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" PETITION
" Whereas we your Petitioners labour under great disadvantage respecting school- ing, we pray the Town to take our case under consideration, and do Something for us that we may have our children schooled to as much advantage as other Districts if possible-we wish and humbly intreat the Town of Hancock that they would set off two tear of lotts of land on the north side of the East District, in order that we the subscribers who live on them may form a District, and lay out our money where we may have the advantage of it -for as we are situated at the present we loose all the money we pay your attention to these few lines will much oblige your humble petitioners.
"March 11, 1799 .- Signed, Ebenezer Knight- Enos Knight-Abijah Hadley - Hezekiah Ober- Aaron Parker - Enos Knight Jun -Moses Gray - Henry Gray - Nehemiah Pierce - Benjamin Morse -Nehemiah Pierce Jun- Daniel Fullar .- "
March, 1799. The town voted not to grant the prayer of this petition.
Oct. 1, 1799. The town voted to grant the prayer of this petition.
Nov. 18, 1799. Peleg Sprague had resigned as a member of congress, and at a meeting held at this date to choose a man to fill
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his place, Robart Wallis received 20 votes; Jacob Abbott, 17; Ben- jamin Pierce, 11; and James Sheaf, 1.
Nov. 18th. Samuel Hosley licensed as a tavern-keeper for one year.
March 10, 1800. . A vote was taken to see who was in favor of having the constitution revised, and who was against it. There appeared to be in favor of it thirty-four, and against it twenty-five.
June 30th. Esquire Gordon was appointed an agent to obtain the lot belonging to the heirs of Governor Hancock, then in pos- session of Mr. Paige, and make a report to the town. A committee of fifteen was chosen " to meet and give instructions to said Agent."
The fourth article in the warrant for the town-meeting of June 14th was, "To see if the town will take any measures to prevent the peoples making an unnecessary noise by their seats in the meet- ing house on Sabbath days."
Aug. 25th.1 Representatives to congress voted for. To fill a vacancy in the congress that would close March 4, 1800, John Orr had 20 votes; John Goddard, 10; and Samuel Tinney, 1. For the full term, commencing March 4, 1801, John Goddard had 31 votes; Nahum Parker, 28; Joseph Badger, Jr., 35 ; Levi Bartlett, 23; John Orr, 9; Michael M. Clary, 7; Samuel Tinney, 7; Joseph Pierce, 7; Abiel Foster, 4; Benjamin Pierce, 2; and George B. Upham, 1. It will be noticed here that for the first time party lines begin to make an appearance.
Oct. 27th. The town was permitted to vote for Samuel Tinney or George B. Upham, to fill a vacancy in congress. Mr. Tinney re- ceived 29 votes, and Mr. Upham 1.
CHAPTER VIII.
ANNALS OF THE TOWN -CONTINUED.
THE following three items I find in the Village Messenger : -
Feb. 1, 1801. Abijah Hadley, collector, advertised non-resident taxes.
Feb. 26th. Robert Wilie advertised "Good saw and Grist mill -40 acres of land - house - barn, 1} mile n. meeting House."
1 1800 is known in Hancock as " dysentery year." Between July 10th and Sept. 20th it was epidemic. Scores were sick with it, and the percentage of fatal cases, especially among children, was alarmingly large. The mortality this year was by far the largest in the annals of the town.
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April 25th. Joseph Putnam advertised " Mills almost new, 150 acres &c."
March 9th. "Voted that Samuel Gordon Esq. be an Agent with power to give security in behalf of the Town for that lott of land that the Rev. Mr. Paige Occupies which belongs to the heirs of Gov. Hancock deceased and take a Deed thereof for Mr. Paige."
" Voted that the select men give an order to Jesse Barker for his school tax when they shall be convinced that he has schooled the money out on his children "
" Voted That instead of John Emerson's paying his taxes to Abijah Hadley and John Clark he work them out at the Road lead- ing from Noah Wheelers to his house and Asa Whittemores- and that Asa Whittemore see that the work is done."
" Voted To abate the taxes of William Bodwell in Hadleys lists provided he can never have an opportunity to collect them."
" Voted to raise fifty dollars to be laid out in the four quarters of the Town to teach singing, and that Andrew Seaton-John Clark -Joseph Putnam Jr .- and Stephen Poor be a Committee to see the money laid out if it shall appear to them for advantage-other wise to return the money to the Town."
" Voted to pay back Joseph Putnams taxes which he paid for his mills in the year 1798."
" Voted to take the sixty dollars that Joseph Putnams mills was set at in the Invoice of 1800 down to twenty four dollars - and that his taxes be abated according to that proportion."
" Voted to reconsider the vote passed for raising fifty dollars for to support singing schools."
March 22, 1802. "Voted that the Baptists pay their part of the two hundred dollars which is assessed for to pay towards that lott of land the town bought for the Rev. Mr. Paige -and not to have them taxed towards the four hundred that is yet to be assessed "
" Voted that there shall be paid for each Crow that shall be killed in this Town, this year, by the first of July, one shilling - and that three blackbirds be considered equal to one Crow "-
Esquire Gordon was appointed "to receive the Crows and black birds and pay out the money in behalf of the Town "
Oliver Lawrence, Esquire Gordon, Ninian Clark, Mr. Paige, and William Boutell were appointed a committee to pick out a new name for the town. It was decided to have the name of the town changed to York, if it could be done without cost.
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At a subsequent meeting, May 17th, it was "Voted that the name of this Town continue to be called Hancock."
This, I think, closes the controversy in regard to obtaining aid for the town from Governor Hancock and his heirs.1 It is fortunate, viewed from our standpoint, that the name of the town was not changed. As has been intimated, it was the second town in the Union that adopted the name; now there are at least ten; some of them being named from this the native town of those who were early settlers of the town of their adoption. Of the latter number we would mention Hancock, Delaware county, N. Y., which was named by Jonas Lakin, son of William Lakin, Sr.
The last lot of land owned or claimed by the heirs of Governor Hancock in this town included the spot where the town picnics are now held. It was relinquished by Governor Hancock's heirs less than sixty years ago. We would also add in this connection that the last claim of early non-resident proprietors was given up only about twenty years ago by the wife of General Chamberlain, of Maine (the general who received General Lee's surrender at Appomattox), and her sister, Mrs. C. B. Lombard, of Washington, D. C. These sisters were direct descendants of Governor Wyllys, of Connecticut, who owned the estate on which the famous Charter Oak stood.2
July 1st. "Voted, that Samuel Whitcomb be appointed to repair the fence about the grave yard."
" Voted, that there shall not any person or persons tie their horses to the grave yard fence at any time (funeral days excepted) without paying damage." Samuel Whitcomb was directed to mow the bushes in the grave-yard when needed.
Aug. 13th. The fifth article in the warrant was, "To see if the Town will vote for some man who they would wish the Governor and Council would Commission for a Justice of the peace for the Town."
Members of congress were voted for at this meeting. New Hampshire was now entitled to five members. There was a vacancy in the current congress, occasioned by the resignation of Joseph Pierce. To fill that vacancy six men were voted for. We give
1 It is the tradition among the descendants of the early citizens of the town that Governor Hancock promised to give a farm for the minister, but neglected, and after his death his heirs refused to give a deed of the same to the town.
2 It seems singular that both these lots were at or near the center of the town and deeded by representatives of such distinguished persons.
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their names, with the number of votes each received: Clement Storer, 2; Nahum Parker, 34; Benjamin Pierce, 18; Jonathan Smith, 2; Samuel Tinney, 1; and John Orr, 1. To fill the full term: Clement Storer, 33; Samuel Tinney, 6; John Goddard, 5; Silas Bettan, 1; Obed Hall, 32; Jonathan Smith, 46; John Orr, 7; Ben- jamin Pierce, 9; Samuel Smith, 1; Nahum Parker, 50; Samuel Hunt, 22; Moody Bedel, 42; and David Hugh, 5.
" The town then shew their minds with respect to who they wish to have Commissioned as a Justice of the peace & Mr Sampson Tuttle was chosen by a great majority -
" They then made choice of Samuel Hosley for an other by a con- siderable majority."
Oct. 4th. "The Town being legally notified met in Town meet- ing and made choice of Mr. Samuel Gates as a grand Juror and appointed Mr. Moses Dennis as Petit Juror to serve at the Superior Court of Judicature to be holden at Amherst in the County of Hills- borough on the first Tuesday of October Instant. Attest James Hosley Town Clerk "
This custom of choosing jurors in open town-meeting had obtained from the first. Want of space alone has prevented previous men- tion of the fact.
April 21, 1803. $600 raised for roads and bridges, men to have four shillings per day, and oxen three shillings per day, until the 1st of October; after that time, men to have three shillings per day, and oxen two shillings per day. $400 were raised for schooling, and $300 to defray town charges, " and pay the remainder of what the Town owes Sally Perkins."
" Voted That the Selectmen be a committee at the expense of Mr. Sawyer, to assist the school District where said Sawyer lives and the District where Josiah Stone lives in regulating their school matters."
" Voted that Mr. Boutell Deacon Duncan and Mr. Tuttle be a Committee to assist L' John Brooks and others connected with him about forming some plan for the more convenient schooling of their children."
"Voted that the selectmen cause steps to be made at the front door of the meeting house and mend the windows."
Captain Bradford, John Foster, and Moses Dennis were ap- pointed to meet a committee from Greenfield, in order to agree about terms about building a bridge over the river, between Mr. Dennis', in Hancock, and Mr. Carlton's, in Greenfield.
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April 11th. "Voted that Capt Lakin be dismissed from the school district where he now belongs provided he Shall pay to said District the Sum of twelve Dollars towards furnishing their School house."
"Voted that the East school District being in a broken posture shall have liberty for one year to pole off to any other District in the Town where they can be best convened by giving the selectmen seasonable notice that they may set of their money in season to the Districts they shall pole to."
$200 were raised to work out on the county road. This work was entrusted to a special committee, and tax-payers allowed to work out their proportion of the money. Men living at a distance were to be allowed for the time spent in traveling, - as much as the committee might think just. Eight hours constituted a day's work.
The nearest post-office at this time was in Amherst. We here give a few items from the Amherst Cabinet, the successor of the Village Messenger : -
Jan. 21, 1803. Letter remaining in Amherst post-office for Nehe- miah Pierce, of Hancock.
March 31st. Nehemiah Pierce advertised farm for sale, in eastern part of Hancock, of one hundred and twenty acres; kept twenty head of cattle, and lived on premises.
May 12th. Dr. Samuel Sanford advertised to attend Saturdays at the house of Andrew Seaton, to inoculate for kine pox.
July 12th. Letters in Amherst post-office for Samuel Taggart, 2d, and Lieut. Joseph Simonds, of Hancock.
Aug. 11th. Samuel G. Long advertised a stray colt.
Oct. 8th. Ninian Clark advertised a stray colt.
April 3, 1804. Letter in Amherst post-office for Joseph Simonds.
May 15th. Oration pronounced at Hancock July 4, 1803, by Rev. Reed Paige, just out, and for sale at the Cabinet office.
July. Letter in Amherst post-office for John Brooks, of Hancock.
Nov. 30th. William Brooks, of Hancock, advertised as adminis- trator of Capt. William Brooks, of Lyndeboro'.
March 20, 1804. The taxes of several men were abated, and they were not to be taxed again till they became men of property.
" Voted that Capt Lakin -Ninian Clark and Joseph Symonds Jr. be a committee to bring in a motion upon the article for raising money to support a singing school."
"Voted to accept the report as filed - with having two afternoons
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and one evening near the Centre of the Town each week. 50 dol- lars raised for the above purpose."
Samuel Gates, Ninian Clark, Lieutenant Simonds, Ensign Paige, and Joseph Symonds, Jr., were appointed to look after the singing- school.
The selectmen were instructed to provide for Mary Williams as they might see fit.
"The line between Peterborough and Hancock perambulated as on file by Daniel Searl surveyor Nov. 25, 1803."
Aug. 27th. Representatives to congress voted for: Clement Storer, Jedediah K. Smith, and Ezra Bartlett each received 90 votes ; Thomas Cogswell and Nahum Parker each received 89 votes; Thomas W. Thompson and Samuel Tinney each received 15 votes; and Caleb Ellis, Silas Betton, and David Hough cach received 14 votes.
Nov. 5th. Seven men were voted for as presidential electors. Five men each received 81 votes ; two received, each, 80 votes; and the seven who were in the minority each received 11 votes.
March 12, 1805. $400 were raised for schools; $50 for a singing- school. Esquire Clark, Esquire Gordon, and Captain Lakin were appointed to lay out the money raised for a singing-school.
The selectmen were directed to provide a new "Grave Cloth."
"The weights and measures belonging to the Town of Hancock and committed to sealer are as follows (viz) one half bushel one peck one set of scale beam stamped with the letter H .- Copy Attest- DAVID WOOD Town Clerk "
" ADVERTISEMENT.
" Broke into the inclosure of Andrew Margery the Subscriber on the 17th day of November instant one light red mare with a dark collerd Main and tail with a white spot on the left hind foot, and a Small brown Horse -age not known - whoever will appear and claim said Horses may have them by paying the cost of keeping and proceeding with them as strays
" Hancock Nov. 21, 1801 .-
ANDREW MARGERY
" Copy attest JAMES HOSLEY, Town Clerk "
March 12, 1806. It was voted to enlarge the burying-ground and fence it with stone wall. An article in the warrant was "To see if the Town will procure a hearse." Article passed over.
Rev. Reed Paige, Deacon Kimball, and John Clark were chosen a committee to look after the schools. The selectmen were added to that committee. This committee were directed to visit the schools once in the winter, and also to examine the masters.
" Voted that Mr. David Barker and Mr. Ninian Clark oversee the boys in the gallerys "
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Oct. 15, 1805. An advertisement appeared in the Amherst Cabi- net, calling a meeting of the "Proprietors of Hancock Turnpike corporation " at the dwelling-house of Noah Wheeler, in Hancock, on Thursday, the fourteenth day of the following November, to choose such officers and to transact such business as might be thought necessary by said proprietors when met. This meeting was called under a special act of the legislature, by Samuel Gordon and Gardner Town.
Oct. 30th. Asahel Cummings advertised as executor of the estate of Capt. John Cummings.
Nov. 14th. A notice appeared of an adjourned meeting of the above-named corporation at Whittemore's hall, in Greenfield, to be held on the 30th of the same month.
Dec. 17th. Another adjourned meeting, to be held Jan. 16th at the house of James Wallace, Milford. "Every person uniting to contribute to so important an object as the building of said road invited."
March, 1806. Letters in Amherst post-office for Josiah Stone and Hezekiah Ober, of Hancock.
May 22d. Another meeting of Hancock Turnpike corporation, at the house of Gardner Town, Stoddard, adjourned to Mr. Whitte- more's, of Greenfield, and Oct. 3d, to the house of Samuel Fox, Hancock.
July, 1806. Letters in Amherst post-office for Aaron Parker and Moses S. Boynton.
Nov., 1806. Nathan Cutter and John Bradford, Jr., advertised to attend at Fox's, in Hancock, to buy shipping horses.
A meeting was called, June 4, 1806, "to see if the town will make a pew or pews in the front gallery for the benefit of the singers on the Sabbath."
" Voted a Comtee of 5 to view the ground and draw a plan and report to the town in 20 minutes." Said committee reported "to build three pews in the front gallery." Joseph Symonds, Jr., Ninian Clark, and Henry Prentice were appointed to take the matter in charge.
Aug. 20, 1806. Five persons were voted for as representatives in congress. As reported there was no division; five persons each received sixty-six votes.
"Voted to alter the gallery seats into pews, from the alley on the east side to the alley on the west side of the meeting house."
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Twenty minutes were again allowed a committee to make plans therefor. It was decided to build four pews in the gallery, and also four more on the lower floor. A committee was also appointed to view the ground for horse stables, and to report.
An attempt was made at this meeting to raise money to paint the meeting-house and finish the underpinning; but nothing was ac- complished in this direction.
Sept. 29th. The selectmen issued a warrant, requiring Samuel Ward, a freeholder and inhabitant of the north school district, to warn all the inhabitants of said school district who were legal voters (giving them personal notice, or leaving a written notice at their usual places of abode, at least ten days before the time of meeting), to meet to organize a district and agree on a center on which to build a school-house; also, to build a school-house and raise money therefor.
Oct. 29th. The new pews were sold at "public oction." The purchasers were Henry Cummings, Josiah Taylor, Charles P. Hay- ward, David Nahor, Thomas Paige, Robert Mathews, David Barker, and Asa Whittemore.
" Voted to finish the underpinning of the meeting house."
" Voted that the underpinning of the meeting house be don to Comport with the rest of the underpinning of said meeting house."
This work was let out to the lowest bidder, and awarded to John Miller for $5.75. It was also decided at this meeting to paint the meeting-house white the following June.
The committee that had been appointed to designate the ground for building some more horse stables, reported " that there be horse stables built on the east end of the buring ground and on the Southwest part of the Common."
Nov. 12th. The committee having in charge the enlargement of the burying-ground and the building of a stone wall around the same, reported. In the records we find a certified copy of the plan of the enlarged burying-ground as made by John Clark, on the scale of ten rods to an inch. Without doubt the plan has remained unchanged to the present day, and the wall then built has also remained.1 The specifications were, that the wall should be four
1 Since writing the above I have discovered that some changes have been made. A portion of the stables on the east end have been taken down, and a wall built to fill up the place thus left without any fence. That portion of the wall extending from the stables to the south-east corner has been rebuilt with what is called a " bank wall," and the line slightly changed. After the new survey of 1847 it was assumed that a mistake had been made in the previous survey, and the wall on the west end was moved some two rods to the west, making the burying-ground so much larger.
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feet, eight inches high, and " to be faced wall on the north Line." The wall was divided into six sections, the east end not having any other fence than the stables that were to be built there. The por- tion of the wall on the north side, west of the main entrance (twelve rods and six links), was struck off to Jonathan Sawyer at $2.70 per rod. That portion on the same side, east of the main entrance (fourteen rods), was struck off to William Boutell at the same price. The third section (nine and one-half rods), from the stable ground to the south-east corner, was struck off to David Barker at $1.80 per rod. The fourth section (eleven rods of the south side) was struck off to Stephen Wood at $2.00 per rod. The fifth section (ten rods of the south side) was struck off to Henry Cummings at $2.20 per rod. The sixth section (eleven rods and twelve links on the west end) was struck off to Asa Davis at $2.10 per rod.
March 10, 1807. The fifth article in the warrant was "to take the sense of the qualified voters on the subject of a revision of the Constitution." The town voted unanimously that there was no necessity for such revision.
May 26th. "Voted the painting of the meeting house be ad- journed to another year."
Dec. 7th. Some progress made towards the painting of the meeting-house, and the color changed from white to a straw color.
January, 1807. From the Cabinet we learn that a post-office had been established at Francestown. Letters for Gordon & Seaton, James Locke, Nathaniel Gates, Benjamin Goodenough, Stephen Pierce, and Miss Mary Wasson, all of Hancock, were remaining in the post-office at Francestown.
Oct. 27th. Samuel Gordon advertised to debtors, " Any kind of country produce taken except counterfeit bills."
July 4, 1808. Oliver Whitcomb advertised to debtors, if not attended to, that "they will be complimented with a pill from the medicine chest of the knight of the greenbag."
" RECORD OF THE INVENTORY RETURNED TO THE GENERAL COURT A. D. 1808.
Inven- Inven- tory of tory of 1807 1808
171 164 No of Polls from 18 to 70 years of age excepting those from 18 to 21 years enrolled in the militia, Paupers, Idiots &c.
22% 26 Acres of Orchard land
158 158 Acres of Arable land
689 702 Acres of Mowing land
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1191
1224 Acres of Pasture land
2
1 Stallions wintered three Winters
120
130 Other Horses and Mares that have been wintered 5 Winters
26
36 Other Horses and Mares wintered four Winters
46
25 Other Horses and Mares wintered three Winters
Other Horses and Mares wintered two Winters.
167
160 Oxen wintered five Winters
64
64 Oxen wintered four Winters
444
430 Cows wintered four Winters
208
163 All neat Stock wintered three Winters
252
209 All neat Stock wintered two Winters
$60
54 Year rent or income of Mills yearly repairs deducted
3707
4315 Sum Total of the value of all Buildings and real Estate not included in the above
350
350 Sum Total of the Value of all Stock in trade
1600
1600
Sum Total of Money at Interest &c more than Interest is paid for.
12655
10219 Sum Total of all unimproved lands owned by Residents or Non-residents
230
275 Sum Total of the value of all Carriages of pleasure
" A Single Poll paid twenty three cents in the last State Tax
" the above made by us May 25th 1808
JEREH BACON
¿ Selectmen of
SAMUEL GATES 3 Hancock
" Copy Attest SAMUEL GATES Town Clerk."
March 8, 1808. The purchase of oil to paint the meeting-house was left with the selectmen. The selectmen, with Jesse Johnson and Jacob Ames, were appointed to inspect the painting of the meeting-house.
Rev. Reed Paige, Dr. Peter Tuttle, and John Clark were ap- pointed a committee to inspect the schools.
From the report of a special committee appointed for the purpose it appears that the money to pay for building the new pews in the meeting-house, the underpinning, the painting of the meeting-house, and the wall around the grave-yard was all raised from the sale of the new pews. The amount, including interest, was $589.48.
May 2, 1808. The fifth article in the warrant was "To see if the Town will join with the Church in recommending to the Inhabitants to discontinue the practice of giving spirituous liquors at funerals." " Voted To dismiss the article "
Aug. 29th. The town again voted for representatives to congress. Clement Storer, Charles Cutts, and Daniel McDurell each received 88 votes; Francis Gardner, 87; Jedediah K. Smith, 85; Samuel Bell, 1; James Wilson and Nathaniel A. Haven, each 18; William Hale, John C. Chamberlain, and Daniel Blaisdell, each 17.
Nov. 4th. Voted for presidential electors. Two tickets were in the field, 73 voting on one side, and 13 on the other.
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March 14, 1809. Rev. Reed Paige, Dr. Peter Tuttle, and Samuel Ward were chosen a committee to visit the schools.
Oct. 4th. Voted, That the selectmen procure a stock of powder and balls.
March 27, 1810. "Voted Revd Reed Paige be a committee to visit the several School districts and be paid for this service and that Mr. John Whitcomb and Samuel Hosley attend in the district No. 1, David Nahor and Joseph Hills attend in district No. 2, and John Clark Esq. and Deacon Boutell attend No. 3, Andrew Todd and Sam1 Ward attend in district No. 4, Salmon Wood, Benjamin Knight, attend in district No. 5, Jerh Bacon and Sam1 Gates attend in district No. 6, Deacon Kimball and Moses Dennis to attend in district No. 7, free of cost to the town."
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