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It was almost impossible to tell the counterfeit money from the genuine, and the evil was unbearable. A petition to the Great and
* The town paid other war bills, as follows: -
" 1779 Paid for making out a Return of the Soldiers ingaged in the Con-
tinental army Sence the first of January 1777 and also the Bountes 20: 5:0:0 thay had Recd from the town or perticulers persons.
Paid for forty five bushels of Indian Corn for Asa Heath in part for his Service in the Continantal army for Nine months .307: 10 : 0 : 0 Paid for purchasing and Colecting Corn for Asa Heath. 27: 0:0:0 Paid to Lut William Hutchins and Moses Eastman a Committee to hire Soldiers for the town of Weare to Serve in the Continental
army. .148: 0:0:0 Paid to Moses Quinbe for the use of his horse to hire Continanl Sol-
6 : 0 :0:0" diers ..
t Dr. John Gove, of New Boston, was fined £750, and John Hitchcock, of Amherst, £50, for counterfeiting, and six months' imprisonment. Many others had to recog- nize in the sum of £1000, to be good and faithful subjects of the state. - Boylston Pam- phlet, pp. 36, 37.
İ " STATE OF To the Hon'l Council and House of Representatives for said State, in NEW HAMPSHIRE. \ General Assembly convened at Exeter, on the twelfth day of October, 1779: " The subscribers living in Dunbarton and towns adjacent thereto, most humbly shew : that there are now residing in Dunbarton aforesaid, the wives and families of
231
PREVENTING THE CIRCULATION OF BAD MONEY.
1779.]
General Court of New Hampshire was drawn and numerously signed by Weare men and citizens of the towns near by. It amounted to a request to do something to prevent the circulation of bad money. It stated that William Stark and John Stinson were then in the British army ; that their families were residing in Dunbarton, and their houses were the nightly resort of tories and suspected persons who plotted to intimidate and weaken the friends of American liberty ; that "Spys, Lurking Villians, Cut Throats and Murderers "
William Stark and John Stinson who are gone over to the British army, and are in actual arms against the United States, or contriving greater mischief than they could possibly do that way.
" The connection between the infamous Stephen Holland and said absentees are well known.
" That the good people in these parts are greatly alarmed at the number of Tories and suspected persons, that frequently resort to houses of said absentees, and nightly and private meetings there, which serve to intimidate and weaken the hands of the friends to American Liberty.
" Your honours are well apprized that villians and spies from said absentees in the British murdering army, to their friends here, with counterfeiting money, have been detected several times; and we have the greatest reason to think that many per- sons of the same stamp, with counterfeit money, and other things have come in safety to the aforesaid families, and returned to the British army without being dis- covered :
" That while our brethren are spilling their blood for the glorious cause of Liberty, these miscreants are sapping the foundation of public credit and doing their best to involve us in certain ruin :
" That as long as the wives and families of said absentees are suffered to dwell amongst us, we shall ever be in danger of receiving counterfeit money, and every evil attending Spys, Lurking Villians, & Cut Throats & Murderers :
" That the town of Londonderry (whether by direction of your honours or not, can't say) set an example worthy of imitation, in sending to the British army, the in- solent wife of the aforesaid Holland.
" Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Honours would take the premises under consideration, and do herein what your Honours may think most con- ducive to the public Weal; and your Petitioners as in duty bound, shall ever pray for the Welfare of the United States of America.
" Sept. 1779.
"WEARE
OBEDIAH HUSE, ITHAMER EATON,
JOHN MOLONEY, JAMES SMITH, JOSHUA MCGOULD, NATHANIEL FIFIELD.
" PEMBROKE,
SAML. NOYES, SAML. DANIELS,
ARCHIBALD MCMURPHY, SAML. MCCONNELL,
GEORGE CUNNINGHAM, SAML. ORDWAY,
EPHRAIM DODGE,
CALEB KIMBALL,
WM. SAWYER,
MOSES LITTLE,
THOMAS KENNEDY, JAMES CALDWELL, BENJA. RICHARDS,
SAML. ROBIE,
" GOFFSTOWN,
JAMES KARR, JOHN CLOGSTON,
JAMES WALKER, JOHN SMITH,
SOL TROW,
JOSHA MARTIN,
NATHAN EAMES,
JOHN BUTTERFIELD, ELIPH SARGENT,
ALEXR. WALKER,
MATTHEW ANDERSON,
SAMUEL STEWART, CALEB PAGE, 3d, ISRAEL CLIFFORD, CALEB PAGE,
STEPHEN AYER,
THOMAS CALDWELL, NATHAN BURNHAM,
JOHN JAMESON, JOHN HOGG,
PHILLIP WELLES, DAVID STORY, ABRAHAM BURNHAM, JOHN BUNTEN,
WILLIAM PAGE, JOHN MILLS,
ENOCH SARGENT, JR.,
JOHN AUSTIN,
SAMUEL BURNHAM, THOMAS MILLS,
PLUMMER WHEELER,
HENRY CLEMENT, JOHN HOLMES,
ENOS EMERY,
JAMES CLEMENT, JAMES MCCOLLEY,
HAZEDIAH COLBY,
ALEXANDER JAMESON, SAMUEL LORD,
WILLIAM WHEELER.
"STATE OF
In the House of Representatives, Nov. 4, 1779.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.S Voted that Capt. Moulton, Mr. Page, Mr. Boynton, M Haile, Mr. McKeen, Col. McClary, Dr. Breed, with such as the Hon'ble Board shall join be a com- mittee to consider of the petition of sundry Inhabitants of Dunbarton and places adjacent and report thereon. Sent up for concurrence. JOHN LANGDON, Speaker."
JOSEPH MARSHALL,
WILLIAM LIVINGSTON, JOHN MCNEIL,
SAMUEL BRACKETT, LEVI HOVEY,
THOMAS STEVENS,
JOHN GOULD,
" DUNBARTON,
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HISTORY OF WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
[1780.
from the British murdering army were harbored in them, that these bad men brought counterfeit money and put it in circulation, there- by impairing the public credit and bringing certain ruin, while our brethren are pouring out their blood in the glorious cause of liberty. It suggested that the town of Londonderry had set an example worthy of imitation by sending to the British army the insolent wife of the infamous Stephen Holland,* a notorious counterfeiter; and it prayed that the General Court would consider the matter and do what was best for the public weal. What the General Court finally did about it we have not learned.
But the arrest of counterfeiters and the prevention of the circu- lation of bad money did not hinder the rapid depreciation. This + year it took more than $2000 in paper currency to buy $100 in silver. Meshech Weare wrote about this time that "a cow cost twelve or thirteen hundred dollars, corn forty dollars a bushel, rye eighty, linen fifty to one hundred a yard and common broadcloth one hundred dollars a yard." Soon it got so poor soldiers would not take it for bounties, and they had to be paid in corn as we have seen.
A general convention was held at Concord to limit and fix the prices of the necessaries of life. They did this in part and left the price of many commodities to be regulated by the towns. What part Weare took in it is not known, nor whom, if any one, she sent as a delegate. But this also was of no avail, and depreciation went on faster than ever.
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE REVOLUTION.
NOTHING was done in Weare about the war for the first two months, this year. The army was in winter quarters as usual; many of the soldiers were in hospitals, and some were at home on furloughs.
But the war was not over, and they knew it; the quota had got to be filled or the draft would come, and then the drafted men would have to go or hire substitutes to take their places. They had a few
* Holland, with many other tories, was banished, and his property confiscated. - State Papers, vol. viii, pp. 611, 613.
233
SOLDIERS PAID WITH INDIAN CORN.
1780.]
substitute brokers and bounty jumpers even in those days, but not many compared with a more modern war. Aaron Quimby also wanted his pay for furnishing the troops to Rhode Island.
So the selectmen put in the warrant for the annual town-meeting to see if the town would choose a committee to get the soldiers ; if the selectmen shall raise the money to pay them by taxing the polls and estates and if the town will pay Aaron Quimby the money or any part of it he paid to the several men as a special bounty to serve six months in the defense of Rhode Island.
At the meeting they chose Capt. George Hadley, Capt. Nathaniel Fifield and Lieut. Ithamar Eaton a committee to hire the men; in- structed the selectmen to tax the polls and estates to raise the money to pay the bills and decided not to pay Captain Quimby the special bounty money. A strong Committee of Safety* was selected to look after the tories and the conduct of the war, and then our little democracy, after transacting the other town business, adjourned.
The recruiting committee at once acted. They hired six ment at the first call to serve six months in the Continental army and paid five of them £12 each and one £15, silver money, as a bounty. Captain Hadley advanced their pay, and the town afterwards paid him back in paper currency £1056.
But although it was written silver money the soldiers did not get the cash, hard money; that was not to be had. They got the promissory notes of the recruiting committee for the amount they were to have, payable in Indian corn at four shillings per bushel. John Robie, the town clerk of that time, carefully preserved some of these soldiers' notes after they were paid .¿
*" Committee of Safety, 1780 : Samuel Caldwell, Samuel Page, Samuel Philbrick."
t " Six months Servis Those men that Served in the Continantal Army the year 1780
" £ Silver
£ Silver
" Daniel Clough. .12 : 0 : 0:0
John Colby .12 : 0 : 0 : 0
William Hodge .. .12 : 0 : 0 :0
Asa Heath. .15 :0:0:0
Joshua Huntington. 12 : 0 : 0 :0" Solomon Tole. .12 : 0 :0:0
+ " NOTE TO JOHN COLBY.
" Weare joune the 27 day 1780
" For Valow Recd we in Behalf of the Town of Weare do promos to pay to John Colbe Thirten pound L money Equil to indon Corn to Fore Shilings per Boul By the First of Febury Next as Witness our Hands. " GEORGE HADLY NATHANIEL FIFIELD
[ENDORSEMENTS.]
" Weare Apriel 5 yr 1781 Received twenty Four Bushels of Corn upon within Riten note.
" Weare Apriel 21 yr 1781 this day Received of Ithamar Eaton Thirty boushels in part of the within note
" August 20 1781 this day Received - boushels & half of Corn"
234
HISTORY OF WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
[1780.
These men entered the New Hampshire regiments and were with Washington's poorly paid and half-clothed army. The fighting during the season was nearly all at the South, and they saw none of it. When their term of service expired they all came home as usual.
About July 1st there was a further call for eight men* to aid in the defense of West Point for three months. The committee raised them at once. They were on their way July 3d, and had been given a bounty ranging from £1200 to £1800 each. But they did not get the cash, only paper currency. The committee borrowed it and made a return to the selectmen.t One of the soldiers, Moses Sargent, was paid in 1782 in "new emission money,"# which soon began to depreciate like the old.
They walked to West Point, there was no other way to get there in those days. They were present when Arnold tried to betray that place and no doubt saw Andre hung.
Men were needed to serve on the northern frontier at "Cohose," and Weare sent three§ for six months. The committee paid them £900 each in Continental money as a bounty. Why they went to Coos six months for £900, while those who went to West Point for three months had from £1200 to £1800, we do not know unless it was that the latter service was more dangerous. The committee were paid for what they advanced to the soldiers, £20,856.
The men marched July 5th and were in Capt. Samuel Runnel's company.
Congress was hard pressed for money. Their paper currency was
* " July 3th 1780 melitia men three months Servise
Continantal
Continantal
paper money
paper money
" Thomas Bayley.
.1800 : 0 : 0 : 0
Sam1 George.
1500 : 0 : 0 : 0
John flanders. .1200 : 0 : 0 : 0
Isaac foot .. .1200 : 0 : 0 : 0 Joshua atwood. 1500 : 0 : 0 : 0
moses Sargent .. 1800 : 0 : 0 : 0
Thomas flanders. 1200 : 0 : 0 : 0 | Olander Bayley. 1800 : 0 : 0 : 0 "
t " To the Seleck men of Weare the account of the money Bored to pay the Soldars their advance money William Hoge 300 Thomos Bagley 300 john Flanders 300 Thomas Flanders 300 jsaacco Foot 300 moses Sargent 300 orlando Bagley 300 this money was Borred to pay the Soldors that thay might be a Quipt Acording to orders & must Be Repad a medetly By the Comite & we do pray the Seleck men to Tax For the Sane
" GEORGE HADLEY NATHANIEL FIFIELD "
t " Weare March the 7-1782 This Day recevied of the Select men twenty for Dolers in new omeshon being Dew to me from the State for Soldering in the year 1780 " MOSES SARGENT"
§ " those melitia men that went Cohose Six munths in the year July 5th 1780
" Continantal money - " Caleb watson .900 : 0 : 0 : 0
Continantal money
Philip Sargent. .900: 0 :0:0" wigens Evens. .900 : 0 : 0 : 0
235
DEPRECIATION OF THE PAPER CURRENCY.
1780.]
about worthless .* So they had compelled the towns who furnished the men to clothe, arm, equip and pay them, and now they called upon the towns to feed them. About July 1st came an order for " Continental beef." The selectmen at once called a special town- meeting to be held July 25th, and put in the warrant " to see what meathered to be taken to raise the beef the State has sent for to sup- port the Continental army." At the meeting it was voted to raise the beef by taxing the polls and estates to pay for it. In this they were wise, they paid as they went and did not pile up a moun- tainous town debt to burden the next generation. They chose John Caldwell McNeailt a committee to procure the beef and he soon bought £15,671 19s. worth of live cattle. He paid James Emerson £7 18s. and Timothy Worthley £55 16s. for pasturing them before they were killed, and he received for buying the town's beef £360. Each town in the state hereafter had to furnish its quota of beef while the war lasted.
The war, as has been said, was a heavy burden on the town. The citizens were sometimes taxed two or three times a year to support it, but they paid it cheerfully. The state was well aware of it and the General Court sent an order to the selectmen of each town to return a particular account on oath of what each soldier, enlisted in the Continental army, or his family had received from the town, and send the vouchers. It looked as though our town might be re- imbursed and the report was promptly made out and forwarded. From copies carefully preserved by John Robie, town clerk, we have
* " The Depreciation Scale to be Calculated for the Last of Each month.
Continantal Paper
in 1777
Dollers
Silver
Continen Paper 1778
Silver ®
Continen Paper 1779
Silver
Paper 1780
Silver
£
Silver's
January Equal
325
100
742
100
2934
100
7500
100
february
104
100
350
Ditto
868
Ditto
3322
Ditto
7500
Ditto
march
106
Ditto
375
Ditto
1000
Ditto
3736
Ditto
7500
Ditto
april
110
Ditto
400
Ditto
1104
Ditto
4000
Ditto
7500
Ditto
may
114
Ditto
400
Ditto
1215
Ditto
4800
Ditto
7500
Ditto
June
120
Ditto
400
Ditto
1342
Ditto
5700
Ditto
12,000
Ditto
July
125
Ditto
425
Ditto
1474
Ditto
6000
Ditto
august
150
Ditto
450
Ditto
1630
Ditto
6300
Ditto
Septr
175
Ditto
475
Ditto
1800
Ditto
6500
Ditto
octor
175
Ditto
500
Ditto
2030
Ditto
6700
Ditto
Novem
300
Ditto
545
Ditto
2308
Ditto
7000
Ditto
Decemb
310
Ditto
634
Ditto
2393
Ditto
7300
Ditto
1781
Dollers
£
£
£
£
£
Continan
Continan Paper
t John Caldwell McNeail was from New Boston. He was a Scotch-Irishman and was in the battle of Bunker hill. He married the daughter of Lieut. Samuel Caldwell.
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236
HISTORY OF WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE. [1781.
been able to learn some of the names of the soldiers from Weare. But he does not give all of them .*
In 17811 the General Court and the state Committee of Safety began their duties early. They reduced the quota so that Weare had to send but six men for the regular army and the town was notified in January to furnish them.
The selectmen, Feb. 5th, called a special meeting to be held Feb. 20th. It was to vote what method the town will take to raise our quota of Continental soldiers sent for by the General Court. At the meeting Capt. George Hadley, Lieut. Samuel Brocklebank, Obadiah Eaton and Joseph George were chosen a committee to get the men. But they seemed in no hurry; the town at its annual meeting added Moses Eastman to their number, and voted that they should raise those men called for by the state for the defense of
* RETURN.
" To the Hon' General Court for the State of New Hampshire.
" A List of the Solders Names who Received a bounty from the town of Weare for their Serving in the Continantal army Since the first of January 1777 with the Said Bounty thay Recd affixed to their Respective Names for the 1777
" Stockman Sweat for during the war for the Continatal Bounty .£
Benjamin Sweat for three years .18: 0:0
John Sweat for three years. 18: 0:0
0:0 Samuel Caldwell Jur for three years. .25 :
0:0 David Briant for three years. 15:
Jacob flanders for three years 6:
0:0
Thomas Tuttle for three years. 30: 0:0
Joseph flood for eight months. .12: 0:0
Daniel flood for eight montlis. 12: 0:0
Bracket Leavitt for eight months 12: 0:0
John Caldwell for eight months .. 12: 0:0 Samuel Page third for eight months. 12: 0:0
" For the year 1778
" april 28 Stephen Dustin for three years. 90: 0:0
Ephraim Sargent for Nine months. 60: 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
" For the year 1779
" July 26 Jonathan Tucker for During the war. .39:18:0
July 26 Benjamin Powell for During the war. 39:18:0
July 26 Elisha Rabards for one year .. 60: 0:0 Simeon Pope for one year for the State Bounty.
" A True Coppey Taken of the town Records Weare January, 31th, 1780
" atts JOHN ROBIE Town Clk
" Hired by particular persons in town in the year 1777 £ s. d.
" Ebenezer Sinkler for three years. 17: 4:0
James Hutchins for three years. 24: 0:0
Jolin Flanders for three years. .24: 0:0
" We have Suplicd John Flanders family with Necessaries to the amount of £6:11s corn at 3-6 per bushel and other things in like proportion
" Recd of his wife £2 2s 0 in June 1779 JOHN WORTH
" Weare Jany 31st 1780 JOHN ROBIE Selectmen for Weare "
t " Return of the Non Commissioned officers and Privats in Captain Livermore's Company in the first, New Hampshire Regt Feba 15th 1781, 3 Company, Daniel Clough Private, Michael Lyons Private, James Dowd Private, David Briant, Weare, Capt. Gilman's Co. 1st Regt. Stephen Andrews, Weare, Capt. McGregore's Co. 2ª Regt." - Army Rolls, vol. vii, p. 83.
237
SLOW ACTION OF THE COMMITTEE.
1781.]
America this present year. The town also instructed them to call on the selectmen to tax the polls and estates to raise the money to pay the expense.
The enlarged committee did not hasten ; the soldiers were not hired till July, then six were paid a bounty ; a part £15 and a part £16, in silver money, it is said, and they were to serve eight months .* The committee gave their notes in paymentt for Indian corn, or
" James Gile1
* " for Eight months Service in the year 1781 of Weare, mustd July 9; Discharged Dec. 11. 5 mo. ) 3d. amt of pay 10: 5: 4; per order Samuel Philbrick. The town advanced them their pay and drew their money.
Silver money
15: 0:0:0
" Sam' Eaton
of Perrytown went for Weare Mus. July 10, Disch. Dec. 11, 5 mos. 2d. 10 : 3 : 0; per order David Eaton .. 15: 0:0:0
" James king
was of Hampstead mustd. Aug. 6; Dis. Dec. 11; 4 mos, 6d. pay 7 : 2 : 8 :..
16:10: 0:0
" Joseph flood § of Weare, Mus. July 9; Dis. Dec. 11; 5 mos. 3d. 10 : 5: 4; per order Sam Philbrick ...
15: 0:0:0
t " Weare June the 28 1781 For Value Received we the Subscribers in Behalf of the town of weare promise to pay to Sam' Eaton or Caus the Sume of one hundred Bushel of good indian Corn or money or Stock Equal their to in-months from the Date as witness our hands [Names of signatures torn off.]
" N. B. the within not to Be paid in Weare at Obediah Eatons House :
[ENDORSEMENTS.]
" Weare Jouly the 9 day 1781 this day Ra of - Twenty Four Bocel & one third of Bocel out of the within Not I Say Red By me
" Recd Seven buskills of the with Note by me
DAVID EATON
" January 7 1782 reserved five bushels of Corn
" January 7 1782 Recd twenty bushells of Corn of Obadiah Eaton of the within retn note by me DAVID EATON
" February 27 Reseved fifteen bushels of corn of with in not of Obadiah Eaton By me the hole Bushels of corn recd "
" Weare July the 4th 1781 For Value Received we the Subscribers in Behalf of the town of weare promise to pay to Mr James Gile the Sum of one hundred Bushel of marchantable indian Corn to Be delivered at his house By the twenty fifth day of January next Witness our hands.
SAML BROCKELBANK OBADIAH EATON
[ENDORSEMENTS.]
" March the 10 1782 this day received Si six bushels of Corn on the account of this note.
" Weare Apr 16 Day 1782 Recd of this within writen Note five Bushels of Corn Paid by Obadiah Eaton
" Wear April the 22 1782 then Recd of the within Note fifteen Bushels and one halt of Corn "
" Weare Jouly the 9 day 1781 for Valow Rd we the Subscribers in Behalf of the Town of weare do Promos to pay jeums king Fifton pound to Be pade in money Equel to Indon Corn at three Shilings per Bocel By the First of march Next & to Be pade in weare Witness our Hand GEORGE HADLEY OBADIAH EATON
[ENDORSEMENTS.]
" Weare jouly the 9 day 1781 Rd of Obediah Eaton thirty two Bocel of indan Corn apoin this Not i Say Red By me his JAMES X KING mark
" Weare jeneruay 24 1782 Rd of obadiah Eaton seven bushels of corn of the with in not
" Wear march 11 1782 Reseved of the within bosels of corn of Obadiah Eaton "
" Weare jouly 20 day 1781 we the Subcribers promos to pay to moses Flood one Houndrid bocel of indon Corn By the First of march Next or as much money As will pourches the Same Corn the Same Being in Behalf of the Town of weare Witness our Hands GEORGE HADLEY Comete to Hire Solders"
1" James Gile, a Six Months Man, has Honorably and faithfully. Served in the First N. Hampshire Regin untill the date hereof, and is Discharge the Service and Per- mitted to Pass to the State of N. Hampshire
" Highland, Decr 12th 1781
E. FRYE Capt Comdt "
.
ummm of Perrytown went for Weare, Mus July; Dis. Jan 7, 1782, 5 mos. 29d. 11 : 18 : 8; per order David Eaton ...
15
" moses flood
" Jonathan Tucker of Kingston went for Weare, mustd aug. 6 ; Dis. Dec. 12. 4 mos 7 d. 8 : 9: 4 per order Sam' Philbrick"
238
HISTORY OF WEARE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
[1781.
money or stock equivalent to corn. One was to be paid £15 in money, equal to Indian corn at three shillings a bushel, and another was to have the corn or money enough to buy the corn.
These men joined the first New Hampshire regiment, Col. Alexander Scammell commanding. They went to Yorktown and fought bravely. Scammell was killed. Cornwallis surrendered. Independence was secured. Most of them came home in December, but one of them did not get his discharge till January, 1783.
In July the state called for five more men* to serve two months. The recruiting committee got them at once. They paid them a bounty of £6 each. They marched to Hobert town, if any one knows where that is, and it is said they were in Col. Joshua Reynold's regiment.t The town also paid them their monthly wages, giving each of them a note; for twenty bushels of good Indian corn to be paid by the first day of February next. In September the committee enlisted one more man§ and paid him eighty bushels of Indian corn at four shillings a bushel, £16 as a bounty.
* " year 1781 two month to hobert-town
" Joseph pillsbury ..
.6 : 0 : 0 | Enoch Hoit1.
6:0:0
Daniel Straw. .6 : 0 : 0 | moses follonsbury. 6 : 0:0" John Colby 6:0:0
t " Colonel Reynolds was of Londonderry." - Hist. of Hollis, p. 193. # COPIES OF THE NOTES GIVEN TO THE HOBERT TOWN MEN.
" WEARE September 19 Day 1781.
"For Valey Recieved In Behalf of Said Town we the Subscribers do promies to pay to Joseph Pilsbury or His Order the Sume of twenty Bushels of Good Marchint- able Indian Corn per month from the time of his Inlistment till he is Discharge Sd Corn is to be paid by the first day of feberery Next as witness our Hands. [ENDORSEMENT.] [Names torn off.]
"December 11 Day 1781 Recd of this within writen Note Nine Bushels of corn. I say Recd By me JOSEPH PILSBURY." "WEARE September the 19 1781
" For Value Recived in Behalf of Said Town We Promis to Pay to Enoch Hoyt the Sume of Twenty Bushels of Good Indian Corn Four months from the Time that I inlis til the Time that I am Discarged Said Corn to be Paid by The first Day of Feb- ery Next as Witness our hand
[ENDORSEMENT. ] [Names torn off.]
." Recved of the Within Note Eliven Bushels of Corn Recved of the Within Note four Bushels of Corn."
" WEARE September 19 Day 1781
" For Valey Received In Behalf of the Town we Promies to pay to Daniel Straw or His order the Sume of Twenty Bushels of Good Indian Corn Per Month from the Time of my Inlistment Till the time that I am Discharge Said Corn is to be Paid by the first Day of Febuary Next as Witness our Hands [Names torn off.]
" WEARE September ye 19 A. D. 1781
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