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The controversy was long, and maintained with inch spirit. Different views prevailed in all the towns most interested, and this fact led to a convention of delegates from the people upon both sides of the Connecticut River, and this convention met at Walpole (as a central point for the gathering), November 15tlı, 1780, to consider the situation.
It is not certainly known upon which side in this contro- versy the people of Fitzwilliam ranged themselves, but as many of the towns in Cheshire County, such as Hinsdale, Richmond, Chesterfield, Walpole, and others, favored the plan of uniting with the towns in Eastern Vermont, there could have been here nothing like indifference concerning the result. The probability is that Mr. Abner Stone, who was a prominent man in Fitzwilliam, was a delegate from this town in that convention, and that Fitzwilliam was loyal to New Hampshire. That the entire scheine collapsed in about two
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POUND PROVIDED FOR.
years, and that the western boundary of New Hampshire is the western bank of the Connecticut River, all the parties con- cerned have had abundant reason to be thankful.
1737. " Voted to warn out all such persons as shall come into the town as Inhabitants."
".Voted to fence the Burying Yard."
" Voted to build a pound in said Town." And to build it with stone, twenty-five feet square within the walls, and to set the same by the house of Joseph Farwell. Likewise
" Voted to build said pound 4 feet thick at bottom and 1} feet thick at top and 6 feet high"-meaning the walls of it.
And then provision was made for "a good timber frame on the top" of the wall, and "a Gate lock." At this mneet . ing the financial condition of the town received dne attention, and a committee previously appointed made their report, from which the following brief extract is made :
" Fitzwilliam March the 12th 1787.
in the old Wriconing (reckoning) there remaned for Samuel patick to collect for the year 1781 and their Remains in Sam- uel Patiek's hands £2. 8. 2. 1-
as Treasurer of in old paper money and to allow seventy five for one it amounts to in silver money."
The report above-named was long, and, in all its parts, not easy of comprehension, as is evident from the single item just quoted.
It covered the space of about six years, and had particular reference to uncollected tax bills. Receipts and payments were presented in this report in the same connection, and the blanks, which were somewhat numerous, were doubtless filled to the satisfaction of the voters, by verbal statements and ex- planations. The amount due the town for taxes at that time appears to have been about two hundred and eight pounds.
The collections seem to have been made about as promptly as at the present day.
The subject of repairing and straightening what was ealled " the Great Road " through Fitzwilliam was considered by the town April 4th, 1787, when the owners thereof offered to give the new land that would be needed and accept as remul-
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neration the land through which the old road was laid. This offer was accepted.
1788. January 3d. The town chose Caleb Winch as a delegate to the convention called to meet at Exeter on the second Wednesday of February, 1788, "for the purpose of Excepting or Rejecting the new form of Goverment."
The committee to prepare instructions for Mr. Winch con- sisted of Rev. Mr. Benjamin Brigham, Mr. Benjamin Wil- son, Mr. Josiah Hartwell, Deacon John Locke, and Mr. Abner Stone, and January 17th the town accepted the form of instructions prepared.
" Voted to allow Lieut. Levi Brigham £7. 1-6-0 for orders which he lost."
The first meeting of the town to vote for representatives in the Federal Congress, and for electors to choose a President and Vice-President, was called for December 15th, 1788. Votes were given for three representatives and five electors. For the former Nicholas Gilman had twenty-two ; " Pain Wingate," seventeen ; Peter Green, twelve. For presiden- tial electors Benjamin Bellows had twenty ; Ebenezer Freeman, thirteen ; Timothy Farrar, sixteen ; Joseph Badger, fourteen, and John Pickering had ten. Only a small vote was cast con- sidering the population of the town.
1789. At the annual meeting, March 19th, the vote for president (of the State) fifty, was cast unanimously for John Sullivan.
Abner Stone was chosen Representative.
Voted " that the Selectmen petition the General Court to have one penny laid on every acre of land in said town to be converted to making and repairing highways." In accord- ance with this vote, the selectmen presented the following pe- tition :
To the Honourable the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire in General Court to be assembled att Concord, the third day of June Curent.
The Petition of the Town of Fitzwilliam Humbly Sheweth that your Petitioners being Chosen by said Town for the purpose to Present to your Honours and to Request that your Honours Would take into your
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PETITION IN BEHALF OF THE GREAT ROAD.
Wise Consideration and Grant Some Relief. We your Petitioners Humbly Shew the Situation we are in, and the Difficulty we labor under on account of our Roads, as we are situated in a Rough Part of the State, and have the Great Road which leads to the upper part of the State to take care of, which is eleven Miles in Length in said Town ; Which is a Large Road and much Improved (supposed to mean, used) and We are liable to fines, if it is not kept in Good Repair, and the Town, of late, have widened the Great Road though sd Town and have cut off a Great Number of Crooks or Turns in sd Road, to make it more Comodious to the Public : Which makes considerable Cost and Charge to sd Town ; and there is a number of other Road for the benefit of sd Town which are New and uncultivated, all which are to be attended unto, and your petitioners humbly Shew that there is a Considerable Quantity of unimproved Lands in said Town owned by Nonresidents which are not obliged to Doe any thing toward making or repairing said Roads some of Which leads through part of said Lands which must In- crease the value thereof, if kept in good Repair, and your Petitioners Humbly Beg that there may be a tax of one Penney, Layed on each acre throughout sd Town except Public Lands for the term of three years and to be layed out for the Repairing said Roads. And your Petitioners as in duty bound Shall ever Pray
Abner Stone Selectmen
John Fassett for
Stephen Brigham ) Fitzwilliam.
Fitz William, May 27, 1789.
The Legislature granted this petition, and at a town meet- ing, held on September 7th following, Captain Stephen Brig- ham was chosen to collect the tax for the first year. Captain Brigham did not accept the office and Simon Crosby was ap- pointed to take his place. It is understood that Mr. Crosby collected the tax for the three years it was levied.
1790. The town allowed " 2 pounds aud S shillings for the purpose of getting Rev. Mr. Brigham a Cushing" for the pulpit. 1791. August Sth. The town " chose Nahum Parker to represent them at Concord at a Convention appointed there by an act of the General Court."
" Sold old Mr. Camp to Lieut. Byam and to give two shil- lings and ten pence per week for Keeping him with the Benfit of one Cow." "Sold Thankful Camp to Joseph Stone to have 38. 10d. per week with the use of one bed."
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HISTORY OF FITZWILLIAM.
In this manner the paupers were provided for from year to year ; and in the votes of the town upon this matter very par- tieular provisions were made for keeping them properly clothed and to " pay for any Extrodenery Doetring and Nuris- ing."
1792. August 27th. The town cast all the votes given, thirty-seven in number, against a proposed amendment of the Constitution of the State.
1793. In this year the first record was made of licenses " to keep a Public tavern" and "to sell Speritus Liquors." The innkeepers licensed in February and March of this year were Sylvanus Reed, Abner Stone, and Abijah Warner, while Simon Crosby, Thomas Gouldsmith, and Joseph Fox were authorized to deal in " Speritus Liquors." And Jonas Rob- inson of the north village received a similar license "to sell Speritus Liquors, subject to such regulations and restrictions as the law of the State of New Hampshire imposes upon re- talers."
Just previous to 1793 the Legislature had passed laws, mak- ing material changes in the manner of doing town business and keeping town records, and in the duties and requirements of town officers generally. There are no regular town valuation and tax-lists in existence of an earlier date than 1793, but from this time onward the series is complete. At this time the se- lectmen began to keep a more formal record of their business transactions, and the records of the town clerk take a wider range.
It is not practieable to furnish from the town records anything like an accurate list of the successive owners, or even occupants of the various lots and pieces of land in town. Com- mencing with 1793 the yearly valuation and tax-lists state the amount for which real estate is assessed to each individual owner, but do not give the location of the land except in the case of non-resident owners. Among the old records of the town, two books are found that give a more complete account of the location of the various owners of real estate in the town than can be obtained from any other source. One of these books gives " A List of all the Houses (above the value of
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LOCATION OF DWELLING-HOUSES, 1798.
One Hundred Dollars) with the Out-Houses appartenant thereto, and the Lots on which the same are erected, not ex- ceeding Two Acres" in the town " on the 1st day Oct. 1798." The particulars given are : the owner of the house ; the occu- pant thereof ; the number of houses and out-houses ; quantity of land in the lot ; the situation of the house ; its dimensions ; number of stories ; number and size of the windows ; material of which the buildings were constructed, and the valuation by the assistant assessor of the property as described. The situa- tion of the honses is not described by lot and range, but by stating in what part of the town, or how far from the meet- ing-house, or in other similar ways. The house of Nahum Parker was "On the great road to Boston, east part of the town." Phinehas Reed lived " in the center of business on the main road." Thomas Stratton's house was situated "in the south part of the town, west of the pond." The houses of Samnel Griffin and Jonas Knight were in the " North part of the Town on a Handsome Hill nigh the School House." Johu Pratt's house was in the " S. East Part of the town : not on any road nor ever will be." William Farrar lived in the " North part of ye Town, 3 Miles from the Center ; head of Hemlock Roe." Samuel Rockwood was located " N from the center ; west side of Fosters Pond." This is now called Rockwood Pond.
The other book gives " A List of all the Dwelling Houses not above the value of 100$, and of all the Lands in the Town of Fitzwilliam and their owners on the first Day of Oet. 1798." The particulars given are names of owners ; number of acres owned ; description of lands : adjunet proprietors ; location of land by lot an I range ; number and dimension of buildings ; valuation of heures not over one hundred dollars, and valna- tion of the land.
The assistant assessor was Simon Crosby, and both books appear to have been made out by him, though his signature is attached only to the one first described.
The following tables have been carefully compiled from these two books with a few items added from other reliable sources. While not entirely free from errors, the books may
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HISTORY OF FITZWILLIAM.
be accepted as substantially accurate. The first table gives a list of all residents owning land or buildings and non-residents owning land and buildings. Non-residents are marked t. The houses that are described as two stories high have their valuation marked ¿ ; all the other houses are one story high. All the houses are constructed of wood. The second table gives a list of non-residents owning land only. Nearly all the land in this table is described as unimproved. A cipher (0) in- serted in an otherwise blank space means none. The mark ? inserted in a blank space signifies that the correct figures can- not be given. If inserted after figures, it implies doubt or uncertainty.
TABLE I.
[ NAMES OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS.
Total No. of acres owned.
Lot on which house is located.
Valuation of house.
Other land owned.
+Arunah Allen.
-
Richard Gleason occ ..
100
L 8 in R 4
$150.
Philip Amadon
121
L 10 in R 4
60.
4 in 4
Benj. Angier
15
7 in 11
70.
Silas Angier jr.
110
11 & 12 in 6
70.
Abel Baker
180
12 in 12
200.
18 in 11
Samuel Bent.
90
5 in 1
?
Daniel Bigelow.
18
4 in 6
10.
Joseph Bigelow.
100
5 in 11
125.
Widow Wm Bishop.
10
18 in 12
80.
+Oliver Blood
150
1 in 5 (?)
80.
Bartlet Bowker
180
19 in 7
200.
1 in 6 (?) 18 in 7 & 16 in 11
Charles Bowker
100 ?
17 in 6 400. 1
John Bowker.
165
19 iu
200.
20 in ? & 16 in 11
Asa Brewer ..
100
22 in 10
60.
James Brewer. ..
120
22 & 23 in 8 ?
40.
Rev Benj. Brigham
140
13 in 7
400.
11 & 12 in 7
Levi Brigham
132
6 in 6
85. 40.
Abel Byam
62
5 in 9
70.
Duncan Cameron
40
23 in
9
20.
Jonathan Capron
38
21 in 8
50.
Thomas Clark
27
18 in 12
?
3 in 5 & 5 in 6,
William Bruce.
100
20 in 10 & 11 ?
13 in 6
100.
& 12 in 5 ?
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OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS OF HOUSES, 1798.
TABLE I. (Continued.)
NAMES OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS.
Total No. of acres owned.
Lot on which house is located.
Valnation of house.
Other land owned.
John Cobleigh.
160
13 in 12
80.
14 in 11 12 in 5 & 6
Ezekiel Collins
170
11 in 6
70.
William Crane.
109
9 in 2
40.
?
Simon Crosby
163
15 in 6
150.
15 in 4
105.
Ebenezer Cutler
100
4 in 6 & ? ?
10.
Jonathan Cutler
48
4 in
6
15.
Moses Cutting
100
22 in 9
125.
Oliver Damon
130
13 in 9
200.
14 in 9
Samuel Davis.
100
19 in 5
80.
Benjamin Davison
184
15 in 5
300.
14 in 4 & 13 in 3
Pearley Deeth
100
8 in 10
175.
Moses Drury
55
18 in 6
65.
Abraham Eddy
36
2 in 12
40.
3 in 12
Benjamin Eddy.
202
2 in 12
60.
13 in 4 & 16 in 2
Abel Estabrook.
97
12 in :
110.
13 in 1
Daniel Farrar
200
21 in 8 & 9 ?
110.
William Farrar
100
22 in 6 & 23
200.
John Fassett
200
15 in 8
60.
5 in 4
Jedediah Fay.
50
7 in 10
80.
John Fay.
120
14 in 8
80.
14 in 7
William Fay
50
9 in 10
10.
Matthias Felton
173
15 in 6
700. +
14 in 3
Jesse Forristall.
150
1 in %
50.
Joseph Forristall
147
19 in
80.
Luna Foster.
83
13 & 14 in 12 ?
130.
Richard Foster
50
8 in 3
0.
Francis Fullam
282
18 in 2
200.
12 & 17 in 3 & 2 & 14 in ?
David & John Gary
130
21 in 6 & t
150.1
Jonas Gary.
137
៛ in 10
60.
3 in 10 & 9 in 8 8 & 11 in 5
Richard Gleason.
126
10 iu 5
John Godding.
65
18 in 12
70.
Timothy Godding
85
21 in 10
70.
Asa Goodale
100
1 in 11
70.
Isaac Goodenow
6 in 10
20.
Thomas Goldsmith.
33
15 in
500. +
15 in 4 & #
Jesse Hayden occ
50
13 in 6
250.
Allen Grant
100
7 in 12
1.
Samuel Griffin
152
20 in 6
300.
21 in 5
Nath'l & Nath'l Grover
jr
100
3 in ?
80.
18 in
6
Nathan Platts occ
in 7 ?
4 in
?
18 in 10
17 in 8
40.
150.
600. 1 2 & 14 in 5 &
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HISTORY OF FITZWILLIAM.
TABLE I. (Continued.)
NAMES OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS.
Total No. of acres owned.
: Lot on which house is located.
Valuation of house.
Other land owned.
Joshua IIarrington
55
23 in
8
175.
23 in
Stephen Harris.
150
11 in
8
180.
8 in 9
Asael Hartwell .
150
12 in
8
120.
10 in 9
Abner & Jos Haskell.
100
22 in
5
200.
Joseph Haskell.
20
15 in 5
70.
14 & 15 in 4
Levi Haskell.
162
23 in
6
150.
9 in 3 & ?
Joel Hayden
75
10 in
6
80.
9 in 6
Sylvanus Hemenway. .
130
18 in 8
80.
18 in 7
Daniel Howe.
120
17 & 18 in 11
20.
Nahum Howe
66
11 in 12
150.
t.James Hubbard.
70
4 in 5
40.
+Peter Hunt.
71
3 in
71.
4 in 1
Isaac Jackson
90
19 & 20 in 10 ?
10.
John Jackson.
50
23 in 10
10.
Bezaleel Kendall.
50
3 in 3
10.
Samuel Kendall.
483
14 in 2
400.
14 & 15 in 1 & 15 & 19 in 2 & 13 & 14 in 3 & 16 in
4 & 12 in 11
John Knight.
50
16 in 5
30.
Jonas Knight.
150
20 in 5
300.
21 in
+Stephen Knowlton
190
17 in 1 & 2 ?
70.
Luke Lincoln.
21
14 in 6
250.
13 in 4
John Locke ..
50
16 in 4
40.
William Locke
100
11 in 2
?
Eleazer Mason
100
17 in 12
125.
Elihu Mellen.
95
4 in 4 & 14 in
0.
5
16 in 9
150. 1
Joel Mellen
200
16 in 10
70.
John Mellen's heirs
44
14 in 5
Daniel Mellen .
100
17 in 7
200. 1
Joel Miles.
85
5 in 11
15.
P. Gleason Miller
53
9 in 3
0.
Daniel Morse
1 ?
15 in
6
120.
James Morse
100
, in
9
65.
+Nehemiah Munroe ... }
1
634
1 in 10
250.
2 & 3 in 10 & 1 && 2 in 9 & 1 & 3 in 8
Ebenezer Nurse.
100
20 in 9 & 10 ?
80.
Matthew Osborn.
90
9 in 6
80.
10 in
Ephraim Parker
150
15 in 12
110.
Nahum Parker
74
13 in 1
200.
14 in
Samuel Patch
100
14 in 10
120.
Samuel Patrick
200
17 in 5
200.
15 in 10 (?)
Micah Perry
60
3 & 4 in 12 ?
40.
Simeon Perry
100
6 in 10
40.
. 000
16 in 7
Benj'n Sampson occ. .
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OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS OF HOUSES, 1798.
TABLE I. (Continued.)
NAMES OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS.
Total No. of acres owned.
Lot on which house is located.
Valuation of house.
Other land owned.
Ebenezer Phillips
100
15 in
9
20.
Elijah Phillips.
40
5 in
110.
Edward Platts
100
18 in 5
120.
Ebenezer Potter.
100
6 in
7
15.
Job Pratt
55
6 in
1
60.
6 in 2
John Pratt*
1 ?
?
120.
Joseph Pratt
156
12 in
1
200.
10 in 2 & 16 & 17 in 3
Levi & Silas Pratt
160
1 & 2 in ? ?
75.
Moses Pratt ..
200
6 & 7 in ? ?
60.
6 in 3 11 & 13 in 1 &
Reuben Pratt.
264
10 in
1
80.
10, 11 & 12 in 2
Hiram Prescott.
130
5 in 10
40
6 in 11
Peter Prescott.
100
8 in 11
50.
David Pushee
27
10 in 2
45.
James Reed
266
16 in 9
60.
12 in 6
Hinds Reed occ
16 in 8
200.
Phinehas Reed
99
15 in
OT
800. 1
15 in 4 & 6
David Rice.
70
11 in
9
60.
Abijah Richardson.
150
6 in 8
200.
6 in 9
Rhoda Richardson .
150
3 & 4 in 11 ?
70.
Timothy Richardson
170
2 & 3 in 11 ?
50.
Jonas Robeson.
2
23 in 8
300.
Walter Capron occ.
125.
Samuel Rockwood
180
17 in 9
120.
17 & 18 in 10
+Ephraim Root
20
14 in 7
120. 1
23 in 11 & 12
Obil Fassett occ :
100
1 in 12
175.
David Saunders.
87
23 in 5
120.
Ebenezer Saunders.
50
19 in 11
40.
Selectmen of Fitzwilliam
35
4 in 10
0.
Barakiah Scott
166
16 in 3
80.
15 in 3
Benjamin Scott
25
15 in 3
40.
Benoni Shurtleff.
135
15 in 6
700. 1
14 in 6 & 15 in 7 9 in 12
Calvin Smith
140
10 in 12
140.
Daniel Smith.
120
13 in 11
5.
14 in 11
Peter Starkey
20
20 in 11 & 20
150.
Otis Starkey occ.
& 21 in 12 ?
150.
William Starkey
200
21 in 11 & 19 && 20 in 12 ? 9 in 1
160.
Abner Stone
100
300. 1
& 17 in 3
12 & 13 in 7 ?
80.
Jacob Sargeant.
* Lot and range not given. Mr. Crosby's description is " S. east part of the town not on any road, nor ever will be."
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HISTORY OF FITZWILLIAM.
TABLE I. ( Continued.)
NAMES OF OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS.
Total No. of acres owned.
Lot on which house is located.
Valuation of house.
Other land owned.
Hezekiah Stone.
180
9 in 4
75.
9 in 5
James Stone. .
68
8 in
6
15.
Jason & Samuel Stone. .
100
18 in
50.
Joseph Stone
100
tin 7
80.
6 in 7 & 9 in 8
Samuel Stone.
152
13 in
6
200.
13 in 5
Abijah Stowell
80
20 in
4
60.
Thomas Stratton
125
5 in
8
200.
4 in 8
+ Swan*
1 ?
?
300.
Nathan Wheeler occ
78
22 in 11 & 12 ?
60.
John Sweetland
50
23 in 10
10.
one is jr.
Michael Sweetser.
65
4 in 10
125.
James Taylor.
70
4 in
1
5.
Thomas Tolman
63
23 in
9
300. 1
22 in 10
Samuel Tower.
303
13 in
8
180.
9 in 9 & 13 in 6
Jacob Townsend.
75
10 in 10
45.
Nathan Townsend.
140
10 in
175.
10 in ?
Nathan Townsend Jr.
30
11 in 10
0.
Reuben Underwood.
60
5 in 9
?
Asa Waite
100
3 in 6
60.
Robert Ware.
65
14 in
1
40.
Abijah Warner
190
5 in
1
300. 1
6 in 1 & 5 in 2
Nathaniel Warner
50
4 in
₾2
0.
Silas Warner.
100
2 in
3
10.
Silas Wheeler.
80
16 in 12
40.
Francis Whitcomb
76
2 & 3 in 8 ?
30.
Oliver Whitcomb
66
10 & 11 in 12 ?
?
Stephen White .
50
13 in 12
60.
+Isaac Whitmore
100
3 in 1 & 2 ?
60.
Joel Whitney
100
6 in 12
40.
John & Jona. Whitney .
200
20 in 8 & 19
350. +
in 9 ?
John Whittemore
16
13 in
15.
Artemas Wilson
160
in 8
120.
6 in 8 & 4 in 9
Nathaniel Wilson
154
3 & 4 in 9 ?
200.
Caleb Winch.
220
22 in 6
180.
23 in 7 & 23 in
5 & 6
Joseph Winch
21 in
6
80.
23 in 5
Mathew Withington
100
17 in 4
11 in 4
Jonas Woods .
97
13 in 7
120.
Aaron Wright.
190
18 in 9
225.
18 in 10
Ebenezer Wright
140
16 in 6
180.
10 in 5
Joel Wright.
80
15 in 11
60.
* Lot and range not given. Mr. Crosby's description is "on the north end of the town on the great road."
40.
& 10
John Sweetland
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NON-RESIDENT OWNERS OF LAND, 1798.
TABLE II.
OWNERS.
Acres owned.
Location of land.
Col. Atkinson
100
14 in 10
Stephen Bailey
100
2 in 5 & 6
Jas Bellows
150
4 & 5 in 3
Jos Bigelow
64
2 in 1
David Brigham
50
?
Nath' Brooks
100
11 in 11
James Bowdoin
100
8 in 12
Dr. John Chamberlain
200
10 & 11 in 3
John Clapp Colton
30
15 in 1
John Crosby
100
1 in 4
Isaac Davis.
100
in 4
Ebenezer Fry
40
2 in 11
James Goddard
49
2 & B in 12
Daniel Golding
50
?
Josiah Hartwell.
100
12 & 13 in 9
Howe ..
100
9 in 11
Asa Huntington
100
12 in 3
George Jaffrey.
70
6 in 11
Peter Joslin .
100
1 in 1
Heirs of Geo. Libbey
100
10 in 11
Esq. Phillips
80
23 in 4
Levi Randall .
40
19 in 11
Eliphalet Richardson
15
2 in 11
Jona. Rice
100
3 in 4
Col. Stoddard
100
12 in 11
Sampson Stoddard Jr
100
8 in 5
Luther Stone
100
2 in 4
Phillips Sweetser
70
14 in 13
Jonas Thompson .
50
2 in 8
Col. Wallingford
100
5 in 5
Town of Westborough
80
3 & 4 in 5
Ephraim Whitney.
100
5 in 12
Salmon Whitney
80
1tin 3
William Whitney
50
14 in ?
Benj. Wilson's heirs
30
4 in 9
William Worcester
200
21 & 22 in 4
50
2 in 6
In the preceding tables and elsewhere in this book, so many locations are described by giving the number of lot and range, that for convenience of reference, the lot and range lines are shown on the accompanying map of the town. It was stated in the fourth chapter that there is considerable variation in
186
HISTORY OF FITZWILLIAM.
the size of the lots. It would be impracticable to show these variations with exactness without making a correct survey of the entire town, but the lines in the map are given with suffi- cient accuracy to answer the purpose intended. The minutes of the perambulation of the line between Troy and Fitzwill- iam, November Sth, 1847, are here given to illustrate the ir- regularity referred to. Beginning at the northwest corner of Fitzwilliam, being the southwest corner of Troy, the courses and distances were as follows :
Course.
Distances as measured.
The distances properly should be.
1
S 81º 26' E
375 Rods.
320 Rods.
2
N 3° W
85
66
100
3
S 81° 30' E
167
160
4
N
147
100
5
S 79º 52' E
344
66
320
66
6
N 2° 6' E
218
66
200
7
S 80° E.
589
66
abont 560
1
to the west line of Jaffrey.
The three northerly courses should agree in direction ; it will be seen that they vary over five degrees, and in like man- ner the four easterly courses vary over a degree and a half ; while a comparison of the two columns of distances will show the variation in that direction.
The dividing line between Fitzwilliam and Rindge as given in the charters of both towns is "north by the needle five miles" (sixteen hundred rods), but the line as held by the ad- joining landholders in the two towns varied considerably from a straight line. The Legislature of 1847 legalized the local line as giving more substantial justice than would be obtained by straightening the line. The line as established is described thus : Beginning at the southeast corner of Fitzwilliam, being the southwest corner of Rindge thence, (1) N. 1º 27' E. 117.9% rods ; (2) N. 3º E. 30,35- rods ; (3) N. 3º 20' E. 1494% rods ; (4) N. 2° 28' E. 356-3 rods ; (5) N. 4° E. 13-3 rods ; (6) N. 4º 5' E. 163-5 rods ; (7) N. 2° E. 117-15, rods ; (S) N. 0° 30'
7
6
F.L. Claro)
·M.D.Clark.
20
ECoolidge.
Mall
9
P
J. B.Bowk
D.F. Bowker.
SCHOOL Nº 9. 0
10 Mrs Wecker.
18
Jaffrey.
SAW MILL
AA. Marshal
J. Blodgett .
3
2
Ranges
P.Cushing.
12
JJ. Perham
1
t'hoc.
F.Potter.
-
1
WEST HILL.
.. Richardsop
16
DR.A. Yone.
SA
MILL.
Mrs AW Gage.
FITZWILLIAM
5
15
ANU CAHILL
J.S.ADAMS
14
WW .. Putney
D.Smith
Geo.Bemis.
J.C. BALOW
Of first Saw Mill
A.Fisher.
in
13
SCHOOL Nº 2 20
·H.A.Clark
O.W. Spillere
12
Ma-s.Drury ..
·C.Cox.
5
COLL
UnLoc."
11
A.H.Turne
J.TATAO
A.G Beeber
=
4
E.Chaplin :
aJames Harkness.
WEBB QUARRY . H.P. Howe.
A. Wilson.
10
SAW MILL.
DEPOT VILLAGE.
·W.O.Carkin.
A.S.Wilson
W.E.Blodgett.
-
E. Blodgett
J.Bryant.
Geo.W.Wilson.
H.T. Tall.
REEDS
Mrs. Hartwell
QUARRY
OSCHOOL Nº 10.,
T.Perry ..
"G.W.Drury
a Mi's. Stone.
A.W.Gowen."
E. Bent.
8
P. Daley. #:
-
·ZA.Boyce.
I.L.Morse
I'H. Shirley.
J. Hale.
B. Hayden .*
ŚW.Bent
7
SCHOOL Nº7.
Q
-
H.D.Martor
H.C.White.
Philldds.
MA.Stiles.
SCHOOL NO3.
E. Lavoice,
Asa Wood.
Lee & Preston
.F.L. Perhamn .
L
Gilbert Petts.
O.Hayden.
. H. Rugg.
1
4
J.B.Burns.
C.F.PLg
.
-
A.
tney
RAILROAD.
TH.N.Fairbanks.
Mrs. Beals. .
3
-
.
AJ.Darwen
SAW MILL
.D
Lots.
STATE LINE DEPOT.I
1
F.E.Pierce ..
CS.Bosworth.
1
R.Hoose J.F. Stiles.
c. × 8.1
. Unoc.,
A.Wallingford
ROYALSTON
Massachusetts.
PHOTO-ORAVURE CO. N Y
1
1-4
S.Follansbee.
O.K.Wheelock
Nahun Muyden Location
Chanym
Champ
HA. Firmin. Mrs. Fullam.
13
WWHITCOMB H.HANDY,
SCHOOL NgPO
. E. T. Matthew
J. P. Mattle Pus.
SCHOOL
META 'CHAPEL
R. R.STATION.
PASSENGIA
AMA. Allen, OS SHOP, P.Whitcontb B S. SHOP,
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