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" MARY SINCLEAR" - Town Papers, vol. xiii, p. 639.
t " Those men that went to Cambridge for two munths
" marden Emerson Jacob Carr Josep Colby
Joshua Maxfield Joseph huntington Jesse Bayley
asa Heath
Daniel watson "
:
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HISTORY OF WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
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CHAPTER XXII.
THE REVOLUTION.
WEARE had eleven men* in the dismal camp at Valley Forge, at the beginning of this year. They lived, as did the other soldiers, in huts thatched with boughs. There was not a whole pair of shoes in the entire army. Barefoot they tracked in blood through the snow for firewood and food. All were in rags; and many sat shivering the whole night by fires, for they could not lie on the bare ground. Numbers died for want of straw to keep them out of the mud. Two of Weare's men deserted, and one went home sick .; But they all went back for the spring campaign, and no one blamed them.
The town set out well this year. They chose a strong Committee of Safety, John Robie, chairman, to look after tories, to com- municate with the State Committee and keep alive the fires of patriotism .¿
They did not do quite the fair thing by the soldiers in 1777, but now the well-disposed citizens again brought up the matter of pay- ing them. An article was inserted in the warning for the annual town-meeting, " to see how much the town will allow per month for those person that have Sarved in the present war by order of the government, excepting the three years men." They did not dare vote this " to the negative," and so they chose Jonathan Martin, Nathaniel Fifield and Moses Eastman a committee to examine each person who has served in the present war and say what he should
* " Weare men at Valley Forge.
" David Bryant, Jacob Flanders,
Benjamin Swett, John Roberts,
Samuel Caldwell, John Powell,
Thomas Tuttle, Samuel Hutching."
John Flanders, John Swett, Abraham Kimball,
- State Papers, vol. xv. pp. 435, 439; Kidder's First N. H. Regt., pp. 131, 161.
t " Halestown Valley Forge Jany ye 10 1778, absentees as reported by Maj Jeremiah Gilman of the first N. H. Regt.
" Abraham Kimball Hailstown deserted at Ti. age 23
" John Roberts Hailstown deserted age 23
" Samuel Hutching, Ware sick at home age 17" - State Papers, vol. xv, p. 435.
t Committee of Safety 1778: John Robie, Samuel Philbrick, Ithamar Eaton, James Emerson, Samuel Caldwell.
The General Court provided for a convention to be held at Concord June 10, to agree upon and present to the people for their acceptance a system or "Plan for a State Government." Samuel Caldwell of Weare was our delegate to that convention, and the town paid him for his services. They matured a plan, presented it to the people, who rejected it. - State Papers, vol. viii, pp. 774-5.
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ALLOWANCES TO WEARE SOLDIERS.
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be paid. They were to report in the fall, thus keeping the matter in suspense so as not to chill and stop enlistments .*
* " We the Committee Do think proper to allow those men that Has Served in the war as follows Viz
" A List of those men that went to Bunker Hill for Eight months 1775.
" Jonathan page. 7 : 4 | John flanders. 7:4
Stockman Sweat. 7 :4
Jacob flanders .. 7:4
Reuben trusel. 7:4 Ephraim Hadley. 7:4
Ebenezer Sinclear .. 7:4 Samuel Caldwell Jur. 7:4
" a List of those men that went to Cambridge for two months year 1775.
" marden Emerson 1:16
Joshua maxfield. 1:16
Jacob Carr .. 1:16
Joseph Huntington. 1:16
Daniel Watson. 1:16
" a List of men that went to Canada six months in year 1775
" Capt Aaron Quembe. 9
Lut Henery Tuxbury. 9
moses follansbe .. 3:12
" a List of those men that went to Cambridge to york and to mount Real 12 months service
" Jacob Carr. 18
Reuben Trusell 18
Thomas Coben
13:10
moses flood Served 11 months ... 16:10
John Kimball .. 18
Samuel Caldwell Jur. 18
" a List of those men that went to portsmouth twelve months in the year 1776
" Reuben martain. 4 : 10 | Jacob martain. 4:10 Samuel martain. 4: 10
" A List of those men that went to portsmouth two months year 1776
" Samuel page Jur 1 : 16 | John Blake. 1:16
John page ... 1 : 16 | abijah watson 1:16
"to portmouth 4 month Henery Tuxbury 3: 12
" a List of those men that went to Cambridge for six weeks year 1775
" Nathaniel weed. 1 : 7 | Jeremiah page. 1:7
John mudget. 1:7 Samuel Ayer. 1:7
Enos ferren. 1:7
Jonathan Hadlock. 1:7
mark flood. 1 : 7 |Joseph Hadlock. 1:7
" a List of those men that went to Cambridge for five months year 1776
" Samuel Seilley. 4 : 10 | John Kimbal jur. 4:10
John Kimbal 4: 10
" a List of those men that went to tie seven months year 1777 " Capt Nathaniel fifield. 10 : 10 | Reuben martain 10:10
Lieut Henery Tuxbury .. 10 : 10 | Samuel martain. 10:10
" a List of those men that went to Cam. Bradge Six weeks year 1775
" Lieut Ebenezer Bayley. 1 : 7 | Ebenezer Sargent. 1:7
William Quimbe. 1:7 |James Brown. 1:7
" a List of those men that went to New York in December 1776 2 months " Samuel warthan.
3 : | Samuel page the 3. 3 Daniel pearson. 3
" a List of those men that to portmouth ten months year 1776
" Capt Nathaniel fifield. 9 | Liut Henery Tuxbury. 9
"a List of those men that went under Colo Stark 2 months & }2 July 1777 " Paul Duston. 3
| Isaac Sargent . 3
Daniel gold. 3 John Ordaway. 3
Liut Samuel Brocklebank. 3
Daniel Hadley. 3 Ezra Pillsbury. 3 Daniel Emerson 3
Liut william Duston and Jonathan Had- lock. 3
" a List of those men that went to fort Edward three weeks year 1777
" Lieut Ithamar Eaton. : 18
Samuel worthan. 18
marden Emerson 18 George Hadley .. 18
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NATHANIEL FIFIELD ) Committee MOSES EASTMAN
for"
JONATHAN MARTAIN )
Leit Timothy worthley and John Robie Esq to tie fore months and 20 Days in the year 1776. 7
" Weare December 7th 1778
| Joseph Colby 1:16
Jese Bayley. 1:16
Asa Heath. 1:16
Moses follansbe went to Canada .... 18:
Jonathan worthley. 9
Stockman Sweat 9 m 13:10
Benja Sweat 9 month 13:10
abijah watson to Cambridge 16 Days :
Leit Caleb Atwood ... 18 obadiah Eaton. 18
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HISTORY OF WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
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The state Committee of Safety began to rally about the first of April. They sent word to the colonels of the regiments that men to fill up the battalions of this state must be had. The colonels notified their captains and sent them terms and instructions what to do. Colonel Moore sent an order to Captain Philbrick. He said that the place of those not engaged for three years must be filled by draft, or in some other effectual way ; the drafted men to serve nine months, if not sooner discharged, from the time they reach Fishkill on the Hudson river. Each man was to have three pence a mile for travel ; was to provide himself with a good firelock and bayonet, a cartouch box and blanket, and was to receive $6 for the use of them. If they were lost in the service, he was to be paid for them. The men must be mustered to march on or before the last Monday in April .*
The General Court also ordered the town to get the men, and a special meeting was called, to be held April 28th, to see what " meatherd " they will take to raise them. At the meeting they voted to get the nine-months' men for the Continental army by a town rate, and the selectmen were empowered to raise the money by taxing the polls and estates. Nathaniel Weed and Aaron Quimby were chosen a committee to hire the men at a rea- sonable price and give the town's security to pay them. They were to make a return of the men to Captain Philbrick in two days.
The committee made short work of it. In the time named they had six men on the road to Exeter to be mustered in, and soon
*" To CAPt. SAMUEL PHILBRICK, Bedford April ye 6th 1778-Whereas I have received orders from the Committee of Safty of this State for immediately filling up the three Battallions of this State-The place of those not engaged three years or during the warare to be filled up by Draft from your Company or in any other way that shall be effectual or otherwise effectually engaged to Serve in the Battallions of this State for the Space of Nine months from the time they Shall appear at Fish Kill if not Sooner Discharged-on Hudsons river the place of Rendevous appointed for them by the Re- solves of Congress and make return of the men so drafted or engaged to me on or be- fore the last Monday of this Instant without fail with List Description of their names Age Stature also make Return at the Same time of all such in your Company who have enlisted to Serve for three years or During the war Each man so Drafted or engaged to have three Pence A mile Travel while he is actually marching to Said Place of Rendevous & each man so Drafted or engaged who shall supply himself with a Good firelock and Bayonet a cartouch box and Blanket and who shall at the Expiration of the term of his service produse to the Proper Paymaster a Certificate from his Capt or other Commanding officer of his Company that he hath been constantly Provided therewith shall receive for the use of his firelock bayonet & cartoueh box two Dol- lars & for the use of his blanket four Dollars & in like Proportion for any or either of them and in Case any of the said articles Shall be lost or rendered uscless in the Ser- vice without the Negligence or fault of the Proprietor he shall be Paid the full value thereof-The men so Drafted or engaged to be Discharged in proportion as the Recruits to fill up the Continental Battallions Shall join the Army-The men so Drafted or engaged are to be mustered by the Muster-Master therfore appointed at Excter on or before the last monday of this Instant Ready equipped to march to the Place of Rendevous aforesaid-
" fail not in So Doing in making me Return by the time-DANIEL MOOR Coll"
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THE TOWN AT GREAT EXPENSE.
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after, our soldiers joined the army at Fishkill on the Hudson. A little later they were with Washington at Valley Forge .*
The town went to great expense to procure these men. The. selectmen were paid £3 for collecting the money to pay Stephen Dustin. Asa Heath would not take his pay in depreciated cur- rency, and the selectmen were paid "for their care and labor in purchasing and gathering corne " for him £16 16s. They were also paid " for seek after soldiers " £1 10s .; to hire money for them, £3. Maj. Samuel Page was paid for hiring a man, Stephen Dustin, to serve three years in the Continental army, £90, and Nathaniel Weed and Capt. Aaron Quimby were paid £152 6s. for "sixty six and one half of Corn for Asa Heath."t
The new quota from Weare, with those who had enlisted for three years, or during the war, were at the battle of Monmouth, June 28th. They saw Gen. Charles Lee treacherously retreat with his troops before the British ; saw Washington check them and lead them back to battle and honor; fought all that long summer day in the burning sun (sixty of the British died of heat) till the enemy retreated at night, leaving three hundred of their men lying dead on the battle-field, and next day helped bury them with their own sixty dead men. Then they marched with the little army slowly away across the Hudson river to White Plains, where they lay in camp till late in autumn.
Five more Weare men soon enlisted for eight months.# They served in the Continental army and also went to Rhode Island. The selectmen were paid £3 for getting a receipt from them. They were in General Sullivan's little army, in Col. Moses Kelley's regi- ment, and saw the battle of Quaker hill, on the north end of New- port island, Aug. 29th, where the British were repulsed after a severe engagement.
Aaron Quimby also raised a cavalry company, independently of the town, which served in this Rhode Island campaign and saw the
* " for the year 1778 Apr. 28.
" Stephen Dustin for three years mustered in the first N. H. Regt. April 1778 discharged May 1782. ( Kidder, p. 139) ... Ephraim Sargent for nine months .. 60 : 0 : 0 t Other expenses were as follows : -
... 90 : 0:0
"Paid the committee that set upon the war affair ... .4:10 :0:0 Paid Ithamar Eaton for flints ... . 0 : 11 : 0 : 0
Asa Heath for nine months ....... 60: 0:0 Samuel Rowell for nine months .. 60: 0 : 0 Moses Sanborn for nine months. . 60 : 0: 0 William Powell for nine months .. 60 : 0 : 0 "
Paid Ithamar Eaton for gowing
to Exeter to get the money for the volunteers ........ ..... 0 :12 : 0 :0 " + Eight months' men from Weare in 1778 :- Bracket Leavitt, Daniel Flood, Joseph Flood, John Caldwell, Samuel Page.
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[1778.
same service .* He was its captain, and Ithamar Eaton its ensign. Moses Eastman and John Webster were sergeants, and Levi Hovey and Moses Sargent, corporals. It was the fourth company in the regiment and formed part of the brigade commanded by Gen. Wil- liam Whipple. The men were mustered Aug. 6, 1778, and dis- charged Aug. 27th. They were allowed for twenty-four days' service. The captain was paid at the rate of £12 a month; the ensign at £6; the sergeants and corporals at £5 10s., and the privates at £5. They were also allowed eight pence a mile for travel, two hundred and fifty miles each, and they were paid in all £602 19s. 4d. It is told how James Brown of Craney hill happened to enlist in this company. He was at work with a number of men on the road, and got into a discussion with a loyalist about the war. Brown got so excited that he kicked his opponent, who started at once to get a warrant from Esquire George Little, to arrest him for assault and battery. It happened, just then, that Captain Quimby came along recruiting ; Brown enlisted, procured a horse and before the constable got round had gone to the war. He lived to be ninety-six years old, drew a pension for a long time, and often remarked that if he had not defended his principles by kicking a man, he never should have got his $96 a year. The wife and children of John Muzzy, who also lived on Craney hill, felt very bad to have him enlist and never expected to see him home again. He got back at midnight, stepped upon the flat rock at his door, and, as agreed, fired his gun. This brought all the family out at once, glad enough.
There was some misunderstanding between the town and this company, and they refused to allow Captain Quimby anything for recruiting, and paid the men no bounties.
* CAPT. AARON QUIMBY'S COMPANY.
Samuel Ayer, Private James Caldwell,
Private
" Aaron Quinby, Capt» Ithamar Eaton, Ensign Moses Eastman, Sergt. John Webster, do
Jona Wortley,
do John Muzzey,
do
Caleb Whitaker,
do John Caldwell, do
Joseph Quinby, do John Page, do
Levi Hovey, Corp !.
Samuel Eastman, do Jona Silley,
do
Moses Sargent do Thomas Eastman, do Jona Page,
Samuel Caldwell, Private Samuel Brattlebank, do
Joseph Colby, do
Jesse Clements do "
Thomas Wortley, do Daniel Parsons,
do
"The pay of the above men amounted to £335-98-4d. They were also paid for twenty six horses at £10 each, £260, and for time and expense making return of the pay roll £7-10s, in all £602-198-4d. It was carried to Exeter and presented to the ' Committee On Claims, Novr 24th 1778.' It was examined and balance found amount- ing to £342-19-4. The following certificates were then appended to it: 'Rocking- ham, SS. Exeter Novr. 25th 1778. The truth & Justice of this Roll was sworn to by Capain Aron Quimby, Coram, N. Emery, J Peace.' 'Novr 24th 1778 Recd an Order On the Treasury for £342-198-4d, ARON QUINBY,'"
do
James Brown, do Abraham Melvin
do
- State Papers, vol. xv, pp. 550, 551.
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THE ARMY IN WINTER QUARTERS.
1779.]
There was also a draft this year, but who the " draughted " men were or where they went we can not tell. The selectmen credit themselves on the town book with having received "fines money of Sundry men Draughted to go to the war eighty pounds."
A special town-meeting was called for Nov. 3d, " to see where the men that hired men by themselves for three years shall be allowed by themselves or be brought into the town." This was slightly ambiguous, but what was voted may help to explain it. It was this :- " voted those men that hired those three years men for the continental army by themselves shall be freed from paying their proportion of the war tax which is to be raised to hire solders for the continental army this present year." This was an improve- ment on the year 1777. They were getting more liberal.
They kept on with their good work, and at a special meeting, held Dec. 7th, they voted not to accept the report of the committee on war affairs to pay the men unequally, some $2 and some $4 a month, they could not quite see the fairness of that, but to pay each one the same, $4 a month, except those who went to Canada, who were to be paid $6.
They were well aware that the war was not over, and they looked out for the future. At the same meeting, they " voted to Raise the men hereafter by a town Rate that Shall be Coled for to Serve in this present war."
And then, like the army, they went into winter quarters, and nothing more was done till the spring opened.
CHAPTER XXIII. THE REVOLUTION.
BOTH armies disliked a winter campaign. The British during the long cold months went to some city where, with plenty of gold, they could buy every comfort and luxury ; the Americans into huts, where they lay on straw, were half fed and clothed and eked out a miserable existence.
The people of Weare talked about bounties and war debts during this half-hibernating season, and when the time came to warn the annual town-meeting they had matured plans to pay for military services, war debts and to raise money and men for the future.
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HISTORY OF WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
[1779.
In the warrant for the annual town-meeting were put several articles about the pay of men who had served and who were to serve in the future. They were "to see if the town will reconsider the vote to pay the men $4 and $6 a month for the time they have served as some think that vote was illegal "; "if they will vote the same over again at a different price," for some wanted higher pay; "if all will stand equal in the future "; "if the town will Im power the selectmen to raise the money to pay these men by taxing the polls and estate "; "if they will raise men in the future by a town rate " and "if they will abate Moses Eastman's war rate for the year past."
At the meeting held March 9th the town voted not to excuse Moses Eastman from his war rate and to dismiss all the other above-named articles. They left things just as they were at the close of 1778.
About July 1st there came a loud call for more men. There were wanted some for the Continental army to serve during the war and some to serve six months in the defense of Rhode Island.
A special meeting was held in the open air, July 12th, on Center square. The town voted to raise the men for the Continental army by taxing the polls and estates and chose Moses Eastman and Lieut. William Hutchins a committee to hire the men. They then decided they would not raise any six months' men for the defense of Rhode Island. That state might take care of itself, for all the town of Weare's doing anything.
Four men* were called for, to serve in the Continental army. The recruiting committee at once hired them. They were mustered in by Col. Joseph Kelley, July 20th, and one of them, Jonathan Tucker, was in Capt. Enoch Chase's company, Second regiment, where he was serving as late as Feb. 14, 1781. Two of the men were from Henniker, Benjamin Powell and Simeon Pope. Continental, state and town bounties were paid them. Pope went one year for
* Men who enlisted for Weare in 1779; mustered by Col. Moses Kelley to fill up the Continental army, and also for the defense of Rhode Island :-
Jonathan Tucker, of Weare, enlisted for " during the war," mustered July 26th; bounty, town, £39 18 0, state, £60, and from others enough to make in all £150; in Capt. Enoch Chase's company, Second regiment ; discharged after Feb. 14, 1781. " Decr 8th 1779" he is returned as of Hailstown in the Third regiment, Major's company at Camp Danbury.
Benjamin Powell, of Henniker, enlisted "for during the war"; mustered July 26; same bounty as Tucker; returned Dec. 8th, 1779, as of Hillstown, in Captain Hawkin's company, Third regiment at Camp Danbury.
Elisha Robards, of Weare, enlisted for one year; mustered July 26; bounty, state £60.
Simeon Pope, of Henniker, enlisted for one year; mustered July 20; bounty, state £60."- State Papers, vol. xv, pp. 621, 634, 644, 645.
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the state bounty, but some of the others who drove sharp trades had to be paid a town bounty in addition as high as £60. They also agreed to serve in Rhode Island.
The town voted not to raise any six months' men for Rhode Island. But four* were raised, and they had to march. They were in Col. Hercules Moony's regiment. They were paid a bounty, had $12 a month for their services, two shillings a mile for their travel to Providence, and three shillings a mile for their travel home. They enlisted in July and got home in January, 1780. Captain Quimby paid some of these men a special bounty, and the town voted not to allow it to him. But they had to pay him for his ser- vices at the rate of £30 lawful money a month .; They saw no battle, simply " sojered " the time away and then came home.
Two ment in September enlisted in Captain Lovejoy's company for the defense of Portsmouth. They served two months. Weare was delinquent one man this year.
But some of the soldiers got tired of "sojering," deserted, came home to sleep in their own warm beds and get good food. The government offered a reward for their apprehension and return to the army. Lieut. William Hutchins, of Weare, Aug. 21st, was paid £10 for taking up George Hogg, probably of Dunbarton, a deserter from the Continental army.§
Weare's soldiers, in the army, heard with delight of Wayne's . brilliant capture of Stony Point. They marched in General Sul-
* Men mustered by Col. Moses Kelley for the defense of Rhode Island, six months :- Charles Colburn, of Weare, enlisted July 12, for six months to Rhode Island; bounty paid by the selectmen £30, travel money £12.
Joseph Colby, of Weare, enlisted July 12, for six months to Rhode Island; bounty paid by the selectmen £30, travel money £12.
Moses Fifield, of Weare, enlisted July 12, for six months to Rhode Island; bounty paid by the selectmen £30, travel money £12.
Thomas Bradford1 of Bristol, R. I., enlisted July 12, for six months to Rhode Island; bounty paid by the selectmen £30, travel money £12; never joined." - State Papers, vol. xv, pp. 621, 622, 663, 669, 689.
1 Bradford was a bounty-jumper : he " never joined."
t Captain Quimby's receipt for a month's pay : -
" WEARE, August 3d, 1779. " this Day Received of Jesse Bailey thirty pound L M It being for one months Serves for the Defence of Rhode Island per me AARON QUENBE Capt"
# The following Weare men were mustered with 182 others for the defense of Portsmouth by order of the "Honble Committee of Safety. Josh Wentworth Mustr Master."
Jesse Emery, of Weare, enlisted Sept. 27, 1779, in Capt. Lovejoy's company, for the defense of Portsmouth two months, unless sooner discharged.
Nathan Worthley, of Weare, enlisted Sept. 27, 1779, in Capt. Lovejoy's company , for the defense of Portsmouth, two months, unless sooner discharged. - State Papers, vol. xv, p. 698.
§ The State Committee of Safety, " Aug. 21, 1779, Ordered the R. G. to pay Lieut Wm Hutchins £10 for apprehending one George Hogg a deserter from the Cont. A."-N. H. Hist. Coll., vol. vii, p. 200.
Hogg was in the First N. H. Regiment. - Kidder's Hist., p. 144.
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[1779.
livan's army to punish the Indians for their massacre in Wyoming and Cherry valleys. They were in the fight on the Tioga river where the bloody Brant led the full force of the Indians and Sir John Johnson headed a band of desperate tories. Their enemy was defeated, and they saw forty Indian villages given to the flames, the corn-fields destroyed, and one hundred and sixty thousand bushels of old corn burned, and the orchards cut down. Our troops swept the whole region like a tornado.
The town this year made provision for some of the soldier's families. The selectmen paid "for flax, corn meal, woll, potatoes and beans to supply John Flanders' family £66 16s. 6d.," and for pur- chasing and collecting these few things they charged £13. Their money was "filthy rags " badly depreciated .*
Although nearly all signed the Association Test except the Quakers, there were some who were not true to the patriot cause. The latter were few and far between in Weare, but there was a big nest of tories up in Francestown, with John Quigley, formerly at their head, and a red hot one over at Dunbarton led at first by William Stark and John Stinson. These men, as a general thing, were either counterfeiters or circulators of counterfeit money. Stephen Holland of Londonderry, and Dr. John Gove of New Boston, were also among these, and they were confined in jail for a time. They had many sympathizing tory friends and a few confederates .; Nearly all suffered from the bad money as well as from depreciation and it was voted to allow Obadiah Eaton, who handled the town funds, £12 12s. " for countifeit money."
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