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Eighthly. Voted, That Caleb Page, Jr., is appointed to find out the bounds of lots that is lost ; and that he have another man to be with him at the finding said bounds, at the cost of the Propriety.
Ninthly. Voted, That Archibald Stark, Berrors Jewell and John McCurdy be a committee to see that ye records is placed in the book in order.
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Londonderry, the 5th of October, 1758. SIR: We, the subscribers, proprietors of Starkstown, so called, desire you to notify the proprietors of said town to meet at what place you judge most convenient, in said town, the fifth Tuesday of October instant, which is the 30th day of said month, in order to take what steps shall be thought need-
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ful for the encouragement of the settlement, and to do those things that may then appear proper for the advance- ment of the interest of the Propriety, at which time we propose to attend.
D. McGregore, James McGregore, John Hogg, Hugh Ramsay, James Cochran, Samuel Rankin, Joseph Cochran, Samuel Emerson.
To Captain CALEB PAGE.
. All the proprietors of Starkstown are hereby notified and warned to meet at the house of William Stinson, on the fifth Tuesday of October current, at one of the clock in the afternoon, to act on the following business :
Firstly. To choose a moderator for to govern said meeting.
Secondly. To vote and act on any thing that the pro- prietors shall think proper when met together, for the car- rying on the settlement of said town.
Dated in Starkstown, October 16th, 1758.
CALEB PAGE,
appointed and chosen to call meetings in said town.
Met according to the within warning, near the house of William Stinson, in said Starkstown.
Firstly. Voted, Capt. Caleb Page for moderator of said meeting.
Secondly. Voted, Capt. Caleb Page town-clerk for said Propriety.
Thirdly. Voted, Four pounds, old tenor, upon each share liable to pay taxes in said town, to be appropriated for preaching in said town, including forty shillings that was before voted. Voted, That Capt. Page is appointed to collect the four pounds, old tenor, of the non-residenters. Voted, That William Stinson collect ye four pounds, old tenor, for preaching, from the inhabitants in the upper part of the town ; and voted, William Putney to collect
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the like sum, for the same use, in the lower part of the town.
· Voted, Thomas Mills, surveyor of highways, in room of William Stark. Voted, John Hogg, James McGregore and Capt. Page be a committee to act the prudential affairs of said town, and to examine the accounts of the former treasurer; to see how the town's money is disbursed. Also, Voted, That this present committee have a right to dispose of the delinquents' land who do not pay the taxes, or any other thing necessary to be done. Also, voted, That this meeting be adjourned till the third Tuesday of May next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, at Cap- tain Page's.
Testis : ALEXANDER McMURPHY, Proprietors' Clerk.
The petition of us whose names are hereto subscribed, humbly showeth that it is our [desire] that Capt. Caleb Page, proprietors' clerk, warn a meeting of the proprie- tors of Starkstown that they meet at the house of William Stark, in said town, on ye 8th of October, 1760, to act on the following things :
Firstly. To choose a moderator, to govern said meeting.
Secondly. To see what they will vote relating to Bow line; whether they will agree to the proposals which were interchangeably signed by the committee of Bow and the committee of Starkstown.
Thirdly. To bring in all the accompts, to see how much the proprietors are indebted.
Fourthly. To choose a treasurer for the proprietors of Starkstown.
Fifthly. To see what money the proprietors will raise to defray charges and to take care of the highways.
Sixthly. To see if the proprietors will give John Stark a lot of land as encouragement for him to build a saw-mill.
Seventhly. To see if the proprietors will sell those lots of land which are forfeited for not settling, or delinquent in not paying charges.
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Eighthly. To see what the proprietors will do with those people that have settled on the common lands.
Dated September 30, 1760.
JOHN HOGG, JAMES MCGREGORE, JEREMIAH PAGE, WILLIAM STARK, WILLIAM STINSON, HUGH JAMESON,
SAMUEL RANKIN, and others.
In consequence of the above petition, all the proprie- tors of Starkstown are notified and warned to meet at the house of William Stark, in said town, on the 8th day of October next, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, to act on the following particulars :
Firstly. To choose a moderator, to govern said meeting.
Secondly. To see what they will vote relating to Bow line; whether they will agree to the proposals which were interchangeably signed by the committee of Bow and the committee of Starkstown.
Thirdly. For all such to whom the town is indebted to bring in their accounts.
Fourthly. To choose a treasurer for the proprietors of Starkstown.
Fifthly. To see what money the proprietors will raise to defray charges, and to take care of the highways.
Sixthly. To see if the proprietors will give John Stark a lot of land, as an encouragement to build a saw-mill in said town.
Seventhly. To see if the proprietors will sell those lots of land which are forfeited for not settling, or delinquent in not paying charges.
Eighthly. To see what the proprietors will do with those people who have settled on the common lands.
Dated at Starkstown, September ye 30, 1760.
CALEB PAGE, Proprietors' Clerk.
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October ye 8, 1760. Then met at the house of William Stark, according to time and place inserted in the warning.
Firstly. Then voted, William Stark, moderator, to gov- ern said meeting.
Secondly. Voted, That the agreement which was inter- changeably signed by the committee of Bow and the com- mittee of Starkstown should be recorded in the proprie- tors' book.
Thirdly. That all the accounts that was brought in to this meeting by the committee, are voted and allowed by the proprietors of Starkstown.
Fourthly. That Captain William Stark be chosen treas- urer for the proprietory of Starkstown.
Fifthly. That a tax be laid upon each right in Starks- town, to pay twelve pounds, old tenor, for each right.
Sixthly. Voted, That four days' work be done on the highways, by each proprietor of Starkstown, within one year from this time.
Seventhly. That Samuel Smith and Jeremiah Page be chosen to join the former committee to take care of the highways in Starkstown.
Eighthly. Voted, That this meeting be adjourned to the ninth day of October present, to meet at the house of William Stark, in Starkstown, at eight o'clock in the fore- noon.
October the ninth, the proprietors met at the time and place, according to adjournment.
Firstly. Then voted, That Captain John Stark shall have one common lot of one hundred acres, the twelfth in the fourth range in Starkstown, for encouragement to build a saw-mill in said town, given him by the proprietors of Starkstown. The mill is to be built on the following conditions : Said saw-mill is to be built as soon as con- venience will allow, not exceeding one year from this time.
Secondly. That Captain John Stark is obliged to saw for the proprietors to the halfs, and also to sell boards to
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the settlers of Starkstown as cheap as any of the neigh- boring mills sells. The lot shall not be confirmed to said Stark, till said articles be complied with .*
Voted, That such rights of land as are forfeited for not . settling, shall be sold at public vendue to the highest bid- der, according to the following articles : That one quarter of the money shall be paid within one month of the date of sale of the said lot ; and that the other three quarters of the money shall be paid within twelve months from the time of sale, with ten per cent. interest, said purchaser giving sufficient security for the remainder of said pur- chase ; and furthermore, that every purchaser of every such delinquent lot so sold shall be settled within one year from the time of sale. All bidding shall be in old tenor.
Voted, That the thirteenth lot in the fourth range shall be sold at public vendue to the highest bidder. Voted to sell as much of the land as will defray the charges of every delinquent's right.
Voted and agreed that the present committee shall pro- ceed and sell such forfeited rights, and also such as are delinquent in not paying the charges of such rights. James McGregore is chosen vendue-master.
Voted, That this meeting be adjourned to the second Tuesday of November next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of Captain William Stark.
The proprietors met according to adjournment at the time and place.
Then voted and agreed by the proprietors that what land has been sold at vendue, if the owners of said rights so sold shall pay the money and charges of vendue at this
* Although no return to that effect appears on record, a saw-mill was built within the time limited, upon lot No. 14, in the second range, on the north side of the stream running through the said lot. A grist-mill was afterward erected on the south side of the same stream. In 1810 a build- ing, containing a saw and grist-mill, was built on the south side of the stream ; rebuilt in 1834, and also in 1860, (upon a stone foundation) one hundred years from the time the first saw-mill was erected, by order of General John Stark.
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meeting, that there be no record made in the proprietors' book of such sales as have been already made.
Voted, That Captain William Stark shall have forty pounds, old tenor, for his charge for victuals and enter- taining the proprietors at this meeting.
Voted, That this meeting be adjourned to the twelfth day of November current, at eight of the clock in the forenoon, at the house of Caleb Page, in Starkstown.
The proprietors met at the time and place, according to adjournment.
Then voted, That Caleb Page and James McGregore, and Jeremiah Page, as surveyors, shall run out the south- east line of Bow, according to the vote of the proprietors.
Furthermore, voted, That the proprietors shall defend the committee in settling a man upon the land in dispute between Bow and Starkstown: to wit, The land on the south side of the line that shall be run by Starkstown committee that measured Bow line.
Voted, That William Stark and William Stinson and Asa Putney be a committee to look out highways in said town, and to make a record of the same.
Voted, That Captain William Stark be chosen and im- powered to give deeds to those persons that have pur- chased any of the forfeited or delinquent rights in Starkstown : Said Stark to give deeds to said purchas- ers, and warrant all the title that the grantees have from the grantors of Mr. J. Tufton Mason's right to Starkstown, by virtue of their charter; and that he shall be indemnified for any trouble and charge that may arise to him or his heirs by his giving such deeds. Such deeds are to be defended by the whole Proprietory.
Voted, That Caleb Page shall have forty pounds for charges for his house, for victuals and horse-keeping for the proprietors.
Voted, That Samuel Emerson, Esq., shall have eighteen pounds, old tenor, for his attending on said meeting. This
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meeting is adjourned to the second Tuesday of June next, at the house of William Stark, at one of the clock in the afternoon.
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Met according to time and place, according to adjourn- ment.
Then Voted, That John Hogg be the first committee man, Caleb Page was chosen second committee man, Capt. William Stark was chosen third committee man.
Voted, That this committee have power to seize upon and sell such rights as are forfeited for not settling, at a public vendue, in the name and stead of the proprietors.
Voted, This committee shall take care of and see that the work be done which was voted to be done, and to sell the land, if they neglect to do the work soon; and to take care that the money be paid that was voted for preaching in Starkstown; if they do not pay the money, to sell the land of such delinquents.
Voted, That this committee shall have the power to settle the line between Bow and Starkstown, and to stand a lawsuit with any man that shall move any action against Starkstown, or any of their property; and to bring an action of law against any body that intrudes or trespasses on any of the land of Starkstown.
Voted, That the petition bearing date June the second, 1761, that was brought into the meeting by John Putney and Henry Putney, shall be read and heard.
The petition was read and accepted, that John Putney and Henry Putney shall have all the right and title that the grantees have of or from the grantors, for one hun- dred pounds old tenor. This meeting is dismissed.
Attested by me :
CALEB PAGE, Proprietors' Clerk.
Voted, That the following agreement should be recorded in the proprietors' book, which is interchange, signed by a committee of Bow proprietors and a committee for Starks-
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town proprietors, upon the setting of the line between Bow and Starkstown, so called, is as follows :
We, the subscribers, Theophilus Smith and Samuel Lane, as a committee of the proprietors of Bow, in the Province of New-Hampshire, of the one part; and John Hogg and James McGregore, as a committee from the propriety of Starkstown, in said Province, so called, of the other part, each of said committee being chosen and authorized to settle the lines and bounds between said towns, having this day met together for that end, and after some conversation relating to that affair, not agree- ing to make a final settlement of the same, each party agreed that the following plan or method in order for settlement, shall be drawn up, and laid before each of the said proprietors for their approbation and confirmation, if they shall see fit, at any legal proprietors' meeting, by them, which is as followeth : viz., That a surveyor and two chain-men, of indifferent men, be imployed, who shall begin at the northerly old corner, next to Canterbury ; from thence, to run south-west nine miles, then south-east five miles, then south-west one mile, then south-east to the lower or south-easterly side of said line of said Bow, as it was settled with Mason's proprietors, so called, in January last; that the said chain-men be sworn to make just and impartial measure, allowing for the swag of chain, and rough, mountainous and woody land, according to the custom and measure of towns ; and that the cost be paid equally by said proprietors.
In witness hereof the said party interchangeably set their hands, this twenty-sixth of December, 1758.
THEOPHILUS SMITH, SAMUEL LANE, JOHN HOGG, JAMES MCGREGORE.
A true copy of the original agreement between the committee of Bow and the committee of Starkstown.
Attest : CALEB PAGE, Proprietors' Clerk.
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THE PROVINCE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. Whereas there was, at a legal meeting, duly warned and held at the dwelling- house of Capt. William Stark, of Starkstown, so called, by the proprietors of Starkstown, voted, that there should be twelve pounds, old tenor, raised on every right of said town, liable to pay taxes, to defray the expenses that has or may arise on said Propriety : This is therefore to give notice to all the proprietors, or any that own land in said settlement, to pay to William Stark, treasurer of said pro- prietors, the above sum, at or before the second Tuesday of November next, or they may expect, on the failure thereof, to have part of their land sold at public vendue, on the aforesaid second Tuesday of November, at one of the clock in the afternoon.
P'r WILLIAM STARK, Treasurer.
]Taken out of the New-Hampshire Gazette.]
Starkstown, November 11, 1760. Articles of a vendue of the land of those persons that are delinquents. The delinquent's land to be sold, so much of it as will defray their part of the charges, as it was voted by the proprie- tors in a meeting October the 8, 1760.
JAMES MCGREGORE, Vendue-Master.
Articles are as followeth :
Firstly. Said land is to be struck off to the highest bidder.
Secondly. That one quarter part of the money shall be paid in one month from the date of the sale.
Thirdly. That the other three quarters of said money shall be paid in twelve months from the date of the sale, with ten per cent. interest ; said purchaser giving suffi- cient security for all the purchase.
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Fourthly. That the purchaser of any land shall be obli- gated to settle according to the obligation of other settlers in the charter, in one year from the sale.
Fifthly. All bidding is to be done in old tenor, and forty shillings old tenor the least bid.
This vendue being adjourned from William Stark's house, to the house of Caleb Page: They met according to the adjournment, November 12, 1760; and after some things being proceeded on, the vendue was adjourned till the next day, at nine of the clock before noon. Met ac- cording to adjournment, and business proceeded upon : and then was struck off to Caleb Page the tenth lot in the fifth range, lying in Starkstown, for two hundred and ten pounds, old tenor, as a forfeited lot. Struck off to Sarah Page, wife of Caleb Page, fifty acres of the first lot in the seventh range, north side, for thirty-six pounds, old tenor. All the other land that was struck off, the owners thereof appearing and paying the charges, was given up to ym (them) again, agreeably to a vote of the proprietors, and the vote not to be recorded in the proprietors' book.
CALEB PAGE, Proprietors' Clerk.
Starkstown, August ye 20, 1764. The petition of the sub- scribers sheweth that it is our desire you would call a proprietors' meeting, when you think proper, in said town, on the first Tuesday of September next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, to act on the following things :
Firstly. To choose a moderator, to govern said meeting.
Secondly. To see if the proprietors will sell part of their common land, to build a meeting-house, and choose men to have care of the same, and to project that affair.
Thirdly. To see what they will do with those that are settling on the undivided lands in said town.
Fourthly. To transact all other matters that the propri-
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etors may think proper when met together, in order to promote the settlement of said town.
Signed,
WILLIAM STARK, WILLIAM STINSON, THOMAS CALDWELL, HUGH JAMESON, THOMAS JAMESON, THOMAS MILLS, JEREMIAH PAGE, JOHN HOLMES.
To CALEB PAGE.
PROVINCE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. In obedience to a peti- tion from eight of the proprietors of Starkstown, to me directed, for a meeting of the proprietors, I proceed to warn all the proprietors of Starkstown to meet at the house of William Stark, in said town, on the first Tues- day in September next, at one of the clock in ye after- ternoon, then and there to act on the following particulars :
Firstly. To choose a moderator, to govern said meeting. Secondly. To see if the proprietors will sell part of the common land in said Starkstown, in order to help build a meeting-house in said town, and to choose a committee to take care and project that affair.
Thirdly. To see what the proprietors will do with those people that are settling on the common land in said town.
Fourthly. To act on any other matters that the proprie- tors may think proper, when met together, in order to bring forward the settlement in said town.
Dated August the 21, 1764.
P'r CALEB PAGE, Proprietors' Clerk.
The proprietors met at time and place, according to warning.
Firstly. John Stark was chosen moderator, to govern said meeting.
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Secondly. Voted, To sell what common lots the lord proprietors have allowed to the grantees to be free lots, in order for to build a meeting-house in Starkstown.
Thirdly. Voted, That William Stark, William Stinson and Jeremiah Page be a committee for to vendue and sell the above said lots of land in Starkstown to the high- est bidder. Caleb Page was chosen to view the seventh lot in the fourth range. Voted, that the meeting be ad- journed to the second Tuesday of November next, at one of the clock in the afternoon.
Agreeably to a vote of the proprietors, passed on the second Tuesday of November, 1760, that these lots of land should be sold, for building a meeting-house, which were allowed to the grantees by the lord proprietors for that purpose; and a committee was chosen to take care of and project that affair, the vendue being notified ac- cording to law, the following are the articles of sale: The one half of the money to be paid at the end of three months from the date hereof, without interest; the other half at the end of six months ; all to bear ten per cent. interest, till paid, after the said three months are ended. Any person that shall have any of the lots struck off to him must give security to the satisfaction of the present committee. All bids to be made in old tenor, and the least bid to be five pounds.
WILLIAM STARK,
JEREMIAH PAGE, WILLIAM STINSON.
Dated November ye 13, 1764.
No. 12 in the first range being set up-
Capt. John Stark bid
£100
66
200
250
66
300
Capt. Caleb Page
400
66
420
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71
Capt. Wm. Stark bid
500
John Stinson
510
66
530
Capt. Page
66
560
Capt. Karr
570
Lieut. Wm. Stinson bid
580
Capt. Wm. Stark
590
Struck off to him at £590.
No. 2 in ye second range-
bid
£450
John Holmes
66
550
Capt. Nath. Martin
560
Capt. Caleb Page
66
570
Bond Little
66
580
Thomas Caldwell 66
585
Capt. Caleb Page
590
Bond Little
600
Thomas Caldwell
66
605
Struck off to Thomas Caldwell at £605.
No. 1 in thirteenth range-
Nathaniel Hutchins bid
£300
Capt. John Stark
400
Capt. Nath. Martin
405
Struck off to him at £405.
No. 2 in thirteenth range-
bid
£100
66
120
66
140
66
200
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Bond Little
66
225
Paul Dustin
66
250
Bond Little,
66
310
350
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300
Capt. John Stark
500
550
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Bond Little bid 360
Capt. John Stark
370
Bond Little
375
Capt. John Stark 66
380
Bond Little 66
385
Capt. John Stark 66
390
Bond Little 66
395
Capt. John Stark 66 400
Bond Little
66
405
To whom it was struck off at £405.
The proprietors' meeting being adjourned from the first Tuesday of September, 1764, to the second Tuesday of November following, then to meet at the house of William Stark, of Starkstown, accordingly the proprietors met at time and place. Then voted, That Jeremiah Page, Thomas Caldwell and John Hogg be a committee to plan out the common land that lays on Merrimack river, and to bring in a return at the next meeting. Voted, That William Stark, William Stinson and Jeremiah Page, the aforesaid committee, are empowered to give sufficient deeds to such persons as shall purchase the lots that are put up at vendue, this thirteenth day of November, at the house of William Stark, in Starkstown. Voted, That this meeting be ad- journed to the fourth Tuesday of December next, to the house of William Stark.
STARKSTOWN, December 25, 1764. The petition of us, the subscribers, sheweth that we desire [you] to call a meeting of the proprietors of Starkstown, to be held on the fourth Tuesday of January next, at the house of William Stark, in said town, to act on the following things :
Firstly. To choose a moderator.
Secondly. To choose a committee to have the care of building the meeting-house in Starkstown, and to see that
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the stuff is provided for the same, and every other thing that will be wanting for the finishing of said house; and also to appoint a place where the said meeting-house shall stand.
Thirdly. To do or act any other business that shall then be thought proper for the good of said settlement.
WILLIAM STARK, WILLIAM STINSON, JEREMIAH PAGE, JOHN STINSON, JOHN HOLMES, THOMAS CALDWELL,
ROBERT HOGG, THOMAS MILLS.
PROVINCE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE. In obedience to a peti- tion directed to me, for a proprietors' meeting, I proceed to warn all the proprietors of Starkstown to meet at the house of William Stark, in said town, on the fourth Tues- day of January next, at one of the clock in the afternoon, to act on the following things :
Firstly. To choose a moderator.
Secondly. To choose a committee to have the care of building a meeting-house in Starkstown, and to see that every thing be provided that will be wanted for the finish- ing of said meeting-house ; and also that they appoint a place where the said meeting-house shall stand.
Thirdly. To do or act any other business that shall then be thought proper for the good of said settlement.
Dated Starkstown, December 25, 1764.
CALEB PAGE, Proprietors' Clerk.
The proprietors met according to the warning, at the time and place, and Voted, That William Stark, William Stinson and Jeremiah Page, be a committee for building and finishing the meeting-house, as far as the money will go for which the four lots of land were sold.
CALEB PAGE, Proprietors' Clerk.
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To CALEB PAGE, Proprietors' Clerk.
We desire you would call a meeting of the proprietors, to meet at the house of Capt. William Stark, in Starks- town, on the second Tuesday of June next, at one of the clock in the afternoon,
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