaniel Healy, selectmen ; Joseph Healy, representative.
1815. Joseph Healy, moderator ; James Faxon, clerk ; Ephraim Farewell, Edward Woodman, Abraham Copeland, selectmen ; Joseph Healy, representa- tive.
IS16. Joseph Healy, moderator ; James Faxon, clerk ; Ephraim Farewell, Abraham Copeland, Abraham B. Story, selectmen ; Joseph Healy, representative. 1817. Joseph Healy, moderator ; Abraham B. Story, clerk; Joseph Healy, David Heald, John Millen, se- lectmen ; David Heald, representative.
1818. Joseph Healy, moderator; Abraham B. Story, clerk; Joseph Healy, David Heald, Abraham B. Story, selectmen ; David Heald, representative.
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1819. Joseph Healy, moderator ; Abraham B. Story, clerk; Abraham B. Story, David Heald, Joseph Healy, selectmen ; David Heald, representative. 1820. Joseph Healy, moderator ; Abraham B. Story, clerk; Abraham B. Story, David Heald, Joseph Healy, selectmen ; Joseph Healy, representative.
' 1821. Joseph Healy, moderator ; Jonathan Philbrick, clerk ; John Millen, Stephen Russell, Alfred Gor- don, selectmen ; Joseph Healy, representative.
1822. Abraham B. Story, moderator ; David Heald, clerk; John Millen, Stephen Russell, Alfred Gor- don, selectmen ; Abraham B. Story, representative. 1823. Abraham B. Story, moderator ; David Heald, clerk ; David Heald, William Farewell, Alfred Gor- don, selectmen ; Joseph Healy, representative.
1824. Abraham B. Story, moderator ; Joseph Healy, clerk ; 'John Millen, Stephen Russell, Samuel P. Bailey, selectmen ; David Farnsworth, representative. 1825. Abraham B. Story, moderator; David Heald, clerk ; John Millen, Samuel P. Bailey, Alfred Gordon, se- lectmen ; David Farnsworth, representative.
1826. . Abraham B. Story, moderator ; David Heald, clerk ; Alfred Gordon, Seth Adams, William Davis, select- men ; Jacob S. Gould, representative.
1827. William Farewell, moderator ; David Heald, clerk ; Alfred Gordon, Seth Adams, William Davis, select- men ; Jacob S. Gould, representative.
1828. Daniel Greenleaf, moderator ; David Heald, clerk ; Nathan Brainard, Samuel P. Bailey, Joshua Jaquith, selectmen ; Jacob S. Gould, representative.
1829. Daniel Greenleaf, moderator ; David Heald, clerk ; John Millen, Solomon E. Jones, Joshua Jaquith, se- lectmen ; Alfred Gordon, representative.
1830. Joseph Healy, moderator ; David Ileald, clerk ; Joseph Healy, Abraham B. Story, Solomon E. Jones, selectmen ; Alfred Gordon, representative.
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1831. Joseph Healy, moderator ; David Heald, clerk ; Joseph Healy, Solomon E. Jones, Thomas Laws, se- lectmen ; Alfred Gordon, representative.
@1832. David Greenleaf, moderator ; David Heald, clerk ; Joseph Healy, John May, Simon W. Jones, select- men ; Thomas Laws, representative.
1833. Joseph Healy, moderator ; Martin Chase, clerk ; Joseph Healy, John May, Simon W. Jones, select- men ; Alfred Gordon, representative.
1834. Asaph Wilson, moderator ; Martin Chase, clerk ;. John May, Simon W. Jones, Joshua Jaquith, select- men ; Charles Jones, representative.
1835. Asaph Wilson, moderator ; Martin Chase, clerk ; Simon W. Jones, Joshua Jaquith, Asaph Wilson, se- lectmen ; Clark C. Boutelle; representative.
1836. Joseph Healy, moderator ; Martin Chase, clerk ; Joseph Healy, Asaph Wilson, Simon W. Jones, se- lectmen ; Solomon E. Jones, representative.
1837. Asaph Wilson, moderator; Martin Chase, clerk ; Joseph Healy, Asaph Wilson, Simon W. Jones, se- lectmen ; Martin Chase, representative.
1838. Joseph Healy, moderator ; Martin Chase, clerk ; Joseph Healy, Solomon E. Jones, Joshua Jaquith, selectmen ; Asaph Wilson, representative.
1839. Joseph Healy, moderator; Martin Chase, clerk ; Simon W. Jones, Stephen Russell, Joseph M. Tabor, selectmen ; Martin Chase, representative.
1840. Solomon E. Jones, moderator ; Martin Chase, clerk ; Simon W. Jones, Nathaniel G. Jones, Thomas Laws, selectmen ; Martin Chase, representative.
1841. Solomon E. Jones, moderator; Martin Chase, clerk; Martin Chase, Charles Jones, David Farns- worth, 2d, selectmen ; Simon W. Jones, representa- tive.
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1842. Solomon E. Jones, moderator ; Martin Chase, clerk ; Solomon E. Jones, Asaph Wilson, David Farnsworth, 2d, selectmen ; no election of represent- ative.
1843. Daniel Greenleaf, moderator ; Martin Chase, clerk ; Asaph Wilson, David Farnsworth, 2d, Joseph M. Ta- bor, selectmen ; Thomas Laws, representative.
1844. Solomon E. Jones, moderator ; Martin Chase, clerk ; Asaph Wilson, Simon W. Jones, Sullivan W. Healy, selectmen ; Thomas Laws, representative.
1845. Solomon E. Jones, moderator ; Carlos G. Pressey, clerk ; Solomon E. Jones, Sullivan W. Healy, Na- thaniel G. Jones, selectmen ; Simon. W. Jones, rep- resentative.
1846. Solomon E. Jones, moderator; Martin Chase, clerk ; Martin Chase, Nathaniel G. Jones, James Barney, selectmen; Simon W. Jones, representa- tive.
1847. Solomon E. Jones, moderator; Martin Chase, clerk ; Simon W. Jones, James Barney, Martin Chase, selectmen; Nathaniel G. Jones, representa- tive.
1848. Solomon E. Jones, moderator ; Henry Train, clerk ; Simon W. Jones, Asaph Wilson, James Barney, se- lectmen ; Nathaniel G. Jones, representative.
1849. Solomon E. Jones, moderator ; Henry Train, clerk ; James Barney, Asaph Wilson, Simon W. Jones, selectmen ; William B. French, representa- tive.
1850. Solomon E. Jones, moderator ; Henry Train, clerk ; Asaph Wilson, Simon W. Jones, Martin Chase, se- lectmen ; Dyer H. Sanborn, representative.
1851. Solomon E. Jones, moderator ; Henry Train, clerk ; Asaph Wilson, 'Simon W. Jones, Sumner Fair- banks, selectmen; Solomon E. Jones, representa- tive.
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1852. Solomon E. Jones, moderator ; Henry Train, clerk ; Asaph Wilson, James Barney, Alfred G. Crane, se- lectmen ; Solomon E. Jones, representative.
1853. Solomon E. Jones, moderator ; Henry Train, clerk ; Asaph Wilson, James Barney, Alfred G. Crane, selectmen ; David Farnsworth, 2d, chosen repre- sentative, but his seat contested and given to George N. Hubbard.
1854. Solomon E. Jones, moderator ; Henry Train, clerk ; James Barney, Alfred G. Crane, Elijah Blanchard, selectmen ; George N. Hubbard, representative.
1855. Solomon E. Jones, moderator ; Henry Train, clerk ; Asaph Wilson, George Smith, DeWitt C. Newman, selectmen ; Levi M. Powers, representative.
1856. Solomon E. Jones, moderator ; Joseph A. Howard, clerk; Nathaniel G. Jones, James Barney, James Tubbs, selectmen ; James Barney, representative.
1857. Martin Chase, moderator ; Joseph A. Howard, elerk ; James Barney, John McIlvin, Martin Chase, selectmen ; James Barney, representative.
1858. James Barney, moderator ; John Q. A. French, clerk; James Barney, John McIlvin, Warren W. Hill, selectmen; Joseph H. Newman, representa- tive.
1859. James Barney, moderator ; John Q. A. French, clerk ; Joseph C. Jones appointed clerk, Nov. 24, 1859; James Barney, Warren W. Hill, Simon Ayer, selectmen ; Joseph H. Newman, representative.
1860. James Barney, moderator ; Joseph C. Jones, clerk ; Nathaniel G. Jones, Simon Ayer, Joseph C. Jones, selectmen ; John Mellvin, representative.
1861. James Barney, moderator; Henry Train, clerk ; James Barney, Simon Ayer, Joseph C. Jones, select- men ; John MeIlvin, representative.
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1862. James Barney, moderator; Andrew J. Barney, clerk ; James Barney, Joseph C. Jones, Silas Tandy, selectmen ; Charles Train, representative.
1863. James Barney, moderator ; Andrew J. Barney, clerk ; James Barney, Silas Tandy, Simon Ayer, se- lectmen ; Charles Train, representative.
1864. James Barney, moderator ; Andrew J. Barney, clerk ; Hiram Thissell appointed clerk Sept. 5, 1864; James Barney, Joel Sevrance 2d, Joseph C. Jones, selectmen; Isaac N. Gage, representative.
1865. James Barney, moderator ; Martin Chase, clerk ; James Barney, Solomon E. Jones, Joel Sevrance 2d, selectmen ; Isaac N. Gage, representative.
1866. James Barney, moderator ; Hiram Thissell, clerk ; James Barney, John McIlvin, Simon Ayer, select- men ; Joseph C. Jones, representative.
1867. Joseph A. Howard, moderator ; Shubael W. Hurd, clerk ; Sullivan W. Healy, Sydney R. Gage, Joseph A. Howard, selectmen ; Ezra P. Howard, represent- ative.
1868. Joseph A. Howard, moderator ; Shubael W. Hurd, clerk ; Solomon E. Jones, George WV. Carr, Joseph A. Howard, selectmen ; Ezra P. Howard, represent- ative.
1869. George S. Sevrance, moderator ; Elbridge Brad- ford, clerk ; George W. Carr, Mason H. Dole, Ben- jamin P. Blood, selectmen ; Weld D. Proctor, repre- sentative.
1870. James Barney, moderator ; Nathaniel A. Lull, clerk ; Mason H. Dole, Benjamin P. Blood, Samuel B. Strickland, selectmen ; Weld D. Proctor, repre- sentative.
1871. James Barney, moderator ; Nathaniel A. Lull, clerk ; Benjamin P. Blood, Samuel B. Strickland, William D. Sevrance, selectmen ; Elbridge Brad- ford, representative.
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1872. Sylvanus Clogston, moderator ; Albert T. Wright, clerk ; Shubael W. Hurd appointed clerk, March IO, 1872; Gardner Millen, John Wood, Mark M. Had- ley, selectmen ; Joel Sevrance, 2d, representative.
1873. Silas M. Dinsmore, moderator ; Nathaniel A. Lull, clerk ; James Barney, Elbridge G. Benton, John S. McIlvin, selectmen ; George F. Fowler, representa- tive.
1874. James Barney, moderator; Nathaniel A. Lull, clerk ; Gardner Millen, Iliram Brockway, John S. McIlvin, selectmen ; Levi Harthon, representa- tive.
1875. Samuel B. Strickland, moderator; Nathaniel A. Lull, clerk; Gardner Millen, Hiram Brockway, El- bridge G. Benton, selectmen ; George W. Carr, rep- resentative.
1876. Wakeman J. Powers, moderator ; Shubael W. Hurd, clerk; Gardner Millen, Auren Peasley, Shu- bael W. Hurd, selectmen ; Henry Train, representa- tive.
1877. Samuel B. Strickland, moderator ; Shubael W. Hurd, clerk; Shubael W. Hurd, Elbridge C. Ben- ton, Moses H. Wood, selectmen ; Henry Train, rep- resentative.
1878. Frank P. Newman, moderator; Edgar A. Lull, clerk ; Elbridge G. Benton, Moses H. Wood, Charles C. Messer, selectmen; Nathaniel A. Lull, represent- ative.
1879. Frank P. Newman, moderator ; Edgar A. Lull, clerk; Moses H. Wood, Hiram J. Gage, Herbert P. Proctor, selectmen ; Nathaniel A. Lull, representa- tive.
ISSO. Hiram J. Gage, moderator ; Frank E. Lull, clerk ; Hiram J. Gage, Mason H. Dole, Shubael W. Hurd, selectmen.
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1881. Moses H. Wood, moderator ; Frank E. Lull, clerk ; Mason H. Dole, Charles D. Proctor, Lester A. Ball, selectmen ; George W. Carr appointed 2d selectman, Nov. 26, 1881 ; Jonathan Sevrance, repre- sentative.
1882. Frank P. Newman, moderator; Frank E. Lull, clerk ; Mason H. Dole, Lester A. Ball, George W. Carr, selectmen.
1883. Frank P. Newman, moderator ; George M. Wright, clerk; Shubael W. Hurd, Stephen M. Farnsworth, Ira Brockway, selectmen ; Hiram J. Gage, represent- ative.
1884. Frank P. Newman, moderator ; Frank E. Lull, clerk ; Mason H. Dole, Fred J. Emerson, Clark S. Spaulding, selectmen.
1885. Frank P. Newman, moderator ; George M. Wright, clerk; Hiram J. Gage, Clark S. Spaulding, Frank E. Lull, selectmen ; Auren Peasley, representative.
CHAPTER XXII.
REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD.
N attempting to prepare the military history of Washington the writer is well aware that he will encounter many obstacles not easily overcome, that imperfections and mistakes will be of frequent occur- rence, and that criticisms will be freely offered.
Wars and rumors of war have been inseparable with the march of time and civilization. Ever since the crea- tion of man there has been developed a spirit of combat- iveness, either in defence of individual, family or national rights, or for conquest and subjugation.
Without reviewing ancient history for authority or prob- able reasons, we accept the plea that love of country was the inherent motive for the military spirit of all true Americans.
We have abundant evidence that the pioneer settlers of Washington were imbued with that spirit of patriotism which has ever pervaded the hearts of her people. We find in a petition dated Sept. 22, 1776, the following prayer :
"May it please your honors to incorporate this township by the name of Washington."
A. D. 1776 was an important date, not only in the his- tory of Washington, but of all the American colonies, and in fact the whole world, for the day star of liberty, whose
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first beams shone but dimly in the wilderness of America, is now heralded as the glorious orb of universal freedom by all civilized nations of the world. The declaration of American independence by the colonists but a few months previous to the incorporation of Washington had brought forth a howl of subjugation from the British Lion which seemed to rouse the colonists to a long and desperate re- sistance. George Washington had been appointed com- mander-in-chief of the continental armies. Although the young commander had made no grand advance on "the works of the enemy," no brilliant achievement had made his name famous, yet the pioneer settlers of this young town believed they saw in him the Joshua who was to de- liver them from the yoke of British bondage. In fact their desire to name their town Washington may be con- sidered their first grand military achievement.
At a town meeting called in June, for the purpose of centering the town, it was voted to adjourn to the first day of September, by reason of an alarm at Ticonderoga, the repelling of the aggressive army of Burgoyne in the north-west being more important. The men who had christened their town with the name of the commander- in-chief of the army were not reluctant to defend a cause dear to every patriot.
The battle of Bunker Hill had been the war note of Lo- chiel, the tocsin of liberty throughout the land, and found a ready response in the hearts of the people. As "a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump," so perhaps the martial spirit of Capt. Thomas Penniman, who was at the capture of Quebec, had it's influence on the whole community. A hatchel or flaxcomb which he brought home as a trophy is now in the possession of Charles H. Lowell. Samuel Lowell, another "first settler," was at the battle of Fort William Henry, where he came in contact with two In- dians ; he killed one with the contents of his gun and knocked out the brains of the other with the butt of it.
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At the time the new town was incorporated under its present name the population was but about one hundred and seventy-five, but the enrollment list was quite in keep- ing with its spirit of defence. In May of 1776, on the assembling of the provincial congress of New Hampshire, they voted to raise two thousand men to be formed into three regiments. The commanders of these were Col. John Stark, Ist regiment, Col. James Reed, 2d, and Col. Enoch Poor, 3d regiment. These were the first colonial reg- iments outside of Massachusetts, and were placed under command of General Ward. The efficiency with which Stark's men fought may be inferred from the fact that they were opposed by a company of Welch fusileers, who marched up the hill with seven hundred men; the next day only eighty-three appeared on parade.
The following is a list of the men who enlisted from Washington in the Ist New Hampshire regiment for the war of the Revolution :
Asa Jackson, enlisted April 18, 1781, discharged De- cember, 1781.
William Mann, enlisted April 1, 1777, discharged March 20, 1780.
Nathan Mann, enlisted April 1, 1777, discharged March 20, 1780.
Abel Merrill, enlisted April 1, 1777, discharged March 20, 1780.
William White, enlisted January 1, 1777, discharged January 1, 1780.
In 1780 the following men were mustered by Maj. Wil- liam Scott for one year :
Moses Chase, Asa Jackson, and Joseph French.
The following are the names of those who marched from Washington with Captain Towne's company of the 2d New Hampshire, Colonel Reed in command, and took part in the battle of Bunker Hill :
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Peter Lowell, Daniel Severance, Archibald White,* Wil- liam Graves, Ebenezer Spaulding, David White, William Scott, Samuel Lowell .*
The soldiers in this engagement deposited their surplus clothing and other property in a barn near Charles river, which was consumed with its contents, taking fire from a shot from one of the enemy's ships anchored in the river. An eye witness describes a company of the continental troops from a New Hampshire town as follows :
"To a man they- wore short clothing, coming down and fastening just below the knee, long stockings, with cow- hide shoes ornamented with huge buckles, while not a pair of boots graced the company. The coats and waist- coats were of loose and large dimensions, of colors as various as the bark of the oak, sumach and other trees of our swamps and forests could make them. Their shirts were all made of flax, and like every other part of their dress were homespun. On their heads was worn a large round-topped, broad-brimmed hat. Their arms were as various as their costumes ; here an old soldier carried a heavy Queenstown, with which he had done service at the conquest of Canada, while by his side walked a stripling boy with a Spanish fusee, not half its weight, which his grandfather may have taken from Havana. While not a few had old French fusees that dated back to the reduc- tion of Louisburg. Instead of the cartridge box a large powder horn was swung under the arm, and occasionally a bayonet might be seen glistening in the ranks.
The swords of many of the officers had been made by our provincial blacksmiths, perhaps from some farming utensil, serviceable but heavy and uncouth. Such was the appearance of the continentals to whom a thoroughly equipped and well-appointed army were to lay down their arms."
*Archibald White and Samuel Lowell were in the battle of Ben- nington.
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The foregoing extract is from the history of New Ips- wich.
The midnight ride of Paul Revere, April 19, 1775, the engagements at Concord and Lexington, were fresh in the minds of those patriot pioneers, and needed little en- thusiasm to rouse the patriotism of this young town, and we may well conclude that there was at least one sentinel at his post, Jacob Burbank, a farmer, then living on the farm now occupied by E. W. Brooks, stated that he heard the firing at the battle of Bunker Hill on the 17th of June of the same year.
People living in Hanover and even Haverhill, on the Connecticut river, affirmed that they heard the same sound. .
The thunder of that battle roused a nation, armed a force so invincible that it has withstood the battles of more than a century without knowing defeat, laid the foundation of a nation which reaches from ocean to ocean in extent, and from center to circumference of the globe in influence. The brave and obstinate struggle of the colonists on the ever-to-be famous battle ground on Charlestown Heights, in sight of the British forces in Bos- ton, taught the enemy what power they were contending with, and gave the patriot army a consciousness of their strength, and infused their ranks with a hope which never deserted them. In 1777 a cry of alarm rang along the north-western frontier and penetrated every corner of New Hampshire. The swift-winged courier hurried ev- erywhere with the intelligence needed to stir the people to united action. The pulpit echoed the warning cry and the martial spirit burst forth in a flame of victory at the battle of Bennington, where Stark with the brave yeo- manry of New Hampshire paved the way for the triumph of the national arms and the withdrawal of the British forces.
On the eighth of July a company under the command
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of Jonathan Brockway, belonging to a regiment of New Hampshire state militia, known as Colonel Chase's regi- ment, but which seems to have been under the command of Maj. Francis Smith, seem to have been held as minute men, and on the above date Captain Brockway with nine men marched to Cavendish, Vermont, where they re- ceived orders to return. But on the 13th of July there was a second alarm and Captain Brockway with seventeen men marched to Otter Creek, where they met the retreat- ing army. The muster roll of this expedition gives the names of Captain Jonathan Brockway, Jacob Burbank, Robert Mann, William Steele, William Proctor, Samuel Copeland, James Maxwell, Samuel Felt, Philip Tabor, Archibald White, Jr., Samuel Tabor, David Danforth, Na- than Proctor, Jesse Smith, Abijah Barden, John French, Jonathan Draper, and Samuel White.
The expense of these expeditions was £51, 15s., 4d., including 12d. for making out the roll and paying the men, and 5d. per mile for two horses for the one hundred miles travelled on both journeys, amounting to £2, IS. and 8d. Capt. Jonathan Brockway appeared before Jo- seph Rounsevel and made oath to the account of service rendered. The committee on claims in behalf of the state acknowledged the claim the 20th of August, 1788. Joseph Rounsevel gave a receipt for the order on behalf of Capt. Brockway the 22d of the same month. It would appear that many of the men named served at different times and in different companies and regiments, and a correct statement is hardly to be expected. The names of Samuel White, John French, Samuel Copeland, James Maxwell, David Danforth, Isaac Proctor, Nathan Proctor, are found in the roll of Captain Twichell's company, in Enoch Hale's regiment. In Colonel Bellow's regiment that entered the service Oct. 1, 1777, to reinforce the con- tinental army under General Gates at Saratoga, were en- listed Archibald White, Ensign, David Danforth, Samuel
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Copeland, David Lowell, and Moses Chase. The name of Enoch Smith appears on the muster roll of the New Hampshire battalion, and Charles Haynes, an early citi- zen, was in the battle of Bunker Hill, but we are unable to locate him or to state whether he went from this town into the service or whether he came here after his dis- charge.
The town is credited in 1779 with £8 to five men, and we find that William White, Abel Merrill, Nathan Mann, William Mann, and Enoch Smith drew £14, 14s. per man.
Asa Jackson, Pardon Tabor, Enoch Smith, James Max- well, and David Steele received bounties in 1781-82.
Asa Jackson and Moses Chase were mustered into ser- vice June 28, 1780, and discharged the next December. Nathan Mann and Isaac Proctor, July 21, 1781, and dis- charged December following.
According to a vote of the general court passed Dec. 10, 1779, orders to the amount of £192, Ios. were drawn of the state treasurer to discount with the selectmen of Washington for money to pay bounties to the soldiery.
A return of the new levies that joined the New Hamp- shire line and were mustered by Major William Scott in . 1780 gives the names of Moses Chase, Asa Jackson and Joseph French.
On a requisition being made for one hundred and nine- teen men from Cheshire county, Washington returned as its quota, on the 24th of February, 1779, four soldiers,- William White, Nathan Mann, William Mann, and Abel Merrill, for Captain Scott's campany, Colonel Cilley's regiment.
From a list of soldiers raised to fill up the continental army in 1779, we find that Enoch Smith enlisted July 1, of that year for the war, in Colonel Moulton's regiment. William Mann, Nathan Mann and Abel Merrill served from April 5, 1777, until March 20, 1780, serving nearly
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three years. On the 8th of January, 1779, a town meet- ing was held and a vote passed to raise £60 in aid of Mr. Abel Merrill's family for the ensuing year, he to give se- curity to the town for the same. This act in view of the aid rendered soldiers' families in the late war looks like that "charity which hopeth for reward."
From the journal of the house of representatives, Jan. 15, 1777, we find the passage of the following act :
Voted, That Lieut. William Scott of Washington be ap- pointed captain in Colonel Scannel's regiment, and Major Abel Abbott was ordered Jan. 28, 1777, to muster the company of Captain William Scott .*
Captain Scott resigned Feb. 26, 1777, and was suc- ceeded by Enoch Frye.
June 27, 1780, the legislature adopted a resolution that the town of Washington should furnish 3859 pounds of beef for the continental army.
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