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Portsmº Decbr 5, 1709.
Sam11 Weeks John Cate Nathanel Hugens
John Whitten Daniel Alien
for and in ye behalf of ye rest of ye inabitants
Council Chamber
Portsmº 6 of Decembr 1709 - In answer to the Petition of ye Inhabitants of ye Parish of Greenland -
Ordered that the said parish be and hereby is made a distinct parish to choose and maintaine their own Minister distinct from the other and head parish of Portsmº and shall be discharged from any vote or Influence into the affairs of the Church or Minister of the said Church in portsmo And further the Inhabitants of Greenland are hereby Impowered from henceforth to hold a Meet- ing of the Inhabitants on the first Wednesday in March Annu- ally to choose three free holders of the said parish who shall be Assessors to lay the tax Annually for the support of their Minister
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which three Assessors shall Assess the said Inhabitants Equally for soe much as the Inhabitants have or shall Grant to the Minister over and above what the Town of Portsmº have and doe always Allow them which is their proportion of one hundred pounds for the whole Town. The said Tax soe made shall be committed to writeing under their hands and gett the same signed by a Justice of the peace of the province and Comitt the same to the Constable of the said parish who is hereby Impowered and required to collect and pay the said Mony to the Incumbent Minister as it shall be directed by the parish meeting abovesaid
past in Council Cha : Story Secretary
[In Council records, as printed in Vol. II., there is no record of any meeting between November 21, 1709, and June 3, 1710. The records of the Council and Assembly, as printed in Vol. III., make no mention of the foregoing petition. - ED.]
[2-46] [Instructions from Queen Anne to Governor Dudley, February 6, 17II.]
[The following is a copy in full of the document printed in part in Vol. III. pp. 480, 481. - ED.]
Sigills
Instructions for our Trusty and Wellbeloved Joseph Dudley Esq' Our Captain General and Commander in Chief of Our Provinces of the Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire in America - Given at Our Court at St James's the Sixth day of February 1710/11 in the Ninth year of Our Reign -
ANNE R.
Herewith we send you a Duplicate of our Instructions to our Gov- ernor of New York relating to a Resolution we have taken for the Reduction of Canada, and Newfoundland, by which you will perceive our Intentions, and to which we Referr you in all things, as fully as if the same were again particularly Repeated in these Our Instruc- tions. And Our Will and Pleasure is, that you do in all respects Conform your self thereunto, and give your aid and Assistance to all the several matters & things therein Contained, as if the same were in these presents repeated & particularly Ordered and Directed Our Will and pleasure further is, That you do observe & perform the sev- eral matters & things herein after Contained on your part to be per- formed & observed -
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I. - We hereby Direct That at least one thousand able Bodyed Men be raised by you in New England, and that the sd men be well Disciplined and exercised ; and if you shall want any Experienced officers for that purpose Our Governor of New York will spare you some of the Serjeants we have Ordered thither by these Ships. And if there be any want of arms or amunition you will receive the same by the Squadron we intend to send to New England which may arrive there about the latter end of April next -
2. - That you provide Transports Provisions and other necessarys for the sd Thousand Forces to be Ready at the arrival of the Squad- ron at Piscataqua, and also several flat bottomed Boats for the Land- ing our Troops at Quebec, or other place where there may be occasion to Land, the sd flat bottomed Boats to hold sixty men each - We also direct - That several vessels of Fifty or Sixty Tonns each be provided, good Sailers, to be sent up the sd River Canada with Land Forces as occasion may offer -
3. - We do hereby Direct That you provide a number of good & Experienced pilots who have Knowledge of the Navigation in the River Canada, to be put on Board our Ships of Warr in Order to Conduct them safely to Quebec -
4. - That you provide a good number of Artificers as Masons, Carpenters, Smiths and Workmen for building and repairing of houses & Fortifications, and Tools fitting for that purpose, and that you provide a quantity of Pick axes Shovels Spades & Materials necessary for the Removing of Earth, or making of works, and in Regard Our Ships of War and Transports will be full ships We direct that you do provide Transports for such Workmen tools and materials -
5. - Our will and pleasure is That you do in our Name acquaint the several Councils & assemblys of New England of what service it will be to them & their posterity to support this Expedition, Conceal- ing the Design as long as possible least the knowledge of it Coming to the Enemy may produce very Ill Effects -
6. - It is our will and pleasure that all Imaginable Assistance, Supply and Support be given to our Garrison of Port Royal, now called Annapolis Royal in case of any attempt thereupon before the arrival of our sd Squadron at New England ; and that Our Trusty and Wellbeloved Samuel Vetch Esq' do Command our Forces raised in New England, and that you place under him such Experienced Officers of whom you have knowledge are persons fitting for this service
7. - It is also necessary That you engage some Persons who have used the Trade to Quebec and the River Canada - And also some
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who have been on shoar at Quebec and are acquainted with the Town and Fortifications, and with the nature of the ground lying about and ncar the sd Fort and Fortifications as also with the other places of strength in or near the sd River Canada belonging to the French to attend the Commandr in Chief of Our Forces sent from hence, in order to give him from time to time such Information of the State and Condition of those places, as shall be necessary for his proceed- ing to the Reducing of those places -
8. - You are also to consider whither in case Our Forces shall be obliged to break ground, and make a formal Seige at Quebec, or to Land, and sit down before any other place in Canada, there may be occasion for the assistance of some Indians to look out and Scour the Woods near where our Forces do encamp themselves ; And also to furnish them with Fewell, & to kill them fresh provisions & to give them such other assistance, or render them such other service, as they are Capable of -
9. - And Forasmuch as the Success of this Expedition depends on keeping the same secret, for which reason We have Communi- cated Our Resolution only to two of our principal Secretarys of State & from the necessity of Concealing the same, We are deprived of the Information We might have had in order to have given you more particular Instructions ; We therefore expect That you and Our Governor of New York do supply the same, by Our Governor of New York Informing himself fully what is further necessary to be directed & provided in respect of the Forces and Indians that are to procecd from Albany, and what measures and methods they intend to take in the Expedition from thence, and under what Rules Orders and Directions the sd Forces and Indians are put, and to Transmit the same to you in order to be Communicated and Delivered over to ye Commander in Chief of Our Forces upon his Arrival at New Eng- land ; and that you take all opportunitys and use all Skill and Dili- gence to obtain necessary informations of the Condition of the Enemy, and how they are to be attackt, and to state the same as it appears to you (and to which you give credit) to our said Commander in Chief of Our Forces upon his arrival at New England. And that you do make all provision according to such Informations that Our Command' in Chief may not be destitute of any assistance necessary to carry on this work. -
10. - We are Sensible of the charge our good Subjects of New England, New York, and the Territories and provinces Depending thereon, have lately been at in Expectation of the like attempt upon Canada, and in Reducing of Port Royal. And notwithstanding it is apparent what good & beneficial effects the sd Expedition (if it
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prove successful) will produce to our said Subjects ; yet we not de- signing to lay a greater Burden on our sd Subjects, than they ought reasonably to Bear, Our Intentions are to ease them in a great part thereof. And therefore - We do Direct That whatever you, or Our Governor of New York do find necessary to be provided, and to the provision of which Our Subjects there do not or will not Contribute, that both of you do in your Respective Governments provide the same, that this undertaking may not in any wise be Disappointed for want of such provisions. And we will direct Our Commissioners of Our Treasury to make due and punctual payment of such sum & sums of Money as you, or Our sd Governor of New York shall Ex- pend, or cause to be Expended in & about the same And that Our sd Subjects may have due Encouragemt Zealously to Joyn in this undertaking, and bring the same to effect We do hereby promise upon Our Royal Word, that as to such person or persons who shall be Entertained in this Service, and shall Distinguish themselves upon this Occasion, that out of the Lands and Territorys of Our Countrey of Canada, which shall be Reduced to Our Obedience, We will (if they Desire the same) grant unto such Our Loving Subjects who shall be Employed as aforesd houses Lands privileges & Immunitys which shall be for the support and benefit of them and their posterity ; And that as to what plunder or Booty may be got in this Expedition We will give ample Instructions to the Commander in Chief of Our Forces, who shall go from hence to Indulge Our Loving Subjects therein, and apportion the same justly and Equally amongst Our said Subjects according to the service by them respectively performed -
12. - Our further will and pleasure is and We do hereby authorize you to demand take & receive from the Receivers General of any of our Revenues in the provinces under your Government such sum and sums of money as shall be in their hands for our use, and of which you shall have Occasion to Carry on this Service ; And We will order Our Commissioners of Our Treasury to give proper Directions for discharging Our sd Receivers of so much money as you shall receive from them -
13. - Our Will and pleasure further is That for one whole month from the Arrival of Our Ships the Leopard and Saphire there be an Embargo on all packet boats and other Ships and Vessels whatsoever bound from any part of the Continent of North America for Europe, to prevent any advice of the preperations you are making in Pursu- ance of these our Instructions provided such an Embargo can be laid without any Real prejudice to Trade or Occasioning too great Clamour. And you are to signify this Our pleasure to the several Governours of Our plantations and Colonys on the said Continent who are hereby
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Required Strictly to observe the same, and put Our Orders in Exe- cution accordingly -
A. R. [Anne Regina.]
[See Vol. III. pp. 478-488, 492, 493, 497 ; Vol. II. p. 629. - ED.]
[2-48] [Return of the Laying Out of a Highway, 1711.]
Province ) Her Majestys Gen1 Sessions of the Peace this 6th New Hamp. § Day of March 1710-1I -
Present - John Plaisted Sam" Penhallow Cha : Story Joseph Smith George Vaughan - Theo. Atkinson James Davis Theo. Dudley Esqrs Justice Shr : & Clr.
There having sev" Complaints been made about the want of Roads from Town to Town being Laid out thro. out sd Province -
Ordered that a Committee be appointed out of each Town to run such road wayes as they shall think fit & Convenient where there is none already Laid out from Town to Town in each Town of this Province & yt they make return unto ye next sessions of their Pro- ceedings Laying them each four rod broad ye select men of each Town paying ye Persons so going five shilling p. Diem every Day spent in such service -
Capt Hunking
Dover Capt Tuttle Capt Davis Joseph Jones
For Portsmº Capt Vaughan Capt Pickerin Majr Smith Hampton Jnº Gove Capt Wingate Exiter Capt Jona. Thing L' Jona. Wadleigh
New Castle Jotham Odiorne
Vera Copia Benja Gambling -
. . . and from Lamperell river as strait as it may be to ye old Bridge by ye moat so as ye way goes to Graves his Land thence to the falls to make the whole four rods wide - and there ye way is to open on ye Left near Stimpsons & at Robert Huggins his house so at Wm Jacksons pasture to ye head of Jacksons Creek strait as ye old road went then Joseph Jenkins to open on ye Left & all others to make ye way four rods wide to Fields Garrison & to Capt Gerrishes Grist mill as ye way goes to Cochecho till it goes to Eben' Varneys Corner agt
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Tristram Heards house where the way turns which is to be cut of to make it four rods wide till it goes to Ezekiel Wentworths Garrison so along ye open road both to Quomphegan & Salmon falls --
The aforegoing is part of a copy for laying out road &c taken from a copy on file with Dover Town Records -
Copyd & Examd By Eph™ Hanson Town Clerk
[2-52] [Samuel Hart's Bill, 1712.]
The Province of Newhampshire to Sam1 Hart Dr
1712 To a Chain for a prisoner by Mr l
Jen' 26 Treasurers order 181b at 1od 0. 15. O
[2-52] [Governor Dudley concerning New Castle Bridge.]
Sr I have before me the address & Aplication of Colonel Walton Mr Atkinson Mr Armstrong & others refering to a bridge from great Iland to the main & Judge it more beneficiall for the Inhabitants both for their ease in peace & security in war, & also serviceable to her majestys Interest in the Govermt of the Trade of the river.
I direct you forthwith to Convene the Gentlemen abovesaid at your office & let them know what I write & thereupon prepare the Grant in due form for my signature you must describe the place & what & whose lands the bridge will butt upon - & how lead to the road at east end & engage the slip or draw bridge be pasages for smal craft to pass. There shall be nothing wanting in my power to so good a work. Your servt
Roxb. febr. 23, 1712-13 J Dudley
[The original of the foregoing is in Governor Dudley's handwrit- ing, and is addressed "To Chales Story Esq' Portsmouth." - ED.]
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[Order from Governor Dudley to Sheriff Thomas Phipps, to issue a precept for the election of a member of the Assembly from Kingstown, dated May 6, 1714. The return on the reverse states that Samuel Eastman was elected. - ED.]
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[ William Fellows's Account.] [2-56] 1
Province of New Hampshire - 1714 Dr
May 6: To Subsisting Capt Jnº Giles & keeping his Horse four days when sent for to be Inter- pretor to the Indians -
0. 16. 6
June 25. To ye Councel & Gentlemens Expence at pro- claiming ye peace wth Spaine. O. 5. 0
May II : ) To Committee for Adjusting ye publique accts
1. 13. 7
1715 Expence in meat & drink
1. 19. 3 18: To Ditto To Do
1. 16. 0 19
£6. 10. 4
Wm Fellows
[Allowed May 19, 1715. - ED.]
[2-58] [Answer of the Council to the Governor's Letter of January 17, 1714-15.]
Portsmº 28th January 1714 [O. S.] May it Pleas your Excelency
The Councell are of opinion wth yor Excelency that its better hav- ing ye Select mens accts Laid befoer the Councell & have accordingly ordered ye same to be done the 8th of Febrary -
Wee are glad your Excellency advice about ye Goverment also well Sutes with us being also of ye same mind wth your Excelency to admit of no Inter Regnum but to putt to Silence any Mal Consente we are humbly of opinion that a Proclemation be forthwith Issued to Sattisfie all persons yt ye goverment will be carried on and yt all offi- cers Civil and Millitary exert ye powers given them by theire Com- messons : as fully as hittierto they have done and have sent this messnger on purpose to your Excelency to form such a proclemtion as yor Excelency shall think proper, and Joyn with us in it wee pray your Excelency to Dispatch away the mesinger for that wee have adjorned ye Councell to Tuesday next to receive your Excelencys Comands -
Copy
By ordr
[See the Governor's letter in Vol. II. p. 666, and the proclamation on page 667. - ED.]
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[ Sheriff Phipps concerning the Jail, 1715.] [2-62]
Thomas Phipps Sheriff of the Province of New Hamp' informs the Govern' Councill and Representatives, now mett in Gen" Assembly, vizt
That his Majesties Goale in Portsmº is deficient and unfitt to secure any Prisoner for debt or any crime therefore humbly recom- mends to consideration that it may be better strengthened, that neither Province nor Sheriff may be in hazard of loss or blame
Portsmº 2Ist April 1715. Thoms : Phipps
In Councill/ upon reading this representation, appointed that Jnº Plaisted and Mark Hunking Esq' be a Committee to join with any other two to be appointed by the Representatives to examine the defi- ciency of the Goale and immediately to cause the same to be repaired and strengthened, the Treasurer to advance money for that use, and . if the Committee shall think best to remove sd Goale they shall pitch upon the place, and proceed to remove the same, adding a lentoe and yard.
Thoms : Phipps # order
22ª April 1715 - Voted in the House of Representatives Major Smith and Mr Atkinson a Comitte to Joyn with the Gent : of the Councell appointed 8 order Sam1 Keas Cr
[2-65] [Major Joseph Smith's Account for Expresses. ]
Province of
New Hampr S An account of Expresses sent since May 1714
June 27 Thomas Hains to Newbury
O. 4. 0
O.
2. 0
O.
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Dito hog to Kingstown
O. 4. Dito John Moulton to Portsmº
Samuel Dearborn to Portsmº
O.
4. 0
Elisha Smith to Exeter
O.
O.
4. o
O. 4. August Sent in one day Dow to Portsmo
Smith to Newbury .
O. 4. 0
& Moulton to Exeter O. 2. O
Novembr to Portsmouth
O.
4. O
Simone Dow to New Castle
O. 4. 0
Robert Moulton to Kingstown
O.
3. o
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2. o
August Edward towle to Portsmo
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July John Moulton to Exeter .
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Caleb Marston Impressed to goe Express to - Roxbury to his Excellency hired Jabez I. IO. O
Smith in his room
3. 14. O Joseph Smith
May 18th 1715 - Allowed -
[Coroner's Fees, 1714.] [2-65]
Pro : New Hampr Is Dr - 1714
To the Corron's ffees for a Corps taken up att N : Castle £1. 0. 0 To the Constables ffees o. 6. 6 To the Jury o. 13. 0 = 0. 19. 0 filing the Inquest 0. 2. 0
2. II. 6
To the same for a Corps taken up att Dover 2. II. 6
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The two thirds to be paid by the Province 3. 8. 8
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Errors Excepted the 18 May 1715
Theo. Atkinson Corron
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Boston Decbr the 20th 1715/
I am Commanded by the honble Lieut Governour and Council to acquaint you that they are equally desirous of setling a good under- standing between the two Governmts : and that they have in order thereto Pass'd the following Votes in both Houses Vizt : -
In the House of Representatives Decem' : 14th : 1715.
Upon a Motion being made in the House and a Letter received from the honble Lieutenant Governour and Council of the Province of New Hampshire - That the Partition Line between this Province and that may be run to ascertain the Inhabitants bordering thereon where to pay their Taxes and to prevent further differences
Ordered That Colo Samuel Appleton Colo Thomas Noyes and Capt
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John Gardner be a Committee fully Impowered in behalfe of this Prov- ince to meet and Joine with such Persons as shall be appointed and fully Impowered by the General Court of the said Province of New Hampshire finally to settle and determine the course and running of the said Line Pursuant to the Directions of the Royal Charter of this Province and make Report to this Court The Property of the Lands that have been Improved or laid out to any Person near the said Line to continue and remain to them respectively as now it is on which side soever of the Line they shall happen to fall and his Honour the Lieutenant Govr is Requested to furnish them with Powers necessary to proceed in the affair Pursuant to this vote
Sent up for Concurrence John Burrill Speak™ Decem' 14th 1715/ In Council Read
1 5th Read and Concurred and John Higginson Esqr added to the Committee in the affair, any three to be a Quorum
Sent down for Concurrence Sam1: Woodward Secre John Burrill Speak™
In the House of Representatives Decem' 15th : Read and Con- curred
And I am likewise ordered to acquaint you that nothing shall at any time be wanting in them to promote the publick good of both Provinces.
By Comand of the honble Lieut Gover" and Council
Sam1 : Woodward Secty :
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[2-67] [Committee Appointed to Settle Boundary Line, 1716.]
Pro : N Hamp' Portsm° Jan'y 16th 1715/6
Honble Srs By order of the Honble the Lieut Govr and Councill I have to Inform yor Hon's that there is a Committe appointed by the Gen1 Assembly of this Province, (vizt) Sam1 Penhallow, Mark Hunk- ing, Joseph Smith, Esqrs and Mr Peter Wear, to Joyn wth the Com- mitte Chosen by your Generall Court to Settle & determine the Course and runing of the Partition line between the two Provinces of N Hampr & Massa : who were of opinion that the sooner that business is finished the Better -
By Command of the Honble the Lieut Govr & Councill R. Waldron Cleric : Con :
To the Honble the L' Govr and Councill of his Majties Pro : of Massa Humbly Pts
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[Letter from Massachusetts Government relating to the Boundary Line, January, 1716.]
Boston January 30th 1715 [O. S.]
I am directed by the honble : Lieut : Governour and Council, in answer to your Letter of the 16th instant to acquaint you That they have speedily Resolved to give Direction to the Committee appointed by this Governmt : to treat with yours about the Divisional Line between the two Provinces, of which they will send timely notice and I am likewise directed to assure you That at all times they will be ready to Joine with you in any affairs which may tend to the Preservation of a good Correspondence and the Welfare of both Provinces -
I am yr most obedt humble Servt Sam1 Woodward Secry
To the Honble Lieut Gover' & Council
of the Province of New Hampshire.
[2-71] [Oyster River, Parish Matters, 1716.] -
[The three documents next following were recently found by the editor among the papers of a man who died some years ago, and were secured for the State. They give much light relative to the early ecclesiastical history of Durham .- ED. ]
We being Convened Together february 20th 1715-16
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These are to Certifye al men whome it may Concern That we the subscribers together with the men whome we do make Choyce of do Endeavour to stand by our priviledge in the ministry of the gospell in the Lower part of oyster River and we the Subscribers do make Choyce of and appoint four men or so many of them as shall be need- full namely Serg. Joseph meder Ins. Frances Mathes John Williams and John ambler to try to agree with our neighbours at the head of the River in order to an honourable agreement between us and our neighbours That we may by the blesing of god have the gospell set- tled amongst us
John Maider his mark Thomas Edgerly his
William H. Pirkins mark Joseph Kent
James Langle
William Pittman
James Davis Junr
William Wille
Stephen Jenkens
Joseph Stephenson
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John Wille
John Bickford
Samuel Wille
Thomas Footman
John Kent
John Daniall
Thomas Drew
Benjamin Pinder
Samuel Edgerle
Moses Davis Jun.
Benjamin Mathes
Francis Mathes
John Davis sen.
Joseph Hix
Danniel Mishorne
John Wille Jun.
Benjamin Bodge
Nath' Lamos
Edward Wakeham
William Hill
Philip Duty Sr
Timothy Daves
Samuel Williams
Philip Duty jr
Nicholas Meder
Thomas Rines
Joseph Meder
Eleazer Bickford
Joseph Bickford
John Williams
William Clay
Willum Wormwood
John Footman
John Edgerley
Salathan Denmoor
Robard Kent
William Glines
Abraham Mathes
Benjamin Footman
John Rand ,
John Pinder
Joseph Footman
Ichabud Follet
Abraham Stephens
Joseph Daniel jun'
Thomas Davis
Joseph Edgerley
Joseph Jenkins
Daniel Davis
Samuel Davis
Peter Denmor
[Endorsed] Petition # seued by John Ambler In behalf of sundry the Inhabitants of Oyster-river May 2ª 1716
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[2-72] [Petition from Inhabitants of Oyster River, 1716.]
To the Honble Geo : Vaughan Esq' L' Gov & Command' in Cheif, & to ye Honble the Councill & representatives of his Majtis Prov : of N. Hamp' Conveened in Gen1 Assembly -
The Petition of his Majties Good subjects sundry ye Inhabitants of ye Parish of oyster river, wthin the township of Dover -
Most Humbly sheweth - That agreeable to yor honrs resolve, (in Janr last for allowing ye Inhabitants of ye Parish of oyster river till ye first sessions, of ye Gen1 Assembly, after ye tenth of March next ensuing ye sd Jan'y in order to a friendly agreement, & settlem' of ye differences among themselves,) We, the Subscribers being Inhabitants of ye sd Parish of oyster river, or ye Maj' part of us, have had a meet- ing in sd Parish, at wch time & place, we chose a Committee, & im- powered them ye sd Committee, as far as in us lay, to meet & treat wth a Committee from our adverse #tie in order to ye reconciling all misunderstandings & differences, in sd Parish. The sª Committes had a meeting accordingly : tho' altogether ineffectual & to no pur- pose, as we find by ye return of yº sª Committee on our behalf : wherefore we # sume once more to address yor honrs for yor resolves
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