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13.65
Jacob and John B. Brown.
73.54
John B. Brown, guardian of Benjamin Cram
197.01
William and Nathan Brown
67.01
Samuel Brown, Jr
7.66
Zephaniah Brown
33.94
Mary Brown.
3.66
Eliza Brown.
1.47
Jacob T. Brown.
4.75
Josiah Brown
32.70
Thomas Brown
32.70
Charles T. Brown.
2.20
John Brown, Esq
14.56
Sewell Brown
4.78
Levi Brown
5.09
Samuel Brown.
2.20
Heirs of Levi Brown.
.66
Frederick R. Brown.
2.20
George L. Brown.
2.20
Lowell Brown
36.45
Lowell Brown, Jr
14.40
Cyrus Brown
2.20
John Barton
2.20
Enoch Blake.
9.84
472
473
INVOICE OF 1850.
Charles H. Blake.
$2.20
Heirs of Jeremiah Blake.
34.35
James Brimner
33.46
Nehemiah P. Cram.
32.69
Joseph Cram
28.92
Jolın S. Cram
5.50
Benjamin F. Cram
11.99
Charles Chase
5.95
John G. Chase.
4.76
Charles F. Chase
2.64
John Chase.
21.30
Hannah Chase.
13.46
Abigail Caldwell.
2.20
S. and J. D. Dodge.
27.70
George H. Dodge
44.80
Sarah Dodge
2.93
George H. Dodge, trustee for George Fifield
3.66
Zebulon Dow
10.62
Richard, John W., and Polly Dodge.
58.42
Timothy P. Drew.
2.20
Nathaniel Dearborn
7.33
Polly Dow
3.66
Richard Fogg
2.56
Samuel Fogg
6.15
Aaron M. Gove
8.98
Charles C. Gove
7.17
Ezekiel Gove.
3.45
John C. Gove.
3.29
Stephen and Silas Green
27.37
Elizabeth Green.
1.47
Jeremiah Godfrey
8.66
John S. Godfrey
2.20
Eunice Healey.
3.66
Wells W. Healey
16.30
Charles N. Healey
2.20
Sally Healey
2,20
Wells Healey
90.40
Green Hardy
3.43
Reuben Hardy.
7.36
Bradbury Hardy
6.71
Charles Hardy.
7.36
William A. Hopkins
.59
Zebulon Jones
2.32
Moses Jones.
2.32
John F. Jones
2.20
David Janvrin
17.41
Joshua Janvrin
13.85
Levi Jenness
8.92
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HISTORY OF HAMPTON FALLS.
David B. Jacques.
$2.20
S. T. and L. M. Knight.
35.41
Levi and Levi E. Lane
31.50
Jeremiah Lane
9.21
Jeremiah Lane for Robie estate.
12.25
Dearborn Lane
6.92
Thomas Leavitt, Esq.
31.07
Abigail Lang
9.26
Richard Morrill.
22.74
Jonathan Morrill
2.20
Joseph Moulton
48.20
Joseph W. Moulton.
3.67
Sarah Moulton.
7.34
Nathan Moulton
48.48
Aaron Merrill
14.33
George S. Merrill
2.20
Jolın Merrill.
2.20
William T. Merrill
2.42
Betsy Merrill
1.46
John Marshall
12.15
Moses Marshall.
2.20
Alfred Marsh.
3.18
Woodbury Masters
13.19
John Moore
8.50
Samuel Melcher
29.83
C. A. and G. W. Nason
29.89
James Prescott.
10.84
True M. Prescott.
9.82
Robert S. Prescott.
19.97
Charles S. Prescott.
2.20
Lewis F. Prescott.
2.20
Aaron Prescott
28.55
Emery Page
2.20
Joshua Pike.
18.35
Matthew Pike
2.20
Nathan Pike
3.89
James M. Pike.
2.20
Edward D. Pike.
2.20
Heirs of Joseph Perkins
5.99
John L. Perkins
5.03
Daniel Pervear
5.12
Joseph Pervear
3.83
Samuel Pervear
11.87
Isaiah Page .
5.03
Timothy P. Ropes
2.20
Thayer S. Sanborn.
47.75
Aaron Sanborn
30.86
Charles H. Sanborn.
4.40
475
INVOICE OF 1850.
Thomas L. Sanborn
$2.20
Joseph T. Sanborn.
5.86
Levi Sanborn
43.75
Albert J. Sanborn.
2.20
Abner and John P. Sanborn
43.55
Rufus C. Sanborn.
30.96
Nancy Sanborn
19.24
Josiah Smith
17.45
Caleb Towle
12.64
William F. Towle.
47.47
Ezekiel Twombly
2.20
Ebenezer Tilton
2.06
Weare D. Tilton
13.79
Dean R. Tilton
23.75
Heirs of Peter Tilton, Esq.
10.75
Caleb Tilton.
23.09
Otis W. Tilton.
2.20
Jemima True
4.58
John Weare
26.98
Jonathan Weare.
2.20
Lemuel B. Wiley
2.39
Simon Winslow
12.28
Hannah Wells
46.34
Lucy Wing
14.58
Josiah P. Wason
2.20
EXTRACTS FROM DEACON BATCHELDER'S JOURNAL.
THE following are extracts from a journal kept by Dea. David Batchelder, covering a period of more than sixty years:
On Dec. 3, 1747, the snow came deep and remained on the ground for four months. In February it was 4 feet deep. 1748. A drouth came on the middle of July, and continued until the middle of Sep- tember, which seriously injured the corn crop. A good crop of hay. The winter following was moderate, with the exception of one month which was very cold. 1749. The drouth came on in April, and cut off the grass crop. Rains in July saved the corn. It was very dry in the fall. The winter following was hard, and people had to browse their cattle. 1750. A productive year; winter after moderate. but very wet. 1751. A good year. Freshets hurt the meadows. The winter very cold; Merrimack river frozen to the lower ferry; more sledding than for a number of years before. 1752. A great crop of grass; too cold for corn; hardly any sledding. 1754. A good crop of grass. Winter very mild. 1755. A very hard earthquake which did little damage about here. The war came on and continued until 1763. Summer eool; winter mild; plowing carried on in January and Feb- ruary. Some people sowed grain in February. 1756. Not a very fruitful year; winter severe and unsettled. 1757. A dry season, corn middling. 1759. Very wet summer; a productive year, followed by a cold winter. 1760. Wet summer; grass very heavy. Generally a productive year; a hard winter. 1761. A great drouth came on June 1 till July 15, without rain or dew. Only light rains remainder of the season. Ilay sold in the field for 50 shillings per ton lawful money. A hard winter followed. 1762. The summer dry like the preceding year. Corn and grass very poor; English hay sells for £ 5 per ton; salt hay for £3 5s. per ton. Snow came at Christmas and continued until March; a thaw, followed by snow and hail, so hard and deep that teams could go over fences and creeks until last of March. 1763. Wet summer; a productive year; hard winter. 1764. Summer wet and cold; not a fruitful year; winter cold, with deep snows: cold weather ended 1st of March. 1765. Average for grass and grain; too dry for corn. 1766. Hot summer, with rain enough for a fruitful season; winter cold with little snow. 1767. Summer hot and
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dry; good crops with the exception of hay: winter cold. English hay $11.00 per ton. 1768. Average crops. 1769. Drouth early in season; cold winter. Merrimack river at Newburyport frozen and teamed over for three weeks, until last of March. 1770. Hot tedious drouth began last of June till middle of August. Corn poor; some worms or cater- pillars did much damage to corn and grass by eating it off. Winter changeable. 1771. Forward spring; first part of season wet. Very hot for a number of days about the 1st of August. A number of per- sons died from the effects of the heat. English grain hurt by mildew; Indian corn well ripened. Hard winter followed, with severe snow- storms. 1772. On April 8, the surveyors called out the men to break the roads, there being three feet of snow upon the ground. A drouth came early in the season, and again last of July. Great freshet in September. 1773. Cold, with considerable snow. Early spring, with. drouth first part of the season. Grass very good; grains light. Aug. 14, came a heavy shower; 31/2 inches of water fell in 35 minutes. 1774. Cold, with good sledding in January and February. An early spring. Hay sells for $7 per load. June 21, came a great freshet. It was a good season for grass, grain, and corn. Great snow last of December, which lasted 20 hours. 1775. Winter very moderate; a dry summer. The worst drouth since 1762. September 3, came a rain which made a great freshet. Ground closed up earlier than usual. 1776. Snow went away 1st of March, but it was cold in April. Heavy frost May 31, which killed the Indian corn to the ground, but it grew up again. It was a changeable season; nearly all crops poor. Ground frozen up. December 1.
1777. Snow did not come until February; March dry and cold. A snowstorm May 1. A heavy crop of hay; other crops good. Ground frozen up middle of November, but opened again. Snow came last of December.
1778. April wet and cloudy; eight inches of snow fell first of the month; another snow middle of April. Cold and frosty last of May. June hot and dry; remainder of season pleasant, until last of Decem- ber, when it was very cold.
1779. A cold winter, with considerable snow. Summer generally pleasant. First frost October 1. Cold and snowy last of the season.
1780. January very cold and windy; light snows which drifted badly, much worse than common. April wet and cold. Snowstorm May 1. June and July dry; heavy thunder-showers last of July. August and September hot and dry. Snowstorm November 1. Decem- ber 25, a heavy snow.
1781. In January and February a great deal of snow. March and April cold and backward, and most of May. Drouth came on in July. Fall dry, with little feed, followed by a severe winter.
1782. A drouth prevailed nearly all the season; hay scant. A hard winter followed. 1783. Dry until the last of June. Remainder of the- season exceedingly wet, attended with violent storms; winter cold. 31
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1784. Wet and backward until June. Apple trees in full bloom June 1 and 2. Summer hot and dry; last of summer pleasant. Great storm September 17 and 18. November 26, a great storm and a very high tide. Snow came December 18, and remained until after the mid- dle of April, and was very deep. It went away with a S. W. wind.
1785. Season backward. Too wet for corn; grass good. No frost until October 1. Snow came November 23. 1786. Deep snow came in January. Heavy snow first of April; first of season very wet. Corn poor; grass and flax good. Frost held off till October.
1787. Thaw in January, which brought water into the wells, many of which were dry. Good sledding until March 10. Early part of sea- son wet and cold; remainder pleasant. In September camc a storm on a low run of tides. when people were at work on the marsh, and swept away the hay. Snow came and remained December 20.
1788. A cold winter with considerable snow. The last of February Newburyport ferry frozen, which lasted until March 6. April and May wet. A poor hay season; grass good; corn medium; grain mildewed. Frost held off till last of September. Snow came December 17.
1789. Good sledding for 10 weeks, although there was but little snow. Spring cold and backward. An average crop of grass. Great rain June 10 and 11. Fall cold. Cattle came to the barn early.
1790. Good sledding from the middle of January to 20th of March. Spring backward; very stormy in April. Hay scarce; many cattle died for want of hay "up country." The summer wet and cool. Crops on dry land good; an average crop of hay. A bad season to get hay; fax good. A big freshet in September. Very cold and snowy in December.
1791. The winter extremely cold, with deep snows. A dry and for- ward spring: a good rain after planting in May. Summer dry; drouth ended September 5. No frost until October. October 13 very cold and winter apples were frozen. November pleasant. Warm first of De- cember; cold last of the month.
1792. Extremely cold. Hard snowstorms January 19 and 23; very cold after. Spring forward. Heavy rain April 26. At times quite dry during the summer. Frosts last of August and 1st of September. which did not do much damage. Moderate until November 20. Cold and snowy rest of year.
1793. Broken winter with moderate weather. The dryest spring since 1749. June 25. 11/2 inches of rain fell, which was as much as had fallen during the past three months. The rains were light during the summer. Six inches of snow came October 29, which soon went away and caused water to come into wells which had been dry. Less rain from April 1 to October 1 than for 30 years; 141/2 inches of rain had fallen in that time. A little rain and two inches of snow fell during the remainder of the year.
1794. Not much snow in January; 22d and 23d 7 inches of rain fell; '9 inches of rain fell in January, and 10 inches of snow. February cold; 14 inches of snow, which would make about 4 inches of water. In March snow and rain 4 inches. April warm; one inch of rain. May
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18, a frost killed the apples in bloom. June 16, frost killed the beans; 21/2 inches of rain in June; 2 inches of rain fell in July. Corn and po- tatoes not as good as last year. December open, with moderate weather. 471/2 inches of water fell this year.
1795. January and February cold. Violent snowstorm March 13, which blew down some buildings. Damage to some vessels loading in Boston $1,000. Eleven inches of rain fell in April. Season generally favorable. English grass was killed by the drouth. No hard frost until October 8; 741/2 inches of water fell this year.
1796. A great crop of English hay; an average crop of Indian corn and potatoes. English grains and apples suffered from mildew. Dronth shortened corn and grass. Summer hot and dry. Moderate until November 22. December very cold; snow came only on one or two days; 361/2 inches of rain and 56 inches of snow. Computing 5 inches of snow to make one of rain, 11 inches, making a total of 471/2 inches of water fallen during the year.
1797. First part of January very cold. Snow daubed and frozen on the sides of the trees December 6; was not melted off until January 27. Remainder of winter moderate. May ?, thunder-shower with some hail. More thunder-showers this year than mentioned any year be- fore. Apple trees in full bloom May 31; 511/4 inches of rain fell this year.
1798. Considerable rain fell during the winter, and the weather mod- erate. May dry and backward. Apple trees in full bloom May 20. Severe drouth in August and September, which pinched the Indian corn very much and injured the grass and hay in the pastures. Turnips, carrots, and onions mostly cut off by drouth and grasshoppers; few cabbages. Snow which fell November 17 continued during the winter. Amount of water which fell this year 593/4 inches.
1799. The snow which fell November 17 laid all over the ground until March 25. Began to plow April S. This was the earliest, steadi- est, and longest winter I ever knew. Ilay was very scant amongst many about here. Apple trees in full bloom May 28. A great freshet June 13 and 14. A great many thunder-showers this year. 50344 inches of water fell this year.
1800. January cold and dry: many driving snowstorms. Apple trees in bloom May 20. It was very dry in the early part of the season. While it rained a good shower at Newburyport there was only enough here to lay the dust. A fast was holden on account of the dronth July 30. Only 21/2 inches of rain fell from June 3 to Angust 9, 10 weeks. First frost October 11. Thaw in December lasted 18 days, after which came snow and cold weather. 58 inches of water fell this year.
1801. First of January snow with high winds. A number of severe snowstorms in February. First of April cool and wet; thunder-show- ers in May, and they continued through the summer months. July was very dry and hot. September very dry. Springs and brooks very low. 45 inches of water fell in 1801.
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HISTORY OF HAMPTON FALLS.
1802. January warm, with little snow. Heavy snows in February, which did much damage on the sea, but little falling weather in March. April very cool and dry. Last of May very wet. Apple trees in full bloom June 1. The apples were blighted by storms which came soon after. Considerable damage was done in August by lightning. Corn ripened well. Moderate until the end of the year. 541/2 inches of water fell this year.
1803. Moderate, with little sledding. A hard snowstorm April 5 with strong N. E. winds, which did much damage to shipping. Apple trees in full bloom May 25. Dry last of June and first of July. Frost killed the potato tops September 19. December warm and ground open. 4934 inches of water this year.
1804. January and February very cold and stormy; roads impassa- ble from drifted snow. Wet and rainy in April, which made the season late. Apple trees in full bloom 21st of May. There was a severe drouth in July and August, which injured the corn and dried up the pastures. A fast held September 5 on account of the drouth. In Octo- ber a severe rainstorm with much thunder. Cattle died from expos- ure. Rest of year cold and stormy. 5914 inches of water fell during the year.
1805. January and February very cold, with many severe storms; roads impassable; much damage on the sea. Snow nearly all gone 20th of March. First of summer there were seasonable rains and much thunder and lightning. The last of the summer the rains were light, and it became so dry that corn parched, and the grass in the pastures dried up. Last of the season moderate. 4314 inches of water fell this year.
1806. January came in moderate, but the latter part and February very cold and stormy. Roads badly drifted; continued cold through March. June S a thunder-shower; 5 persons killed in two places. A poor hay season. October 8, frost killed pumpkin vines and corn leaves. Snow fell last of October. Considerable rainy weather rest of the season. Corn was well ripened. 4314 inches of water this year.
1807. Very cold in January. A freshet February 18 carried away Exeter bridge and some others. March moderate. April, May, and June very cool. Dry weather in July shortened the corn crop. Freshet last of July, which injured the grass on the meadows. Freshet again in August. Freshet and very high tides in October. Season open; plowing the middle of December. 711/4 inches of rain fell this year.
1808. Sledding began 1st week in January and continued through February. Light rains until June, when there came a hard storm which did much damage on the sea. July very hot. A hard storm in August beat down the corn. A white frost August 17, and it became very dry. Considerable snow in November and December. 6014 inches of rain in 1808.
1809. Good sledding January 1st which held until 15th of March. Last of May and first of June very cool. July 17 came a, hard N. E. storm, which lasted three days. Some damage by lightning. White
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frost September 14. 27th September iee frozen as thick as window glass. Considerable rain during rest of the season. No sledding in December. 471/2 inches rain fell in 1809.
1810. First of January moderate. Light snows in January and Feb- ruary. Thunder-shower in March. Severe N. E. storm in June; some sheep died. June 20, some eattle killed by lightning. September 12, frost killed all green things. Weather changeable rest of the season. 5314 inches of rain fell this year.
1811. Changeable weather with light falls of rain and snow during January, February, and March. July 3, extreme heat for three days.
Mr. Batchelder died March 11, 1811, having kept a record for nearly sixty-four years.
AGREEMENT.
THE following agreement was made May 17, 1774, between David Batchelder of Hampton Falls and Jedediah Sleeper, Jr., of the same parish, when the said Jedediah Sleeper, Jr., agreed to work with the said David Batchelder one year, to begin the next Monday, which was the 23d day of May, instant, and was to continue his labor one year:
Said Jedediah thereby agrees to work constantly without loss of time, except sickness, and what time he shall lose in said year by sick- ness or otherwise he agrees to make up at the end of the year. He also agrees to be faithful in said Batchelder's business and not to run about nights without leave, to the damage of said Batchelder's busi- ness in any wise, and the said David Batchelder agrees on his part to pay unto said Jedediah Sleeper, Junior, at the end of said year, provided he shall come and labor as above, the sum of thirteen pounds ten shil- lings Lawful money. Three pounds ten shillings of said sum said Jedediah agrees to take in good clothing, etc.
In witness whereof we thereunto interchangeably set our hands in Presence on the 17th day of May 1774.
Witness: Nathaniel Batchelder.
DAVID BATCHELDER. JEDEDIAH SLEEPER.
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MAJOR JEREMIAH GODFREY. 1798-1881. See page 55 1 .
EXTRACTS TAKEN FROM WARREN BROWN'S JOURNAL.
THE following is a record of events taken from a journal and other books kept by Warren Brown:
1850. The frost was out and the ground settled about the first of April. Plowing and other farm work began early. There was an average erop of hay with good weather to secure it. Good crops of corn and apples. There was a hailstorm in August which injured the apples by denting them. No. 1 apples sold at $1.25 per bbl. The win- ter following was eold with considerable snow. Best farm hands re- ceived $15 per month and board during the summer months.
1851. The season was wet and backward. There were heavy rains. in April; on the 15th of April occurred a hard storm, accompanied by a high tide. The track of the E. R. R. was washed away, and a great amount of other damage was done. It was during this storm that the Minot Ledge lighthouse was destroyed. There was a large erop of hay with poor weather to secure it. Corn did not ripen well, as the summer was cool and a hard frost came early in September. There were but very few apples. The winter following was cold, with deep snow. Hay sold for $12 per ton, delivered in Newburyport.
1852. April was cold, wet, and backward. About a foot of snow fell on the 6th, and it was late in the month before much work was done upon the land. A drouth came on in June, and continued for two months. The hay erop was light, with good weather to get it. A large crop of apples, which were small in size from the effects of dry weather, sold at $1 per bbl. A good yield of corn and potatoes. The winter following was moderate, not snow enough to do business on. Hay delivered in Newburyport sold for $16 per ton.
1853. There was but little frost in the ground and farm work began. by the first of April. The hay crop was an average one; but few apples; corn and potatoes generally good erops. Mueh damage was done by a hailstorm about the first of June; nearly all the glass on the west side of the houses and other buildings was broken out. The following winter was cold. Snow came about Christmas and lay deep. all winter.
1854. The ground settled early in April, followed by a favorable time for doing spring work. A severe drouth prevailed during the
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summer months. The hay crop was an average one. Some apples, but not a general crop. Corn and potatoes very good. The first mow- ing-machine ever in the town was used this year by Wells Healey. Typhoid fever prevailed during the autumn to quite an extent, and a number of deaths occurred. Winter came on December 1, with deep snow, which lasted till spring. A heavy rain came in February, which did a great deal of damage in New England. The bridges below Dodge's mill and at the main road over the Falls river were injured, and had to be rebuilt. Business throughout the country was prosper- ous, more so than for a long time before. Hay sold in Newburyport at $18 per ton. Farm hands received $16 per month and board during the summer months. Round hogs sold at 10 ets. per lb .; good flour, $8 per bbl.
1855. The season opened fairly early, and much spring work was done in April. A good hay erop. Corn and potatoes an average. A large crop of apples, which sold at $1.25 per bbl. Winter eame on early, the snow remaining on the ground all winter. Snow three feet on a level in February. It was a cold winter.
1856. Spring work began in April. The wather was not favorable for advaneing farm work. A large hay crop, but poor weather to get it. The summer was cool. Very good crops of corn and potatoes. Some apples but not a general crop. Winter came on cold and very snowy December 1, and continued without any thaw or let-up until 1st of February, when a thaw came. First week in February warmer than some of the weeks in the August preceding. Remainder of the winter very moderate. Grasshoppers were very plenty, and did much damage upon the high marshes. The harbor at Portsmouth froze over, a thing never known before.
1857. Farm operations began in April. A great deal of rain fell during the entire season. There was a large erop of hay, with bad weather to secure it; people generally did not finish haying until the middle of August. No apples to speak of. Other erops an average. One of the most severe financial panies occurred in the fall, which caused business to suffer throughout the country for a long time. The winter following was mild and pleasant with little snow. Most of the hay was removed from the marshes upon wheels.
1858. The ground was settled, with very pleasant weather during the last of March. Spring work came on early. The hay crop was very good. Season for getting it not first rate. Very few apples. Corn and potatoes good. Cold weather came on middle of December. The winter was very icy; much damage was done to the grass in the fields and pastures from the effects of the ice by winter-killing. Men received $15 per month with board during the summer months. Corn was 75 ets. per bush .; oats, 50 ets. The prices of farm products suf- fered from the effects of the financial troubles of last year.
1859. The spring was early. A good hay crop with a favorable season to get it. Not many apples; sold at $3 per bbl. Other crops above the average. There was a severe snowstorm first week in De-
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cember. Not a great amount of snow or mueh cold weather during the winter; a favorable time for doing business.
1860. Blocking snow February 20. Snow all gone March 20. Ground settled and season opened early. Hay crop good; weather favorable for getting it. Wind N. E. during nearly all the month of July, without clouds or rain. On August 6 was the most severe thun- der-storm ever known by any person then living. A good erop of apples which sold for $1 per bbl. Owing to its being a cool season corn did not ripen as well as usual. The fall was warm and quite wet. Winter eame on middle of December, followed by cold weather and deep blocking snows.
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