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And be it further enacted, that the constable or collectors who shall have any of the said taxes to collect, shall have full power and authority to levy and collect the same, as though all the persons mentioned in the respective lists were within the aforesaid parish.
And be it further enacted, that no person or persons who shall move into the said town of Bow, on any new lands that are not improved, nor the polls that
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shall come into said Bow after the date of this aet, shall be liable to pay any part of the arrearages that arose in the year 1763 and 1764, but are hereby de- elared to be exempt therefrom.
And be it further enacted, that in ease of death or removal of either of the aforesaid John Noyes or the said Edward Russell, that their place shall be sup- plied by the proprietors of the town of Bow, upon having notice thereof ; but if in case the proprietors of said Bow shall not supply such vacancy within one month after notice is given to one of the agents of the proprietors of said Bow, that then the selectinen of said parish shall make the necessary taxes for the Province themselves : Provided, that private property be no ways affected by this act.
PROVINCE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
In the House of Representatives, May 25, 1765. This bill having been read three times, l'oted, that it pass to be enacted.
H. SHERBURNE, Speaker.
PROVINCE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
In Council, June 7, 1765. This bill read a third time and passed to be enacted.
Consented to. Copy examined per
J. ATKINSON, Jun., Secretary. B. WENTWORTIL. J. ATKINSON, Jun., Secretary.
Copy examined per TIMO. WALKER, Jun., Parish Clerk of Concord.
No. 4, p. 241. " It was said by some at the time, that one objeet the selectmen of Concord had in view in consenting to this change, was, to get rid of support- ing a certain bridge, that crossed the Merrimack considerably below where the present bridge is. But some few years after, the Court, on petition for that pur- pose, straightened the road, and located the bridge further up the river, in Con- eord, on condition that each of the two towns should build and forever support one half of it. Boscawen consented to the condition, and called a special town meeting, at which they chose an agent, and authorized him to bind the town to build and support one half of the bridge. This they did for several years, but finding that they could not be legally compelled to support a bridge out of town, refused to do it. Concord proseented Boscawen, but failed of their object, and now the support of the whole bridge devolves on Concord."*
No. 5. p. 244. Constable's warrant for collecting taxes.
No. 6, p. 248. Petition of Andrew McMillan, for annexation to the county of Hillsborough.
No. 7, p. 249. Petition of Timothy Walker, Jun. Grant of township, &c. This document is placed on file, but the names of the original grantees, &c., are here inserted.
NAMES OF THE ORIGINAL GRANTEES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF RUMFORD, ME.
The Committee appointed by the Great and General Court, at their session in Boston, February, 1774, (upon the petition of Timothy Walker, Jun., and associates,) to inquire into the sufferings, and make out and return a list of said sufferers, having notified, met and fully heard said sufferers, as directed by said Courts report the following list of names to whom rights are to be assigned.
RIGHTS.
RIGHTS.
Timothy Walker, Jun., of Concord, 3 Ephraim Farnum,
Concord, I 2
George Abbot,
¥
2 Benj. Farnum,
Thomas Stickney,
3 Joseph Farnum,
1
John Chandler,
3 Timothy Bradley,
1
William Coffin, 66
1
Rev. Timothy Walker,
2
Ebenezer Hall,
1 Joseph Eastman,
1
Jonathan Merrill,
1 Aaron Stephens,
2
Amos Abbot,
2 Moses Hall,
1
Edward Abbot,
Q Philip Kimball,
1
* Communicated by Capt. Henry Rolfe.
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Ebenezer Eastman,
Concord, 1
Gustavus Adolphus Goss, Concord, 1 Amos Eastman, Hollis, 1
David Hall,
66
1
Philip Eastman,
2 Abraham Kimball, Bradford, 134
James Walker,
1 Timothy Walker, Conway, 134
Charles Walker,
1
Ebenezer Ilall, Sanford, 1
Richard Haseltinc,
1
1 Jeremiah Eastman, Sanford, Dr. Charles Chauncey, Boston, 1
Jeremiah Bradley,
1
Heirs of Rev. Samnel Phillips, An- dover, 112
Hannah Osgood,
2
Stephen Farrington, Fryeburg, 1
1
John Bradley,
1
Elijah Durgin, Hopkinton, N. H.,
1 1
Jonathan Stickney,
1
Caleb Smart, .
Jonathan Straw,
1
Benjamin Abbot,
66
1
Nathaniel Marsh, Haverhill,
1/
Abiel Chandler,
5
Cutting Marsh,
1/ 4
Timothy Walker, tertius,
2
Robert Davis,
1
Heirs of Eben Virgin,
3
Anna Stevens,
4
Peter Green,
66
1
Phinehas Kimball,
1
Ileirs of Jeremiah Dresser,
1
Samuel Rennals, Boxford,
1.
Nath'l Rolfe,
1
Samnel and William Dana, Groton,
1
Ebenezer Harnden Goss,
4
Dudley Colman, Newbury,
1
Nathaniel Abbot,
1
DOCUMENTS FOR CHAPTER IX., No. 1, PAGE 273.
PRICES OF ARTICLES OF PROVISION.
" By virtue of an act of the Honorable General Court of this State, called a regulating aet for the preventing monopoly and oppression, we, the subscribers, have affixed the prices of the several articles hereinafter mentioned, being a committee lawfully appointed by the parish of Concord for the same."
The Committee were-Reuben Kimball, James Abbot, John Kimball, Robert Davis, David Hall.
The language in which the prices of the several articles is expressed in the report is thus : " Wheat -good merehantable - shall not exceed the price of seven shillings per bushel,"-which I have abridged, as follows :
S.
d.
8.
d.
Indian Corn, 4
0
Hides, raw, . 0
4
Rye, 5
0
Leather, sole, 1
6
Oats, 2
6
Shoes, men's best, . 9 0 per pair. 3
Peas,
77
0
Shoes, women's best, 7
Beans,
0
Potatoes, in the fall, . 1
0
At no other season, over 2 0
Cheese,
0 6 per lb.
Butter, 0
9
Wood, oak, 8 O per cord.
Pork, salt, 0 9 per lb.
Pork, fresh, 0
431
Veal, fresh, 0
3
Beef, grass fed, 0
3
Beef, stall fed, 0
4
Tallow, good tried, .
0 9
1
Moses Eastman,
1
Heirs of Abner Fowler, Coos,
Reuben Kimball,
1
1
Benj. Gale, Haverhill,
1
Joshua Abbot,
1 James MeHard,
1
Nathaniel Eastman,
1
Henry Lovejoy,
1
4
Ephraim Carter,
Wheat, . 7 O per bush.
Mutton, grass fed, 0 4 per Ib.
Flip and Toddy, made of N. E. rum, 1 O per mug. Vietuals, at tavern, 1 0 per meal.
Horse keeping, in win- ter, .
1 3 per night.
Horse keeping, in sum- mer, . 0 9 per night. . Ox keeping, one yoke, in winter, . 1 6 per night. 0 per night.
Ox keeping, in summer, 1 Cider, at the press, . 8 0 per bbl. Cider, other times, in proportion.
Paul Walker,
1
Asa Kimball,
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Cider, per mng, 0
3
Chains and yoke irons, 1 3 per lb.
Oats, per quart, 0
2
Carpenter's labor, 4 O per day.
Flax, . 1 0 per lh.
Joiner's labor, . 3 Tailor's labor, 3
6
Wool, 2
6 per lb.
Stockings, good yarn, per pair, 0
Hay, best English, $6 per load in field.
Woman's common la- bor, 2 6 per week.
Ferry, man and horse, 0 2
Boards, . .£1
O per M. 66
0
Charcoal, at the Iron Works, . 0 3 per bush.
Saddles, .£3 6
0
Shoeing oxen, single, . 4
0
Bridles, . 7
0
Shoeing horse, - steel eork,
7
0
Boots, half boots, best, 13 6 per pair.
Iron, - good bloome-
ry, . .£2 0 0 per hund.
Hoes, apiece, 6
0
DOCUMENT No. 2, pp. 278, 281. NAMES OF MEN BELONGING TO CONCORD,
WHO SERVED IN THIE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION, WITH THE TIME AND PLACE OF SERVICE, SO FAR AS CAN NOW BE ASCERTAINED.
In Capt. JOSHUA ABBOT'S company at Bunker Hill. 1775 : Joshna Abbot, Capt. ; Abiel Chandler, 2d Lieut. ; Jeremiah Abbot, Sergt .; Samuel Davis, Sergt .; Nath'I C. Abbot, Stephen Abbot, Renben Abbot, Amos Abbot, Jona- than Bradley, Ephraim Colby, Ezekiel Dimond, Moses Hall, Stephen Hall, William Mitehell, Richard Flood, William Straw, Peter Chandler.
In Capt. GORDON HUTCHINS' company at Bunker Hill : Gordon Hutchins, Capt. ; Daniel Livermore, Ens .; Benjamin Abbot, Serg .; Simeon Danforth, Corp. ; William Walker, Corp. ; Robert Livingston, Isaac Johnson, Abraham Kimball, Thomas Chandler, Joseph Grace, Peter Johnston, Samnel Straw, Levi Hutchins, fifer ; Michael Flanders, drummer ; Ezra Badger.
In Capt. AARON KINSMAN'S company at Bunker Hill; Aaron Kinsman, Capt .; Ebenezer Eastman, Lieut. ; Samnel Thompson, Corp. Note .- Most of Capt. K.'s company were from other towns.
Concord, Feb. 26, 1776. " A return of those men who were in the Continen- tal army last year and have engaged to tarry the present year," &c. Signed by Timothy Walker, jun., and Benj. Emery, selectmen, viz. : Jeremiah Abbot, Nath'l C. Abbot, John Kinkson, William Straw, Andrew Stone, William Walk- er, Nath'l Eastinan, jun., Moses Hall.
In Capt. BENJAMIN SIAS' company, (of Loudon,) 1776, of Col. David Gil- man's Regt., destined for New-York, and mustered by Col. Thomas Stickney, muster-master and pay-master of said company, were : Philbrick Bradley, Peter Blanchard, Amos Abbot, jun., Daniel Carter, Richard Flood and Stephen Sut- ton. The latter perhaps of Canterbury.
In the Continental service, under Capt. JOSHUA ABBOT, 1776 : Abiel Chand- ler, Lient. ; Ephraim Colby, Ens. ; Timothy Hall, Jonathan Haseltine, Philip Page, Amos Barnes, Florence McColley, Beriah Abbot, Stephen Hall, Peter Chandler, John Merrill, Seth Spring, John Blanchard, Benjamin Powell, Heze- kiah Colby, William Walker, Phineas Stevens, Jonathan Johnson, Samuel Worthen, Moses Abbot, Moses Hall, Peter Carey, Jonathan Bradley, Ephraim Fisk.
In Capt. BENJAMIN EMERY's company, (Col. Nahum Baldwin's regiment,
‹‹
0 Making a full suit,- woolen, .£1 4 0
Farming labor, men, . 3 6 per day.
Farming labor, ox work in proportion.
Plank, £2 0
Hats, good wool, 9 0
Mason's labor,
4 6 per day.
Plough Irons, 1 0 per lb.
Tow Cloth, yard wide, 2 6 per yard.
Best dressed wool cloth, 34 yard wide, . 9 0 per yard.
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of which Gordon Hutchins was Lt. Colonel,) to reinforce the Continental army in New-York, 1776 : Benjamin Emery, Capt. ; Aaron Kinsman, Ens. ; Israel Glines, Ezra Badger, John Carter, Jonathan Currier, Simeon Colby, Ephraim Kinsman. William Stickney, Ezekiel Stickney, Jacob Carter, Solomon Gage, Benjamin Elliot, Bruce Walker.
The following men served in Col. Timothy Bedel's regiment, and Capt. James Osgood's* company, and were at Fort Cedars, Canada East, May 19, 1776 - some of whom were taken prisoners, stripped of most of their clothing, and all their equipments and utensils for the camp or field :
John Webster, Lient. ; Richard H. Osgood, Serg .; Hubbard Carter, Serg .; Joshua Danforth, Corp. ; Nathaniel C. Abbot, Nathaniel Walker, Joseph Lund, Joseph Giles, Ezra Abbot, Elias Abbot, Philip Abbot, Benjamin Fifield, Ezekiel Eastman, Nathan Kinsman, Benjamin Kenniston, Daniel Chandler, Samnel Danford, William Simonds.
In Capt. EBENEZER GREEN's company : Israel Glines, Ebenezer Hall, Joseph Chandler.
Among those who were taken prisoners at Fort Cedars, were Elias Abbot, Ezra Abbot, Philip Abbot and Benjamin Fifield.
In Capt. DANIEL LIVERMORE's company, 1777, 3d N. H. Regiment, who enlisted for three years, or during the war : Robert Livingston, Serg. ; Amos Flood, Corp. ; Abner Hogg, Phineas Stevens, Daniel Chandler, Philip Rowell, Samuel Worthen, Abiel Stevens, Solomon Fisk, Obadiah Kimball, Abner Far- num, Beriah Abbot, William Eastman, Jacob Eastman, Jolin Straw, Ebenezer Farnum, Samuel Colby, who enlisted for one year.
In Lt. Col Gerrish's regiment, raised in the town of Concord and towns adja- cent, which " marched July 5, 1777, for the relief of the garrison at Ticonderoga, on the alarm, and marched seventy miles when the news of the evaenation of the fort" arrived : were from Concord :
Richard Herbert, Lieut. ; William Simonds, Timothy Bradley, John Chase, Richard Eastman, Simeon Danforth, Isaac Abbot, Joseph Eastman', Daniel Farnum, Elias Abbot, John Peters, Nathaniel Eastman, Ebenezer Farnum, Eph- raim Fisk, Jr., Abiel Hall, Isaac Chandler, Israel Glines, John Eastman, Phineas Stevens, Stilson Eastman, Ezekiel Dimond, Benjamin Rolfe, Jacob Heath, (?) Stephen Haines, (?) John Cross, (?) Peter Blanchard. (?)
This company marched July 5th ; were discharged the 12th.t
In Gen. STARK's brigade, at Bennington, Col. Thomas Stiekney, 1777. Richard Herbert, Lieut. ; Jesse Abbot, John Abbot, Timothy Johnson, Ephraim Abbot, Ezra Abbot, Stephen Abbot, Benjamin Ambrose, Philbrick Bradley, (was wounded ;) Simeon Danforth, Reuben Dimond, Benjamin Elliot, Theodore Far- num, Richard Flood, Elias Abbot, Abner Flanders, Samuel Kinsman, John Peters, Ephraim Fisk, Ephraim Fisk, Jr., David George, Solomon Gage, Israel Glines, Abial Hall, Anthony Potter, Phineas Stevens, William Symonds,* Si- mon Trumbull, Gilman West.
A Return of the man's Names belonging to my Company, in Coll. Stickney's Regement, wieh have Enliested as Soders to sarve three mounth, agreable to a Late Aet of the General Corte :
Elias Abbot, Gilman Wast, Edward Wast, Ruben Blanchard, Epheram Fisk, John Dow, Joseph Blanchard, Keyes Bradley, Josier Flanders, Ebenezer Gray, Benjamin Bradley, Elisha Virgin, William Eastman.
AARON KINSMAN, Capt.
Concord, July 11, 1780. [Copied from the original.]
CONCORD, July 17, 1781.
We, the subscribers, do voluntarily Inlist ourselves as Soldiers in the service of New Hampshire for the Parish of Coneord, for the term of three months
* Capt. Osgood was, it is supposed, of Conway. | Army Rolls, vol. I., C. p. 78, 79.
# Was wounded in the battle of the 16th of August, and drew a pension.
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after our arrival at the place of rendezvous, unless sooner discharged ; and we promise obedience to our officers, and to be subject to the Rules of the Army during said term. As Witness, our hand.
JEREMIAH VIRGIN, JEREMIAH CHANDLER, MOSES READ, PHINEAS AYER, JOSEPH BLANCHARD, DAVID EASTMAN, MILLEN KIMBALL.
[Copied from the original.]
At Ticonderoga, 1777, Col. Thomas Stickney's regiment, Capt. EBENZER WEBSTER'S company. [ Capt. Webster was the father of Daniel Webster. ]
Richard Herbert, Lieut. ; William Symonds, Timothy Bradley, Simeon Dan- forth, Isaac Abbot, Elias Abbot, John Abbot, Ezra Abbot, Phineas Stevens, Ezekiel Dimond, Jolin Peters, Nathaniel Eastman, Ebenezer Farnum, Eph- raim Fisk, Jr., Abial Hall, Isaac Chandler, Israel Glines, John Eastman; Stilson Eastman, Benjamin Rolfe.
In Capt. JOSHUA ABBOT'S company of volunteers that marched to reinforce the northern army, in September, 1777, were :
Reuben Kimball, Lieut .; James Mitchell, serg. ; Moses Abbot, serg. ; Amos Abbot, corp. ; Jacob Carter, drummer ; John Farnum, Moses Eastman, Stil- son Eastman, JJonathan Eastman, Ezekiel Dimond, Phineas Virgin, Joseph Eastman, Daniel Farnum, Chandler Lovejoy, Enoch Coffin, James Johnson, Reuben Abbot, Ezekiel Stiekney, Philip Abbot, Timothy Hall, John Peters, Michael Flanders, Isaac Dimond, John Sillaway, Benjamin Rolfe.
In Col. Stickney's regiment, raised for the defence of Rhode Island, 1779 ; Peaslee Eastman, Jacob Flanders, Josiah Flanders, Josiah Chandler.
New levies raised in 1780, and in service about six months. Joshua Graham, age, 17; Thomas Carr, age, 23; Daniel Stickney, age, 18; Aaron Eastman, age, 20 ; John Peters, age, 22 ; Jonas Wyman, age, 20; Benjamin Thompson, age, 18; Jonathan Moulton, age, -; Peaslee Eastman, age, -.
In Capt. Webster's company of rangers, for the defence of the frontiers, 1782 : Abner Flanders, serg., engaged July 9; dismissed Nov. 11. Henry Eastman, priv., engaged July 9; dismissed Nov. 8.
The following persons were also in the service : David Davis, fifer ; Moses Chase, Ebenezer Foss, Samuel Walker, Thomas or Benja. Powell, Salem Colby, negro, Eliphalet Caswell, Nathan Shead, Thomas Pitts, Jos. Hale, Eph- raim Hoyt, Nathan Stevens, Timothy Abbot, David Blanchard. Jonathan Chase, Peter Manual, Joshua Abbot, [of Hooksett,] Benjamin Chase, Enoch Badger, Moses Reed .*
BOUNTIES PAID TO SOLDIERS FROM CONCORD.
Men.
Amount.
Lexington, Capt. Abiel Chandler's company, 1775,
36
£32
3
6
Wingate and Wyman's regiments, in 1776,
18
108
0
0
Continental, 1777, .
29
442
14
6
Stark's Brigade, 1777,
28
252
14 6
Rangers, Coos, 1782,
2
33
14 6
Saratoga, 1777,
27
243
14
6
New Levies, 1780, .
9
159
11
0
Nichols' regiment, 1780, .
12
264
10
0
Frontiers, Coös, 1780, .
2
45
12
()
Reynold's regiment, 1781,
73
10
0
New Levies, 1781,
4
82
10
0
Continental, 1781,
5
191
18
0
Continental, 1782, .
5
296
11
3
2244 1
9
* A part only of the above were citizens. Others were " hired " for Concord.
48
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Dednet for depreciation : Florence McCauley, paid Jan. 6, 1778, £4 17 6 John Merrill, paid Dee. 7, 1778, . 14 4 0
-
19 1 6
Both engaged in 1776.
-
£2225 0 3
NAMES OF SOLDIERS FROM CONCORD,
Who were killed in battle, or died in service, during the Revolutionary war.
William Mitchell, killed at Bunker Hill, Jane 17, 1775.
Lient. Abiel Chandler, died of small-pox at Crown Point, July 12, 1776 .* Peter Chandler, died June 25, 1776 .*
Abiel Stevens, died of wounds, Oct. 20, 1777.
Phineas Stevens, died April 21, 1778.
Obadiah Kimball, killed in battle, Oct. 7, 1777.
Solomon Fisk, died of yellow fever at Horseneck, Aug. 10, 1778.
Samuel Worthen, died Nov. 10, 1778.
Timothy Hall, died of fever and dysentery.
NAMES OF SOLDIERS WHO LIVED AND DIED IN CONCORD, Who served in the Revolutionary War, but belonged to other towns.t
NAME. -
WHERE FROM. |
DEATH.
AGE
REMARKS.
Ebenezer Dow,
Andover, Ms., Nov., 1817, 80.| See biographical notice.
Asa French,
Andover, Ms., July 30, 1841, 81. Lived near Horse-hill bridge.
Nath'n Chandler,
Andover, Ms., Jan. 27, 1837, 80. Lived at Little Pond.
Joseph Iloit,
Boscawen,
Ap. 17, 1839, 78. Lived at Horse-hill.
Jedediah Hoit,
Boscawen,
April, 1840, 80. Lived near Horse-hill bridge.
Jere'h Stickney,
Nottingham,
Oct. 6, 1847, 94.
Andrew Willey, John Elliot,
Newtown, Newtown,
Jan'y, 1813, ?
Dec. 18,1843, 84. Lived at Horse-hill.
Jonathan Elliot, Joseph Runnels, Asa Hardy,
Boxford, Ms.,
Oct., 1818, 2
Lived at Horse-hill.
Robt. Knowlton,
Cape Ann, Ms. July 2, 1836, 77. Lived at Dimond's hill.
Timothy Wales,
Atkinson, ?
Dec'r, 1835, 75.
?
Barn'd Sargeant, Nathan Ballard,
Deerfield, Wilton,
Jan. 14, 1835, 90. See Ballard family.
David Hoit,
Boseawen,
Jan'y, 1818,
Sam'l Jackman, John Weeks,
Portsmouth ?
Apr. 6, 1837, 79.
Lt. R. B. Wilkins,
Henniker ?
Aug'st, 1832,
77.
Died in Boston.
Caleb Whitney,#
Stow, Ms.,
Oct'r, 1822, 73.
Jona. Wheelock, Rev.Israel Evans
Lancaster, Ms. Sept. 5, 1845,
March, 1807,
86. Father of Mrs. L. Downing. 60. See biographical notice.
* The names marked with a star, as dead, were found on an old paper belonging to Capt. Joshua Abbot, together with the following, who were in his company, viz. : Moses Moul- ton, d. July 13, 1776; - Waldron, d. Sept. 5, 1776; Moses Redman, d. Aug. 19, 1776; Israel Shepard, d. Ang. 19, 1776 ; James Moor, d. Aug. 14, 1776 ; Jonathan Kier, d. Aug. 17, 1776 ; Samuel Bard, d. July 27, 1776.
t There may have been others whose names are not ascertained.
# Ile was a gun-smith in the army ; married Sarah Trask, of Bradford, Mass., where he settled for a while, and had five children. Afterwards he moved to llaverbill, where he had four children. He then moved to Pembroke, where he lived ten years ; thence he moved to Concord, where he followed the trade of a blacksmith. He was the father of Jolin, and of Miss Betsey and Hannah Whitney.
Jonathan Uran,
Boscawen,
Haverhill, Ms. Feb. 21,1837, 81.
Not of Col. Stickney's family.
Dec. 2, 1842, 87.
Lived at West Village.
Boxford, Ms.,
Mar. 25,1845, 87.
Father of Atkinson W., Esq.
Stephen Webster,
Boseawen,
Aug.20,1844,
96. Lived in District No. 13.
1840, 82. Lived at Horse-hill.
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DOCUMENTS FOR CHAPTER IX., ON FILE.
No. 3, p. 287. Pews, as numbered and recorded. No. 4, p. 288. Settlement between Rumford and Canterbury.
DOCUMENT FOR CHAPTER X.
No. 1, p. 304. Rev. Mr. Evans' answer to his call. This may also be found in town records, 1789.
DOCUMENT No. 1, CHAPTER XII., PAGE 347.
NAMES OF MEN FROM CONCORD, WIIO SERVED IN THE WAR OF 1812-1815, MOSTLY STATIONED AT PORTSMOUTH.
In Capt. LEONARD's company of artillery, 1812, who served from August 17 to November 30, were : Keyes B. Powell, serg. ; Samuel Powell, corp. ; Sol- omon Mann, Ebenezer Flanders, musicians ; Jonathan Stevens, corp. ; James Foster, Abiel Bradley, Jona. E. Elliot, Jonathan Elliot, Jr., Benj. C. Waldron, Ebenezer Frye, Francis R. Powell.
In Capt. WM. MARSHALL's company, 1814, who were stationed at Portsmouth, and served from Ang. 6 to Nov. 11 : Nathan Carter, Frederick Elliot, Ebenezer Flanders, serg. ; Jedediah Frye, Samuel Kimball, Josialı Robertson, Thomas B. Sargent, John Stevens, Benj. C. Waldron, John Whitney, William Shute, Lieut., from July 30 to Nov. 10.
In Capt. NATH'L G. BRADLEY's company, 1814, who served from Sept. 15 to Nov. 12 : Nath'l G. Bradley, Capt. ; Amos Abbot, Benjamin Bradley, Enoch E. Bradley, Hazen B. Elliot, Robert Haynes, Joseph Hutchinson, Elijah Mun- sey, Keyes B. Powell, serg. ; Loammi Reed, Willey Tasker.
In Capt. EDWARD FULLER's company, 1814, who served from Sept. 29 to Nov. 18 : Ephraim Abbot, John Blanchard, Joseph F. Dow, Barnard C. Elliot, Joseph Glines, William Hoit, Jr., Jeremiah N. Howe, David Knowles, Hazen Kimball, Reuben Osgood, corp .; Ephraim Pettingill, Peter Powell, Isaac Run- nels, Joseph Tasker, Jerry Abbot, John Farnham.
In Capt. PETER ROBERTSON'S company, artillery, volunteers, 1814, from Sept. 10 to Sept. 29, or twenty days. This company marched from Concord on the Sabbath. Peter Robertson, Capt. ; Samuel Herbert, Ist Lieut .; Chand- ler Eastman, 2d Lieut. ; Walter R. Hill, serg. ; Jacob Hosman, serg. ; John Robertson, serg. ; William Bell, serg. ; Jeremiah Birch, corp. ; Nathaniel Par- ker,* corp. ; Jerem'h C. Elliot, corp .; Wm. Moody, corp. ; Jereh. Glines, mus'n ; Samuel Hosmer, musician ; Harmon Eastman, musician ; Moses Bumford, private ; Moses Eastman, Jonathan Elliot, Josiah Fernald, Cooper Frost, Thomas Greenleaf, Samuel Blanchard, Jacob Carter, Moses Dickerman, John Gould, Josiah Knowles, Robert Rogers, John Stanyan, John Wheeler, Charles Wait, Charles Whipple, Charles Herbert.
DOCUMENTS FOR CHAPTER XIII.
No. 1, p. 369. Index to the "return of roads." This index shows where, in the town records, the laying out of a particular road is recorded.
The documents referred to, page 547, containing a catalogue of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles and fishes, scientifically arranged by Dr. William Prescott, of Concord ; and page 550, a catalogue of forest trees and shrubs, by the same gentleman, I am compelled to place on file, except that containing a catalogue of fishes. They are a valuable contribution to the department of Natural His- tory, and with regret they are omitted.
* In June, 1812, Nath'l Parker sailed from Salem, in the privateer sloop Polly, and was taken prisoner and carried into Halifax. He was released by exchange.
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HISTORY OF CONCORD.
The following is Dr. Prescott's catalogue and statement respecting fishes : Rev. N. BOUTON, - DEAR SIR :
The following catalogue comprises all the fishes that inhabit the waters in this vicinity, so far as they have come to my knowledge. Two of these, the Lake, or Winnipissaukee Trout, and the White Fish, are confined to the Winnipissaukee ; all the others traverse our streams and smaller ponds.
There exist in these waters four new species of fishes, which I described and read before the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and which was published in Silliman's Journal for May, 1851.
These new species I described under the names of Salmo Symmetrica, the Winnipissaukee Trout, the Coreyonus Nov-Anglia, the Shad Waiter, the Coregonus Neo-Hautoniensis, the White Fish, and the Lota Brosmiana, a fish that has been generally, but erronconsly, called the Cusk. The Cusk is a marine fish ; is much shorter in proportion to the weight, and has but one fin on its baek, while the Lota lias two dorsal fins.
CATALOGUE OF FISHIES.
1. The Common Perch.
2. The Common Pond Fish - Flat Side.
3. The Horned Pout.
4. The Common Sncker.
5. The Black Sucker.
6. The Horned Sucker.
7. The New-York Shiner, or Grass Fish.
8. The Black-nosed Dace.
9. The Red-fin Dace.
10. The Silvery Dace.
11. The Shining Dace.
12. The Common Pickerel.
13. The Common Brook Trout.
14. The Winnipissaukee Tront.
15. The Red-bellied Trout.
16. The Shad-Waiter.
17. The White Fish.
18. The Common Shad.
19. The Lota, erroneously called Cusk.
20. The Salmon.
21. The Silver Eel.
22. The Common Eel.
23. The Lamprey.
STATISTICS.
TABLE showing the amount of money voted to be raised by the town to defray all current expenses at specified periods of ten years, with the estimated pop- ulation.
YEAR.
MINISTRY.
SCHOOLS. | ROADS, &C. |OTHER EXP'N'S.|
POPULATION.
1733.
.£105=$136,50
£200
100 proprietors.
1743.
£300*
350 inhabitants.
1766 1
£100
750
1775.
£ 47=$156,66
£60
£53
1.052
1785.
£ 90=$300,00
£ 40
£40
1.400
1795.
£105=$350,00
£105
£20
1.900
66
1805.
$450,00
$500
$
400,00
2.225
1813.
$450,00
$1.000
$ 2.000,00
2.600
1825.1
$1.250
$ 2.200,00
3.270
1835.
$1.500
$4.000
$ 2.000,00
4.300
1845.
$2.200
$4.000
$ 3.988,99
6.700
66
1853.
$5.000
$4.000
$10.000,00
10.000
66
NOTE. It appears by the Auditors' Report, March, 1853, before the organization of the city government, that the " town owed for borrowed money," $17.239,16.
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