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The vote was taken pursuant to this motion and the Inhab- itants by a great majority moved to the east side of the broad aisle, leaving only about ten or twelve on the west side, some of whom declared they did not vote at all ; and it was judged that nearly or quite two hundred and twenty voters were present.
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
William Pope, Eleazer Spofford and were chosen a Committee to nominate and report three persons who shall be a Comee of Delegates on the part of this town in a County Convention, there to aid and assist in devising and adopting such constitutional measures in regard to the perilous situation of the Country as shall be deemed expedient. The Comee of Nomination reported the names of Laban Ainsworth, Benj. Prescott and Samuel Dakin, who were unanimously chosen Delegates for the purpose aforsaid, to whom were added by vote, Adonijah Howe, Benj. Kingsbury & Wm Stevens.
Oct. 15, 1814. At a town-meeting held on that day it was voted that, in addition to the sum allowed by Government to the soldiers who have volunteered and gone to Portsmouth, the town will make up each ones wages fifteen dollars a month. Also voted that there be three hundred Dollars assessed on the inhabitants of this town, and collected for the above purpose.
Soldiers who were in service at Portsmouth.
Oliver Warren-Captain
Daniel Adams,
rec $11.20. Robt Goff,
rec $9.33
Thomas Chadwick,
10.69.
Henry Hapgood,
16.12.
David Chaplin,
11.20.
Stacy Hodskins,
16.12.
Ethan Cutter,
4.50.
Moses Hunt, 16.12
Isaac Cutter,
20.78
Abel Nutting,
16.12.
Samuel Dutton,
11.00
Philip Peak,
11.29.
James Eaton,
11.20.
Moses Pierce.
11.20.
Walter Eaton,
11.20. David Sawtell,
11.20.
Austin George
10.44.
Samuel Stratton,
13.43
WAR WITH MEXICO, 1846.
SOLDIERS.
David Cutter,
George F. Cutter.
CIVIL WAR.
On the outbreak of the civil war in 1861, and during its continuance, the town of Jaffrey responded to the call for soldiers, and raised the following bounties :
Oct. 24, 1861, the town voted to furnish the families of volunteers from four to twelve dollars per month during the time they were in service.
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SOLDIERS OF THE REBELLION.
Sept. 13, 1862, the town voted one hundred dollars bounty to all nine months men, and also voted to aid the families of such as belonged to the town.
Sept. 18, 1863, the town voted a bounty of three hundred dollars to drafted men, or those who furnished substitutes.
March 8, 1864, the town voted nine months men pay for ten months' service.
June 23, 1864, the town voted three hundred dollars to all men who may be drafted into the service of the United States, on being accepted.
March 12, 1865, the town voted to pay any citizen of the town the sum of six hundred dollars, who will enlist into the service of the United States for one year or more, on being accepted.
The number of men who enlisted, and were in service, was 151 ; the number killed in battle, 5 ; number who died in service, 23.
Charles W. Webster, Quartermas- Charles Baker. ter 14th Reg.
John F. Berry.
C. Frederick Webster, Ist Lieut., Christopher Bartenback, 14th Reg.,
14th Reg., promoted to Quarter- master.
Co. G.
Hiram Bennet, Troop B.
Spencer L. Bailey, 2d Lieut., 14th John F. Briant, 2d Reg., Co. A. Reg.
Edmund Brady, 9th Reg., Co. B.
Charles W. Adams, 2d Reg., Co. James T. Brown, 14th Reg., Co. G. A.
Samuel L. Bolles, Troop C.
Lysander A. Adams, 6th Reg., Co. Alonzo Butterfield. F.
John Q. Adams, a marine, died at Portsmouth.
Henry Buckwould, 16th Reg., Co. F. Jacob Buckwould, 14th Reg., Co.
Ben. Abanton, 9th Reg., Co. I. G.
Warren F. Allen, 6th Reg., Co. F. Charles A. Carter, 14th Reg., Co. Henry A. Atherton, 6th Reg., Co. G. E.
Calvin Bailey, 6th Reg., Co. F.
John Caldwell, 8th Regt., died.
Spencer L. Bailey, 14th Reg., Co. Daniel M. Colburn, 9th Reg., Co. F.
Oscar Eugene Carter, died.
I. Almon W. Bailey, 16th Reg., died. Lysander J. Coudray, 16th Reg., Harvey N. Bailey, Troop D. Co. F.
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
Edwin R. Cutter, 14th Reg., Co. G. Charles D. Kimball, 16th Reg., Co. Edward E. Cutter, 14th Reg., Co. F. G.
Elisha A. Kingsbury, 6th Reg., Co. E.
Gustavus A. Cutter, 14th Reg. John C. Cummings, 16th Reg., Dexter B. Knowlton, 16th Reg.
died.
John W. Darling, died.
Frank DeWier.
Fred. Donaldson, Troop C. Charles W. Diamond, 2d Reg., Co. John Leathers, 14th Reg., Co. G. C.
James Dadwell, 6th Reg., Co. E. Morty Downs, 10th Reg., Co. K. James R. Douglass, Troop D.
Charles D. Emery, 14th Reg., Co. G.
Charles Farouch, IIth Reg., Co. C. G.
Luther W. Fassett, 16th Reg., Co. Charles B. Merrifield, 14th Reg., E.
Co. G.
Danvers C. Fassett, Heavy Artil- John McCunn, Troop B. lery.
Lawrence Montgomery. Troop H. Joel E. Fassett, 14th Reg., Co. E. Henry F. Morse, 14th Reg., Co. G. John Flynn, 11th Reg., Co. C.
John Frost, 14th Reg., Co. G.
George Gilmore, 9th Reg.
Wm. T. Gleason, 6th Reg., Co. I.
Wm. H. Goodrich, 5th Reg., Co. Barnard Mulligan, Troop A. H.
Theodore Hanscomb, 6th Reg., Edward N. Nutting, 16th Reg., Co. H., promoted to Captain. Co. F.
John S. Hartwell, 14th Reg.
John H. Hartwell, 2d Reg., Co. A. John Hecker.
Jacob Newel, Jr., 16th Reg., Co. F.
Henry C. Osburn, 14th Reg., Co. Horace J. Hill, 3d Reg., Co. I. Peter Hogan. G. James E. Petts, 14th Reg., Co. G. William Hoyt, 11th Reg., Co. I. Samuel Paine, 11th Reg., Co. C. Andrew Johnson, 9th Reg., Co. K. Albert S. Pierce, 14th Reg.
Robert Jones, Troop.
Henry Pierce.
Joseph R. Joslin, 2d Reg., Co. H. Gurley A. Phelps, 14th Reg.
Henry H. Joslin, 2d Reg., Co. H. Joel H. Poole, 14th Reg., Co. G.
Joseph H. Joslin, 2d Reg., Co. A. John W. Poole, 14th Reg.
Albert N. Joslin, 5th Reg., Co. F. Ivers E. Pollard, 14th Reg., Co. G. John F. Kidder, 6th Reg., Co. E. Levi Pollard, 2d Reg., Co. A.
Joseph S. Lucy, 6th Reg., Co. F., died.
David W. Lacy, 16th Reg., Co. I. Charles D. Law, 14th Reg., Co. G.
George F. Lowe, 14th Reg., Co. G. Andrew Lindsay, 16th Reg., Co. F. George H. Long, Troop D.
Jerome W. Leighton, 5th Reg., Co. F.
Alvin H. Martin, 14th Reg., Co.
Nahum W. Mower, 14th Reg., Co. G.
Thomas S. Mower, 14th Reg., Co. G.
Charles H. Nutting, 14th Reg.
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SOLDIERS OF THE REBELLION.
Oren D. Prescott, 14th Reg., Co. Charles M. Smith, 14th Reg., Co. G. G. George P. Preston, 6th Reg., Co. Samuel A. Stratton, 6th Reg., Co. K. F.
Leonard Rand, 14th Reg., Co. C. Ira Smith, 16th Reg., Co. I.
Jonas C. Rice, 14th Reg., Co. G. Aaron Smith, 8th Reg.
Herbert C. Richardson, 14th Reg., Henry Stevens, 6th Reg., Co. C. Co. G.
Josiah Stebbins, 16th Reg., Co. F.
George W. Richardson, 14th Reg., George Steele, 6th Reg., Co. F.
Co. G.
Philip Stedman, 6th Reg., Co. D.
Darius P. Richardson, 14th Reg., Levi E. Stedman, 11th Reg., Co. Co. G.
D.
Edmund F. Ritchie, 2d Reg., Co. Elbridge G. Tarbox, 4th Reg., A., died. Co. I.
Henry Ritchie, 6th Reg., Co. E., Jackson Taggart, died in prison. died.
Martin Tehu, Troop C.
Darius Ritchie, 16th Reg., Co. I. Henry A. Thompson, wounded.
George C. Ritchie, 16th Reg., Joseph S. Thompson, 5th Reg., Co. I. Co. K.
Abram Robins.
William B. Robbins, 9th Reg.,
Francis Thompson, 6th Reg., Co. F.
Henry A. Turner, 14th Reg., Co. Co. G.
Alfred Robbins, 14th Reg .. Co. G. G.
William H. Rolf, 14th Reg., Co. Albert S. Verder, 6th Reg., Co. E. G.
Benj. Sanford, 6th Reg., Co. D. Charles A. Sargent, 11th Reg., Co. C.
Charles W. Verder, 14th Reg. Sylvanus W. Waters, 6th Reg., Co. K. Charles Wilson, 7th Reg., Co. D.
Grenville Shedd, 14th Reg., Co. G. John Wilson, 11th Reg., Co. C.
Leonard E. Spaulding, 14th Reg., Frank Wetherbee, Sharp-shooters. Co. G.
George F. Wilbur, Troop B.
Austin A. Spaulding, 14th Reg., Edwin F. Wheeler, 16th Reg., Co. G.
Co. F. John F. Wheeler, 16th Reg., Co. F.
Leander Spaulding.
Alfred Spaulding.
Daniel W. Stevens, 6th Reg.,Co. F.
Henry A. Smith, 14th Reg., Co. G., died.
Soldiers in service for other states :
Clarence S. Bailey, Captain Massachusetts Cavalry. Henry H. Cragin, Ohio Volunteers. Wm. L. Cutter, Iowa Cavalry.
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Benj. F. Lawrence, Massachusetts Battery. Lucius Upton, Massachusetts Battery (died). John R. Verder, Connecticut Volunteers. Number of soldiers in service, 151.
Soldiers killed in battle :
2d Reg., Luther W. Fassett, at Evansport, Va., April 2, 1862. 6th Reg., Sylvanus C. Waters, at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1864. Sharp-shooters, Frank Wetherbee, at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1864. 2d Reg., Henry Ritchie, at Pegram House, Va., Sept. 30, 1864. 14th Reg., Charles Carter, at Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864. Number killed in battle, 5.
Soldiers who died in service.
8th Reg., Joseph Caldwell, at Thibodeaux, La., 1862. 2d Reg., Joel E. Fassett, at Jaffrey.
2d Reg., Edmund Ritchie, at Philadelphia, Oct. 2, 1862. 14th Reg., Charles D. Emery, at Washington, Nov. 14, 1863.
14th Reg., Henry A. Smith, at Poolsville, Md .. Jan. 7, 1863. 14th Reg., Charles M. Smith, at Poolsville, Md., Jan. 12, 1863.
16th Reg., Almond W. Bailey, at New Orleans, June 7, 1863.
16th Reg., John C. Cummings, at Mound City, Oct. 23, 1863.
16th Reg., John W. Darling, at Butte la Rose, La., May 17, 1863. 16th Reg., Jacob Newell, Jr., at Baton Rouge, La., April 15, 1863. Cavalry, Hiram Bennet, at Point Lookout, Md., Sept. 11, 1864.
9th Reg., Daniel M. Colburn, Va., Nov. 29, 1864.
9th Reg., Charles A. Sargent, at Salisbury, N. C., Oct. 23, 1864.
14th Reg., Leonard Rand, at Camp Parapet. May 28, 1864.
Henry H. Cragin, 1864, an Ohio volunteer.
Cavalry, Jackson Taggart, at Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 21, 1864. Grave No. 9,460.
John Q. Adams, at the Marine Hospital, 186 -.
Lucius Upton, Aug. 7, 1864,-Mass. Battery.
5th Reg., Albert N. Joslin.
6th Reg., John F. Kidder, at Alexandria, Va., Nov. 11, 1862. Grave No. 425.
Cavalry, Harvey N. Bailey, at Westford, Mass., March 8, 1865. 5th Reg., Joseph S. Lacy, at Yorktown, Va., May 11, 1862. Oscar Eugene Carter, died.
Number died of disease, 23.
CHAPTER XII.
MILLS, MANUFACTORIES, AND ARTISANS.
D URING the early settlement of the town a report was made to the Masonian Proprietors relating to the set- tlers and improvements made, in which two saw-mills and one grist-mill are mentioned-one saw-mill on lot 22, range 5, now owned by O. J. and A. S. Raymond, and the other two in what is now called Squantum. In a report of Enoch Hale another saw-mill is mentioned on the same stream south of the Raymond mill, owned by Thomas Caldwell. The mill at Squantum was built by Ephraim Hunt, who removed to Rindge, and the mill afterwards had several owners, among which were John Eaton, James Cutter, Sewal Gould, and others. The mill on lot 22, range 5, was built by Thomas Davidson, afterwards owned by David Chamber- lin, Upton, and others.
The next saw- and grist-mill was built by John Borland, at what is now East Jaffrey. In 1778 he sold the same to Deacon Eleazer Spofford, who was the leading man in that business till 1813, when he sold his farm to Daniel Adams, and his mills and water-power to a company, who in 1814 built a factory for the purpose of spinning cotton yarn. This yarn was made into a cloth by the hand-loom. The other mills were, one south of the meeting-house, built by William Davidson, and one at the spring village by Abram Bailey. On the site of the last mill there was afterwards erected a woollen mill by Edward Bailey, which, on being burnt, was supplanted by a wooden-ware establishment.
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
For 1833 a saw-mill was also built by John Hodge on a stream running from Hodge pond to the Contoocook river. It was burnt in 1836, rebuilt, and went into disuse in 1860. A fulling-mill was built by Josiah Belknap at an early date, near the site of the Wm. Davidson mill. He removed to Springfield, Vt., about 1818. A fulling-mill was built at East Jaffrey by Joseph Lincoln, and afterwards owned for many years by Samuel Foster. It is now used for a knife fac- tory. A mill was built by a corporation called the Chesh- ire mills, afterwards owned by Alonzo Bascomb, now used for the manufacture of paper pulp. On or near the site of the first cotton-mill built in Jaffrey, Alonzo Bascom built the present large brick mill now owned by White Brothers. A starch-mill was built at Squantum, and burnt Jan. 2, 1839, with Samuel Abbot in it.
Various kinds of business have been carried on in different parts of the town, independent of water-power, as will be seen by the following list of individuals engaged in the sev- eral operations :
Axes.
David A. Coburn,
Moses Pierce,
Jacob Danforth,
Edward A. Coburn,
David Priest,
Artemas Lawrence,
Frank Coburn,
Abel Pollard,
John Saunders,
Aaron Coburn,
John W. Poole,
John Stone. Baker.
Jacob Danforth,
Joseph Smith,
Samuel Batchelder.
John Fife, Ira Gardner,
Abner Spofford,
James French. Blacksmiths.
Thomas W. Hale,
William Stearns,
Daniel Adams,
Elijah Hathorn,
Isaac Whitney.
Jonas Adams,
Ebenezer Hathorn,
Boxes. Thomas Annette,
Henry W. Atherton, Erastus Benton, Samuel Briant,
Collins Hathorn,
Luther Hemmingway,
Edwin Mann,
John Briant,
Thomas Holt, Elijah Jaquith,
Gilman Mower. Brickmakers.
Kendall Briant, James Butler, Orford Capron,
Eliphalet Johnson,
John Cutter,
Artemas Lawrence,
James George,
Joel H. Cutter,
John Saunders,
Frank Smith,
Baskets.
Benj. Haywood,
John Stone,
Frank Hathorn,
Daniel Emery,
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ARTISANS.
Roger Gilmore, Oliver Jewett, Abel Shedd, Jr., Thomas A. Stevens. Broadcloth. Edward Bailey, William Buckley. Brooms.
Erastus Spaulding, Eri Spaulding, James Stevens,
Amos Stickney,
James Streeter,
John Towne, John Towne, Jr .. Liberty Towne,
Sylvester Towne,
George Towne,
Levi R. Towne,
Jereme Underwood,
Peter Phelps. Cabinet Makers.
John Buckley, Eber Lincoln,
Cotton Tufts.
Carriages.
Edward Bailey,
Martin Blodgett,
Charles Hanscom,
William Kimball, Nahum W. Mower, Jonathan Stanley. Carpenters.
Samuel Adams,
Thomas Dinsmore, William Dutton, Seth B. Ellis, Jedediah Foster, Joseph P. Frost, Albert Frost,
Henry C. French, David Gilmore,
Benj. O. Hale,
Levi Fisk,
Adams Fisk,
Paul Hunt, Asa Sawyer, Uriah Sawyer,
William Stevens,
Abraham Wilkins,
Jona. Wilkins. Comb-maker. Levi Johnson.
Earthen-ware. Samuel Dakin & Co.
Hatters.
Abel Ames, John Ross,
Joseph Weeks,
Richard Weeks.
Hay Rakes.
Josiah Ingalls.
Linen Wheels.
John Coughran. Malt. Benj. Prescott. Painters.
Nath. Clark,
Howard C. Hunt,
Paul Nelson,
Fred. J. Stevens,
Frank P. Wellman. Potash.
Samuel Adams,
Isaac J. & John Fox,
William Lacy,
Perkins Biggelow,
Henry Payson,
Joseph Thorndike,
Hunt, Sawyer & Pres- Thorndike & Page.
cott. Chair-makers.
Salmon Wilder.
Pumps.
James Davis,
Thomas Frost,
Lyman K. Farnum,
Freeborn Raymond. Saddlers.
David Page,
Simon Warren. Shoemakers .*
Abel Ames,
John A. Allen,
Simeon Blanchard,
Nath. Breed,
Hiram Borden, Samuel Buss, Jr.,
William Mower,
Solomon Rand. Brushes.
John Underwood. Carpet Cloth.
Samuel Foster. Cloth Dressers.
Josiah Belknap, Samuel Foster,
Joseph Lincoln. Clock-makers.
Peter Davis, Robinson Perkins. Clothes-pins.
Edward Bailey,
Printer.
Eber Lincoln,
Paul Nelson. Coopers.
Elbridge Baldwin,
John E. Baldwin,
Joseph Hodge, Jr., Nath'l N. Laws,
Samuel Patrick, Joel O. Patrick, Eliakim Reed, Samuel Sanders,
Vryling D. Shattuck, Abel Spaulding, Jr., Richard Spaulding,
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
Thaddeus Blodgett,
Nath. Thomas, Gunsmith.
Nathan Blodgett, Christopher C. Tracy, John S. Dutton.
Lewis Carey,
Daniel Twiss,
Tanners.
Josiah Carey,
John Wright. Shoe-pegs.
Samuel Foster, Ist tanner in Jaffrey.
Elijah Carey,
Luther Cutter, Caleb Cutter, Nath. Cutter,
Perkins Bigelow. Shingles.
1818. John Cutter and son,
David A. Cutter,
George F. Gilmore,
1834. Benj. Cutter,
George Fairbanks,
Eleazer W. Heath,
Charles Farnsworth,
John Hodge,
Paul Hunt,
Rufus Sawyer. Sleighs.
Daniel Adams,
Parsons Darling,
1 Robert Harkness,
Benj. Lawrence,
Steelyards.
Moody Lawrence,
Almon Mower,
Thomas Perry,
Asa Jones,
Oliver and Eldad Prescott,
Jesse Maynard. Watches.
Thomas French, Joseph Haywood, Laban Rice, Jonas C. Rice.
Asa Snow,
David Gilmore,
Joseph Snow,
Joseph Joslin,
Amos Tenney,
Oliver Warren.
1851. Julius Cutter, Amos Fortune, lot 17, range 6. Thomas Tyler, lot 17, range 6. Daniel Gilman. Trays.
John Grout, Orlando Cragin. Wooden Shovels.
John Briant. Wooden Ploughs.
Daniel Adams,
Joseph Joslin, Jr.,
Geo. W. Richardson, Laban Rice, Abel Smith, James C. Smith.
Samuel Abbot. Stone-masons.
James Butler,
Jona. J. Comstock,
1789. John Cutter,
Orlando Cragin,
Thomas French, James R. French, Luke French, J. D. Gibbs, Nehemiah Green,
Josiah Ingals.
Ebn'r Hathorn,
Hiram Dean. Potato Starch.
CHAPTER XIII.
MISCELLANY - HOTELS - STORES - POST-OFFICE - MAIL STAGE-BANKS-SACRED MUSIC-COMMON-SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS-CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION DELE- GATES-FIRES.
P UBLIC houses, for the entertainment of travellers, were first known as inns. Alexander McNeil was, by tradition, the first inn-keeper in the town of Jaffrey. His house was located between the centre of the town and the house of Vryling D. Shattuck. The first town-meeting was held at the inn of Francis Wright, lot 14, range 8, now the residence of Dana S. Jaquith. License to keep tavern was granted by the town with the approbation of the selectmen. The first license on record was dated Sept. 18, 1792.
This may certify that M' Jacob Danforth has our aprobation and Lisence to keep a Tavern in the house he now occupies in Jaffrey. Pr
Abel Parker Selectmen of
Adonijah Howe
Roger Gilmore Jaffrey.
Danforth tavern was one of the most prominent public houses in the town, and is now the only one among the early licensed ones in use. Jacob Danforth was the first proprietor. He left about 1811, and David and Elias Pierce were his successors. About 1814 Asa Brigham became the owner, and remained such till about 1819. In 1816, Dec. 16, the house was burnt, and in 1817 a new one built. The same is now owned by Jonas Cutter. Since Mr.
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
Brigham left, the tavern has been kept by Luke Sweetser, Joel O. Patrick, Ethan Cutter, and James Cutter.
A tavern was kept north of the meeting-house from 1795 till 1798 or 1799, by Benjamin Cutter, and in 1802-3-4 by Joseph Cutter, his brother.
A tavern was kept by Moody Lawrence and Isaac J. Fox, in the house now owned by Asa Nutting.
The first noted tavern built west of the centre was that of Alexander Milliken, near the mountain ; afterwards kept by his son John, who left town about 1823.
In 1796 Capt. John Joslin opened a public house near the Monadnock Mineral Spring, and remained its proprie- tor till 1805.
Benj. Prescott (Col.) was a popular tavern-keeper in the house where his son Eldad afterwards lived.
Oliver Prescott built a large brick tavern on lot 22, range 9, John H. Loring, proprietor. Kendall N. Davis, present owner.
The first tavern at East Jaffrey was kept by Zadoc Chap- man about 1824; Abijah Pierce, 1830; N. R. Corning, 1859, who built the Granite State hotel, afterwards kept by Henry B. Wheeler, C. H. Brooks, and John M. Wales, when the house was burned. In 1877 the present house was erected by Benjamin Pierce ; proprietor, Rodney Brown.
Many others were licensed, but were kept for only a short time, the list of which is as follows :
David Sherwin, Jona. Fox,
Peter Lawrence,
Joseph Thorndike,
Nathan Hunt,
John Tilton,
Levi Raymond,
George Barrett,
Benj. Kingsbury,
Charles Davidson,
Robinson Perkins,
David Jewett,
Aaron Rider, Samuel Minot,
Ens' Gilmore,
James Mann,
Edward Perkins, Isaac Jewell.
MERCHANTS.
There is a tradition that the name of the first merchant or storekeeper in the town of Jaffrey was Breed.
Albertype-Forbes Co., Boston.
VIEW OF GRANITE STATE HOTEL, EAST JAFFREY,
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POST-OFFICE.
The first names on record are Joseph Thorndike and Da- vid Sherwin, in 1793. Thorndike was taxed for stock in trade, amount, £60 ;- Sherwin, amount, £30, that year.
List of traders from 1793 to 1876, with the years of trade.
Joseph Thorndike, 1793-1805.
David Sherwin, 1793.
Levi Raymond, 1794.
Benjamin Cutter, 1795-97.
George Barrett, 1799.
Peter Lawrence, 1800.
Samuel Minot, 1801.
Benj. Kingsbury, 1802-1806.
David Page, 1803-1805.
Daniel Emery, 1806-1807.
Luke Wheelock, 1806-1807.
James Henderson, 1807-1809.
Goodell & Hosmer, 1808-1809, --
(Abishai Goodell, Eben'r Hosmer.) Myrick, Smith & Co., 1836-1839.
Francis Fletcher, firm of Fletcher & Smith, 1809-1812.
Jonathan Wheelock, 1810-1812.
John Gilmore, 1814-15, 1819-24.
Henry Payson, 1815-1824.
Asa Brigham, 1816-1818.
Peter Clark, 1816.
Amos Tenney, 1817-1822.
John Milliken, 1818-1820.
Joel O. Patrick, 1821-1828.
Caleb Searl, 1823-1827.
William Lacy & Co., 1827-1834, - Union Co.
(Lacy. Cutter & Sweetzer. )
John Wright, 1826-1835. Lacy & Cutter, 1835-1838.
William Lacy, 1839-1856.
Lacy & Son, 1857-1859.
James Lacy, 1859.
John M. Maynard & Co., 1827.
I. J. & John Fox, 1828-1831.
Hiram Duncan, 1832-1840.
Mellville & Howe, 1833.
Charles J. Fox, 1834.
Jason Moar, 1834-1835.
Arad Adams, 1836.
Perkins Biggelow, 1836.
Joseph Myrick, 1840. Alvah J. Perkins & Co., 1837.
Peter Upton & Co., 1841-1850.
Joseph Wilson, 1841-1842. Richardson Biggelow, 1842.
Samuel Smith, 1843-1846.
Eleazer S. Foster, 1846.
Foster & Brown, 1047-1849.
Eben'r Upton & Co., 1851-1860.
Charles H. Powers.
W. L. Goodnow & Co., 1874.
Joseph T. Biggelow, 1872.
POST-OFFICE.
Owing to the fire which burned the Department building at Washington, D. C., Dec. 15, 1836, in which the earliest books of this office were destroyed, the exact time of the establishment of the post-office in Jaffrey cannot be ascer- tained. The first quarterly accounts began April 1, 1801.
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HISTORY OF JAFFREY.
Peter Lawrence was the first post-master. The office was probably established during the winter of 1801.
POST-MASTERS.
Peter Lawrence, rendered accounts, April 1, ISO1.
Samuel Dakin,
July 1, 1802.
Abel Parker,
April 1, 1812.
Luke Howe, appointed post-master, Dec. 5, 1816.
William Lacy,
Jan. 24, 1842.
In 1846, April 1, the name of the office was changed to Factory Village, and located in that place.
Alonzo Bascom was appointed post-master, April 1, 1846.
On the 8th of December, Factory Village was changed to East Jaffrey.
Alonzo Bascom, appointed post-master, Dec. S, 1846.
Lewis L. Pierce, .6
May 8, 1849.
Ebenezer Upton,
Dec. 20, 1849.
Alonzo Bascom,
April 11, 1853.
Peter Upton, ..
April 13, 1861.
The office at Jaffrey was reestablished Nov. 6, 1846.
Ethan Cutter was appointed post-master Nov. 6, 1846. Gurley A. Phelps, July 23, 1861.
Upton and Phelps are the present incumbents (ISSO.)
MAIL STAGE.
The first mail stage, Dearborn & Emerson, proprietors, was established from Boston to Walpole and return once a week. The first day it went to New Ipswich, the second day to Walpole, and returned to Boston on the two fol- lowing days. It was a small coach, drawn by two horses. As the business increased more horses and a larger carriage were used, till a daily express line was established from Bos-
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ton to Keene. This line of staging did good business till the Cheshire Railroad was built, when the line was changed from Jaffrey to Winchendon, in a two-horse coach. The Monadnock Railroad obviated any further necessity for stage-coaches, and the business is done from East Jaffrey to the centre of the town in a two-horse wagon.
BANKS.
The Monadnock State Bank was incorporated in 1850; capital, $50,000. John Conant was chosen president and Peter Upton cashier. Directors, John Conant, Benjamin Cutter, Jonas M. Mellville, James Scott, Rufus Haywood, Samuel Ryan, Jr., Solomon Allen. In 1855, John Fox was chosen president, and in 1857, James Scott, of Peter- borough. In 1865 the Monadnock National Bank was incorporated ; capital, $100,000. James Scott was chosen president ; Peter Upton, cashier. Directors, James Scott, Benjamin Cutter, Samuel Ryan, Arad Adams, James L. Bolster, Joseph T. Biggelow, John Conant. Benjamin Cut- ter was chosen president in 1870. Cashier, Peter Upton. Directors, Benjamin Cutter, James Scott, Samuel Ryan, Arad Adams, John Fox, Joseph T. Biggelow, John Conant.
MONADNOCK SAVINGS BANK.
Incorporated 1869. President, Oscar H. Bradley ; treas- urer, Peter Upton. Amount on deposit (1880), $297,583.88. Trustees, Oscar H. Bradley, Benjamin Pierce, James S. Lacy, Zebulon Converse, Franklin H. Cutter, George A. Underwood, Benjamin L. Baldwin, Charles Cutter, John B. Shedd, Charles H. Powers, Joseph T. Biggelow, John Fox, Dexter Derby.
SACRED MUSIC.
Singing constituted a part of religious worship in the early settlement of New England. The Book of Psalms, by Henry Ainsworth, in prose and verse, published at Amster- dam in 1612, was the one in general use among the Puri-
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tans. The singing was done by the congregation standing and facing the minister. The psalm was first read by him, and afterwards repeated line by line, and sung as read by the congregation. The deacon, instead of the minister, sometimes read or tuned the psalm ; hence it was called " deaconing the psalm."
In 1778, before the incorporation of the church, or the settlement of a minister, the town chose William Smiley and David Stanley to read the psalm, and Jonathan Priest, Abraham Bailey, and Daniel Stanley to tune the psalm.
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