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Jefse Johnson Esq™ had 19
6th Votes for County Register Samuel Brooks Esqr had 102
Wm Woodward Esq" had I
John Rogers Esq" had I
7th Votes for County Treasurer Charles Johnston Esq" had . III
8th Chose Samel Kendrick Representative Select Men
9th Chose Augustus Stores. James Whelock Joseph Curtis. all Sworn to office
Ioth Fire wards
Chose Richard Lang. Wm Woodward Esqr. Amos Brewster Constables
IIth Chose Jonathan Durkee. Urial Bascom both sworn Collector
I2 Chose Rufsel Bridgman Collector of taxes Sworn Fence Viewers
Chose Israel Camp. Silas Tinny Sworn Nathaniel
Woodward Sworn
Clerk of the market
Chose Caleb Fuller Sealer of Leather
Chose Stephen Kimbol. Sworn
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Sealers of weights and measures Chose Stephen Benton Jun™ Sworn
[242]
Hog Reeves
Chose John Holms. Nathaniel Everet
Edward Freeman Sworn Nathan Knap
Joshua Cushman Jnr Sworn Zena Colman Sworn
Samuel Slade Jun" Sworn John D. Kingsbury
John Stevens Sworn Rufsel Hall
Highway Surveyers
Chose Luke Dewey Sworn. Edward Smith Jnr Sworn
Samuel. Pilsbury Sworn. Bezeel Woodward
Mason Murch. Sworn. Asa Dewey.
David Hurlbutt Sworn.
Danel Dodge Sworn
Jabez Kellog. Sworn. Aron Putnam Sworn Corders of Wood
Chose. Caleb Fuller Jacob Ward School. Committee
Chose- Amos Brewster Andrew Huntington
Edmund Conant. Amasa Wright
Ithemer Hall. Sworn Timothy Smith Sworn
Paul. Gleason. Sworn Thomas Rofs
Chester Ingals Sworn Sanford Dow Sworn
Audators to Settle with the Select men
Chose Benj" G Gilbert Esq" Otis Freeman Esq"
Voted to raise $350 - for Town Charge
Voted to Raise $500 . for Schooling.
Voted to raise $1200 for to make and Repair Highways at Eight Cents pr hour
Voted to Accept the. Report of the Audators to Settle with the Select men for the Year 1806 as on file
Voted to Allow Joseph Curtis Act as Selectman $12 - 00
Voted to Allow James Whelock. Act Dº Do . 12 - 00 Voted to Allow Augustus. Stores Act Dº Do . 12- 00 Voted to Allow Silas Tinney and William Wood- wards Act as Audators for the Year 1806 . $ 2- 00 Voted to allow Silas Tinney Act 3-10
Voted to Allow. Doc" Joel Brown Act Except what is Charged for M''s Turner . $14- 39
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[243] New Hampshire Grafton fs Hanover June 5th 1807
To Urial Bascom on of the Constables of said Hanover
Greeting
In the name of said State You are hereby required to notify and warn the Inhabitants of Said Hanover who are legal. Voters to meet at the South meeting house in said Hanover on monday the twenty ninth day of June instant at One o Clock afternoon
Ist to Chuse A Moderator to Govern said meeting
2ª to see if they will Divide said Town into School districts and determine the number and define the limits of such districts
3ª to Give such directions as they may think proper to the Selectmen relative to the plan of the town made out pur- suant to an Act of the General Court and which is returnd to Said Select men as incorrect
4th to raise an additional sum of money to defray town Charges.
Hereof fail not and make return of this with Your doings herein According to Law
dated at said Hanover the day Above written
Joseph Curtis James Whelock Select men
Grafton fs Hanover June IIth 1807
In Obedience to the within precept I have notified and warnd all the Inhabitants of Sª Hanover legal Voters to meet at the time & place and for the purpofes within mentioned - according to Law
Urial Bascom Constable of Said Hanover
Meet Agreable to the above Warrant and
Ist Appointed Joseph Curtis Esq" Moderator
2ª Voted to divide the Town of Hanover into ten School districts
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3ª Voted that said districts be numbered and their Limits defined as follows .*
[244] Nº I. Including Dartmouth College and its Vicinity so Called to extend Southerly to Labanon line -- Easterly & notherly so as to Include the home farm of President Whelock -Capt. Stephen Kimbols home farm Judge Smith& Land the farm lately Owned and Occupied by Joseph Green-Richard Langs Land on Camp brook and Mills Olcots. farm lately Occupied and Improved by Samuel Cleveland all inclusive and Westerly to Connecticut river
Nº 6 Bounded westerly on Connecticut river Southerly on District Number One above defined to Extend easterly and notherly to the Easterly line of Asa Parkers land and Barny Tisdales river farm the farm of John Smith. Joseph Pineo. Levi Smith. Elijah Smith. William Ketcham, Joseph Hews and Abraham Brown whereon they all live the farm whereon Asa Thatcher now lives that whereon Asa Risley now lives and William Dewey farm All Inclusive
Nº 2 Bounded Southerly by district number six last defined westerly by the River Easterly by Andrew & Hezekiah Hunt- ington8 farm And the mile line and northerly by Lime line
Nº 9. Including the Vicinity Commonly called Greensbor- ough, and to Extend from district Nº I on Lebanon line East- erly to the two mile line so called. bounded Easterly & noth- erly by College land inclufive
Nº 4. Bounded Southerly by district Nº one & nine the Triscot farm & the Enoch Blood farm so called Easterly by David Wrights farm Titus Woodward farm Lothrop Wills land And the Willis farm so called all Inclusive Adjoining Noth- erly in district Nº 6 and westerly on district Nº I
Nº 5 Bounded westerly on district Nº 9 Southerly by Laba- non line Easterly by the Wdº Blodget land Caleb Colman& farm. Silas Tinneys farm Abel Parks farm Perley Bucks farm whereon Comfort Cushman lives And William And Henry Chandlers farms all Inclusive Notherly by the Tenement
* The words " Turn over and Continued" occur at the bottom of this and several other pages of the original. In the printed copy, this direction has been omitted as meaningless, since it does not come at the bottom of the printed page .- EDITORS.
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whereon the Wdº Reynolds lives And Daniel Chandlers farm both Inclusive westerly by the 4th And 9th district
[245] Nº 3 Bounded westerly and southerly by district Nº 6 and Nº 5 and Southerly Also by Jefse Deweys and Nathan Wests farms both Inclusive to Moose Mountain-Easterly by Sª Mountain notherly by Nathaniel Wrights farm Mofes Emerfons farm Otis Freemans farm And Isaac Fellows farm all Inclusive Adjoining westerly on the 6th and 4th district
Nº 7 Bounded Southerly by district Nº 3. westerly by dis- trict Nº 2. Notherly by Lime line and Easterly by Moofe Mountain-
Nº 10 Bounded Southerly by Labanon line Easterly by Samuel Currier farm John Beans farm and Isaac Houstons farm All Inclusive Notherly by Sanford Dows farm Jacob Perley farm And Ebenezer Scribners farm All. Inclusive and westerly by district Nº 5
Nº 8 Bounded Southerly by Labanon line Easterly by Moofe Mountain notherly by district Nº 3. and westerly by diftrict Nº 5. And 10-
Voted to raise $150 - - - - to defray Town Charges
Voted to difsolve this Meeting-
Grafton fs Hanover Nov™ 8th 1807
Josiah Chandler is hereby licenced to Keep a tavern at his present dwelling house for the Year insueing in Sª Hanover
James Whelock Select Men Joseph Curtifs
Taken up by the Subscriber a Dark bay Mare Colt one Year old past near hind foot White natural trotter
Hanover Decm 28th 1807 Eleazer Curtifs
[246] We the Subscribers Selectmen of Hanover have determined that in raising monies hereafter in the School dis- tricts in said Hanover Agreably to an Act of the General Court pafsed Decm 28th 1805 & for the purposes therein men- tioned the Several following tenements & parcels of land in said Hanover the Owners whereof live without said town. Shall be taxed in the several . districts as follows (Viz) in district
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Nº I Seth Adams house & lot lately Owned by Mofes Brig- ham John Manns house & lot lately Occupied by Ezra Anis the half Acre whereon stands the potters Shop now improved by Caleb Little
the house & lot Owned by Jasper Murdock heirs
the house & half acre lot now Occupied by William
the half acre lot next easterly of the last mentioned the house and lot now Occupied by Samuel Adden John Goodwins Acre lot Opposite to Caleb Fullers
David Hinkleys lot on College Green where on stands the Green Store
Also his half acre Opposite D. Chandlers tavern
the house & lot lately Ownd by Humprey Farrer
the house & lot on the fourth N. H. turnpike lately Owned and Occupied by Josiah Green
the house and lot on sª turpike lately Owned and Occupied by Joseph Lee
the house & lot lately sold by Mofes Davis to Isaiah Thomas Juner now Occupied by Isaac Bifsel Jun"
Judge Smiths farm and river lot
the tan Yard and buildings Owned by Rufus Graves
Hezekiah Goodrich river lot Improved by Josiah Goodrich Elisha Tickner One Acre lot bought of John West of Boston Ezra Whitneys house and lot now Occupied by John Hub- bard Esq“
the red house and lot Owned by Seth Adams & David Hinkley
the house and lot lately owned And Occupied by Abigail Ripley
Rufus Graves half Acre lot
Josiah Stevens house and lot Occupied by Anna Foster. All which are in district Nº One and shall be taxed in the same
Nº 2. Jefse Everit farm so called
D" Cyrus Hamilton house & lot . & William Maskeys* house and lot All in district number two
Nº 4 The Roger Farm so Called in district Nº four *Or Mackey ?
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Nº 5. The Rufsel Freeman farm so called All in district Nº 5
Nº 6. Barney Tisdals River farm so called Also sª Tisdals farm whereon Asa Risley now lives both in district number six all which shall be taxed in the district to which they belong And are anexed as above James Whelock
Hanover Sept™ 4th 1807 Joseph Curtifs ? Select men
, of Hanover Augustus Stores
[247] Grafton. fs Hanover Feby 15th 1808
John Bush Esq" is hereby licenced to Keep a tavern at his present dwelling house in said Hanover for the Year next ensueing the date hereof-
Joseph Curtis
Select men of Said
Augustus Stores Hanover
State of New Hampshire
Grafton. fs
To Jonathan Durkee one of the Constables of Hanover in said County
Greeting
In the name of Sd State You are hereby requested to Notify & warn the Inhabitants of Said Hanover who are quallified by law to Vote in town affairs to meet at the South meeting house (so Calld) in Sª Hanover on the Second tuesday in March next at 9 oclock A. M. to Act on the following Articles (Viz)
Ist to choose a Moderator to Govern sª Meeting
2ª to Give in their Votes for State & County Officers for the Year ensueing
3ª to choose a perfon to represent this town at the General Court the Year ensueing
4th to choose all necefsary town Officers for the Year insue- ing
5th to raise money for schooling makeing repairing highways & for defraying town charges for the Year ensueing
6th to hear the report. of Audators appointed to Settle with the Select men & Act thereon as they may think proper
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7th to Appoint (if they shall think proper) a work house or house of Correction in said hanover And Appoint a Mafster or Overseer to the same
8th to see if the town will Open the Wolfboroughs road so callª over Moos Mountain or any other road over sd Mountain in lieu thereof
ih to see if the town will Accept the road laid out the last Year by the Select men from Nathel Woodward to lime line and if when the same shall be made pafsable the Old road now travelled from sª Woodward to lime line shall be discontinued and how the Said Old road shall be dispofed of
Ioth to se if the town will accept the road laid out the last Year by the Select men & made from Solomon Dows by Israel Camps to Slate brook. (so Callª) and if the Old road there shall be discontinued and how the said Old road shall be dis- posed of
[248] 11th to See if the Town will Accept the road laid out and the last Year made from Lemuel Stevens to the South New Hampshire turnpike and if the old road from Said Stevens to Sª turnpike shall be discontinued-And if the road laid from Jabez Kelloggs Southerly to Labanon line Shall be discontinued And how both (if discontinued) shall be dis- posed of
Hereof fail not but of this and Your doings herein mak due return According to Law
Dated at Said Hanover this 16th day of Febuary A D 1808 Augustus Stores James Whelock Select men Joseph Curtis
Pursuant to the within orders I have notified And warnd the Inhabitants of the Town of Hanover who are quallified to Vote in town Meetings to meet at said time and place as the Law directs
Jonathan Durke Constable
Hanover March 8th 1808 Town Meeting Opend Joseph Curtis Esq" chosen Moderator
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TOWN RECORDS -
Doct" Joel Brown. Town Clerk Sworn Benj J. Gilbert Town Clerk pro tem & quallified Votes for Govenor
John Langdon. Esq" had - 43
Timothy Farrer Esq™ had - 67
Jeremiah Smith Esq™ had - 25
Votes for Councillor
William Tarlton had 48
David Houghf had
73
Daniel Blasdel Esq™ had
- 2
John Fairfield Esq" had -
I
Votes for Senators
John Fairfield Esqľ had
III
John Harris Esq" had - 26
Daniel Blasdel Esq"
had
3
[249] Votes for County Treasurer
Charles Johnson Esq" had - 77
Votes for County Rigister
Samuel Brooks Esq" had -
96
William Woodward Esqr had - 2
Mills Olcot Esq" had
I
Chose Mills Olcot Representative Select Men
Chose Augustus Stores
James Whelock
Lemuel Dow Jun' all Sworn to office Constable
Chose 'Elijah Miller Sworn Collector of taxes
Chose Rufsel. Bridgman sworn to Office
Surveyers of Highways
Chose Nº I Ebenezer Knowlton Sworn to office by Esq" Whelock
Nº 2 Lowden Smith Sworn to Office Nº 3 Elisha Warner Sworn Do Nº 4 David Wright
Nº 5 Luther Ingals Sworn
Nº 6 Levi Smith Sworn
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Nº 7 David Hurlbutt Sworn
Nº 8 Daniel Dodge Sworn
Nº 9 Jabez Kellogg Sworn
Nº IO David Blake School Committee
Chose Nº I Richard Lang
Nº 2 Elijah Carpenter
N.º 3 John Tinney Jun" Sworn to Ofice
4 Zadock Brown Sworn to Office
Nº 5 Caleb Colman Sworn to Office
Nº 6 Joseph Pineo
Nº 7 Elijah Topliff
Nº 8 John Huntoon
Nº 9 Lemuel Stevens
Nº 10 Stephen Kimbol. Sworn to Office Fence Viewers
Chose Wm Chandler Joseph Curtis, Israel Camp All Sworn to Office
[250] Audators
Chose. Joseph Curtis. Benjn J. Gilbert Esq's
Selar of Wtt and Measures
Chose Lemuel Stevens Sworn
Hog Reves
Chose. Ebenezer Lee
Nathan Kindrick
Sela Benton Sworn
Joseph. A. Curtis
Mofes Woodward
Elijah Smith
David Camp. John D. Kingsbury & Jacob Perley Swor Ist Voted to Raise $600 dollar for the use of Schooling Includeing what the Law Obliges this town to raise
2ª Voted to raise $1200 for makeing & repairing High- ways
3 Voted that the Select Men Account with James Murch for a bad bill of three dollars which he receivd as payment on his tax bill
4 Voted to raise $600 dollars to defray town Charges
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5 Voted to Appoint the house of James Murch to be for a house of Correction for the poor of said town and that James Murch be the Overseer of the Same and that Mafon Murch be as an afsistant to his father James Murch
Voted to Appoint a Committee of three to make some Arrangments and Regulations Concerning this house of Correction as the Law directs
Chose Benj" J Gilbert. Esq" Jonathan Durkee Richard Lang for the Above purpose
6 Voted to refer the Opening of Woolfborough road to the Select Men
7 Voted respecting taxing the people on the other Side of Moos mountain be referd to the Selectmen
8 Voted to Accept the road laid out by Nathel Woodward to Lime line And when made pafsible the Old road be dis- continued And disposed of to pay for the new
Voted that the road by Israel Camps lately made pafsable to Slate brook be Accepted and the Old road be disposed of by the Select men as far as it Extend by Salmon Dow as Compenfation to Sª Dow for the New through his land ;
And that the Old road by M' Camp And Barnard Wright Land be Given them as Compensation for taking the road from them so far as it Extends by their land
Voted to Accept the New road leading from or Near Lemuel Stevens to the fourth Newhamshire. Turn pike
[251]
Hanover June Ioth 1808
Broke into the Inclosure of the Subscriber on the tenth inst a large Black mare Supposed to be about five Years Old a natural trotter And a Star on her forehead and one white foot the Owner is desired to prove property pay Charges and take her away John Hobart
State of New Hampshire Grafton, fs Hanover. May 23ª 1808 To Elijah Miller a Constable in said Hanover
Greeting
In the Name of Said State You are hereby required to Notify And warn the Inhabitants of Said Hanover who Are quallified to Vote in town affairs to meet at the South Meeting
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HANOVER N. H.
house so Calld in sd Hanover on Monday the twentieth day of June next at one O clock P. M. for the following purpose
Ist to Chuse a Moderator to Govern'sª Meeting
2ª to Se what they will do relative to the Claim of Nathan West for the Support of Calvin West his Brother
3ª to hear the report of the Committee who were Appointed to make a draft of rule and regulation for the Goverment of the work house in Said Hanover & to Act on Such report as they may think proper
ath to Chuse another Constable in Sd town in the room of Amos Wardwell who was Chosen at the last meeting and Who declines Serving
Hereof fail not but of this with Your doings herein make due return Accoding to Law
Given Under our hands the 23ª day of May A. D. 1808. Above written
Augustus Stores James Whelock Selectmen Lemuel Dow Jun™
In Obediance to the within warrant I have Notified the Inhabitants of Hanover who Are quallified to Vote in town Affairs to meet at the Above mentioned time and place as the law directs
Elijah Miller Constable
Town Meting June 20th 1808
Ist Chose Augustus Stores Moderator
2 Chose James Whelock-Clerk pro tem
3ª Voted that the demand of Nathan West be Submitted if he will Agree to the Arbitrators & A determination of indifferent men on principles of Justice & equity
4 Voted that Ben J. Gilbert James Whelock Augustus Stores John Durkee Lemuel Dow Jun" be A Committee to Agree with Sª West relative thereto
5 Voted that the Report now made of the Committee for Makeing rules & regulations for Governing & regulating the Work house in this town Appointed at last March meeting be Accepted
6 Chose Urial Bascom Constable for the current Year
Attest James Whelock town Clerk pro tem
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[252] State of New Hampshire To Elijah Miller on of the Constables of Hanover in Grafton. fs Said County-Greeting.
In the Name of Sd State You are hereby required to Notify and warn the Inhabitants of Sª Hanover quallified to Vote for Senators for the State legislature to meet at the South Meeting house so calld in Sª Hanover on the last Monday of August . instant at One oClock afternoon for the following purpofses
Ist To Chues a Moderator to Govern Sª Meeting
2ª To Vote by ballot for five perfons duly quallified for Rep- resentatives of this State in the Congress of the United States Agreably to an Act pafsed June 21st 1792
3ª to hear the report of the Comittee on the claim of Nathan West & act thereon
hereof fail not but of this With Your doings herein make due return
Dated at Sª Hanover this Ist day of August 1808
James Whelock
Augustus Stores Selectmen Lemuel Dow Jun™
in Obedianc to the within orders I have notified the Inhabi- tants who are Voters in Hanover by putting up three Attested Copies Elijah Miller Constable
Meeting Opened Agreeable to the Above warning
st Chose Samuel Kendrick Moderator
2ª Voted by ballot for five persons to Represent this State in the Congrefs of the United States and the following persons were Voted for-
Nathaniel. A. Havern 208
Wm Hale
208
James Wilson
208
John. C. Chamberlain
208
Daniel. Blasdel
208 ·
Clement Storer
40
Danel M. Durell
40
Jedediah. K. Smith
40
Francis Gardner
40
Charles Cutts
40
·
.
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HANOVER N. H.
Voted to Accept Nathan Wests proposals made by him to the Committee Appointed at a meeting last June as may Appear on file
[253] State of Newhampshire 0
Grafton fs Hanover
To Elijah Miller one of Constables of Said Hanover
Greeting
In the name of Said State You are hereby required to Notify & warn the Inhabitants of Said Hanover who are quallified to Vote in the choice of Senators for the State Legislature, to meet at the South meeting house (so calld) in Said Hanover on the first friday in November next for the purpose following. (Viz)
Ist to choose a Moderator to Guvern Said Meeting
2ª to Vote by ballot for seven perfons Inhabitants of this State who shall not be Senators or Representatives in Congrefs or perfons holding Offices of profit or trust under the United States to be Electors of President and Vice President of the United States each Voter to Give in on One ballot or ticket the name of Every perfon that he Votes for
3ª to See and act upon the Account of John Hubbard Esq" that may be Exhibited as they may think proper
Hereof fail not but of this with Your doings herein make due return According to Law
Dated at Hanover the 5th day of October Anno domin 1808 Augustus Stores Jas Whelock Selectmen
In Obediance to the within I have warned the Inhabitants who are quallified to Vote to meet at the within mentioned time and place According to Law
Elijah Miller Constable
Meet According to the Above precept or Warning
I Chose Samuel Kendrick Moderator
2 Voted by Ballot as the Law directs for Seven perfons as Electors of President and Vice President of the United States the Following perfons were voted for as the Law directs
His Excellency had Jeremiah Smith had 247
John Langdon had 43 Oliver Pebody 246
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Samel Bell . 42 Timothy Farrer 247
Amasa Allen
42 Samel Hale 246
John Goddard 42 Robert Wallace 246
Robert Alcock
43
Benjn West
246
Nathel Shannon .
42
Jonathan Franklin
247
Wm Tarlton 43
3ª Voted that John Hobart Act be referd to the Selectmen for them to Allow as they may think Just-
[254] Pocket Book found
Found on the road (between Deweys Coffe house and Capt" R. W. Goolds.) A leather pocket book Containing several letters and bank bills the Owner may have it again by prove- ing property And paying Charges
Hanover October 28th 1808 Apply to Benoni Dewey
State of New Hampshire Grafton. fs.
To Elijah Miller on of the Constables of Hanover in said County Greeting
I the name of Said State You are hereby required to notify and warn the Inhabitants of said Hanover who are quallified to Vote in town Affairs to meet at the South meeting hous (so calld) in said Hanover on the first day of Feby next at One O Clock Afternoon
I to Chuse a Moderator to Govern said Meeting
2ª To see what the town will do relative to the claim of Goffstown for the support of James Karr and relative to his future suport
Hereof fail not and of this with Your doings here in make due return
Dated at Hanover this 14th day of Jany A D 1809
James Whelock Select
men of Augustus Stores sª Hanover
In Obediance to the within I have warned the Inhabitants of Hanover who are quallified to Vote in town affairs to meet at the within mentioned time and place According to Law
Elijah Miller Constable
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HANOVER N. H.
the Inhabitants of Hanover Afsembled Agreeable to the Above
Ist Chose Joseph Curtis Moderator
2ª Voted to adjourn to the house of Edmund Conant in said town Immediately
3ª Voted that the select men of Hanover be requested After Obtaining the best council they can Git upon the question of the liability of this town to support Mr Karr, to meet the Select men of Goffstown Agreeable to the proposal in their letter And make such Adjustments or settlement of the case respecting said Karrs support as all circumstances considerd they shall think Best
Voted to difsolve this Meeting
[255] Hanover Feby 8th 1809
Mľ Josiah Chandler is hereby licenced to keep a tavern at his present dwelling house in sd Hanover for the Year ensue- ing this date James Whelock 1 Selectmen Lemuel Dow Jnr ) of Hanover
John Bush Esqr is hereby Licenced to keep a tavern at his present dwelling house in this town for the Year ensueing the date hereof Jams Whelock
Hanover Feby 8th 1809 Augustus Stores Selectmen
(1809)* *
State of New Hampshire Grafton fs. LS To Elijah Miller one of the constables of Hanover in sd county Greeting .-
In the name of said State you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Hanover who are qualified to vote in town affairs to meet at the South Meeting house (so called) in sª Hanover on the second teusday of March next at ten O'clock A. M. for the following purposes .-
I. To choose a Moderator to govern said meeting-
2. To give in their votes by ballot for all State & County officers the year ensueing-
* The date is repeated at the top of the seven following pages .- ED.
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3. To choose a person to represent this town at the General Court the year ensueing-
4. To choose all necefsary town Officers for the year ensueing.
5. To raise money to defray town charges-
6. To raise money to support schools-
7. To raise money for making and repairing highways-
8. To hear and act upon the report of auditors who were appointed to audit the accounts of the selectmen -.
9. To see what the town will do relative to an indictment against said town & pending at the superior Court next to be holden in said County-
[256] Ioth To see if the town will direct the Selectmen to make any alteration on the road from Benj" Hatch's to David Chander's in sª town-
II. To appoint a Work house & Master or Overseer-
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