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Third. To see if the proprietors will raise money to build Mills Make Roads complete the Survey and allot the remaining part of said town and to Discharge proprietors' Debts. To choose a Committee to arrange transcribe proprietors' Book of Records and record all those votes and proceedings that are Legal and according to Law and to Lay the tax to purchase a new
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book and to Defray Charges of transcribing the records lately brought from Connecticut according to the law of this State.
12th, To see if the Proprietors will Lay out a lot of pine timber for the use of each proprietor.
13th, To see if the Proprietors will raise a sum of Money to Defray the charges of the late war.
[Meeting was held, and adjournment made.]
Met according to adjournment and a Moderator not being present voted Joshua Lamkin Moderator.
Voted that will raise a sum of Money of Three Hundred Fifteen pounds sixteen shillings and nine pence to defray the charge of the late War. The above sd sum to be assessed on the Polls and land and ratable estates in the Town of Stratford and all non- resident Proprietors that have paid their State taxes any part of them shall have credit for the sums they have paid into the treasury of their state or to the collector of their Town for the state from the year 1777 prior to the year 1784.
Voted the above sum 315/16/9 be collected by the first of June next and paid into the treasury.
Voted that the treasurer shall pay out to those persons who have advanced money in defending their state in the late war out of the first money that sd treasurer receives of the collector and to those persons who have any demands on sd Town for scouting guarding and forting-adjourned to the 21st day of March 1787 at the home of James Brown.
Met according to adjournment.
Voted that all those Pitches made by the Proprietors and settlers of the Township of Stratford in June 14, 1773 shall be recorded in the Proprietors' Book and all Pitches that hath been made sence or shall be made agreable to Vote passed in June 14, 1773 shall be recorded in the Proprietors' Book.
Voted that a certain tract of Pine Timber Land lying east of Johnathan Pond so called and south on Northumberland line shall be reserved for the benefit of the Proprietors and that a committee proceed and lay sd land out as soon as may be Giving to each Proprietor His Equal Share.
Adjourned to Monday the 18th day of June 1787 at James Brown's.
JOSHUA LAMKIN Moderator.
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Met and voted to divide the road from lot No. 13 to lot No. 27 one part through intervales and the other part on uplands. Adjourned to Monday the 9th July next at James Brown's.
STRATFORD July the 9th 1787.
Met according to adjournment.
Voted that Capt. Elisha Hinman, Mr. Jabez Baldwin and Mr. Andrew Beers be a committee to see Mr. John Gamsby and talk with him respecting His Mill also view sd Mill and make report to our next adjourned meeting. James Brown and William Curtis be added to above committee.
Voted that a tax of three dollars be laid on Each Original Right of land for defraying the Expense of clearing and Bridging a Road through the Town.
Voted that Archippus Blodgett be collector to collect, and that the tax be paid by the Ist of April next.
Voted that Andrew Beers Capt. Elijah Hinman and Jabez Baldwin be assessors.
Voted that Elijah Hinman be surveyor of roads.
Voted that each man have 4 shillings 6 pence a day providing for themselves.
Adjourned to Monday the 23rd of this inst at James Brown's.
July 23 1787.
Met and adjourned to the 16th of August.
Met and adjourned to Saturday the 18th of this inst.
Voted that Jabez Baldwin be added as surveyor of highways.
Voted that Andrew Beers be added to the committee to settle with those Persons having demands against the Proprietors.
Voted that Mr. Jabez Baldwin Have Right to relinquish Pitch No 47 that was formerly pitched for him and that he has right to make a new pitch in the first division.
Adjourned to the third Tuesday of September next.
September 18 1787.
Met and adjourned to the 22nd October next at the home of Mr. James Brown.
Met and adjourned to Monday the 5th of November.
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November 5 1787
The Proprietors having met-this meeting take into considera- tion the Distressing Situation of this Town for want of a Good Grist Mill therein and having often bin Disappointed in their hope and expectations of a mill being built and David Judson of Stratford Connecticut giving encouragment for the building of the same, Voted as an encouragement of sd Judson to Give him 400 acres of land by draft with the proprietors of sd Town in the next allotment of sd Town of 500 acres taking the lot called the grist mill at the choice and election of the Proprietors provide he build · sd Mill in twelve months from the first day of January next.
Voted that the clerk be directed to write the proprietors living in Connecticut desiring them to hold a meeting to decide whether it will be Best to Break up the Second Division part of which is already laid out and if so what method they wish to Pursue in the future allotment of sd Town Also whether they wish to revise rectify and establish the survey of the first division that a final record may be made of the same. Adjourned to the first Monday of March next.
JOSHUA LAMKIN Moderator.
March 3 1788.
Met at the dwelling house of James Brown and adjourned to Monday the 17 inst at the dwelling house of Lieut. Joshua Lamkin.
Met and adjourned to the third Monday of June at James Brown's.
STRATFORD June 16 1788.
Met according to adjournment.
Voted that a highway 8 rods wide be laid through the Town from the North to the South end of Stratford, as near the river as the land will admit of and as Strate as conveniently can be and that the same committee lay out on the River of those lots of the first a mete recompence for highway going through said first divi- sion.
Voted that the first division be rectified by fixing the back line- making 50 acres of the best line the standard-that they be directed to lay out to Lot No 57 so much of the undivided land as to make it equal to the Standard lot.
Voted that the town be alloted in three 200 acre lots to each
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Right by checking the same exclusive of the first division and such other lands as are or may be by this meeting reserved for particu- lar uses Any vote or votes respecting the third division notwith- standing except such as have already complied with the vote of either of them above referred to and who will not disclaim his lot or lots and in such case the quantity he may hold in virtue of said votes first to be deducted.
Voted that 400 acres of land be laid out to David Judson of Stratford Connecticut as an encouragement to sd Judson to build a Grist Mill to be laid in convenient a form as may be as near the place where sd Judson will build sd mill as can be provided sd Mill in twelve months from this time which shall be taken out of his right in said township Provided he keep said Mill in good re- pair for the space of ten years casualties excepted.
Voted that Capt David Judson have given him out of the hull Proprietors 400 acres of land to take his draft of the 200 acres when alloted which 400 acres is to be laid out over and above the 200 acre lot to each proprietor as mentioned in a former vote of their meeting providing he complies with the preceding vote.
Voted that Capt Elijah Hinman Capt David Judson and Mr. Benj Strong in addition to Capt Joshua Lamkin and James Brown be a committee to allot the sd Town of Stratford.
Voted to raise 315£ to be laid out in labor on the highways and allotting out sd Stratford which labor shall be done at the price or rate of 6 Shillings per day when done by good and faithful men they finding themselves which sum is to be included in the sum of three hundred dollars heretofore voted by sd Proprietors yet un- collected being Four pounds ten shillings on each original Right.
Voted that Capt. David Judson James Brown and Capt Elijah Hinman be assessors and sd Judson be collector to collect sd sum.
Voted that Mr. Benj Strong be added to the committee on roads.
Adjourned to the house of Mr. Joshua Lamkin til to-morrow at seven o'clock a. m.
June 17 1788.
Met according to adjournment.
Voted that the Proprietors Do Hereby Engage to Defend James Brown and James Curtiss and the heirs of the late John Holbrook against any suit of law which may be commenced by John Gamsby and his heirs for a certain Bond or Writing respect- ing building a Grist Mill. Adjourned to the first Monday in
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August-Met at the home of Capt Joshua Lamkin. Met and adjourned to the third Monday inst at the house of Capt David Judson in Stratford.
STRATFORD August 18 1788.
Met according to adjournment. Voted that we will not accept of the Grist Mill as built by John Gamsby as he has not built the same on land appropriated for that purpose neither has he built the same mill sufficient to merit any of the inducements heretofore voted by the proprietor.
Voted that the labor in the highway after the first of October be only 5 shillings per day.
Voted that Jabez Baldwin have the privilege of pitching and laying out on his own Right 100 acres of land near Little Bogg Brook back of the first div providing he begin settlement this year.
Adjourned to meet at the house of Capt David Judson on the second Monday of October next.
October 13, 1788.
Voted that the Governor Farm be considered equal to three full rights in all Proprietors' taxes.
Voted that Messrs Joseph Wait David Gaskill and Thomas Peverly be and are appointed lot layers to lay recompense, for the highway through the first division said lot layer to be called out only at the cost of those who do not agree with the committee respecting said recompense.
Voted that lot to each Proprietor be selected from the lots when laid out from the best quality for the second division and the third division out of the next best. Adjourned to the 17th of November next at James Browns'. Met and adjourned to the first day of December next at the house of Widow Eunice Hol- brook. Met and adjourned to the house of Joshua Lamkin.
Met and adjourned to the same place on Wednesday the 10th of December next 1788.
The organization here seems to have been lost on the first Mon- day of July 1789 Jeremiah Eames in answer to a petition by more than one sixteenth of the Proprietors calls a meeting at James Brown's.
3d, To see sufficient to pay off the expense of laying if the Pro- prietors will grant a general tax and allotting of the town clearing and digging and bridging a road through the same together with
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the former Lawful Services which have been advantageous to the Proprietor.
9th, To agree on the quantity of improvements already made and that we may by some certain time to entitle a proprietor to a pitch of a first and second division lot.
IIth, To see what encouragement by Grants of Land the pro- prietors will give for mill privileges.
12th, To see what encouragement by grants of land the pro- prietors will give for schools and the first settled minister in town.
14th, To choose assessors surveyors and collector.
STRATFORD July 6 1789.
Joshua Lamkin was chosen Moderator James Brown clerk and Treasurer Capt David Judson Capt Elijah Hinman Mr. Jabez Baldwin and Ellen W. Judd were chosen a committee to adjust all accounts of the proprietors and settle with the treasurer voted that there be reserved from each proprietor's right 8 acres of land for the purpose of a highway to be taken in the most convenient part of said Rights.
Voted that the highway through Stratford from the North end to the South end be 4 rods wide and no more.
Voted that Capt Elijah Hinman Capt Jabez Judson James Brown Benj Strong and Capt Joshua Lamkin be a committee to complete the survey of the roads and clearing and bridging of the same through Stratford.
Adjourned to Wednesday the 15th day of July at the house of Joshua Lamkin.
STRATFORD July 15th 1789.
Met according to adjournment.
Voted to confirm a vote passed October 13th 1788 respecting the Governor's farm being equal to three proprietors rights or shares of land in the and that a vote passed March 15 1786 respecting sd farm be null and void and that sd farm be taxed to proprietary accordingly in the future.
Voted that the allottment of this town as surveyed by Josiah Burnum in the first division and by Dr. Eben W. Judd in the after divisions as exhibited by the Plan returned by said Judd be ac- cepted And all other surveys to be nullified and made void.
Voted that David Judson by his settlers Joshua Lamkin Archippus Blodgett John Smith James Brown and James Curtis
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Proprietors were the first which with their families made settle- ment in this town and have continued the same to this time that they have the privilege of pitching the first five lots in the second division in said town and the above five lots is to be pitched by next Monday.
Voted that Jabez Baldwin Eunice Holbrook be entitled to pitch each one lot in the second division and that they are to make their pitch by next meeting.
Adjourned to the 22nd day of this month at the house of Joshua Lamkin.
STRATFORD, July 22nd 1789.
Met according to adjournment.
Voted that lot No in the second division be given to the first Protestant Minister that shall settle in the work of the Ministry in sd town to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
Voted that lot No 168 in the second division be appropriated to the use and benefit of a school in the town of Stratford forever to be under the inspection and direction of the selectmen of said town for the time being.
Voted that the number of ten lots be pitched in the second division by the following persons one lot to each name: Thomas Lamkin Elijah Blogget Archippus Blogget Josiah Blogget William Curtiss Elijah Hinman Heth Baldwin Oliver Lamkin Daniel Judson Joseph Holbrook.
Voted that the number of fourteen lots be pitched in the second division by the following persons one lot to each name: Stiles Judson Wm Samuel Johnson Isaac Johnson Andrew Beers Hezekiah Fuller Daniel Judson Elijah Hinman John Smith James Brown Joseph Holbrook Jr. William Curtiss Samuel Beers Jabez Baldwin Richard Holbrook Joseph Holbrook Esq.
Voted that Benj Strong have liberty to pitch Lot 205 in second division. Adjourned to the fifth day of August at James Browns.
Met according to adjournment.
Voted that lot 145 containing 200 acres from the tract of land laying in the easterly end of the river lots No 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, adjoin- ing southerly on lot 171 northerly on 172 and 170 easterly on 144 also another tract of land laying on Northumberland line adjoin- ing on lot 90 and northerly on lot No 114 be given and set off by the Proprietors to Capt David Judson of Huntington in the State of Connecticut as a compensation for his building a Grist Mill in
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the town of Stratford and Keeping sd mill in good repair agreable to a vote passed by the Proprietors June 16 1788.
Voted that the number of seven lots be pitched in the second division by the following persons one lot to each person: Jabez Baldwin Thomas Darling Philo Treat Joseph Wooster Joseph Holbrook Morgan Noble Nathan Booth.
Adjourned to Wednesday the 19th day of August at Joshua Lamkin's
STRATFORD August 19th 1789.
Met according to adjournment.
Voted that lot 116 in the second division be given and set off by the Proprietors to the owner or owners of the saw-mill now built in Stratford provided sd saw-mill be put and kept in good repair for the term of one year and six months from August 1789 said land to be in full for the encouragement of building of said saw- mill agreeable to a vote passed by the proprietors at a meeting held November II 1788.
Adjourned to Monday the 24th of August at James Brown's.
Met and adjourned to Monday the 14th day of September next at Joshua Lamkin's.
Met and adjourned to the 24th day of September at Joshua Lamkin's Then adjourned to Monday the 28th day of September at James Brown's.
STRATFORD September 28th 1789.
Met according to adjournment.
Voted that we do confirm and establish a Vote passed by the Proprietors August 18th 1789 respecting the insufficiency of John Gamsby's Grist Mill and is not meriting any encouragement heretofor voted by the Proprietors and is not being built on land appropriated for that purpose.
Adjourned to Monday 19th day of October at James Brown's.
Met and adjourned to Monday the second day of November next at Capt David Judson's.
Met and adjourned to Monday the 16th day of November at Joshua Lamkin's.
Met according to adjournment and voted Capt David Judson Capt Elijah Hinman and Dr. Eben W. Judd be a committee to draw a third and fourth division lots in Stratford.
Adjourned to Tuesday the 17th of November at Capt Joshua Lamkin's.
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Met and adjourned. Two votes were passed concerning ac- counts viz that those since the beginning of 1781 be examined first and all persons who had done service or who had employed others bring in their accounts separate with vouches from those employed.
Adjourned to the 23rd day of November at Capt Joshua Lamkin's.
Met and adjourned to Thursday the 3rd day of December at the same place.
Met and adjourned to the 4th day of December at the same place.
Met and adjourned and voted that we accept and allow of all the doings of our committee and that each account as they have adjusted them stand good to the persons that own them.
Adjourned to the 10th day of December at James Brown's. Met and adjourned to the IIth day of December at same place.
Met and adjourned to the 17th day of December at Joshua Lamkin's.
Met and adjourned to the 18th day of December at James Brown's.
The following account is recorded here though it undoubtedly is referred to by the vote passed December 4th:
£
S
d
Philo Treat
I2
19
6
Capt Joshua Lamkin
18
7
7
Philip Grapes
4
4
0
Henry Blogget
I
7
0
James Curtis
22
7
0
John Gamsby Jr
I
IO
O
Thomas Blogget
I
I7
6
Major Agur Judson Jr
O
9
0
Aaron Curtis
4
13
9
additional
2
I2
6
John Gamsby
3
I5
O
Isaac Johnson
I
7
6
Reuben Hawkins
9
5
0
Joseph Wooster
I2
4
3
Josiah Blogget
0
9
6
John Smith 66
3
0
4
66
2
5
2
Thomas Eames
8
4
0
Daniel Judson Jr
II
8
6
additional
23
4
0
Jeremiah Eames Jr
33
5
5
5
9
0
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£
S
d
Archippus Blogget
6
I 0
Elijah Blogget
I
9
O
I
16
0
Thomas Lamkin
0
I3
0
Wm Curtis
I
18
0
in addition
4
4
6
Calvin Towsey
5
8
0
David and Rich'd Holbrook
8
14
6
James Brown
9
18
0
Pr to Wilber De Forest
IO
IO
0
Wm Cargill
9
3
0
Miller De Forest
66
O
6
additional sect
I
5
0
Benj Strong
44
IO
8
Phileman Smith
0
IO
0
Eben W. Judd
56
3
IO
16112 days surveying
I
I
0
addition
3
2
0
Capt David Judson
35
I2
6
Capt Elijah Hinman
16
II
6
John Samuel Settling
3
0
0
Jabez Baldwin
17
18
4
Heth
4
6
0
David Hide
I
0
6
Agur Judson
15
18
0
old acct
6
2
0
Beach Tomlinson
0
14
0
Capt Sam'l Bass old acct
I
4
0
Benoni Cutler Esq old acct
2
O
0
Joseph Holbrook for and in behalf of his father by virtue of power of att'ny
18
14
6
Additional acct
0
12
0
The above is summed up as follows viz
540
15
6
2
2
0
0
18
0
Abner Fuller
15
15
4
by Aaron Curtis
0
9
6
For Andrew Beers
5
19
0
0
8
6
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STRATFORD Dec. 18 1789.
Voted that the foregoing acct as recorded and adjusted by the comtt be and are hereby allowed.
December 18 1789.
The proprietors being met according to adjournment Voted that we tax ourselves the sum of 742 pounds lawful money which is 10 pounds 10 shillings 81/2 pence on each Right or Share excepting the Governor's 3 Rights which the assessors are directed to assess them only 8 pounds 10 shillings 812 pence which tax is laid for the purpose of paying the expense for alloting out to the Town making a road through the same and for paying the bills that are recorded on this book. Which sum involves all sums of money heretofore voted to be raised for any and all purposes whatsoever except the Scouting Forting and Guarding. We likewise vote that the money or moneys that have been collected for the purposes of paying off the accounts for services done under the five dollar tax for making roads and the one dollar tax for locating the town be charged against the accounts of those persons who have received the same and those persons have paid the same to be credited in their tax to their account.
Voted that Capt Elijah Hinman and Capt David Judson be ap- pointed assessors and Eben W Judd collector. Adjourned to the house of. James Brown on the second Monday of April next.
JAMES BROWN Proprietors' clerk."
STRATFORD, April 12, 1790.
The proprietors being met at the house of James Brown, ad- journed to the second Wednesday of May, at the house of Joshua Lamkin. Met and adjourned to the 18th of May at the same place.
Met and elected Isaac Johnson proprietor's clerk and treasurer. Adjourned to the first Wednesday of October next at the house of Elijah Hinman.
Met and adjourned to Wednesday the 20th inst at Capt Joshua Lamkin's.
Met and chose James Brown clerk pro tem. .
Adjourned to Wednesday the 27th inst at the same place.
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STRATFORD, October 27th, 1790.
Met and adjourned to the second Monday of November next at the same place.
November 8th, 1790.
The proprietors being met according to adjournment voted that Isaac Johnson be added to the committee in the place of Eben W. Judd to adjust all accounts.
Voted that Nathan Barlow be appointed for a like purpose.
Voted that the sale of Rights of Land now belonging to James Brown and James Curtiss in Stratford be postponed till they can have a fair and equable settlement between the proprietors and them and that the collector be ordered to stay the sale accord- ingly of the following Right viz: The Right of Samuel Curtiss and Isaiah Brown and Daniel Judson, Jr. and that the collector shall be warranted and saved harmless in so doing till he shall have further orders from the Proprietors.
Adjourned to the 27th day of December at Capt Elijah Hin- man's.
Met and voted that we tax ourselves the sum 200 pounds, which sum we find justly coming to the Residents of the town of Stratford, which sums we find by examination we find the Resi- dents have paid into the Treasury of this State, the same being Taxes due from us to this State of New Hampshire in the follow- ing years 1777, 1778, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783, and all for- mer votes passed relative to this matter be null and void chose Mr. Nathan Barlow, Capt Elijah Hinman, Mr. Isaac Johnson the assessors.
Voted that Capt Joshua Lamkin be allowed 2-10 for the cost and shrinkage of Money on a note he gave for the proprietors to a surveyor.
Voted that John Barlow be Moderator to govern this meeting in the room of Capt Joshua Lamkin who has resigned.
Voted to adjourn their meeting to Saturday the first day of January next at the house of Isaac Johnson.
Met at the time and place of adjournment.
January Ist, 1791.
Voted that we tax ourselves 71 pounds to defray the arrearages of the proprietors' debts and that Elijah Hinman, Nathan Barlow and Isaac Johnson be assessors of the above tax.
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Voted that Benjamin Strong be a collector to collect the tax laid by the Proprietors to raise 23 € which sum the Proprietors owe the Residents of the Town of Stratford and also to collect the above tax of 71 pounds. Adjourned to the first Monday of April next at the house of Capt Elijah Hinman.
ISAAC JOHNSON Clerk.
GRAFTON SS. NORTHUMBERLAND
October 4th 1790.
This may certify Capt Elijah Hinman Capt David Judson Mr. Benjamin Strong and Eben W. Judd have taken an oath of office for Proprietors' committee for the township of Stratford and that sd Hinman and Judson have taken an oath as assessors and Eben W Judd collector.
Before me Jer'h Eames Justice of the Peace Maidstone Novem- ber 29 1790.
This may certify than Messrs James Brown Nathan Barlow and Isaac Johnson have taken an oath required by Law for a com- mittee for the Proprietors of Stratford Before me Eben W Judd Justice of the Peace.
State of Vermont Orange County S. S. Brunswick January ye third 1791.
Capt Elijah Hinman en. sn Nathan Barlow and Mr Isaac John- son being appointed assessors for the township of Stratford was sworn to the faithful discharge of the trust Reposed in them by Miles Deforest Justice of the Peace.
STRATFORD April 4th 1791.
The Proprietors met at the time and place of adjournment and adjourned to Wednesday the 6th day of inst at Elijah Hinman's.
April 6th met and adjourned to the second Monday of July next at the house of Capt Hinman.
STRATFORD July 11th 1791.
Met and adjourned to the first Monday of September next at Elijah Hinman's.
Met and voted to adjourn to second Monday in November next at Elijah Hinman's.
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STRATFORD November 14th 1791.
The Moderator not present and voted that Nathan Barlow be Moderator to govern the Meeting.
Voted to adjourn to the 21st inst at Isaac Johnson's.
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