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" While he was stationed as a picket, a British light horseman rode up to within a short dis- tance and fired at him, wheeled his horse, and rode off long enough to reload, and then rode up and fired again. After the third discharge his commanding officer came to him saying, ' Well, Blood, the British are taking considerable notice of you.' 'Yes,' he answered, 'Mayn't I fire at the d-d Redcoat ?' 'No, that won't do; if you fire they will take it as a signal, and all rush upon us, and we are not strong enough to risk a battle here. But if he comes again, you may step behind that rock.' When the horseman rode up, Blood stepped behind the rock, put- ting his hat on his bayonet. The Redcoat fired at that four times, and then left him. In telling the story ' Gen. Blood' would say, 'I turned aidgwise so as to make just as small mark as I could.' "
" At another time, Mr. Blood's division had a holiday in camp, and, as was the custom, double rations of rum were provided. Although a man who never used liquor to excess, he then became quite merry, and shouldering his musket, marched down in front of the tents shouting ' Atten-
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tion ! the whole world ! By kingdoms, to the right, wheel !' Amnsed by his pompons manner, and the magnitude of his command, his comrades in arms gave him the name of 'General,' which clung to him ever after." (See page 249.)
Chap. XIV. Page 68. Under Centennial Cemetery, add Lot 237. Mrs. Josepha Herrman.
Chap. XXIII. Under date " Gillsum May 24th, 1776," Joel Kilburne petitioned the Conn- cil & House of R., for encouragement to enable him to carry on the business of manufacturing Iron Wire, claiming that " he can make any size." He is recommended by " Stephen Griswold, Ebenezer Dewey Jr Pelatiah Pease, Selectmen " and by several men in Keene. (Page 188.)
Chap. XXVI. The following was received from Samuel Morrison Esq. of Alstead.
" I once heard the one handed Thompson say that his father lived in Gilsum, at the time his hand was hurt. His mother set him to drop the corn into the mill, a little at a time. Solomon Mack's boys came over the hill talking. He looked round to see them, and got his hand between the rollers. His mother stopped the horse, and his father pulled his hand out of the rollers and left the skin. The mill was an old cornstalk mill. They were grinding corn for a pudding for supper." (See page 243.)
Page 179. Silvanus Hayward removed to Keene in the Spring of 1880, and in December fol- lowing to Globe Village in Southbridge, Mass., and was installed Pastor of the "Evangelical Free Church " in that place, Dec. 28, 1880. The sermon on the occasion was by Charles Weth- erby. (See page 180.)
Page 195. John Borden removed from Gilsum to Monson, Mass. about 1812, and in June 1814 to Lebanon, N. Y., where he cleared a spot and built a house. In 1818 he moved to Del- mar, Penn., where he " took up a piece of land, and went to chopping and clearing again." Here he remained till his death in 1843.
Benjamin Butler Borden son of John, writes, -" I cut a little hole in the woods, built a log house, and moved into it March 23, 1820. Many big hemlocks did I cut by moonlight, the wolves howling all around the while." "It is said that poverty is the mother of invention, and as we began poor in the world, we were compelled to do all within ourselves we could. My wife hav- ing children to care for, and spinning and churning to do, would spin on the little wheel, churn and rock the cradle at the same time."
" All of my five sons enlisted and served well their country."
Page 196. Joel Willson Jr. removed to Waterloo, N. Y. in 1828, where he died in 1880. " His trade was that of a chair maker and painter. He was not only of a mechanical and ingen- ious turn of mind, but was endowed with rare business faculties. For some time he carried on the manufacture of linseed oil, then a leading industry of this village. When afterward he engaged in mercantile pursuits, he was careful, watchful, and economical. Socially, he was friendly, although quiet and unobtrusive. His name is every way worthy to be enrolled upon the list of our worthy departed citizens." [Local paper.]
Page 204. Samuel Mack was a very ingenious mechanic, and with his brothers, Solomon and Elisha, was noted as a bridge and dam builder. He was the first man to build dams across the Connecticut river, and was employed by an English company to build one at Bellows Falls, where he was assisted by his brother Solomon, and his son Solomon Jr. The water being deep, he made himself a water-proof leathern suit with a pipe to supply air, with which he went under the water to place the stone and timbers. He wore this suit at the first celebration of Independence at Montague, Mass. He also invented a machine for hulling wheat, but while at Washington to secure a patent, he became insane, and soon after died.
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Page 212. George H. Carpenter has a musket used in the Revolution by his great uncle Jon- athan : - also a drum used by a Benton or Benson at the time of the execution of Major Andre.
Page 213. It is remembered that Jonathan Kingsbury, the father of James, used to boast that " Jim was a wonderful smart boy, for he rode the horse to plow two years, before he was a year and a half old ! "
Page 219. Isaac Griswold from Walpole built the house on 157, and lived there a short time before selling to Dudley Smith.
Mrs. Lucena G. widow of Benjamin Thompson Jr., removed with her three sons to Mason City, Iowa, in 1855. " She was a consistent member of the Baptist Church for many years, and was respected and beloved by her many friends."
Adelbert M. Thompson oldest son of Benjamin Jr., after farming for a time, kept Hotel for over three years, and since 1871 has been in the drug business. He held the appointment of sheriff for six years. His wife writes : -
" I taught the first school in Mason City, in a log cabin 10x15 ft., with shoke roof and punch- eon floor. Our first year's crop consisted of a few beans and some sod corn. Our city then comprised eight small log houses containing two or three families each. Our city to-day numbers over 2,500, and is a center for several railroads, a school building costing $5,000, several churches, &c." On the occasion of their silver wedding, Sept. 30, 1880, about seventy-five of their neighbors assembled, and presented them with a valuable and beautiful set of silver.
Page 225. Jerome B. Aldrich was for a time in the employ of the elder Governor Dinsmoor of Keene. He removed to Cambridge, Mass. where he was employed some three or four years by Harvard University " to guard the buildings, keep off intruders, look after unruly students, report misdemeanors to the President, see that repairs were quickly made, &c., and was on the most friendly terms with the students." In 1833 he bought out a trucking business from Cam- bridge to Boston, which he carried on two years. He came to Gilsum and bought this place (Map 192,) in 1835, and remained five years. He built a shop near the brook back of the town house, where he made chair frames. He now resides in Boston, Mass.
Page 228. Henry Martin Hayward son of Dea. Amherst, has been employed by Murdoch and Fairbanks for many years, as superintendent of the wooden ware manufactory at " the Cap- tain's Mills " in Winchendon, Mass. He was for a long time one of the most efficient workers, and a prominent officer in the Fire Department of that town.
Page 229. William T. Parker son of William, is one of the prominent men of New Hamp- shire. He was a merchant in Nashua for ten years, but since 1860, has been engaged in farni- ing. He represented his town several years in the legislature; was afterwards elected Senator, and was President of the N. H. Senate in 1867. A friend writes : -
" He is a highly honorable and talented gentleman. He filled the position of President of the N. H. Senate with honor to himself and to the State. For over thirty years he has been a very prominent member of the Universalist Society in Nashua, many years serving as chairman of the Prudential Committee, and superintendent of the Sabbath School. He has worked his way to distinction and wealth by his industry and indomitable will."
Edward Parker, another son of William, served in both branches of the city government at Nashua. He was 1st Lieut. Co. B. in the Governor's Horse Guards, and Adjutant in the 1st N. H. Militia under Col. Tappan. In the war of the Rebellion he was commissioned 2d Lieut. Co. H., 13th N. H. Reg't, and served several months as Adjutant ; was in the battles of Freder-
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icksburg, and Suffolk ; and afterwards enlisted in the Reg't of Heavy Artillery. He has held prominent offices in Odd Fellowship and Free Masonry, and has attained to the 32d degree A. A. S. R. He now resides at Uxbridge, Mass.
March 1, 1880, Theron Hayward entered the hardware business at Keene ; - firm of Jackson and Hayward.
Page 244. Asa Maynard son of Antipas, was for many years a popular landlord at Marlboro', and at Orange, Mass. He afterwards removed to Keene, where he was deaeon in the First Con- gregational Church.
Page 276. Add ch. of John E. Bridge, -2. Lura Viola b. July 23, 1880.
Page 302. James Downing m. 2d Ap. 25, 1867 Eunice Fish (q. v.) d. Jan. 10, 1881.
Page 371. Charles H. Mason m. Jan. 1, 1881 Edith A. Kenion (q. v.).
Page 396. Mrs. Fanny W. Switzer d. Surry Jan. 3, 1881.
APPENDIX.
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GILSUM FLORA.
This list is necessarily very incomplete, having been made from the personal observation of the author, without systematic and thorough research. Those marked with a * have been added through the kindness of Prof. C. M. Tracy of Lynn, Mass., who spent a few weeks in Gilsum, during the summer of 1880.
Clematis Virginiana.
Anemone Virginiana.
Portulaca oleracea. P. grandiflora. (Intro.) Claytonia Caroliniana.
R. strigosus. var. albus. (Indigenous !) Triosteum perfoliatum.
Hepatica triloba.
H. acutiloba.
Malva rotundifolia.
R. occidentalis.
Sambucus Canadensis.
S. pubens.
Thalictrum anemonoides. T. Cornuti.
M. sylvestris. (Intro.)
R. villosus.
R. Canadensis.
* Viburnum cassinoides ?
Ranunculus recurvatus. R. bulbosus. R. acris.
Caltha palustris ?
G. Robertianum.
Impatiens fulva. Oxalis acetosella.
Pyrus arbutifolia.
P. Americana.
Amelanchier Canadensis. var. Botryapium. var. oligocarpa.
Ribes Cynosbati.
R. prostratum.
R. rubrum (Intro. ? )
Mitella diphylla ?
Tiarella cordifolia.
Sedum Telephium. (Intro.)
Hamamelis Virginica.
* Circea Lutetiana.
C. alpina. Epilobium angustifolium. E. coloratum. (Enothera biennis.
H. strumosus. Bidens frondosa.
B. chrysanthemoides. Maruta cotula.
Achillea millefolium. Leucanthemum vulgare. Tanacetum vulgare. (Intro.) Artemisia caudata.
A. vulgaris. A. biennis. (Intro .? ) A. Absinthium. Gnaphaliuni decurrens.
G. polycephalum. G. uliginosumn. Antennaria margaritacea.
Erechthites hieracifolia. Cirsium lanceolatum. C. arvense. var. album.
Onopordon acanthium. Lappa officinalis. Cichorium Intybus. (Intro.)
Menispermum Canadense. Berberis vulgaris. Nymphœa odorata. Nuphar advena. Sarracenia purpurea. Chelidonium majus. Sanguinaria Canadensis. Dicentra cucullaria. D. Canadensis. Corydalis glauca. Nasturtium officinale. N. Armoracia. (Intro.) Dentaria diphylla. Sisymbrium officinale. Brassica nigra. Capsella bursa-pastoris. Viola rotundifolia. V. blanda. V. cucullata.
* V. sagittata. V. canina. V. pubescens.
S. tomentosa.
Agrimonia Eupatoria. Geum strictum. G. rivale.
Potentilla Norvegica.
P. Canadensis. P. argentea.
Fragaria Virginiana. F. vesca. Dalibarda repens. Rubus odoratus.
R. triflorus.
Rosa Carolina.
R. rubiginosa.
V. lantanoides.
Galium asprellum.
Coptis trifolia. Aquilegia Canadensis.
A. vulgaris. (Intro.) Actea alba.
O. stricta. Rhus typhina. R. toxicodendron.
Vitis cordifolia.
Ampelopsis quinquefolia.
Celastrus scandens.
Acer Pennsylvanicum.
A. spicatum.
A. saccharinum. var. nigrum.
A. rubrum.
Trifolium pratense.
T. repens. T. agrarium. T. procumbens.
Melilotus alba. (Intro.)
Robinia Pseudacacia.(Intro.)ŒE. pumila.
Apios tuberosa.
Hydrocotyle Americana ? Sanicula Marylandica.
Daucus Carota. (Intro.)
Heracleum lanatum.
Pastinaca sativa. (Intro.) Archangelica atropurpurea. Ligusticum Levisticum. (Intro.) Sium lineare.
Osmorrhiza brevistylis ?
Aralia racemosa. A. hispida. A. nudicaulis. A. quinquefolia. A. trifolia.
Cornus Canadensis. C. alternifolia. Linnæa borealis.
G. trifidum.
G. triflorum. Mitchella repens.
Houstonia cærulea.
Eupatorium purpureum.
E. perfoliatum. Tussilago Farfara. (Intro.) Aster, many species. Diplopappus umbellatus. Solidago, many species.
Inula Helenium.
Ambrosia artemisiæfolia.
Rudbeckia hirta.
Helianthus annuus. (Intro.)
H. tuberosus. (Intro.)
Amphicarpœa monoica. Prunus Pennsylvanica. P. Virginiana. P. serotina. Spirea salicifolia.
V. tricolor. (Intro.) Hypericum ellipticum. H. perforatum. H. mutilum. H. Canadense. Elodes Virginica. Saponaria officinalis. (Intro.)P. fruticosa.
Lychnis Githago. Stellaria media. S. longifolia. Spergula arvensis.
M. crispa. (Intro.) Hibiscus Trionum. (Intro.) Tilia Americana. Geranium maculatum ?
R. hispidus.
V. acerifolium.
V. Opulus.
Cratægus coccineus.
C. tomentosus.
Lonicera ciliata. Diervilla trifida.
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Monarda didyma. (Intro.) .J. nigra. (Intro.) M. fistulosa.
Carya alba. (Intro.)
Nepeta Cataria. (Intro.) N. Glechoma. (Intro.)
C. porcina.
Quercus alba.
Q. rubra.
* and several others.
Castanea vesca. (Intro.)
Marrubium vulgare. (Intro.) Fagus ferruginca.
Galcopsis Tetrahit.
Corylus rostrata.
Ostrya Virginica.
Carpinus Americana. Myrica Gale.
Hydrophyllum Virginicum ? Comptonia asplenifolia.
Convolvulus arvensis ?
Solanum dulcamara.
Datura Stramonium.
Gentiana crinita.
G. Andrewsii.
G. Saponaria, var, linearis.
Apocynum androscemifoli- um.
Vinca minor. (Intro.)
Asclepias Cornuti.
Fraxinus Americana.
F. sambucifolia.
Asarum Canadense.
Phytolacca decandra.
Chenopodium album. C. hybridum.
C. Botrys. (Intro.)
Polygonum Persicaria.
P. Hydropiper.
P. aviculare.
P. sagittatum.
P. Convolvulus.
P. cilinode.
Fagopyrum esculentum. (Intro.)
Rumex crispis.
R. sanguineus.
R. Acetosella.
Typha latifolia.
* Onoclea sensibilis.
Alisma plantago, var. Amer- * Dicksonia punctilobula. icanum.
Osmunda regalis.
Sagittaria variabilis, var. O. Claytoniana. diversifolia. O. cinnamomea.
Habenaria tridentata.
* Botrychium gracile.
* H. orbiculata.
H. blephariglottis.
H. fimbriata.
Goodyera repens ?
G. pubescens. Spiranthes cernua. S. gracilis.
Cypripedium acaule. Iris versicolor. Sisyrinchium Bermudiana. Smilax herbacea. Trillium erectum. var. album.
* T. cernunm. T. erythrocarpum. Medcola Virginica. Veratrum viride.
Uvularia sessilifolia. Streptopus roseus. Clintonia Borealis.
Smilacina racemosa.
* S. trifolia.
S. bifolia.
Polygonatum biflorun.
Lilium Philadelphicum.
L. Canadense.
Erythronium Americanum. Hemerocallis fulva. (Intro.)
P. balsamifera, uar. candi- Juncus, many species. cans. (Intro.) Pontederia caudata.
Cyperaceæ, many species.
Pinus rigida. (One speci- Gramineæ, muny species. men.)
P. Strobus.
Abies nigra.
A. Canadensis.
A. balsamea.
Larix Americana.
Thuja occidentalis. (Intro.)
Juniperus communis.
J. Virginiana.
* P. Dryopteris.
Taxus baccata, var. Cana- * Aspidium Thelypteris. densis.
* A. Noveboracense.
Arisœma triphyllum.
* A. spinulosum.
Calla palustris.
* A. cristatum.
Symplocarpus fœtidus.
* A. marginale.
Acorus calamus.
A. acrostichoides.
V. Blattaria. (Intro.) Linaria Canadensis. L. vulgaris. Chelone glabra. Mimulus ringens. Veronica officinalis.
Mentha viridis. M. piperita. M. Canadensis.
Lycopus Virginicus. L. Europœus. Hedeoma pulegioides.
L. dendroideum.
L. clavatum.
L. complanatum.
Krigia Virginica. Hieracium Canadense. HI. scabrum. Nabalus albus.
* N. altissimus. Taraxacum dens-lconis. Latuca Canadensis. var. sanguinea. L. Scariola ?
* Mulgedium leucophæum. Lobelia cardinalis. L. inflata. L. spicata.
Gaylussacia resinosa. Vaccinium macrocarpon. V. Pennsylvanicum. V. vacillans. V. corymbosum. Chiogenes hispidula. Epigœa repens. Gaultheria procumbens. Cassandra calyculata. Kalmia latifolia. K. angustifolia. Azalea nudiflora.
Rhodora Canadensis. Pyrola rotundifolia. P. secunda.
Chimaphila umbellata. Monotropa uniflora. Ilex verticillata.
Nemopanthes Canadensis. Plantago major. P. lanceolata.
Trientalis Americana. Lysimachia quadrifolia. L. ciliata.
L. nummularia. (Intro.) Epiphegus Virginiana. Aphyllon uniflorum. Verbascum Thapsus.
Euphorbia Cyparissias. (Intro.) Ulmus fulva.
U. Americana.
Morus alba. (Intro.)
Urtica dioica.
* U. Urens.
Laportea Canadensis.
* Pilea pumila. Humulus Lupulus. (Intro.) Platanus occidentalis. Juglans cinerea.
Betula lenta. B. lutea.
B. alba, var. populifolia.
B. papyracea. Alnus incana.
Salix, many species.
Populus tremuloides.
P. grandidentata.
P. alba. (Intro.)
Equisetum arvense. E hyemale.
* Polypodium vulgare. Adiantum pedatum. Pteris aquilina.
* Asplenium thelypteroides. A. Filix fœmina.
* Phegopteris polypodioides.
B. lunarioides.
Ophioglossum vulgatum.
* Lycopodium lucidulum. L. inundatum.
Brunella vulgaris.
Scutellaria galericulata.
S. laterifolia.
Leonurus Cardiaca.
Symphytum officinale. (Intro.)
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GILSUM MAY 27th AD. 1818.
On the 21.st of [June] AD. 1760 The Day yt I was 21 years of Age in an expedition against Can- ada (not in Madisons War) in King Georg 2ª Reign I went out in one Kings Reign & came home in another there was no Wood-chucking of Soldires in them Days The same year our Muster Roles could be Made up I received my Pay in Gold & Silver Money and likewise my other two Brother Ezra & Eleazar who were in the Same Army In that year against Canada and was reduc'd to the British Empire 6 or 7 Campaigns previous to that year had been yearly & every year against Canada Britton to Join the American Provensels for 7 or 8 years suc- cessively. In the year 1789 Gen1 Wolf Took Quebeck & Gen1 Amherst took Crownpoint & Ticondaroga But there was a very strong Fortress 100 Miles down Lake Champlain where the Lake divided & made an small Island in the Lake met below the Fortress our Army pitched their Tents on the East sid of the Lake whare they Can- onanaded & Bumbarged 6 Days and 7 Nights The French evacuated the Fortress in the dead of Night; I was upon Centy twice every Night but the last Night when the French was evacuating; their Cattle would bellow & their Dogs would bark the whole of the Time The next Morning our Army took Possession of the fortress 50 French Regulars were made Prisoners in the Fortriss that had not got away, - And the next Day we got all our Artilary on Board & all our Baggage we proceeded down the Lake 14 Miles we expected another Seige but we fond that the Frotriss of St Johns had been Burnt the same Day yt. we arrived & all had [been] sent into ye Country of Canada the Timber smoking - Then we proceeded 3 Miles further to a Stone Fortriss they (the French) fired but 1 or 2 Cannon and gave up. Then we proceeded on to Montreal & when we got there Gen1 Amherst had arrived & pitched his Tents on the West side of the River St. Larrance above Montreal & Gen1. Murry from Quebeck on the West Side of Said River below Mont Real & Montreal had given up except firing one or two Cancon which was all over before our Army got to the River St. Larrance and all 3 of the Armies were pitched in a Triangular Form our Army on the East sid & Amherst and Murry on the West Side of the said River then our Army returned back to Crown-point & went to rebuilding Crownpoint Fourt anew - And in Novem" following the A Merican forces were Dismised & returned home & spread the Small Pox all over the Country. Thus the French war Ended no more Indians coming down kiling and Sculping Men women and Children till the Amer- icans rased the rebelion in the year AD. 1774 destroyed the ship-load of Tea belonging to the Brittish Then the British blocked up Boston harbour Many of the Boston [people] Moved out into the Country Some Stayed The British kept Boston till April 1775 and then made a discant upon Lexington did considerable [d] amage & they were drove back into Boston & thare untill AMericans Built Bunker Hill Rodoubt. - But I'm before my Story At the allarm of Peopel or [all ?] ware alarmed and all were in a Friscomfrascom in Keene notice was given to meet at Keene Meeting House I was as big a Fool as any of them ; I went to the gathering Many were for going down & many were willing to let thair Guns go & Stay at home themselves I had no Gun I had Sold mine after the French War was over But a Gun was offered me imediately I set out along with the crowd & the Battle was over before the News had got far into the Country. And when I got down Men were as thick as Grasshopers a great plenty indeed. There was a Plan projected to enlist Men to make up an Army but a great- Strife prevailed to have a Commision which every one wanted that enlisted Many got a Commission that was not fit for it and Many had to do without that was fit, and many returned home because they could not get a Commi- sion A vast mnaney more Men had hovered down to Cambrige then was needed to enlist some Stayed without enlisting to Shew their Zeal for the glorious Cause in June 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill took place The Amer ican Leaders sent over to France & got Forces from thare to help cuff Britton & after America [had lost] 2 or 3000 Thousend Men by swoard Pestelence they obtained Independence & made Peace. - Thus I have given you a Nar- ative of my Soldiery And I feel happy that I never was found in the afful Crime of Rebellion which the Ameri- cans were obliged to owne when they were in the midst of it - And when the French got home too France they set out upon the same project & took off their King & Queens Heads Am &c your Ever afectionate Father Abner Sanger To M' Abner Sanger and Family All & Singular."
C. (Page 62.)
The original record is wanting. There are two copies, and there has been some query whether the name was Brook or Brock. On the first investigation there was a strong suspicion that it should have been Brockway, and that he was the father of Woolston Brockway. The reasons were these. We find " the widdow Mary Brockway wife of John Brockway Departed this life Sept. 5, 1767 "; and it is very noticeable that the Brockway is written as if in two words, and that the y is so short that one would naturally read it Brock was. Hence the inference that the transcriber made a mistake. On further examination, however, it is found that Woolston Brockway's first wife was Anna or Mary Brook. Hence the more probable inference that this was her father.
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D. (Page 99.)
In Dr. Bouton's Provincial Papers, Vol. VII, p. 706, is the following note.
" Rev. Ranna Cossit was the first minister of the Episcopal church in Claremont; he sailed for England to obtain holy orders in December 1772; was ordained by the Bishop of London, and returned next year and took charge of the church in Claremont. He was recalled by the Bishop to the island of Cape Breton 1785."
He was a Tory in the Revolution, and refused to sign the Association Test.
E. (Page 107.)
The following certificates are taken from the town records.
This may certify whom it may concern that Jedidiah Carpenter Jun. has Join'd himself to the Universal Society So called of which Elder Zebulun Streeter is teacher and attends publick worship at the House of Mr, John Thompson in Alstead the Same being appointed for that purpose by Said Society Surry July 14th. AD. 1788
Attest to by Jonathan Reed Clerk of sd. society
Townsend March 9- 1789
this may Sertify all persons at home it may Consern that Isac Lane is of the uneversal prinsapel and Dos attend our meeting and Dos hep Soport the Gospel Thomas Barns Preecher a trew Coppy
February the 9 AD 1796
This may Certify whome it May Consern that Joshua Isham has Ever atended the Baptis Society in Coventer in Conecticut
Roswell Lamb Society Clerk
This may Certify whome it May Concern that I Profess myself to bee of the free and Liberal Sentiment that God is the Benevolent and Kind parent of the whole Family of Man Kind and will Save them with Uneversal Sal- vation and this Town having Settled a Minester which holds up the dangeros Doctrines of Reprobation I there fore Shall not attend his administrations of those Doctrines and refuse to help Soport him
Gilsum May the 2- 1796 David Adams
This May Sertify that I am not of Mr Fishes. Sentiment and refuse paying anny more to him
Gilsum May the 11 - 1796 Jesse Johnson
Ebenezer Bill this is to Certify that as I have Ever Protested against the Doctrines Delivered by Mr Fish I do refuse to Support them Gilsum May 22- 1796.
We the Subscribers
and publick teacher and Committee in a relegeous Sosciety or denomination Called Methodests in the town of Keene do hereby Certify that Iddo Kilburn is A regular member of Sd Society and Does frequantly and Usually attend with Us at our Stated meeting for relegeous worship.
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