The records of the town of Hanover, New Hampshire 1761-1818 : the records of town meetings and of the selectmen, comprising all of the first volume of records and being volume 1 of the printed records of the town, Part 11

Author: Hanover, N.H
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Hanover, N.H. : The Town
Number of Pages: 354


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Att a Legal meeting of the Inhabitants of Hanover June 22ª 1795


I Voted and Chose Rufsel Freeman Esqr moderator


2ª that the town will appoint a Committee of three Judicious men to look and View the Ground near Capt" Kimbols and Give their Opinion where the road Ought to be laid leading by Benj" Tiffeny to Labanon line and the Select Men be directed to lay out a road Accordingly


3ª Voted and Chose Genel Paul Brigham Joseph Skinner Esq" Joshua Hazon Esqr


[148] Hanover Sept™ 2Ist 1795


This May certify that Joseph Miller is Approbated to retail Spiritous liquor the Year Insueing


Joseph Curtifs ) Select Samuel Slade ) Men


Hanover 22ª August 1795


This may Certify that we the Subscribers Approbate Mr


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William Dewey as a Suitable perfon for an Innkeeper for the curent Year


Joseph Curtis Ebenez™ Brewfter Samuel Slade


Application having this day been made to us by Ebenezer Brewster Rufus Graves & Aaron Hutchinfon proprietors for building Bridges Over Connecticut river between the mouth of White river & two miles north of the mouth of mink brook, to View the Ground for laying out A road and A proper Allow- ance for a Butment to accommodate A Bridge they propose Erecting Over Sª Connecticut river near the Ferry lately kept by Joseph Lewis-have Accordingly Viewed the Ground and are of opinion that they have the free use of the road that is now travelled from the Colledge plain to Sd river for the pur- pose of erecting & useing said Bridge and that they have free liberty to erect A butment in Sd Hanover any where within twenty rods north of the usual place of coming to the river as the road now goes in a way not to hinder the Accefs to the river at or near where the road now goes for any purposes who chuse to Go to the same draw up timber or Any thing Else


Feby 27th 1796


Samuel Slade Selectmen


Joseph Curtifs of


Hanover


[149] State of New Hampshire ? Grafton fs S To Augustus Stores One of the Conftables of the Town of Hanover Greeting You are hereby required to notify the Inhabitants of the Town of Han- over who are Legal Voters in town meetings to meet at the North meeting House in Said Town on Tuesday the Eight day of March next at nine O clock A. M. to Act on the following Articles (Viz)


I. To Chuse A Moderator to Govern Said Meeting


2ª To Give in their Votes for Govenour


3ª To Give in their Votes for a Counciller and Senator


4th To Give in their Votes for A County Treasurer & Reg- ister


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5th To Give in their Votes for One person to Represent this Town in General court the year Insueing


6 To hear Any Accompts that may be Exhibited and act thereon as shall be thought proper


7 th to chuse all Necefsary town Officers for the Year


8th To raise money for Schooling


9th To raise money for makeing and repairing highways


Ioth To raise money for defraying town charges


IIth to Give directions or Act on the matter respecting Woolfsborough Road & the Trescot road so Calld. for the bet- ter Advantage of Sª Town-


hereof fail not but make return of this warrant with your doings theiron According to Law :- Tis thought best to Cause a Coppy to be Set at the two meeting houfes- at Genel Brew- ster & at the School house in the mill Neibourhood


Hanover Feb- 22ª 1796


Samuel Slade Select Joseph Curtifs Men of


Ebine™ Brewster Hanover


Pursuent to the within request I have Notified the Inhabitants of the Town to meet at the within mentioned time and place Augustus Stores Constable


Hanover March 8th 1796


Att a Legal Town meeting of the Inhabitants of Hanover Afsembled


I Chose Genel Ebenezer Brewster Moderator to Govern Sd meeting


2ª Votes for Govener John. T. Gillman Esq" had - 109


3ª Votes for Councillor Jonath" Freeman Esqr had 85


4 Votes for Senator Mofes Baker Esq" had 83


5 Votes for County register Wm Woodward Esq" had- 112


6 Votes for County Treasurer Bezel Woodward Esq" had 101 7th Chose Rufsel Freeman Esqr to Represent the Town of Hanover year Insueing at the General Court


8th Chose Doct™ Joel Brown Town Clerk. Sworn


[150] Chose Samuel Slade


Select


Joseph Curtis - - and Sworn to Office David Curtis - - Men


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Chose Otis Freeman Esq" Town Treasurer Sworn Fire Ward


Chose Genel Ebenezer Brewster Sworn Richard Lang Sworn Conel David Curtis Sworn


David Wright Constable Sworn & Stephen Hopkins Sworn Collector of Taxes Stephen Hopkins Sworn & Perly Buck Sworn


Survey™ of Highways


Hezekiah. Huntington. Sworn Dyer Wills. Sworn. Luther Ingals. Sworn Isaa Houston. Sworn. Benjn Hatch. Sworn Zenas Colman. Sworn. Wm Dewey. Sworn Jeduthan Willcox. Sworn Chester Ingals. Sworn Jeddediah Baldwin. Sworn Zadock Brown. Sworn Israel Camp Joseph Fellows Mofes Emerson


Tythingmen


Bezel Davis. Samuel Slade. George Foot. sworn Jonathn Curtis Jun™


Fence Viewers


Humphry Farrer. Sworn Peter Knap Sworn Thomas Durkee Clerk of the Market


Maj™ Rufus Graves. Sworn


Seallers of Wtt and measures Stephen Benton


Hog Rieves. Josiah Dunham. Sworn Lemuel Dow Mofes Woodward Hezekiah White Jacob Colby. Isaac Hall.


Jeremiah Thomas Sworn John Tinny Jun"


John. W. Chase Corders of Wood and Survey" of Lumber


Joseph Lee. sworn. James Murch swor Jacob Colby Sworn Pound Keepers


Genel Ebenez" Brewster. Sworn Amos Kinney


[151] Voted to Raise £120 : 08 : o for the purpose of School- ling Chose (Jonathan Freeman Esq" Joseph Curtis Samel Slade Andrew Huntington Joseph Pineo Luther Ingals John Wood Richard Lang Joseph Fellows.) as a Committee for the Several Destricts and Collector of the same and the Several Comit- tes are to lay out their proportion of money by the direction of the Destrict to which they belong


Voted to Raise £150-0 : 0 - for Repairing Highways


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Voted to Adjourn this meeting to the last Tuesday of this Instant March at the Meeting House on Collidge Square at One O clock P. M. -


Openª According to Adjournment


Appointed Rufsel Freeman Esq" James Murch Dyer Wills as Committee to Audate with the Treasurer


Voted to Raise £30 : 0 : 0 - - to defray Town Charges


Voted to Allow Elisha Warner Act for lofs in meafuring small quantities of Wheat as Collector £o .. 5 .. 0 - - Voted to Allow Doc' Joel Brown Act for two Years Service in makeing returns of State Officers and Juror men to Court LI .. IO .. 0 -


Voted to Allow Bela Turner Act for drafting


£- 1 .. 7 - 0 - Nine writs in 1788. @ 3/ .. Each - -


Voted to Difsolve this meeting


State of New Hampshire Grafton. fs


We the Subscribers Select Men of Hanover hereby Certify that we have licenced Mr Benjamin Hatch as Tavener within Said Hanover untill the Second tuesday in march next.


March IIth 1796


Joseph Curtis Men of Select


David Curtis Hanover


[152] State of New Hampshire


Grafton. fs To David Wright one of the Constables of the Town of Hanover, - Greeting


You are hereby required to warn the Inhabitants of Said Town quallified to Vote in Town affairs as the Law directs, to meet at the North meeting house in said Town on the last monday of August Instant at One o Clock, P. M.


Ist to chuse a Moderator to Govern sd Meeting


2ª to Give in their Votes for four perfons duly quallified to Represent Said State in Congrefs of the united States


3ª to See if the Town will raise A Suitable sum of money to defray Town Charges ; and make return of this warrant and Your doings thereon to the Select men or Clerk of Said Town on or before Said time of meeting Samuel Slade Select


Hanover August. IIth 1796 Joseph Curtifs Men of


David Curtifs Hanover


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Pursuant to the Above the Inhabitants of said Town are notified and warnd to meet at time and place and for the pur- pose Above mentioned


Hanover August 13th 1796 David Wright Constable


According to the Above Warning the Inhabitants of Sª Town meet and proceeded as Above directed and the following per- sons were Voted for (Viz)


Jonathan Freeman. Esq™ 4I


Jeremiah Smith .- Esq™- 47


Abial Foster. Esq" 29


wm Gorden Esq"


39


Nathel Rogers Esq"


. 26


Rufsel Freeman Esq" I


Benj" Bellows Esq" 2 Bezel Woodward Esq™ 3


Voted to Raise £40 .. . .. o - - to defray Town Charges in addition to what was raisd last March


Voted and Allowd Genel E. Brewsters Act of £2 .. 2 .. 0 - 0 Voted to Allow David Wright Constable


for Warning the Above meeting £o .. 12 .. 0


True Record Errors Excepted Joel Brown T. Clerk


[153] Hanover Ioth of September 1795 This may Certify that we Approbate Richard Lang of Hanover to sell All Kinds of Spirituous liquor ; Agreeable to the Laws of this State of New Hampshire for the year One thousand seven Hundred & ninety five


1795


Joseph Curtis \ Select Samuel Slade ) Men


Hanover August 22ª 1796 This Certifies that we Approbate Richard Lang of Hanover to Sell Spirituous Liquor Agreeable to the Laws of the State of New Hampshire for the year One Thousand Seven Hundred & ninety six


Joseph Curtis ) Select David Curtis 5 Men


Grafton fs State of New Hampshire


To David Wright One of the Constables of the Town of Hanover Greeting


You Are hereby Required in the name of Sª State to warn the Inhabitants of said. town who are legal Voters in town


-


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Affairs to meet at the North meeting house in said town on the first mondy in Novembr next at nine O clock A. M. to Act on the following Articles (Viz)


Ist To Chuse A Moderator to Govern said meeting


2ª To Give in their Votes for Six Perfons for Electtors of President & Vice President of the United States as the Law Directs


3ª To Give in their Votes for One of the following Perfons (Viz)


Jonathan Freeman Esq" or Peleg Sprague Esq™ to Represent this State in Congrefs of the United States


4th To Appoint an Agent to prefer a Petition to the General Court to have the Land in Said Hanover Lying East of the Mounting Annexª to Canan or other Towns as may be Convenient


5th To Allow the Accounts Exhibited Last Anual meeting or Except the report of their Committee theiron


Hereof fail not but of this warrant with your doings thereon make return to the Select men or Town Clerk by the Time Above Mentioned


Hanover October 20th 1796


Samel Slade


Select Men


Joseph Curtis


of


David Curtis


Hanover


[154] Pursuant to the within I have warned the Inhab- itants of said town as the Law directs


David Wright Constable


Att a Legal meeting of the Inhabitants of Hanover on the first Monday of Novm 1796 Agreeable to the within Warrant


I Chose David Curtis Moderator


2ª Gave in their Votes for Electors and the following Perfons were Voted for (Viz)


His Excellency John. T. Gillman Esq™


77


Oliver Pebody Esq™ . 77


Ebenazer Thompson Esq" . 77


Timothy Farrer Esq" 77


Benj" Bellows Esq" 77


Beze Woodward-Esq" 77


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HANOVER N. H.


3ª Gave in their Vote for a Representative the following Perfons were Voted for (Viz)


His Honour Jonath" Freeman Esq" 7I Peleg Sprague Esq" 6


4th Voted and Chose Jonathan Freeman Esq" as an Agent to take care of the buisinefs respecting Refering a Petition to the General Court to anex the Land East Mofs mountain to Canan


5th Appointed Jonathan Freeman Esq' to Apear as an Agent at the Court of Common Pleas to Shew cause why there Should not be a road the North End of Mofs mountain Agreeable to a Petition of the Select men of Canan and act thereon as he shall think proper


6 Voted to Adjourn to the meeting House at the Colledge meet According to Adjournment then Adjournª to General Brewsters


Voted to allow Samel Slades Act for services as


Select man in the year 1795 £2 .. 19 .. II


Voted to allow Joseph Curtis act for Services as Select man for the year 1795 £2 .. 16 .. o


Difsolvd the meeting


[155] This may certify that we the Subscribers do Approve of Merfs" Phelps & Elsworth Selling Spiritus Liquors in the Town of Hanover the Insuing year David Curtis Select


Hanover Novm 7th 1796 Samuel Slade, Men for Joseph Curtis Hanover


This May Certify that we the Subscribers do Licence Mr John Stone as A Taven Keeper the year Insueing in the Town of Hanover


Hanover March 1796


Joseph Curtifs Select


David Curtifs


Men for


Hanover


State of New Hampshire ; Grafton fs


To David Wright one of the Constables of the Town of Hanover Greeting


You are hereby Required in the name of this State to Warn the Inhabitants of this Town who are Legal Voters in Town Affairs to meet at the North meeting House in Said Town on


TOWN RECORDS


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the second Tuesday of March next. at Nine Oclock. A. M. to Act on the following Particulars (Viz)


Ist to Chuse a Moderator to Govern Sª Meeting


2ª to Give in their Votes for A Govener


3ª to Give in their Votes for A Councillor & Senator


4th to Give in their Votes for A County Treasurer & Register


5th to Give in their Votes for A Representative to the Gen- eral Court the Insueing Year


6th to hear and Allow Any Accounts that shall then be be Exhibited


7th to Raise Mony for Schooling


8th to Raise Money for makeing and Repairing highways


9th to Raise money to defray town Charges


Ioth to Appoint A Committee to Settle with the Revd Mr Burroughs-


[156] Article IIth to Chuse All Necessary town Officers


Hereof fail not but make Return of this warrant with Your doings thereon to the Select Men or Town Clerk by the time Above Mentioned


Hanover Feby 23ª. 1797


Samuel Slade Selectmen


Joseph Curtis of Hanover


David Curtis


Hanover


State of New Hampshire Grafton fs


I have warnd the Inhabitants According to the within as the Law directs


David Wright Constable


Att a Legal Meeting of the Inhabitants of Hanover held March 14th 1797


Ist Chose Ebenezer Brewster Moderator


2ª Votes for Govener


His Excellancy John. T. Gillman Esq™ had 146


3rd Votes for Councillor


His Honor Rufsel Freeman Esq" had I32


David Houghf


.


I


Mofes Baker Esqr . .


4


Bezilial Woodward Esq"


.


I


·


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4th Votes for Senater


Mofes Baker Esqr had · I28


Rufsel Freeman Esq™ .


I


5th County Treafurer


Bezel Woodward Esq" had 126


Wm Woodward Esq" 2


Charles Johnston Esq" I


6th Register for the County


Win Woodward Esq" had 120


Elisha Paine Esq" 2 [157] 7th Chose Rufsell Freeman Esqr Representative to General Court


8 Appointed a Committee of Rufsel Freeman Esq" James Murch Dyer Wills to Audate with the former Select Men and Town Treafurer and Report at the next Annual meeting


gth Voted to raise £100-o-o for Schooling and Chose (Decn Benony Dewey John. D. Kingsbury Amos Kinney Asa Wright Abel Parks Joseph Pineo Abijah Durkee Eleazer Por- ter Lemuel Stevens) as a Committee for the Several Destricts and Collectors of the same and the Several Committees are to lay out their proportion of money by the direction of the des- trict to which they belong


Ioth Voted to raise £200-o-o. for mending and Repairing Highways to be laid out at five shillings pr diem and that three quartars of said sum be laid out within the three Summer months following


IIth Voted and Appointed Jonathan Freeman Esq" Rufsel Freeman Esq" Samuel Slade a Committee to Wait on the Revd Mr Burroughs and see what his demands are against sd Town and Report to the Town at some future meeting


Chose Doc" Joel Brown Town Clerk Sworn


Select Men


Chose Samuel Slade Joseph Curtis David Curtis and sworn


Town Treasurer


Chose Conel Otis Freeman Town Treasurer Sworn Constables


David Wright Sworn Chester Ingals Sworn


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Collecters Chester Ingals sworn Webster Hall


Surveyers of Highways


George Foot. Sworn. Samuel Kar. Sworn. Robert Mason sworn Lemuel Dow Jun" Sworn. Augustus Stores sworn Gideon Smith David Dewey. Jonath" Freeman sworn Lemuel Stevens sworn James Murch sworn


[158] Tything men


Maj" Samuel Kendrick. David Hayse. Silas Tinny Josiah Goodrich


Fence Viewers


John Wood. sworn. David Chandler. Nathel Hurlbutt


Clerk of the Market


Jedediah Bawldin Sworn Hog Reif


Jaspar Morris Jacob Colby Enoch Blood David Hurlbutt Hezekiah Huntington Perley Buck John Wright Jun" Nath™ Wright Levi Park Tolford Duram Sworn. Danel Chandler Jun™


Corder of Wood Joseph Lee


Surveys of Lumber


Jacob Colby. George Foot


Voted that the Committee who wer Appointed to lease the School Lands have a right to Exchange leafes if they see fit


Voted to Allow Conel Otis Freemans Act of £6 .. 4 .. o for four Years Services as Treasurer


Voted to Allow David Curtis as Seletman for the Year 1796 . £1 .. 5 .. O Voted to Allow Samuel Slade Act as Select man for the Year 1796 . £3 .. 15 .. 6 Voted to Allow Joseph Curtis Act as Select man for the year 1796 £5 =5=º


Voted to Allow Jonathan Freeman Esq" Act as on file for Service in 1797


£2 .. II .. O


Voted to Allow Doc" Joel Brown Act as on file for Service in 1796 . · £o .. 18 .. . Voted to Adjourn to the Meeting House on Colledge Square


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at two O Clock Next thirsday meet According to Adjourn- ment


Voted to Difsolve this meeting


[159] This may Certify that we the Subscribers Approve of Lieut™ Caleb Webster as A Suitable perfon for retailing of Spirituos Liquors


Hanover March 3ª 1797


Samuel Slade


Select


Joseph Curtis


men of


Hanover


Hanover March 14th 1797


We the Subscribers do Approbate Lieut" Caleb Webster as Tavener for the Year Insueing


Samel Slade


Select


Joseph Curtis


Men


David Curtis


State of New Hampshire Grafton fs


We the Subscribers Select men of Hanover hereby Certify that we have Licenced Mr Benjamin Hatch as A Tavener within Said Town untill the second Tuesday in March Next


March 14th 1797


Joseph Curtis ) Select


Samuel Slade ) men


Grafton fs State of New Hampshire


To David Wright One of the Constables of the Town of Hanover you are hereby Directed in the name of sª State to Warn the Inhabitants of the Town of Hanover who are Legal Voters in Town meetings to meet at the North Meeting House in sª Town on Friday the 23ª of June instant at 2 O Clock P. M. to Act on the following particulors (Viz)


I to Chuse a Moderator to Govern sª Meeting


2ª to hear a Petition laid in to the Select men by Joshua Cushman for the Support of Mr Seth Allen and his Wife and Act thereon as the Town Shall think proper


3ª to see what method the Town will Adopt. for the support of Mr Asa Hill for past and future support and act any thing theron as the Town shall think proper


4th to rais money to defray town Charges


5th to See if the Town will take Any meafures to Dispose of


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the Old Meeting House at the South end of the Green and say what way the Avails shall be disposª of


Here of fail not but mak due return of this warrant with your doing theron at or before the time Above mentioned


Hanover June 8th


A D 1797 Samuel Slade } Select Joseph Curtis , Men


[160] Hanover June 23ª 1797


Agreeable to the within I have Notified Sª Inhabitants to meet at the Sd time and place


David Wright Constable


June 23ª 1797 mett Agreeable to the within


I Chose Samuel Slade Moderator


2ª Voted to dismifs the Second and third Articles


3ª Voted to Raise £30 .. o .. o to defray town Charges


4th Voted that this Town Appoint A Committee to make Inquiry into the property in the Old meeting House at the South end of the Green and if found to be the Towns to dis- pose of the Same


Voted to Appoint A Committee to Dispose of the Old Meet- ing House Chose Otis Freeman Samuel Slade Peter Knap Samuel Kendrick Silas Tinny and that Said Committee be Directed to lay out the Avails that is found to be the Towns property in fencing the Burying Yard


State of New Hampshire Grafton fs


To David Wright. one of the Constables for the Town of Hanover Greeting You are hereby Required in the Name of Sª State to Warn the Inhabitants of Sª Town who are Legal Voters in Town meeting to meet at the North meeting House in Sd Town on the last monday in August Instant at two of the Clock. P. M. then and ther to Act on the following Arti- cles (Viz)


I to Chuse A Moderator to Govern Sª meeting


2ª to Give in their Votes for One perfon duly Quallified to Represent this State in Congrefs of the United States


3ª to Give in their Votes for One perfon to Represent this Town in the General Court as the town is now destitute ; Here-


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of fail not but make Return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Select men or Clerk by the time Aforesaid


Hanover August IIth 1797


Samuel Slade Select


Joseph Curtis Men


David Curtis


This e Certify that I have notified the Inhabitants of Said town According to Law


Attet David Wright Constable


[161] Meet According to the foregoing Warning .


Ist Chose Samel Slade Moderator


2ª Votes for Representative to Congrefs Peleg Sprague Esq" had Nº 12 Timothy Farrer Esq" had Nº 28


3ª Chose Samuel Slade Reprefentative to the General Court State of New Hampshire Grafton fs


To David Wright one of the Constables of the Town of Hanover Greeting you are hereby required in the name of Sd State to Warn the Inhabitants of Sª Town quallified as the Law directs to meet at the North meeting House in Sª Town on the last Monday of Octobr Instant at One of the Clock P. M. to Act on the following Articles (Viz)


Article ist to Chuse a Moderator to Govern Sª meeting


2ª to Give in their Vote for Peleg Sprague Esq" or Woodbury Langdon Esqr to represent this State in the Congrefs of the United States


3ª to hear the Report of the Select men on Account of the Support of Mr Seth Allen and his Wife and Act thereon as the Town Shall. See proper when mett


Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Select men or Town Clerk by the time Aforesaid


Hanover Octobr 9th 1797


Samuel Slade Select Joseph Curtis Men


David Curtis


I have Warnd the Inhabitants of Hanover to meet at the within time and place


David Wright Constable


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Octobr 30th 1797 meet agreeable to the above


Ist Voted and Chose Bezel Woodward Esqr Moderator


2ª Votes for Representative to Congrefs Peleg Sprague Esqr had 91


[162] Lieut™ Caleb Webster is Recommended as a Suit- able perfon to retail Spiritus liquor


Hanover Feby 9th 1798


David Curtis ) Select Samuel Slade ) Men


State of New Hampshire


Grafton fs3 To David Wright One of the Constables for the Town of Hanover Greeting


you are hereby Required in the Name of Sª State to Warn the Inhabitants of the Town of Hanover who are Legal Voters in Town Affairs to meet at the New Meeting House in Sd Town on the Second Tuesday of March Next at Nine O'clock. A. M. then & there to Act on the following Articles (Viz)


First to Chuse a Moderator to Govern Sd Meeting


2ª To Give in their Votes for all State & County Officers as the Law Directs


3ª To Give in their Votes for One person to Represent this Town in the Court the Year insueing


4th to hear & Allow all Accounts that may then be Exhibited 5th To Chuse All Necefsary Town Officers for the Year Insu- ing


6th To Raise money for the purpose of Schooling


7th to Raise money for makeing & Repairing Highways


8th to Raise money for Defraying town Charges


9thì To Appoint A House of Correction & A Mafter Ioth To Discontinue any Road they may think best


Hereof fail not but mak return of this warrant with your Doing thereon to the Clerk or Select men by the time afore- said


Hanover Feby 7th 1798


Joseph Curtis S Select


Samel Slade


Men of


Hanover


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Hanover March 12th 1798 Agreeable to the within the Inhabitants of the Town of Hanover are warned to meet at time and place as the Law Directs


David Wright Constable


[163] March 13th 1798 Agreeable to the foregoing Warn- ing the Inhabitants mett &


First Chose Rufsel Freeman Esq" Moderator


2ª Chose Doc" Joel Brown T. Clerk Sworn


3ª Votes for Govener John T. Gillman Esq" had. 120. Votes Oliver Pebody Esq" . had 3. Votes


4th Votes for Councillor Rufsell Freeman Esq" had 115 5th Votes for Senator David Hough Esq" had 109 Votes 6th Votes for County Treasurer Bezel Woodward Esq" had 106. Votes


7th Votes for Register Bezel Woodward Esq" had. 2 Votes William Woodward Esq" had 83 Votes Elisha Paine Esq™ had-31 Votes


Rufus Graves Esq™ had I. Vote


8th Chose Samel Slade Representative to the General Court


9th Chose Samel Slade. Joseph Curtis David Curtis Select for the year Insueing all sworn


Ioth Chose Otis Freeman Esqr Town Treafurer Sworn


IIth Chose Augustus Stores Constable Sworn and Chester Ingals Sworn by R. Graves Esq"


12 Chos James Murch Collect" Sworn Burny Tisdal Sworn by Bezelial Woodward Esq"


13th Chose Highway Surveyers


Gideon Smith Joseph Bridgman


Elisha Warner Sworn Oliver Blue*


Ithemer Hall Jonathan Durkee


John Smith Enoch Blood


Elijah Smith Rufus Graves Sworn


Joseph Lee


14th Tytheing men Chose Samuel M. Clure. Henry Chandler


Delino Wright. Sworn. Samuel Wright


*Or possibly Bliss-EDITORS.


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15th Fence Viewer Peter Knap Sworn. David Chandler Lemel Dow Aaron Kinsman


16th Clerk of the Market Maj" Rufus Graves Esq™ Sworn


[164] 17 Chose Jeduthan Willcox Selar of Leather 18 Chose Stephen Benton Selar of Wtt and Meafures 19th Hog Reeves


Isaac Houston Benjamin True Sworn


Nathel Tole


Timothy Blood Jn™


Jonathan Durkee


Ithemer Hall


Heman Pomroy Sworn


Daniel Dodge


20 Corders of Wood. Elias Weld.


Survey™ of Lumber Joseph Lee James Murch


Fire Ward. Rufus Graves Sworn


Bezei Woodward Sworn Richard Lang Sworn and have


the same previliges as Voted in March 12. 1793 Benjamin Miller Pound keeper Sworn


Voted to Raise £60 to Defray Town Charges


Voted to Raise £200. for Highways at 4/ .. pr day


Voted to Raise £100. for Schooling and Chose Elisha War- ner. Thomas Whipple Joseph Ketcham Jun" David Chandler Elias Weld John Wood. David Tinny Elijah Smith as Commit- tee and Collectrs for the Several Destricts and are to lay out their proportion of Sª money by the Direction of the Destrict to which they belong




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