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Voted, " To Except of the meeting-house fraim."
Moses Dennis was instructed to purchase thirty thousand shingle nails, twelve thousand board nails, and " one thousand Double Tens, Ditto Brads."
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Sept. 30th. Seth Hadley was directed to bring up the nails. James Duncan, James Davis, and Samuel Gates were appointed a committee to consult with the owners of land, in order to have a wider road across the plain east of the meeting-house. Rye taken in payment of taxes was valued at eight shillings and four pence per bushel.
£24 were raised in rye to buy nails and pay workmen. Edmond Davis was to get bark to cover the roof under the shingles.
Nov. 25th. Chose Samuel Gates and Robert Duncan a com- mittee to perambulate the west line of the town with Packerfield committee, if called for lawfully.
" Voted, To pay Mr. Page as the com agreed."
" Voted, That the comtee engage Mr. Page for four Sabbathes next spring, and longer if they like him."
Feb. 8, 1790. " Votted, That the town is dissatisfied with what is dun towards Boarding the meeting house, and that the selectmen notify Mr. Boynton to atend our march meeting."
March 8th. "Voted, To sell the Pew ground at Vendue to finish the meeting house, the pews to be built for the purchasers."
James Hosley, David Ames, Thomas Spaulding, John Foster, and Seth. Hadley were appointed a committee to draw a plan for the pews and seats in the meeting-house.
Seth Hadley, James Duncan, and William Boutell were ap- pointed a committee to settle with Mr. Boynton, " for the work he has done."
Those who had not hauled their part of stone for underpinning the meeting-house, were to be given until the time of the next meeting to do it, and then if not done, they were to be taxed.
Seth Hadley and Salmon Wood were appointed a committee to procure twelve days' preaching. The boarding of the minister and his horse was bid off by James Davis, at six shillings per week. £100 were raised to repair roads ; men's wages to be three shillings per day, eight hours to be reckoned as a day's work. .
Voted, To exchange Mr. Jameson's tax in this town for Mr. Orr's tax in Antrim.
There were several persons who desired to have their taxes abated. Robert Wyley's taxes in all lists unpaid were abated, and he was not to be taxed again till further order. Jonathan Bailey was not so fortunate, his request was refused; but to several others the prayer was granted. These requests for abatement of taxes show
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that many of the settlers were hard pressed for money, and the fact that so many were excused indicates that there was a disposi- tion to help the unfortunate.
March 22d. It was "voted to exchange a piece of land with Samuel Hosley, agreeable to his proposal, and give him a dollar of his Highway rate for clearing said land." A note inserted here in the records by a later hand gives this information : "The Towns Common to go from Mr. Paiges stable to a pine Tree near the pond."
" Voted, To give Thomas Spaulding six pounds in Rye at four shillings a Bushel, to be paid next fall in order to make him good about the meetinghouse fraim."
" Voted, To hold the publick meetings at the meeting house this year."
" Voted, To take the covering of the meeting house out of Thomas Boynton's hands."
James Davis, Seth Hadley, and John Foster were appointed a committee to get the meeting-house covered and the lower floor laid. James Duncan, James Hosley, Elijah Washburn, Seth Had- ley, and John Foster were appointed to draw up articles of sale for venduing the pews in the meeting-house.
April 1st. "Voted, That the Treasurer Issue extents against the Constables for the penny acre Tax, unless prevented by being paid by the first of next May.
"Voted, That the selectmen sell the state note and the certificates that belong to the Town at discretion the best way they can."
" Voted, To raise sixty pounds to pay the Towns debts, one half to be paid the first of next June, the other half next fall."
" Voted, The selectmen do as they think best with respect to the Land Taxed to non-residents, and sold to pay said taxes."
The above votes give us a little light concerning the financial difficulties under which the town labored at that time. It was almost impossible to collect taxes, for the simple reason that but little money was in circulation.
Non-resident land owners were looked after with especial care. The state appointed a special receiver of non-resident taxes. This office was held in 1783 by Thomas Odiorne, of Exeter. In a copy of the Independent Chronicle and Universal Advertiser, dated Jan. 1, 1784, Mr. Odiorne notifies non-resident owners of land in twenty- nine towns in New Hampshire, including Hancock, that their lands
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are taxed, and if said taxes are not paid within eight weeks, either to the collectors or the subscriber, their lands will be advertised for sale.
John Foster, David Ames, Seth Hadley, Nathaniel Davidson, Sampson Tuttle, James Duncan, and Lemuel Lakin were ap- pointed a committee "to take several plans laid before the town and form one established plan for the pews and seats in the meet- ing-house."
" Voted, To accept the following plans and articles of sale, and that each man biding of a pew write his name and No. in pew, and sign his Bid."
Through the courtesy of Mr. A. E. Martin, of South Framingham, who has kindly drawn, on a scale suitable for this book, a fac-simile of this plan, we are able to give it to our patrons. We find the original plan in the book of records, certified to by James Hosley, town clerk, so we deem it trustworthy. The names of the owners of the pews and the numbers of the pews1 we take from the same source. As this is the only vestige of the old meeting-house that cost our fathers so much to build that remains, and as from this plan we can learn exactly where the different families sat in church in that early time, we deem it of sufficient value to give it the space we do.
1 The numbers in the plan are made to correspond with the numbers here given in connection with their names : -
1. MINISTER. 31. THOMAS JONES. NO. 4.
2. JAMES DUNCAN. NO. 5.
32. JOSEPH SIMONDS. NO. 7.
3. EDWARD SPAULDING. No. 13.
33. JAMES DAVIS. NO. 11.
34. DANIEL KIMBALL. No. 10.
35. JOHN FOSTER. No. 19.
6. ELIJAH DAVIS. No. 33.
36. SETH HADLEY. No. 14.
37. JACOB HADLEY. No. 26.
8. ELEAZAR AMES. No. 22.
.9. ROBART CLARKE. No. 20.
10. WILLIAM BROOKS. No. 31.
11. JOSEPH DODGE. No. 32.
12. EZEKIEL SHATTUCK. No. 28.
13. LEVI PRIEST. No. 37.
14. ENOS KNIGHT. No. 16.
15. JOSEPH HILLS. NO. 25.
16. ABIJAH HADLEY. No. 3.
17. TIMOTHY MOORS. No. 17.
18. MOSES DENNIS. No. 8.
19. ELIJAH WASHBURN. No. 30.
20. JAMES DUE. No. 12.
21. SALMON WOOD. No. 2.
22. JONATHAN SAWYER. No. 6.
23. MOSES MORRISON. No. 9.
24. OLIVER LAWRENCE. NO. 27.
25. EDMOND DAVIS. No. 38.
26. PHINEAS AMES. No. 1.
27. BEZALEEL SPAULDING. NO. 29.
28. COLLINS WHITTEMORE. NO. 34.
29. SAMUEL GATES. No. 35.
30. JOHN BROOKS. NO. 39.
42. JASON WARE. No. 14.
43. THOMAS JONES. No. 17.
44. JOHN FOSTER. No. 19.
45. SAMUEL HOSLEY. No. 15.
46. MOSES MERRILL. No. 3.
47. SAMUEL CROSS. NO. 5.
48. PETER CUMMINGS. No. 7.
49. JONAS LAKIN. No. 12.
50. DAVID AMES. No. 1.
51. JOHN BOWERS. No. 11.
52. JAMES HILLS. No. 13.
53. PHINEAS AMES .. No. 2.
54. PETER PUTNAM. No. 4.
55. SAMUEL TORREL. No. 8.
56. STEPHEN WOOD. No. 18.
57. AARON PARKER. NO. 16.
58. THOMAS MCMASTER. NO. 10. -
59. DAVID HOSLEY. No. 6.
4. JAMES HOSLEY. No. 21.
5. JAMES SMITH, JR. No. 18.
7. LEMUEL LAKIN. No. 36.
38. JOHN WHITCOMB. NO. 24.
39. WILLIAM BOUTELL. NO. 23.
40. JOSEPH WASHBURN. NO. 15.
41. SIMEON LAKIN. No. 9.
Plan of Pews on the Lower Floor.
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"Articles of Sale-as follows (viz) the pews to be sold at publick Vendue to the highest Bidder- the pews to be Numbered by the Bid (viz) the first pews bid of to be the first Number-and so on, -each man purchasing a pew to give good security for it-to pay one Dollar in Cash in two months-one-third of the remainder in Six months-one dollar of which to be in Cash,-one-third in eighteen months-one dollar to be in Cash on the lower pews, -and four Shillings in Cash at each term on the Gal- lery pews,-the other third in two years and six months, -what is not mentioned to be paid in Cash; to be paid in Good merchantable Rye at four shillings a Bushel -- or Nent Cattle equal thereto, -one shilling to be a bid-each man biding of a pew to abide his bid, or forfeit twenty shillings to be recovered in six months after it is bid of, in any Court proper to try the same-each man to make his pitch on his pew in ten minutes from the time it is struck of-the Town to Choose a Comte to give and take securities-each man purchasing to have a good title when his pew is paid for.
"JAMES HOSLEY
JOHN FOSTER ---
Comitee
JAMES DUNCAN to form
SETH HADLEY
Articles."
ELIJAH WASHBURN
" Voted, To reserve the pew at the left hand of the Pulpit stairs for a ministerial pew."
James Duncan, James Hosley, and Seth Hadley committee to take and give securities for the pews.
" Voted, That the selectmen provide Liquors on the Town's Cost for the Vendue."
James Duncan was appointed "Vendue master."
The object in view in selling the pews was to raise money to finish the house, but it was decided that no money should be paid back, even if there were a surplus. The pews were all sold, each man signing his name to his bid. What influence the liquor had the records do not show, but some of the pews sold came back into the hands of the town. The committee having the finishing of the meeting-house in charge were instructed to get it clapboarded "next fall."
May 4th. The third article in the warrant for this meeting was "To determine what to do respecting the offers made the Town by his Excellency, John Hancock, Esq."
It was decided to send James Hosley to Boston "to see what we can obtain toward finishing the meeting-house and settling a minister."
Mr. Hosley was instructed to apply to Governor Hancock for one or two lots of land, as he shall think best for the town, and to return their united thanks for all favors. David Ames, Jacob Hadley, and James Davis were appointed a committee to provide for the finish- ing of the meeting-house.
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Those who had bid off pews and furnished bondsmen to the satis- faction of the committee, were to receive warrantee deeds for the same ; others to take the notes of the town for security, "till their pews are paid for."
Aug. 25th. "Voted, To hire Mr. Paige to preach four Sabbaths in addition to what he is now hired for."
The selectmen were instructed to call a town-meeting to extend a call to Mr. Paige to settle in the gospel ministry, the meeting to be in the first week in November. Jacob Hadley, James Hosley, Jon- athan Sawyer, Oliver Lawrence, Daniel Kimball, Samuel Gates, Seth Hadley, James Duncan, Robert Duncan, and Nathaniel Davidson were appointed a committee to form articles for a call, and report at the next meeting.
Oct. 5th. A call was extended to Mr. Paige at this meeting to settle in town as a gospel minister. The vote was as follows : yeas 55, nays 2, 14 not voting. The call, as reported by the committee and accepted by the town, was based on the following terms : "One hun- dred and twenty pounds settlement to be paid to the said Mr. Reed Paige (provided he does accept of our call), in the following man- ner (viz) one-third in six months after his ordination; one-third in eighteen months, and the other third in two years and six months after said ordination -and for his sallery voted sixty pounds at first and at the expiration of four years to rise to sixty-five pounds, and at the expiration of seven years from said Ordination to rise to sev- enty pounds, and so continue and be paid yearly so long as he shall continue to be our minister, and labors for us in that office."1
James Hosley, Robert Duncan, Seth Hadley, Samuel Gates, and James Duncan were appointed a committee to present Mr. Paige the proceedings of the town.
Mr. Paige's reply, dated May 7, 1791, we give in this place: -
" To the Church of Christ and other inhabitants in the Town of Hancock State of New Hampshire Greeting .-
" Men, Brethren and Fathers: It having pleased the Supream Ruler of the Universe who exercises a governing providence over the works of his hands, & who is ever mindful of his intelligent creatures to dispose you to use your endeavours to obtain the settlement of a Gospel minister among you; and as both the Church & Town after having heard me labour in word and doctrine, have severally seen cause to present me with an invitation to settle among you in the important and arduous work of the Gospel ministry- I have therefore endeavoured to make this a most serious solemn & prayerful consideration. To negative your invitation without having clear and
1 By a subsequent vote of the town (April 19, 1791), the words "and labors for us in that office " were blotted out.
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sufficient reasons in my own mind, or to answer in the affirmative without being con- vineed it is duty to tarry would either of them appear and be really inconsistant with my profession as a follower of Christ - I have therefore endeavoured impartially to collect and examine the various arguments on both sides, that I might know my duty - at times the arguments on the one side would preponderate, at times the other side, and sometimes they would appear equal. These have held my mind in long suspence-But considering the union of the Church and Town -considering your apparent, and I would sincerely trust real attachment to me, I have after seeking to God for direction, finally concluded to accept and hereby do accept of your invitation to settle among you in the arduous and important work of the Gospel Ministry, upon the conditions as they now stand specified in the call which you have presented me with this proviso, that I be allowed four Sabbaths annually to visit my friends, or to be devoted to charitable purposes and as I have in some measure been indused to give my answer in the affirmative from this consideration, that if the sallery should upon trial prove inadequate to an honorable support I trust you will make it equal.
" And now Fathers and brethren I would sincerely ask your prayers for me that I may be owned and used by the great head of the Church - be enabled and disposed faithfully to discharge my duty towards God and men and if my lot should by God be cast among you we may live together in peace and amity & be blessings to each other-
" And finally may heavens blessings descend and rest upon this Church and Town, may saints be sanctified more and more -and may sinners hasten to the only ark of safety which are one great design of the Gospel Ministry.
" With sentiments of respect and esteem I subscribe myself your sincere friend & well wisher-
"Hancock May 7th 1791."
REED PAIGE.
Nov. 23d. From the warrant calling this meeting, it appears that grain and cattle were taken in payment of taxes and for pews. After choosing the moderator, the meeting immediately adjourned to the house of David Ames. Probably the meeting-house was not yet fit for use in cold weather.
" Voted, That those persons who have not given security for the pews they bid of have till the 2 day of next December to give secur- ity in and pay the hard money thereon."
Mr. Foster was appointed to appraise the cattle paid in for pews and deliver them to David Ames. Thomas Jones and Thomas May were appointed to dig and pile stones for the underpinning of the meeting-house.
Dec. 2d. Time for giving security for pews extended to the sec- ond Wednesday in the month. Then all pews not settled for to be sold again.
" Voted, To finish the meeting-house, with the exception of paint- ing, by the first of October, 1792."
Mr. Gates agreed to board Mr. Paige on his return, for seven shillings and two pence per week.
March 12, 1791. £100 raised, to be worked out on the roads. Men's wages to be three shillings per day until the middle of Octo-
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ber; after that time two shillings. £80 raised to defray town charges.
There was some question about the line between this town and Peterboro', and the selectmen were directed to go to Peterboro' and get a copy of "their Charter and take advice of Judge Dana thereon."
March 29th. "The Towns of Deering, Antrim & Hancock met in Town meeting at the House of Mr. Ebenezer Kimball in Antrim and made choice of John Duncan Esq, to Represent the several Towns in General Court the present year."
Mr. Cochrane states that the voters of the above-mentioned towns met at Mr. Kimball's, on the 8th of August, and chose Daniel Nichols delegate to the "Convention of 1792." In regard to that convention, our records simply show that on May 7, 1792, "The Town met and voted on the amendments of the Constitution." How the town voted we are not informed.
April 19, 1791. "Voted, That the Town buy a Burying Cloth."
" Voted, To have Thomas McMasters lead the Congregation in Singing."
June 7th. The answer that had been received from Mr. Paige to the invitation that had been given him to settle in the town as a gospel minister, was accepted, and the third Wednesday of Septem- ber designated as the time for his ordination.
James Davis was engaged to provide for and entertain the coun- cil for £6, the money to be paid in advance.
Sept. 1st. James Davis was engaged to prepare a staging to use on the day of ordination, and make good the damage that should be done to the windows and breast-work for twelve shillings.
The several surveyors of highways were directed to come out with the men in their districts, the next Thursday, and clear the common round the meeting-house.
Oct. 18th. Rev. Mr. Paige, James Hosley, and Lieutenant Davis were instructed to send a letter to Governor Hancock, setting forth the circumstances of the town, and praying for a lot of land for Mr. Paige to settle on.
" Voted, That James Duncan seed the land that is cleared on the Lott prepared for Mr. Paige to settle on."
" Voted, To paint the M. H. next spring-and that Mr. Foster and Lieut Davis get it done."
" Voted, To raise twenty four pounds for the foregoing purpose
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and that the people have liberty to pay flax seed to Lieut Davis at 3 /6ª per Bushel towards the same."
The selectmen were instructed to get the meeting-house under- pinned.
Jan. 26, 1792. The demands against the town were so urgent that the money raised to paint the meeting-house was used to satisfy those demands.
March 20th. The voters of the towns of Antrim, Deering, and Hancock met at the house of Capt. Seth Hadley, and again made choice of John Duncan for representative.
March 12th. The pew-holders were requested to wait until June, 1793, for their pews to be built.
March 29th. "Voted, That the selectmen pursue the best method they are capable of to obtain the Taxes now due from the Town from Constable Hubbard." (This had been of several years' standing.)
"Voted, to give the Rev'd Reed paige full liberty to have work done on the ministerial Lott so called and defend him against all damages, and that if the Town do not obtain said lott for him be- fore the first of August next, then the Town shall give him a Bond for a deed at the appraisal of a Committee of disinterested men, but if the Town shall be informed from the Governor by the middle of May next that they can not have said lott then Mr. Paige gives up the note."
Aug. 27th. The warrant for this meeting indicates that on the 20th and 21st of June, this year, special acts had been passed in regard to the choosing of members of congress and presidential electors. They were to meet at this time and vote, and also to meet again on the twelfth day of November "to fill up any va- cancy that may happen in the choice, either of Electors or Repre- sentatives." The number of representatives had been increased to four. All were chosen at large, as had been the case in the pre- ceding elections. There was no division on the subject in the town; all voted one way. The highest number of votes cast was twenty-nine, the lowest number twenty-five. At the November meeting, one representative and six electors were voted for; only eleven votes cast for any one candidate, three candidates receiving but ten each.
At this August meeting the town again voted on the constitutional amendments; seven voted for them, and four voted against them. Mr. Paige was made an agent for the town to settle the matter in
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regard to the ministerial lot. He was directed to call on Esquire Fessenden, and if need be, Governor Hancock himself, that the whole question might be adjusted, and he was to return the thanks of the town for all favors.
Oct. 13th. Samuel Hosley licensed as a tavern-keeper for one year. Elijah Washburn was also licensed as a tavern-keeper for one year, from the 12th of December.
Daniel Morse was approved as a retailer of spirituous liquors, and licensed for the same for eight months from Oct. 1, 1792.
Jan. 21, 1793. Mr. Paige was continued as agent in behalf of the town in the matter of a ministerial lot.
March 11th. Aaron Parker, David Barker, and Nicholas Law- rence were chosen to keep dogs out of the meeting-house.
After recording certain votes in regard to the schools, the town- clerk makes this important entry: "Several votes then passed respecting school districts that appear not to amount to any thing."
"Voted, to build a work house for the town's poor and that Edmond Davis be master of said house."
John Clark was invited to lead in singing, the regulation of the singing to be left with the singers. Thomas Jones was engaged to take care of and sweep the meeting-house one year for six shil- lings six pence.
Samuel Gordon was licensed to keep a tavern for one year from May 18, 1793. Daniel Morse was approved as a tavern-keeper, and licensed to sell spirituous liquors in any quantity whatever, for the term of six months from May 13, 1793.
COPY OF THE INVENTORY OF 1793.
" No. of Polls from eighteen to seventy years of age. 152
No. of acres of Orcharding .. 0
No. of acres of arrable or Tillage Land. 63
No. of acres of Mowing Land.
No. of acres of Pasture Land. 277
646
No. of Horses and Mares 32
No. of Oxen 96
No. of Cows 192
No. of Horses and Cattle three years old. 114
No. of Horses and Cattle two years old. 91
No. of Horses and Cattle one year old.
121
Yearly Rent of Mills repairs being deducted. £5
Sum total of the Value of all Buildings and Real Estate owned by the Inhabitants. 1950
Sum total of the value of all Real Estate not owned by the Inhabi-
tants. .865-10
Sum total of the Value of stock in Trade.
Sum total of money on hand or on Interest. "
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The foregoing inventory is returned by Samuel Gates and Aaron Parker, selectmen, May 29, 1793, as taken April 1, 1793, and at- tested by James Hosley, town clerk, and sworn before James Hos- ley, justice of the peace.
May 13th. Four new pews were sold in the meeting-house; said pews were to be two inches narrower then the pews behind them. The four pews were bid off by Elijah Washburn, Lemuel Lakin, Samuel Cross, and Enos Knight.
Permission was given to those who owed for pews to pay in rye and stock, if paid before June 1st, otherwise they must pay cash.
Capt. John Cumings was to be relieved from paying the minis- ter's tax this year.
Voted, To receive Mr. Joseph Putnam of Society Land as an inhabitant "provided the General Court shall concur therewith."
Mr. Putnam petitioned to be annexed to Hancock in the follow- ing words, viz. : -
" to the Legeslature of the State of New hampre in general Court Convened at Concord on the first wensday of June 1793
" the pétition of Joseph Putnam of the Society land in the County of Hillsborough humbly shews that your petitionar lives Remote from any neighbour in Said Society and a great part of his land lays in Hancock and he attends publick worship there and owns a pue in the Meeting house and cannot conveniently be joyned to any other Society and now pays taxes for a great part of his Interest there- Where- fore your petitioner prays your honners that he with the whole of his Interest be disanexed from the Said Society where they injoy no privileges and anexed to the town of Hancock and as in dutty will ever pray JOSEPH PUTNAM"
"Voted, to have the Deacons' seat made five inches wider pro- vided the said Deacons will be at the cost thereof."
Voted, To give Mr. Paige a bond for a deed of the ministerial land so called, at the appraisal of the selectmen, and at the end of one year from the next September he was to receive a deed of the land.
July 1st. "Voted, that the meeting house com. call upon John Kimball to finish his work on the M. H. according to bargain, or to prosecute him for neglect."
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