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A special town meeting was called to convene at the same time and place with the annual Freemens Meeting, to consider the question of building a bridge across Broad Brook at East Guilford and another across Green River at the site of the present village of that name. Up to that time the bridge at East Guilford was located some twenty rods easterly from the present bridge, and the road to the south, from the old bridge, passed at the foot of the steep bank opposite the No. 3 school house and ascended the bank at a steep grade a few rods north- erly from the present dwelling house of Winfred Drury. Traces of the old roadway are still easily distinguishable. The full proceedings of these meetings are hereby given as recorded :-
At a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Guilford, September 7, 1784, being legally warned they made choice of Capt. Lovwill Bullock and William Bullock Esqur, to represent said town in the General Assembly for the year ensuing.
Above is a true recorde, Atest William Smalley, Town Clerk
At a meeting of the inhabitance of the Town of Guilford, being le- gually warned, on the 7th day of September, 1784.
Made chois of William Bullock, Esqr. Moderator.
Made choice of Lieut. John Noyes, Lieut. William Biglow Capt. David Stowl Treasurer of said Town.
committee to settle with the
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Voted that the Town be divided by the sentor lyne for the purpose of making the two large bridges, one at Mr. Jeames Daversons mills, East Guilford, the other over Greene River.
Voted that a committee of four, two from each side of the town, Leut. John Noyes and John Slanter for the west side, and William Biglow and Stephen Goold for the east side, be committee for bridges.
Voted that the survears of highways are impowered to caul out the people under their respective commands to work on the rodes and bridges when they shall think proper.
Then ajourned to Thursday, the 23 day of September, instant, to meet at two oclock after noone.
The above is a true record, Atest Wm. Smalley, T. C.
Thursday the 23 day of September, 1784 the town of Guilford met acording to adjournment and first voted to raise a tax of one penny on the pound of the grand list of 1784.
Voted the Joseph Bullock and Amasey Smeade be colectors for the above tax.
Voted that the colectors of the old town tax for the year 1781 be di- rected to take the same in grain att the foloing price. Wheate 4/8 per bushel, Rye att 3/4 per bushel, Corn 2/5 per bushel, and flax at 0/8 per pound.
Voted that the selectmen be impowered to ingage a marster workman for the bridge at Mr. Jeames Daversons mills, and then desolved the meeting.
The above is a true record, Atest William Smalley, T.C. Sept. 7, 1784.
On October 25th, 1784, two petitions were presented to the Ver- mont legislature, signed by a considerable number of those who had until that time held out in opposition to the authority of the new state, but now worn out with the onesided contest, neglected by New York and by Congress as well, they realized that there was no peace for them except by way of alliance with the Vermonters. Therefore they pre- sented their petitions asking the Legislature for an opportunity to ac- cept pardons. The committee having the matters in charge reported favorably, and on the same day an act was passed granting a free par- don to twenty six men, including the following from Guilford :-
Samuel Melendy, Newhall Earl, Ithamar Goodenough, Artimas Goodenough, Simeon Ferrel, Amos Yaw, Adonijah Putnam, Joseph Peck, Edward Carpenter, Cyril Carpenter, Asaph Carpenter, Amos Yaw, Jr., Samuel Curtis, Henry Evans, Samuel Bixby, William White, James Eliot and Giles Roberts.
The act further provided that all property which had been seized and taken from those pardoned by the state of Vermont, should be re-
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turned to them if not already disposed of. The men pardoned were required to take the oath of allegiance to Vermont within two months from the passage of the act.
Thus ended the opposition to the new state. The spirit of loyalty to New York, however, was not wholly annihilated, and on the 18th of the following March a letter was addressed to Governor Clinton by Jotham Bigelow, William White and Samuel Bixby of Guilford and Timothy Church of Brattleborough opposing the admission of Ver- mont into the union as a separate state.
The state legislature had prescribed that each town should make return of its grand list to the state officers, and for failure to do this in 1782 thirty five towns of the state, including eight in Windham county were assessed, the assessment of Guilford being the largest, 5837 pounds. Brattleboro's list was fixed at 5000 pounds.
At the following town meeting the usual officers were chosen, and the meeting adjourned from the 7th to 23d of March. The following records show the proceedings of both meetings in full :-
At a meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Guilford at the Meetinghouse in said Town on Munday the 7 day of March, 1785 maid choice of Mr. Joel Biglow Moderator and then adjourned to the house of Mr. Joel Biglow in said Town and then proseded to reconsider the vote above mentioned and then maid choice of William Biglow Town Clerk, and Benjamin Carpenter, Esq., first selectman, and then maid choice of William Bigelow Secone Selectman, and then maid choice of Mr. Paul Chase the third selectman, and Lieut. Timothy Root Town Treasurer, and Lieut. Elihu Root first Constable, and Insine Edward Barney the second Constable.
Listers, Jseph Bullock and Ruphas Fisk and John Noyes, John Cunable and Samuel Allen.
Capt. David Stowell, Leather Sealer.
Cap. Asa Rice and Joel Biglow Grand Juremen and tiding men Cap. Hezekiah Stowell and Lieut. Amos Fisk and Jeremiah Weather- head and Lieut. Paul Chase and Mr. James Packer, Jun.
Haywards Ephearm Nichols and Joshua Lynds, Richard Baly and James Dennes and Joseph Gallop and Amos Yaw, and Benjamin Bucklen Branders of Horses and Capting David Stowell Seler of Waits and Measures; Survairs of highways Daniel Boyden, Philip Maxwell David Jons, Cap. Lovell Bullock, Josiah Rice, John Noyes, Joseph Olden, Cap. Daniel Wilkings, John Slater.
Pound keeper James Houghton; Commity to settle with the old treasurer Ephram Nichols and William Marsh Cap Asa Rice.
Colectors for the town tax Samuel Shepardson and David Davis and then adjourned the meeting to the last Wednesday in March, 1785.
Atest a true record William Biglow Town Clerk.
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Wednesdy the 30 day of March, 1785.
Then the Town of Guilford met acording to ajurnment;
First made choice of William Smalley Clerk Protempory;
Secondly, voted that William Bullock, Esqr. Maj. Simeon Edwards and Benjamin Bucklen be a commity to see what situation the town is in respect to the town debts and make report amediately.
Thirdly, voted that a pound be maid as nigh to Cap. Hezekiah Stow- ells as can be with conveniance.
Forthly, voted that a tax of one penny farthin on the pound as it stands on the grand list of the year 1784 be assessed and raised emediately to answer the debts of the town.
Fifthly, voted that a commety of three be chosen to call the old com- mety to account concerning the school lands, the men chosen are Maj. Simeon Edwards and Capting David Stowell and Mr. Joel Biglow.
Sixly, voted the quixting act-twenty for it and three against it and then desolved the meeting.
Atest, William Biglow, Town Clerk.
The "Quixting-Act" referred to in the 6th article of records of the adjourned meeting was a bill prepared by the Secretary of State under instructions of the Vermont Legislature of 1784, "for quieting ancient settlers", and copies were to be sent to each town clerk, and the matter laid before the several towns of the state for their consideration at their annual meeting, the vote upon the same to be certified to the Assembly. Legislation of this kind was made necessary by the con- fusion resulting from the granting of Vermont lands by the govern- ments of Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire and New York, as in many cases lands were claimed by two parties, each asserting the su- premacy of his title, while in Guilford a goodly proportion of the town had been granted by all three of the aforsesaid provincial gov- ernments, each to different grantees. The result of the referendum was seven hundred and fifty six votes for the bill, and five hundred and eight against it, many towns not voting. The Assembly, however, re- jected the bill by a vote of 29 yeas to 31 nays.
Another bill was immediately reported, and passed upon June 16th, 1785 by a vote of 33 to 29. William Bullock, the representative from Guilford, voted for the bill, which proved to be not wholly satis- factory, and a third Betterment Act was passed in the following Oc- tober. Not very much distress was occasioned in Guilford by the con- flict in titles, as the settlers were so pertinacious in clinging to the homes which their money had paid for and their hard work estab- lished, that adverse claimants had not been able to gain much foot- hold in this town.
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Now that a season of serenity had dawned upon the township, the people turned their attention first to the schools and school funds, and held two special town meetings in November and December, 1785, the records of which are hereby given.
Guilford November ye 7d. 1785.
At a meeting of the inhabitance of the Town of Guilford, the town being meet according to Notefycation at the meeting house maid choice of Col. Benjamin Carpenter moderator to govern said meeting. Secondly, called on the commetee that was chosen to settle with the
old commetee that had the cair of the school money and the Re- port was that there was three hundred and fifty pounds, or about that due to the town from the old commettee.
Thirdly, Voted that a commettee of three be chosen to settle with the old commetee and make report at the next meeting; The persons chosen Maj. Simeon Edwards and Cap. David Stowell and Mr. Paul Chase.
4. Voted that any person that lives remot from the schoolhouse in their district to which they belong shall have leberty to draw their money for the use of the school whair they send.
Attest, William Biglow, Town Clerk.
At a meeting holden in Guilford by the inhabitance thereof at Mr. Joel Biglow of said town on Wednesday the 2d. day of Dec. 1785 Firstly, maid choice of Mr. William Smalley, Moderator.
Secondly, Voted that the money that the School Lands was sold for should be received of the old commeettee as it is now and to peti- tion the Assembly to ratefy the sale of the school lands.
Thirdly, Voted that the Destrects should be numbered and that thay should begin at the Northwest corner of said town running East. No. 1, Benjamin Bucklan; No. 2, Paul Chase; No. 3, Abel Joy; No. 4, Timothy Root; No. 5, David Stowell; No. 6, Daniel Wilkings; No. 7, Edward Barney; No. 8, Ichabod Packer; No. 9, Hezekiah Sprage.
Attest, Wm. Biglow, T.C.
On the 24th of February, 1786, a petition to the New York govern- ment was addressed by Col. Church, and Majors Shattuck and Evans of Guilford as follows :-
To His Excellency, the Governor and the Honourable the Legis- lature of the State of New York, the Petition of the Subscribers, in be- half of themselves and others most Humbly Sheweth,
That your Petitioners and those they represent are Inhabitants of
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Cumberland County and by their Attachment Zeal and Activity in Endeavouring to support the Just and Lawfull Authority of New York Incurred a Displeasure from those who stiled themselves Freeman of Vermont, but by the encouragement from the several Resolutions of Congress, and particularly that of the fifth of December, 1782, and the laws and Resolutions of the State of New York, your petitioners were induced to believe that the Lawless and ungratefull usurpers would be brought to submitt to its Lawfull authority, or at least to permit your Petitioners to remain peaceably on their Farms, under the Jurisdiction of New York, but notwithstanding the Resolutions and Laws these Lawless usurpers, raised in arms to the number of four or five Hundred, drove some of your Petitioners from their habitations, Imprisoned others, killed one and wounded others, confiscated their Estates and sold their Effects.
Your Petitioners cannot but hope that having thus sacrificed their all, suffered such exquisite Tortures, Banishments, Imprisonments in Loathsom Goals, half starved, and threatened with being put to Ignominious Deaths, But, that your Honors will take their case into your most serious consideration, and grant them some relief in their Deplorable Situation, and your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever be good Citizens of the State of New York.
Timothy Church, Colo. William Shattuck, Maj.r. Henry Evans, Majr.
On the 28th of the same month was presented A List of the Civil and Military Officers in the County of Cumberland who were Commis- sioned by the State of New York, and who have been either Impris- oned, Banished, or had their Effects taken from them by the Author- ity of Vermont, and also the amount of their losses, estimated by a Committee on Oath.
Civil Officers: Timothy Phelps, Sheriff, Elijah Prouty, Sam'l Bigsby, Danl. Shepheardson, Justices of Peace.
Military Officers: Timothy Church, Colo., William Shattuch, Majr., Henry Evans, do., Joseph Peck, Capn., Thos. Baker, do., Joseph Elliot, do., Danl. Ashcraft, do., Artemas How, do., Wm. White, Lieut., Elihu Root, do., Isaac Wells, do., Danl. Danielson, do., John Alexander, do., Francis Proughty, do., Isaac Crosby, do., Jonathan Alexander, Ensign., Simeon Ferrel, do., David Lamb, do., Joshua Russ, do., Reuben Church, do., Joel Bigelow, Adjutant.
Number of Privates: Upward of One Hundred;
Amount of Damages sustained: Sixteen Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixty Three Pounds, Thirteen Shillings and Eight Pence.
We and each of us do most Solemnly and Sincerely Swear and De-
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clare in the presence of Almighty God, that the above is, to the best of our Knowledge and Belief a just and true Account of the names and numbers of officers, both Civil and Military, the number of Privates as nearly as can be ascertained, and the amount of the Damages.
Sworn the 28th day of Feby. 1786, before Jno. How Hobart.
Timothy Church. Wm. Shattuck. Henry Evans.
The petition having been presented to the New York Legislature, it was referred on Feb. 27, 1786, to a committee composed of Senators Williams, L'Hommedieu and Douw. Supported by the foregoing sworn list of sufferers and statement of their losses, the petition was favorably considered by the Committee, who delegated Mr. L'Hom- medieu to make their report, which was presented on March 1st. This report recommended that the State "grant the petitioners and the per- sons they represent, a quantity of vacant land equivalent to a Town- ship of Eight Miles Square". The report was immediately accepted by a Senate resolution, and sent to the House for concurrence, which was voted on the same day.
On May 5, following, the commissioners of the Land Office were authorized by special Act to appropriate a tract of land equal to eight miles square, in any of the townships to be laid out in pursuance of this Act, for the use of Col. Timothy Church, Major William Shattuck, Major Henry Evans, and others who had suffered in opposing the gov- ernment of the pretended state of Vermont, and to grant these lands in such proportion to the individuals as the commissioners thought best. They met in New York City on May 6, 1786, at the office of the Secretary of State and appropriated for the Vermont sufferers a tract of land described as follows :-
"Beginning at a point on the west bank of the Unadilla or Taina- derha River, one mile northerly from where the same empties itself into the Susquehanna, and thence running down the said river to the mouth thereof; thence Southerly along the line run by Simon Metcalfe for the line of cession, commonly called the line of property, estab- lished at the treaty with the Indians at Fort Stanwix, in the year 1768, eight miles, and extending from thence and from the place of begin- ning west so far as to include 40,960 acres, the north and south bounds to be east and west lines and the west bounds to be a north and south line, and that a certified copy of this resolution be a sufficient warrant to the surveyor general to survey the same."
This was part of a tract purchased in 1768 by the province of New York from the Oneida and Tuscarora Indians, and was in what was known as No. 2, or Clinton township. In 1791 the township was for-
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mally organized under the name of Jerico, which was again changed in 1814 to Bainbridge, in honor of Commodore William Bainbridge, commander of the American man of war Constitution which so gal- lantly fought and captured the British frigate Java a short time before.
The Distribution of Lands: Of the following list of distributees not all were Guilford residents, some belonging in Brattleboro, Marlboro and Halifax and possibly other towns, but the greater portion were Guilford men.
Timothy Church
3840 acres
Edward Carpenter
300 acres
William Shattuck
3200 acres
Jacob Stoddard
170 acres
Francis Prouty
1180 acres
Samuel Earl 170 acres
Isaac Kendell
100 acres
Elisha Pierce
200 acres
William White
640 acres
Eleazer Church
260 acres
Joseph Peck
640 acres
R. B. Church
180 acres
Daniel Ashcraft
640 acres
Joseph Chamberlain
380 acres
Thos. Baker
260 acres
Oliver Teal
260 acres
Samuel Bixby
380 acres
John Adams
160 acres
Hezekiah Stowell
840 acres
Charles Packer
160 acres
Orlando Bridgeman
260 acres
Jonathan Stoddard, Jr.
160 acres
Samuel Clark
180 acres
Benjamin Ballou
160 acres
Ephraim Knapp
100 acres
Joseph Wells
360 acres
Artemas Howe
200 acres
Asa Packer
280 acres
David How
170 acres
Caleb Nurse
240 acres
Reuben Smith
170 acres
David Thurber, Jr.
200 acres
Samuel Melendy
420 acres
Jonathan Stoddard
200 acres
Jonathan S. Alexander
220 acres
Amos Yeaw
210 acres
James Davidson
500 acres
Eleazer Toby
210 acres
James Wallace
140 acres
David Culver
220 acres
David Lamb
300 acres
Josiah Price
200 acres
Joseph Coleman
240 acres
Newhall Earl
200 acres
David Thurber
840 acres
Ephraim Rice 97 acres
Asa Stowell
220 acres
Joseph Garsey
96 acres
Edmond Bemis
200 acres
Joseph Shepardson
263 acres
Abraham Avery
430 acres
Jonathan Church
217 acres
William Gault
210 acres
John Collins
160 acres
Seth Clark
160 acres
Samuel Noble
214 acres
John Alden
160 acres
Thos. Whipple
214 acres
James Packer
320 acres
Adonijah Putnam
212 acres
Henry Evans
1920 acres
Ichabod Packer
214 acres
Isaac Crosby
180 acres
Amos Yeaw, Jr.
214 acres
Reuben Church
180 acres
Nathan Culver
212 acres
Noah Shepardson
90 acres
Elisha Clark
100 acres
Joel Bigelow
350 acres
Caleb Ellis
180 acres
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Joshua Nurse
200 acres
Elijah Curtis
180 acres
Nathaniel Carpenter
280 acres
Isaac Slater 180 acres
Samuel Colfax
180 acres
Daniel Whitney 180 acres
Jotham Bigelow
180 acres
Artemas Goodenough 180 acres
Charles Phelps
508 acres
John Whipple
180 acres
Nathan Avery
132 acres
Dean Chase
100 acres
Timothy Phelps
280 acres
John Gault
280 acres
Samuel Cudworth
180 acres
Hal Salsbury
180 acres
John Burrows
180 acres
Samuel Curtis
180 acres
Daniel Shepardson
280 acres
Asaph Carpenter
350 acres
Moses Yeaw
180 acres
Matthew Ellis
97 acres
Israel Field
180 acres
Asa Clark
97 acres
Elijah Prouty
465 acres
Ithamer Goodenough
96 acres
Jonathan Dunklee
175 acres
Cyril Carpenter
220 acres
Hezekiah Broad
350 acres
Henry Evans
100 acres
Benj. Baker
97 acres
Paul Nichols
140 acres®
Shubel Bullock
90 acres
Daniel Wilkins
90 acres
David Goodenough
340 acres
The exact acreage originally allotted to the following is unknown.
Philip Frisbee
Roderick Moore
Capt. Joseph Elliot
Ephraim Guthrie
Isaac Crosby
Joshua Lyndes
Gould Bacon
Israel Smith
Samuel Lyndes
Joseph Landers
Henry Morgan
Jeduthan Roberts
Samuel Frisbee
Col. Seth Smith
Giles Roberts
Philip Frisbee, Jr.
James Comings
John Sherburne
Eben Landers
William Pierce
Ensign Rutherford Hayes
Seth Stone
Francis Cummins
Amariah Parks
Heman Stone
James Cummins, Jr.
Zephaniah Shepardson
Nath'l Benton, Jr.
Obadiah Wells
In the year 1790 commissioners were appointed by the govern- ments of New York and Vermont to settle the boundary line between them, and this being done it was also agreed that New York should relinquish all claim to Vermont territory upon payment of thirty thousand dollars by Vermont within a time limited, which was agreed to. This fund was divided among seventy six claimants, who were de- prived of lands on or near Lake Champlain.
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Guilford, March ye 13th, 1786.
AT the Annual Meeting of the inhabitance of the Town of Guil- ford holden at Mr. Joel Biglows in said Guilford according to Notifi- cation,
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Firstly, made choice of Mr. William Smalley, Moderator, to govern said meeting;
2. Mad choice of William Bigelow, Town Clerk.
3. Mad choice of William Biglow and William Smalley and Ben- jamin Bucklin Selectmen for the ensuing year.
4. Mad choice of Maj. Simeon Edwards Constable for the ensuing year.
5. Mad choice of Amos Fisk and David Gains and Joseph Rice and Hezekiah Horton Junr. Listers for the year ensuing.
6. Mad choice of Lieut. Timothy Root town treasurer.
7. Mad choice of Capt. Amasa Smead and Capt. David Stowell Grand jureymen for the year ensuing.
8. Mad choice of Capt. David Stowell Sealer of Waits & Measures and Sealer of Lether.
9. Mad choice of Survairs of highways (viz) Caleb Carpenter, William Marsh, Ephraim Nichols, Abner Stebens, Samuel Curtis, Solomon Barrows, John Noyes, Elezer Brown, Comfort Streeter.
10. Mad choice of Benjamin Bucklin Brander of Horses, and Hezekiah Stowell Pound keeper.
11. Mad choice of Edward Barney and Simeon Edwards and Joseph Goodwin Fence Viewers.
12. Voted that the Survares shall have power to put in sub-survares.
13. Nextly mad choice of hog constables Caleb Carpenter and Abijah Rogers and Thias Jonson and Joseph Wetherhead and Daniel Wilkins and John Olden, William Packer, Iaac Tobes.
Nextly mad choice Capt. Lovell Bullock Collector of town taxes, like- wise mad choice of William Bigelow Supervisor.
Tidingmen Jeremiah Weatherhead and James Packer and Edward Barney and David Smalley.
Voted that the Selectmen shall be empowered to look into the situation of the old collectors bills and cansel what they think proper.
Voted that two pence on the pound on the Grand List of the town of Guilford should be raised to defray the charges of the town.
Then Adjourned the meeting to the first Monday of May next, the above is a true record Attest,
William Biglow, Town Clerk.
Guilford, June ye 13th, 1786
At a meeting holden at Mr. Joel Biglows legally warned for to chuse a delegate to set in a conven-n to be holden at Manchester for the purpose of establishing the new constitution purposed by the Council of Censors, when meet mad choice of Mr. Wm. Smalley.
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Secondly, voted that the accounts of Col. Benjamin Carpenter and
Capt. John Barney and Levi Goodenough, Esq., shall not be allowed.
The above is a true record of the proseding of the town, attest,
Wm. Biglow, Town Clerk.
January ye 15th, 1787.
At a meeting of the town of Guilford legally warned for the pur- pose of settling the despute concerning the School Lands,
Firstly made choice of Col. Benjamin Carpenter moderator of said meeting.
Secondly, Voted to ratefy the sails of the school lands by giving leases to the persons that bought the same;
Thirdly, Voted to receive the money that the school lands was sold for as the sum was in November, 1785, which was 311 £.3;2; acording to the report of a committee chosen by the town.' the 3d day of March; A.D. 1785. Signed by David Stowell for Committee.
4. Voted to mak altrations in the school destricts and likewise Voted that the Selectmen put it into the warrant at March meeting to have all persons that want any altrations to mak report at said meeting and than desolved the meeting.
The above is a true record, Attest,
Wm. Biglow, Town Clerk.
Guilford, March ye 5th, 1787.
At the annual meeting of the inhabitance of the town of Guilford according to notefication holden at the Widow Lucretia Houghtons in said Guilford,
Firstly, mad choice of Wm. Smalley, Esq. Moderator of said meeting. Secondly, mad choice of Wm. Biglow, Esq, Town Clerk.
Thirdly, mad choice of Wm. Biglow and Wm. Smalley, Esqrs. and Mr. Benjamin Bucklin selectmen for the year insuing;
Fourthly, mad choice of Mr. Simeon Edwards and Mr. Daniel Boyden Constables,
Fifthly, mad choice of listers, viz ;- Nathan Horton, William Ramsdell, Abener Stebbens, James Packer, Jr.
Sixthly, mad choice of Mr. Abel Joy collector of town taxes.
7. mad choice Cap. David Stowell Lether sealer;
8. mad choice Mr. Paul Chase and Cap. Lovell Bullock Grand jury- men.
9. mad choice tidingmen viz .- Squire Maxwill and Comfort Starr and
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